Tag: illegal immigrants

Over 50 Dead in Mexico After Truck Carrying Migrants Overturns

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico—At least 53 mostly Central Americans were killed on Thursday when the truck they were in flipped over in southern Mexico, in one of the worst accidents to befall migrants risking their lives to reach the United States. The trailer broke open and spilled out migrants when the truck crashed on a sharp…


UK Sends More Troops to Poland, Lithuania Amid Belarus Border Tensions

Britain is sending more troops to Poland and Lithuania to help the Eastern European countries tackle the illegal immigration crisis orchestrated by the Belarusian regime. In a statement on Thursday, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said: “Poland and Lithuania, along with their Baltic neighbour Latvia, have been under significant pressure from migration originating from…


France Rejects UK Proposal for Joint Patrols in English Channel

France has formally rejected the UK government’s call for joint patrols on the French coast to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. In a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said his government “cannot accept” the presence of British personnel because it would compromise…


GOP Senators’ New Bill Would Block Biden Administration From Paying Illegal Immigrants

President Joe Biden’s administration would be blocked from issuing settlement payments to illegal immigrants if a new bill introduced by top Republicans is passed by Congress. The legislation, titled the “Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act,” would prevent federal funds from being spent to pay illegal immigrants. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton…


GOP Senators’ Bill Would Block Biden Administration From Paying Illegal Immigrants

President Joe Biden’s administration would be blocked from issuing settlement payments to illegal immigrants if new legislation introduced by top Republicans is passed by Congress. The measure, titled the “Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act,” would prevent tax dollars from being used to pay illegal immigrants. Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and…


Fauci Says Administration Doesn’t Have ‘Capability’ to Test All Illegal Immigrants Crossing Border for COVID-19

White House coronavirus response team member Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 testing requirements for visitors entering the United States are a “different issue” to the testing of illegal immigrants because the administration doesn’t “have the capability” to test all illegal aliens crossing the border. The Biden administration is expected to…


Channel Deaths Stiffen Resolve to Render Illegal Immigration Route Unviable: UK Minister

A UK immigration minister said on Wednesday that the drowning of 27 people in the English Channel last week had stiffened his resolve to render the illegal immigration route unviable. A boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in the Channel on Nov. 4, killing 27 people onboard, including 17 men, seven women, and three children. Asked…


Weaker Enforcement Against Illegal Immigrants Starts Under Mayorkas Order

Guidelines stipulating that illegal immigrants should only be arrested if they post a threat took effect this week. The guidelines were imposed by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. They’re being challenged in court. Mayorkas said ICE agents shouldn’t move against a person illegally in the United States unless they…


UK-France Ties Remains ‘Strong’ Despite Row Over Illegal Immigration: Minister

A British minister said on Saturday that the partnership between France and the UK remains “strong” despite the row between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron over how to handle the illegal immigration crisis in the English Channel. The French government said on Friday that a public letter sent by Johnson to…


‘No Quick Fix’ to Tackle Illegal Immigration Across English Channel: Patel

There is “no quick fix” to stop illegal immigrants arriving in the UK by crossing the English Channel in small boats, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Thursday, one day after the deadliest incident yet in the crisis. A dinghy carrying illegal immigrants capsized off the coast of the French port city of Calais…