“It’s the land of our fathers and our grandfathers for thousands of years,” she said. “It was invaded and occupied over the course of centuries, so is it reasonable to leave it that easily?”
for illegal crossings from Mexico from January 2021 through December 2024.That’s arrests, not people. Under pandemic-era asylum restrictions, many people crossed more than once until they succeeded because there were no legal consequences for getting turned back to Mexico. So the number of people is lower than the number of arrests.
According to the Department of Homeland Security’s latest available estimate, at least 11 million people were living illegally in the U.S. as of January 2022, 79% of whom entered before January 2010.CLAIM: “The government wouldn’t do it any longer, which is ridiculous,” Trump said during aon Friday, referencing temporary housing in hotels provided to survivors of Hurricane Helene by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
THE FACTS: FEMA is still paying for survivors to stay temporarily in hotels through its Transitional Sheltering Assistance program.“I want to be clear, this program is not ending for Western North Carolina,” Brett Howard, federal coordinating officer,
on Monday. “We understand the great need survivors have at the time and this program will last as long as necessary.”
The agency reviews the eligibility of households in the program every two weeks to ensure they still meet the requirements for receiving temporary housing in hotels. Households deemed ineligible can petition the decision.Players, some wearing headscarves, huddle during competition in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
Players, some wearing headscarves, huddle during competition in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Players react during a basketball game in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
Players react during a basketball game in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)Former player Salimata Sylla welcomes players before a women’s basketball tournament where players can wear a headscarf, in Aubervilliers near Paris, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)