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In this weeks podcast, the Center for Immigration Studies highlights the expansion of work authorization for newly arrived migrants and those who have entered the country illegally. Work permits are an often-ignored part of the discussion on immigration policy but are a major pull factor for immigrants looking to come to the United States illegally.

In this episode of Parsing Immigration Policy, Elizabeth Jacobs, the Centers Director of Regulatory Affairs and Policy, explains the importance of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) and sheds light on how the Biden administration has exploited loopholes in immigration law to prioritize the issuances of EADs to migrants over visa holders.

Jacobs also breaks down the recent Biden administration reforms which are aimed to expand work authorization eligibility even further, strengthening the job magnet that attracts illegal immigration. DHS has announced it will:

Mark Krikorian, the Centers Executive Director and host of the podcast, points out, Work permits root individuals into American society in a way that working illegally does not. It provides access to Social Security numbers and drivers licenses, serving as a significant step toward a full amnesty. The Biden administrations large-scale expansion of work authorization for those who enter the country illegally deserves more attention from the media and Congress.

Mark Krikorian is the Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Elizabeth Jacobs is the Director of Regulatory Affairs at the Center for Immigration Studies.

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LAREDO, Texas A former Border Patrol (BP) agent and another individual have entered a guilty plea to employing illegal aliens by fraudulently obtaining immigration permits, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

Ricardo Gonzalez, 40, and Alex Lopez, 33, Laredo, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Gonzalez operated a company known as Gonmor Transportation. Lopez was the office manager. Gonzalez was also an active BP agent.

The multi-year scheme involved the company recruiting and hiring non-immigrants to work as commercial truck drivers, but then paid them less due to their citizenship status. As part of the scheme, Gonzalezs company would provide these new hires with a letter to take to one of the ports of entry in Laredo. The letter had information claiming the driver was working for a Mexican trucking company and was requesting an I-94 travel permit so he could enter the United States, pick up cargo and return to Mexico.

As part of their respective pleas, each admitted to knowing the drivers were not working for this Mexican company, yet still providing the letter to assist in obtaining the I-94 permit. Once these drivers obtained the permit, Gonmor paid them to transport cargo within the United States, in violation of the permit terms.

A Mexican driver with a valid non-immigrant visa who works for a Mexican transportation company and is paid by them in Mexico may obtain an I-94 at one of the ports of entry. With it, the driver can travel with a load into the United States, go beyond the checkpoints to his or her final destination then return to Mexico. An I-94 does not allow the holder to work in the United States or for a U.S.-based company.

Gonzalez and Lopez admitted to knowing the people they were hiring to drive trucks for the company were not allowed to work in the United States, that the company paid these people less because of their status and that the I-94 permit did not authorize these individuals to work in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Diana Saldaa will impose sentencing at a later date. At that time, each faces up to five years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine.

Gonzalez and Lopez were permitted to remain on bond pending sentencing.

Customs and Border Protection - Office of Professional Responsibility conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Bajew is prosecuting the case.

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Former agent admits to scheme to illegally employ non-immigrants ... - Department of Justice

Illegal migrants arent just overwhelming the border President Biden is flying them secretly to airports around the country.

More than 200,000 people from four countries have landed over the past year, according to data obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies through a Freedom of Information Act request.

In January, Bidens Department of Homeland Security began implementing the cornerstone of its current strategy: a series of new lawful pathways measures designed to decrease the historically high crowds at the southern border before they become a political problem.

DHS cajoles tens of thousands of intending illegal border-crossers per month to instead go on the CBP One smartphone application, and make an appointment with US officials at land ports of entry instead of crossing illegally.

After making an appointment, DHS invites these inadmissible aliens to walk over to the American side at the land ports, where U.S. Customs officials quickly parole them in, allowing them to travel to a city of their choice in the nations interior.

But one of the least noticed, mysterious and potentially most controversial of the new rechanneling programs that use the CBP One app allows migrants to take commercial passenger flights from foreign countries straight to their American cities of choice, flying right over the border and even over Mexico.

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August 25, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry.

Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 420,800 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 33,600 criminal arrests, with more than 30,500 felony charges reported. In the fight against fentanyl, Texas law enforcement has seized over 426 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.

Texas has also bused:

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden's open border policies.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:

Governors Abbott, Noem, Pillen, Reynolds, Stitt Band Together To Secure Border

Governor Abbott on Monday held a press conference in Eagle Pass with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to provide an update on their joint efforts under Texas' Operation Lone Star to respond to President Biden's reckless open border policies. The border visit comes after Governor Abbott sent letters to America's Governors in May requesting support for Texas border security mission following President Biden's decision to end Title 42.

"These Governors here with me today are deploying military and law enforcement officers to help Texas secure the border," said Governor Abbott. We, as states, share an obligation and that's to step up and address this unparalleled catastrophe caused by President Biden."

Prior to the press conference, Governor Abbott held a border security briefing with his fellow Governors where they received updates from DPS Director Steve McCraw, Texas Adjutant General Major General ThomasSuelzer, and Texas Border Czar Mike Banks on the multitude of effective strategies used by Operation Lone Star to secure the border, including Texas' floating marine barriers installed in the Rio Grande River.

