During the past week, Senator Ted Cruz has been embroiled in controversy as he and his family fled freezing north Texas for a vacation in Cancun, while many of his constituents suffered under extreme weather and their state’s inability to cope with conditions. Natural gas pipes and wind turbines alike froze, leaving 10 million people…
Brad Sylvester on September 17, 2020 An image shared on Facebook claims a map shows that wildfires stop at the U.S.’s borders with Canada and Mexico. Verdict: False The map only appears to show U.S. wildfire data. Both Canada and Mexico are also experiencing wildfires, according to NASA’s fire map. Fact Check: The post shows…
Jason Hopkins The Trump administration has expanded the “Remain in Mexico” program to include Brazilian nationals, the first non-Spanish speaking people placed under the program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Wednesday that it expanded the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, also known as “Remain in Mexico,” to include Brazilian nationals. The directive has…
Jason Hopkins Mexican authorities said they have arrested one suspect in connection to the killing of nine women and children traveling near the U.S.-Mexican border. The Ministerial Agency for Criminal Investigations, a Mexican federal agency tasked with combating organized crime, announced on Tuesday that it has detained one person believed to be involved in the…
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could proceed with its plans to use $2.5 billion in Pentagon funding to continue with the administration’s plans to build a wall along America’s Southern border on Friday. President Trump tweeted about the SCOTUS’ decision Friday calling it a victory for both border security and the rule…
Christina Fattore, West Virginia University The Trump administration says it intends to slap a 5% tariff on every medium-sized car, avocado and other Mexican import beginning June 10 – all almost US$1 billion worth that crosses the border into the U.S. each day on average. The president is using the policy as a cudgel to…
As the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for; you just might get it. It turns out singer and Leftist activist Cher is learning this lesson. Here’s a Twitter timeline that cuts to the point: Cher had promoted LA’s Sanctuary City status, encouraging people to take immigrants into their homes, claiming she would…
In the past several months, miles of razor wire has been put up by U.S. authorities along the southern border in hopes of deterring crossings by illegal immigrants. It appears that thieves in the Mexican city of Tijuana have taken a jab at President Donald Trump’s efforts to tighten border security by stealing the razor…
Joshua Gill on January 11, 2019 U.S. Immigration services approved visa requests for thousands of child brides and fiancees from 2007 to 2017. The approvals were legal, as applicants take advantage of the fact that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not limit the age of spouses and the fact that many states allow…
President Trump said on Thursday that he would “almost definitely” declare a state of national emergency to build his border wall and fulfill a central promise of his campaign. Declaring a state of emergency would bypass the congressional process to construct a wall on the United States’ southern border. “If we don’t make a deal,…