Tag: Border Patrol
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Razor Wire Decision: Supreme Court Backs Biden Angers Border Patrol Union
The Supreme Court upheld the Biden administration’s razor wire fence on the Texas-Mexico border. Border Patrol agents can cut Texas’ concertina wire near Eagle Pass while court processes continue. This 30-mile construction was part of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s disagreement with the administration over immigration enforcement and measures to reduce the migrant influx since Biden…
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If the government goes down, a South Texas congresswoman proposes a bill to fund the Border Patrol
A South Texas congresswoman has introduced legislation that could guarantee Border Patrol employees their paychecks even in the event of a week-long government shutdown. According to her office, U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, a Republican who represents a vast district that stretches from the border town of McAllen to the suburbs of San Antonio,…
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July saw a 33% surge in illegal border crossings, driven by an expansion in the Arizona desert
As per government numbers released on Friday, U.S. border agents managed migrants 183,503 times in July as unlawful crossings increased by 33% after falling to a 2-year low in June during record high temperatures. In July, Border Patrol agents apprehended 132,652 migrants who had entered the country illegally through ports of entry, up from almost…