Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/josh-hawley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Josh Hawley</a> (R-MO) asked President Joe Biden on Tuesday to mobilize the National Guard in response to pro-Palestinian protests that have led to safety concerns for Jewish students at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/columbia-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia University</a> and other colleges across the country.
The lawmaker sent a <a href="https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/Hawley-Letter-to-Biden-re-Columbia_0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Biden with the message after a Columbia rabbi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-rabbi-warns-of-extreme-antisemitism-advises-jewish-students-to-return-home-asap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">urged</a> Jewish students to go home following displays of “extreme antisemitism” around the New York City campus and the university shifted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/columbia-university-moves-to-remote-learning-as-campus-rancor-puts-jewish-students-on-edge?topStoryPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remote learning</a> on Monday.
&#8220;On college campuses across the United States, Jewish Americans are at risk,&#8221; Hawley said, adding that &#8220;most alarmingly, in-person classes at Columbia University have been cancelled&#8221; right as the Jewish holiday of Passover was set to begin.
Hawley referred to Biden&#8217;s Passover message that said, &#8220;In recent days, we’ve seen harassment and calls for violence against Jews. This blatant Antisemitism is reprehensible and dangerous – and it has absolutely no place on college campuses, or anywhere in our country.&#8221;
&#8220;Now, you must take action to match those words,&#8221; Hawley said, adding later, &#8220;You must immediately mobilize the National Guard and any other authorities necessary to ensure the safety of Jewish American students and citizens.&#8221;
Protesters have insisted Columbia meet their demands, including <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/columbia-university-protests-classes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">divestiture</a> from companies that have ties to Israel as the country fights a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations have led to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/20/nyregion/arrested-columbia-students-suspended.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrests</a> and suspensions, but the protest activity has persisted.
Other Republicans in Congress have called for steps to lower tensions on campus as protests pop up at other universities, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-arrest-dozens-of-anti-israel-protesters-at-yale" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yale and MIT</a>.
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-education-chair-demands-columbia-university-expulsions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> on Columbia to expel any students and faculty members found to have been harassing Jewish students.
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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republican</a> delegation from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a>, led by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stefanik-leads-new-york-gop-delegation-in-demanding-resignation-of-columbia-universitys-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded</a> the resignation of Columbia President Minouche Shafik over a lack of confidence in her leadership.
Some Democrats also took a stand for Jewish students at Columbia, including Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), who showed up on campus on Monday with other members of his caucus.
&#8220;To the Columbia President, DO NOT make the same choice as the Presidents of UPenn and Harvard. Protect your students,&#8221; Moskowitz <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMoskowitz/status/1782455889116430428" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X, alluding to other university presidents who stepped down amid controversy.

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Texas authorities arrested a national guardsman on Sunday after he fled from officers while allegedly attempting to smuggle an illegal immigrant into the U.S.
Law enforcement officers of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Kinney County Sheriff&#8217;s Department arrested Savion Johnson in Brackettville, Texas, after Johnson led law enforcement on a chase that reached speeds in excess of 100 mph, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/04/us-news/texas-national-guardsman-caught-smuggling-migrant-across-southern-border-in-government-suv-near-eagle-pass-crossing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>. Johnson has been charged with evading arrest, human smuggling, and the unlawful carry of a weapon.
“If the allegations are true, the accused is a traitor and criminal,&#8221; Abbott Press Secretary Andrew Mahaleris, press secretary for Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott, told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-dashcam-footage-shows-moment-texas-national-guardsman-arrested-for-allegedly-smuggling-illegal-immigrant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> in a statement.
“We have zero tolerance for Texans who violate laws that directly contradict the mission we are seeking to achieve. The accused&#8217;s illegal smuggling may subject him to a mandatory minimum prison sentence of at least 10 years,” Mahaleris added. “He deserves more.”
Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe identified Johnson as a member of the Texas National Guard who was taking part in Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, a Texas initiative to combat illegal immigration into the state from its border with Mexico, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/us/texas-national-guard-migrant-smuggling.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>.
“It’s not a good thing. But he’s not the first one we’ve picked up that’s associated with the National Guard,” Coe said. “We’ve picked up attorneys. Preachers. Old ones, young ones, juveniles. The money is out there.”
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Johnson was allegedly offered $5,000 to $6,000 to smuggle the alien, who was also arrested, according to the Post. Johnson allegedly sped away from a Border Patrol checkpoint in a government vehicle and led officers on a 15-mile chase. The vehicle was stopped after officers used spike strips to blow its tires.
Johnson is the latest law enforcement officer to be arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle aliens into the U.S. In June, authorities <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/2-soldiers-charged-attempting-smuggle-noncitizens">arrested</a> two soldiers, including a national guardsman, in the same area as Johnson for allegedly smuggling illegal aliens.
Abbott&#8217;s latest efforts to combat illegal immigration into the United States involve the passage of a law that makes unlawful entry a state crime enforceable by local law enforcement. The law, scheduled to go into effect earlier this year, has been placed on hold by a panel of Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals judges while the court works through a legal challenge to the law&#8217;s constitutionality. The Biden administration has challenged the Texas law, arguing that immigration enforcement is strictly the domain of the federal government.

