Governor Greg Abbott has directed an investigation into a Texas hospital accused of marketing services to foreign nationals seeking U.S. citizenship for their newborns.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) has instructed the state Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to investigate Mission Regional Medical Center for allegedly promoting birth tourism by advertising maternity packages to foreign nationals seeking U.S. citizenship for their children. DETAIL: Abbott said the practice exploits U.S. immigration laws by encouraging foreign nationals to travel to the United States to give birth so their children obtain American citizenship, and directed regulators to determine whether the hospital violated state laws or contractual obligations. Mission Regional Medical Center, a public nonprofit hospital near the Texas-Mexico border, denied supporting or facilitating any unlawful…Open
The vice president called Democrats “a party that is fighting for fraud,” even as he highlighted the case of a woman who was first indicted under the Biden administration.
Vice President Vance made a stop in Milwaukee to tout the administration’s crackdown on fraud, announcing that the Labor Department has launched investigations into foreigners involved in the H-1B visa program. H-1B visas are employer-sponsored, non-immigrant visas that allow U.S. companies to hire foreign workers with specialty skills. Throughout the speech, Vance touted the “billions and billions of dollars” that he said the Trump administration has saved “that was going to fraudsters.” He framed the crackdown on fraud as an important midterm issue in the battleground state, accusing Democrats of looking the other way. #vance #vicepresident #fraud #scams
The Mexican government has announced plans to pursue legal measures after an ICE agent fatally shot a Mexican national during a vehicle stop in Houston, Texas.
The Mexican government has announced plans to pursue legal action after an ICE agent fatally shot a Mexican national during a vehicle stop in Houston, Texas. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Mexico has announced it will pursue legal action against the United States following the fatal shooting of Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ) agent during a vehicle stop in Houston , Texas. ICE claims the shooting occurred in self-defense after Araujo allegedly attempted to evade arrest, rammed his car into an ICE vehicle, and tried to run over an agent. DETAIL: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters Mexico cannot allow the mistreatment of its citizens, claiming that the man’s only…Open
Conor McGregor, who will make his return to fighting this weekend, took human growth hormone and anabolic steroids after recovering from a broken leg, people with knowledge of the matter said.
