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January 6, 2022

Biden border crisis leading to increase in human trafficking, former DHS officials warn

As the Biden administration marks National Human Trafficking Prevention month, former Homeland Security officials are warning that the crisis at the southern border is exacerbating the criminal activity -- and that preventing the crime starts with securing the border.

January 5, 2022

Border Patrol chief tests positive for COVID-19, urges vaccinations

U.S. Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms. He encouraged Americans to get vaccinated.

January 5, 2022

Biden administration still to release long-awaited ICE report on arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants

The Biden administration has not yet released a key report on ICE arrests and deportations – leading critics to believe the report is being stalled because it contains politically damaging data.

January 5, 2022

National Guard soldier stationed at border dies in accidental shooting as 'morale crisis' hits force

A Texas National Guard soldier participating in Operation Lone Star at the Texas border with Mexico shot and killed himself in an alcohol-related accident, part of a wave of accidents and suicides that have plagued the border mission

January 5, 2022

New year, same failed Biden policies at our southern border—and things will only get worse in 2022

We’ve entered a new year, but we are still seeing the old, failed policies along America’s southern border that created one of the worst security crises in our nation’s history. 

January 4, 2022

Sara Carter investigates: Exclusive access to Texas DPS lab processing fentanyl seizures

President Biden's open border policies continue to implicitly usher in untold amounts of illegal narcotics, as hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants and trafficking cartel organizations have had near-unfettered access to the United States.

January 4, 2022

Biden admin pledges to crack down on human trafficking as migrant crisis roils border

The Biden administration is touting its efforts to crack down on human trafficking, as it marks a month dedicated to combating the global crime — but also amid an ongoing border crisis that critics say is fueling the criminal activity.

January 4, 2022

Border Patrol agents nab ‘child predator’ from Ecuador among slew of sex offenders entering US illegally

The U.S. Border Patrol announced this week it has arrested a "child predator" from Ecuador as he attempted to enter the U.S. illegally — one of a number of sex offenders nabbed coming across the border over the holiday period.

January 4, 2022

Arizona mayor says city is 'overwhelmed' with border crisis as migrant encounters surge 2,405%

The mayor of Yuma, Arizona, Douglas Nicholls, warned the city may not have the resources to deal with the migrant crisis as border encounters surge 2.405%.

January 4, 2022

Biden admin roiled by crises on Afghanistan, border, inflation, COVID – but heads yet to roll

President Biden has signaled he's sticking with his team, despite a series of missteps during his first year in office that have tanked his approval ratings.