Category: border security

Texas Clogs Ports of Entry as State Forces Attention on Illegal Immigration

Several ports of entry between Texas and Mexico have suffered major slowdowns in recent days as the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began inspections as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security plan. DPS officers have conducted “enhanced commercial vehicle safety inspections” since April 6 at seven ports of entry—Brownsville, Los Indios, Pharr, Laredo,…


Texas AG Backs Governor’s Policy of Sending Migrants to Washington

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expressed support for state Governor Greg Abbott’s order of transporting illegal immigrants to Washington D.C. In an interview with Fox, Paxton acknowledged that a 2012 Supreme Court case blocks states from making their own immigration policies, saying the case could be a “problem for Texas.” However, the Supreme Court…


Texas AG Backs Governor’s Policy of Sending Illegal Immigrants to Washington

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expressed support for state Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to transport illegal immigrants to Washington, D.C. In an interview with Fox, Paxton acknowledged that a 2012 Supreme Court case blocks states from making their own immigration policies, saying the case could be a “problem for Texas.” However, the Supreme Court…


The Battle for the Texas Border

DEL RIO, Texas—The border crisis has reached a point where a growing chorus in Texas is pushing for the state to take matters into its own hands. Several state Republican lawmakers, bolstered by their U.S. congressional counterparts, argue that Texas needs to step up because the state is being invaded—orchestrated by Mexican cartels—and the Constitution…


Texas Under Pressure to Secure Its Own Border Against Illegal Immigration Amid Escalating Crisis

DEL RIO, Texas—The border crisis has reached a point where a growing chorus in Texas is pushing for the state to take matters into its own hands. Several state Republican lawmakers, bolstered by their U.S. congressional counterparts, argue that Texas needs to step up because the state is being invaded—orchestrated by Mexican cartels—and the Constitution…


Border Patrol Braces for New Surge in Illegal Immigration as Title 42 Ends

DEL RIO, Texas—As the Biden administration prepares to drop the Title 42 public health provision on May 23, Border Patrol agents and local officials along the border are bracing for an even greater influx of illegal immigrants. “They’re preparing for us to start apprehending over 500,000 a month,” a Border Patrol agent, who spoke on…


Former Border Patrol Chief: Chaos at Border Putting Cartels in Control, Leading to More Human Trafficking

The chaotic influx of illegal immigrants into the United States at the southern border has given cartels the green light to human trafficking, sex trafficking, and creating routes to funnel lethal drugs, says former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. Since March 2021, Border Patrol agents have been arresting at least 5,000 illegal immigrants daily on average…


Omnibus Bill Funds Border Security For Eight Foreign Nations

Democrats’ $1.5 trillion omnibus bill would provide funding for border security in eight foreign nations—many of whom are U.S. adversaries—while providing no new funding for U.S. border security. The omnibus bill allocates $370 million to “enhanced border security” measures in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman, of which $150 million alone is set to go toward…


Omnibus Legislation Funds Border Security for 8 Foreign Nations

Democrats’ $1.5 trillion omnibus legislation would provide funding for border security in eight foreign nations—many of whom are U.S. adversaries—while providing no new money for security along the U.S. border. The omnibus measure allocates $370 million to “enhanced border security” measures in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman, of which $150 million alone is set to…


High Speed Chases, Smuggling Crashes Take Toll on Small Border Town

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Katherine Vasquez is thanking her lucky stars.  Almost home after a morning walk with her dog, she heard a vehicle moving way too fast for the 30mph speed limit.  Quarter of a mile away, an SUV was bearing down on her location so quickly that she barely had time to run across the road…