Category: border security

Border Crisis Can’t Wait Three More Years for a New Administration to Fix: Russ Vought

The situation at the southern border has been so bad that it can’t wait three more years for a new administration to step in, and border states have the constitutional authority to defend themselves, according to Russ Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget under the Trump administration. “We have a real…


Illegal Aliens Ran Sex-Trafficking Ring in New York City, Using Minors From Mexico

Five members of a family-run sex trafficking operation smuggled young Mexican women and girls to New York City and forced them into prostitution. Several girls were 14 years old. Last week, all five received prison sentences of 20 to 39 years for sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, sex trafficking of minors, interstate prostitution, alien smuggling,…


AG Brnovich: Arizona Can Defend Itself From Southern Border ‘Invasion’

Arizona, and other border states, have the Constitutional right to defend themselves from the current “invasion” at the southern border, according to a Feb. 7 legal opinion published by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. “The on-the-ground violence and lawlessness at Arizona’s border caused by cartels and gangs is extensive, well-documented, and persistent. It can satisfy…


Border Patrol Union: Lucky If We Seize 5 Percent of Fentanyl Pills Coming Across Border

Border Patrol agents are so busy processing large groups of illegal aliens, that in one Arizona area only four agents are available to patrol a 150-mile section of the border. “Now that 150 miles of border normally takes about 75 to 90 agents—we had four agents out there,” said Brandon Judd, president of the National…


Texas Arrests Illegal Aliens for Trespassing—Democrats Urge DOJ to Shut It Down

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—A group of 50 Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives is urging the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to investigate Operation Lone Star, a border security initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2021. “Operation Lone Star uses state criminal law to target Black and Latino migrants for punishment,”…


Cartels Have Operational Control of US Border, Are ‘Terrorizing’ the US, Says Rep. Chip Roy

Mexican cartels are making billions of dollars from drug trafficking, human smuggling, and exploiting the U.S. border, said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 1.3 million illegal immigrants crossing into Texas from Mexico in 2021. Hundreds of thousands more weren’t captured. Seizures of the deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl, have sharply increased,…


Texas AG Informs Citizens About ‘Use of Force’ in Border-Related Situations

DEL RIO, Texas—After receiving a deluge of calls from concerned citizens, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) issued an information sheet outlining the laws regarding use of force and illegal immigration for citizens, private property owners, and law enforcement. “Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are pouring over our border,” Paxton said in a statement…


Children Crossing Border Alone Hit All-Time High in 2021

DEL RIO, Texas—Border Patrol agents encountered a record number of unaccompanied children who crossed the southern border illegally and without a parent or guardian in 2021. From January through December, agents apprehended more than 169,000 children under the age of 18—a record that more than doubled the previous all-time high in 2019, according to Customs…


Border Apprehensions Surge to Almost 1.9 Million in 2021—Up from 479,000 in 2020

Border Patrol agents ended the year with another record-breaking month of illegal alien apprehensions. More than 170,000 illegal border crossers were apprehended along the U.S.–Mexico border in December 2021, bringing the total for the calendar year close to 1.9 million, according to data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It doesn’t include the number of…


UN Ramping Up Use of ‘Humanitarian Cash’ for Migrants Heading to US Border

DEL RIO, Texas—American taxpayers are increasingly funding the passage of a constant flow of migrants who ultimately cross illegally into the United States, according to new reports. A United Nations “cash-based interventions” program provides migrants heading to the U.S. border with debit cards, help with housing, transport, and medical assistance. The assistance is accessible in…