Daily Archives: 1, June 20, 2022

Border Encounters Under Biden Reach an All-Time-High, Again

‘Because I’m a nice guy’: Biden says he ‘should be flattered’ by migration surge at southern border

The number of migrants encountered attempting to enter the United States illegally from Mexico rose in May, surpassing all previous records over the past century, an indication of the scale of the illegal immigration crisis at the border.

U.S. border officials intercepted 239,416 migrants attempting to enter the country illegally last month, the fourth consecutive monthly rise, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the first 16 full months of President Joe Biden’s term in office, federal law enforcement officials at the southern border have stopped noncitizens attempting to cross into the U.S. without permission 2.975 million times, including migrants denied admission at ports of entry, CBP data show.

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Teen Killed, Officer Injured at D.C. Juneteenth Shooting

Opinion | Guns are white supremacy’s deadliest weapon… – Washington Post

Demographics of Washington, D.C. – Wikipedia

According to 2019 US Census Bureau estimates, DC’s population was 45.4% Black or African American…

Juneteenth becomes federal holiday after Biden signs bill

‘Dying of whiteness’: why racism is at the heart of America’s gun …

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Study: DC gun crimes involve ‘small number’ of people, by Melissa Howell,WTOP.com, February 21, 2022

A study finds that suspects in violent crime in the District share a lot of characteristics.

The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform looked at the numbers for homicides and nonfatal shooting in D.C. in 2019 and 2020, and found that “most gun violence is tightly concentrated on a small number of very high-risk young Black male adults that share a common set of risk factors.”

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