border crisis

Democrats attack former special counsel Robert Hur during Tuesday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing. Mr. Hur testified about his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified materials. Members of Congress are calling out TikTok for giving user data to the Chinese regime and curating content to influence the U.S. election. A new bill is getting […]

The surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border has yielded “very dangerous threats” for the United States, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified on March 11. While being questioned by members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mr. Wray confirmed that a variety of “dangerous individuals” had entered the United States via the U.S.–Mexico border. When […]

Almost 230 people were arrested, and 13 potential victims were rescued in a Florida human trafficking sting dubbed, “Operation March Sadness 2024.” At a March 5 press conference, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the bust of a human trafficking operation on the west side of the county in Lakeland that led to 228 arrests […]

Former President Donald Trump said March 2 that President Joe Biden’s open border policies amount to a conspiracy to flood the country with illegal aliens and, over time, expand the Democrat voter base in a bid to grab power “for generations.” President Trump made the remarks during a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, during which […]

EAGLE PASS/BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Texas played host to a presidential showdown on Feb. 29 as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump squared off at the southern border. It was the most direct showdown of this election season so far between the leading Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. And as each addressed the worsening situation at […]

The Senate is set to take up the impeachment trial of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Kash Patel, a senior Trump adviser on national defense, security, and intelligence, says although there are not enough senators to convict Mr. Mayorkas, the impeachment trial would showcase the severity of the border crisis to the world.  

The border crisis has far-reaching consequences for states across the nation, not just those along the southern border. Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) says his state has been experiencing a fentanyl crisis.  

Arizona Republicans are coming together to fight illegal immigration. To find out more about what’s needed at the border, NTD’s David Lam spoke with Mark Lamb, Sheriff of Pinal County in Arizona. Mr. Lamb is also running for the U.S. Senate to represent Arizona.

A warning of a national security threat is sparking concern. Details are vague, but the House speaker is trying to reassure Americans there’s no need to be alarmed. House Democrats flip a seat, slimming down Republicans’ already thin majority. Democrats now looking to flip the script on the border crisis. A bipartisan congressional caucus reflects […]

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, announced the first of many budget cuts on Friday to address a $180 million shortfall caused by the illegal immigrant crisis. The city needs to cut around $18 million per month from public services throughout 2024 in order to fund the costs of providing services to illegal immigrants arriving […]

The House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Lands holds an oversight field hearing titled “Biden’s Border Crisis: The Consequences of Failing to Secure Federal Border Lands” at 3:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 8 to examine the environmental consequences and national security implications of President Joe Biden’s failure to secure our southern federal border lands.

A bipartisan group of senators has unveiled a highly anticipated bill that includes border security measures as well as additional funding for Ukraine and Israel, which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has said is “dead on arrival” in the House. During a Jan. 28 appearance on CNN, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of the negotiators, […]

Fifteen U.S. governors, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, South […]

As the illegal immigration crisis intensifies, over a dozen republican governors are planning to visit Texas on Sunday. Meanwhile, a trucker convoy is scheduled to hold rallies in cities along the border Saturday. The remains of three fallen U.S. soldiers are now back on American soil. President Joe Biden participated in a dignified transfer, as […]

Nearly 100 days after being unanimously elected House Speaker, Mike Johnson (R-La.) used the occasion of his first speech on the House floor on Jan. 31 to deliver a grim message on the state of the U.S. southern border. After expressing appreciation and optimism for the future that includes his seven core conservative principles, Mr. […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) gives a speech at 12:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 on multiple pieces of legislation related to the ongoing border crisis.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has encountered 50 individuals on the FBI’s terror watchlist trying to illegally enter the United States so far in fiscal year 2024, which began in October 2023. According to CBP statistics released on Jan. 26, there were 49 encounters with people who have records in the Terrorist Screening Dataset—also […]