As of this week, 14 statesArkansas, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyominghave stepped up to support Texas' efforts and deployed personnel and resources to secure the border in President Biden's absence.

Texas Border Czar Banks: Marine Barriers Effectively Deter Illegal Migrant Crossings

Texas Border Czar Banks this week explained how Texas' floating marine barriers are safely deterring dangerous and illegal river crossings. As President Bidens open border policies continue to sow chaos along the southern border, there have been no illegal crossing attempts at these barriers in the Rio Grande River.

The buoys work, and they prevent migrants from making the dangerous crossing and putting themselves at risk, said Border Czar Banks.

Watch Border Czar Banks' explanation here.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Discusses Support From Other States For Border Mission

DPS Lt. Olivarez joined NewsNation to discuss the support Texas is receiving from other states for border security amid President Bidens ongoing refusal to secure Americas southern border. Lt. Olivarez pointed out that despite the assets and personnel deployed to the border by Texas and our partner states, meaningful change will require a new President to enforce federal immigration laws to stem the flow of illegal immigration.

The only way to stop people from crossing the river illegally is to have consequences and policies in place, but having additional support from other law enforcement and National Guards does provide value to the operation and what were doing for the state of Texas and entire country, said Lt. Olivarez. We see threats that are very significant to public safety and national security. Were still seeing 5,000-6,000 daily encounters between ports of entry. That does not include gotaways or the number of people who are being released at the ports of entry. The numbers have not decreased. As long as you do not have consequences in place, people are going to continue to cross that river.

WATCH: DPS Trooper Arrests Human Smugglers In Kinney County

A DPS trooper, with assistance from the Florida Highway Patrol, stopped a vehicle in Kinney County and discovered several illegal immigrants trying to conceal themselves inside.

The driver, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, and the passenger from Florence were arrested and charged with smuggling of persons and unlawful carrying of a firearm. Three illegal immigrants from Mexico were referred to Border Patrol.

WATCH: Driver Leads DPS On High-Speed Pursuit With Five Illegal Immigrants

A driver from Houston led DPS troopers on a high-speed vehicle pursuit in Kinney County. The smuggler eventually bailed out and attempted to evade on foot. After a short pursuit, the driver was arrested and charged with smuggling of persons and evading arrest. Five illegal immigrants were apprehended and referred to Border Patrol.

WATCH: Texas National Guard Stops Human Smugglers On Raft In Rio Grande

Texas National Guard soldiers stopped human smugglers attempting to use a raft to cross the Rio Grande River last week. In coordination with state and federal law enforcement partners, soldiers helped repel the smugglers back into Mexico.

Soldiers utilize advanced tracking hardware and software to accurately detect the positions of migrants and use their knowledge and experience of tracking people through the terrain that surrounds the southern border. Migrants will often hide in the tall reeds and thick brush that line the banks of the river before they are taken by smugglers further into the United States.

Its like a game of hide and seek, said Spc. Ragland, Alpha Company, Task Force Center. "If law enforcement calls out a raft of illegal immigrants coming across the river, we go down there. Usually when they see us, they head back into the river and cross back into Mexico.

DPS Troopers Recover Four Unaccompanied Children Abandoned By Smugglers

In the span of just 24 hours, DPS troopers recovered four unaccompanied children who had been abandoned by human smugglers near the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass.

Operation Lone Star Partners Locate Backpack With Russian-Made Ammunition

DPS and Texas Game Wardens serving as part of Operation Lone Star located a backpack containing Russian-made 7.62 ammunition. The bag had been abandoned near the Rio Grande River in Starr County.

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Biden administration officials have dramatically reduced the number of criminal aliens arrested and removed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), despite claims that their immigration policies would increase focus on criminals. One of the ways the administration has reduced enforcement against criminal aliens is by refusing to cooperate with state and local law enforcement partners in the important 287(g) program. Through this program, local law enforcement officers have been trained on how to identify criminal aliens in their jails, notify ICE, and assist with the safe transfer of these individuals into ICE custody.

The Biden administration has changed the ICE webpage a number of times in an attempt to downplay the 287(g) program. In the most recent update, the administration admitted that it put a hold or pause on onboarding any new partners to the 287(g) program and admitted further that 23 pending partnerships are not operational despite having already been signed by both ICE and a sheriffs department. This admission was on ICEs website for only about a week before it was taken down:

Below are the descriptions of the program as they existed on January 19, 2021, and August 21, 2023.

This is how the description of the 287(g) program appeared on the ICE webpage under the Trump administration, which championed the program and expanded it to about 150 agreements, from only a few dozen under the Obama administration:

This is how the Biden administration describes the 287(g) program, today. The tepid language makes it clear the Biden administration is not interested in celebrating law enforcement cooperation on our nations illegal immigration problem:

Prior to the Biden administration, ICE also included language highlighting some of the programs successes. This language was quickly removed by the Biden administration:

The Biden administration also immediately stopped producing the monthly 287(g) reports launched by the Trump administration. These reports were the first time the public could see the various successes of the program and each contains brief case studies from various jurisdictions. The goal was to expand these further and provide additional information, but the Biden administration apparently didnt want to showcase the program and likely had fewer success stories to tell in any case. Those reports were briefly removed from ICE.gov and are available here in case they are taken down in the future:

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