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Austin, TX, July 30, 2021 The United States Justice Department sued the State of Texas on Friday afternoon over Governor Greg Abbotts executive order restricting the transport of illegal immigrants.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, asks the court to stop enforcement of Abbotts order banning the ground transportation of migrants who have been detained for crossing the border illegally or who would have been subject to expulsion.

Signed Wednesday, Abbotts order instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to stop any vehicle upon reasonable suspicion that it crossed the border illegally.

The Department of Justice claims the order has harmed U.S. government immigration efforts and could worsen the spread of the coronavirus.

The executive order violates the Supremacy Clause and causes injury to the United States and to individuals whom the United States is charged to protect, jeopardizing the health and safety of noncitizens in federal custody, risking the safety of federal law enforcement personnel and their families, and exacerbating the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, the complaint reads.

The executive order obstructs the Federal Governments arrangements with nongovernmental partners and directly interferes with the administration of federal immigration law.

Legally, the complaint argues that Abbotts order violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

It also says Abbotts order stops certain necessary migrant transportation scenarios, such as the transferral of unaccompanied children between government facilities.

Notably, Abbotts order makes an exception for law-enforcement agents at all tiers of government.

No person, other than a federal, state, or local law-enforcement official, shall provide ground transportation to a group of migrants who have been detained by CBP for crossing the border illegally or who would have been subject to expulsion under the Title 42 order, Abbotts order reads.

However, Abbotts order does not make an exception for government contractors, who transport an appreciable number of illegal aliens according to the Department of Justice brief.

Counter to the Justice Departments claims, Abbott justified his order as a needed measure not only to curb illegal immigration but primarily to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The dramatic rise in unlawful border crossings has also led to a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases among unlawful migrants who have made their way into our state, and we must do more to protect Texans from this virus and reduce the burden on our communities, Abbott said in a press release announcing the order.

This Executive Order will reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure in our communities.

Nonetheless, the Department of Justice argues in its complaint that the order will create overcrowding in facilities housing illegal aliens, heightening COVID-19 infections in turn.

The lawsuit follows an ongoing spat between Abbott and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton weighed in immediately, blaming the White House for a threat to public health arising from the border.

Until the Biden Administration abandoned its duty to secure the border, Texans faced little threat to their public health from wave upon wave of illegal immigration at our southern border, Attorney General Ken Paxton responded in a statement.

Its specifically because of this abdication that I sued this Administration on behalf of the State of Texasone of my five border-related lawsuits. To help with this problem, Governor Abbott released a much-needed (and perfectly legal) Executive Order that keeps Texas safe, secure, and healthy.

Mere moments ago, the Feds sued Texas, demanding the Order be thrown out. Not on my watch! Texas wont back down. I will defend Governor Abbotts order in court and we will work together to keep President Biden out of Texass business.

Both Abbott and Paxton have made fighting the federal government a point of pride during their respective stints as the states top law enforcement officer. Abbott, Paxtons predecessor, claimed to have sued the Obama administration more than anyone else in history and Paxton has followed a similar path during Joe Bidens presidency.

The legal fights have often centered on alleged federal overreach, and this episode is no different.

Currently, the U.S., with Texas at its epicenter, is facing a historic spike in border crossings with nearly 190,000 illegal crossing apprehensions in June.

Local law enforcement said this week that the U.S. border patrol was releasing illegal immigrants testing positive for COVID-19.

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U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) on Monday took to the Senate floor to discuss policies that he believes to be jeopardizing Americans security such as illegal immigration and efforts by some in the Democratic Party to divert funding from police forces across the nation.

When I go home back to Alabama, I usually ask the people back home whats most important to you, said Tuberville. And usually there is a consensus of three things a good job, schools for their kids, and safe neighborhoods for their families. Thats always what they talk about.

Tuberville pushed back against rhetoric used by progressives that he believes has contributed to the rise of crime numbers nationwide.

Were witnessing a nationwide surge in crime as we speak. In the last year, homicides have risen upwards of 30%, said Tuberville. This is unprecedented and double the largest previous increase of 13% since 1968. There always is more than one factor to consider when analyzing crime trends, but the effect of some Democrats anti-police rhetoric has been perfectly clear.

