FIRST ON FOX: Emails between D.C. Public Schools officials are offering a glimpse into the strain placed on schools in Washington, D.C., as the sanctuary city struggles to handle an influx of migrants into the nation’s capital. The emails, obtained by Parents Defending Education via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and shared with Fox News Digital, show a …
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‘Too little, too late’: Why Biden’s border plan doesn’t impress critics
President Biden is expected to announce executive actions related to the ongoing crisis at the southern border by Tuesday as the issue threatens to become a major issue in the 2024 presidential race, with Republicans saying it is “too little, too late.” Biden administration and border officials confirmed to Fox News that executive actions are expected to be announced by …
Read More »Texas GOP leaders react to new chair, sweeping policy proposals for Lone Star State
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is days away from publishing their official policy platform proposing sweeping reforms within the state, after a weekend of deliberation and a new state chairman election. Fox News Digital spoke with several prominent Republicans across the state to get their thoughts on the new platform and new chairman. Abraham George, a former GOP chair …
Read More »'No background check': Reports say smugglers use social media to lure Turkish migrants to easy entry into US
Turkish migrants are entering the U.S. through the southern border at record numbers, with smugglers turning to social media to boast how easy it is to enter the country through California, according to reports. Data on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website shows that in 2021, the number of Turkish migrant encounters along the southern border was just over …
Read More »Biden admin quietly dismisses over 350K asylum applications from immigrants since 2022: TRAC
As the White House finalizes plans for a U.S.-Mexico clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once a threshold is met, the Biden administration has continued to allow hundreds of thousands of migrants to remain in the U.S. with what amounts to amnesty, according to a report. A report released last month by Syracuse …
Read More »Chinese, Jordanian, Turkish illegal immigrants caught in large numbers at southern border
Over 3,500 Chinese nationals were encountered crossing the southern border illegally in May, along with hundreds of Jordanian, Turkish and Mauritanian nationals, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources who spoke to Fox News. The vast majority (98%) were encountered in the San Diego Sector, which has emerged as a top border-crossing point, even as numbers across the border …
Read More »Laken Riley murder suspect Jose Ibarra pleads not guilty, mother sobs in court
The illegal immigrant accused of killing Augusta University student Laken Riley entered a not guilty plea Friday during an arraignment hearing. Jose Ibarra, 26, is facing 10 counts following the death of Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who he allegedly attacked on Feb. 22 while she was out for a run along dirt trails on the University of Georgia campus …
Read More »'Salute me or shoot me': Venezuelan gang members sneaking into US pose 'serious threat'
A slew of illegal immigrants belonging to a bloodthirsty Venezuelan street gang were caught at the southern border this week, according to the top Border Patrol official — just as lawmakers sound the alarm about the gang. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced that 10 migrants affiliated with Tren de Aragua were arrested across Texas. “Keep your eye on this …
Read More »Haitian man indicted for sexual assault at Massachusetts migrant shelter arraigned on child rape charges
A Haitian man living in a Massachusetts hotel used for housing migrants was arraigned on child rape charges after raping a 15-year-old girl. Cory B. Alvarez, 26, of Haiti, pleaded not guilty on Friday in Brockton Superior Court to the charges of aggravated rape of a child with a 10-year age difference and rape of a child by force, Plymouth …
Read More »Brazilian fugitive involved in massacre of 11 people lied on US asylum application: prosecutors
A former military police officer convicted in Brazil of multiple murders for his part in a 2015 massacre was indicted in Boston Wednesday for allegedly using a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the U.S. and then lying on his asylum application, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts announced. Antonio Jose De Abreu Vidal Filho, 30, never disclosed to immigration …
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