Article Title: Border Security Top Issue for Voters
Snippet of Article: "...the immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border is the top issue for American voters.
"It is all about the border," she said Tuesday on "Wake Up America." "The border is the number one issue, when I talk to folks, that they care about – why we have an open border crisis that is completely avoidable that is playing out in communities all around the country..."
Article Title: Michigan | Border patrol called after bus was pulled over by deputies in Grand Traverse County
Snippet of Article: "The United States Customs and Border Protection was called after a bus was pulled over...The bus was stopped by deputies around 10:15 a.m. Friday on North Garfield Avenue near the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center. ...When the deputies tried to identify the driver, the documentation provided didn't make sense ..."
Article Title: Eagle-eyed residents reveal sophisticated migrant smuggling operation at northern US border
Snippet of Article: "According to CBP data, the number of migrants illegally entering the US at the northern border last year topped 12,200 — a 240% spike from 2022. ...Of those, some 70% of the illegal crossings took place along the 295-mile Swanton Sector, which includes upstate New York, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Illegal crossings at the US’ southern border dwarf those figures, with 2.4 million migrant encounters recorded there in 2023, capping off the year with a record-setting 276,000 encounters in December.
But experts say migrants who make it to Mexico and have the money for a $350 one-way plane ticket from Mexico City or Cancun to Montreal or Toronto in Canada have caught on to the fact that they’re less likely to be caught along the northern US border. ..."
Article Title: FBI fears Venezuela migrant gangbangers teaming up with MS-13 killers
Snippet of Article: "...MS-13 and newcomer Tren de Aragua could be teaming up, according to federal investigators..."
Article Title: VIDEO | House speaker says Senate border bill 'dead on arrival' if it reaches chamber: 'Even worse than we expected'
Snippet of Article: "..."House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the Senate's border security bill after the text of the agreement was released, saying it is "even worse than we expected."" ...Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024"
Article Title: Texas blocks federal border agents from processing migrants in Eagle Pass public park
Snippet of Article: "...Texas state officials this week abruptly blocked federal U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering and patrolling a public area in the border town of Eagle Pass where they typically first encounter migrants who cross the Rio Grande illegally, two U.S. officials told CBS News on Thursday.
After seizing control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas National Guard units deployed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott have prevented Border Patrol agents from entering the area, the federal officials said. ...Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said the small city, which administers Shelby Park, did not give Texas state officials permission to take over the area."
Article Title: Border and Looming Impeachment of Mayorkas, House GOP Prioritizing Illegal Immigration Crisis in New Year
Snippet of Article: "...GOP lawmakers are aiming to send a clear message at the start of 2024: The southern border is a leading priority for Republicans.
On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee announced it will formally move forward with impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The committee will hold a hearing on the matter Jan. 10. ..."
Article Title: Radical activist leading migrant caravan to US says 15,000 asylum-seekers could reach border
Snippet of Article: "...Villagran was previously arrested in the Mexican state of Chiapas in 1997 on kidnapping and conspiracy charges, allegations he denied. He was convicted by a judge and sentenced to 40 years behind bars, but...Villagran has vocally criticized American immigration policy in the past, calling it “domineering” and driven by a desire to “impose.”
There have been roughly 2 million migrant encounters at the US southern border in the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years."
Article Title: Sen. Graham reveals main snarl to bipartisan deal on border and Ukraine
Snippet of Article: "Republicans have long been critical of the Biden administration’s so-called “parole” policy, which lets migrants enter the US and remain here while their asylum requests play out in court. ...Congress is grappling with a Jan. 19 deadline to pass the first tranche of spending bills or risk a partial government shutdown.
Thus far, no spending bill has cleared..."
Article Title: Latest wave of migrants at US-Mexico border puts Biden under renewed pressure
Snippet of Article: "A new surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border has placed immense pressure on federal resources and tested President Joe Biden’s border policies...crossing into the US in large groups, while also heralding a major move that will make hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans already in the US eligible to work...Republicans continue to hammer the administration over its handling of the border. ...the administration rolled out new and additional avenues for migrants to enter the US legally, like a mobile app ...immigrants will be temporarily allowed to work, fill needed jobs"
Article Title: Biden’s DHS lost track of more than 177,000 border crossers released into the U.S. interior
Snippet of Article: "According to the IG report, from March 2021 through August 2022, Biden’s DHS lost track of more than 177,000 border crossers released into the U.S. interior...U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) cannot always obtain and does not always record migrant addresses, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not always validate migrant addresses prior to migrant release into the United States.>/b> [Emphasis added]..."
Article Title: House Proposal Authorizing Military Action Against Cartels Receives Bipartisan Support
Snippet of Article: "...Florida Rep. Michael Waltz (R), a retired U.S. Army Green Beret, recently endorsed former President Donald Trump’s hawkish plan to combat Mexican drug cartels and has said that he will propose legislation that would authorize direct military action against the cartels.
“He is absolutely right,” said Rep. Waltz about President Trump's anti-Cartel plan, adding, “The cartels are running our border.”
“We need to go on offense against them. ..."
