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By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 17, 2023
During a July 11 subcommittee hearing, Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) said that Mexican cartels are now sending fentanyl across the border using drone technology. The hearing was held to discuss the situation at the border, where patrol units are facing increasing threats to U.S Border security.
By Andy Nghiem | Jul 14, 2023
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement says that the Biden Administration's sanctuary policies have led to a significant decrease in criminal alien deportations and a rise in crimes by illegal aliens.
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 14, 2023
Members of the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement asked witnesses from federal agencies at a July 12 hearing what they need to do to help stem the flow of drugs. They heard from officials with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CPB) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) at the hearing, titled “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 13, 2023
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has been chosen by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lead a task force created to combat Mexican cartels and the fentanyl trade, Crenshaw announced July 6 in a release from his office.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 13, 2023
U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) has expressed his sadness about the fate of migrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border into the United States as extreme heat in the region has caused dozens of deaths.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 13, 2023
A U.S. representative from Louisiana recently appointed to the new Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels has promised that the task force will show how to “restore law and order” at the U.S. border.
By Bob Martin | Jul 7, 2023
The American Immigration Council released a special report called “Beyond a Border Solution" on May 3, which says presidential administrations from both parties have consistently failed to meet the challenges that the southern U.S. border poses.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jul 6, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said the fentanyl crisis has affected all communities in the U.S. and must be stopped.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 30, 2023
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., believes cartels have had an increased presence in recent years and children have increasingly been subject to trafficking.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Chad Wolf, former Department of Homeland (DHS) secretary, criticized the Biden administration for the grave conditions at the southern border.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 26, 2023
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said that he and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) have been working together to patrol social media activity by cartels using these platforms to recruit teenagers for illegal activities.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 22, 2023
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced June 14 that the Combating Cartels on Social Media Act, a measure she and U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) had introduced, was approved by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 15, 2023
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., recently called for the Mexican cartels, as well as their collaborators in China, to be held accountable for the continued fentanyl crisis.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 13, 2023
The U.S. Border Patrol has issued a warning to migrants of the danger of attempting to enter the United States by swimming across a maritime border after five separate incidents were recorded in one month.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) believes the United States needs stricter laws to stop Mexican drug cartels and organized crime from using digital resources, such as financial technology applications, for money laundering schemes.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the state will deploy 100 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in support of Operation Lone Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to counter illegal immigration and drug trade.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the Judiciary Committee Chairman, blamed the Biden administration for the murder of an American citizen in Maryland by a teenager and gang member who entered the United States illegally in a tweet on May 23.
By Federal Newswire reports | Jun 1, 2023
The U.S. spent $2.7 billion in 2022 to care for unaccompanied children who migrated across the Southern border. The total amounts to $18,000 per child, according to OpenTheBooks.com, a nonprofit organization that conducted an audit of the program, which is administered by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) tweeted a video May 24 of his appearance on Fox News concerning the southern border crisis, specifically the fentanyl crisis.
By Federal Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), a newly announced presidential candidate, recently appeared on Fox News and discussed his solution to the border crisis, which includes legislation that will drastically ramp up border security and reduce the entry of fentanyl into the U.S.
