About this time last year, I visited a migrant respite center in McAllen, Texas, run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, the charitable arm of the Diocese of Brownsville. Sister Norma Pimentel helped established the center in 2014, at the height of the unaccompanied minor crisis, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was overwhelmed with thousands of children and teenagers turning themselves in to Border Patrol agents.
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Ammon Blair’s Testimony Before the Texas House Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs | Foreign Adversary Influence and Transparency Enforcement
Foreign Adversary Influence and Transparency Enforcement Testimony of Ammon Blair Senior Fellow, Secure and Sovereign Nation Texas Public Policy Foundation Chairman Hefner, Vice Chairman Lopez, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Ammon Blair. I am a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I...
July 30, 2026