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U.S. border agent encounters with illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border soared in January when compared to the same month in 2021, newly released data show. . . . Read more about Illegal Immigrant Encounters at US-Mexico Border in January Much Higher Than Previous Year

On Tuesday, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) introduced a FAIR-opposed bill alongside six Republican colleagues that provides amnesty for millions of illegal aliens in exchange for a few border security and immigration enforcement reforms. . . . Read more about Handful of House Republicans Unveil a New Amnesty Bill

Freshman Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, representing Florida's 27th Congressional District (entirely within Miami-Dade County), has introduced another disastrous amnesty bill during the worst illegal immigration surge in the nation's history - all while the Federal Admin. continues to willfully ignore its enforcement obligations at the border and throughout the country's interior. . . . Read more about Freshman Rep. Salazar (R-Fla. 27th) Introduces Yet Another Amnesty Bill in House

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), holding a roundtable discussion Monday in Miami on President Biden’s border crisis, said Biden’s border policies are creating serious issues, but the Trump administration’s policies had made America in a better place. . . . Read more about Ron DeSantis: Biden’s Border Crisis Means ‘More Human Trafficking, More Sex Trafficking, More Drug Trafficking’

CBP reports there were a total of 178,840 illegal immigrants apprehended at our southern border in December; that’s more than the combined total apprehensions in December 2018, 2019, and 2020. . . . Read more about Radio broadcast: CBP reports there were a total of 178,840 illegal immigrants apprehended at our southern border in December.

A series of leaked audio and video conversations between rank-and-file Border Patrol agents and Department of Homeland Security leadership reveal that agents have grown tired of the Biden administration’s border policies. . . . Read more about WATCH: Agents Confront Border Patrol Chief, DHS Secretary over Biden’s Border Policies

NORMANDY, Texas — In one large group, more than 170 migrants crossed the Rio Grande near the small West Texas community of Normandy. The group crossed the river early Monday morning and quickly surrendered to the Border Patrol after walking through a Pecan orchard. . . . Read more about Exclusive: Group of 170 Mostly Nicaraguan Migrants Cross Border into Texas

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents arrested two significant interest aliens at one of the busiest migrant crossing points on the southwest border Wednesday, along with hundreds of mostly Central and South American family units.

According to a source within Customs and Border Protection, the Syrian and Russian migrants are single adult males and their purpose for entering is still under investigation. The source says the Syrian adds to the nearly 50 special interest aliens apprehended in the area since October 2021. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: Syrian, Russian Migrants Apprehended at West Texas Border

State Rep. Bruce Griffey of the Tennessee General Assembly filed a new bill Wednesday that brings a spotlight to immigration issues.

The bill that Griffey filed, HB1994, proposes that illegal immigrants in the U.S should be relocated to the home states of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, WZTV-TV in Nashville reported. . . . Read more about GOP Lawmaker Takes Cue from DeSantis, Brings the Immigration Crisis to Doorstep of Top Dems

While illegal immigration has quickly become one of the most debated political issues of our time, it can be easy to lose sight of the real human element of the border crisis.

There are the ranchers and other residents of border communities whose property and lives are at risk with the influx of illegal migrants who flood across the border in crippling numbers, herded by dangerous, criminal cartels that exploit desperate Central Americans for monetary gain. . . . Read more about DHS Sec's Meeting with Border Patrol Agents Blows Up in His Face When Agent Turns His Back: Report