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opinion
Despite Trafficking Crisis, Biden’s Policies Encourage Minors to Cross Southern Border Alone
Customs and Border Protection encountered 212,672 individuals on the southern border in July, the highest number in 21 years and the second-highest number ever recorded. Of those, 18,962 were unaccompanied minors, which is another record. These increases are striking because this is usually a slow time of year due to the intense summer heat. Yet,… -
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Supreme Court Latest to Strike Down Biden’s Immigration Policies
It was another bad day in court for President Joe Biden. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols implemented by Biden’s predecessor. Since the day he entered office, Biden has stifled immigration enforcement, resulting in historic numbers of aliens entering the country illegally. States, fed up with the fallout from these negligent policies, have sued to reinstate Trump-era… -
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Why Illegal Immigrants Say They’re Crossing Border Now
McALLEN, Texas—Some illegal immigrants interviewed near the southern border say they were motivated to come to the United States by the Biden administration, while others cite death threats from “narcos” and disaster in their home countries. “Suddenly, the situations during the previous years weren’t like this one. This year was much more difficult,” a Honduran… -
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‘Hands Tied’: Federal Judge Upholds Biden’s New Eviction Moratorium
A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration could continue to enforce its new moratorium on evictions, but cast doubt on its legality. D.C. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled Friday that the moratorium, which prohibits landlords from evicting low-income tenants who cannot afford their rent, could be enforced since a Supreme Court majority technically… -
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‘Unsustainable’: Homeland Security Chief Warns System Inadequate in Border Crisis
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that the U.S. immigration system “isn’t built” to handle the border crisis, according to a leaked audio recording of his visit last week with border officials provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation. Border officials are taking care of families and children who arrived unlawfully instead of patrolling in… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Amnesty Groups Supplied These 5 Players on Biden’s Immigration Team
Pro-amnesty nonprofits bankrolled in part by billionaires such as George Soros and Mark Zuckerberg were farm teams for five officials who now run the Biden administration’s immigration policy, The Daily Signal has learned. In some cases, Biden administration officials were senior staff at those nonprofits, in others they did consulting work for groups advocating a… -
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Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Leaves Constitution in Cold
The slogan above The Washington Post’s banner captures the left’s view of the allegedly authoritarian Donald Trump’s presidency: “Democracy dies in darkness.” It’s now time for a new credo, given the recent actions of President Joe Biden and his party: “Democracy dies in broad daylight.” The Democrat Party’s handling of the renters’ eviction moratorium reveals… -
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How Illegal Immigrants Say They Plan to Support Themselves in America
McALLEN, Texas—In interviews last weekend, some illegal immigrants said they plan on working when they settle in the interior of the United States. Others said they want to study here first so they can support their families. A migrant from Honduras told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he worked dishwashing and other restaurant jobs in… -
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DEA Agents Told to Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’
Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have been directed by headquarters to stop using the term “Mexican cartel” when speaking with reporters, according to an email exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation from a government official. A portion of the email sent in mid-July states: “Also, we need to now avoid saying ‘Mexican… -
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How the Left Uses Children as Pawns in Immigration Policy
Now that the Senate has passed a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion “human infrastructure” framework bill, it will now move on to fill in the details of the spending package. The bill would provide green cards—essentially amnesty—to millions of illegal immigrants, in addition to the “free” community college, subsidized child care, housing,… -
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‘Our Hands Are Completely Tied’: See Border Patrol Union Chief’s Take on Border Crisis
SIERRA VISTA, Arizona—The crisis at the border is unlike anything the country has seen before, the head of the Border Patrol’s labor union tells The Daily Signal. “This surge is bigger than we’ve ever seen before,” Brandon Judd, a Border Patrol agent who is president of the National Border Patrol Council, serving in that capacity… -
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‘Not the Answer’: Landlords Slam Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Extension, Ask Federal Court to Intervene
Several major groups representing landlords and property owners criticized President Joe Biden’s decision to extend the pandemic-related eviction moratorium and said all legal options are on the table. The National Association of Realtors, the Georgia Association of Realtors, and the National Apartment Association said the moratorium extension kicks the can down the road, harms landlords… -
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Pelosi Asks Biden to Extend Eviction Moratorium in Violation of Supreme Court Ruling
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leading House Democrats have called on the White House to disregard a Supreme Court ruling and extend the national moratorium on evictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pelosi and the other top House Democratic leaders urged President Joe Biden’s administration to extend the eviction moratorium until Oct. 18, and said… -
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Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Governor’s Order Restricting Transportation of Illegal Immigrants
The Biden administration filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting the transportation of migrants spreading COVID-19 in the state, according to court documents filed Friday. Abbott, a Republican, announced restrictions on the ground transportation of illegal migrants in federal custody who could spread COVID-19 around Texas communities… -
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America Must Address Its Other Epidemic: Fentanyl Overdoses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a record 93,331 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2020. Some 75% of them involved opioids, the latest sobering statistic in the United States’ 2 decades old opioid epidemic. Overuse and misuse of prescription opioids, and later heroin, drove the first two waves of the epidemic…. -
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House Republicans Seek to Finish Wall, Hire More Border Patrol Agents
House Republicans will propose legislation Thursday to finish the border wall and hire more officers in response to President Joe Biden’s “destructive” immigration policies, according to a statement provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation. Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., and other House Republican leadership announced the Border Security for America Act of 2021, which would require the… -
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Texas Governor Enlists National Guard to Catch Illegal Immigrants at Border
The Texas National Guard will be deployed to assist law enforcement officials in arresting illegal migrants on state criminal charges at the southern border, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced. Illegal migrants who are apprehended and found to have committed state offenses such as criminal trespassing, human trafficking, and narcotics smuggling are subject to arrest… -
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Illegal Aliens Convicted of Homicide Return to America
In June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona charged six individuals who had previously been convicted of homicide in the U.S. with illegally reentering the country. This statistic—published in the U.S. attorney’s monthly report on immigration and border crimes—shines a revelatory light on our justice system and our border security. Each of… -
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President Pursues Rapid Deportations for Some Illegal Immigrants
The Biden administration reinstated rapid deportations for migrant families not expelled under the current Trump-era public health order Title 42, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday. Border officials would be able to deport migrant families who illegally enter the U.S. and aren’t expelled under Title 42 under the “expedited removal” proceedings without court hearings, according to the Department… -
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Can the Left Get Anything Right? From Immigration to Energy, Answer Is ‘No’
From immigration to crime, energy, and beyond, Democrats have the Midas touch in reverse: Everything they handle turns to manure. Can the left get anything right? Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly has claimed that “the border is closed.” Regarding the illegal alien surge through Mexico, “we have seen extreme progress over these last few…