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Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) introduced three articles of impeachment against President Biden on Tuesday for mishandling the deadly Afghan evacuation, creating the southern border crisis, and attempting to usurp the Supreme Court ruling to expand the federal moratorium on evictions.

DEL RIO, Texas — Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard to use vehicles to create a miles-long barrier to stop the flow of mostly Haitian migrants from crossing the Rio Grande. The vehicle barrier, along with the recently constructed Texas border fencing, effectively blocked the illegal crossings and enabled Border Patrol officials to reduce the population of the Del Rio migrant encampment.

Approximately 40 migrants, primarily from Haiti, scuffled with Mexican authorities during an immigration check over the past weekend. The migrants refused to exit a bus and clashed with officers as they demanded the vehicle keep moving to Texas.

Media outlets report that despite promises from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Haitian migrants are being released into the U.S. interior. One official told the Associated Press the number of migrants released in recent days is in the thousands.

More than 20,000 Haitians now living in South America may try to copy the Texas migration success of their fellow nationals, according to NBC News.

During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said that he hears from his constituents that “they don’t like this chaos, this open borders perception or reality.” And “they see a border that’s open.” Cuellar also

During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said the Biden administration missed warning signs about the migrant surge at the border, and “I talked to one of the transition teams about this. These warning signs

On Tuesday’s “Sean Hannity Show,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) argued that “the people who are most harmed by uncontrolled waves of illegal immigration are not the rich people, and they’re not the people living in New York and other big

Pro-amnesty Democrats and their pro-migration corporate allies are exploiting the media uproar over horse-mounted officers at the border to demand even easier migration into the U.S. economy.

Harris referred to recent tragedies in Haiti, including recent natural disasters and the assassination of the Haitian president.

Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that he was “horrified” by recent images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian migrants along the Rio Grande River.

Billionaire corporate executives say President Joe Biden ought to use his massive Afghan resettlement operation to fill unfilled jobs in the United States.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says nearly all Afghans seeking entry to the United States are being approved for resettlement.

A number of open borders organizations linked to billionaire George Soros deployed activists across Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, demanding “citizenship for all” illegal aliens living in the United States. 

On Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) said he has not talked to Vice President Kamala Harris about the border. Host Hugh Hewitt asked, “First question, governor, has the vice president called you recently about the Arizona

Appearing Tuesday on the Fox News Channel, National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto said agents are quitting the agency due to the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.  

DEL RIO, Texas — Alfredo, a Venezuelan migrant, was released by the Border Patrol after spending six days at the outdoor camp under the local international bridge. The camp at one time held more than 15,000 mostly Haitian migrants. Alfredo describes the experience as deadly. Alfredo says the camp lacked security and told Breitbart Texas he was happy to be free.

DEL RIO, Texas — The population of the migrant camp under the local international bridge fell to just over 9,100 after Texas DPS troopers and National Guardsmen effectively closed border crossing points from Mexico. State officials told Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday they have effectively closed the crossings near the migrant camp.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday said “hateful and xenophobic policies” from former President Donald Trump are to blame for President Joe Biden’s disastrous mishandling of increasing waves of illegal border crossings.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) stated that “hiding behind a health order about COVID” to deport Haitian migrants at the border “is completely unacceptable.” And “the COVID situation in Haiti is very dire.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said Border Patrol agents estimateda one-to-one ratio of apprehensions to got-aways among border-crossing migrants.

DEL RIO, Texas — A group of Haitian migrants took over a Border Patrol transport bus traveling to Brownsville Monday afternoon. Officials said some of the migrants escaped from the bus after a fight broke out.

For the first time during his failed presidency, His Fraudulency Joe Biden’s disapproval rate has hit 50 percent in the RealClearPolitics poll of polls.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents found a group of migrants stashed in a motel room near the Texas-Mexico border. Human smugglers held the 16 migrants in the tiny room for nearly 30 days, officials reported.

Tuesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) highlighted the Biden administration’s “hypocrisy” when it comes to the handling of the U.S.-Mexico border amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

CBS “Mornings” host Gayle King on Tuesday confronted White House press secretary Jen Psaki over President Joe Biden-created crises such as the Afghanistan withdrawal and the U.S.-Mexico border.

A Danish court has sentenced 29-year-old Adam Touhou to six years in prison and to be stripped of his citizenship followed by deportation for recruiting for the Islamic State terror group.

DEL RIO, Texas — A law enforcement source within CBP says the local boost in personnel and resources at the makeshift migrant camp under the international bridge is starting to show real reductions in the migrant population. A steady flow of prisoner transport buses and self-removals to Mexico brought the general count down to 9,300 mostly Haitians.

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), formerly a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, stressed the importance of accountability regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and a drone strike in the midst of that withdrawal that killed seven children in an interview with FNC’s Tucker Carlson that aired on Monday.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Monday amnesty and migrants are needed to prevent labor shortages.

The UK is facing a “baby shortage” that could lead to economic stagnation, with fertility rates dropping to nearly half those seen after WW2.

Biden administration officials began quietly telling journalists Monday they will release many of the roughly 15,000 Haitian migrants in the Del Rio camp.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said that if Biden followed a court order to keep the Remain in Mexico Policy in place, “we would not see the chaos that we are

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) discussed his request for a federal emergency declaration over the situation at the border and said he hasn’t heard from President Joe Biden during “his

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he disagrees with extending “any policy related to the excuse that was put forward by President Trump, inspired by Stephen Miller, designed to just keep

President Joe Biden is planning to bring to the United States in Fiscal Year 2022 about 10 times as many refugees as he will have brought this year, the State Department confirmed on Monday.