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Senate Republicans’ Bill Would Make It Felony Murder to Distribute Deadly Fentanyl
Sen. Marco Rubio and 13 other GOP senators are proposing legislation that would make dealing fentanyl linked to a death a felony punishable by life in prison or a death sentence upon conviction. “Fentanyl is killing Americans at a record high,” Rubio, R-Fla., said in a prepared statement. “This deadly drug is widespread throughout…Virginia Allen -
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Border Patrol Increasingly Encounters People on Terror Watchlist, Data Shows
U.S. Border Patrol has seen a massive spike in southern border encounters with people on the U.S. terror watchlist between ports of entry, according to Customs and Border Protection statistics. CBP personnel came across individuals on the watchlist 78 times in those areas between October and August, the data reveals. There have been more than 2…Trevor Schakohl -
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As Martha’s Vineyard Panics Over 50 Migrants, Texas Border Town Sees Hundreds in Just 2 Hours
As Massachusetts scrambled to move 50 migrants off Martha’s Vineyard Thursday morning, more than 500 migrants crossed illegally into Eagle Pass, Texas, over a two-hour period, according to Fox News. Drone images showed three groups of migrants illegally crossing the border in Eagle Pass in the early morning, and this area has seen more than…Laurel Duggan -
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Vice President Harris Says Border Is ‘Secure.’ Now Migrants Are Showing Up at Her House.
The border crisis isn’t just going north, it’s showing up at the vice’s president’s doorstep. On Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris insisted that the southern border was “secure” in an interview on “Meet the Press.” “The border is secure, but we also have a broken immigration system, in particular, over the last four years before…Jarrett Stepman -
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DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency Over Illegal Migrants Bused From Texas, Arizona
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday in response to the efforts of Texas and Arizona to bus illegal migrants to the nation’s capital. The declaration allows more funding to go to supporting the illegal migrants and to give the city more power to provide resources to address the growing issue, Bowser,…Jennie Taer -
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‘Allows Our Borders to Remain Open’: Biden Administration Makes It Easier for Illegal Migrants on Welfare to Stay
The Department of Homeland Security will make it easier for certain illegal migrants benefiting from certain welfare programs to stay in the country beginning Dec. 23. The “Public Charge” rule, which applies to noncitizens “likely at any time to become a public charge,” will no longer consider certain nutrition, health, and housing benefits for inadmissibility, according to…Jennie Taer -
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Biden’s Policies Fueling Illegal Immigration Crisis, Border Patrol Chief Says in Deposition
The border surge of the past 18 months is a crisis of the Biden administration’s own making. That’s the conclusion to be drawn from a video of a July 28 deposition by Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz. The video, which was part of discovery in a lawsuit by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, was obtained…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘Deadly’: Rep. Chip Roy Issues Warning on Fentanyl Crisis
A Texas congressman is sounding the alarm over how fatal even the smallest amount of fentanyl can be as the lethal drug continues to pour into the United States. “People don’t understand how deadly fentanyl is. A sugar packet, a Sweet’N Low packet of fentanyl could kill, in its pure form, all of the people…Samantha Aschieris -
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‘If We Can Do It, They Can Too,’ Border Mayor Says of DC, NYC Absorbing Illegal Aliens
A border mayor has a message for the mayors of Washington, D.C., and New York City as busloads of illegal immigrants continue to arrive in those cities from Texas and Arizona. “My message is there’s a lot of encouragement, and we did it when we had several thousand at [Anzalduas Park] and during the height of…Samantha Aschieris -
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How America’s Unsecured Border Contributes to Fentanyl Crisis, Deaths
Drug overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 45. A total of 91,799 deaths from drug overdoses occurred in 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Opioid drugs, such as fentanyl, were involved in 68,630, or 75%, of these overdose deaths. “It’s undisputed that the leading cause of deaths…Virginia Allen -
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The Hypocrisy of ‘Sanctuary City’ Mayors
Monday morning saw another busload of illegal border crossers arrive at New York City’s Port Authority terminal. The city’s commissioner of immigrant affairs, Manuel Castro, was there to personally welcome 52 people off the bus, of whom 80% were single men, witnesses said. “Many other people who are here have told us that the families…Simon Hankinson -
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Big City Mayors Welcome Illegal Immigrants, Except When They Don’t
This morning, I watched on the news as a busload of mostly young, single men arrived at New York’s Port Authority bus terminal. In the bizarro-world of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 policies, the staff from the nongovernmental organizations that greeted them all wore masks, yet not one of the arrivals did. Maybe, like President Joe…Simon Hankinson -
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Excusing Illegal Immigration Comes Back to Bite Mayors of DC, NYC
As busloads of illegal immigrants sent by border states Texas and Arizona make their way to the nation’s capital, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is feeling overrun. Bowser on July 28 formally requested deployment of the National Guard to deal with the influx of illegal migrants as she claimed her city, the nation’s capital, was at a…Douglas Blair -
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DC Mayor Demands More Help From Biden to Process Illegal Immigrants
Democrat politicians in the District of Columbia are calling for the Biden administration’s help in responding to an increase in illegal immigrants caused by the busing of thousands of migrants to the nation’s capital since April by the Republican governors of Arizona and Texas. Mayor Muriel Bowser requested mobilization of the D.C. National Guard to…Roman Jankowski -
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Amid Record Illegal Immigration, Mayorkas Insists Border Is ‘Secure.’ What Would Unsecured Look Like?
Millions of people have illegally crossed the southern border into the United States in the past few years, but the Biden administration says everything is fine, with “nothing to see here.” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas even said last week that the southern border is “secure.” With scant evidence or justification, he’s been repeating that…Jarrett Stepman -
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Immigration Amendment Doesn’t Belong in National Defense Authorization Act
It’s National Defense Authorization Act time again, and as usual, Congress is trying to pack the must-pass bill chock-full of provisions and 1,230 amendments, most of which have no place in the bill and, worse, nothing to do with national defense. This year, special interests are attempting to include dangerous and pricey provisions that would…Erin Dwinell -
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Biden and the Left Exploit Child’s Tragedy, Ignore Illegal Alien Who Raped Her
While the story of the 10-year-old Ohio girl who made national headlines for traveling to Indiana for an abortion after being raped remains in the headlines, the media would rather largely ignore the rest of the story—that the illegal alien suspect in her rape, Gerson Fuentes, has been arrested and charged. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…Erin Dwinell -
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DC’s Solution to Illegal Immigrants Bused From Texas: ‘Put Them on Train to Miami’
Editor’s note July 25: In emails Monday, a D.C. Department of Health spokesperson and FEMA’s press secretary responded to The Daily Signal’s original report published July 22. This developing story has been updated to reflect their comments. After expressing alarm in April about the arrival in the nation’s capital of a bus carrying illegal immigrants…Roman Jankowski -
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GOP Report Faults Biden’s Policies for Illegal Immigration Surge, Spike in Crime
Eight Republican members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have released a report casting a harsh spotlight on Biden administration policies that they say encourage illegal immigration. The report, “Biden’s Border Crisis: Examining Policies that Encourage Illegal Migration,” concludes that “the illegal migration crisis at the U.S. southern border has worsened under President [Joe] Biden and is the…Evalyn Homoelle -
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Biden Owes Border Patrol Agents Apology Over Phony Migrant Whipping Charges
Only in America, it seems, can Border Patrol agents be cleared of breaking any laws, but still be punished, while those entering the country illegally mostly escape punishment. President Joe Biden, then-press secretary Jen Psaki, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas all rushed to judgment when they saw a video of Border Patrol agents in…Cal Thomas