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Kamala Harris' border czar record called out as Arizona rancher reports 100 illegals crossing his land a day
An Arizona rancher whose remote property sits on the very end of the incomplete southern border wall tells Fox News Digital that he’s encountered thousands of illegals making their way into the United States under the Biden-Harris administration and has concerns that many of them appear to have ties to cartels or have come from the Middle East.
He is calling out Vice President Harris’ tenure as President Biden’s point person on immigration after he says cameras show hundreds of illegals slipping around the end of the border wall and into the U.S. on a daily basis.
“She is the border czar, she’s always been the border czar, and she’s been a total failure at preventing people from coming into our country,” said Jim Chilton, an Arizona rancher whose 50,000-acre property includes the incomplete end of former President Trump’s border wall.
“For the last six months, we’ve been averaging about 100 people a day coming from Mexico around the end of the wall,” he told Fox News Digital. And those are the ones who aren’t hiding. Others, escorted by cartel smugglers, wear camouflage and carpet shoes and try to avoid detection, he said.
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Vice President Harris visits the El Paso central processing center in Texas, near the border between the United States and Mexico, on June 25, 2021. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
“We’ve not seen a decrease in them either,” he said. “On Saturday, I ran into a group of about a dozen. They appeared to be from the Middle East, and they were in bad shape.”
He gave them water and reported the encounter to the Samaritans nonprofit group, which also called Border Patrol.
Still images from motion-activated surveillance cameras show groups of camouflaged people sneaking onto an Arizona rancher’s property after making their way around an incomplete portion of the southern border wall in May 2024. (Courtesy of Jim Chilton)
“Vice President Harris, you have not secured the border. I’ve heard you say it was secure. It’s not secure. And we need to secure the border at the international border. We’re a sovereign country.”
Chilton has five motion-activated cameras spread out over his ranch – just one for every 10,000 acres.
“Since Biden was elected and took office, I’ve had 3,550 people imaged on my motion-activated cameras,” he said.
Those people are seen trying to conceal themselves wearing camouflage clothes and strips of carpet tied to their shoes, he said. Separately, he estimated another 5,000 people in April alone crossed his property without trying to hide.
Still images from motion-activated surveillance cameras show groups of camouflaged people sneaking onto an Arizona rancher’s property after making their way around an incomplete portion of the southern border wall in May 2024. (Courtesy of Jim Chilton)
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While Harris and her supporters have distanced herself from the crisis at the border and rejected the label “border czar,” the House of Representatives officially rebuked her last week.
“We’ve become a dumping ground for the world, and we’re not going to take it anymore.”
Trump, speaking at a campaign rally last Wednesday, called her “the architect of the border invasion” and blamed the current administration for record illegal immigration, pointing to a chart that showed historic lows at the end of his presidency – and an all-time high this past March under Biden and Harris.
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“She inherited the best border in U.S. history and turned it into the worst border in the world,” he said, adding that the current administration halted border wall construction, defended sanctuary city policies and put an end to his “remain in Mexico” policy.
Trump cited a recent Homeland Security warning about the Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua, targeting police for assassination, as well as a number of high-profile crimes against women and girls around the country, including the recent slaying of Houston 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was sexually assaulted, strangled and thrown off a bridge. Police arrested two illegals from Venezuela in connection with the murder.
“If I am elected, on day 1 we will begin the largest deportation in the world,” Trump said.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, July 31, 2024. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
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For relatives of victims like Jocelyn and for everyday citizens like Chilton, evidence of the border failure is a part of daily life.
Chilton noted that it can take more than 45 minutes to an hour for deputies to respond to his remote property in an emergency.
“We have to defend ourselves the way my ancestors had to defend themselves because we have no real law enforcement,” he said. “And I am outraged. I have five and a half miles of the international border, and Trump’s wall came out five miles. The end of the wall is on my ranch.”
Still images from motion-activated surveillance cameras show groups of camouflaged people sneaking onto an Arizona rancher’s property after making their way around an incomplete portion of the southern border wall in May 2024. (Courtesy of Jim Chilton)
Now, he said, “cartel scouts” prowl the mountains, guiding people in to avoid detection. They could be bringing in terrorists and criminals, he said.
Separately, “economic immigrants” are also arriving in droves, but they don’t try to hide, he said. They come into the U.S. around the end of the wall and hope to run into Border Patrol on purpose.
“The economic immigrants wanting to be apprehended are from all over the world,” Chilton said. “I think the dozen that I ran into last Saturday were from the Middle East. They looked Syrian to me … all over the world lots of people from Africa, Bangladesh, India. It’s just unbelievable.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Harris for comment.
Fox News’ Brooke Curto contributed to this report.
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A security guard was fatally shot outside a Houston restaurant Wednesday evening after a confrontation with another man, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 6:15 p.m. outside Connie’s Seafood Market Restaurant, the Houston Police Department said.
Police told reporters that the security guard, who was working for the restaurant, was standing in the parking lot when a fight broke out between him and another man, FOX26 Houston reported.
Police said the security guard was shot at least once. He was rushed to a hospital where he later died.
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A security guard was fatally shot outside a Houston restaurant Wednesday evening after a confrontation with another man, authorities said. (Houston Police Department)
Authorities did not immediately release the name of the victim.
