Tag: Immigration & Border Security

Mexican President Praises Biden For Not Building Border Wall Even When ‘Conservatives Don’t Like It’

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has praised President Joe Biden for taking a stand against the U.S. border wall, and criticized conservatives during the North American Leaders’ Summit on Tuesday. It comes as the United States sees a surge in illegal immigration across the southern border. “You, President Biden, you are the first president of…


Biden Admin Releasing Convicted Criminal Illegal Aliens Into US

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released over 1,300 convicted criminal illegal aliens into the United States in the last three months of 2022. Federal law enforcement reported a spike in encounters with illegal aliens convicted of crimes since President Joe Biden took office two years ago and reversed many Trump-era immigration policies that were responsible for…


Illegal Immigration Overwhelming Already Fragile California: Former Mayor

Illegal immigration is overloading already fragile systems in California—including that of healthcare, housing, and education—and is depressing wages, KRLA radio co-host Jim Righeimer of “The Weekend Answer” said on a recent episode of EpochTV’s California Insider. Righeimer, who served on the Costa Mesa City Council in 2010 for eight years, including as the city’s mayor…


Texas Republican Files Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Articles of impeachment were filed against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by a Texas Republican on Tuesday, months after GOP leaders said they would make an investigation into U.S. border security a priority. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced House Resolution 8, which would impeach Mayorkas for “high crimes and misdemeanors”…


8 Senators Touring El Paso Pledge Bipartisan Solution to Secure Border Amid Growing Crisis

The group of eight U.S. senators who visited the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 9 has vowed to find a bipartisan solution to the growing immigration crisis. Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas)…


Hundreds of Illegal Aliens Intercepted Off Florida Coast Repatriated to Cuba, Haiti

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 83 illegal aliens to Haiti on Monday and 273 to Cuba on Sunday after they were intercepted in the Florida Keys over the New Year period. The Coast Guard said it continues to intercept and rescue illegal aliens from overloaded and unseaworthy vessels and warned that those interdicted at sea would be…


Federal Border Wall Replacing Arizona Container Wall Goes Up This Week

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that construction on a barrier at the Yuma sector of the southern border would start next week. A press release on Jan. 6 explained that the federal government would “close gaps” near the Morelos Dam, a primary location for illegal crossings in Arizona. “The safety and security or our…


Colorado to Halt Busing Illegal Immigrants to Democrat-Run Cities

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s office said Saturday that the state will halt sending busloads of illegal immigrants to Chicago and New York City, a move that triggered outcry from the two cities’ Democratic mayors. Polis, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that the state government would step in to make sure illegal immigrants who recently arrived…


Biden Tours Southern Border

President Joe Biden made his first visit to the U.S. southern border since taking office two years ago. After seeing the conditions firsthand and speaking with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, Biden said: “They need a lot of resources. We’re going to get it for them.” On Sunday, Jan. 8, Biden spent several hours…


8 US Senators Set to Visit El Paso Amid Ongoing Border Crisis

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced that a party of eight U.S. Senators—three Democrat, four Republican, and one Independent—will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in El-Paso, Texas, to observe first hand what Sinema called “Washington’s failure.” Those joining them Monday and Tuesday will be Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Thom Tillis…