Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s gamble to dramatically increase secondary vehicle inspections on cars and trucks crossing into Texas from Mexico appears to be paying off.
The first busload of illegal aliens from Texas disembarked in the Nation's capital Wednesday morning, following the announcement from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that his state would begin to bus illegal aliens released in its border communities to Washington D.C.
Last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered Department of Public Safety troopers to perform secondary inspections on all vehicles crossing into the United States via the Texas-Mexican border in response to the Admin.'s decision to end Title 42.
According to the head of the U.S. Border Patrol, more than 1 million aliens have been apprehended after illegally crossing the southern border just halfway into fiscal year 2022. "It is a strong likelihood that we would have apprehended over 1 million individuals," Chief Raul Ortiz told reporters in a briefing in San Antonio days before the six-month benchmark.
The New York Times recently reported that President Joe Biden’s decision to end the CDC’s public health order, Title 42, could amount to upwards of 18,000 illegal border crossings a day. If this prediction comes true and the administration does nothing to hamper it - the U.S. could be forced to accept over 6.5 million illegal aliens per year.
Three states announced on Monday that they had filed suit against the Biden Admin. 's decision to repeal the CDC's border/public health order, Title 42, used to expel illegal aliens at the southern border immediately. The AGs of Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri stated that the policy's repeal was enacted unlawfully and will have a devastating impact at the border.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor announced that they plan to make an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for the second half of FY22.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has signed the 'Arizona for Voter ID Act,' HB 2492, into law. This legislation will require proof of citizenship to register to vote in local elections in the state.
The Biden Adminis- tration has reportedly decided to end the Title 42 public health order that allowed border enforcement officers to immediately expel illegal aliens back across the southern border.
The Biden Administration has announced plans to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees into the United States following the unrelenting violence seen in Eastern Europe.