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Biden sends armed forces to border, authorizes armed forces to address drug trafficking: ‘They're there to free up the border agents that need to be on the border’
By Federal Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
In recent weeks, as Title 42 ended, President Biden signed an executive order to authorize the U.S. armed forces to address international drug trafficking and sent troops down to the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief: 'Smugglers do not care about the lives they risk'
By Federal Newswire Report | May 11, 2023
Raul Ortiz, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, tweeted about the capture of migrants in a freight car, calling the tactic "dangerous" and putting lives at risk. As Title 42 comes to a close this week, a surge of migrants is expected. The Department of Defense has approved sending troops to the border to assist border patrol with the increased migration.
Sindelar: 'Mexican government puts the prosperity of the cartels' over its people
By Federal Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
Remarks made by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador recently about the U.S. military intervention against Mexican drug cartels raised eyebrows for some in the United States.
Department of Defense sending troops to border 'until CBP can address these needs'
By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III has approved a request from Homeland Security to send military troops to the southwest border.
CIS' Bensman on Biden's CBP app: 'The system is failing. Migrants are instead abandoning the program'
By Sam Jackson | May 4, 2023
A recent report by the Center for Immigration Studies blames the current chaos at the southern border on the Biden administration's CBP One app, saying the app is not working properly.
Derek Maltz Sr: 'This seizure of over 3.5 million fake deadly pills saved many lives. Thank you.'
By Federal Newswire Report | May 1, 2023
A noteworthy drug seizure has been carried out at the Otay Mesa port of entry.
Congressman on border control bill: 'Today, this Committee introduced real border security solutions crafted with the insight of those who pay the cost of this crisis every day'
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 27, 2023
U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, along with Republican colleagues, introduced the Border Reinforcement Act to combat the crisis at the southern border.
Homeland Committee Vice Chair: Southern border ‘has become a lawless society’
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 19, 2023
House Homeland Committee Vice Chairman Michael Guest called the situation at the Southern border “lawless” in a Twitter post where the House Homeland GOP said they are “committed to restoring order.”
Chatzis: 'Smugglers are criminals and people die in their hands'
By Federal Newswire | Apr 17, 2023
In recent weeks, there have been several instances of human smugglers abandoning migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, including more than 100 children who abandoned in a truck in Mexico and 140 migrants abandoned near Del Rio, TX, according U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
U.S. Attorney on two-year investigation: 'Mexican drug cartels cannot succeed without money launderers'
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 16, 2023
Twelve people have been charged and a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa cartel has been dismantled following a two-year investigation by the FBI and DEA, according to a news release.
Lesko on increase in known criminal encounters along southern border: 'This disturbing increase is a direct result of the Biden administration’s inaction'
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 11, 2023
Arizona State Rep. Debbie Lesko recently pointed out that the U.S. southern border has seen encounter increases of 25% for individuals with criminal convictions and 28% for known gang members from January 2023 to February 2023. Her tweet highlights similar reporting numbers from the U.S. Border Patrol, showing increases in the number of criminal noncitizens being apprehended at the southern border. Despite these reports showing increases in criminal and gang member encounters, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas refused to use the word "crisis" to describe the situation at the southern border in an interview with "60 Minutes."
Mayorkas refuses to call border a crisis despite rising statistics: ‘We face a very serious challenge in certain parts of the border’
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 7, 2023
Questions about how to qualify statistics from the U.S.-Mexico border are being raised after U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas refused to call the situation at the border a “crisis” on "60 Minutes."
Chief Border Patrol agent on encounters with Chinese nationals: 'Most encountered since 2010 in a single day'
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 6, 2023
U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez of the agency's Rio Grande Valley Sector tweeted about border patrol's March 17 encounters with Chinese nationals.
Chief Border Patrol agent: 'I don’t have the correct adjective to describe what’s going on'
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 6, 2023
U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent John Modlin stated in front of a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing last month that border apprehensions were already considered unprecedented and have now moved beyond that and he couldn't find a proper adjective to describe the situation.
Smugglers abandon 'more than 57,000 unaccompanied children' at southern border as young as age 1
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023
The chief of Border Patrol released video footage recently showing a smuggler crossing the U.S.-Mexican border and abandoning a 1-year-old child on the U.S. side of the southern border. This comes on the heels of comments by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who has refused to state if the American southern border is actually secure.
Former federal agent: U.S.-Mexico border is 'chaos'
By T.H. Lawrence | Apr 3, 2023
Victor Avila has lived by, worked along and watched the U.S.-Mexican border for years. The former federal agent has a blunt assessment of its current state.
Colorado Attorney General's report links social media with drug dealers who 'advertise and peddle illegal substances' online
By Sam Jackson | Mar 27, 2023
A recent report by the Colorado Department of Law suggests that the rise of social media in the past several years is connected to the spread of dangerous drugs across society, particularly fentanyl.
Minors are still making the dangerous journey from Mexico to the U.S. without parents: 'The number of unaccompanied children has skyrocketed'
By State Newswire Report | Mar 27, 2023
A group of minors was attempting to cross the Southern border -- accompanied by a North American activist because their parents weren't present -- but they were stopped by Mexican Army soldiers.
Colorado Attorney General: 'The rising influence of social media and the escalating fentanyl crisis are painfully interconnected'
By David Beasley | Mar 22, 2023
Fentanyl overdoses, including fentanyl poisonings, have become the foremost cause of avoidable fatalities among people under 45 years of age -- surpassing suicide, gun violence and car accidents, according to a report by the Colorado Attorney General's Office.
DeSantis: We need to 'treat (fentanyl dealers) like the murderers that they are'
By Federal Newswire Report | Mar 22, 2023
The alarming spike in fentanyl-related fatalities across the U.S. has been a growing concern for years, and now Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is drawing attention to a particularly chilling aspect of this epidemic: Drug dealers are deliberately targeting children as their clientele, resulting in a tragic increase in the child death toll.
