The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first over-the-counter Narcan nasal spray to reduce drug overdose deaths driven by illicit opioids amid an ongoing epidemic largely fueled by the southern border crisis.
Federal officials approved Narcan, a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter, nonprescription use, as drug overdoses continue to plague the U.S, citing more than 101,750 people who died in a 12-month time frame from overdosing primarily on synthetic opioids like illicit fentanyl.
“Naloxone is a critical tool in addressing opioid overdoses and today’s approval underscores the extensive efforts the agency has undertaken to combat the overdose crisis,” Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a <a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-over-counter-naloxone-nasal-spray">news release</a>.
Cavazzoni said that federal officials would work with sponsors seeking to market such nonprescription naloxone products, including through a [prescription] to OTC switch, and encourage manufacturers to contact the agency as early as possible to initiate discussions.
According to the FDA, manufacturers of Narcan must change the labeling for generic naloxone nasal spray products. They will be required to submit a supplement to their applications to receive over-the-counter approval.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 107,735 Americans died between August 2021 and August 2022 from drug poisonings, with 66% of those deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to the news release.
The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/naloxone-narcan-overdose-availability-ec12f62eef12ebc67de77afdbb6f11b9">reported</a> harm reduction groups have been urging the federal government to use federal funds to buy naloxone since 2016, while state officials have ordered pharmacies to sell it to customers, even without prescriptions.
Last month, Los Angeles Unified School District officials announced students could soon carry Narcan nasal spray at school in case of an opioid overdose.
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A report showed 92% of teens who died from drug overdoses in 2021 tested positive for fentanyl in Los Angeles County, with 31 directly related to the deadly opioid.
The Drug Enforcement Administration said last December that the agency seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American citizen. Officials said the DEA had confiscated some 50.6 million fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder with two weeks left in the calendar year 2022.
That amounts to more than 379 million lethal doses of fentanyl last year, more than enough to kill all 333 million people in the United States.
DEA authorities blamed the vast majority of fentanyl trafficked into the United States on the Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel in Mexico, which primarily source the chemicals from China.

Forum to Address the Fentanyl  Issues at Northwood High School

FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Narcan Nasal Spray Amid Ongoing Opioid Crisis

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More than three dozen people are dead after a fire at a migrant detention center in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mexico" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mexico</a>, just across from the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/southern-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern border</a>. 
According to officials, at least 39 people are dead and 29 others hospitalized after a fire broke out at a migration center in Ciudad Juarez run by the National Migration Institute (INM). The victims of the fire <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mexico/fire-migrant-center-us-mexico-border-ciudad-juarez-rcna76943" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> hailed from countries in Central and South America. 
Those hospitalized are in &#8220;delicate-serious condition,” according to INM. INM also appeared to suggest that the fire was not an accident, saying that it &#8220;strongly rejects the acts that led to this tragedy.” 
“With deep sadness and sorrow, we learned about the fire that happened inside the INM of Ciudad Juarez. We will wait for the official information and, from this moment, we convey our condolences to the families of the migrants,” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AndreaChavezTre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Andrea Chávez, federal deputy of Ciudad Juarez. 
Chávez added that the attorney general’s office of Mexico would be investigating the fire, the cause of which has not yet been determined. Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission is aiding the survivors of the fire, which occurred just across from El Paso, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a>. 
Many seeking entry into the U.S. come in at Ciudad Juarez, which is located in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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🚨BREAKING: A fire at the National Institute of Migration in Juarez leaves dozens of migrants dead. According to some reports, more migrants were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries.<a href="https://twitter.com/abc7breaking?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abc7breaking</a> <a href="https://t.co/gWipS0Q9La">pic.twitter.com/gWipS0Q9La</a>
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According to Dallas Morning News correspondent Alfredo Corchado, many of those who were staying at the facility were from Venezuela and had recently been taken in from the streets. Corchado <a href="https://twitter.com/ajcorchado/status/1640622590208212998" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> that a “mass number” of migrants had come to the border because of their expectation that Title 42 would end. Title 42 is a Trump-era health order that has allowed U.S. Border Patrol agents to turn away migrants at the border on the basis of public health.
Since taking office, Biden has overseen an<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-considers-reviving-border-rules-he-campaigned-on-ending-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> unprecedented immigration</a> crisis at the border. Illegal immigration has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-shatters-all-time-record-for-number-of-illegal-alien-encounters-on-southern-border">surged</a> to an all-time high, and the administration fears that the numbers could increase further after Title 42 expires on May 11.
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Bringing back family detainment is one of the proposals officials have floated for tightening border security despite the administration’s previous position that the practice was inhumane and harmed illegal immigrant children. Officials have proposed limiting the time a family can be detained to two weeks, or setting no limits at all.

