Tag: southern border
GOP candidates in Second Congressional District square off in debate
On Thursday, two candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Minnesota's Second Congressional District participated in a debate sponsored by the Scott County GOP....
Minnesota sees 127% increase in fentanyl seizures
Law enforcement recovered 417,000 fentanyl pills in Minnesota last year, a 127% increase over the year prior.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the startling...
Immigration court backlog reaches record highs in Minnesota
Minnesota's only immigration court has a record-breaking backlog of cases, according to an immigration court tracking program from Syracuse University.
With 32,105 backlogged cases reported...
‘Completely absent’: Emmer slams Mayorkas ahead of first impeachment hearing
(Daily Caller News Foundation -- House Majority Whip Tom Emmer believes Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will be found to have...
Charges: Drug trafficking ring used stuffed animals to ship fentanyl to...
Six people were charged this week in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved hiding fentanyl pills in stuffed animals and shipping them to addresses...
DOJ to sue Texas over border bill that makes illegal entry...
(The Center Square) -- The U.S. Department of Justice says it will sue Texas over a new law that makes illegal entry into Texas...
Sanctuary city mayors beg Biden admin for more help in addressing...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The mayors of New York City, Chicago and Denver asked the Biden administration Wednesday for more assistance in helping...
Number of illegal migrants caught on terror watchlist on pace to...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The number of illegal migrants on the terror watchlist caught by Border Patrol in the first two months of...
Report: Border crisis could cost U.S. taxpayers $451 billion
(The Center Square) -- The influx of migrants across the country's southern border could cost taxpayers $451 billion, a report released Monday by the...
Illegal immigration at northern border increased 347% in just one year
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Illegal immigration at the northern border increased roughly 347% from 2022 to 2023, according to recently updated Customs and...