He continued, For the last year, weve heard some Democrats at every level talk about wanting to defund the police. Weve got too many of them. In many cities, they control democrats succeeding, theyve been very successful. Theyve told police to stop doing their jobs, stop enforcing certain laws. Too often weve seen elected officials take the side of radicals burning property, burning small businesses, over the men and women who wear the badge and have sworn to preserve and protect our communities. And now were seeing the consequences all across the country.

Alabamas junior senator then turned his criticisms toward the Biden administration regarding its policy toward immigration enforcement and border security.

Whats also not helping to make our neighborhoods safer the growing crisis at our southern border, said Tuberville. And the Biden Administration completely, completely lacks the urgency to fix it, and its getting worse every day. Weve already surpassed one million illegal immigrants since President Biden was inaugurated. And remember, this data is looking at the illegal immigrants and the drugs that the Customs and Border Protection catches. We dont know how many have slipped by.

President Biden is only making matters worse, folks, he added. As our colleagues on the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee found, the Biden Administration is spending $2 billion to not build a wall. Thats $3 million every day of your taxpayer money wasted just to not build something that would help fix this crisis.

Tuberville made the argument that mass crime is antithetical to the quality of life Americans expect.

Wanting safe communities is something every American wants and deserves, he emphasized. We elect public officials, we pay taxes, and trust our governments to ensure safety for the greatest number of people possible. Its pretty much impossible to have good jobs and good schools if you dont have safe neighborhoods.

Tuberville concluded, If the people dont feel safe, their government, and we as government officials, have failed to perform its most basic function. Failure of this is not an option. So, to reverse this rise in crime, lets support the very people who put their lives on the line every day. I certainly do, and I encourage the president and members of this body to support every member of our law enforcement.

Dylan Smith is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @DylanSmithAL

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Tell me if this concept resonates with you. "Government Fails. FreedomWorks." If that makes sense, if that feels right, the Freedom Works Organization may just be the place for you.

From its website, the FreedomWorks organization describes its mission as existing to " build, educate, and mobilizethe largest network of activists advocating the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty and the rule of law."

At present FreedomWorks represents more than 6 million Americans who are "passionate about promoting free markets and individual liberty.....members share three common traits: a desire for less government, lower taxes, and more economic freedom."

First, more than a quarter of a century ago, as an economic think-tank, now as freedom movement, FreedomWorks feels a better-informed public will make better decisions. Cesar Ybarra is the Senior Director of Legislative Affairs at FreedomWorks. Ybarra appeared on KIT radio's Morning News program to talk about the Biden administration's failing border policy in terms of COVID spread and the reaction of American Hispanics to Democrat policies in general.

Ybarra says Democrats tend to lump all Hispanic concerns under the heading of immigration. He says Hispanics want what any family wants - safe communities, law & order, border security, freedom from government & mandates. Ybarra says the Left's disdain for the rule of law will not recruit Hispanics but will drive them toward Republican candidates in numbers sufficient enough to take back the House and Senate.

Ybarra says McAllen, Texas is the model for future Hispanic engagement with the majority Hispanic border town just electing a Hispanic Mayor to the city's top political office.

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File Photo: Lithuanian soldiers install a razor wire on the border with Belarus on July 9, 2021 in Druskininkai, Lithuania.Reuters / Janice Raisans / File Photos

August 5, 2021

Warsaw (Reuters)-Poland has accused Belarus of sending immigrants across the border in retaliation for this weeks decision to evacuate to Belarusian athlete Kristina Zimanuskaya, who refused to return from the Tokyo Olympics.

Deputy Interior Minister Maciej Wasik said Thursday that Minsk is waging a hybrid war with the European Union with the help of illegal immigrants.

In recent weeks, neighboring EU member states Lithuania have reported a surge in illegal border crossings from Belarus, saying Minsk has been sending foreign migrants to the EU.

There are both young men and women with children. Belarus uses these migrants as a living weapon, Wasik told online broadcaster Telewizjaw Polsce.

Recently, there has been an increase in (immigrants). We treat it as a reaction to allowing Belarusian sprinters to asylum.

