Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) stated that she believed the Department of Homeland Security’s recently announced program to allow thousands of Haitians into the US was “a great step forward” that she hoped would provide an example for policies to handle
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) predicted we will learn that President Barack Obama had “cut a deal” with leaders in Africa to “bring people in” from areas in the region impacted by the Ebola virus after the election on Monday’s “Sean
The ranking member on the Senate committee which oversees immigration policy is calling foul over the Obama administration’s latest executive action, to bring tens of thousands of new Hatian immigrants to the United States as part of a new family
On July 29, Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) became the first member of Congress to formally call on the Obama administration to ban travel from the three countries in West Africa experiencing Ebola outbreaks. In a letter to Secretary of State
President Barack Obama’s new Ebola “czar” Ron Klain has skipped another White House meeting on the Ebola crisis, a readout of who attended a Saturday meeting with Obama shows. Obama held the Ebola meeting after spending four hours and 40
Ron Klain, the newly-appointed “Ebola Czar” for Barack Obama’s administration, did not attend a White House meeting Friday discussing the federal response to the domestic threat of the deadly Ebola virus. An email blast from the White House listing the
The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that is will be extending Temporary Protected Status to nationals from Honduras and Nicaragua for an additional 18 months and instituting a new program to bring thousands of Haitian immigrants to U.S. Temporary
AUSTIN, Texas — As Ebola continued to ravage communities in West Africa this summer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced “immigration relief measures” for citizens of three countries affected by the
On Thursday, President Barack Obama said instituting an Ebola travel ban would not help the United States more effectively contain the virus. He also indicated he may be open to appointing an Ebola “czar.” “I don’t have a philosophical objection
A passenger on a flight from Nigeria headed to New York’s JFK airport died in flight after vomiting in his seat Thursday, causing panic on board and on the ground and spurring a Congressman to demand changes in U.S. Ebola
The director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) claimed on Thursday that the federal government can track everyone who enters the country from West Africa. “Right now we are able to track everyone who comes in,” CDC director Tom
House Homeland Security Committee Chairs are urging the Obama administration to temporarily suspend visas from West Africa until the Ebola virus is contained. House Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), along with Subcommittee Chairs Reps. Peter King (R-NY), Candice Miller
Thursday at a congressional hearing on Ebola, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) questioned John P. Wagner, the acting assistant commissioner at the Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection at the Department of Homeland Security about the number of people
Wednesday during the White House press briefing Press Secretary Josh Earnest said there will not be an “Ebola czar” appointed in light of the second American getting Ebola after caring for the late Thomas Eric Duncan. Earnest said, “As it
MCALLEN, Texas — An agriculture contractor allegedly used a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) vehicle to pick up drugs at the Texas border, according to federal authorities. Court records obtained by Breitbart-Texas show that federal agents and local police arrested
It is usually assumed that illegal aliens will have trouble returning to the U.S. if they go back home because they lack legal status as a citizen or legal resident alien. But now Obama’s DREAM Act is allowing illegals to
For the last three months, hackers had access to customer credit and debit card names, numbers and expiration dates at 395 Dairy Queen stores in the U.S. stores, according to news reports. The hackers installed the same “Backoff” malware on
NEW YORK (AP) — Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York’s Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the
(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson revealed that there were an estimated 480,000 illegal immigrants apprehended along the Southwest border in fiscal 2014, with more than half arrested in Texas. During an October 9 discussion
AUSTIN, Texas — On Friday Texas Senator John Cornyn and Representative Michael McCaul sent a letter to R. Gil Kerlikowske, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner, asking for more information about the agency’s plans for enhanced screening procedures for Ebola.
TUCSON, Arizona — On October 7, the Wall Street Journal published a story that stated the vast majority of migrants who recently entered the US illegally are showing up for their scheduled deportation hearings. Specifically, it said between July 18
HOUSTON, Texas — Following the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who brought Ebola to the U.S., Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital received harsh criticism from some. Reverend Jesse Jackson and Commissioner John Wiley Price asserted that Duncan was sent home after his first
HOUSTON, Texas — The Obama Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday that “enhanced screening measures” will be implemented at airports to prevent the spread of Ebola in the United States. It is unclear, however, what exactly is “enhanced” about
In response to Obama Chides the GOP For Being ‘In The Pocket Of Billionaires’ Before Attending Fundraiser At Billionaire’s House : That’s the state of liberalism in the Obama era: the President gets paid by some billionaires to say mean
MCALLEN, Texas — Federal authorities made a spicy bust after finding more than $1.2 million in marijuana hidden in a load of hot peppers. The seizure took place late last week when officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
