Border security - Page 885

February 10, 2022

Texas Gov. Abbott touts border security in major ad blitz ahead of GOP primary

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas touts his efforts border security efforts in his closing campaign commercial ahead of the March 1 primary.

February 9, 2022

Fentanyl claims life of 13-year-old who police say snuck 40 bags into his school, overdosed

The synthetic opioid fentanyl is 50 times more powerful than heroin and it's showing up without warning, in everything from pills to pot.

February 9, 2022

Border Patrol rescues two unaccompanied 5-year-old girls in two days crossing into US

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector have rescued two 5-year-old girls attempting to cross the border with no accompanying adults in two separate incidents in two days — the latest instance of children being abandoned and left to fend for themselves at the border.

February 9, 2022

ICE deportations dropped sharply in FY 2021 as Biden admin restricted agency: preliminary data

Deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dropped sharply last fiscal year, despite a massive migrant crisis at the southern border. The drop coincided with numerous Biden administration policies that restricted ICE agents from arresting illegal immigrants.

February 9, 2022

Watchdogs demand info from DHS, HHS on NGOs working along Texas border to aid illegal immigrants

CatholicVote and Judicial Watch are demanding access to records and communications between the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas.

February 9, 2022

Biden admin seeking to place illegal immigrants under home curfew instead of detention: reports

The Biden administration is reportedly looking at a new program to roll back the use of detention for illegal immigrants, instead releasing them on the condition they remain under a curfew.

February 9, 2022

Biden admin pressed on legal authority for releasing migrants into US after DHS reveals numbers

Rep. Andy Biggs on Wednesday pushed DHS about its legal basis for releasing migrants into the U.S. interior – after DHS revealed the number of migrants released without a notice to check in with a local ICE office.

February 9, 2022

Mexico now the 'dominant source' for fentanyl in US, mainly comes through southern border, report finds

Mexico is now the dominant source for fentanyl coming into the United States, a new report released this week has found -- with most of the deadly drug coming in through the southern border.

February 9, 2022

Florida Lt. Gov. Nuñez says 'stark difference' between Cuban migrant program and 'illegal immigration chaos'

EXCLUSIVE: Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez is dismissing comparisons between a decades-old Cuban migrant program and the current policies of the Biden administration as she blasted the "illegal immigration chaos" at the border.

February 8, 2022

Watters: Biden administration coordinating with Mexican cartels

The "Jesse Watters Primetime" host detailed President Biden's alleged collusion with cartel coyotes at the southern border on Tuesday.