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A large group of military-aged males illegally stormed past <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas National Guard</a> troops Thursday afternoon on the U.S. southern border.
The New York Post, which recorded video of the incident, <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/21/us-news/migrants-break-barriers-and-rush-border-guards-in-el-paso/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that more than 100 illegal aliens broke through razor wire and fencing and then pushed straight through the soldiers and stormed the border.
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This is the moment when TX National Guard became overrun by migrants rioting to get across the border here in El Paso today
We were there and saw it all happen. Absolute chaos here. <a href="https://t.co/VN6Kf663ie">pic.twitter.com/VN6Kf663ie</a>
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The Post said that it witnessed over 600 migrants illegally trying to enter the U.S in the area when the group of military-aged males broke through the Texas National Guard troops.
The incident comes as the U.S. Supreme Court this week sided with Texas in its fight against President Joe Biden&#8217;s open border agenda, allowing the state to enforce a new law that makes it a crime for illegal aliens to enter Texas without authorization.
However, a 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel subsequently blocked the state from being able to enforce the law.
Mexico&#8217;s leftist government, which has repeatedly attacked top Republicans, condemned Texas&#8217; law on Tuesday.
Mexico claimed that the law &#8220;seeks to stop the flow of migrants by criminalizing them, and encouraging the separation of families, discrimination and racial profiling that violate the human rights of the migrant community.&#8221;
&#8220;Mexico categorically rejects any measure that allows state or local authorities to exercise immigration control, and to arrest and return nationals or foreigners to Mexican territory,&#8221; Mexico&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. &#8220;Mexico will not accept, under any circumstances, repatriations by the State of Texas.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sunny-hostin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunny Hostin</a> criticized Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) for her decision to place National Guard soldiers on New York City subways, suggesting that it played into &#8220;Republican narratives&#8221; on increasing violent crime in Democrat-led cities.
Hostin made the comments directly to Hochul&#8217;s face during the New York Democrat&#8217;s Wednesday appearance on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;The View,&#8221; complaining about the optics and arguing that there was no real need for the added security.
&#8220;Governor, after a series of high profile crime on New York City subways, right, you deployed hundreds of state police and National Guard troops into the subway system,&#8221; Hostin began. &#8220;But since the pandemic, you have done a wonderful job, overall crime is down in the city, so my question to you is, why now? Why deploy now to the subway?&#8221;
Hostin went on to ask Hochul how she&#8217;d respond to fellow Democrats who referred to the move as &#8220;theatrics that play into Republican narratives that blue cities are poorly-run war zones.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not buying it, I&#8217;m not buying it,&#8221; Hochul replied, adding, &#8220;My job is to keep you people safe. Any way I can, I&#8217;m going to keep New Yorkers safe, and I&#8217;ll tell you who does show appreciation for it, the people out there on the streets.&#8221;
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On the Democratic Party&#39;s insane and deadly bail reform laws, Hochul blames Andrew Cuomo. Joy Behar was shocked that four murder suspects were released despite body parts being found all over Long Island. Hochul admits that murder is &quot;bail eligible&quot; in New York. <a href="https://t.co/iLLVf7kWps">pic.twitter.com/iLLVf7kWps</a>
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Cohost Joy Behar then pivoted to address the topic of bail reform, noting that people who probably should be in jail were being returned to the streets and going right back to committing crimes — whether they be in the subway system or on the streets of the city.
Hochul again stated that her job was to keep New Yorkers safe — and said that she was happy to take criticism all day long for doing just that — but she shifted the blame for her state&#8217;s bail reform laws to former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), who resigned amid multiple sexual misconduct scandals.
&#8220;I inherited from my predecessor and the legislature before – they took the bail laws and watered them down and made it impossible for judges to look at the whole picture of the crime and the person, what they&#8217;re doing,&#8221; she explained.

