A memo circulating among Senate Republicans this week details how the fentanyl crisis continues to worsen across U.S. communities as southern border drug seizures and encounters reach record highs. Those who have witnessed activity at the border believe the crisis at the border and the fentanyl crisis are correlated. CBP agents seized an unprecedented 10,500 […]
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Border crossings 3 times higher under Biden
The U.S. Border Patrol is reporting more than three times the number of encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border than it experienced under former President Donald Trump, punctuating what Republicans have defined as a “crisis” level situation at the southern border that has emerged under President Joe Biden’s leadership. Data from the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) […]
Illegal immigrants who entered US since Biden took office to cost taxpayers $20+ billion a year
The number of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. since President Biden took office will cost the U.S. taxpayer over $20 billion each year, according to a new analysis by a hawkish immigration group. The study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which advocates for lower levels of immigration overall, calculates that the […]
Kamala says “Border is Secure”
Vice President Kamala Harris twice declared the U.S. southern border is “secure” during an interview Sunday, despite the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who routinely flood into the country every month. During an interview on “Meet the Press” aired during the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Harris was asked by […]
Many Americans see an ‘invasion’ at the southern border
More than half of Americans say there’s an “invasion” at the southern border, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll, part of a broader decline in support for immigrants overall. The poll also found that large numbers of Americans hold a variety of misconceptions about immigrants — greatly exaggerating their role in smuggling illegal drugs into […]
California Residents go to Mexico for Groceries
Some California residents have crossed the border to Mexico to buy cheaper groceries as many continue to struggle with the current status of the U.S. economy, even though the inflation rate has slightly decreased to 8.5 percent in July after a record high 9.1 percent in the month prior. Despite the dip in the inflation […]
National Guard told to return immigrants to border
overnor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas National Guard and the state’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) to start returning migrants who crossed into the U.S. and were apprehended back to the border. In a news release Thursday, Abbott said that he issued an executive order “authorizing and empowering” the two entities to begin returning […]
Texas Soldier Who Tried to Rescue Migrants still missing, presumed drowned
Officials have released the identity of the Texas National Guard member who is feared to have drowned after jumping into the river along the U.S.-Mexico border to help two migrants. Specialist Bishop E. Evans, 22, went missing in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Friday “following his selfless efforts to rescue two migrants who appeared to be […]
Abbott’s Second Texas charter bus drops off migrants near US Capitol in Washington, DC
A second bus from Texas arrived near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, transporting more than a dozen illegal immigrants as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new plan to counter federal immigration policies during an ongoing border crisis. Abbott announced last week that he was directing the Texas Division […]
Five-star resorts in Mexico now experience cartel violence
Tourists staying at luxury hotels in Cancun and Tulum are noticing a massive uptick in cartel violence as the vacation hotspots have quickly become a key revenue source for drug sales, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Cartels see the area of Quintana Roo, where the two resort towns are located, as a cash cow […]
Mexican Border is Easier Path to Enter U.S. for Ukrainian Refugees
Vladymyr Ostapchuk and his family walked up to the U.S. border with Mexico on Sunday afternoon to ask for asylum, the final border they would cross after a multicountry trip over 20 days that started as Russian military forces invaded their native Ukraine last month. Mr. Ostapchuk, a 33-year-old construction worker from Vinnytsia, fled Ukraine […]
Countless human remains found at cartel “extermination site” near U.S. border as Mexico can’t account for nearly 100,000 missing
Countless human were remains found at cartel “extermination site” near U.S. border, as Mexico can’t account for nearly 100,000 missing. For the investigators, the human foot — burned, but with some fabric still attached — was the tipoff: Until recently, this squat, ruined house was a place where bodies were ripped apart and incinerated, where […]