Tag: Immigration & Border Security

Abbott Invokes ‘Invasion’ Powers to Return Illegal Immigrants to Ports of Entry

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took an unprecedented step on July 7 toward mitigating the border crisis, issuing an executive order that directs state law enforcement officers to apprehend illegal immigrants and return them to a port of entry at an international bridge. “I … do hereby authorize and empower the Texas National Guard and the…


Mexican People-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road

A Mexican illegal alien was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 5 for his role in leaving a female Honduran illegal alien to die on the side of a Texas road in a people-smuggling incident in 2018. Nelson Bahena-Garcia, 43, was found guilty and sentenced in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring…


Mexican Human-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road

A Mexican illegal alien was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 5 for his role in leaving a female Honduran illegal alien to die on the side of a Texas road in a 2018 human-smuggling incident. Nelson Bahena-Garcia, 43, was found guilty and sentenced in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring to commit…


Arizona Earmarks Record $564 Million To Help Secure Southern Border

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed new border security legislation billed as the most meaningful in state history aimed at stemming the illegal migrant crisis. In a June 30 letter, Ducey described HB2317 as a “reasonable investment” designed to help secure Arizona’s 378-mile southern border with Mexico. “Inaction by President [Joe] Biden has led to…


Arizona Approves Record $564 Million to Help Secure Southern Border

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed new border security legislation billed as the most meaningful in state history aimed at stemming the illegal migrant crisis. The measure, sponsored by Republican state Rep. John Kavanagh, dedicates a record $564 million in targeted border security funds to help stem the migrant crisis. In a June 30 letter,…


Texas Counties to Governor Abbott: Declare ‘Invasion’ on Southern Border, Turn Illegal Aliens Back

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Local officials in small Texas counties are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to label the border crisis an “invasion” and use his constitutional authority to stop illegal immigration. Kinney County Judge Tully Shahan signed a local disaster declaration on July 5 that requests Abbott to “immediately prevent and/or remove all persons violating the…


US-Mexico Border Is World’s ‘Deadliest’ Land Crossing: UN Study

The U.S.-Mexico border has become the world’s “deadliest” land crossing, according to data recently brought to light by a United Nations study. A historic high of 728 recorded immigrant deaths and disappearances along the U.S.-Mexico border crossing in 2021 has made the land crossing the deadliest in the world, according to the study conducted by the…


Texas Sheriff: Open Border Is Transforming America to Marxist State

GOLIAD, Texas—Sheriffs in Texas are experiencing the impact of the border crisis in their counties every day—whether it’s armed cartel operatives smuggling illegal immigrants, vehicle pursuits resulting in crashes and deaths, or drug overdose deaths from fentanyl brought across the southern border. In Goliad, Sheriff Roy Boyd sits 200 miles from the Texas–Mexico border, between…


DHS to Enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Several More Weeks, Warn Migrants Not to Come: Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said his department will continue to warn migrants to not show up at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the current “Remain in Mexico” policy is not going away for “several weeks.” Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Mayorkas was asked whether the border enforcement agencies have the manpower and…


DHS to Enforce ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy for Several More Weeks, Warns Migrants Not to Come: Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on July 3 that his department will continue to warn migrants to not show up at the U.S.–Mexico border, as the current “Remain in Mexico” policy isn’t going away for “several weeks.” Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Mayorkas was asked whether the border enforcement agencies have the manpower…