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Sunny Hostin Questions National Guard Troops Protecting NYC Subway Riders: ‘Theatrics’

Sunny Hostin Questions National Guard Troops Protecting NYC Subway Riders: 'Theatrics'

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Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-guard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Guard</a> troops and one Border Patrol agent are dead after a helicopter conducting operations along the southern border in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> crashed. 
The UH-72 Lakota helicopter carrying three National Guard troops and a Border Patrol agent was patrolling the border in Starr County when it went down. One National Guard soldier survived and was taken to the hospital for treatment. 
General Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, said that he and the National Guard “send our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, friends &amp; colleagues of the two Army National Guard Soldiers and the U.S. Border Patrol officer killed in today&#8217;s helicopter crash in Texas.”
“We mourn these heartbreaking deaths. They are a tragic loss beyond words. We pray for the speedy recovery of a third Guard Soldier who was seriously injured. All of these people represent selfless service &amp; the best of America,” he added. 
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Kelly &amp; I, &amp; the National Guard family, send our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, friends &amp; colleagues of the two Army National Guard Soldiers and the U.S. Border Patrol officer killed in today&#39;s helicopter crash in Texas. We mourn these heartbreaking deaths. They… <a href="https://t.co/8WZ6wtTujI">pic.twitter.com/8WZ6wtTujI</a>
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Hokanson said that the crash occurred around 2:50 p.m. MST while conducting aviation operations near Rio Grande City, Texas. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and the names of the killed won’t be released as families are notified. 
Starr County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in the response to the crash and said that it took place in the eastern part of the county. Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said that three men and one woman were on the helicopter, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-crash-texas-caf206040e2f7efc142c514d500180ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. 
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/mexican-cartel-members-laugh-after-national-guard-helicopter-crashes-kills-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported </a>that it obtained footage from a Customs and Border Protection source that showed Mexican cartel members laughing as the helicopter went down. One person reportedly shouted “go to hell” in Spanish as the helicopter crashed. 
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Starr County has previously seen high numbers of crossings, and the Department of Homeland Security <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-22176.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">waived</a> some legal requirements to move forward with the Trump administration’s plan to put up a border wall in the county. 
“The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in Starr County, Texas,” DHS said in October. 
Under President Joe Biden, record numbers of illegal immigrants have crossed into the United States, prompting calls from lawmakers to close the border and rescind his earlier executive orders that reversing Trump-era border policies.

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Violence and drug use at one Massachusetts high school have reached such proportions that school officials asked Gov. Maura Healey to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-high-school-national-guard-4a7257c5514641d67454bf882e5b31fe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">send the Massachusetts National Guard</a> to the school.
A majority of members of the Brockton School Committee — four out of seven — favored asking for the National Guard. Despite the fact that he personally opposed the decision, Brockton Mayor Robert Sullivan, who chairs the committee, forwarded the request to the governor.
“National Guard soldiers are not the answer,” he said.
But at a Monday news conference, committee member Ana Oliver said, “We’re not asking them to deploy a whole army to our school. We’re asking for support.”
“If you support safety in our schools, you will support the National Guard to come in here and keep our schools safe,” committee member Tony Rodrigues echoed.
Four of the members of the committee sent a <a href="https://htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com/files/national-guard-final-ltr2024-version-6-1-1-240218-194343-65d2a61e2c19f.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Sullivan in which they stated: “Over the past few months, our high school has experienced a disturbing increase in incidents related to violence, security concerns, and substance abuse. The situation has reached a critical point, more recently we had an alarming 35 teachers absent, underscoring the severity of the challenges we are facing. &#8230; There are many instances where trespassers are found on school grounds, raising serious questions about the security and safety measures in place. These situations not only put the students and staff at risk but also undermines the overall safety of our community.”
“We&#8217;re not asking them to deploy a whole army to our school. We&#8217;re asking for support, especially with the teacher shortage throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” committee member Ana Oliver said, WCVB <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/call-for-national-guard-help-brockton-high-school-security/46855550" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. “I also want to highlight that we have some great students in Brockton. They are doing excellent work. They&#8217;re coming in, getting their education. They are following the policy, the authority with the educators, but we do have some that continue to not do what they&#8217;re supposed to be doing and that&#8217;s what we need help with.”
“We started (the letter) more than a couple of weeks ago and we held off on it,” committee member Joyce Asack echoed. “We got to the point where we&#8217;re seeking help.”
“This isn&#8217;t something that [is] negative. The National Guard does bring positivity,” committee member Tony Rodrigues added. “We&#8217;re looking for support with the National Guard to come in and act as substitute teachers (and) hall monitors to make sure that the high school is safe.”
“I know that the first thought that comes to mind when you hear ‘National Guard’ is uniform and arms, and that&#8217;s not the case. They&#8217;re people like us. They&#8217;re educated. They&#8217;re trained and we just need their assistance right now,” committee member Claudio Gomes said. “We need more staff to support our staff and help the students learn (and) have a safe environment.”
Brockton is also the home of the only heavyweight champion to finish his career undefeated, Rocky Marciano (1923-1969), who held the heavyweight championship from 1952-1956, going 49-0. He was killed in a plane crash in 1969.

