HOUSTON, Texas–Up to 2,000 migrants who entered the United States illegally will be transferred to housing facilities in Dallas. According to WFAA, County Judge Clay Jenkins announced the city’s decision to take in minor immigrants at the Democratic Convention in Dallas. He
HOUSTON, Texas–Next week at South Texas College in McAllen, a slew of Texas leaders will speak before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee. They will discuss the tidal wave of immigrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border each day, which shows no signs
House members are converging on the border this weekend and next week to see for themselves the ongoing crisis of unaccompanied minors illegally crossing the southwest border. Since October more than 52,000 unaccompanied minors have been detained crossing into the
HOUSTON, Texas–The border crisis exploding in South Texas should not be a surprise to the Obama Administration, according to Pennsylvania Congressman Lou Barletta (R-PA). The Congressman raised the issue of an advertisement on a federal website at the end of
Illegal immigrants who have flooded across the border seeking “permisos” that they believe will allow them to indefinitely remain in the United States have reportedly been phoning others in Central America to inform them they are being allowed to stay
An anti-amnesty group is calling on its supporters to mail their “gently used” underwear to President Obama in protest over the flood of illegal immigration through the southern border. “Instead of using our tax money to buy illegals 42,000 pairs
At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Tuesday, Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) said America should not give foreign aid to Central American countries until they shape up and stop illegal immigrant children from coming to America. The White House Friday
On Tuesday, Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) suggested that the United States should consider repealing the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to punish Mexico for “dishonorably” being “complicit” in allowing illegal immigrant children to come to America. At a House
Testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said illegal immigrant children from Central America are hopping on so-called “death trains” with the false belief that they will get “permisos” to remain indefinitely in the
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Homeland Security Committee Republicans spent Tuesday morning calling out the Obama administration for causing and failing to cope effectively with the ongoing crisis of unaccompanied minors flooding the border. “This is a crisis that has been
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, called for the federal government to send the National Guard to the border, and stricter enforcement of the United States and Mexico’s borders to stop the flood of
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson admitted Tuesday that in some cases the federal government is turning over unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors to their family members who are also in the U.S. illegally. “These kids that come
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday that the federal government is screening illegal immigrant children flooding across the United States-Mexico border for contagious diseases. Numerous doctors have expressed concerns that the border crisis can lead to a public
HOUSTON, Texas–Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson recently penned a letter to Spanish-language media outlets, urging parents not to send their children to the U.S. illegally. There are no “permisos,” or free passes, at the end Johnson claimed. The
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government plans to turn an empty 55,000-square foot warehouse in South Texas into a processing facility for unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally, according to construction permits obtained by The Associated Press
Last fall, a top Obama Homeland Security adviser generated controversy when he wrote that the U.S. Constitution was “Islamically compliant.” Mohamed Elibiary returned to the topic in a Saturday morning Twitter post: “… I said America was an Islamic country
MCALLEN, Texas–Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) says not to expect the majority of immigrants now being released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to show up in court as directed. The remarks came as his home district, which covers much
Department of Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson went on an op-ed offensive over the weekend, running an open letter to the parents of children illegally crossing America’s southwest border in Spanish-language news outlets. Tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors, largely
HOUSTON, Texas–As thousands of illegal immigrants continue to pour into the U.S. from Central America, medical professionals and volunteers are struggling to treat sick migrants. The sheer number of immigrants–most of whom are unaccompanied minors–has made it extremely difficult to
From October 1, 2013 to June 11, 2014, 378 unaccompanied children ages two-years old and younger have reportedly been detained by US Border patrol Agents for crossing the southern border illegally. According to Fusion, they obtained their information from the
The humanitarian crisis deliberately created inside the U.S. border by Barack Obama’s amnesty policies is horrific enough, but it could get a lot worse. Not all of the children flung against our border in the current migratory wave are getting
WASHINGTON (AP) — New detention facilities will be opened to house immigrant families caught crossing the border illegally amid a surge from Central America, the Obama administration said Friday. The first will be a 700-bed family detention facility at the
HOUSTON, Texas–State Representative Allen Fletcher (R-Cypress) called upon Texas House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee Chairman Joe Pickett (D-El Paso) to add issues related to the Texas border crisis to the agenda of the committee’s meeting scheduled for July
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is doubling down on its warnings to to their employees about speaking to media, going so far as to include a helpful graphic depicting, presumably, potential disguises. It’s
HOUSTON, Texas–Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson to secure the border and put an end to the “humanitarian crisis.” Cruz’s letter to Johnson comes less than twenty-four hours after
