Apparent Mexican drug cartel members threatened Republican senators from across the Rio Grande in Texas when they visited the border as Border Patrol officials grapple with a surge in illegal immigrants and human smuggling, according to one of the senators. “We went right there at midnight [on Friday] to the Rio Grande River, and we…
‘Absolutely Vile’: Mexican Drug Cartel Members Threatened GOP Senators Near Texas Border
500 Unaccompanied Minors to Be Housed in Emergency Holding Facility in San Antonio
Five hundred unaccompanied minors will arrive on Monday evening at an emergency holding facility in San Antonio, Texas, which was set up to address the surge in illegal border crossings in recent weeks. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) said the Freeman Expo Center has been partly transformed to…
Sen. Kennedy: Border Crisis Can Be ‘Fixed’ If Biden Goes Back to Trump Immigration Policies
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Sunday that he believes the flow of illegal immigrants to the U.S. southern border can be curbed if the Biden administration reinstates former President Donald Trump’s policies. “All you have to do is talk to the Border Patrol members. They’ll tell you straight up. All we have to do…
GOP Senator Gives Firsthand Account of Border Crisis: ‘This Is Absolutely an Open Border Situation’
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) shared his experience during a tour at the U.S. southern border this week, lamenting the gravity of the crisis caused by a significant rise in illegal border crossings, particularly from unaccompanied minors. Lankford was one of the 19 senators who visited the U.S.-Mexico border and facilities housing unaccompanied minors to see firsthand…
Biden Administration Seeks Federal Volunteers to Help at Border
The Biden administration is asking federal government employees to volunteer for up to 120 days to assist border officials with the surge of unaccompanied minors who have crossed the U.S. southern border illegally. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent a memo on March 25 to the heads of executive departments and agencies seeking temporary…
Biden Admin Calls for Federal Volunteers to Help With Border Crisis
The Biden administration is asking federal government employees to volunteer for up to 120 days to assist border officials deal with the surge of unaccompanied minors who have crossed the U.S. southern border illegally. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo last Thursday to the heads of executive departments and agencies seeking…
The Human Crisis at the US Southern Border
Commentary The surge of migrants at the U.S. southern border has dramatically increased in recent months. According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, “We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years.” In February, changes in U.S. border policy and…
Rep. Cuellar Says He Receives More Border Information From Mexico Than US Government
The Democrat lawmaker who leaked images of the conditions at migrant detention facilities said on Thursday that he’s received more information about the crisis at the U.S. southern border from Mexico than from U.S. government officials. “I’m glad that my friend Roberta Jacobson and her team are in Mexico, and I’ll get a read out…
Arizona Governor Says Vice President Kamala Harris ‘Worst’ Choice to Mitigate Southern Border Crisis
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Vice President Kamala Harris is not the right person from the White House to lead efforts to mitigate the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border because she has not shown she considers the situation a serious threat. “Vice President Kamala Harris has been put in charge of border…
Cruz, 17 Senators to Visit Donna Overflow Facility on Friday Amid Surge in Illegal Immigration
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that he and a delegation of 17 Republican senators will visit the temporary migrant overflow facility in Donna, Texas, as part of their upcoming tour of the U.S. southern border on Friday. Cruz had previously announced that he would lead the delegation of lawmakers to visit the U.S.-Mexico border amid an…
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