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October 25, 2023

GOP senator demands Biden admin brief Congress on terror watchlist border encounters: 'There is an invasion'

A bill being introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall would require the federal government to provide more information about terror watchlist encounters at the southern border.

October 24, 2023

Conservative group urges Republicans, next speaker not to ‘squander’ chance to fix border crisis

The Heritage Foundation is warning Republicans not to lose an opportunity to pass border security measures after a new speaker is chosen in the coming weeks.

October 23, 2023

CBP memo sounds alarm on Hamas, Hezbollah fighters potentially using southern border to enter US

A memo sent by border officials is warning that Hamas and Hezbollah fighters could soon be attempting to make their way into the U.S. via the southern border.

October 23, 2023

Pickup truck crashes into Border Patrol checkpoint, injures 2 agents

Two Border Patrol agents were injured after a truck crashed into a checkpoint in Arizona over the weekend. The two were flown to Phoenix for medical care.

October 21, 2023

Border Patrol stops record number of people on terror watch list at southern border

Official numbers from Customs and Border Protection show there were 169 encounters of people on the terror watch list by Border Patrol at the southern border this year.

October 21, 2023

High migrant numbers break multiple records in new blow to Biden border strategy

The Biden administration announces new migrant numbers that set records for both a month and the fiscal year, as the ongoing crisis worsens at the southern border.

October 20, 2023

GOP lawmakers call for pro-Hamas student visa holders to be deported: 'Not welcome here'

Two House Republicans are calling for the Biden administration to deport any foreign nationals who are on student visas and have expressed pro-Hamas sentiments.

October 19, 2023

House Republicans probe Biden admin's response to foreign terror threat at border after Hamas attacks Israel

Nineteen House Republicans are calling for more information, including briefings, about the potential national security threat at the border after the terror attack in Israel.

October 19, 2023

Biden agency diverting millions in border funds to blue cities says border is not its 'mission space': emails

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is managing border assistance funding, said the border isn't part of its "mission space."

October 18, 2023

ICE resumes deportation of Venezuelan nationals via flights out of US

The Department of Homeland Security started deporting Venezuelans who enter the U.S. illegally and without a legal basis to remain, placing 127 nationals on the first flight out.