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39 Dead After Fire At Migrant Center Just Across U.S. Southern Border

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Border Patrol agents on Monday rescued a 1-year-old baby after a smuggler at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pure-dumb-luck-leads-to-arrest-of-17-illegal-aliens-in-maine-bust-of-elaborate-human-smuggling-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern border</a> dumped the child by the edge of the Colorado River. 
Migration at the southern border has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exploded</a> under <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden</a>, increasing humanitarian concerns as well as national security risks. 
“A one-year-old Guatemalan child was abandoned along the Colorado River Monday afternoon by a smuggler who took him across the border and then left him to fend for himself along the water’s edge,” U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz captioned the shocking video he tweeted Thursday. “Thanks to our agent’s quick response, tragedy was averted!”
The video shows a smuggler from Mexico pop out of the water holding the child. He then places the one-year-old on the ground, alone along the river’s edge, before swiftly returning back to Mexico. Thankfully, a border agent spotted the drop and within about a minute drove over to rescue the child.  
The child has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/03/24/child-abandoned-us-mexico-border-cnntm-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> been identified, but the name is not being shared with the public to protect the minor’s privacy. 
“The child will be placed in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement,” Border Patrol spokesman John Mennell said.
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A one-year-old Guatemalan child was abandoned along the Colorado River Monday afternoon by a smuggler who took him across the border and then left him to fend for himself along the water’s edge. Thanks to our agent’s quick response, tragedy was averted! <a href="https://t.co/mY2K7t59VE">pic.twitter.com/mY2K7t59VE</a>
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Ortiz followed up the post with an image of the border agent and the rescued child. 
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Picture of child safe with an Agent. <a href="https://t.co/DZr0VMUNTG">pic.twitter.com/DZr0VMUNTG</a>
&mdash; Chief Raul Ortiz (@USBPChief) <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChief/status/1639040763324407808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The crisis at the southern border has only intensified since Biden has taken office and further restricted Border Patrol&#8217;s ability to expel migrants. Notably, Biden early on made changes to circumvent Title 42 — used by the Trump administration during the pandemic to expel migrants on the basis of public health.
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&#8220;Beginning April 21, 2022, OFO will increase its capabilities to process noncitizens potentially amenable for an exception to Title 42,” a memo from sent to Border Patrol reportedly <a href="https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/new-title-42-exceptions-permit-migrants-with-mental-illness-to-circumvent-restrictions-presidewwnt-joe-biden-border-immigration-mexico-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Factors weighing in favor of an exception include the following: a physical or mental illness, disability; pregnancy; lack of access to safe housing or shelter in Mexico (under 21 years old or younger or over 70, including families); and an indication that an individual has been threatened or harmed in Mexico.&#8221;
The administration has long been seeking to lift Title 42, but that is currently working through the courts. Border experts have <a href="https://dallasexpress.com/national/border-experts-warn-of-migrant-surge-post-title-42/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> the removal of the policy will exacerbate the crisis at the southern border.
Biden has recently tried to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/welp-bidens-phony-baloney-right-wing-pivot-is-here">claim</a> that his administration and Democrats are really the ones who want border security, while Republicans are trying to block it.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pure-dumb-luck-leads-to-arrest-of-17-illegal-aliens-in-maine-bust-of-elaborate-human-smuggling-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pure Dumb Luck Leads To Arrest Of 17 Illegal Aliens In Maine, Bust Of ‘Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme’</a>

Shocking Video Shows Smuggler Dump One-Year-Old At River’s Edge; Border Patrol Comes To The Rescue

