US witnesses rise in illegal migration, arrests 210,000 migrants at Mexico border
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Rep. McCaul calls out the Democrats, says they ‘own’ the border crisis and ‘it didn’t have to happen’
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Trump’s border policies ‘worked,’ the Republican said, but Democrats rescinded them. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, called the southern border crisis on Sunday “probably the biggest human trafficking event of our lifetime,” and warned it was a problem which “every state … Read More
About 10,000 Refugees From Ukraine Arrive in Hungary Every Day
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About 9,000 -10,000 refugees from Ukraine are reaching Hungary every day, according to the figures provided by the Chief Security Advisor György Bakondi. The number of refugees from Ukraine has surpassed 601,000 since the start of the war, according to … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 April 2022
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Greetings from Tyler, Revelations about the Shanghai lock down are just unbelievable. People face arrest if they venture out for any reason. Their screams from windows and balconies sound like nothing you’ve ever heard. Twenty five million people are not … Read More
Republicans slam Biden admin for ‘deeply troubling’ possibility VA docs could go to border for expected surge
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Massive migrant surge expected when Title 42 ends in late May. More than 50 House Republicans Wednesday are pressing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over the possibility it may use Veterans Affairs (VA) medical personnel to stem an expected migrant … Read More
Texas claims a win after Gov. Abbott pledged to bus illegals to Washington
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State says feds stopped dropping illegal immigrants off into towns following threat to bus them to DC. EXCLUSIVE: In the days since Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas would bus illegal immigrants released in his state to the U.S. Capitol in … Read More
Many migrants at higher risk of homelessness than Irish-born – report
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Housing needs to be considered as an important part of integration policy, according to the Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman. His comments mark the publication of findings by the Economic and Social Research Institute, which used 2016 Census microdata to … Read More
White House: US to Take In 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
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The White House announced Thursday plans for the United States to welcome as many as 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing the Russian invasion of the eastern European nation. In a statement on its website, the White House said the plan … Read More
Eastern Europe Under Strain as Ukraine Refugees Keep Coming
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MEDYKA, Poland/PRAGUE (Reuters) -Eastern Europe’s efforts to aid Ukrainians came under strain on Friday, with some cities running out of accommodation as the number of refugees passed 2.5 million and fighting in their homeland. Relief work in frontline states – … Read More
Some Irish families ‘unable to cope’ with housing Ukrainian refugees
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Some Irish families who have taken Ukrainian refugees into their homes in recent weeks have already “returned them” to facilities such as the new temporary accommodation centre in Citywest, Co Dublin, telling volunteers they’re “unable to cope”. Citywest conference centre … Read More