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September 22, 2022

House Republicans sound alarm over report Venezuela is sending violent criminals to US border

House Republicans are quizzing DHS about a recent report that Venezuela is freeing prisoners and sending them to the U.S. southern border to gain entry.

September 22, 2022

ICE official testifies Biden administration removing a fraction of the migrants that Obama removed

A top ICE official admitted under oath that when looking at the last decade, the Biden admin has removed the least amount of migrants.

September 21, 2022

Border Patrol ordered agents not to assign migrants registration numbers to clear over-crowded facilities

Border Patrol Headquarters directed agents not to assign A-numbers to migrants in some instances in an effort to clear over-crowded facilities and speed up processing.

September 21, 2022

Abbott blasts Biden's border policies and directs state agencies to tackle Texas fentanyl crisis

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to increase their efforts to tackle the state's growing fentanyl crisis, pinning much of the blame on President Biden.

September 21, 2022

Hawley demands Mayorkas' resignation over 'intentional disregard' for border security

Hawley demands Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas resign, citing “abdicating of responsibility” for the crisis at the southern border, and “intentional disregard” for immigration laws.

September 20, 2022

Border Patrol agents nab a dozen people on terror watchlist at southern border in August

Agents at the southern border stopped 12 individuals whos names were on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database, marking the latest increase in such encounters.

September 19, 2022

Southern border migrant encounters rose to over 200,000 in August, as numbers from Venezuela, Cuba spike

The number of migrant encounters at the southern border rose to over 200,000 in August, as the border saw an increase in migrants coming from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.

September 19, 2022

McCarthy should make border security HR1 in January

The Biden administration has dismantled every tool the U.S. has to stop the flow of illegal aliens across the border. It should be Leader McCarthy's highest priority in the new Congress.

September 17, 2022

House Homeland Security Committee Republicans accuse Democrats of ignoring raging border crisis

Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are accusing Democrats of ignoring the migrant crisis at the southern border, including its environmental impact.

September 14, 2022

Democrats reject GOP inquiry into DHS ‘disinformation’ board

House Democrats made it clear they would not support GOP efforts to get to the bottom of how the controversial Disinformation Governance Board was established.