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On Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “does not have the funds” necessary to perform the agency’s duties through the end of hurricane season. The New York Post reports that the FEMA has spent more than $1.4 billion since Fall 2022 responding to […]

October 4, 2024

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In a new letter sent by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), the agency revealed that there are currently 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on the ICE non-detained docket, including 13,099 convicted of homicide (with 1,845 pending cases) and 15,811 convicted of Sexual Assault (with 4,250 pending cases). ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechlietner […]

On Thursday, the Texas Senate Committee on Border Security met in the Capitol to discuss three topics: Securing the Texas-Mexico Border, Support for Border Security Personnel, and monitoring the implementation of several bills passed during the 88th Legislature. I gave my testimony on what steps Texas needs to take in the upcoming session, starting in January, […]

September 20, 2024

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by Chris Russo – President, Texans for Strong Borders Yesterday, I testified at the Texas Senate Committee On Border Security, which met yesterday in Austin to discuss three main topics: Securing the Texas-Mexico Border, Support for Border Security Personnel, and Monitoring of SB 602, SB 1133, and SB 1484. The full agenda can be found […]

Yesterday, we got word that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Legislative Affairs had informed Congress of its intent to resume flights of inadmissible aliens into the United State via the CHNV mass parole scheme. Jason Hopkins of The Daily Caller confirmed these reports in an article released yesterday afternoon. The CHNV program has […]

This week, Democrats gathered in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. After over 10 million Nationwide Border Encounters in just three and a half years, they had a tall task convincing voters that their plan for the border would make them the right choice in November. We laid out why their claims about the border […]

August 24, 2024

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by Chris Russo – President, Texans for Strong Borders This week, Democrats gathered in Chicago to officially nominate candidates for President and Vice President, adopt a platform, and rally the troops going into the November 5th presidential election, where Vice President Kamala Harris will face former President Donald J. Trump. One of the most intriguing […]

Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to collect and report information on the cost of providing health care to illegal aliens at Texas public hospitals for inpatient and emergency care. Today, we issued a letter thanking Governor Abbott for this action. Illegal aliens are an enormous burden on our health […]

August 9, 2024

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August 9, 2024 Governor Greg Abbott Office of the GovernorP.O. Box 12428Austin, Texas 78711 Governor Abbott, On behalf of Texans for Strong Borders, I am writing to thank you for your recent Executive Order directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to collect information on the health care costs from illegal aliens who use […]

August 9, 2024

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