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How much of America&#8217;s &#8220;success&#8221; against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigration</a> is based on pure dumb luck?
Consider the following story from the tiny town of Lisbon, Maine. Authorities were recently investigating a hit-and-run accident that led them to the discovery of an &#8220;elaborate human smuggling scheme&#8221; and the capture of 17 illegal aliens, according to a March 21 <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/border-patrol-infiltrates-elaborate-human-smuggling-scheme" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
In other words, had that car crash never occurred, it seems unlikely that officers from the Rangeley, Maine, Border Patrol station would have uncovered that an unnamed Massachusetts-based company was allegedly hiring foreign nations while housing them in a Maine rental. That is not their fault though, the lack of immigration enforcement can be attributed to the Biden administration. 
&#8220;We are seeing a sharp increase in the flow of illegal labor in and out of Maine,&#8221;  Chief Patrol Agent of the Houlton Sector William Maddocks said of the case.
Maddocks also argued that these individuals were being taken advantage of by greedy business owners.
&#8220;Housing 17 people in one house is unsafe and degrading,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The exploitation of the undocumented population will continue as long as there is no consequence. We will do all we can to remove the incentives that drive such exploitation, including the continued issuance of civil penalties, fines, and seeking federal criminal prosecution through the U.S. Attorney’s office for every criminal law violation we encounter.&#8221;
While illegal immigration has been a decades-long problem, this story also highlights a major problem with President Joe Biden&#8217;s  approach toward the matter.
Biden has reintroduced what is known as &#8220;catch-and-release.&#8221; That means that when illegal immigrants are first arrested they are &#8220;released&#8221; into the interior of the U.S. and told to come back for certain court hearings and removal proceedings.
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There is currently a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-judges-are-moving-fast-but-case-backlog-keeps-growing-c8cc6922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">years-long backlog in immigration proceedings</a>, which means that these individuals are free to roam about the country. In this specific instance, four of the illegal aliens arrested &#8220;were found to have entered the United States illegally along the southwest border&#8221; and were subsequently released by authorities.
They then traveled all the way from the Sun Belt to the state of Maine. What they did in the interim, nobody knows. So long as they do not get caught committing a crime in the continental U.S. or caught up in one like that hit-and-run in Maine, U.S. authorities will likely never look for them. 
We know that because Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has made it clear that being a foreign national unlawfully in the U.S. is <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/30/immigration-us-will-no-longer-deport-people-simply-because-they-are-undocumented.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not enough of an offense for removal</a>. Deportation efforts and immigration enforcement efforts will focus on those illegals who have only had run-ins with the fuzz for new transgressions committed in the U.S.
The bad news for Americans is that deportations for even &#8220;criminal illegal aliens&#8221; are <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/biden-deportations-of-criminal-immigrants-down-85-percent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">down 85% from the Obama era</a>.
So if those illegal aliens were smart — and it seems that they are for taking advantage of a porous southern border — then they will flee New England entirely. Perhaps they will go to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-a-free-for-all-nyc-hotel-worker-describes-chaos-as-migrants-have-trashed-rooms-brought-in-drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> where they can hope to get a cushy life of hotels, meals, and more — all provided for on the taxpayers&#8217; dime.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Pure Dumb Luck Leads To Arrest Of 17 Illegal Aliens In Maine, Bust Of ‘Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme’

Pure Dumb Luck Leads To Arrest Of 17 Illegal Aliens In Maine, ‘Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme' Busted

