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EXCLUSIVE: Border Patrol Calls In Reinforcements To Help Area Overwhelmed By Migrants

The Daily CallerNovember 27, 20230

EXCLUSIVE: Border Patrol Calls In Reinforcements To Help Area Overwhelmed By Migrants Jennie Taer on November 26, 2023 Border Patrol called in reinforcements to help as agents grow increasingly overwhelmed by migrants in an area of southern Arizona, according to an internal Sunday message to agency officials obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Border Patrol agents from the Douglas, Arizona, station are being called up to help agents at the Tucson migrant processing center, which temporarily holds migrants who illegally cross the border. Border Patrol has roughly 4,600 illegal migrants in custody as of Sunday evening in all

Nobel winner Fosse ‘overwhelmed, somewhat frightened’ by literature award

ReutersOctober 5, 20230

OSLO (Reuters) – Winning the Nobel prize for literature is both overwhelming and scary, Norwegian playwright and novelist Jon Fosse told Reuters following the announcement on Thursday. “I am overwhelmed, and somewhat frightened. I see this as an award to the literature that first and foremost aims to be literature, without other considerations,” Fosse, who is also a poet, said in a statement. Fosse, 64, who writes in the least common of the two official versions of Norwegian, said he regarded the award as a recognition of this language and the movement promoting it, and that he ultimately owed the

Overwhelmed New York City Considers Housing Migrants In Notorious Jail: REPORT

The Daily CallerMay 17, 20230

Overwhelmed New York City Considers Housing Migrants In Notorious Jail: REPORT Erinn Broadus on May 17, 2023 New York City is considering using Rikers Island jail to house the influx of migrants as hotels fill up, according to the New York Post. Currently, almost 50% of NYC hotel space is occupied by migrants, the Post reported. A source familiar with the potential plan said that government officials toured Rikers Island — a jail notorious for abuse and deteriorating conditions — as a “last ditch site” to house the influx of migrants seeking refuge in the city. So far, 65,000 migrants

EXCLUSIVE: Northern Border Residents Say They’re ‘Overwhelmed’ And ‘On Edge’ Over Illegal Migration Surge

The Daily CallerMarch 7, 20230

EXCLUSIVE: Northern Border Residents Say They’re ‘Overwhelmed’ And ‘On Edge’ Over Illegal Migration Surge Jennie Taer on March 6, 2023 Residents living in an area of the northern border known as the Swanton sector, which encompasses parts of New York and Vermont, are fed up over the local impacts of an influx in illegal migration that has resulted in property damage and interruptions to their normally quiet lives. The sector has seen a nearly 845% surge in illegal migration in the month of January, when Border Patrol agents encountered 367 migrants. “Everybody in this area is on edge,” Northern border

EXCLUSIVE: Overwhelmed Northern Border Agents Are ‘Counting Down The Days Until Retirement,’ Union Chief Says

The Daily CallerMarch 7, 20230

EXCLUSIVE: Overwhelmed Northern Border Agents Are ‘Counting Down The Days Until Retirement,’ Union Chief Says Jennie Taer on March 6, 2023 CHAMPLAIN, New York — Border Patrol agents stationed along the northern border with Canada are counting down the days until they can retire because of a record surge in illegal migration, the president of the National Border Patrol Council for the Swanton sector Sean Walsh told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Border Patrol’s Swanton sector, which is experiencing a large surge, spans 295 miles with limited to no physical barriers in most areas. The sector has seen an

‘We’re So Overwhelmed’: The Border Crisis Has Turned Arizona’s Desert Into A Highway For Drug Smugglers

The Daily CallerJune 30, 20220

‘We’re So Overwhelmed’: The Border Crisis Has Turned Arizona’s Desert Into A Highway For Drug Smugglers Jennie Taer on June 29, 2022 Sasabe, ARIZONA — Looking across the border from Sasabe, Arizona, you would never realize you were staring at one of the main highways through which illegal drugs get into the United States. The Mexican town just across the border is controlled by the Sinaloa cartel. The surrounding mountains are crawling with cartel scouts and runners, looking to exploit gaps in the unfinished border wall. “There’s scouts throughout all those hills. It wouldn’t even be far-fetched to say that there’s

Local Officials Prepare For Looming Border Surge, Warning They’re Already Overwhelmed

The Daily CallerMay 20, 20220

Local Officials Prepare For Looming Border Surge, Warning They’re Already Overwhelmed Jennie Taer on May 20, 2022 Local officials in border towns aren’t prepared for the looming migrant influx that’s expected to come when Title 42 ends, according to local reports. Yuma, Arizona, Mayor Douglas Nicholls said that he expects migrants to be released in the city because Border Patrol won’t have the capacity to hold all of them, putting them in harm’s way, according to Fox10. The statements come before Title 42 is expected to end on Monday unless a federal judge intervenes and sides with Arizona in an

‘Not The Way To Achieve Relief’: Biden’s DHS Chief Attempts To Dissuade Migrants As The Border Gets Overwhelmed

The Daily CallerMay 17, 20220

‘Not The Way To Achieve Relief’: Biden’s DHS Chief Attempts To Dissuade Migrants As The Border Gets Overwhelmed Jennie Taer on May 17, 2022 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pleaded with migrants Tuesday to not trust smugglers who offer to bring them into the country, even as they cross illegally in droves. “Do not place your lives in the hands of individuals who only seek to exploit your lives for the sake of profit. We are building safe, orderly and humane pathways to access the benefits that the law provides and that Congress has passed,” Mayorkas said

From Costa Rica, Phil Murphy tells Biden “All is well” in New Jersey as COVID-19 cases soar, testing overwhelmed

Phil StiltonDecember 27, 20210

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy might be sitting comfortably beside a pool or beach in Central America, but back home, things are not so comfortable. Murphy is spending a weeklong family vacation in Costa Rica and this morning on a call with President Joe Biden and other governors over the latest COVID-19 outbreak, Murphy all was well back in his home state. “All’s well in New Jersey, I assume, Gov?” Biden asked Murphy during the briefing. “Amen, Mr. President,” the governor responded. But all is not well in New Jersey. Shortly after fleeing the latest outbreak in