The suspect was last seen running away from the parking lot after the shooting.
The security guard was working for the restaurant at the time of the shooting. (Google Maps)
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No details about the suspect or the circumstances that led to the altercation have been released as of Thursday morning.
Houston police were reviewing surveillance footage as they search for the shooting suspect. (Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle, File)
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Officials said investigators were reviewing surveillance footage and speaking with witnesses to get a description of the suspect.
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The Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced on Tuesday that it plans to sue the Texas Education Agency (TEA) over what it called “unlawful investigations” into school officials over social media posts made about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
In September, Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath sent out a letter to state school superintendents announcing that he was launching investigations into school officials that he said “posted and/or shared reprehensible and inappropriate content on social media” regarding the Turning Point USA founder’s death.
“Such posts could constitute a violation of the Educators’ Code of Ethics and each instance will be thoroughly reviewed to determine whether sanctionable conduct has occurred and staff will investigate accordingly,” Morath wrote. “While the exercise of free speech is a fundamental right we are all blessed to share, it does not give carte blanche authority to celebrate or sow violence against those that share different beliefs and perspectives.”
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Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath issued a letter in September announcing investigations into teachers’ social media posts about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (fstop123/iStock via Getty Images Plus)
The lawsuit alleges that since the letter was issued, several Texas AFT members have been placed on administrative leave, reprimanded or terminated over their social media posts, which the organization claims is a First Amendment violation.
“Somewhere and somehow, our state’s leaders lost their way,” Texas AFT President Zeph Capo said in a statement. “A few well-placed Texas politicians and bureaucrats think it is good for their careers to trample on educators’ free speech rights. They decided scoring a few cheap points was worth the unfair discipline, the doxxing, and the death threats targeted at Texas teachers. Meanwhile, educators and their families are afraid that they’ll lose everything: their livelihoods, their reputations, and their very purpose for being, which is to impart critical thinking.”
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National AFT President Randi Weingarten also released a statement condemning the TEA.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, released a statement condemning the Texas Education Agency for the letter. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Sadly, Texas officials, unlike their colleagues in Utah, decided to exploit the tragedy of Mr. Kirk’s senseless murder, rather than deescalate,” Weingarten said. “Their actions are a transparent effort to smear and shame educators, divide our communities, and deny our kids opportunities to learn and thrive. They are a state-sponsored attack on teachers because of what they thought were private comments to friends and family. And even if we think some of this speech is noxious, defending one’s right to speak is the essence of our democracy.”
She added, “You don’t lose your constitutional rights when you decide to become a teacher—the Constitution, for it to have any meaning at all, has to work for all Americans, not just some.”
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The AFT is seeking a permanent injunction of the TEA policy and investigations. The TEA declined to comment to Fox News Digital.
School officials across the country have been fired or reprimanded for appearing to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images)
In the weeks following Kirk’s assassination, several public school teachers across the nation were reprimanded or fired after going viral with controversial social media posts that appeared to celebrate his death.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott previously announced that more than 100 teachers in the state would have their teaching certifications suspended after investigators found they had called for or encouraged violence following Kirk’s assassination.
Fox News’ Kristine Parks contributed to this report.
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The Minnesota ICE shooting that resulted in the death of Renee Good has drawn strong reactions everywhere.
According to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Good was operating a vehicle that agents ordered her to exit. Good, according to Noem, refused and “attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle.”
After Vice President JD Vance delivered a strong statement defending ICE agents for their work, the White House posted a graphic with a portion of Vance’s plea and the caption, “STAND WITH ICE.”
Texas Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Baltimore Orioles at Ameriquest Field Aug. 7, 2005, in Arlington, Texas. (Tim Heitman/USA Today Sports )
Former MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira, who launched his campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District in August as a Republican to “help defend President Trump’s America First agenda,” voiced his support.
“I stand with ICE,” the former Texas Ranger, Atlanta Brave, Los Angeles Angel and New York Yankee wrote on X.
Teixeira’s announcement followed Rep. Chip Roy’s decision not to seek re-election and run for Texas attorney general. Roy, who represents the district, made the announcement in a campaign video shared on X last year. His video centered on preserving the Lone Star State’s legacy of “liberty, freedom and self-determination.”
Former New York Yankee Mark Teixeira throws out the first pitch before a game between the Minnesota Twins and the Yankees in the 2019 ALDS at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/USA Today Sports)
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Noem called the incident “domestic terrorism.”
“An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot to protect himself and the people around him,” she said.
Federal authorities said Good tried to run over ICE agents who were part of a 2,000-member team sent to the Twin Cities to round up and deport undocumented immigrant criminals.
Teixeira, 45, played 14 seasons in the majors. He debuted with the Rangers in 2003 but is perhaps best known for being an MVP candidate and World Series champion with the Yankees, the final stop of his career.
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira hits an RBI single against the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning at the Oakland Coliseum May 22, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (Kelley L Cox/USA Today Sports)
One of the best hitters in the game, Teixeira was a three-time Silver Slugger Award winner and finished his career with a .269 batting average and 409 home runs. He was a five-time Gold Glove winner and was a member of the Yankees’ 2009 World Series championship team.
The congressional race is set for November 2026, with a primary scheduled for March.
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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