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November 12, 2021

Rep. Gooden, in border visit, slams secrecy behind ‘organized’ operation to move migrants into US

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, is sounding the alarm about what he says is a secretive and "very organized" operation to bring illegal migrants into the U.S. and facilitate their transport across the country — amid growing concern from Republicans about the transport and release of migrants in the U.S.

November 11, 2021

New Mexico man arrested for allegedly concealing 67 illegal immigrants in a box truck

A New Mexico man was arrested on Tuesday after border patrol officers discovered 67 illegal immigrants concealed in the rear compartment of a box truck he was driving.

November 11, 2021

DeSantis floats sending migrants to Delaware in response to Biden admin's migrant flights to Florida

Gov. DeSantis on Wednesday floated sending migrants to President Biden’s home state, Delaware, in response to migrant flights DeSantis says have landed in Florida at the Biden administration's behest.

November 11, 2021

Tom Homan sounds alarm on vaccine mandates: 'Devastating to border security'

Former acting ICE director Tom Homan warned that a lot of Border Patrol agents will lose their jobs in protesting the vaccine mandate, which would resultantly have a "devastating" impact on border security.

November 10, 2021

Biden restores Haiti to guest worker visa programs, reversing Trump-era move despite overstay concerns

The Biden administration on Wednesday moved to restore Haiti to the list of eligible countries for two guest worker visa programs, reversing its Trump-era removal due to a larger number of overstays and instances of fraud and that the Biden administration says "remain a concern."

November 10, 2021

CBP orders supervisors to push employees on vaccine mandate, or be disciplined for insubordination

EXCLUSIVE: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has told supervisors they must push employees on their compliance with the Biden administration's vaccine mandate or else potentially be fired themselves -- as the agency grapples with significant pushback internally to the vaccine mandates.

November 10, 2021

Karol Markowicz: Biden administration must stop influx, not reward illegal immigrants with millions

The Biden administration can't hand out half a million-dollar checks to illegal immigrants who broke the law to be here and imagine that’s not going to encourage others.

November 9, 2021

Missouri AG, seeking to make Biden admin finish building wall, says border crisis 'completely avoidable'

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt believes the crisis at the southern border is a "completely avoidable problem," as the state teams up with Texas to seek a preliminary injunction to make the Biden administration resume construction of the wall.

November 9, 2021

Biden admin sending court docs to tens of thousands of migrants released into US

The Biden administration is launching an effort to send court documents to tens of thousands of immigrants who crossed the border illegally and who were released into the United States as authorities struggled to cope with the enormous influx of migrants hitting the border each month.

November 8, 2021

Suspects charged in fatal immigrant smuggling ring

The last defendant involved in a fatal crash that took the lives of nine undocumented immigrants involved in a human smuggling ring near the Texas-Mexico border was recently arrested.