U.S. launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas Via CNBC.com: The U.S. flew Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland Sunday and tried blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signaled the beginning of what could be one of America’s swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. More than 320 migrants arrived in Port-au-Prince on […]
Border Patrol to Shut Down All Sector Checkpoints as Migrant Border Bridge Detention Camp Swells Via Breitbart: A law enforcement source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) tells Breitbart Texas that the unfolding Haitian migrant crisis is forcing the agency to shut down normal operations at all inland Del Rio Sector Border Patrol highway checkpoints. Staffing typically reserved for inspecting thousands of vehicles daily will be diverted to assist […]
CDC warns Afghan refugees pose threat of 'larger imminent outbreaks' of measles in U.S. Via Just The News: The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a private warning to the chief of Afghan evacuation operations that measles is spreading among refugees and poses a "major public health threat" that includes the potential for "larger imminent outbreaks" in U.S. communities already reeling from the coronavirus. CDC […]
Rep. Andy Biggs: There is 'basically no vetting' of Afghan refugees Via Just The News: There is no real vetting of Afghan refugees entering the U.S., according to Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.). "The backstories that I'm hearing is that there's really basically no vetting going on," Biggs told the John Solomon Reports podcast on Friday. Biggs, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, dismissed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's assurances of vetting refugees […]
Lawmakers wary of administration vetting procedures for Afghan refugee Via Just The News: By most accounts, the Biden administration bungled the task of getting Americans out of Afghanistan. Now, skeptical Southwestern lawmakers are wondering if the same administration can be trusted to do any better on its next test: letting Afghanis into America. After touring Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas on Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), has been raising […]
Abbott says Texas will build a border wall, doesn't say where Via Houston Chronicle: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that Texas will build a border wall along the state’s boundary with Mexico — but provided no details on where or when. Abbott declared his plans during a press conference in Del Rio. He said he would discuss the plans next week. The Biden administration issued a proclamation that stopped border […]
More than 178,000 illegally crossed southern U.S. border in April, a two-decade high Via Just The News: U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Tuesday that 178,622 people attempted to illegally enter America's southern border in April, a two-decade high. Officials said single adults comprised a majority of encounters. "CBP continues to see a large influx of illegal migration along the Southwest Border,” Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement. CBP […]
180 Migrants Found in 3 Texas Stash Houses near Border Via Breitbart: Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 180 migrants in three human smuggling stash houses. The arrests came in raids on three residences in the Laredo, Texas, area within hours of each other on May 4. Laredo South Border Patrol Station agents and the Laredo Special Operations Detachment (SOD) teamed up with ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) […]
One Ton of Cocaine Seized from Sub near Puerto Rico Via Breitbart: CBP Air and Marine Operations agents assisted in the interdiction and seizure of more than one ton of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel near Puerto Rico. The seizure led to the arrest and indictment of three people for a variety of drug trafficking and maritime law violations. AMO agents assisted the U.S. Coast Guard in interdicting a semi-submersible […]
