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December 23, 2022

Border Patrol agents arrest two teenagers in Arizona human smuggling incident involving five migrants

Border Patrol agents in Arizona stopped a human smuggling operation and arrested two teenagers who were allegedly transporting five migrants.

December 23, 2022

2022 in review: How Biden’s border woes went from bad to worse

After a horrible year at the southern border in 2021, the situation worsened for the Biden administration in 2022 as numbers increased and political waters became murkier.

December 23, 2022

Bills addressing Arizona's tribal water concerns awaiting Biden's signature

Three bills heading to President Joe Biden's desk would address water concerns among Arizona's tribes, including federal infrastructure funding and tribal claims to water.

December 23, 2022

Florida is the fastest-growing state in the US for the first time since 1957: Census Bureau

For the first time in more than half a century, Florida is the fastest-growing state in the union, and the rest of the country is growing too, according to Census Bureau data.

December 23, 2022

Air Force charter jet carrying women's basketball team damages OK airport runway after unauthorized landing

Officials in Oklahoma claim a military cargo jet carrying the U.S. Air Force Academy women's basketball team damaged an airport runway after making an unauthorized landing.

December 23, 2022

Arizona border hospital stuck with $20M bill from treating migrants: 'It's unsustainable'

Yuma Regional Medical President Dr. Robert Transchel joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss how his hospital is facing the burden of unpaid medical bills as a result of the border crisis.

December 23, 2022

Rep. Chip Roy introduces spending bill amendment to defund Respect for Marriage Act

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy is introducing a proposed amendment to the $1.7 trillion dollar spending bill that would bar the Department of Justice from using its funds to enforce the Respect for Marriage Act.

December 23, 2022

CBP has experienced 575,000 migrant encounters since Oct. 1, agents remain overwhelmed: sources

Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border already exceeded 575,000 as of Dec. 22, for the fiscal year 2023, which began on Oct. 1. CBP agents remain overwhelmed.

December 22, 2022

Arizona border officers find more than 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in train arriving from Mexico

Border officers in Arizona found more than 700,000 fentanyl pills in a train car coming from Mexico, authorities said.

December 22, 2022

Kamala Harris' ongoing illegal immigration 'root causes' search torched as border deteriorates

Texas Republican Congressman Daniel Crenshaw of suburban Houston sounded off on 'The Story' as the Biden administration refuses to secure the southern border.