A record surge of illegal border crossings in recent years has fuelled the debate over immigration and border security, emerging as a key voter concern ahead of the US presidential election in November. While the border crisis has mostly centred on Texas, where Republican Governor Greg Abbott has waged a fight with President Joe Biden […]
Tag: Migrants
Aid $ runs out & 100’s of migrants are dumped
Hundreds of migrants were dropped off on the side of the road in San Diego, California, on Friday after funding for a reception center ran dry, according to The Associated Press. Border Patrol buses dropped off hundreds of migrants from places like China, Kazakhstan, Ecuador and Rwanda, among other countries, at a San Diego bus […]
Migrants leaving dying pet dogs at border
U.S. Army veteran John Rourke sounded the alarm over the horrors he’s witnessed while cleaning up border towns the past three years, saying the crisis has spiraled under President Biden’s watch and turned some parts of Texas into a “third world” area. The CEO of Florida-based Blue Line Moving started his cleanups in 2021 after […]
Migrant count will reach 10 million under Biden
New statistics about the millions of migrants released into the United States under President Joe Biden pose a concern for him as he turns to his reelection in 2024. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released more than 2.3 million migrants into the U.S. at the southern border under the Biden administration, The Washington Post […]
300,000 migrants processed in December
U.S. immigration officials along the southern border are on track to process more than 300,000 migrants in December, an all-time monthly high that will likely include record numbers of families traveling with children, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News. The extraordinary number of migrant arrivals this month is the most dire juncture […]
Rogue buses bring 1000’s of migrants to cities
Frustrated by “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayors of New York, Chicago and Denver are trying to slow the surge by requiring the bus operators to coordinate arrivals under the threat of impound, fines and even jail time. Last week, 14 busloads of migrants from Texas made their way […]
Migrants released across US in record numbers
U.S. border facilities have a record number of migrants in custody as border agents try to release migrants as fast as possible to avoid overcrowding and local nonprofit groups scramble to keep up with the need, according to three Department of Homeland Security officials. Many migrants in Arizona’s Tucson sector, one of the busiest, are […]
Texas Gov signs law allowing arrest of migrants
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Monday signed one of the harshest state immigration laws in modern U.S. history, authorizing state officials to arrest and seek the deportation of migrants suspected of crossing the border with Mexico illegally. The law, known as SB4, gives Texas law enforcement authorities the power to stop, arrest and […]
Illegal Immigration will cost us Billions
When Florida governor Ron DeSantis tapped local funds late last year to start flying undocumented immigrants out of his state and into blue states, Democrats blasted him for trying to score “political points” with taxpayer money. DeSantis countered that the $12 million fund that financed the flights represented only a tiny portion of the money […]
200,000 illegals crossed the border in September
U.S. immigration agents processed more than 200,000 migrants who crossed the southern border unlawfully in September, the highest level recorded in 2023, as the Biden administration struggles to contain the mass migration gripping the region, according to preliminary government data obtained by CBS News. Border Patrol agents last month recorded approximately 210,000 apprehensions of migrants […]
Mexico blocking migrants riding the ‘Beast’
Mexican authorities blocked dozens of migrants from hitching a ride to the U.S. on freight trains in Mexico City on Friday in a major new enforcement effort. Thousands of people have used the freight trains, known as “The Beast,” to hitch a dangerous ride to the Mexico-U.S. border before they cross over illegally. Earlier this […]
Migrants say America is not what they imagined
For one 29-year-old Venezuelan woman, who left her two children and partner behind in her home country to embark on a six-month journey to New York City, America represented hope. There, she thought, she would find safety and the opportunity to make a living. But four months after arriving in the U.S., she says it’s […]