Tag: border

Biden Administration Ends Plan to Send Veterans Affairs Staffers to Border

President Joe Biden’s administration has scrapped its plan to send workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help with the border crisis, a top official said on May 4. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that the administration had decided against attempting to send VA staffers to the U.S.–Mexico border. “We are not…


Victor Avila: Retired ICE Agent Warns Open Border Ultimately Benefits Cartels and China

Special agents are under pressure to defend America at the southern border as the country is hollowed out by illegal immigration, cartel-run traffick rings, and fentanyl precursors from China. What must be done to stop it? I speak with Victor Avila, author of “Agent Under Fire,” to discuss the border situation and why it needs…


Mayorkas Reveals More Than 389,000 Migrant ‘Gotaways’ at Border in FY2021

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on 28 April told members of Congress that there were more than 389,000 “gotaways” at the U.S.-Mexico border during the fiscal year 2021. The figure was disclosed in response to questions from Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) during his testimony at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Spartz grilled…


Mayorkas Can’t Say Whether Suspected Terrorists Arrested at Border Were Released

U.S. authorities have arrested 42 suspected terrorists at the U.S.–Mexico border under President Joe Biden and some may have been released into the country. “I don’t know,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on April 28 when asked if any were released during a hearing on Capitol Hill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disclosed the…


Border Crisis of Epic Proportions

Commentary An increasing number of citizens are unhappy with the way President Joe Biden is handling the border crisis—and for a good reason. The southern border appears to be highly porous. According to a recent Gallup poll, 56 percent of those surveyed disapprove of how Biden is handling his job as president. The Gallup report noted,…


Judge Orders Biden Administration Not to End Title 42 Border Powers

President Joe Biden’s administration must stop implementing an order that terminates the Title 42 emergency border powers, a federal judge said on April 27. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had recently started scaling back in its use of the powers in preparation for their termination, currently scheduled for late May. Federal health officials decided…


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EXCLUSIVE: Federal Judge Explains Why He’s Blocking Biden Administration’s Termination of Title 42

A judge is blocking the Biden administration’s attempt to terminate Title 42 because states that sued the administration are poised to succeed in their claims that the move violated federal law, according to a transcript of a closed-door status conference obtained by The Epoch Times. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Trump appointee, announced on April…


133 House Republicans Question Whether DHS Secretary Mayorkas Is Fit for Office

A group of 133 House Republicans is accusing the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) of willfully disregarding the law and endangering American citizens by embracing open border policies. The House representatives told Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an April 25 letter that his “actions have willingly endangered American citizens, undermined the rule of law, and our…


Court to Block Biden Administration From Ending Title 42 Border Order

A federal judge on April 25 is set to block President Joe Biden’s administration from ending an emergency order that has been helping officials control the U.S.–Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays, a Trump appointee, told parties during a closed status conference that he intends to grant a motion for a temporary restraining order,…