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November 7, 2021

Flood of opiates across border 'worst it's ever been' and could destroy country, retired DEA leader warns

The former El Paso head of the DEA said the influx of meth and fentanyl is 'unprecedented' and warned 'drugs will destroy this country'

November 7, 2021

US now in ‘biggest’ border security crisis 'we have ever seen': National Border Patrol Council president

President of the National Border Patrol Council Brandon Judd asserted Sunday that the United States is now in the “biggest crisis we have ever seen” as it pertains to border security, arguing it's because the Biden administration reversed all of former President Trump’s immigration policies.

November 6, 2021

Florida gov says Biden admin has landed dozens of secret flights carrying illegal migrants into the state

The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says that more than 70 night-time flights moving migrants from the border landed in Jacksonville since the summer -- amid concerns about the effects of the border crisis on states across the country.

November 6, 2021

Biden says he has 'no idea' what payments to illegal immigrants will be, but backs compensation

President Biden on Saturday said that illegal immigrants who were separated during the Trump administration "deserve some kind of compensation," although he has "no idea" what the dollar amount would be – days after he called reports of $450,000 payments "garbage."

November 6, 2021

Border sheriff 'perplexed' by Biden admin's reported payouts to illegal migrants: 'Failed decisions'

Chair of the National Sheriffs' Association Border Committee and Cochise County, Arizona, Sheriff Mark Dannels is a vocal opponent of the payouts, which he says will make it harder to stem the tide of illegal migration.

November 5, 2021

Greg Gutfeld: We should legalize drugs, and here's why

Greg Gutfeld makes the case for legalizing drugs in his opening monologue of "Gutfeld!"

November 4, 2021

Kamala Harris to address migrant, refugee issues during Paris visit

Vice President Kamala Harris will address the plight of migrants and refugees next week – but the talks will have little to do with the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a report.

November 4, 2021

Former Border Patrol chief brands Biden's proposed payments to illegal immigrants as 'ludicrous'

Former Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott reacted to reports that the Biden administration plans to pay illegal immigrants who were separated from their families at the southern border payments of up to $450,000.

November 4, 2021

McConnell, Grassley demand AG Garland clarify reported plan to pay millions to illegal immigrants

FIRST ON FOX: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley on Thursday wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland, calling on the Justice Department to clarify its stance on reported plans to pay millions to illegal immigrants separated during the Trump administration.

November 4, 2021

Vaccine mandate could cost border patrol more than half of its agents, internal report says

According to a document from a source within Customs and Border Protection (CBP), nearly half of border patrol agents have not registered their COVID-19 vaccination status, and ten percent of those who have registered have yet to receive a jab. In a worst-case scenario, the federal vaccine mandate may result in the termination of over half of the border patrol agents, amid an already devastating border crisis.