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Massachusetts School Officials Ask For National Guard To Keep High School Safe

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Recent events at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-will-lose-our-republic-texas-congressman-says-border-crisis-is-existential-threat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas border</a>, with the Biden administration threatening to employ federal troops against Texas state officers, are the subject of impassioned conversations in the waiting rooms of our nation’s VA hospitals.
As I sit in the waiting rooms and listen for my name to be called, I often strike up conversations with other veterans who, like myself, follow current events, especially with respect to matters that affect the military. To say that there is a lack of confidence in the current commander-in-chief among the older veterans would be an understatement. When we consider the idea of federal and state law enforcement in conflict, a common question arises: What would we boomer vets do if our commander-in-chief ordered us to use extreme prejudice to force the Texas law enforcement officers to stand down?
I refer to us as ‘boomer vets,’ of which there are two informal classes: Those who fought in the Vietnam War, and the younger guys who enlisted right after the war ended. I was in the latter category, having served from 1979 to 1985. We were among the first enlistees in a decade to serve without being conscripted. We felt we were needed to pick up the fallen standard, having witnessed the shameful mistreatment of our neglected Vietnam veterans, who were called “baby killers” by many upon their return from a war they never wanted.
Veterans from World War II had a saying, &#8220;They also serve, those who stand and wait.” Only the volunteer forces of today could understand the length and breadth of that sentiment; it is a call to honor. We felt a patriotic duty to our beloved country, a concept which is rapidly becoming passé in our self-absorbed culture of consumers rather than citizens.
Everyone in the armed forces makes a promise to “…defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” We further pledge to “…obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed&#8230;” These are sublime words, spoken from the heart by those who wish to preserve the nation we know and love.
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To obey and follow the orders of its commander-in-chief and his designates without question is the ultimate duty of any and all who wear the uniform; such discipline and adherence to the chain of command is integral to maintaining a focused armed force capable of repelling an invading force. But we vets are torn when we consider what can only be purposeful dereliction of duty when it comes to defending our borders. We ask each other why would our commander-in-chief knowingly allow our frontlines to be infiltrated by unvetted invaders? Who told the Secretary of Homeland Security to open the borders and keep them open? Could our commander-in-chief actually be guilty of treason?
All other considerations aside, the quintessential questions remain: Are we obliged to follow any order from a man many of us believe to be CIC in name only? Are we duty bound to carry out orders issued by a president who is clearly in the throes of mental decay that makes us question his fitness to command? What would we do if Joe Biden ordered us into an armed conflict with Texas law enforcement agents? The quandary that this unprecedented situation with national implications lays at the feet of everyone in uniform is one that no American military servicemen or women have really had to contemplate since 1861.
Other nations, however, have faced similar situations. Their examples could be a guide to what may go down on the Texas border should the irresistible force of D.C. meet the immovable object of Austin. We have, in fact, seen other militaries defy their presidents when they consider the administration illegitimate or their orders immoral.
I was stationed in the Philippines in the 1980s as the decades-old regime of strongman Ferdinand Marcos was collapsing. Marcos was so desperate to keep power that when the wildly popular, and foreseeable winner of the forthcoming presidential election, Benigno Aquino, returned from exile, Marco’s henchmen brazenly gunned him down on the tarmac of Manila International Airport as he stepped off his plane. 
Marcos’ dastardly deed was, in fact, ill-advised as it only inspired the beloved Benigno’s widow, Corey Aquino, to lead the grassroots “People Power Revolution” against the dictator. The People Power Revolution was called the “Bloodless Revolution,” since the downfall of Marcos was achieved without a shot being fired. As the uprising reached its pinnacle, a tense and final standoff ensued when a contingent of Marines with tanks and armored vans was stopped on Ortigas Avenue in Manila by a large group of angry anti-Marcos demonstrators. Nuns held rosaries and knelt in front of the tanks while men and women from all walks of life linked arms together to block the troops. An order to fire did, in fact, come over the secret palace radio frequency from Marcos, but the field officer in charge decided to disobey it. Marcos’ regime was usurped not only by his assassinated rival’s widow but, more importantly, by the Philippine military who refused direct orders to fire on their own citizens.
Fast forward to 2024. We may be headed toward the same scenario as a standoff looms in Texas. And we vets are left to wonder as we wait for our name to be called into the exam room, what if the governor of Texas refuses to back down? Will the commander-in-chief order the National Guard to engage the Texas law enforcement officers with extreme prejudice? Given that Biden, or whoever is actually running the Executive Branch, has already taken on the role of the treacherous Doctor Yueh in &#8220;Dune&#8221; and has opened up his own country’s defenses to allow an invasion, we tell each other that it’s not that far of a stretch.
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We older vets feel a great empathy for our brave men and women who serve under such a destructive commander-in-chief — one who appears so derelict in his duty that he would even consider putting our country in needless jeopardy by potentially triggering a violent face-off between state and federal forces not seen since Fort Sumter.
Most telling, my fellow veterans and I — those with whom I am in contact — agree we would be bound to act like the Philippine field officers, who showed patriotism in the face of despotism, which is what every honorable servicemember would do. The President is our commander-in-chief … until he gives orders that do the very opposite of one of his chief responsibilities which is to protect the U.S. from enemies, foreign and domestic. As such, we would never fire on our own people, despite facing certain court martial. So, in the vaunted halls of the VA hospitals, the almost unanimous vote is: “No, Mr. Biden, I wouldn’t ‘obey the orders of the President,’ even though I swore an oath to do so.”
Sometimes, when our contemporary leaders employ dangerously misguided policies that force us in the military to make a choice between them and the nation conceived by our Founding Fathers, they, in fact, leave those of us who proudly wear the uniform no choice. If we ever do reach that juncture, it should become intuitively evident to all Americans the true meaning of the West Point mantra: Duty, Honor, Country.
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Brian Schaeffer served as a Naval aviator until his honorable discharge in 1985 with the rank of Lieutenant. Lt. Schaeffer has been in both the shipping business and involved in real estate ever since re-entering civilian life. Prior to heading off to Aviation Reserve Officers Corps, he graduated with honors from Indiana University, Bloomington.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Migrant Crossings At Southern Border Increase As Title 42 Policy Expires

