Category: illegal immigration

France Rejects UK Proposal for Joint Patrols in English Channel

France has formally rejected the UK government’s call for joint patrols on the French coast to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. In a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said his government “cannot accept” the presence of British personnel because it would compromise…


Channel Deaths Stiffen Resolve to Render Illegal Immigration Route Unviable: UK Minister

A UK immigration minister said on Wednesday that the drowning of 27 people in the English Channel last week had stiffened his resolve to render the illegal immigration route unviable. A boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the Channel on Nov. 4, killing 27 people onboard, including 17 men, seven women, and three children. Asked…


UK-France Ties Remains ‘Strong’ Despite Row Over Illegal Immigration: Minister

A British minister said on Saturday that the partnership between France and the UK remains “strong” despite the row between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron over how to handle the illegal immigration crisis in the English Channel. The French government said on Friday that a public letter sent by Johnson to…


Mexican Authorities List Conditions to Reboot ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

Mexican authorities have laid out a series of conditions for reviving the “Remain in Mexico” program, the Trump-era framework under which asylum-seekers were returned to Mexico to await the processing of their claims, with the development coming in context of the Biden administration’s plans to reinstate the policy following a court order. Mexico’s Foreign Ministry…


‘No Quick Fix’ to Tackle Illegal Immigration Across English Channel: Patel

There is “no quick fix” to stop illegal immigrants arriving in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Thursday, one day after the deadliest incident yet in the crisis. A dinghy carrying illegal immigrants capsized off the coast of the French port city of Calais…


Congressman Posts Anime Video Striking Down Giant Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) shared a video on Twitter with his face overlaid on the main character of an anime show striking down a foe whose face was overlaid with the face of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as scenes of current U.S. events play out in the clip. “Any anime fans out there?” asks Rep….


Why Is the Biden Administration Paying Off the Illegal Immigrants?

Commentary What possible rationale can the Biden administration have for paying out up to $450,000 to illegal immigrants? This is not the payment to families, but rather to single individuals. In some cases, the administration could end up forking over as much as $1 million—perhaps even $2 million—to illegal immigrant families who unlawfully attempted to…


Deep Dive (Nov. 5): ‘An Absolute Catastrophe’: John Fonte on the Immigration Crisis

Mixed messages are coming from President Joe Biden and the White House over the reported $450,000 the Justice Department plans to pay some illegal immigrants. White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday appeared to suggest that Biden is okay with the Justice Department settling with illegal immigrants who were separated at the border. Biden…


Belarusian Forces Threatened to Open Fire at Polish Troops Guarding Border, Says Defense Ministry

Poland’s defense ministry on Thursday accused Belarusian soldiers of threatening to open fire on Polish troops just across the Polish-Belarusian border one day earlier. “Yesterday there was another provocation against Polish soldiers protecting the border,” the Polish Ministry of Defense (MOD) said. “The Polish soldiers located a group of around 250 migrants near the fence,” it…


GOP Senators Tell Biden to Drop Plan to Create Illegal Immigrant Millionaires

A group of Republican senators want President Joe Biden to drop his administration’s reported plan to pay more than $1 billion to illegal immigrants whose families were separated by federal immigration authorities under Donald Trump. The payments would be made by the federal government to settle litigation filed on behalf of hundreds of such illegal…