'...In an official travel advisory, the department said U.S. citizens should "leave now while commercial flights remain available" and "have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance." "The best time to leave a country is before a crisis if at all possible," the State Department wrote...'
'...For the first time ever, U.S. border agents encountered over 3.2 million illegal aliens on America’s borders in a single fiscal year, a number that is greater than the combined population of Hawaii, Alaska, and Vermont. ...'
'Democrats love open borders, but only here in the United States. ...in other places around the world where walls and fences protect national borders… well, those walls aren’t racist and they all work just fine. ...not only have Democrats made the economy less productive, they’re also trying to make us less secure. With only nine months of 2023 complete, Joe Biden and the Democrats have already let at least 169 terrorists into the country – and those are just the ones they caught. Democrats never let a crisis go to waste, even if they have to create it themselves.'
'...Proponents of the “open border” narrative in the past have pointed to Biden’s support of enforcing unauthorized border crossings as a civil offense instead of a criminal one during a Democratic presidential debate as evidence of open-border policies. Biden’s decision to halt border wall construction on his first day in office in January also has contributed to the narrative of open borders. ...'
'The Islamic Republic backs Hamas, which is responsible for the deaths of more than 1,400 Israelis and at least 31 Americans following a terrorist attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Tehran also funds Hezbollah, which is wreaking havoc along Israel's northern border in Lebanon. "I am deeply concerned about what we see happening with Iran and how they have picked up the pace for funding terrorism," Blackburn...'
'...Israel releases 'audio of Hamas operatives discussing failed rocket launch' and video showing missile exploding in the sky moments before blast killed hundreds at Gaza hospital...'
'We've written before about Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) and his effort to get Americans out of Israel and safely home. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has also marshaled planes and helped get people out. ...Mills also explained something else about his flights versus the flights that the Biden team is offering to get out to safety. He said, “In contrast to Joe Biden's charter flights, this service is provided to passengers FREE OF CHARGE."...U.S. citizen and third country national passengers on U.S. government-coordinated evacuations are generally required to sign a promissory note, which is a form attesting to their agreement to repay the U.S. government."...this administration seeks to stick to the law when they choose to, and not when they don't. The law also requires that they protect the border. They don't seem to give a darn when it's about defending Americans. '
'Just three days: That’s how long it took for Republicans to adopt a new orthodoxy on how the Biden administration should respond to Palestinian refugees fleeing the violence in Gaza. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis went first. “I don’t know what Biden’s going to do, but we cannot accept people from Gaza into this country as refugees,” DeSantis said in Iowa on Saturday, establishing a red line that the other frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination would soon adopt. ...'
'They included citizens from state sponsors of terrorism such as Iran and Syria...worries about the threat of terrorists sneaking into the country. In all, more than 70,000 migrants have been picked up from countries of particular concern, according to leaked Custom and Border Protection data. They include 6,386 nationals from Afghanistan, where the Taliban took control in 2021 after a 20-year war, 659 people from Iran, which backs the terrorist group Hamas, and Syria, which is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. ...'
