Border security - Page 984

June 2, 2021

Abbott issues disaster declaration over Texas border crisis

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration along the southern border of Texas in response to an "ongoing surge" of illegal immigrants.

June 1, 2021

US-Mexico border drug busts: Increasing number of Americans being apprehended

An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an uptick that's come amid travel restrictions at the border with Mexico.

June 1, 2021

CNN: Kamala Harris' team 'dismayed' by being held responsible for border crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris is frustrated by her border role being “mischaracterized” by Republicans and some media outlets, CNN reported Tuesday, saying Harris was not in charge of stemming border crossings themselves but rather “root causes” of migration.

June 1, 2021

Rep. Moore & Mark Meadows: Biden's border crisis – here are the Trump-era policies we need to implement now

President Biden's decision to reverse the critical border security measures President Trump spent the last four years putting in place has yielded the gravest humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border in decades.

June 1, 2021

Blinken visits Central America as prolonged migrant crisis ramps up pressure on Biden-Harris administration

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Costa Rica on Tuesday in a push to stem the prolonged migrant crisis, as critics say the Biden administration, specifically Vice President Kamala Harris, isn’t doing nearly enough to combat the migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico border.

May 29, 2021

Border Patrol agents arrest gang member and two child sexual predators

Border Patrol agents on Thursday arrested a female gang member and two illegal immigrants previously convicted of sexual crimes involving children in the Rio Grande Valley. 

May 28, 2021

Gov. Abbott blasts ‘open border Biden' for failing to stop flow of fentanyl coming into US

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, blamed President Biden’s policies Friday for the fentanyl pouring across the southern border telling "The Story" the White House is "tone-deaf and nonresponsive" to the "deadly" situation.

May 28, 2021

'Good Morning America' skips border crisis in interview with DHS secretary, discusses holiday travel instead

"Good Morning America" co-host Michael Strahan skipped over addressing the border crisis while interviewing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday.

May 28, 2021

Texas seeing spike in fentanyl trafficking; Abbott blames border issues

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday highlighted efforts to stop the trafficking of fentanyl into Texas, as seizures of the powerful opioid have soared in recent months.

May 27, 2021

Biden administration owes Texas hospital caring for migrant minors more than $200,000

A Texas hospital that has been treating migrant children for a range of concerns after their trek across the Southern border has not gotten any reimbursement from the Biden administration for their more than $200,000 in health care costs, the hospital told Fox News Thursday.