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May 20, 2021

Rep. Hinson to introduce bill halting funding for Harris travel costs until she visits border

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on Thursday will introduce a bill that would bar taxpayer money being used for the travel expenses for Vice President Kamala Harris until she visits the southern border and issues a report on how to solve the crisis.

May 20, 2021

Biden admin border cash not always getting to right place, Texas Democrat claims

A South Texas Democrat expressed frustration Wednesday, claiming not all Biden administration allocations to communities along the U.S.-Mexico border get to where the cash is intended to go.

May 19, 2021

Biggs accuses DHS of 'clear violation' of law by releasing migrants into US without court dates

FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., on Wednesday wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing the department of a "clear violation" of immigration law as it releases migrants into the interior of the U.S. without a court date.

May 19, 2021

Reps. McCaul, Malliotakis: Biden's border crisis – after seeing it firsthand, we think this is the solution

Last month, we had the opportunity to visit our southern border and see this migrant crisis firsthand. While we were there, we saw a 5-year-old girl all alone. She was in tears – not knowing where she is or where her family may have gone. 

May 18, 2021

Seizures of deadly fentanyl by CBP in FY2021 already top all of FY2020

Seizures of the deadly drug fentanyl has soared in recent months, with more seizures so far in fiscal year 2021 already exceeding the entirety of FY 2020, Customs and Border Protection announced last week -- the latest indication of the continued crisis at the soutuhern border.

May 18, 2021

Border agents in Texas discover 20 migrants tightly packed in truck, trailer

Border Patrol agents in Texas discovered 20 undocumented immigrants last week tightly packed into a pickup truck and cargo trailer, authorities said.

May 18, 2021

McCarthy briefed on classified memo about terror suspects caught at Mexico border: 'National security crisis'

EXCLUSIVE: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was briefed Tuesday on a classified memo regarding his request last month for information about suspected terrorists apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border, and told Fox News he's "even more concerned for America’s security" than he was before.

May 18, 2021

AP Europe describes migration 'crisis' facing Spain, despite wire service avoiding term for US border surge

The Associated Press's Europe bureau used the word "crisis" on Tuesday to describe an escalating situation for Spain's border despite the AP avoiding the term to describe the influx of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border.

May 18, 2021

Ex-Trump DHS officials call for Mayorkas' dismissal over border crisis: 'Enough is enough'

Three top Trump-era Department of Homeland Security officials are calling on President Biden to dismiss Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the crisis at the southern border, accusing him of "reckless abandonment" of securing the border.

May 18, 2021

Border Patrol arrests two more convicted child sex offenders as part of migrant wave

Border Patrol agents arrested two convicted child sex offenders trying to come across the border in the past few days, the latest example of illegal immigrant felons trying to get back into the U.S.