HEREFORD, Ariz.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the Biden administration must be held accountable for allowing a worsening fentanyl crisis that is killing 300 Americans daily—the equivalent of an airliner crash every day. In his first congressional tour of Arizona’s southern border on Feb. 16, McCarthy said it was his sixth visit to the U.S.-Mexico…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Blasts Biden Administration Over Illegal Immigration, Fentanyl Crises
February 17, 2023
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Supreme Court Cancels Highly Anticipated Hearing Over Title 42 Immigration, Border Security Case
February 16, 2023
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After the Biden administration asked it to do so, on Feb. 16 the Supreme Court canceled highly anticipated upcoming arguments over the fate of the pandemic-era Title 42 policy that allows the rapid expulsion of would-be migrants at the border. Oral arguments in the case, Arizona v. Mayorkas, court file 22-592, had been scheduled for…
Senate Holds Panel On Fentanyl Trafficking
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Feb. 15 heard from law enforcement officials about the trafficking of fentanyl—an opioid-class substance that is extremely lethal—into the United States via the southern border. In his opening remarks to the panel, National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta noted that a whopping 46 million Americans struggle with substance…
Mexican Cartels Dominate Global Fentanyl Drug Trade Aided by Chinese Money Launderers, DEA Head Testifies
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Feb. 15 heard from law enforcement officials about the trafficking of fentanyl—an opioid-class substance that is extremely lethal—into the United States via the southern border. In his opening remarks to the panel, National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta noted that a whopping 46 million Americans struggle with substance…
Republicans Call for US Military to Target Mexican Drug Cartels as Terrorist Groups
February 16, 2023
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A 25-year United States Border Patrol agent and a Texas Sheriff told Congressional lawmakers that Mexican cartels are pushing illegal immigrants across the border in orchestrated surges to distract law enforcement from drug-smuggling operations targeting other sections of the border, contributing to the corresponding wave of deaths related to fentanyl poisoning. “Each and every day…
Senator Wants to Ensure Americans Stop Subsidizing Drug Smugglers, Human Traffickers
February 16, 2023
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said it’s time American taxpayers stopped financing the smugglers and human traffickers, and has introduced a “Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act.” “This legislation will put an end to our tax dollars subsidizing traffickers,” Blackburn said at a press conference on Feb. 15. Blackburn said she, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), and…
Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions Across Canada-US Border Jump 846 Percent in Fiscal 2023: CBP
February 15, 2023
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Apprehensions and encounters by the U.S. Border Patrol in the northern Swanton Sector—ports of entry in Vermont, New Hampshire, and northeastern New York—have ballooned by over 800 percent this fiscal year, with Mexicans accounting for the majority of illegal individuals trying to cross into the United States from Canada. In January 2023, Customs and Border…
Lawmakers Propose ‘Dream Act,’ Amnesty for 1.9 Million Illegal Immigrants
Two senators have introduced the Dream Act of 2023 seeking to provide legal status to illegal immigrants who were brought into the United States as children—a move that would provide lawful permanent residence to almost 2 million people. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.),…
Share of Americans Opposed to Immigration Doubles Under Biden
February 14, 2023
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The number of Americans calling for less immigration has doubled under President Joe Biden’s administration, according to a Gallup survey published on Feb. 13 The survey was conducted between Jan. 2–22 among a random sample of 1,011 adults aged 18 and older living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. It has a margin of sampling…
Speaker McCarthy to Lead Freshman Congressmen on Tour of Southern Border
February 13, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will lead a contingent of four freshman congressmen in a tour of the U.S.–Mexico border on Feb. 16. Newly elected Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) will accompany McCarthy on Thursday for an aerial tour of U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector…
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