Healthcare

Over 205k crossed the border in July, the most reported since 2000

Published

3 years ago

August 3, 2021

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By Jenny Goldsberry

The United States Border Patrol released preliminary immigration numbers Monday. So far it’s the largest monthly encounter since the year 2000.

First, USBP reported 205,029 encounters at the southern border. Then the number of known got-aways at 37,400.

“It’s time to draw a line in the sand, for the sake of our country, our communities, our kids, and those who seek to come here,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) tweeted. “It’s time to impeach [Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas] for failing to uphold immigration law, enforce Title 42, and secure our border.”

Roy also tweeted a breakdown of encounters at each sector across the state of Texas. However his own district isn’t even one of the border districts there.

Meanwhile, sick migrants have crossed the border with ease. According to Roy, thousands of Border Patrol officers contracted the virus and 33 died as a result. The latest report claims 400 active cases of coronavirus among migrants in La Joya, Texas alone. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported over 1,200 COVID-positive migrants in custody last week.

THREAD: PRELIMINARY JULY BORDER NUMBERS
(USBP only, subject to increase)

Total encounters: 205,029

Total known gotaways: 37,400

1.3 million for FY 21 so far

Largest monthly encounter number since 2000. Total is bigger than every full-year total since FY21

Breakdown below:
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) August 2, 2021

However, Texas Governor Abbott is doing everything possible to stop the rising immigration. He recently ordered the Texas National Guard to action, having them make arrests at the border.

You can follow Jenny Goldsberry on Twitter @jennyjournalism.

China

House Report Uncovers DOJ Secretly Investigated Nonprofit Accused of Channeling Taxpayer Funds to Wuhan Lab

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2 days ago

December 3, 2024

Sara Carter Staff

A bombshell House committee report released Monday, after a two year investigation, revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) secretly initiated a grand jury investigation into EcoHealth Alliance, a U.S. nonprofit accused of channeling taxpayer funds to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), the lab suspected of causing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report, prepared by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, highlights concerns about EcoHealth’s grants, which allegedly funded gain-of-function research at the Chinese lab. Such research, aimed at enhancing viruses to study their potential risks, has been linked to theories suggesting the virus may have escaped from the lab. Efforts to access related records were reportedly obstructed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Internal emails and documents included in the report reveal that the grand jury issued subpoenas for genetic sequences and correspondence between EcoHealth Alliance’s president, Dr. Peter Daszak, and Dr. Shi Zhengli, a WIV scientist known as the “bat lady” for her work on coronaviruses. One email from EcoHealth’s legal counsel advised omitting references to the DOJ investigation when addressing congressional document requests, underscoring the probe’s secrecy.

The report also criticizes EcoHealth Alliance’s failure to comply with grant requirements. NIH funding facilitated a $4 million project on bat coronaviruses, $1.4 million of which was funneled to WIV. NIH deputy director Dr. Lawrence Tabak admitted the grant supported gain-of-function research, leading to highly infectious virus modifications.

The committee’s findings claim these experiments violated biosafety protocols, and Daszak failed to adequately oversee the research. Calls to bar Daszak and EcoHealth from future funding were reinforced by bipartisan agreement within the subcommittee.

The New York Post writes that the report also evaluated U.S. pandemic response measures, describing prolonged lockdowns as harmful to the economy and public health, especially for younger Americans. Mask mandates and social distancing policies were criticized as “arbitrary” and unsupported by conclusive scientific evidence. Public health officials’ inconsistent messaging, particularly from Dr. Anthony Fauci, contributed to public mistrust, according to the subcommittee.