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Trump to Impose 25 Percent Tariff on Mexican Products on ‘Day One’ If Border Crisis Persists
The former president has also made a plethora of other “day one” promises to end the Biden-Harris administration’s open-border policies.
Report: The State Department’s Role in Immigration
While the Department of Homeland Security is often the focus regarding border security, experts explain the State Department also plays a major role.
Trump Announces New Compensation Fund for Victims of Illegal Alien Violence
Violent foreign nationals continue to cross into the United States illegally and have ravaged the state of Texas.
Texas Lawmakers Co-sponsor the FARM Act
The federal act would fill in the gap while a longer-term measure works its way through Congress.
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Rep. Arrington Leads Call for Biden-Harris Admin to Approve LNG Export Permits
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington and his fellow co-chairs of the House Energy Export Caucus led a bipartisan group of over 50 members of Congress in a letter demanding the Biden-Harris administration authorize liquified natural gas export permits after a federal judge...
Federal Court Rules Texas Can Keep Border Buoy Barriers in Rio Grande
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Texas’ buoy barriers in the Rio Grande can remain in place. Specifically, Wednesday’s ruling nullified an injunction that ordered the state to remove the buoy barriers from the river. The barricades repel illegal...
ICE Arrests Peruvian Fugitive Convicted in Argentina, Entered via Texas
An unnamed fugitive from Peru is currently in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after entering the country illegally through Eagle Pass and being released into the country. The Peruvian national was apprehended several times in the past. U.S....
Sen. Cruz Introduces TRACE Act to Safeguard Schools from Foreign Adversaries
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz introduced the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education, or TRACE Act, to enhance transparency for parents involving the influence of foreign funding in schools. The measure awaits further action by the Senate Committee on...
Biden-Harris Admin Celebrates ‘Rebuilding’ the US Refugee Admissions Program
As the border crisis wages on, the Biden-Harris administration has trumpeted the admittance of the most refugees into the U.S. in three decades. The federal fiscal year will end on September 30, and so far in FY 2024, 68,291 refugees were resettled into the U.S. Last...
Sen. Cruz Warns of Terrorist-Linked Gazans Crossing US-Canada Border
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas joined Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and other colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, urging him to heighten precautions along the U.S.-Canada border. Senators wrote to Secretary...
Rep. Nehls Sends Third Letter to DHS About Venezuelan Criminals Coming to US
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls has sent a third letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas regarding violent criminals being released from prisons, embedding themselves into migrant caravans, and coming into the United States. According to a...
Federal District Judge in Texas Blocks ATF’s Forced Reset Triggers Ban
A federal district judge in Fort Worth has blocked President Joe Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives prohibition on forced reset triggers. Judge Reed O'Connor of the federal District Court in Northern Texas ruled Tuesday that the ATF...
El Paso Border Patrol Expands Operations Targeting Transnational Criminal Organizations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced new efforts to its ongoing enforcement operations against transnational criminal organizations. According to Troy A. Miller, CBP senior official performing the duties of the commissioner, Operation Plaza Spike in the El...