Border, Texas
Group files brief defending Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty(The Center Square) – The Texas Public Policy Foundation filed an amicus brief in support of Texas’ right to defend its sovereignty on behalf of 22 Republican members of Congress… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas DPS marks over 900 smuggled children rescued from southern border(The Center Square) – Through Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have rescued more than 900 children being smuggled into and through Texas… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Arrests of noncitizens with criminal convictions at border at record highs(The Center Square) – If the current trajectory continues, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations agents are on track this fiscal year to arrest the greatest number… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Gov. Abbott: Texas has the sovereign authority to defend its borders(The Center Square) – Texas has a right to defend its own border, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday in response to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding the state… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Sanctuary cities have regrets as flood of illegal migrants continues(The Center Square) – Leaders of major metros around the U.S. have pushed for more progressive immigration policies in recent years by declaring themselves safe havens for illegal immigrants. Now,… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Operation Lone Star catches notorious ‘joker’ smuggler(The Center Square) – Law enforcement officers working through Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, are continuing to pursue and apprehend human smugglers – including a notorious coyote called… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Four more Texas counties declare invasion at southern border(The Center Square) – The judges and commissioners of four more Texas counties have declared an invasion at the southern border: Frio, Karnes, La Salle and Medina. The judges of… Read More
Illegal Immigration
New national coalition of sheriffs forms to address border crisis(The Center Square) – Following through on a pledge he made during his first border security summit in Arizona and ahead of his next border trip to Texas… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Chicago residents speak out against amount of resources going to migrants(The Center Square) – The Chicago City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson heard Wednesday from Chicago residents upset about the influx of migrants in their communities and the resources that… Read More
Border
Illegal border crossers so far this year outnumber the population of 8 states(The Center Square) – At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according to… Read More
Biden administration
Homeland Security releases misleading border statistics, expert says(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., led a hearing Wednesday blasting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the border crisis. Green’s round… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Democratic, Independent senators: Biden ‘shortchanged border communities’ in favor of New York(The Center Square) – United States Senators from states that border Mexico have issued a statement criticizing President Joe Biden’s administration this week for its handling of immigration and the… Read More
Border
New floating border barrier to be deployed in Rio Grande River(The Center Square) – After signing six border bills into law on Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new tactic Operation Lone Star officers were deploying… Read More
Border
Florida AG: Law enforcement says White House is waving white flag at border(The Center Square) – At a border security summit in Arizona on Wednesday led by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody expressed frustration for those in law… Read More
Illegal Immigration
DeSantis to aid Arizona sheriffs in border battle(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a border security roundtable in Cochise County, Arizona, on Wednesday with sheriffs from multiple states on combating crime at the southern… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Illegal border crossings in first 4 months of year greater than populations of 6 states(The Center Square) – The number of people illegally entering the U.S. solely through the southern border in the first four months of this year is greater than the population… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Florida deploying troops, resources to help secure Texas-Mexico border(The Center Square) – In response to a Tuesday SOS from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to fellow governors seeking help at the southern border, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
24 Republican governors, including Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, commit to help Texas defend its border(The Center Square) – Twenty-four Republican governors have responded to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for help to secure its border with Mexico. “The federal government’s response handling the… Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Former CBP chief: What’s happening at border isn’t about immigration, it’s about national security(The Center Square) – The former COO and acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says what’s happening at the U.S. border with Mexico is a national security concern. Read More
Biden administration, Illegal Immigration
Echoing Nixon, Americans ‘deserve to know if the president is a crook,’ Hawley says, while warning of Biden border disaster’s impactAmericans need to know whether President Biden “is a crook,” while they brace for a deepening “disaster” at the border that will affect every community in the country,… Read More