Tag: illegal immigration

Trump to Join Texas Gov. Abbott on Visit to US-Mexico Border

Former President Donald Trump plans to join Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) during a visit to the southern border on June 30, according to a statement from Trump’s official website. Trump said he accepted an invitation from Abbott to “visit to our Nation’s decimated Southern Border.” “The Biden Administration inherited from me the strongest, safest,…


Border Lines (Part 1): How Life on the US Border is Impacted by Increased Illegal Border Crossings

For Americans living on the Texas–Mexico border, their lives have changed dramatically with the surge in migrants illegally crossing the border into their backyards. NTD’s Life & Times went to the border to follow the migrants’ journey, the authorities who capture them, an economist who studies them, and a deputy sheriff who searches for the…


Biden Allocates $46 Million for ‘Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs’

The White House has announced that President Joe Biden has earmarked $46 million to meet the “unexpected urgent” needs of “vulnerable refugees and migrants in Central America and third countries in the region.” A portion of the funds will be channeled to international organizations by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration,…


Smugglers Openly Advertise Illegal Border Crossings on Facebook

Human smugglers along the southern border are openly advertising their services on Facebook and the social media company has fallen short on removing such content. A plethora of user accounts have posted offers to facilitate illegal border crossings on the platform. Some even directly advertise how much they charge for the service. Rep. Kat Cammack…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (June 3)

The U.S. secretary of state urging Central American nations to tackle corruption and poverty to curb illegal immigration. While top officials work on the “root causes,” what is it like for law enforcement on the ground? All eyes on Texas with two important bills in the works. One that would ban vaccine passports heads to…


Cristhian Rivera Found Guilty: So Why Do We Encourage Illegal Immigration?

Illegal immigrant Cristhian Bahena Rivera was convicted of first-degree murder of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbets. Given that Rivera was illegally in the United States, the case shines a light on illegal immigration and the policies that permit someone like Rivera to be here. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TDtI-oItC4E Hosted by the…


Border Patrol Agents Arrest 32 Mexican Nationals Who Crossed Illegally Into Arizona Dressed in Camo

Border patrol officers arrested 32 Mexican nationals who disguised themselves in camouflage and illegally crossed the Arizona-New Mexico state line, authorities announced on May 21. Interim Chief Patrol Agent for the Tucson Sector John Modlin said the illegal immigrants were trying to blend in with the surrounding vegetation in an effort to disguise themselves. “The Douglas Station’s #Horse…


Border Patrol Detains 2 Convicted Child Sex Offenders Entering US Illegally

Border Patrol agents in Texas recently arrested two illegal immigrants who were both previously convicted for child sex offenses. The first of the two arrests happened on May 15, when agents at McAllen Border Patrol Station working near Abrams, Texas arrested a group of 10 immigrants shortly after they had illegally entered the United States….


Sen. Blackburn Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation seeking to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) policy to curb the recent surge of illegal immigrants at the border. The bill named, “Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act,” would require migrants who cross the southern border without proper documentation to remain in Mexico until their…


Suspected Illegal Migrants Captured in Newport Beach

Nine people were taken into U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody May 2 after they were dropped off at a Newport Dunes boat ramp by a pleasure boat. The group of Mexican nationals consisted of seven men, one woman, and an unaccompanied 13-year-old boy, border control said. The group was turned over to U.S. Border Patrol agents for…