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The official union of U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a statement on Thursday backing the Texas National Guard’s attempts to secure the southern border and slamming the Biden administration for its “catastrophic” border policies.
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), which has more than <a href="https://bpunion.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">18,000 members</a>, said that the “rank-and-file” Border Patrol agents “appreciate and respect” the measures Texas has taken to repel the record flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. under Biden.
“TX NG and rank-and-file BP agents work together and respect each other&#8217;s jobs. Period,” the NBPC <a href="https://twitter.com/BPUnion/status/1750942606274797850" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “If TX NG members have LAWFUL orders, then they have to carry out those orders.”
Earlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott doubled down on using razor wire to repel migrants from illegally crossing the border after the Supreme Court ruled that Border Patrol agents have the authority to cut through the wire to allow illegal immigrants into the country. On Friday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-texas-national-guard-continues-building-razor-wire-border-barriers-defies-biden-admin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire found</a> that Texas authorities have not only maintained existing razor wire fortifications but have added razor wire to border barriers, all while continuing to bar Border Patrol from establishing a presence at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.
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The Texas National Guard is actively installing new razor wire to barriers at the southern border, lining the shores in Eagle Pass with razor wire-covered shipping containers<a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerLndqst?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SpencerLndqst</a> reports from the border <a href="https://t.co/zkXCBcL7XD">pic.twitter.com/zkXCBcL7XD</a>
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The Border Patrol union’s statement sought to clarify that rank-and-file Border Patrol agents were in no way preventing Texas National Guard troops from carrying out “their lawful orders” and vice-versa.
“TX NG members realize that rank-and-file BP agents have their orders as well,” the NBPC added. “Lawful orders, no matter how unpopular or distasteful amongst rank-and-file agents, must be followed. Unlawful orders (as determined by competent legal counsel and not what some outhouse lawyer behind a keyboard says) will not be followed.”
The NBPC then ripped the Biden administration for its border policies and the negative consequences they have had on America.
“Rank-and-file BP agents appreciate and respect what TX has been doing to defend their state in the midst of this catastrophe that the Biden Admin has unleashed on America,” the statement continued. “We want to be perfectly clear, there is no fight between rank-and-file BP agents and the TX NG, Gov. Abbott, or TX DPS. It may make flashy headlines, but it simply isn&#8217;t true.”
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A senior CBP official <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/border-patrol-no-plans-remove-210503964.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News on Friday that there are “no plans” to remove the razor wire being installed by the Texas National Guard after the Supreme Court’s ruling.
&#8220;While this issue plays out in the courts, the relationship between Border Patrol, Texas DPS [Department of Public Safety], &amp; TMD [Texas Military Dept.] remains strong,&#8221; the official said. &#8220;Our focus is and will always be the mission of protecting this country and its people. On the ground, we continue to work alongside these valuable partners in that endeavor.&#8221;
&#8220;Bottom line: Border Patrol has no plans to remove infrastructure (c-wire) placed by Texas along the border,” the CBP official added. “Our posture remains the same. If we need to access an area for emergency response, we will do so. When that happens, we will coordinate with Texas DPS &amp; TMD.&#8221;