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This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Macron Survives No Confidence Votes
French President Emmanuel Macron <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/world/macron-france-pension-no-confidence-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survived</a> a crucial vote of no confidence today. The vote came as the embattled leader found himself with some of the worst approval ratings in his presidency and the subject of mass protests after he reformed the nation’s pension system, including raising the retirement age by two years. 
Xi Goes To Russia
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/xi-jinping">Chinese leader Xi Jinping</a> arrived in Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin — on what Beijing labeled a “mission of peace.” Daily Wire reporter Amanda Prestigiacomo joined Afternoon Update for more:
<blockquote>Xi’s visit underscores strengthening ties between the two powerful nations and comes as the Chinese leader is trying to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The U.S. opposes any deal, expressing concerns that a Beijing-brokered peace pact would be one-sided in favor of Russia. On Monday, Xi said he is sure his visit will be “fruitful.”  The meeting comes a day after Putin made a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/putin-visits-russian-occupied-mariupol">surprise visit to Mariupol</a>, a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine where he spoke briefly with supporters.</blockquote>
Border Crisis Continues
Sixteen people on the FBI’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/terrorism">terror</a> watch list were stopped along the southern border in February, according to new data. Daily Wire writer Tim Meads joined the podcast with more details:
<blockquote>A total of 69 individuals on the terror watchlist have been arrested at the U.S. Southern border in fiscal year 2023 — and authorities say the U.S. is already on pace to shatter last year’s 98 encounters. Immigration officials also report that the agency has encountered at least 214 people combined on the Terrorist Screening Database at both the northern and southern U.S. borders. </blockquote>
DeSantis Responds
In an update to our lead story from this morning’s episode, potential 2024 GOP candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis weighed in on former President Donald Trump’s claim that he was going to be arrested Tuesday on charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg: 
The response can be seen here:
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&quot;manufactured circus by some Soros DA&quot;
Brilliant response from DeSantis. <a href="https://t.co/XAh5ro7eSc">pic.twitter.com/XAh5ro7eSc</a>
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Congress Goes After Soros-Backed Prosecutor
At the federal level, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-republicans-launch-probe-into-manhattan-das-unprecedented-abuse-of-office-to-target-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a trio of Republican committee chairmen announced a probe into Alvin Bragg</a>. Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Oversight committee chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Administration committee chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) wrote to Bragg’s office on Monday and accused the Manhattan prosecutor of &#8220;unprecedented abuse&#8221; of authority.
 The House lawmakers sought records and communications related to Bragg’s investigation of Trump, as well as a transcribed interview with the prosecutor. The lawmakers’ letter comes days after Trump said Bragg intends to charge him in what would be the first-ever indictment of a former U.S. president. 
Bragg has investigated Trump for more than a year now over alleged hush money Trump paid porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up an affair prior to the 2016 election.
American Hostage Freed
An American hostage kept in Niger for six years has been freed from captivity, the State Department announced Monday. Jeff Woodke was a Christian humanitarian aid worker stationed in West Africa when he was taken hostage by a terrorist group. Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked the government of Niger for their help in securing his release. 
Spring Break Mayhem
The mayor of Miami Beach has called for canceling Spring Break after two men were shot and killed over the weekend amidst wild partying on the streets of the city. In a statement, Democratic Mayor Dan Gelber said, “It’s too rowdy, brings too much disorder, and is simply too difficult to police.” 
Miami Beach residents and business owners say out-of-control crowds and extensive property damage have become the norm in recent years. A midnight curfew was implemented Sunday night by Gelber: 
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Miami Beach officials have imposed a curfew during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling. <a href="https://t.co/iNNiR4SkFL">pic.twitter.com/iNNiR4SkFL</a>
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20th Anniversary Of Iraq War
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Roughly 2,500 U.S. ground troops still remain stationed scattered throughout the country. 
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This picture taken on March 20, 2023 shows traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls, called Matryoshka dolls, depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a gift shop in central Moscow. – Chinese leader arrived in Moscow on Monday saying his first state visit to Russia since the Ukraine conflict broke out would give “new momentum” to bilateral ties.

Monday Afternoon Update: Xi Goes To Russia, Border Crisis Continues, Spring Break Mayhem

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) unloaded on leftist Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, this week in response to a recent meltdown from AMLO over the issue of tackling the country&#8217;s drug cartel problem.
AMLO slammed the Republican Party during a press conference late last week for wanting to use the U.S. military to destroy the nation’s powerful multi-billion dollar drug trafficking organizations, which are the most powerful in the world.
AMLO&#8217;s remarks came after four Americans were kidnapped, with two murdered, last week in Mexico and a number of U.S. officials have called for using the U.S. military to destroy the cartels in an effort to stop tens of thousands of Americans from dying every year from drug overdoses.
“Starting today, we are going to initiate an information campaign (aimed at) Mexicans who live and work in the United States, and all Hispanics, to inform them about what we are doing in Mexico and how this initiative from the Republicans, besides being irresponsible, is an offense against the people of Mexico,” AMLO <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mexicos-president-threatens-to-meddle-in-u-s-elections-to-beat-republicans-corrupt-to-stop-cartels">said</a>. “A lack of respect for our independence, for our sovereignty. And if they do not change their attitude and think that they are going to use Mexico for their propagandist, electioneering, and (dirty) political purposes, we are going to call for them not to vote for that party, (due to its being) interventionist, inhumane, hypocritical, and corrupt.”
Crenshaw, who introduced legislation earlier this year that would allow the U.S. military to intervene in Mexico to destroy the cartels, responded to AMLO&#8217;s remarks during an <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/dan-crenshaw-you-can-be-pretty-sure-mexican-president-bought-off-by-drug-cartels/">interview</a> this week with Fox News Radio host Guy Benson.
&#8220;I mean, this president is out of control. If you weren’t sure if he was bought off by the cartels before, you can be pretty sure now, because this was an unprovoked set of comments from him,&#8221; Crenshaw said. &#8220;You know, I never called him out by name. I never, never said anything about him in particular. I just said, look, you’ve got to go after these cartels that have been terrorizing Mexicans for 20 years. I mean, nobody even knows the real numbers. But it’s tens of thousands of murders and disappearances of Mexican citizens every year from these cartels.&#8221;
&#8220;Americans are taking notice now because of the fentanyl issue — they’re lacing street drugs with fentanyl,&#8221; Crenshaw continued. &#8220;This is a poisoning problem, it’s less of a drug problem and more of a poisoning problem.&#8221;
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US House Convenes After Failing To Elect Speaker

