Watch live tonight
At 7:50 p.m. ET, President Donald J. Trump will join a
roundtable in Mississippi on the historic, bipartisan criminal justice
reform bill he backed on November 14.
The FIRST STEP Act will reform America’s prisons to
make our communities safer and our justice system fairer. Nearly all
incarcerated Americans will one day leave prison. The goal of this
legislation is simple: to make sure they don’t return.
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The situation at America’s border
Yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
and officers effectively and professionally managed an extremely
dangerous situation involving more than 1,000 individuals who sought to
enter the United States illegally.
CBP was forced to close the San Ysidro Port of Entry
(POE) near San Diego, California, to ensure public safety and security.
The POE remained closed for about 5 hours. After attempting and being
prevented from entering, a group of migrants tried to breach legacy
border fence infrastructure and sought to harm CBP personnel by throwing
projectiles.
Four agents were struck by projectiles—most likely rocks—but were wearing protective gear and did not suffer serious injuries.
As they dispersed a violent crowd, CBP made more than
60 arrests. Of the thousand or so protestors involved, only a handful of
minors were present. The vast majority of participants were single male
adults.
Both American and Mexican officials say these actions
are not consistent with peaceful asylum seekers. On Friday, Tijuana
Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum declared a humanitarian crisis in his city,
which he said was struggling to accommodate the influx. “No city in the
world is prepared to receive this,” he said.
U.S. Border Patrol leaders have made clear that a wall
is needed to preserve law and order. “One thing we saw that we could
absolutely use yesterday was infrastructure,” Border Patrol Chief of Law
Enforcement Operations Brian Hastings said. “That infrastructure was
breached yesterday. We are repairing it now, but without a doubt, we
could use a wall in an area like that.” |
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Photo of the Day, Beauty All Over The Hall!
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Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks
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First Lady Melania Trump reviews Christmas decorations in the Cross Hall of the White House | November 25, 2018
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