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Border Patrol Union Backs Texas National Guard, Slams ‘Catastrophe’ Biden ‘Has Unleashed On America’

Border Patrol Union Backs Texas National Guard, Slams 'Catastrophe' Biden 'Has Unleashed On America'

MSNBC host Joy Reid used her cable news platform on Wednesday to claim that officials in Texas — who have taken steps to secure the southern border where President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration has refused to act — are attempting to &#8220;resist segregation.&#8221;
Reid complained about Republican lawmakers, arguing that they preferred to keep the border crisis as a talking point rather than working with Democrats to solve the problem — but she left out the fact that Republicans in Texas were simply <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-texas-has-constitutional-right-to-defend-its-borders-from-invasion-supersedes-all-federal-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempting to enforce the federal laws</a> that the Biden administration was not enforcing.
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MSNBC&#39;s Joy Reid compares <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chiproytx</a>&#39;s call to protect the southern border to &quot;the old Southerners who said that we will resist integration by any means necessary&quot;. To the racial demagogue, everything looks like racism. <a href="https://t.co/a876itUHCb">pic.twitter.com/a876itUHCb</a>
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&#8220;There is no better example of what MAGA World wants for the rest of America than Texas,&#8221; Reid said, claiming that Governor Greg Abbott (R) had ordered the Texas National Guard to implement &#8220;draconian measures meant to secure the border.&#8221;
She went on to describe the scene, saying that Texas state officials had been &#8220;setting up buoys with buzz saws, barring federal agents from assisting with border control, and passing legislation that makes it a state crime to cross the border.&#8221;
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Reid went on to attack Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), saying that he was &#8220;a member of a body and party that could actually do something about immigration &#8230; They just refuse to do it because many Republicans now see calling for zero tolerance on the border as the only way to animate their base.&#8221;
She concluded the thought by claiming that Texas Republicans sounded &#8220;like the old southerners who said that we will resist integration by any means necessary.&#8221;
Reid&#8217;s comments echo those coming directly from the White House, where Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has defended the Biden administration&#8217;s repeated attempts to prevent Texas from securing its own border — and even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-doubles-down-on-statement-blaming-texas-for-drowned-migrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blamed Texas officials</a> for the drowning deaths of three migrants, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-fact-checked-by-own-officials-on-migrant-drowning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">despite the fact</a> that the migrants had been dead for more than an hour before Mexican authorities told anyone it had happened.

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Joy Reid: Texas Is No Different Than The Deep South Resisting Integration