Dan Crenshaw: These Remarks From Mexico’s Leftist President Prove He’s Been ‘Bought Off By The Cartels’

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After United States Customs and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz contradicted his boss, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by telling a House committee the federal government doesn’t have “operational control” of the southern border, Rep. Chip Roy recalled Mayorkas’ patronizing tone when Roy asked him the same question.
Asked by Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, “Does THS have operation control of our entire border,” Ortiz answered succinctly, “No, sir.” Green then pointed out the actual definition of operational control per the U.S. Code: “The prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband.”
Roy fired off a tweet at Mayorkas, snapping, “I recall I asked you that question under oath&#8230; and you smirked and said yes.”
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CC: <a href="https://twitter.com/SecMayorkas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecMayorkas</a> (I recall I asked you that question under oath… and you smirked and said “yes.”) <a href="https://t.co/ISTc4ySq6W">https://t.co/ISTc4ySq6W</a>
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Roy was referencing his blistering grilling of Mayorkas back in April 2022.
“There have been over one million plus individuals put into proceedings or released into the United States on your watch,” Roy began. “I’ve asked multiple Border Patrol personnel, not the union, mind you, that if we double, triple, quadruple that CPB budget, would that one million release go down, and they categorically said no, it would go up. Do you agree? Yes or no.”
“The only plan that you offered is to process aliens faster and encourage more to come,” Roy continued. “We know that to be true. I know it’s true, you know it’s true, cartels know it’s true and people around the world know it’s true and that’s why people are coming.”
“That’s false,” Mayorkas declared.
“It’s not false,” Roy retorted. “Will you testify under oath right now, do we have operational control, yes or no.”
“Yes, we do,” Mayorkas answered.
Roy then cited the U.S. Code’s definition of operational control. Mayorkas then said his predecessors in 2019 and 2020 would have agreed there was operational control.
Roy fired back, “The Secretary would at least have had a basis for saying we had some sort of control of the border. But the fact is that we currently have people flowing across the border including dangerous narcotics and dangerous members of terrorists which your own agency sent a letter to my office after eight months, we were sent a letter saying there were 42 people on the terrorist watch list that are in the United States.”
“As you just said to Mr. (Jim) Jordan, you don’t even know where the hell they are! That’s what you’re saying is operational control?” Roy blasted. 
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‘You Smirked And Said Yes’: Chip Roy Blasts Mayorkas After Border Patrol Chief Admits No ‘Operational Control’ Of Border

Chip Roy Blasts Mayorkas After Border Patrol Chief Admits No 'Operational Control' Of Border

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Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz testified to Congress on Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security does not have operational control of the U.S. southern border under President Joe Biden, a claim that is directly at odds with a statement from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Ortiz made the remarks during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in McAllen, Texas, in response to a question from Chairman Mark Green about security on the U.S.-Mexico border.
&#8220;Does DHS have operational control of our entire border?&#8221; Green asked.
&#8220;No sir,&#8221; Ortiz responded.
Behind Green was a poster board that showed that &#8220;operational control,&#8221; as defined by U.S. law, is &#8220;the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics and other contraband.&#8221;
Green then played a video during the hearing showing Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) question Mayorkas last year over whether the U.S. had operational control of the southern border. &#8220;Yes, we do,&#8221; Mayorkas claimed. &#8220;Yes, we do.&#8221;
Green then asked Ortiz whether he thought Mayorkas was lying, to which Ortiz responded by saying that operational control used to be how officials measured whether or not they were being successful. He said that now their new strategy was &#8220;geared towards mission advantage.&#8221;
Ortiz again confirmed that DHS does not have operational control of the southern border, but, when pressed over whether Mayorkas was lying, Ortiz politely tried to sidestep the question in an apparent effort to not say anything negative about his boss.
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🚨🚨: Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz just told <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMarkGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMarkGreen</a> that DHS *does not* have operational control of the southern border. 
This is huge, because Secretary Mayorkas recently said DHS did have operational control. Huge admission. <a href="https://t.co/rDezfonqST">pic.twitter.com/rDezfonqST</a>
&mdash; John Cooper (@thejcoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/thejcoop/status/1636016765065916416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The hearing comes as the administration has seen a historic flood of millions of illegal immigrants pouring into the U.S. under its watch which is largely occurring because Biden’s policies are acting as magnets for the migrants and cartel smugglers.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/us/migrant-smuggling-evolution.html">reported</a> last year that the Mexican drug cartels went from making $500 million a year from human smuggling in 2018 to making $13 billion from human smuggling in 2022, a 2,500% increase.

