Tag: border

Texas Gov. Abbott Declares Disaster at Southern Border in Response to Humanitarian Crisis

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration at the state’s southern border to augment additional resources to efforts addressing the humanitarian crisis at the border. “President Biden’s open-border policies have paved the way for dangerous gangs and cartels, human traffickers, and deadly drugs like fentanyl to pour into our communities,” Abbott said in…


Biden Administration Formally Ends Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially terminated the “remain in Mexico” policy that was initiated under former President Donald Trump’s administration, which enabled immigration agencies to keep illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers in Mexico while they waited for their court date. President Joe Biden in January suspended the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)—the official name…


Morocco’s Action in Illegal Immigrant Crisis Was Unacceptable: Spanish Prime Minister

MADRID—Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez described Morocco’s actions during a crisis two weeks ago when thousands of illegal immigrants crossed into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta as unacceptable and an assault on national borders. Asked at a news conference on Monday about comments by the Moroccan foreign minister, who linked the immigrant crisis to…


Trump: Biden Is ‘Destroying’ Our Country With ‘Failed Border Policies’

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Joe Biden of “destroying” the United States with his administration’s “failed border policies.”


Border Agents Seize $2.5 Million Worth of Meth in Shipment of Watermelons

Over 1,100 pounds of methamphetamine that were hidden inside a shipment of watermelons in California were seized by border officials.


Uniqlo Shirts Blocked at US Border in January on China Forced Labor Concern

TOKYO—Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo brand shirts were blocked at the United States border in January on concerns they violated a ban on cotton products produced in the Xinjiang region of China, where there have been reports of forced labor. A U.S. Customs document dated May 10 said a shipment of Uniqlo men’s shirts was impounded on…


Biden Administration Commits to Admitting 250 Asylum-Seekers Per Day, Attorney Says

SAN DIEGO—The Biden administration has agreed to let about 250 people a day through border crossings with Mexico to seek refuge in the United States, part of negotiations to settle a lawsuit over pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a right to apply for asylum, an attorney said Monday. The government also said it would stop…


Immigrant Bought Land Where He Crossed the Border Illegally and Allows Others to Do the Same

An immigrant who purchased the land where he crossed over into the U.S. illegally said he won’t stop other migrants from doing the same, BuzzFeed News reported Friday. Ociel Mendoza illegally entered the U.S. when he was 18-years-old and looking for seasonal work on Texas ranches, according to BuzzFeed News. Mendoza bought the land where…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (May 13)

The nation’s largest fuel pipeline is back up and running. But how long will it take for the supply chain to get back to normal? Arizona’s Attorney General urges President Joe Biden to remove Vice President Kamala Harris as ‘border czar’ and find someone else. He says her performance is abysmal. The Pentagon throws its…


Israeli Troops Mass at Gaza Border Amid Rocket Fire, Air Strikes, Clashes in Israel

GAZA/JERUSALEM—Israeli troops massed at Gaza’s border on May 13 and Palestinian militants pounded Israel with rockets in intense hostilities that have caused international concern and touched off clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel. Days of violence between Jewish Israelis and the country’s Arab minority worsened overnight, with synagogues attacked and fighting breaking out on…