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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, ripped the Biden administration’s handling of the ongoing illegal immigration crisis and ordered her state’s National Guard to deploy troops to the southern border Friday. 
In a statement Friday explaining her executive order, Hobbs said the Biden administration has “refused” to aid Arizona after the state&#8217;s “continued requests for assistance” to secure the border. Hobbs signed the order after the federal government closed a port of entry in Arizona earlier this month to send Customs and Border Protection agents to other parts of the southern border, AZ Central <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2023/12/15/governor-katie-hobbs-sends-national-guard-to-southern-border-communities-in-arizona/71936089007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
The governor’s order said the Biden administration’s decision to close the port of entry has led to an “unmitigated humanitarian crisis,” putting “Arizona’s safety and commerce at risk.” 
“Yet again, the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe,” Hobbs said in a <a href="https://azgovernor.gov/office-arizona-governor/news/2023/12/governor-katie-hobbs-signs-executive-order-sending-arizona#:~:text=%E2%80%9CYet%20again%2C%20the%20federal%20government,the%20federal%20government%20won't." target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “With this Executive Order, I am taking action where the federal government won’t. But we can’t stand alone, Arizona needs resources and manpower to reopen the Lukeville crossing, manage the flow of migrants, and maintain a secure, orderly and humane border. Despite continued requests for assistance, the Biden administration has refused to deliver desperately needed resources to Arizona’s border.”
It was not immediately known how many National Guard troops the state will deploy to the border as the governor leaves that decision up to Arizona’s chief National Guard official, Adjutant General Kerry Muehlenbeck, along with the state Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, according to AZ Central. The Guard troops will assist local law enforcement with tracking down fentanyl and human traffickers along with other “enforcement activities,” per the governor’s order. 
Arizona’s Tucson sector of the border, which covers most of the state, has turned into the busiest section of the southern border, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/us/immigration-southern-border-arizona-mexico-biden.html#:~:text=Border%20Patrol%20agents.-,The%20Tucson%20sector%20of%20the%20border%2C%20a%20260%2Dmile%20stretch,an%20app%20called%20CBP%20One." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> earlier this week. Illegal immigrant encounters in the Tucson sector more than doubled in October compared to last year with CBP agents encountering 55,224 migrants in October 2023 compared to 22,938 encounters in October 2022. 
With her executive order, Hobbs joins a growing list of governors seeking to curb the record number of illegal border crossings that have occurred under President Joe Biden’s watch. In October, Texas Governor Greg Abbott <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/texas-bolsters-historic-border-response-to-combat-human-smuggling#:~:text=As%20President%20Biden%20continues%20to,border%20wall%20to%20protect%20Texans." target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that the state was building sections of border wall in some counties, becoming “the first and only state in U.S. history to build its own border wall.” A month before that, 25 Republican governors <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/gop-governors-demand-biden-take-border-action-joint-letter/#:~:text=All%2025%20governors%20said%20they,claim%20timelines%20and%20qualification%20rates." target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded</a> that Biden take more action to address the porous southern border as millions of illegal immigrants make their way into the U.S. with many traveling to cities and states across the country. 
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Hobbs isn’t the first Democratic politician to harshly criticize the Biden administration’s handling of the illegal immigration crisis. New York Governor Kathy Hochul along with New York City Mayor Eric Adams have repeatedly pushed the president to do more to end the border crisis as illegal immigrants flood the Big Apple and cost the city and state millions of dollars.

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Democratic Arizona Governor Orders National Guard To Border, Slams Biden Admin For Allowing ‘Unmitigated Humanitarian Crisis’

Arizona Dem Governor Orders National Guard To Border, Slams Biden Admin For Allowing 'Unmitigated Humanitarian Crisis'

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Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Newsom</a> (D-CA) directed the state National Guard and California Highway Patrol to help in the fight against fentanyl trafficking in San Francisco.
As part of a new partnership, the agencies are tasked with identifying personnel and resources to assist San Francisco following a <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/drug-overdose-deaths-2023-17904060.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41% spike in fentanyl overdose deaths</a> in the first few months of this year.
“We are providing more law enforcement resources and personnel to crack down on crime linked to the fentanyl crisis, holding the poison peddlers accountable, and increasing law enforcement presence to improve public safety and public confidence in San Francisco,&#8221; <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/04/21/public-safety-partnership-sf/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsom said</a> in a statement on Friday.
Newsom&#8217;s office said the collaboration, which also includes the San Francisco Police Department and and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, will be focused on drug suppliers and traffickers rather than seeking to criminalize those struggling with substance abuse in a city that has recorded <a href="https://sf.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/2023%2001_OCME%20Overdose%20Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several hundred</a> <a href="https://abc7news.com/sf-overdose-fentanyl-tranq-narcan/13096367/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accidental overdose deaths</a> annually in recent years.
The agreement will &#8220;lead to the formation of a new collaborative operation between all four agencies focused on dismantling fentanyl trafficking and disrupting the supply of the deadly drug in the city by holding the operators of large-scale drug trafficking operations accountable,&#8221; the governor&#8217;s office said.
Newsom paid a visit on Wednesday to San Francisco, a city he once led as mayor, and surveyed the Tenderloin neighborhood, which has been hit hard by <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/gov-newsom-makes-surprise-visit-to-san-franciscos-crime-ridden-tenderloin-neighborhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crime and the fentanyl crisis</a>. The trip took place a couple weeks after San Francisco Mayor London Breed requested federal assistance to arrest and prosecute drug dealers while the city contends with a short-staffed police department, according to <a href="https://abc7news.com/mayor-london-breed-sf-drug-crisis-san-francisco-opioid-epidemic-police-staffing-tenderloin-drugs/13067352/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local ABC affiliate KGO</a>.
“I want to thank Governor Newsom for this critical support to help break up the open-air drug dealing happening in our city,” Breed said in a statement Friday. &#8220;Our Police Department and District Attorney have been partnering to tackle this issue and increase enforcement, but our local agencies can use more support. With the Governor’s leadership and clear direction, our state enforcement agencies can partner with us to make a difference for our residents, businesses, and workers who are living with the impacts every day.&#8221;
During Newsom&#8217;s visit to Tenderloin, activist JJ Smith pressed the governor on what he is doing to stop the fentanyl crisis, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/gov-newsom-makes-surprise-visit-to-san-franciscos-crime-ridden-tenderloin-neighborhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS News Bay Area</a>. JJ Smith recalled Newsom saying he is working on the issue, a response which the activist felt was inadequate.
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&#8220;They&#8217;re so busy worried about giving them a safe place to use drugs,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;Why not find out let&#8217;s give them a safe place to get off drugs.&#8221;
Newsom, who is widely seen as a top future presidential contender for the Democrats, says he has already invested more than $1 billion to tackle the opioid and fentanyl crisis in California. His new budget request seeks another <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/20/master-plan-for-tackling-the-fentanyl-and-opioid-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$96 million in funding</a> to tackle the problem.

