Date: February 16, 2024
Host: Jim Schneider
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The stories flowed quickly as Jim had much to share on yet another edition of the Round-Up. Here’s the bulk of the stories mentioned during the first quarter hour:
–On Tuesday, the House narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
–Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher announced that he will not be seeking re-election this year. He voted against the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas.
–Senator Marco Rubio talked about refugees and those here illegally. He communicated that those coming into this nation are getting paid more than those who have worked and are entitled to benefits. Jim provided audio of his comments.
–An article from the Epoch Times alleges that it’s the U.S. that is bankrolling our own invasion by funding the U.N. and its partners, which in turn give hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and aid to migrants that eventually cross the U.S. southern border illegally.
–Newly discovered emails between the Department of Homeland Security officials and journalists show the agency tasked with protecting the U.S. border and domestic security admitted that it’s not tracking illegal immigrants after they were released from federal custody into the interior of the nation.
–A recent 60 Minutes segment reveals that migrants have been using the information provided by the helpful communist TikTok posters to locate gaps in the border barriers where they can cross into the U.S. undetected.
–A Latin street gang with origins in Venezuela could be forming an alliance, at least temporarily, with the brutal gang MS-13 in New York City according to an FBI agent.
–Border patrol agents in California arrested groups of migrants suspected of involvement in a sophisticated theft scheme involving stolen department store gift cards, possession of fraudulently identified documents and credit card skimming activities.
–The NYPD said a suspect charged in the beating of 2 NYPD police officers in Times Square has been arrested again, this time for allegedly shoplifting from the Macy’s location at Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst.
–Federal officials announced Wednesday that they busted a group using trucks to bring fire extinguishers filled with illicit fentanyl and other illegal drugs across the U.S./Mexico border.
–Border patrol has recovered a 154 pound haul of methamphetamine from a Mexican drug trafficker in California.
–Border patrol agents arrested more illegal immigrants whose names appeared on the terrorist watch list between October and January than in fiscal years 2017-2021 combined.
–Northern states are battling a record breaking surge of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. from Canada.
–Denver is buckling under a financial crisis caused by illegal immigration.
–More than 24,000 Chinese migrants crossed the U.S. borders illegally in 2023. There were only 2,000 in 2022 and 342 in 2021. This makes them the fastest growing illegal entries.
