The Biden administration has announced new joint efforts with the governments of Panama and Columbia to prevent illegal migration through the treacherous Darién Gap that connects North America to South America. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a joint statement on Tuesday, along with Panamanian Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney and Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro…
Biden Admin Working With Panama, Columbia to Stop Illegal Migration Through Darién Gap
April 13, 2023
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McCarthy Endorses Designating Cartels as Terrorists, Using Military at Southern Border
April 12, 2023
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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has endorsed the idea of designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations and embedding at least “some” military forces at the border to facilitate efforts to secure the U.S. border against those cartels. McCarthy discussed ways to combat the cartel during an interview last month with Breitbart News, which the publication…
California Bill Would Prevent Deportation of Illegal Immigrant Crime Victims, Witnesses With Criminal History
April 11, 2023
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A new California bill that would expand protections against deportations for illegal immigrants who are victims or witnesses of crime—including those with a criminal history and gang membership—is being supported by Los Angeles officials, including District Attorney George Gascón. Assembly Bill 1261, named the “Immigrant Rights Act,” was authored by Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) in February,…
Illegal Immigrant Gets Life Sentence for Killing of Georgia Whistleblower
April 10, 2023
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BRUNSWICK, Ga.—An illegal immigrant was sentenced Monday to life in a U.S. prison for killing a man who reported him and his brother to authorities for cheating illegal immigrant workers out of millions of dollars. A U.S. District Court judge in Brunswick, Georgia, sentenced 46-year-old Juan Rangel-Rubio nearly six months after a jury convicted him…
Border Agents Find Over 140 Illegal Immigrants in 2 Stash House Raids
U.S. Border Patrol agents found more than 140 illegal immigrants stashed in raids of two separate smuggling stash houses in Texas on Sunday. A tip-off led Ysleta Border Patrol Station agents to the first group during the early hours of Sunday near North Loop Drive and North Zaragoza Road in El Paso. U.S. Customs and…
GOP Lawmakers Call for Alejandro Mayorkas to Lose Salary Over Border Crisis
GOP House members have urged for the cancellation of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ paycheck over his alleged failure to stem the border crisis. On March 29, 11 Republican members of the lower chamber of Congress co-signed and sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security…
FEMA Didn’t Properly Vet Border Nonprofits That Received Millions in Federal Funds: Inspector General
March 30, 2023
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Border relief organizations were not made to provide all required documentation before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted them millions in humanitarian relief funds under a Biden-era program, according to a new report by the DHS Inspector General. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) handles the distribution of federal humanitarian relief funds. One of…
House Republicans Say Homeland Security Chief’s $60 Billion Budget Concedes Border Cannot Be Secured
March 29, 2023
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Any federal department head with a $60.4 billion annual spending request is going to see fiscal hawks on Congressional panels flash their budget-cutting knives in appropriations hearings. But when it comes to embattled United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas—literally, the face of President Joe Biden’s much-maligned border and immigration policies—House Republicans…
Cartels Using Migrants as ‘Human Shields’ for Drug Smuggling: Ex-Border Patrol Chief
March 29, 2023
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As historic numbers of illegal migrants at the U.S.–Mexico border continue to draw the attention of law enforcement and the nation as a whole, the drug cartels are taking advantage of that distraction, according to former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. In a March 28 interview with Steve Lance of NTD News, The Epoch…
At Least 39 Migrants Die in Fire at Mexico Facility Near US Border
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out late on Monday at a migrant facility in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government’s National Migration Institute (INM) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the INM said there were 68 adult men from Central…
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