Border Patrol Chooses Sides After Abbott Seizes Land in Overrun Eagle Pass

Spencer Brown / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Amid the still-worsening border chaos created by the policies of President Joe Biden, Texas has refused to accept what the Secretary of Homeland Security still can't bring himself to call a "crisis." The Lone Star State's latest action on Thursday: seizing a swath of city-owned parkland along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, kicking federal border agents off the property, and enforcing the international border with Mexico. 

Shelby Park — the land seized by the Texas National Guard — sits adjacent to the International Bridge where surges of illegal immigrants stream into the U.S. Over the span of just a few days in December, some 12,000 illegal immigrants unlawfully streamed into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, reinforcing its status one of the main entry points for masses of illegal crossers. 

According to Texas officials — who notified Eagle Pass that the park was being taken over by the state — national guardsmen have...Read more, see Xs and video here.

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Sweden's defense ministry warning to brace for 'war' sends public into panic

Swedish defense ministers, army commander-in-chief warn of possible armed conflict

Danielle Wallace / Fox News

Swedish defense officials’ warning to brace for war as the nation nears NATO membership has prompted some panic and caused supplies to fly off shelves, according to reports.

"For a nation for whom peace has been a pleasant companion for almost 210 years, the idea that it is an immoveable constant is conveniently close at hand," Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said at Folk och Försvars, or "Society and Defense," annual national conference in Sälen on Sunday.

"But taking comfort in this conclusion has become more dangerous than it has been for a very long time," he said, according to a government transcript. "Many have said it before me, but let me do so in an official capacity, more plainly and with naked clarity: There could be war in Sweden."

The commander in chief of the Swedish armed forces, General Micael Byden, who visited the eastern front of Ukraine in December, also spoke to the conference on Sunday, warning all Swedes to prepare mentally for the possibility of war as their nation is just two steps short of NATO membership.

Why Senator Kennedy Can Take a Small Victory Lap for the Judiciary 

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Our friends at RedState covered this development, too. It’s not a massive win, but a ‘W’ nonetheless. Joe Biden lost two judicial nominees, one of which was gutted like a fish on live television by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). It’s not like the Louisiana Republican whipped out some crazy Jedi mind trick. He asked a basic question about the U.S. Constitution, specifically Articles II and V, and the nominee couldn't answer the question. Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren, the now former nominee for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, was stumped. And now, she's cried ‘uncle’! She’s done, along with another Biden nominee (via Reuters): 

"A state court judge in Washington state and a law clerk to a federal judge in Rochester, New York who were both nominated by President Joe Biden to become federal trial court judges have withdrawn their names from further consideration. Read more, see Xs and video here.

Biden admin warns 'avalanche' of deportations could be scuttled if SCOTUS rules against them in key case

Adam Shaw / Fox News

 

The Biden administration warned Supreme Court justices on Monday that hundreds of thousands of deportation cases could be reset and sent back into the immigration system if the justices rules against the administration on a key case regarding the use of immigration notices.

The remarks came during oral arguments in a case related to Notices to Appear (NTA) — orders given to illegal immigrants before they are released into the interior to appear before an immigration court. However, sometimes those documents when issued do not include a court date and only say "TBD." A separate court date is later mailed to the illegal immigrant in those instances.

If the immigrant does not turn up for that hearing, they can be ordered deported "in absentia." The case focused initially on an El Salvadoran illegal immigrant who was given an NTA in 2005, and months later was mailed a court date, but says he didn’t receive it. The case has been joined by two other illegal immigrants with similar situations. 

The lawyers for the illegal immigrants represented argue that the two separate mailings do not count as proper notice as dictated by statute. Government lawyers argued that such practices do count as proper notice, and also warned...Read more and see videos here.

Who Won the Debate? Haley Struggled to Outshine DeSantis, Analysts Say

The fifth Republican presidential debate featured just two candidates and grew testy. But analysts saw little that would change the race ahead of Monday’s caucuses.

By Alan Rappeport / The New York Times

With the Iowa caucuses days away, two of the remaining Republican presidential candidates — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley — clashed on the debate stage on Wednesday night over the economy, foreign policy and their records in their states, Florida and South Carolina.

The fifth debate this primary season once again was notable for the absence of former President Donald J. Trump, the Republican front-runner who opted instead to hold a town hall event sponsored by Fox News at the same time his rivals were facing off. It also featured a shrinking field, as Chris Christie had announced hours before the debate that he was dropping out of the race. That put added pressure on Ms. Haley to deliver a strong performance to solidify her position as Mr. Trump’s primary alternative, while Mr. DeSantis needed to jolt his sputtering campaign to maintain a foothold in the race.

Political analysts and pundits observed that the Mr. Trump continued to benefit from staying away from direct engagement with his Republican rivals, with some suggesting that he had delivered a surprisingly “cogent” performance at his event across town, while the tenor of the conversation between Mr. DeSantis and Ms. Haley often grew caustic and personal as they tiptoed around questions about Mr. Trump’s character. While Ms. Haley avoided any notable stumbles, few thought that she had managed to get the better of Mr. DeSantis.