A Lebanese migrant who was caught illegally crossing the border near El Paso said he was ‘going to try to make a bomb,’ according to official records. Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, also admitted he was a member of Hezbollah when he was intercepted by agents at the southwest Texas …
Read More »‘We Are Not Equipped to Deal With This’: Migrant Surge Overwhelms U.S. Border
At a remote spot in the Arizona desert, near a hole in the border wall, dozens of migrants huddled over wood fires. After fleeing war in Sudan, violent gangs in Central America or Mexican cartels, the men had all crossed into the United States illegally, walked on foot over rugged …
Read More »Rescue group decries Libya coast guard ramming into migrant boat
Video posted by Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coast guard crashing into a dinghy with dozens of migrants on board. Rescue group Sea-Watch International has condemned European Union’s migration policy after posting a video showing a migrant and refugee boat in the Mediterranean coming under attack by the Libyan coast guard. …
Read More »US border city ‘at breaking point’ amid surge in refugee, migrant arrivals
Thousands of refugees and migrants are continuing to cross the United States border from Mexico, pushing the city of El Paso in the state of Texas “to a breaking point” and leaving President Joe Biden’s administration scrambling to stem the influx of people. Nearly 9,000 people made the crossing on …
Read More »DeSantis Stays Silent on Whether Florida Arranged Migrant Flights to California
In his first public appearance since officials in California accused him of orchestrating recent charter flights that carried groups of migrants from Texas to Sacramento, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida did not address whether his state was responsible for the transports. Instead, at what his office had billed as a …
Read More »NYC Mayor Adams Surrenders, Wants ‘Sanctuary City’ Status Scrapped Amid Unprecedented Migrant Crisis
After bus after bus of illegal aliens were dumped into New York City from Texas over the course of the last year, increasing crime and draining the city of essential resources, Mayor Eric Adams has officially waved the white flag of surrender, and is now begging the courts to somehow …
Read More »Migrant Child Labor Debate in Congress Becomes Mired in Immigration Fight
Weeks after revelations that migrant children are being regularly exploited for cheap labor in the United States prompted bipartisan outrage and calls to action on Capitol Hill, Congress has moved no closer to addressing the issue, which has become mired in a long-running partisan war over immigration policy. Legislation to …
Read More »First Person: Starting from zero – Gambian returning migrant counts cost of attempted Europe crossing
“I’m from Jarra, a rural area in the Lower River Region of The Gambia, in the middle of the country. I moved to the capital, Banjul, when I was 15, to live with my brother and go to high school. I didn’t graduate, though, because we couldn’t afford the fees. …
Read More »Migrant worker falls to his death at World Cup resort while carrying out repairs during tournament
A migrant worker has died while carrying out repairs at a resort used as a FIFA training base at the ongoing World in Qatar. The worker, a Filipino man identified as Alex reportedly slipped off a ramp while walking alongside a forklift and fell against concrete. Medics responded to the …
Read More »First Migrant Bus from Texas to Philadelphia Should Arrive Today
By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) Texas is sending its first bus of illegal foreign nationals to the so-called sanctuary city of Philadelphia, Gov. Greg Abbott said. It’s scheduled to arrive at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Wednesday morning. “Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has long-celebrated and fought for …
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