Governor Gavin Newsom

Newsom Directs National Guard To Combat San Francisco’s Fentanyl Crisis

Newsom Directs National Guard To Combat San Francisco's Fentanyl Crisis

California

Fentanyl

Gavin Newsom

San Francisco

Secretary of State <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/antony-blinken" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antony Blinken</a> said over the weekend that dozens of leaks of classified intelligence from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-defense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pentagon</a> had not affected U.S. cooperation with allies.
The Pentagon leaks have set off a series of foreign policy controversies that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> is attempting to tamp down, from accusations of U.S. spying on allied nations to concerns among allies about the security of intelligence shared with the U.S.
Blinken and other Biden administration diplomats have attempted to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/10/ukraine-intel-leak-00091229" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reassure</a> allies about the security of U.S. intelligence <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/12/discord-leaked-documents/">despite</a> hundreds of pages of leaked intelligence.
“We have engaged with our allies and partners since these leaks came out, and we have done so at high levels, and we have made clear our commitment to safeguarding intelligence and our commitment to our security partnerships,” said Blinken Saturday when asked about concerns he may have heard from U.S. allies over the leaks.
“What I’ve heard so far at least is an appreciation for the steps that we’re taking, and it’s not affected our cooperation. I just haven’t seen that. I haven’t heard that,” continued Blinken. “And of course, the investigation is taking its course. There’s now, as you know, a suspect in custody but importantly as well, I know, measures being taken to further safeguard information. But to date, based on the conversations I’ve had, I have not – not heard anything that would affect our cooperation with allies and partners.”
The FBI arrested 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, on Thursday and charged him with violating the Espionage Act for posting dozens of transcriptions and photos of classified documents to a private Discord server. Many of the documents later circulated freely online after a member of the Discord group posted them publicly.
U.S. allies have reportedly expressed concern over the security of U.S. intelligence before and after it was revealed that the leaks allegedly came from Teixeira, a junior IT worker in the Air National Guard. Teixeira was <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/14/1169952771/jack-teixeira-background-pentagon-document-leak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted</a> top-secret security clearance to aid his unit in sharing intelligence for combat support and homeland security.
An official from a European country told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/14/us-intelligence-leak-allies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a> that the leaks have “caused some damage as it raises doubts as to how intelligence is protected and handled.” Other nations cannot afford to restrict intelligence sharing with the U.S. because of the importance of having access to U.S. intelligence, however.
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“Intel agencies will sort this out,” the official said. “I don’t believe anyone could afford really stopping the cooperation.”
Despite the lack of action, the leaks are still “devastating” to U.S. allies, according to one former U.S. intelligence official.
“It’s hard to trust us with your secrets if we can’t protect them,” former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Bill Lynn told <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/14/pentagon-intelligence-leaks-damage-trust-among-allies-former-intel-personnel-say.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNBC</a>.
“It’s devastating to our allies to see that kind of information being promulgated,” said Lynn. “It was shared too widely &#8230; but that’s 20-20 hindsight and easy to say now.”

Antony Blinken

Blinken Downplays Tension With U.S. Allies Over Pentagon Leaks: ‘Not Affected Our Cooperation’

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