Category: illegal immigration

90 Illegal Immigrants Crossed English Channel to Reach UK on Christmas Day

Ninety illegal immigrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in two small boats on Christmas Day, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said. They were the first crossings recorded since Dec. 21. So far, the provisional total for illegal immigrants making the dangerous journey across the Channel this year has reached 45,756,…


Department of Homeland Security Issues Christmas Warning to Illegal Immigrants

The Department of Homeland Security called on would-be illegal immigrants to not cross into the United States this weekend due to the Arctic-cold temperatures across the country. “As temperatures remain dangerously low all along the border, no one should put their lives in the hands of smugglers, or risk life and limb attempting to cross…


Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Delay End of Title 42 Border Policy Until After Christmas

The Biden administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow the pandemic-era Title 42 border policy to briefly remain in place for operational reasons until after Christmas. This comes after the Supreme Court agreed on Monday to the emergency request of 19 Republican-led states to reverse the lower court’s decision to end Title 42,…


Elon Musk Criticizes Media for Not Covering Border Crisis

America’s border crisis has caught Elon Musk’s attention, with the Twitter CEO issuing several critical comments lamenting the lack of coverage of the problem by some media outlets. Musk took to Twitter on Dec. 19 to remark on several posts related to the massive flow of people entering the United States without authorization, including on…


19-Year-Old Charged in Connection With English Channel Boat Deaths

A 19-year-old man has been charged with facilitating illegal entry into the UK in connection with the sinking of an inflatable boat in the English channel during which four people drowned. Kent police announced on Sunday that as part of an investigation into the incident, Ibrahima Bah, of no fixed address had been charged with”knowingly facilitating…


Texas Gov. Abbott Calls for State Probe of NGOs Aiding Illegal Immigrants Crossing Border

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the Lone Star State’s Attorney General to launch an investigation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) that are helping illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico. “With the end of Title 42 just days away, the number of illegal immigrants crossing the Texas–Mexico border has reached an all-time high. Indeed,…


Texas Gov. Abbott Seeks State Probe of NGOs Aiding Illegal Immigrants Crossing Border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the state’s attorney general to open an investigation of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that are helping illegal immigrants who are crossing the border from Mexico. “With the end of Title 42 just days away, the number of illegal immigrants crossing the Texas–Mexico border has reached an all-time high,” Abbott, a Republican,…


California Braces for Unprecedented Wave of Migrants at the Border

California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned this week a long-expected flood of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border into the United States could “break” the state. He visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 12, nine days before the anticipated end of Title 42, which is set to expire on Dec. 21. The policy, created as part…


Biden Administration Plans for More Illegal Aliens to Be Released Into Communities When Title 42 Ends

The Biden administration is planning for more illegal aliens to be released into U.S. communities to pursue asylum cases as the Trump-era Title 42 program that helped stem the tide of illegal immigration ends on Dec. 21. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a six-pillar plan (pdf) on how it plans to cope…


Manchin, Three Texas Lawmakers Urge Biden to Extend Title 42 Border Policy

Three bi-partisan lawmakers joined Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in asking President Joe Biden to extend a coronavirus emergency order that prevents illegal immigrants from entering the United States in a letter sent Dec. 13. In the letter signed by Manchin, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas),…