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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-NC) said in a statement Monday evening that all Democrats on the Committee are pulling out from attending a hearing in the field about President Joe Biden&#8217;s ongoing crisis at the U.S. southern border.
The news comes as the administration has seen a historic flood of millions of illegal immigrants pouring into the U.S. under its watch which is largely occurring because Biden&#8217;s policies are acting as magnets for the migrants and cartel smugglers. The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/us/migrant-smuggling-evolution.html">reported</a> last year that the Mexican drug cartels went from making $500 million a year from human smuggling in 2018 to making $13 billion from human smuggling in 2022, a 2,500% increase.
&#8220;It&#8217;s deeply disappointing that the Minority members of the Committee have chosen to bail on this week&#8217;s full committee field hearing in Texas, only after they invited and confirmed a minority witness for one of the panels,&#8221; Green said in a statement. &#8220;The only message their absence sends is that they are uninterested in coming to the table to have a conversation about the devastation that this border crisis is having on Americans and their communities across the country. We will continue to encourage our Democrat colleagues to get out of the DC echo chamber and meet Americans where they are to discuss the biggest issues facing them.&#8221;
Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) claimed that Democrats will not participate because &#8220;it has become clear that Republicans planned to politicize this event from the start.&#8221;
&#8220;Instead of a fact-finding mission to develop better border security and immigration policies, Republicans are traveling to the border to attack the Administration and try to score political points with their extreme rhetoric,&#8221; Thompson falsely <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635415194313605122">claimed</a>. &#8220;Committee Democrats are in regular contact with Department leadership and stakeholders on the ground and will be taking substantive site visits to the border &#8211; including as soon as this week.”
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All Democrats on the House Homeland Security committee are boycotting Wednesday’s field hearing on the border crisis here in the RGV. They will be missing out on testimony from United States Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USBPChief</a>, who is set to testify as a federal witness.
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635421215085961216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Social media rumors and a malfunctioning Biden Administration app designed to expedite the asylum-seeking process caused at least <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-massive-group-of-migrants-rush-el-paso-port-of-entry">1,000 immigrants</a> to rush the Paso del Norte Port of Entry along the US-Mexico border on Sunday, according to reports.
U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP) authorities and other law enforcement agencies dressed in riot gear set up barbed-wire topped plastic barricades to stop the rush of migrants of various nationalities — mainly Venezuelans — seeking national entry by implementing such “port hardening” measures over the weekend at the international bridge.
Some immigrants involved with the massive group were heard by sources from <a href="https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/03/12/el-paso-border-blocked-cbp-migrants-paso-del-norte-bridge-juarez/69999960007/">The El Paso Times</a> airing frustrations with the CBP One phone app that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials launched in January to streamline the interview process through a single portal for migrants seeking to enter the country.
Luis Miranda, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/02/20/cbpone-boder-app-biden-migrants/">The Washington Post</a> last month that the CBP One app would be “a transparent and publicly accessible way to schedule appointments for migrants.”
“This app cuts out the smugglers, decreasing migrant exploitation and improving safety and security, in addition to making the process more efficient,” Miranda said. “This is part of the administration’s goals to create legal, safe and humane processes while imposing consequences on those who do not use available processes.”
President Joe Biden introduced the app amid the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to indefinitely keep the pandemic-era limit on immigration, referred to as Title 42, which allows officials to turn away migrants at the border to prevent the spread of COVID.
Biden announced on January 30 that his administration intends to end the public health emergency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023, which some argue could put an end to using Title 42 at the border.
However, the CBP One app has displayed technical issues for users ranging from frozen screens to the system crashing, Wilson Peralta, a Peruvian migrant, told <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2023/01/26/cbp-one-has-become-a-headache-for-migrants">Spectrum News</a> earlier this year.
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey addressed the issue with DHS officials last month.
“This expanded use of the CBP One app raises troubling issues of inequitable access to — and impermissible limits on — asylum, and has been plagued by significant technical problems and privacy concerns,&#8221; Markey <a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-calls-on-dhs-to-ditch-mobile-app-riddled-with-glitches-privacy-problems-for-asylum-seekers">wrote</a>. &#8220;DHS should shelve the CBP One app immediately. Rather than mandating use of an app that is inaccessible to many migrants, and violates both their privacy and international law, DHS should instead implement a compassionate, lawful, and human rights centered approach for those seeking asylum in the United States.”
Sources from Fox News also noted a false rumor posted by an unknown Facebook user who told migrants that they would be allowed entry into the U.S. at the international bridge on Sunday after passing through the port of entry between Texas and Chihuahua state in Mexico two days earlier.
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NEW: Migrants involved in the attempted mass rushing of the Paso Del Norte bridge in El Paso yesterday tell us catalysts were frustrations with the CBPOne app, and this false rumor on Facebook telling migrants they would be allowed into the US at the bridge on Sunday. The post… <a href="https://t.co/l39KWSZfJj">https://t.co/l39KWSZfJj</a> <a href="https://t.co/XlaGhzB5eG">pic.twitter.com/XlaGhzB5eG</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635274769078558720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The post also claimed that U.S. Customs Border Patrol officials would allow migrants with extreme cases or children to enter the country.
“The post urges migrants not to miss this opportunity, and to begin traveling towards the border,” Fox News reported.
Migrant crowds formed on the Mexican side of the bridge early Sunday morning before storming the borderline at the top of the bridge. By the afternoon, CBP officials said authorities temporarily prevented the northbound flow of traffic into the U.S. after migrants approached the international boundary and threatened to make a mass entry.
Authorities said two other “temporary disruptions” occurred at the Stanton crossing and the Bridge to America, causing law enforcement to set up barricades.
As many as 4.9 million migrants have crossed into the United States under the administration of President Joe Biden, according to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-blocks-key-immigration-policy-title-42-from-ending">data</a> from the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Some 66 individuals from the terror watchlist crossed the border between October 2021 and July 2022; in the previous five years combined, only 30 aliens from the terror watchlist had been apprehended.
CPB authorities encountered more than 2.3 million migrants in the fiscal year 2022, with more than 80,000 migrants entering through El Paso between August and December of last year.