Belarusian government officials were not immediately asked for comment.

The Cold War-style asylum in Zimanuskaya aroused western tensions with Minsk when the EU accused President Alexander Lukashenko of using immigrants to counter EU sanctions.

The Polish Border Guard told Reuters that it detained a group of 71 migrants at the border with Belarus Wednesday to Thursday night and a group of 62 people (mainly Iraqi) on Wednesday.

This exceeds a total of 122 illegal immigrants who said border guards were detained along the frontier throughout last year. Last month, 242 migrants were intercepted.

According to Wasik, the most recently arrived migrants came not only from Iraq, but also from Afghanistan.

The Home Office did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.

The EU summoned a Belarusian envoy in Brussels to discuss the issue of illegal immigration to the block with the Iraqi government.

(Report by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk and Agnieszka Barteczko, written by Alan Charlish, edited by William Maclean and Mark Heinrich)

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As the first director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who came up through the ranks, I have a clear understanding of what ICEs congressionally-mandated mission is, how its staff perform their national security work, and the need for clear priorities regarding immigration enforcement.

There are many threats and attempts to make America less safe, less secure, and less free. The hostile rhetoric towards law enforcement in general is at peak highs. The movement to abolish and defund police has already resulted in unprecedented crime in our largest cities. This desire to reject law and order, open our borders to public safety threats and disease, and to tolerate rampant illegal immigration is an attack on our safety and security, not to mention our freedom.

The Biden administration has nominated the Sheriff of Harris County, Texas, Ed Gonzalez, as the next ICE Director. As someone who sat in that chair and as someone who enforced immigration law for nearly 35 years as a border patrol agent and an ICE special agent, I can say without hesitation that Gonzalez is the wrong guy for the job.

His policies and rhetoric demonstrate very clearly his opposition to enforcing our nations immigration laws as currently written and enacted. This administration has already hobbled ICE and drastically reduced its arrest authority, which has resulted in the lowest numbers of arrests and removals in the history of the agency. This administration attempts to ignore federal law and fails to enforce any meaningful immigration law either on the border or within our country. Based on his time as Harris County sheriff, Gonzalez has given every indication that he agrees with these policies.

Our border is also in the middle of an unprecedented crisis, with the number of border apprehensions at an all-time high and that doesnt count the illegal aliens who escape apprehension every day. Yet ICE has the lowest number of arrests in its history. This isnt by accident, mismanagement, or incompetence: It is by design.

In the midst of the current border crisis and rise in crime across our country, ICE needs a strong and experienced leader at the helm. Gonzalez is neither of those things.

Just one month into office as Harris County sheriff, Gonzalez ended the countys nine-year 287(g) partnership with ICE, which provided for the safe removal of criminal aliens from communities.

He was a strong opponent of SB4, which banned sanctuary cities in Texas and required local officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Gonzalez wrote op-eds in opposition; one can only imagine his policies on the ground.

When we fail to enforce the rule of law, criminal illegal aliens are undeterred from entering the country. The lack of border and immigration enforcement only drives more vulnerable people to put themselves at the mercy of criminal cartels, risking rape, robbery, and death.

This lack of enforcement results in continued human trafficking operations and drug smuggling, allowing drug cartels to make millions of dollars a day at the expense of our communities and taxpayers. Ending critical partnerships like 287(g) that are essential to keep communities safe was nothing more than a political move and showed total disregard for public safety and officer safety. Despite what Gonzalez has said in confirmation hearings, his actions indicate he does not believe in coordination of immigration enforcement to protect our nation from terrorists and drug smugglers.

Gonzalez was a vocal critic of ICE and enforcement of our federal immigration laws, despite having no experience in immigration or federal law enforcement. He is wholly unprepared to lead ICE.

Gonzalez running ICE would not only kill what little morale remains in ICE, but would render the agency inert, without actually disbanding it. His confirmation would mean there will be no meaningful enforcement of our nations immigration law, and that will result in more people coming illegally into the U.S.

The Senate should stand firm in favor of public servants who will restore our security and secure our borders.

Tom Homan is the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a senior fellow at theImmigration Reform Law Institute.

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