Sex trafficking has spiked during the pandemic, as kids and teens in lockdown spend much of their waking hours on social media where traffickers and pimps can easily reach them, says anti-trafficking activist Jaco Booyens. Near the U.S.-Mexico border, traffickers are exploiting U.S. border policies and children are being “sold like cattle,” Booyens says. Police…
Jaco Booyens: Trafficking Epidemic Fueled by Lockdowns, Police Cuts, and a Porous Border
Border Patrol Encounters Large Group of 197 Illegal Immigrants, Mostly Children: CBP
July 23, 2021
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Amid a spike in large groups of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, agents on Wednesday encountered 197 noncitizens in southern Arizona, including 147 unaccompanied children, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The agency said in a press release that border patrol officials encountered the large group near San Miguel early Wednesday morning…
Farm Groups Ask Biden to Secure Border, Enforce US Immigration Laws
July 22, 2021
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The Texas Farm Bureau and 50 other state and national farming organizations have asked the Biden administration to “enforce legal immigration” after an influx of illegal immigration resulted in a crime wave impacting ranchers and farmers. “The current situation should not be acceptable to you or to any American,” they write to the secretaries of…
Over 15,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended Along Southern Border In One Week as Large Group Crossings Spike
July 21, 2021
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U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas over the recent weekend encountered the biggest single group of illegal immigrants so far this fiscal year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Agents with the Rio Grande City station on July 17 encountered a group of 298 people walking north…
Over 15,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended Along Southern Border In One Week Amid Spike In Large Group Crossings
July 21, 2021
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Amid a spike in large groups of people crossing the southern border illegally, border patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector over the weekend encountered the biggest single group of illegal immigrants so far this year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Agents with the Rio Grande City border patrol station on…
Armenian Soldier Killed on Border With Azerbaijan: Defense Ministry
MOSCOW—An Armenian soldier was killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia’s defense ministry said. It said the soldier was killed when Azeri forces fired at Armenian servicemen who had tried to prevent Azerbaijan carrying out “fortification works” at the border. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said Armenian forces…
‘We’re Ruining Our Nation’: Rep. Herrell on Border Crisis
DALLAS, Texas—The high number of illegal immigrants streaming into the United States threatens to destroy America, Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) believes. “I think we’re ruining our nation. I think this is a national security issue. I think we’re diluting the people that are coming here for the right reasons,” Herrell told The Epoch Times at…
Border Situation ‘Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Rep. Williams
July 13, 2021
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The crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border has deteriorated sharply amid concerns the Biden administration will end a key Trump-era provision that enables speedy expulsion of illegal immigrants, Republican lawmakers told The Epoch Times. The number of illegal immigrant captures at the border has soared in recent months, since President Joe Biden was sworn in. The…
Border Patrol’s Fentanyl Seizures Increase by 4,000% Amid Crisis, Officials Say
July 1, 2021
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Border officials seized 4,000% more fentanyl in 2021 than in 2018 as the border crisis continues, NBC News reported Tuesday. Cartels have taken advantage of increased federal resources allocated for migrant encounters to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. between ports of entry, according to NBC News. Border officials have found 41 pounds of fentanyl in…
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Gov. Abbott Discusses Texas Border Security Efforts
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has blamed what he called the Biden administration’s “open border” policy for the recent surge in illegal immigrants coming across the border. He held a border security briefing with sheriffs from border communities on Saturday at the state Capitol. The briefing comes just over a week after Abbott met with former…