The Biden administration is looking to close a loophole in immigration proceedings that helped allow a man on the terrorist watchlist to roam free in the U.S. for over a year. A memo penned by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas earlier this month overrides a 2004 directive that made it more difficult for officials prosecuting immigration cases to …
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CBP nabs more Chinese illegal immigrants at California border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Saturday nabbed 118 Chinese nationals after they illegally crossed into the San Diego sector Saturday. CBP sources tell Fox News that the San Diego sector in Southern California has encountered more than 30,000 Chinese illegal immigrants at the border since October 1. Migrants in line in Jacumba, California. Border authorities are contending with …
Read More »lllegal immigrants tired of waiting for Border Patrol agents get away using ride-hailing app
Illegal immigrants crossing into the United States at the southern border were spotted calling for rides from Lyft as they grew tired of waiting for Border Patrol agents to come pick them up. Fox News was on the ground in Jacumba, California, observing migrants who had come in across the southern border, and were waiting for several hours to be …
Read More »Taxpayers still on hook for COVID-shuttered ICE facility amid objections by blue state lawmaker
Federal officials are again extending an evaluation of a mostly shuttered California detention center that can house thousands of illegal immigrants, with one lawmaker demanding the facility re-open amid continued costs. “Although the Administration ended the COVID-19 national emergency over a year ago, the Adelanto ICE Facility continues to be prohibited from processing new detainees, Rep Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., told …
Read More »Top House Republican launches probe into failed breach of military base by illegal immigrants
FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is investigating the circumstances surrounding two Jordanian nationals who breached a military base in Virginia after they were both revealed to be illegal immigrants. Jordan has written to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the May 3 incident when, officials say, the two nationals in a box truck were stopped at a …
Read More »El Salvadoran sex offender living illegally in US arrested in Virginia
An El Salvadoran man living in the United States illegally and subsequently convicted of sexual battery against a Virginia woman was arrested last week, authorities said. Deportation officers took Joe Alfredo Maldonado into custody on May 14 in Manassas, Virginia, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. “Joe Alfredo Maldonado’s brutal actions have proven him to be a significant threat …
Read More »Laughlin Air Force Base breached by Mexican national who ran from Border Patrol agents: CBP
A Mexican national jumped a fence, breaching Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday, officials confirmed. Del Rio Border Patrol agents attempted to conduct a traffic stop early Thursday morning on Highway 90 East, when a 17-year-old male ran from the vehicle and breached the base, a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital. …
Read More »Jordanian who tried to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico was in US illegally, sources say
One of the two Jordanian nationals who tried to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia earlier this month crossed into the U.S. illegally in April before he was released from custody, multiple Department of Homeland Security sources have revealed to Fox News. The individual, who along with his colleague is now in ICE custody awaiting removal proceedings, crossed the …
Read More »Schumer-backed border bill fails a second time with even less Dem support
The Senate failed to advance a border bill backed by some Democrats and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday, seeing the measure garner less support than it did in February when it was first considered. By a vote of 43-50, senators chose not to advance the bill, which was negotiated in a bipartisan nature by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., …
Read More »Biden border chief must answer after Jordanian nationals nearly breach Quantico: senators
Exclusive: A group of Republican senators signed onto a letter to Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas demanding more details on the two Jordanian nationals who were arrested after attempting to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. “This incident and a number of similar incidents in recent months are in stark contrast with your statements to Congress that the border is …
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