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Border-Rushing Migrants Blame Actions On Biden’s Recent Immigration Program App, Social Media Rumors

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A massive group of at least 1,000 migrants rushed the Paso del Norte Port of Entry along the US-Mexico border between Texas and Chihuahua state on Sunday in an attempt to enter the United States, according to new video posted on social media.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin posted via Twitter a video showing a massive group of people running toward the Paso Del Norte Bridge, pushing past the Mexican side of the port of entry.
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BREAKING: Our contact in Juarez, MX tells us a massive group of at least 1,000 migrants just attempted to rush a port of entry in El Paso in an effort to get into the United States. Video shows them pushing past the Mexican side of Paso Del Norte bridge. Awaiting CBP comment. <a href="https://t.co/lxriIB3TSm">pic.twitter.com/lxriIB3TSm</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635019515158478849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Melugin said sources told the news outlet that authorities used crowd control tactics, with some getting repelled and causing them to assemble at another smaller bridge nearby.
Other migrants can be seen crossing the Rio Grande river.
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Another video from our contact. We’re told some crowd control measures were used (unclear which side of border), and a chunk of the group was repelled, and is now gathering at another smaller bridge, while some are trying to cross in the river. Waiting for more details from CBP. <a href="https://t.co/PEFeHlF4KH">pic.twitter.com/PEFeHlF4KH</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635021152237273088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP) authorities confirmed to <a href="https://kfoxtv.com/news/heavy-police-and-border-patrol-presence-seen-at-paso-del-norte-bridge">local media</a> that “a situation” is currently happening at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry.
“According to CBP there is a temporary disruption to Paso Del Norte Bridge due to ‘something’ going on in Mexico,” the news outlet reported. “No more information at this time.”
CBP authorities and El Paso Police have also made a large presence in downtown El Paso, approximately two miles from the southern border.
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BREAKING: Another video from our contact showing this massive migrant group trying to rush Paso Del Norte bridge in El Paso in an attempt to get into the United States. <a href="https://t.co/q9v2myX333">pic.twitter.com/q9v2myX333</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635027303934877697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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More video captured and posted on social media showed CBP officers stationed in El Paso attempting to stop migrants from rushing the border via the Paso Del Norte Bridge.
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Video showing CBP officers stationed in El Paso stopping migrants from passing the border through the Paso Del Norte Bridge. <a href="https://t.co/UHEdwDNW23">pic.twitter.com/UHEdwDNW23</a>
&mdash; All Source News (@All_Source_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/All_Source_News/status/1635024662278336513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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CBP officials told Fox News in a <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635062044901904385">statement</a> that authorities “implemented port hardening” measures at the international bridge to stop the rush of migrants.
“CBP officials including members of the CBP Mobile Field Force implemented port hardening measures at the Paso Del Norte international bridge at 1:30 p.m. today temporarily preventing the northbound flow of traffic on the Mexican side of the border and approached the international boundary posing a potential threat to make a mass entry,” the statement reads. “The CBP response included the deployment of physical barriers to restrict entry. As of 5 pm there is no traffic processing occurring at PDN. 
Authorities said two other “temporary disruptions” occurred at the Stanton crossing and at the Bridge to America, causing law enforcement to set up barricades. 
This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates.

