A video released by Border Patrol on Wednesday shows smugglers dropping two children several feet over the border wall before turning around and abandoning them. The two girls, ages 3 and 5, were abandoned by smugglers in the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night. The two Ecuadorian sisters, ages 3 and 5, were taken […] More
President Donald Trump extended his national border emergency until February of 2022, providing a last-minute impetus for the federal government to continue his administration’s hardline stance on immigration just days before Democrat Joe Biden is set to assume the presidency. “The ongoing border security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border of the United States […] More
Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer’s state-owned residence is getting $1.1 million in security upgrades, including an eight-foot-tall perimeter fence. Whitmer has long questioned the effectiveness of physical barriers, but is asking Michigan taxpayers to foot the bill for a seven-figure project to keep out uninvited guests. The governor’s office confirmed the renovation on Friday, telling […] More
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if he is elected in November, all construction of the wall on the U.S. border with Mexico will cease. “There will not be another foot of wall constructed in my administration,” Biden told reporters, according to The Dallas Morning News. The former vice president said that instead of […] More
In January of 2019, after President Donald Trump suggested a border wall was critical for stopping terror threats, The New York Times posted its predictable rejoinder, “A Border Wall to Stop Terrorists? Experts Say That Makes Little Sense.” “Many Latin American countries have border law enforcement gaps — limited law enforcement capabilities and established smuggling […] More
One of President Donald Trump’s basic promises was building a border wall. It’s been going up and now some of the results are in, and the new chief of the border patrol is saying the new wall system “changes everything.” Chief Rodney Scott said that there has been a big change where the 135-136 miles […] More
American authorities identified and apprehended three Syrian nationals accused of belonging to al-Qaeda in Dallas, Texas, from Colombia, the Colombian news agency RCN reported on Thursday, publishing images of the three individuals’ fake passports. According to RCN, American law enforcement identified the three individuals as Al Raefee, Tuameh Tuameh, and Al Harari Al Harari. The three are believed to […] More
U.S. border agents are accompanying 3500 Central-American migrants as they make their way from Guatemala to the United States through Mexico. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is saying that the migrants are welcome in his country. Reuters: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said his government was monitoring the situation as the migrants approached, […] More
Donald Trump’s policies to deal with the crisis on our southern border are working as intended. Mark Morgan, acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, says that daily apprehensions of illegal aliens have fallen from about 4,000 at the height of the crisis to around 1,300 now. What’s more, the 21-day average is less than […] More
WASHINGTON – Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said on Friday that border security agents and experts are asking for the completion of a border wall system and President Donald Trump is following through on their requests. “This president asked the experts what they needed and he’s delivering on what they […] More
Despite having a porous and frequently breached border with Mexico, American lawmakers are devoting funds to border security for the nation of Jordan, nearly 6,000 miles away. Omnibus. Pg 133. Someone wants a secure border!! Never mind….https://t.co/AMCYopsnTA pic.twitter.com/g1M2IClPQh — CauseEffect (@TheSignofthe4) December 17, 2019 According to the bill, $7.8 billion will be provided for “Operation and […] More
Construction of a private section of border wall in Mission, Texas, is continuing despite a district judge’s Tuesday decision to temporarily block the work, The Guardian reported Saturday. The expected 3.5-mile-long private section of border wall is being funded by We Build the Wall, a nonprofit organization founded by U.S. Air Force Veteran and Purple […] More
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