Whitewater’s police chief sent President Biden a letter asking for resources to help with 800 to 1,000 immigrants now living in the city since 2022 – specifically from Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Wisconsin congressman after visiting southern border: ‘We need to restart border wall construction’
Notice that he mentioned two countries that are sanctioned and that the USG has been trying to destabilize for years?! I uploaded the video on human trafficking, to Rockford, last week.
Agriculture groups and elected officials are sounding the alarm after the Department of Homeland Security, without warning, closed two of the six key rail crossings into Mexico on Dec. 17, holding up millions of tons of agricultural products to the United States’ leading ag export destination.
Ag groups concerned at Mexican rail closures
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Statement from CBP on Suspension of Rail Operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas
“CBP is continuing to surge all available resources to safely process migrants in response to increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals. After observing a recent resurgence of smuggling organizations moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains, CBP is taking additional actions to surge personnel and address this concerning development, including in partnership with Mexican authorities.
As of Thursday May 11, 2023, “Fort Benning,” home of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) became “Fort Moore.” The name change was part of a broader initiative by the U.S. military to remove the names of Confederate officers from military bases at the recommendation of a congressional commission.
Fort Benning – New Name, Same Shame
Previously:
“Venezuelan migration in recent years is a direct consequence of the application of unilateral coercive measures and the blockade to our economy.”
Venezuela Signs Migration Agreement With the US
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Biden officials will resume Venezuela deportations, extend border wall
The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy.
From a Capitol Hill Basement, Bannon Stokes the Republican Party Meltdown
Mexican drug cartels have been smuggling a vast arsenal of even military-grade weapons out of the U.S. with the help of American citizens, a CBS Reports investigation has found.
Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show
Related:
Documents: ATF used “Fast and Furious” to make the case for gun regulations
Rifle Capable of Taking Down a Helicopter, Found in El Chapo’s House – Guess Who Gave it to Him
Operation Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATF’s Notorious Gunwalking Scandal
Fast & Furious Gun Found At Mexican Beauty Queen Murder Scene
You might not know it by the relatively scant news coverage, but the U.S. congressional delegation, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that visited Brazil, Chile, and Colombia in August marked a big step forward in the development of a new U.S. approach to Latin America and highlighted the important role that the U.S. progressive left has to play in it.
AOC-Led Delegation Can Push for New Approach to Latin America
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AOC urges US to apologize for meddling in Latin America: ‘We’re here to reset relationships’
Asked if the left needs to build a counterweight network, Ocasio-Cortez, whose trip to Latin America was branded “AOC’s socialist sympathy tour” by Rupert Murdoch’s conservative Wall Street Journal newspaper, replied: “I absolutely believe that the battle for democracy must be transnational and it must be global, and it especially must be hemispheric.
As if imposing a $900 penalty on every American household for Ukraine wasn’t enough, American politicians may surprise us further
US to Declare Azov’s a ‘Friendly’ Neo-Nazi Group
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Ukrainian-born US lawmaker seeks to end ban on funding neo-Nazis
GOP debate bloodbath over Ukraine leaves room for agreement — on China
For all the talk about a divided GOP on foreign policy, it should be clear that when it comes to China, these eight candidates are more in agreement about where the country should be training its firepower, than not. Pinning them each down on what exactly they are proposing, and how far they will go to meet the threat, would be an interesting next exercise, sans the bloodletting.
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