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At least eight suspected immigrants died late Saturday night after two panga boats reportedly capsized near Black’s Beach in San Diego, California, local authorities said.
San Diego Fire Department lifeguards told <a href="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/8-dead-after-boat-capsizes-at-blacks-beach-sdfd/3184668/">NBC</a> that a woman called 911 just before midnight on Saturday, saying a panga boat with eight to 10 people on board had capsized. The small fishing boats are often used for smuggling operations. 
San Diego Police Officer Sarah Foster told <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-12/8-reported-dead-after-2-suspected-smuggling-boats-crash-at-blacks-beach-in-san-diego">The Los Angeles Times</a> the woman who called traveled on the other boat, but when emergency crews arrived, they discovered that both vessels had capsized and found no survivors. Officials estimated 23 people were on the two boats and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-diego-beach-boat-deaths-migrants-d98169e8b193a0a00cee403617d59a10">said</a> the remaining passengers could have escaped.
Due to the high tide and thick fog, authorities struggled to access the shore area. After scaling north on the coast, lifeguards found the deceased bodies and overturned boats. Crews were still searching for an estimated seven additional victims, authorities <a href="https://www.kbtx.com/2023/03/12/authorities-8-dead-7-missing-off-san-diego-coast/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=snd&amp;utm_content=kbtx">said</a> on Sunday.
San Diego Fire-Rescue’s Deputy Chief of Operations Daniel Eddy told OnScene TV that authorities could not get any helicopters up.
“We had boats in the water, but at first light, once all the conditions clear, we will have Coast Guard out here and San Diego Fire-Rescue and lifeguards doing a joint search through the water for any possible victims that are left,” Eddy said.
“We tried to launch helicopters both from San Diego Fire and Coast Guard but due to the conditions, they couldn’t get up,” Eddy said. “Coast Guard finally got up with their copter but due to the conditions of the fog in the area it was hard for their [forward-looking thermal imaging cameras] to get through to see anything in the water.”
U.S. Border Patrol authorities told the Times they had no further information about the incident or if law enforcement has detained anyone.
“This is one of the worst maritime tragedies that I can think of in California, and certainly here in San Diego.” San Diego Lifeguard Chief James Gartland said during a <a href="https://twitter.com/perlashaheen/status/1634969182545780739">press conference</a> on Sunday.
Coast Guard Capt. James Spitler told reporters at a morning news conference since 2017, the Southern California coastal region has seen a 771% increase in human trafficking.
“Since 2021, we’ve had 23 lives lost at sea,” Spitler said.
Immigrant encounters at the U.S. southern border have surged to an all-time high under President Joe Biden. 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-shatters-all-time-record-for-number-of-illegal-alien-encounters-on-southern-border">251,487 encounters</a> with illegal aliens in December, the highest number ever recorded in U.S. history. Combined with the first two months of the fiscal year 2023 — October and November — those numbers put the U.S. on track to have more than 2.87 million illegal alien encounters on the U.S. southern border.
As of last December, the Biden administration has experienced ten straight months of 200,000+ illegal alien encounters on the southern border.
The administration fears that the numbers could worsen after Title 42, a Trump-era health order allowing U.S. Border Patrol agents to turn away migrants at the border, expires on May 11.
The Biden administration is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-considers-reviving-border-rules-he-campaigned-on-ending-report">reportedly</a> considering resurrecting stiffer regulations on families crossing illegally into the U.S. after scrapping similar policies over a year ago. A decision to revive the policy would be a reversal for Biden, who <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://joebiden.com/immigration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaigned</a> to end long detainments or not detaining children.

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