Tag: illegal immigration

UK Plans to Move Asylum Seekers From Hotels to Disused Military Bases

The UK government has unveiled plans to house thousands of asylum seekers in disused military bases, a move ministers say will save billions of pounds in hotel bills and discourage illegal immigration. Housing illegal immigrants in hotels is costing British taxpayers £2.3 billion ($2.8 billion) a year, immigration minister Robert Jenrick told the House of…


Capitol Report: 40 Migrants Dead in Fire at Border Detention Facility; Federal Reserve Opens Investigation Into SVB

At least 40 people were killed in a fire at an immigration detention center near the southern border in Mexico, shedding light once again on the human toll of illegal immigration. Bodycam footage shows police responding to the Nashville school shooting. What do we now know about the shooter’s prior planning, and what does President…


NTD News Today (March 27): Executive Orders on Climate Coming: John Kerry; US, Canada Strengthen Immigration Law

The Biden administration wants a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by the end of the decade, and Climate Envoy John Kerry says the administration is ready to employ executive orders and other measures to achieve it. New Yorkers who love cooking over a flame could soon find themselves out of luck. The Democrat-led government is close to banning…


Rebellion on Illegal Migration Bill Seen Off for Now

A rebellion from Tory MPs seeking amendments to the controversial Illegal Migration Bill appears to have been partially defused, with Home Secretary Suella Braverman believed to be in discussions ahead of a debate later. The controversial legislation designed to put a stop to migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats returns to the House…


Capitol Report: Bipartisan Group Visits DC Jail Holding J6 Prisoners; House Passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’

Another visit to the D.C. jail where people await trial for the Jan. 6th Capitol breach took place, more than two years after the event, raising questions about due process. This time, Democrats jumped on board to visit the jail. Washington, D.C., is putting schools under scrutiny. The Republican-led House passed a bill to make it…


Oklahoma Governor Disavows Letter Supporting Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

A letter purportedly stating Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s support for a bill allowing illegal immigrants to obtain an Oklahoma driver’s license does not reflect his position, the governor’s communications director said. “To be very clear: The letter was not written by Governor Stitt,” Carly Atchison wrote in an email to The Epoch Times. The bill,…


Latest Border Encounter Numbers Expose Biden’s Ports of Entry Bait-and-Switch

Commentary As expected, the Biden administration has started using its port parole program shell game to feign “lawfulness” and distract from the true numbers of illegal aliens entering the United States each month. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday, March 15, reported the lowest number of southwest land border encounters since January 2022. Taken at face value, that may…


Border Patrol Chief Says 1.5 Million ‘Gotaways’ Now in US Since Biden Took Office

Around 1.5 million illegal immigrants have been able to sneak across the border and remain the country under President Joe Biden, the U.S. Border Patrol chief told Congress on Wednesday. Raul L. Ortiz told the House’s Homeland Security Committee on March 15 that Biden’s unwillingness to protect the border has opened the doors to around 1.5 million…


Clinton-Era Proposals Key to Ending Immigration Crisis: Advocacy Group

For the United States, the problem of immigration is nothing new, having plagued the nation for decades. But while the issue stands as one of the most divisive in party politics today, there was a time when lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were able to reach a bipartisan agreement on what needed to…


Illegal Channel Boats a Major Issue Among ‘Infuriated’ Britons: Pollster

The public overwhelmingly supports a reduction in small boats illegally crossing the Channel, according to a number of polls and pollsters. Earlier in the month, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed to put an end to illegal immigration under new legislation, which will ban Channel crossings by those seeking asylum. Recent figures from the Home…