The state of Texas has ceased allocating new funds for the construction of a border wall between the United States and Mexico. This development follows the implementation of only a portion of the hundreds of miles of potential barrier that Republican Governor Greg Abbott had planned to erect four years ago. State legislators this month ratified a new budget that excludes … [Read more...] about Texas Halts New Funding for Border Wall Construction
Border Security
Pentagon Deploys Warship From Houthi Battles to Southern Border Under Trump Directive
Over the weekend, a U.S. Navy Destroyer was sent to the Southern Border to assist the Trump Administration's maritime efforts to stop illegal migration as well as drug smuggling. USS Gravely is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer that left Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia, on a planned deployment to the U.S. Mexico border to implement President Donald … [Read more...] about Pentagon Deploys Warship From Houthi Battles to Southern Border Under Trump Directive
Congress Unites to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking, Reduce Port Wait Times
A bipartisan pair of representatives in the House of Representatives has proposed legislation that will make it easier to perform the duties of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 1924, also known as the Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade Facilitation (BEST) Act, ensures that image technicians and supervisors at ports are hired to examine more closely cargo scans, … [Read more...] about Congress Unites to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking, Reduce Port Wait Times
Texas Unveils Grim New Border Billboards: ‘Your Wife and Daughter Will Pay with Their Bodies’
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday unveiled tough new billboards that will be displayed throughout Central America and Mexico to warn illegal immigrants of the dangers they may face when they try to break our immigration laws. Billboards don't mind being blunt: BREAKING: Texas Governor @GregAbbott_TX announces a new billboard campaign in MX to … [Read more...] about Texas Unveils Grim New Border Billboards: ‘Your Wife and Daughter Will Pay with Their Bodies’
Mexican Border States Brace for Impact as Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Unfolds
The governors of the northern border states in Mexico began preparing for Donald Trump's mass deportation plans. Mexico's president told its governors that they should expect to see migrants deported from the United States by February. Following the December 10 meeting between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the 32 governors in the country, border region … [Read more...] about Mexican Border States Brace for Impact as Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Unfolds