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ICE Weekly Deportation Flight Total Exceeds 2020 Pre-Lockdown Figures

ICE Air Operations flew more removal flights during a one-week period than rates seen shortly before the pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Last week, new figures indicated the Biden Administration quietly flew 29 deportation flights to seven different countries, outpacing the average of 27 per week flown prior to March 2020.

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - MAY 30: Guatemalan men walk from a deportation flight, charter

Texas Jailer Dies from COVID After Processing Migrant 200 Miles from Border

Residents of Refugio County, Texas, honored the life of a sheriff’s office jailer on Tuesday who died in the line of duty after contracting the coronavirus while processing a migrant apprehended in a human smuggling incident. A sheriff’s office deputy is also recovering from COVID-19 after apprehending the migrant 200 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.

Refugio County Jailer Ricardo Hinojosa. (Photo: Refugio County Sheriff's Office)

Texas National Guard Authorized to Arrest Migrants Breaking State Law

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the authorization for Texas National Guard troops to make arrests for violations of Texas law. The governor is also “surging” additional guardsmen to the border region. Abbott indicated troopers will be working with Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and local law enforcement authorities at the border to increase security.

Texas National Guard troops take positions on the Mexican border. (Photo: Randy Clark/Brei

Joe Biden’s Deputies Are Flying Unvetted Afghans to U.S.

President Joe Biden’s pro-migration deputies are importing many unvetted Afghans into Americans’ homeland — and the unvetted Afghans will likely get work permits and citizenship, say former officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Refugees from Afghanistan are escorted to a waiting bus after arriving and being processed