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Tyler County is Texas’ 10th to declare an invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – Tyler County in deep East Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border, becoming the 10th county to do so. The county did so after… Read More
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Lawmakers raise alarm about taxpayer-funded Amtrak potentially being used for illegal immigrants to cross border(The Center Square) – Lawmakers sent a letter to Amtrak Wednesday requesting a briefing as well as all documents related to how taxpayer subsidized Amtrak may be used to transfer… Read More
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Nearly 5 million foreign nationals have entered the U.S. illegally since Biden took officeThey total more than the individual populations of 25 states and more than 100 countries and territories (The Center Square) – Since President Joe Biden took office and Department of… Read More
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DC mayor again asks for help with illegal immigrants after Pentagon declines first request(The Center Square) – Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her request for help from the U.S. military to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants being bused to the… Read More
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Texas GOP declares invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – The Republican Party of Texas has declared an invasion at the southern border. Its chair, Matt Rinaldi, is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, and… Read More
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Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at U.S. southern border total 232,809 for July(The Center Square) – Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 232,809 in July. This… Read More
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Budd proposes amendment to hire more Border Patrol, ICE agents instead of IRS agents(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has proposed an amendment to the Democrats' $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act to redirect funding currently allocated to hire 87,000 new… Read More
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Texas Gov. Abbott buses illegal immigrants to NYC after city’s mayor doesn’t take up invitation to visit southern border(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last week invited New York City Mayor Eric Adams to visit the southern border and see first-hand the costs Texans are… Read More
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Gov. Abbott invites Democratic mayors of NYC, WDC to Texas’ southern border(The Center Square ) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday sent a letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, inviting them to… Read More
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Biden administration begins closing Arizona border wall gaps after pledging to not build ‘another foot’(The Center Square) – The Department of Homeland Security has begun to close gaps in a border wall in Arizona after President Joe Biden pledged in January 2021 to not build… Read More
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Two more Texas counties declare invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – Two more Texas counties have declared an invasion at the southern border. Parker County and Atascosa County became the seventh and eighth Texas counties on Monday… Read More
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Abbott pushes back against New York, Washington D.C. mayors over busing scheme(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against complaints made by Democratic mayors who are complaining about Texas busing illegal immigrants to the so-called sanctuary cities… Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court hands Texas another legal victory on Biden’s immigration policies(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas another legal win in an ongoing lawsuit over the Department of Homeland Security’s deportation policy.Associate Justice Samuel Alito,… Read More
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Abbott, Texans push back against Washington, D.C. mayor’s claims over illegal immigration(The Center Square) – Texas leaders are pushing back against claims made by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser after she blamed Texas for her city’s struggles to deal with illegal… Read More
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Fiscal year through June: More than 2 million encounters at southern border(The Center Square) – More than 2 million people have been encountered/apprehended at the U.S. southern border in fiscal 2022 through June, according to official data released by U.S. Read More
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ICE removing noncitizens with terrorist ties after lengthy court proceedings(The Center Square) – Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials continue to remove non-citizens from the U.S. with known terrorist ties after lengthy court proceedings. ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)… Read More
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Senate committee looks to curb illegal immigrants’ impact on Missouri’s economyJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With rising concerns about how employing illegal immigrants under the table impacts Missouri’s economy, an interim Senate committee is examining how to curb the effects. The… Read More
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CBP seizes more than 1,000 lbs of meth in New Mexico(The Center Square) – Federal agents along the U.S. border with Mexico recently seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine, officials said Thursday. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents… Read More
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Preliminary CBP data of apprehensions, gotaways at U.S. southern border total 247,330 for June(The Center Square) – Preliminary data obtained by The Center Square from a U.S. Border Patrol agent show apprehensions and gotaways at the southern border total 247,330 in June.This includes… Read More
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Texas counties to declare invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – Judges from multiple Texas counties have announced they’re issuing declarations of an invasion beginning Tuesday in response to unprecedented challenges they’re experiencing as a result of… Read More