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Migrant smuggling operation at northern border spikes, locals have Border Patrol on speed dial

Locals with Border Patrol “on speed dial” detailed an increased presence of smuggling operations at the U.S.-Canada border with accounts of “getaway vehicles” and intel-sharing.

From New Hampshire, through Vermont and to the eastern portion of New York, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Swanton Sector covers a 295-mile span of the more than 5,500-mile buffer between neighboring Canada. At roughly triple the length of the U.S.-Mexico border, but with only a fraction of the resources, law enforcement officials have come to rely on locals to aid with apprehensions of illegal aliens.Speaking with the New York Post, Swanton, Vermont resident Chris Feeley detailedhow he used to never see people when he was in his tree stand hunting until . . . Read more about Migrant smuggling operation at northern border spikes, locals have Border Patrol on speed dial

Texas plans to build a military base near Eagle Pass in response to ‘Biden’s border crisis’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans Friday to build a Texas National Guard base near the southern border.

It’ll be a Forward Operating Base explicitly designed for Texas National Guard troops to quickly respond “to President Joe Biden’s border crisis,” according to a press release from Abbott’s office.

“Texas is expanding our border security capabilities by building a new Texas Military Department base camp to increase and improve border security operations in this area,” the governor said in a statement. “This will increase the ability for a larger number of Texas Military Department soldiers in Eagle Pass to operate more effectively and efficiently.”

“Before now, the Texas National Guard had been scattered . . . Read more about Texas plans to build a military base near Eagle Pass in response to ‘Biden’s border crisis’

Mayorkas Refusing to Disclose Full Accounting of Every Illegal Alien Freed into U.S. Under Biden

Facing impeachment, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is refusing to hand over to Congress a full accounting of every illegal alien that has been released into the United States since President Joe Biden took office in late January 2021.

Last month, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) sent a letter to Mayorkas asking for a “numerical breakdown of all illegal alien releases at . . . Read more about Mayorkas Refusing to Disclose Full Accounting of Every Illegal Alien Freed into U.S. Under Biden

Mayorkas Refusing to Disclose Full Accounting of Every Illegal Alien Freed into U.S. Under Biden

Facing impeachment, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is refusing to hand over to Congress a full accounting of every illegal alien that has been released into the United States since President Joe Biden took office in late January 2021.

Last month, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) sent a letter to Mayorkas asking for a “numerical breakdown of all illegal alien releases at . . . Read more about Mayorkas Refusing to Disclose Full Accounting of Every Illegal Alien Freed into U.S. Under Biden

By the Numbers: Biden Administration’s Border Crisis Spreading in the Interior

As the record-setting deluge of illegal aliens continues to swamp our borders, enforcement of U.S. immigration laws has all but collapsed under the Biden administration.

According to a new congressional report, at least 3.3 million migrants have been released into the country since Joe Biden took office. Of the nearly 6 million illegal alien encounters at the southern border from Jan. 20, 2021, to Sept. 30, 2023, at least 3,095,577 illegal aliens had no confirmed departure 

 from the United States. The “at least” qualifiers are important as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials admit that recent release rates are even higher, averaging 5,000 per day. Additionally, the report’s 3.3 million figure does not include the more than 1.7 million known “gotaways” who have eluded Border Patrol under the Biden administration.

Breaking down the dismal data:

  • Of 5.6 million encounters from Jan. 20, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2023, only 6.8 percent of migrants (379,951) were even screened for asylum eligibility, such as credible fear.
  • As of Aug. 31, 2023, DHS removed just 2 percent of illegal aliens who did not show up to their immigration court hearings after establishing credible fear of persecution at the border.
  • As of Dec. 10, 2023, 1,323,264 illegal aliens with final orders of removal still remained in the U.S.

