4,000 illegal immigrants crossed border over Memorial Day weekend in Rio Grande Valley sector alone

‘There’s no effort to actually secure the border,’ former border patrol chief says. The border crisis took no time off this Memorial Day weekend as thousands of migrants continued to pour over the southern border. More than 4,000 migrants illegally … Read More

Republicans demand Mayorkas utilize border security equipment, technologies to mitigate illegal migrant surge

Republicans say technologies could help stem the wave of migration and drug trafficking. EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immediately deploy already-procured security equipment and technologies at the southern border in order to mitigate … Read More

Migrant caravan sets out for the U.S. border from southern Mexico

For months, migrants and asylum-seekers have complained that Mexico’s strategy of containing them in the southernmost reaches of the country has made their lives miserable. Many carry significant debts for their migration and there are few opportunities for work in … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 3 June 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Justice is fallen in the streets.  I guess you heard about the acquittal in what looked like a slam-dunk case.  It has political overtones, but it threatened to answer most of the questions that were obvious to … Read More

Biden goes on anti-gun tirade, suggests there’s ‘no rational basis’ for 9mm pistols

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President Biden ranted against ownership of what he called “high-caliber weapons” Monday — appearing to suggest that there should be restrictions on the most popular handgun in America, the 9mm pistol, and repeating a previously debunked claim that the Second … Read More

Biden to deliver primetime address on mass shootings, guns

Republicans say the Protect Our Kids Act is unconstitutional. President Biden will address the nation on mass shootings and his push for gun control legislation, the White House announced Thursday. Biden’s Thursday evening address will focus “on the recent tragic … Read More

Refugees at U.S. Border Protest Title 42 Expulsions

Asylum seekers trapped in the Mexican border city of Tijuana led a protest Monday denouncing the Biden administration’s use of Title 42 — a Trump-era public health order that’s been used to bar entry to over 2 million people arriving … Read More

Trump says ‘existence of evil’ is why law-abiding Americans need Second Amendment

Trump praised the NRA for its work in training Americans to safely defend themselves. HOUSTON – Former President Trump traveled to Houston on Friday to offer support for the National Rifle Association and echo the group’s mission as it faces … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 27 May 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, You can’t escape the news of the school shooting in Uvalde, TX.  But the story has taken several surprising twists.  Apparently there are protocols for this kind of thing.  Police don’t just storm in and take control … Read More

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