Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

MCALLEN, Tex. (INTELLIHUB) — U.S. Border Patrol agent Chris Cabrera appeared on CNN on Monday where he explained that the border crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border and influx of illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border is so bad that agents have become overwhelmed and could use the help of port agents in the field.

This comes after President Donald Trump shut down ports of entry to deal with the crisis. Continue reading “Border patrol agent on crisis: It’s so far out of hand you guys wouldn’t believe it if you saw it”

Reuters

DENVER (Reuters) – The Colorado legislature on Monday passed a “red flag” bill that would allow those deemed a threat to have their firearms seized, despite opposition by most of the state’s sheriffs and threats of legal challenges.

Both chambers of the Democratic-controlled General Assembly approved the measure, sending it to the desk of Governor Jared Polis, also a Democrat, who has indicated his support for the measure.  Continue reading “Colorado passes bill to seize guns from people deemed threat to self, others”

Breitbart – by Katherine Rodriguez

New York City officials are forking over an additional $1.6 million to city public defenders to represent illegal aliens who are facing deportation, officials announced Thursday.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson agreed Thursday to provide the extra $1.6 million towards the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), a city government-funded program that supports lawyers defending illegal aliens going through deportation proceedings.  Continue reading “NYC to Allot Extra $1.6M to Lawyers of Illegal Aliens Facing Deportation”

Intellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams stands for the U.S. Constitution and is willing to go to jail to protect other Americans freedoms after a new gun law has been progressing through the Colorado legislature.

“It’s a matter of doing what’s right,” the Sheriff said.  Continue reading “Colorado sheriff stands with U.S. Constitution; willing to go to jail rather than enforce proposed gun law”

ABC News

In a stunning about-face, State Department officials said that President Donald Trump is cutting off all direct assistance to the so-called Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

“At the Secretary’s instruction, we are carrying out the President’s direction and ending FY [fiscal year] 2017 and FY 2018 foreign assistance programs for the Northern Triangle,” a State Department spokesperson told ABC News, referring to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “We will be engaging Congress as part of this process.”  Continue reading “Trump cuts all direct assistance to Northern Triangle countries Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Avon Protection Systems Inc., Cadillac, Michigan, a $245,961,250 firm-fixed-price contract for production of M53A1 Chemical Biological Protective Mask systems, according to the DoD contract website.

The Army estimates M53A1 gas masks will start delivery in the second half of this financial year ending September. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, will oversee the purchase order.  Continue reading “DoD Orders $250 Million Of Gas Masks – What Do They Know?”

AZ Central – by Rafael Carranza

U.S. Border Patrol officials in Arizona said they have started releasing migrant families from their custody into the streets of Yuma because processing centers can’t cope with the large numbers of arriving families and minors.

Community groups in the Yuma area have set up temporary facilities to house the families and to provide food and shelter while they assist migrants with travel plans to leave the border city.  Continue reading “Border Patrol begins releasing migrant families on the streets of Yuma”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In the past, when President Trump threatened to close the southern border over Mexico’s unwillingness to crack down on illegal immigrants crossing through its territory, many took his words with a grain of salt. But after the president twice tried to dictate federal policy via tweet over the past week, there’s cause to believe this might be more than just frustrated presidential bluster.  Continue reading “Trump Threatens To Close Southern Border Next Week”

Breitbart – John Binder

The United States is projected to add about 1.5 million illegal aliens to the American population by the end of the year, should current rates of Catch and Release, border crossings, and visa overstays pan out.

This year, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Catch and Release policy — whereby border crossers and illegal aliens are readily released from federal custody into the interior of the U.S. — is on track to release roughly 434,000 border crossers and illegal aliens into the country by the end of the year. This projection is based on current estimates that more than 36,000 border crossers and illegal aliens have been released from DHS custody every month since the beginning of the year.  Continue reading “U.S. Projected to Add 1.5M Illegal Aliens to Population this Year”

CNS News – by Alex Madajian

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Tuesday about new legislation that would allow citizens to initiate a legal process that would remove firearms from a person they consider “a danger to himself or herself” or to “law enforcement.”