According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 report, a mere 2,540 of the 72,678 non-criminals removed in FY23 were from the interior of the country. To be fair, this isn’t entirely due to lax efforts by ICE; hundreds of uncooperative sanctuary jurisdictions thwart ICE operations every day. These lawless sanctuaries are, of course, emboldened by the administration’s own inaction under DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

While arrests increased from 2022 to 2023, the number of criminal aliens arrested by ICE is still far below what it was in 2018. In FY2018, more than 138,000 aliens with pending charges or convictions were arrested by ICE. In FY2023, fewer than 74,000 aliens with pending charges or convictions were arrested.

Last week, 14 House Democrats signed onto a Republican resolution formally rebuking Biden’s border and immigration policies. The resolution is largely symbolic, but reflects softening support for the administration’s open-borders agenda.

In California, a Democratic bastion, registered voters now tell pollsters that U.S. borders are not secure by a margin of 62 percent to 30 percent. That sentiment is even stronger among likely voters.

The House committee report concluded, “With such a large and seemingly unending influx of illegal aliens into the United States, Americans would be right to conclude that the border crisis is not a side effect, but instead a goal of the Biden administration’s radical open-borders immigration policies.”

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Poll: Biden’s Migration Is Number One Issue in U.S. Politics

President Joe Biden’s easy migration policies are the top issue in U.S. politics, according to a January 17-18 poll for Harvard University. 

The poll also reported that 57 percent of the voters said,”I miss Donald Trump’s policies on the economy, immigration, and crime.”

The news comes as Biden and Democrats pressure Republican Senators to endorse a plan that would help Biden and his media allies to declare the immigration issue as fixed.

“Next week, we’re gonna be able to work out something, at least in the Senate, and I’m hopeful it is going to be the bipartisan package the Senate is going to pass,” he told Democrats at a January 19 meeting in the White House, adding that Republicans “have to choose whether they want . . . Read more about Poll: Biden’s Migration Is Number One Issue in U.S. Politics

“This Fight is Not Over” – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Vows to Defy Supreme Court Ruling on Razor Wire at Southern Border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday evening vowed to defy the Supreme Court’s ruling on razor wire at the southern border. 

The US Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Biden Regimeand allowed Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed on the Texas-Mexico border. . . . Read more about “This Fight is Not Over” – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Vows to Defy Supreme Court Ruling on Razor Wire at Southern Border

BREAKING: Supreme Court Sides with Biden Regime, Allows Border Patrol Agents to Remove Razor Wire at Border – Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett Vote with Liberal Justices

The US Supreme Court on Monday sided with the Biden Regime and allowed Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed on the Texas-Mexico border. In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court granted Biden’s emergency request.

This is the 9th time that the Supreme Court has sided with the Biden Regime out of 14 emergency applicationsRecall that Biden’s border patrol agents are cutting a razor wire fence on private property on the southern border to allow illegal aliens to enter the U.S., putting Americans at risk. . . . Read more about BREAKING: Supreme Court Sides with Biden Regime, Allows Border Patrol Agents to Remove Razor Wire at Border – Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett Vote with Liberal Justices

12K Migrants Apprehended in Arizona Border Sector in 7 Days

During the first three reporting periods in January, Tucson Sector agents apprehended nearly 35,000 migrants (approximately 1,662 migrants per day). This compares to 10,200 migrants (486 migrants per day) during the same period last year. This represents an increase of more than 240 percent over last January.

Unofficial reports for December apprehension reviewed by Breitbart Texas revealed . . .

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BORDER SHOWDOWN: Texas to Defy Biden Admin’s Order to Give Feds Access to Park Along Rio Grande

EAGLE PASS, Texas — As of Wednesday afternoon, Army National Guard soldiers remain posted at temporary gates erected at the entrance to a city-owned park along the Rio Grande. The park was seized by order of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and closed off to Border Patrol agents unless their entrance into the area is first coordinated with state law enforcement and the Texas Military Department.

The state appears to be standing firm as a Biden administration deadline of “the end of the day” for the state to remove the gates and allow unimpeded access to the Border Patrol approaches. General Counsel Jonathan Meyer, on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, communicated it to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a letter on January 10. . . . Read more about BORDER SHOWDOWN: Texas to Defy Biden Admin’s Order to Give Feds Access to Park Along Rio Grande

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