{"id":2075062,"date":"2023-10-21T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-governor-takes-border-security-into-own-hands-as-biden-admin-refuses-to-take-action\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T16:13:20","slug":"republican-governor-takes-border-security-into-own-hands-as-biden-admin-refuses-to-take-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-governor-takes-border-security-into-own-hands-as-biden-admin-refuses-to-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Governor Takes Border Security Into Own Hands Amid Biden Admin&#8217;s Inaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-governor-takes-border-security-into-own-hands-as-biden-admin-refuses-to-take-action%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2075062&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Republican Governor of New Hampshire Takes Action on Border Security<\/h2>\n<p>The Republican governor of New Hampshire has taken border security matters into his\u200c own hands after expressing exasperation with what he said was the Biden administration&#8217;s inaction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Federal Government refuses to \u2062take action \u2064on our Northern Border,&#8221; New\u200b Hampshire \u200cGov. Chris \u200dSununu said in a statement on Thursday while announcing the launch of a special law enforcement task force to run its own patrols along \u2063a 58-mile stretch of the \u2063U.S.-Canada\u200d border.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need an all-hands-on-deck approach,&#8221; Mr. Sununu said at a press conference at the State House, with the new task force funded by $1.4 million in grant money \u2064from the Department of Safety.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-says-israel-terror-attacks-are-reminder-of-bidens-demolition-of-border-security-5509010?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Trump Says \u2062Israel Terror Attacks Are Reminder of Biden&#8217;s\u2062 &#8216;Demolition&#8217; of Border Security<\/h3>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/12\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mexico-to-take-diplomatic-action-as-texas-border-security-sees-delays-to-19000-trucks-5507071?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Mexico to Take Diplomatic Action as Texas Border Security Delays 19,000 Trucks<\/h3>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/10\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u200b task force will be comprised\u2062 of state,\u200b county, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">local law enforcement officers<\/a> and will patrol the northern border in a bid\u2063 to\u2062 reduce all manner \u2062of criminal activity and will cooperate with federal officers in fighting criminal violations of America&#8217;s immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without adequate federal support, the state is stepping up,&#8221; Mr. Sununu said, adding \u2063that Biden administration officials have &#8220;cut funding, limited our resources, and have thrown their hands up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Northern Border In Focus<\/h2>\n<p>While the Biden administration has taken some actions on the northern border, such as reaching a deal in March\u2062 with\u200d Canada to reduce\u2062 the number \u2062of illegal \u200cborder crossings, this has had limited impact.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Swanton Sector (which includes the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and northeastern parts of New \u200bYork) has seen \u2064a tenfold\u200b increase\u200c in the number of illegal border crossings in the current financial year through September.<\/p>\n<h3>National Security Threat<\/h3>\n<p>Mr. Sununu touched on the stark numbers cited by Mr. Garcia in a statement announcing \u200bthe formation of the new task\u2063 force, called the Northern Border Alliance Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Encounters \u200bwith individuals on the terrorist watch list at the ports of entry on \u200dthe northern border have doubled since 2017,&#8221;\u200b Mr. Sununu said, while noting there have been &#8220;more apprehensions along our\u200d northern border in\u2064 just this past year than in \u2064the last ten years combined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The question of border security along the northern border is a matter of national security, Mr. Sununu said noting that 85 percent of all land border encounters\u2062 with people on \u2063the terror watchlist so far \u2062this year took place along the U.S.-Canada \u2062border.