The bill, the “Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2018,” was introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.).   In their ranking of senators in 2012, the NRA and Gun Owners of America, respectively, gave Rubio a B+/A, Nelson an F/F, and Reed an F/F-.  Continue reading “Sens. Rubio, Reed, Nelson Introduce Gun Control Bill That Targets People Who Are a ‘Danger’”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

According to Agriculture Secretary Sunny Purdue, there “may be as many as a million calves lost in Nebraska” due to the catastrophic flooding that has hit the state.  This is not a rumor, this is not an exaggeration, and this is not based on any sort of speculation.  This number comes to us directly from the top agriculture official in the entire country, and it means that the economic toll from the recent floods is far greater than most of us had anticipated.  You can watch Purdue make this quote on Fox Business right here, and it is important to remember that this number is just for one state.  It is hard to imagine what the final numbers will look like when the livestock losses for all of the states affected by the flooding are tallied up.  This is already the worst agricultural disaster in modern American history, and the National Weather Service is telling us that there will be more catastrophic flooding throughout the middle portion of the nation for the next two months.  Continue reading ““As Many As A Million Calves Lost In Nebraska” – Beef Prices In The U.S. To Escalate Dramatically In The Coming Months”

NBC 4 New York

Rockland County declared a countywide State of Emergency relating to the ongoing measles outbreak — the longest outbreak since the disease was eradicated in the United States in 2000, according to officials.

Effective at the stroke of midnight, Wednesday, anyone who is under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred from public places until this declaration expires in 30 days or until they receive the MMR vaccination.  Continue reading “Rockland County Declares Measles State of Emergency, Bans Unvaccinated Minors From Public Spaces”

Investment Watch

DHS data shows growing surge of migrants at border…

The number of immigrants arrested or turned away at the southern border has continued to climb to levels not seen for years, according to new Department of Homeland Security data obtained by Axios.

Why it matters: The surge has been driven by an influx of migrant families and unaccompanied children, according to a DHS official. “At the moment, we have the closest thing to an open border that we’ve had,” said Leon Fresco, an immigration attorney and member of a Homeland Security advisory committee formed by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen several months ago.

Continue reading “DHS data shows growing surge of migrants at border… New caravan moving towards USA”

RT

More than US$30 billion were illegally diverted from Venezuela in two months, the country’s communications and information minister has revealed, accusing the US of orchestrating the operation.

Around $1 billion of the stolen funds from national assets in international banks was transferred to the personal accounts of opposition leaders, according to Communications and Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez. The money is meant to finance “terrorist cells against the country,” he added.  Continue reading “Over $30 billion of Venezuela’s assets stolen on ‘Trump’s orders’ – official”

Texas Monthly – by Robert Moore

The El Paso Border Patrol sector has temporarily closed its system of highway checkpoints as it struggles to cope with a record influx of families crossing the border and requesting asylum. The agents who usually staff the checkpoints will be redeployed to process and transport the asylum seekers, according to multiple sources who spoke to Texas Monthly on the condition they not be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the change.  Continue reading “Border Patrol Inland Checkpoints Shut Down So Agents Can Help Process Asylum Seekers”

The Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

We have never seen catastrophic flooding like this, and the NOAA is now telling us that there will be more major flooding for at least two more months.  On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that “historic, widespread flooding” would “continue through May”.  More than 90 percent of the upper Midwest and Great Plains is currently covered by an average of 10.7 inches of snow, and all of that snow is starting to melt.  Continue reading “Government Warns Of Historic, Widespread Flooding “Through May” – Food Prices To Skyrocket As 1000s Of Farms Are Destroyed”

Breitbart – by John Binder

Roughly 1,800 border crossers and illegal aliens are expected to be released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody into the interior of the United States this weekend in the El Paso, Texas region.

Executives with the Annunciation House organization in southern El Paso — which houses released border crossers and illegal aliens — told local media that about 600 border crossers and illegal aliens, mostly from Central America, will be released over the next three days.  Continue reading “Report: DHS to Release 1.8K Border Crossers, Illegal Aliens into U.S. over Weekend”

Daily Mail

French soldiers will be permitted to ‘open fire’ if lives are threatened by Yellow Vest rioters this weekend, the military governor of Paris said today.

General Bruno Leray’s ominous words highlight the growing law and order crisis faced by President Emmanuel Macron as he faces up to the increasingly violent social movement. Continue reading “French soldiers will be allowed to ‘OPEN FIRE’ if lives are threatened by Yellow Vest rioters”

CBS News

During his high-profile visit to Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Trump could be a present-day Queen Esther, a figure in Hebrew and Christian biblical stories who is said to have thwarted a plan to exterminate the Jewish people. Pompeo said Mr. Trump’s tough stance on Iran gave him the distinction.

In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in Jerusalem on Thursday, Pompeo was asked whether Esther’s efforts, as recounted by Hebrew biblical scrolls, to save the Jewish people approximately 2,500 years ago resembled Mr. Trump’s strategy to isolate the Iranian regime — Israel’s chief adversary.  Continue reading “Pompeo says it’s “possible” Trump was sent to save the Jewish people from Iran”