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Massive groups of illegal immigrants nabbed at border amid fears of pre-Trump border surge

Massive groups of illegal immigrants nabbed at border amid fears of pre-Trump border surge

A number of large groups of illegal immigrants have been caught at the southern border in recent days, as the number of migrant encounters remains lower than in previous months, but fears persist of a border surge before the Trump administration takes office. On Sunday, the Texas Department of Public Safety encountered a group of 154 illegal immigrants in Eagle Pass, Texas. The group included six special interest immigrants from Afghanistan and 20 unaccompanied minors. They were turned over to Border Patrol, Texas authorities said. ‘NOW’S THE TIME’: TRUMP VICTORY HAS BIDEN ADMIN BRACING FOR MIGRANT SURGE AT SOUTHERN BORDER  In Arizona, Border Patrol encountered a group of more than 230 illegal immigrants near San Miguel, Arizona. Border Patrol said on Monday the group was “safely transported for processing.” Numbers have been dropping sharply at the border since June, when President Biden signed a presidential proclamation drastically limiting the number of arrivals who can come into the U.S. In September, there were 101,790 encounters at the border, the lowest number since February 2021, and there have been no major signs of a significant increase in numbers since then. However, while numbers remain lower than in previous months, there have been concerns that the change in administrations may lead to a surge at the border as migrants attempt to enter the U.S. before a perceived tougher administration enters office. Large, cartel-coordinated groups may be a sign of that activity beginning to heat up. ‘LIBERATION DAY’: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP ON BORDER SECURITY, IMMIGRATION The Biden administration reportedly held a meeting in which officials raised concerns about what a former President Donald Trump victory may mean for the border. According to the NBC News report, officials asked if the government were prepared for a possible spike in immigration, with immigrants preparing to enter the country at the last minute. Migrants would unlikely be motivated by the prospect of a Trump administration, when there have been promises of historic deportations and a crackdown on sanctuary cities, but would instead be motivated by an effort to take advantage of what may be lighter border security than what they believe will be in place under the Republican administration. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF THE BORDER SECURITY CRISIS The Trump administration has pledged to ramp up border security and to launch a mass deportation operation when it gets into office in January. It has also pledged to end the use of parole programs by the Biden administration that allow migrants to enter in via the expanded “lawful pathways.” The administration is already planning to expand immigration detention in order to facilitate the operation, including setting up centers near major metropolitan areas.

Tim Scott says Biden regulators should quit it, give Trump a ‘fresh slate’

Tim Scott says Biden regulators should quit it, give Trump a ‘fresh slate’

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said regulators under President Biden should quit doing their jobs to allow President-elect Trump a “fresh slate” when he takes office in January.  In a letter to Biden on Sunday, Scott said Americans “across the country rejected your administration’s radical economic agenda and delivered President Trump and the incoming Congress a clear mandate to usher in a new era of government.”  “Given this mandate,” Scott wrote, “it is incumbent upon you and your administration to ensure that President Trump can implement the agenda the American people voted for by allowing him to take office on January 20th with a fresh slate.”  TRUMP ALLY SEN. TIM SCOTT’S NEW MISSION TO HELP INCOMING PRESIDENT: ‘INCREASE THE MAJORITY’ “To ensure an orderly transition, federal financial and housing regulators should suspend any rulemaking and nomination related activities,” Scott said.  As the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Scott said he is calling on the agencies overseen by the committee to “cease all rulemaking, including the finalization of any pending or proposed regulations or guidance, and to comply with federal record retention laws and preserve all agency documents, records, and communications.” He also demanded that all pending nominations within the committee’s purview be withdrawn.  “I will not vote for, or advance, any nominees put forth in front of the Committee by your administration,” Scott wrote. “Next Congress I look forward to confirming President Trump’s nominees who will bring about economic opportunity to all Americans.”  JD VANCE IS THE HEIR APPARENT TO TRUMP, BUT HERE ARE SOME OTHER REPUBLICANS WHO MAY RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2028 Copied on the letter were Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell.  In addition to focusing on the Trump transition, Scott, who was elected as the incoming chair of the Senate Republican campaign committee last week, has taken on a role of looking to increase the GOP majority in the 2026 elections.  After his fellow GOP lawmakers in the Senate chose him to chair the National Republican Senatorial Committee over the next two years, Scott told reporters that his “passion” is to make sure that Trump “does not have two years with a Republican majority in the Senate, he has four years in control.” Scott told Fox News Digital that “what we’re going to do is defend the seats that we have and expand the map so that we can increase the majority brought to us by the Trump victory.” Republicans won back control of the Senate in this month’s elections, ending four years of majority control by the Democrats. It is expected that once a mandated state recount is completed in the Senate contest in Pennsylvania – where GOP challenger Dave McCormick leads Democratic Sen. Bob Casey by roughly 17,000 votes – the Republicans will hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate come January. Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland

Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland

‘Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the region. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s opposition, has been elected president of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to reports. Abdullahi – also known as Irro – of the Waddani Party received close to 64 percent of the vote, beating the incumbent, President Muse Bihi Abdi of the Kulmiye Party, the Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Tuesday, according to local media and The Associated Press news agency. Voters in Somalia’s breakaway region cast their ballot last week in an election that was delayed for two years due to lack of funding and other reasons. Abdi, who was seeking a second term after seven years in office, trailed badly with about 35 percent of the vote. Both candidates had campaigned promising they would resuscitate an ailing economy and push efforts to gain international recognition for Somaliland. #BREAKING: Somaliland Electoral Commission announces Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” as the winner of the presidential election with 63.92% of the vote, defeating Muse Bihi, who secured 34.81%. Three political parties—WADANI, KULMIYE, and KAAH—emerge as key players in the… pic.twitter.com/pNlbrIit5I — GAROWE ONLINE (@GaroweOnline) November 19, 2024 Somaliland, which declared independence in 1991 as Somalia descended into conflict, has built a stable political environment, in sharp contrast to Somalia’s security struggles. The self-proclaimed republic sustains its own government, currency and security structures. However, it is not recognised by any country in the world, restricting access to international finance and the ability of its six million people to travel. The government in the capital, Hargeisa, hopes to soon finalise a controversial deal that would grant neighbouring Ethiopia sea access. In return, Addis Ababa would provide an “in-depth assessment” of recognition. The deal aroused fury in Somalia, which views it as a violation of its sovereignty, and prompted fears of conflict. Ethiopia is a major contributor to a peacekeeping force in Somalia, fighting against armed groups there. But the agreement has drawn Somalia closer to Ethiopia’s historical rivals, Egypt and Eritrea. Somaliland is also optimistic that the incoming Trump administration will revisit the United States’s longstanding recognition of Mogadishu’s sovereignty over Somaliland. Several leading US Department of State officials who worked on Africa policy during Republican leader Donald Trump’s first term have publicly voiced support for recognising Somaliland. Adblock test (Why?)