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officers comprising the new task force will be vested with\u200d the authority \u200band jurisdiction to enforce all state criminal laws within 25 air\u2062 miles from the Canadian border. They will also have the authority to \u2062work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a> within \u2062the same area of jurisdiction to detect and prevent crime, including immigration-related crimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The increase in personnel \u200bprovided by the Northern \u200cBorder Alliance Program and \u2062Task Force will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-governor-takes-border-security-into-own-hands-as-biden-admin-refuses-to-take-action\/\" title=\"GOP Governor Takes Border Security Into Own Hands Amid Biden Admin's Inaction\">add ten\u200d thousand\u2062 patrol hours<\/a> near the\u200d border through June 30, 2025,&#8221; New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will \u200dshorten response times to \u200dcalls for service in the region, increase the effectiveness of crime detection and prevention in a remote area of the State, and enhance border security efforts,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Swanton Sector includes rural and\u2064 remote areas, as \u2064well as mountains and lowland swamps. Besides that, the region experiences \u200dsustained sub-freezing temperatures and unpredictable storm fronts, as well \u200bas\u200b terrain and weather patterns that \u2062make it challenging for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-governor-calls-in-national-guard-ahead-of-trial-over-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Minnesota Governor Calls In National Guard Ahead Of Trial Over George Floyd\u2019s Death\">law enforcement efforts<\/a>. The terrain also\u2063 poses hazards for border crossers that can \u200ceasily prove fatal.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2022, border patrol agents in the Swanton Sector\u2064 rescued a group\u200d that included a family \u200cwith small children, who became disoriented in sub-freezing temperatures as they crossed \u2063the border illegally from \u2063Canada into the United States.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the\u200c lack \u200cof support from the \u200dfederal\u200b government impacted border security in the Swanton Sector?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Understanding the importance of border security and acknowledging the inadequate response from the\u200b Biden administration, the Republican governor of\u200c New Hampshire, Chris \u2062Sununu, has taken matters into his own hands. \u2062Governor \u200bSununu has announced the establishment of a special law enforcement task force to \u2064conduct \u2063patrols along a 58-mile stretch\u200d of the U.S.-Canada border. This initiative\u200d comes as a response to the federal government&#8217;s refusal to take action on border security.<\/p>\n<p>At\u200d a press conference held \u200bat the \u2063State House, Governor Sununu emphasized the need\u200d for an all-hands-on-deck approach. The new\u2063 task force, \u2063funded by $1.4 \u200bmillion in grant\u200d money from the Department of Safety, will be comprised of\u2063 state, county, and local law enforcement \u200cofficers. Its primary objective is to combat various\u2062 forms of criminal activity and \u200bcooperate with \u200cfederal officers in enforcing America&#8217;s immigration \u200blaws.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sununu expressed his frustration with the lack of support from the federal government,\u2064 stating that they have cut\u200d funding, \u200climited resources, and essentially thrown their hands up in the face of this pressing issue. The \u2063decision to establish \u2063this task \u2063force reflects the state&#8217;s\u200b commitment \u2063to protecting \u2064its borders and \u200densuring the safety of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>While the Biden administration has taken some actions to\u200c address border security on the northern border, such \u200cas reaching an agreement with Canada in March to reduce illegal\u200b border\u2062 crossings,\u200b the impact has been limited. As a result, the Swanton Sector, which includes Vermont, New Hampshire, \u200dand parts \u2064of \u2062New \u200dYork, has experienced a tenfold increase \u2063in \u200bthe number \u200cof illegal border crossings in the current financial year\u200c through \u200bSeptember.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sununu, in his announcement\u200d of \u2063the task force, emphasized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-faces-backlash-for-disgraceful-remark-appearing-to-mock-branch-of-u-s-military\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Faces Backlash For \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Remark Appearing To Mock Branch Of U.S. Military\">national security threat posed<\/a> by the situation. \u200cThe alarming statistics provided by \u2063Mr. Garcia\u2062 underline the urgency for action. To\u200b address this concern, \u200cGovernor Sununu has initiated the formation of \u200cthe Northern Border Alliance Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>Border \u200csecurity is a critical aspect of protecting a nation&#8217;s sovereignty and ensuring the safety and well-being of its \u200bcitizens. As Governor Sununu takes \u200dproactive steps\u2064 to address the\u200d issue, it is imperative for the federal government\u200b to \u200drecognize the severity of\u200c the situation and\u2062 provide \u200bthe necessary support and \u2064resources to effectively secure the borders. Collaboration \u200cbetween state and federal agencies is vital in curbing\u200b illegal activities and maintaining \u200bnational\u2062 security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, a Republican, has personally addressed border security concerns due to his frustration with the Biden administration&#8217;s lack of action. 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