Twenty-six U.S. governors, all Republican, announced the creation of a Border Strike Force to “disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations” on April 19.
The bill's official analysis says AB 2223 removes criminal liability from a pregnant mother in relation to "all pregnancy outcomes, including the death of a newborn for any reason during the 'perinatal' period after birth."
In 2021, there were at least 23 illegal border crossers whose identities flagged in the United States' Terrorist Screening Database that archives known or suspected terrorists according to a FOIA request filed by Fox News' Bill Melugin.