Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the border is closed but the United States will not turn back unaccompanied children who unlawfully cross into the United States. “We are expelling families. We are expelling single adults. And we’ve made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children. I think we…
DHS Secretary: Border Is Closed but Children Won’t Be Expelled
March 21, 2021
admin
borderDHSExecutive BranchFeatured Topicsillegal immigrantsImmigration & Border SecurityMayorkasPoliticsunaccompanied minorsUS
0 Comment
US Opening New Facility to Hold up to 2,000 Unaccompanied Minors
March 21, 2021
admin
Executive BranchFeatured Topicsillegal immigrantsImmigration & Border SecurityPoliticsTexasunaccompanied minorsUSUS News
0 Comment
The United States is set to open another facility to deal with the surge in illegal immigrants, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Saturday. The new facility is in Pecos, Texas. It can initially hold about 500 children, with the potential to expand to 2,000, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee…
A Look Inside HR. 6, the Bill That Would Provide Legal Status to Minors Brought to US Illegally
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed HR. 6 on Thursday in a 228-197 vote, with nine Republicans joining them. The bill includes two main provisions, one of them, The Dream Act and The America Promise Act, would, if enacted, grant legal status to children who were brought to the United States illegally. Advocates for the reform…
A Look Inside H.R. 6, the Bill That Would Provide Legal Status to Minors Brought to US Illegally
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed H.R. 6 on Thursday in a 228-197 vote, with nine Republicans joining them. The bill includes two main provisions, one of them, The Dream Act and The America Promise Act, would, if enacted, grant legal status to children who were brought to the United States illegally. Advocates for the reform…
Full List: How Members of the House Voted on Illegal Immigrant Citizenship Bills
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed two bills that would give illegal immigrants a path to becoming U.S. citizens. The American Dream and Promise Act would give legal status to children who were brought illegally into the United States when they were minors. The vote was 228–197 with all Democrats and 9 Republicans in favor. The Farm…
Rep. Steve Scalise Urges Republicans to Vote Against Dream Act
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is urging Republican members of Congress to vote against the Dream Act, which he warned would worsen the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. Southern border by attracting more illegal arrivals. Introduced by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Il.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in February, the Dream Act aims to create a…
Up to 50 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Estimated to Have COVID-19: National Sheriff’s Association
As concerns over the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border grows, the National Sheriffs Association is calling on the Biden administration to secure the border and protect Americans. Among the dangers that come along with the thousands of illegal border crossings that occur every month, which include human trafficking, drug smuggling, potential terrorism,…
Illegal Immigrants Sentenced to Prison for Running Meth Lab Near Georgia Elementary School
March 16, 2021
admin
Crime and IncidentsFeatured TopicsGeorgiaillegal immigrantsImmigration & Border SecuritymethamphetamineUSUS News
0 Comment
Three illegal immigrants have been sentenced to federal prison for manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine in a Norcross, Georgia, home where a child lived and less than 200 feet from an elementary school. Roberto Arroyo-Garcia, 39, a Mexican national who has history of two deportations related to drug convictions, was sentenced Monday to 22 years in…
Up to 3,000 Unaccompanied Youth to Be Housed in Dallas Convention Center
March 15, 2021
admin
DallasFeatured Topicsillegal immigrantsImmigration & Border SecurityNational SecurityTexasunaccompanied minorsUSUS News
0 Comment
Up to 3,000 unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally are set to be sheltered temporarily at a convention center in downtown Dallas, as the United States struggles to house the influx of unaccompanied minors arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, city officials said Monday. For up to three months, 15- to 17-year-old boys who…
10 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Are Testing Positive for CCP Virus Before Release: Rep. McCarthy
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters at a press briefing from the southern border on Monday that doctors at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas told him that 10 percent of illegal immigrants are testing positive for the CCP virus before being released into surrounding communities. “When I talk to the doctor to see when…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`