Category: illegal immigrants

Illegal Immigrants Putting Enormous Strain on US Health Facilities: Senior Executive

During a Feb. 28 congressional hearing, senior health executive Dr. Robert Trenschel spotlighted the soaring cost of health care for the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. southern frontier. In 2022, U.S. officials encountered more than 2 million illegal migrants trying to cross into the United States. This represents a considerable spike since 2021, with…


LIVE 6:59 AM ET: NTD Good Morning (Feb. 24): Illegal Immigrants Overloading Hospital in Yuma, AZ; NTSB Reports on Cause of Ohio Train Derailment

Yuma regional medical center dealing with financial woes, after spending around $26 million caring for illegal immigrants — mainly pregnant women — with nobody to foot the bill. We have takeaways from the GOP field hearing in Yuma, Arizona on Feb. 23. The National Transportation Safety Board reveals its findings on the Ohio train derailment. Find…


Texas Governor Calls for 10-Year Minimum Sentence for Aiding Human Smugglers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will seek a mandatory sentence of at least ten years in prison for those who help cartels smuggling illegal immigrants into his state. “I’m calling for 10 year mandatory minimum prison sentences for Texans who aid the cartels by transporting illegal immigrants. It is a growing crime where Texans…


Home Office to Decide Thousands of Asylum Applications Without Interviews

Thousands of asylum seekers in the UK could have their claims approved without attending a face-to-face interview, according to a new Home Office guidance published on Thursday. In a bid to clear the soaring backlog of asylum applications, the Home Office is set to fast-track well-founded legacy claims made before June 28, 2022, when new rules…


Quebec Premier Urges Trudeau to Dissuade Illegal Immigrants, Blames Him for Influx of Asylum Seekers

Quebec Premier François Legault is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to send a new message to dissuade asylum seekers from coming to Canada, blaming the massive number of illegal border crossings on a 2017 tweet from the prime minister. Legault said that many people have come to Canada to claim asylum using Roxham Road, which…


15 Arrested in Merseyside After Police Van Burned at Protest at Migrant Hotel

Fifteen people have been arrested after a protest at a hotel housing asylum seekers descended into chaos on Friday. Merseyside police said the protest was “initially peaceful” before a separate group of people turned up to make trouble. A police van was burnt and three people received minor injuries. It comes after a man with a…


Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at US-Mexico Drop From Late 2022 but Break Another Record

The number of illegal immigrant arrests at the U.S. southern border dropped sharply in the first month of 2023 but still broke the record for January. Apprehensions of immigrants who illegally crossed into the country from Mexico totaled 156,274 in January, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). That was a 40 percent drop from…


Arrests of Illegal Immigrants at US-Mexico Border Drop From Late 2022 but Break Another Record

The number of illegal immigrant arrests at the U.S. southern border dropped sharply in the first month of 2023 but still broke the record for January. Apprehensions of immigrants who illegally crossed into the country from Mexico totaled 156,274 in January, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). That was a 40 percent drop from…


DeSantis Granted More Power to Relocate Illegal Immigrants to Blue States

Florida lawmakers have approved an expansion of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ relocation program for illegal immigrants, handing him the authority to transport such individuals from anywhere to anywhere in the country, including to blue states. In a special session, Florida’s House of Representatives voted along party lines on Feb. 10 to expand DeSantis’ effort to relocate…


Capitol Report: US Military Shoots Down Object Over Alaska; FBI Searches Home of Mike Pence

Another “flying object” was shot down by the U.S. military. What are the White House and Pentagon saying, and what prompted President Joe Biden to order it shot out of the air? Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller joins us to discuss the Chinese spy balloon. He questions the Biden administration’s handling of the…