Senator Marco Rubio Pushes Back On CNN Host Jake Tapper Over Whether Asylum Leads To Citizenship In Border Deal
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio pushed back on CNN host Jake Tapper in a disagreement over whether asylum leads to citizenship in the failed border security deal. Rubio appeared on “State of the Union” to talk about the ongoing border crisis and the recently failed bipartisan Senate Border Security Agreement. During an interview with the […]
Federal money for asylum seekers may be running out, putting Pima County in financial bind
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Pima County Executive Jan Lesher said: memo Directs all departments and outside agencies involved in feeding, housing, and transporting asylum seekers to develop contingency plans in the event federal funds are depleted. A bipartisan agreement was reached in the U.S. Senate that would provide funding for the county's efforts. It […]
More families from Mexican side of San Luis Port of Entry seeking asylum
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (3TV/CBS 5) — On the Mexican side, San Luis Port of Entrydozens of families pitched tents outside, waiting to apply for asylum in the United States. The encampment has expanded in recent months. The majority of immigrants come from other parts of Mexico, but more local families have recently come from Mexico. […]
Even with drop in asylum seekers, Pima County anxious for more federal funding
County Administrator Jan Lescher said that despite the drop, the county continued to admit up to 9,500 immigrants a week. Without more money, Lesher says, migrants are imminently being released onto the streets. She spoke to AZPM at a press conference at the Port of Lukeville late last week. “We've been very clear that we're […]
BETSY MCCAUGHEY: It’s Official, The Lunatics Are Running The Asylum
Millions of people around the world are fleeing poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, ignoring borders and breaking the law to invade rich countries. The United States is their number one destination. America needs a strategy that limits the burden on Americans and protects our quality of life. Instead, Democrats are simply virtue-signaling, […]
‘Why Not?’: CNN Host Asks NM Dem Why He Included Zero Proposals To Change Asylum Laws Amid Border Crisis
CNN's John Berman asked Democratic New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vazquez why he zeroed in on the refugee reform bill amid the border crisis and system backlog. Vázquez began by calling the impeachment process against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “dishonest” and “going nowhere.” He also claimed that immigration is a “hot political issue” and that […]
Crossings along U.S.-Mexico border jump as migrants defy extreme heat and asylum restrictions
Yuma, Arizona —Migration across the southern border illegally, especially through the inhospitable Arizona desert, fell for the first time in two years in June despite record heat, according to government data obtained by CBS News. After slumping to a low level of Border Patrol forces in the Tucson area, which covers most of the Arizona-Mexico […]
Migrants and asylum seekers detained in Yuma County, Arizona
Arizona Republic Handing water to immigrants and asylum seekers detained by U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near the Cocopa Indian Tribe Reservation in Yuma County, Arizona, Yuma Resident, Arizona, California Humanitarian Union Director Fernando Quiros (right). July 28, 2022. Joel Angel Juarez/Republic Fernando Quiros, a resident of Yuma and director of the […]
FACT CHECK: Is A Liverpool Bank Being Refurbished To House Asylum Seekers?
image Shared by Facebook A bank in Kirkby, Liverpool, claims to be being refurbished to accommodate asylum seekers. Verdict: False There is no evidence for this claim. Looking at the listing for this building, we see that it is currently available for rent and advertised as an office building. Fact check: Immigrant rights groups said […]
DHS ‘shortchanged’ border cities by funding NYC shelters for asylum seekers
Senators Kirsten Cinema and Mark Kelly said the Biden administration was “deficit” in communities along the Southwest border and “willing” Congress by pumping millions of immigrant care workers into New York City. overturned,” he said. Earlier this year, two Arizona senators joined senators from New Mexico and California in a move to secure $800 million […]