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U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz defended agents wrongfully accused of whipping migrants in viral 2021 photos.

Border chief defends horseback agents wrongfully accused of whipping migrants

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As ICE officials in New York are swamped with asylum claims, Texas is looking to enhance the punishment for crossing the border illegally.

Amid New York ICE backlog, Texas proposes illegal crossing felony

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More than 1,000 migrants pushed back border authorities Sunday at the Santa Fe International Bridge in El Paso, Texas.

More than 1,000 migrants rush police at US-Mexico border

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The four Americans who were kidnapped at gunpoint late last week in the border city of Matamoros, Mexico have been found.

Kidnapped Americans found in Mexico; 2 dead, 1 wounded

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The Biden administration has announced a new policy that would allow for the deportation of asylum-seekers who cross the border illegally.

Biden announces new asylum restrictions at Mexico border

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House Republicans and Democrats both went down to the border in what they described as educational trips for future legislation.

House Democrats and Republicans head to the border 

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Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin re-introduced the Dream Act, which would give "Dreamers" a way to earn citizenship or lawful permanent residence.

Graham, Durbin introduce bill to give citizenship to ‘Dreamers’

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CBP: Migrant rescues, encounters at US-Mexico border break records

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House Republicans unanimously approved a resolution to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Midday rundown: Omar voted off House committee, FBI investigates Santos

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Gov. Greg Abbott appointed Texas' first ever border czar to work with state and federal agencies to manage the Texas-Mexico border.

Abbott appoints first ever Texas border czar in face of border crisis

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Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, D, told Straight Arrow News that President Biden's immigrant parole program should be expanded.

Cuellar: Biden’s immigrant parole program working to decrease migration

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77 Democrats sent a letter to President Biden denouncing his immigration policy, including his immigrant parole program and proposed asylum rules.

77 Democrats send a letter to Biden denouncing his immigration policy

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As President Biden announced the U.S. will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, Sen. Lindsey Graham called out Republicans who question the support.

‘Makes no sense’: Sen. Graham calls out Republicans who question Ukraine aid

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President Biden just announced his administration is sending more than 30 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, following Germany's offer to Poland.

Midday rundown: US sending M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine; ‘eggflation’ investigation

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Anti-abortion voices are being heard in the 50th annual March for Life. Thousands of supporters are in Washington, D.C.

Midday rundown: March for Life rally, ICE to help migrants affected by data breach

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President Biden will be traveling to California on Thursday to visit areas devastated by flooding. The death toll has climbed to 20.

Midday rundown: Biden to visit flooded California, historic migrant influx

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Six new pages of classified documents were discovered over the weekend in President Biden's personal library of his Delaware home.

Morning rundown: More Biden documents, China’s new COVID death toll

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Alabama and Georgia residents are picking up the pieces after more than a dozen tornadoes ripped through South on Thursday.

AM rundown: Deadly tornadoes strike South, Lisa Marie dies, UFO sightings

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A U.S. attorney has been assigned to review 10 classified documents discovered in an office Joe Biden used during his time as Vice-President.

AM rundown: Classified documents in Biden office; CA floods

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The Border Patrol announced it will start filling in gaps in the border wall along the Colorado River in Arizona.

Border Patrol to resume wall construction in Arizona 

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Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be leading the floor in The House chamber. It's now on to business for the GOP.

AM rundown: Biden in Mexico, NY nurses strike, Calif. floods

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President Biden announced a new immigration program that will allow 30,000 immigrants a month to come into the United States legally.

Biden announces immigration program, will deport those who don’t use it

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Colorado is following in the footsteps of Texas by sending migrants to New York City. This time, Colorado's Democrat governor made the call.

Midday Rundown: Dems disagree on migrants; abortion pill access expands

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Members of Congress will reconvene in The House today to try and elect a House Speaker after three failed attempts yesterday.

Morning rundown: House speakership in limbo; Southwest’s apology

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The Twitter-verse has spoken. Voting for Elon Musk to remove himself as head of Twitter. Musk said he will abide by the results.

Morning rundown: Musk stepping down as Twitter CEO?; Texas migrant emergency

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The Senate and The House voted to keep the government open long enough to try and come to a compromise on a long-term spending bill.

Morning rundown: Congress avoids shutdown; defense bill passes

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Congress is criticizing U.S. intelligence for not spying on China when the COVID-19 pandemic broke, as virus origin questions remain three years later.

Midday rundown: Pfizer price hike, Musk’s jet tracking account suspended

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Senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, urging voters to get to the polls on election day.

Election day in Georgia; airlines warn of higher fares

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A small, 22-member fire department is helping the Border Patrol rescue immigrants who get injured on their journey into America.

Sunland Park Fire Department supporting Border Patrol rescues

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Locals from El Paso, Texas responded to what they say has been an "intrusive" migrant influx over the last year.

El Paso residents respond to migrant influx at America’s Southern border

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Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, is sending M113 armored personnel carriers to the Texas border to help with what he called a "migrant invasion."

Gov. Abbott plans to send M113 armored personnel carriers to Texas border

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More than 300,000 immigrants crossed the border in El Paso, Texas last fiscal year, so officials responded with mobile processing centers.

Mobile processing centers help officials amid El Paso immigrant influx

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The National Border Patrol Council said it doesn't have confidence in a future replacement for Commissioner Chris Magnus, who just resigned.

Border Patrol Union not confident in future CBP commissioner

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced last week the tent complex that opened last month as a migrant center will close this week.

New York City migrant center to close after migrant influx slows

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Texas border enforcement has released about 600 migrants onto the streets of El Paso because shelters are full.

El Paso releases 600 migrants onto streets, shelters full

As results for Georgia's races for Senate, governor and 1st Congressional district roll in, Rep. Buddy Carter weighs in on his lead.

Georgia Rep. Carter confident Republicans will win House, Senate

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Border Patrol agents told Straight Arrow News they are "frustrated" and "exhausted" after a year of record immigration.

Border Patrol morale low as agents react to 2022 migration record

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After the Biden administration implemented new rules for deporting Venezuelan immigrants, many are stuck in Mexico.

Immigration from Venezuela decreases as migrants wait in Mexico

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According to 13 recently-arrived migrants, Border Patrol agents are sending migrants to office buildings that get no advanced notice of their arrival.

AP: Border Patrol sending migrants to ‘fake’ office buildings with no notice

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Arizona used shipping containers to plug gaps in the border wall. The federal government says the containers are a trespass against the U.S.

Federal officials say Arizona’s ‘shipping container wall’ is illegal

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The Biden administration pressured El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser to refrain from declaring a state of emergency over the city’s migrant crisis.

Report: Biden admin pressured mayor not to declare emergency over migrants

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New emails released by the Heritage Foundation shows DHS officials knew that the border patrol "whipping" controversy was not true.

Emails reveal DHS communications around alleged border ‘whipping’

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