U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules Against Texas' Placement of River Border Buoys in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas

valleycentral.com/#BorderReportCom In the 44-page ruling, the court ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction issued by a lower court to stop Texas from further constructing more marine barriers in the international river between the U.S. and Mexico. ::: The court noted the strain that the 1,000-foot-long string of 4-foot-wide orange spherical buoys have put on U.S. and Mexican relations by having the objects tethered to the base of the Rio Grande. One hundred forty-three anchors are holding the buoys in place, including 68 that weigh about 3,000 pounds each and 75 that each weigh about 1,000 pounds, according to court documents.

NOTE – valleycentral.com links to the 44-page ruling. Here is a link to that document.

Local Residents Continue Protest of Chicago's Brighton Park Migrant Camp Site as Environmental Report Shows the Soil is Contaminated

wgntv.com The mayor's office released a nearly 800 page environmental report on the site where a migrant tent camp will potentially be going in Brighton Park. :: The Brighton Park community has been fighting the construction of a migrant tent camp at 38th Street and California Avenue with one of the concerns being that neighbors believe the land is contaminated.

NOTE Brighton Park was in the news two (2) days prior. Here is a link to your cluster of news stories about that.

U.S. Senate, U.S. House Haggle Over Immigration Processing Rules As U.S. Rep. Grijalva (D-AZ) Recognizes the "pandering"

wgntv.com/#NexStar With an unprecedented surge in migrants coming across the southern border in the last two years, states in the U.S. have had to spend tens of millions of dollars to deal with the escalating crisis. ::: Pressure has been amped up from both Democrats and Republicans for President Joe Biden's administration to react to the crisis and while he recently reversed his stance and gave the go-ahead for a section of the border wall to be completed, some border state governors have been taking matters into their own hands to stem the flow of migrants.

breitbart.com Just six Democrats joined House Republicans this week to prevent President Joe Biden from turning federal lands into migrant camps for tens of thousands of illegal aliens who have been released into the United States interior. ::: On Thursday, the House passed Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's legislation known as the "Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act" to block the federal government from using federal lands to house illegal aliens in a 224-203 vote.

kgun9.com Representative Raúl Grijalva (D) Arizona District 7 says allowing "border crossers" to ask for asylum is required through U.S. and international law. However, he says politicians eager to demonize asylum seekers are getting in the way of providing resources to help solve the problem. ::: "Everybody pandering to to the issue of immigrants and migrants as a political issue going into 2024, as opposed to a crisis that needs some resolution right now," Rep. Grijalva shared. ::: He says Republicans in Congress are making it harder to channel assistance to the border because they are connecting border resources to assistance to Israel and Ukraine.

Due to Surge of #IllegalAliens, #CBP Announces "temporary closure" of Remote Border Crossing - in Lukeville, Arizona

tucson.com/#AssociatedPress So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that U.S. officials say they will close the port of entry there so that the operations officials who watch over vehicle and pedestrian traffic going both ways can help Border Patrol agents arrest and process the new arrivals. ::: Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that the temporary closure of the crossing will start Monday as officials grapple with changing migration routes that have overwhelmed Border Patrol agents stationed there. Arizona's U.S. senators and governor called planned closure "unacceptable."

Congressional Staffer take Congressional Office Floor Spat to Twitter

theblaze.com Jason Tufele Carl Johnson, a staffer for Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, shared photos of border-themed Christmas decorations outside of Rep. Eli Crane's (R-Ariz.) office, describing the display as "insulting" and "insensitive." ::: The photos show elf figurines atop something that resembles a brick wall. A door has a sign on it that says, "BORDER PATROL ELVES ONLY," while another door has a sign that reads, "HAVE DOCUMENTS READY."

Mayorkas' Malpractice: Closing California Immigration Facitily Kept at Low Volume Since 2020 COVID by Court Order

washingtonexaminer.com Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are apparently set to shut down a California detention facility capable of housing roughly 2,000 illegal immigrants despite the crisis hindering the state. ::: Located in Adelanto, California, the facility has not been able to meet its full capacity due to an order established during the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented ICE from transporting illegal immigrants to the facility, which is privately owned, according to a report.

NOTE washingtonexaminer.com links to a report from Fox News. Here is a link to that news story.

Illegal Alien Charged with Murder After Shooting Two Texas Sisters in the Head

dailywire.com A 50-year-old illegal immigrant was arrested and charged after allegedly fatally shooting two sisters in the head in their Dallas-area home last week and also shooting his daughter in the arm. ::: Police booked Jose Santiago Chairez at the Dallas County Jail on charges of capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault. Sisters Catalina Andrade Valdez, 47, and Merced Andrade Bailon, 43, were found dead in their home in Farmers Branch, Texas, last Friday after police responded to a call around 4:20 a.m., according to the Dallas Morning News.

Texas is on the verge of making illegal border crossings a state crime. Here's what you need to know. (#TexasTribune)

texastribune.org Texas lawmakers last month approved Senate Bill 4, an immigration law that would allow Texas police to arrest people for illegally crossing the border from Mexico. ::: SB 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign into law, has sparked intense debate, with opponents saying it will lead to racial profiling by police and supporters saying Texas needs to step in because the federal government isn't doing enough to stop illegal immigration. ::: When Abbott signs the bill, it's scheduled to take effect in early March.

NOTE The article's author Uriel J. García is notoriously biased. Sadly he is the only remaining immigration reporter for TT.

Smuggler Directs Groups of Illegal Aliens Through Hole in Border Wall, as in Uniform Border Patrol Agents Watch

thegatewaypundit.com A video posted to X on Friday shows an SUV rolling up to the southern border near Lukeville, Arizona. A smuggler jumps out and taunts border patrol agents as he films them on a phone (proof of delivery) from the Mexican side of the border. ::: The illegal aliens easily cross into the US through a hole in the border wall. A smuggler waves in one of the illegals in front of armed border patrol agents without giving it a second thought. Human smugglers were seen jumping on the wire across the gaps in the border wall.

NOTE This story is based on a tweet by @AliBradleyTV. Here is a link to that tweet.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Announces an Additional $4 million to Feed Illegal Immigrants

mystateline.com On Friday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced an additional $4 million in funding to provide meals to migrants who have arrived in Chicago. ::: According to Pritzker's office, the state has supplied $10.5 million since June 2023. The additional funding consists of $2 million in taxpayer funds and a $2 million match through the Greater Chicago Food Depositor