More than 3 million border crossers from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela
(The Center Square) – Of the 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden-Harris administration, more than 3 million are from four countries whose citizens were granted expanded entry through a parole program created by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV).
Newport Center family’s game cameras document border security concerns
Apprehensions along the U.S.-Canada border in Vermont, New Hampshire and portions of New York nearly tripled over the last year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Read the story on VTDigger here: Newport Center family’s game cameras document border security concerns.
Evening Edition: Foiled Terror Plot Underscores Border Security Concerns
Federal prosecutors in Oklahoma are building a case against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, who is alleged to have planned a mass attack on Election Day on behalf of the Islamic State terror Tawhedi did not slip past border patrol in Texas; instead, he was invited and transported to the U.S. by the government itself. He had previously worked for the CIA and other entities in Afghanistan and was evacuated with his family when the U.S. military withdrew in September 2021. Was Tawhedi always a jihadist waiting for the chance to strike? Investigators don’t believe so. However, the pressing question is why Tawhedi was not deemed a risk despite his history with U.S. intelligence. Furthermore, does the current immigration policy have loopholes that allowed him to evade scrutiny? Adam Shaw, who covers immigration and border security for FOX Digital, joins the FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition to analyze Tawhedi’s case and how it is once again raising questions about America’s immigration policies and our ability to vet anyone who crosses into our country legally or illegally.
U.S. House investigating nonworking Border Patrol surveillance cameras
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-TN, is demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about a claim that nearly one-third of surveillance cameras Border Patrol agents use at the southwest border aren’t working. NBC News reported that roughly 150 out of 500 cameras positioned on surveillance towers along the southwest border aren’t working, citing an internal memo it obtained. The cameras don’t work due to “several technical problems” and “the nationwide issue is...
At least 1.6 million illegal border crossers from countries of concern under Biden
(The Center Square) – Of the record 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden-Harris administration, more than 1.62 million are from four Countries of Particular Concern (CPC): China, Cuba, Nicaragua and Russia. The U.S. State Department has designated CPCs for their policies of “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom,” which includes “torture, prolonged detention without charges, forced disappearance, or other flagrant denial of life, liberty, or security of persons.” ...