a top ice official testifying that the white house has removed but a fraction of the migrants compared with past administrations. we re all over it with a lexis mcadams. republicans say they have a plan to keep the borders secure. and texas democrat congressman gonzalez on safe zones that he says will stop the problem. welcome. i m neil cavuto. another busy news day. let s go to alexis in el paso, texas where we re finding out that border surge is very, very real. that s right. it s been another busy day here at the southern border. behind me you can see the rio grande river. as they keep talking about in most of these sanctuary cities in the united states, that there s bus loads of migrants. it s really here in eagle pass where they re seeing the most people come in. they re coming in on foot and also being smuggled in by the cartel. why? they re making big money off of getting these people from all over including mexico, venezuela. you name it over here to the river as th
happen in a mid-term year. he said look, we re not going to have this conversation about a bipartisan immigration reform deal until the president, the white house, the administration does something about securing the border. so they re throwing the ball back at the white house down pennsylvania avenue to take the first step. martha: aishah, i m throwing a lot at you. i wanted your reaction to ron desantis responding to the criticism that he s getting from democrats. some have called for an investigation into the martha s vineyards flights. this is from governor desantis. no one really cared about that on the national media perspective until 50 show up in martha s vineyard. you have to ask yourself [applause] you have to ask yourself on this, okay, why is that such a big deal, but it wasn t a big deal when 50 migrants died in
rule that allows the government to expel asylum seekers without asking or having a chance to ask for asylum. immigration reform deal. joining us now, capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. reporter: they happen against the back over a raging battle of title 42, republican versus democrat lines there, are moderate democrats facing tough election battles, feel they fall in line with republicanos this. saying that administration should not yet lift this. that will be a question for the courts at this point.
and let us get border security as part of a comprehensive immigration reform deal. greg: jesse, that s where you get to the comprehensive deal. it s always in the comprehensive, never lets act specifically to enforce the border, it has to be a part of the comprehensive deal which then of course negates any attempt to strengthen the border. it is the same lie. jesse: that word is such a cop-out. juan says they are catching single adult males and sending them back, did any of those men look like they were caught? that s the whole game, you send kids and families across in the border patrol agents have to babysit them and then just like hundreds of single adult men poor across. i am boycotting immigration segments on the five. i have nothing left to give! i have given everything.
the minnesota group. there you go, harris. today s high, minus 14 in minneapolis. for the weekend, look at that it ll be about a 70-degree swing. that 70 degrees only gets you into the lower 40s. it ll certainly be a lot better. melissa: it s minnesota and it s january. i remember how that is. but there have been deaths associated with this cold snap, so we wish everybody the best. cover up. rick, thank you. you re welcome. melissa: fox news alert, and the next hour a by partisan conference committee is set to open talks on funding the government and border security under the looming threat of another possible partial government shutdown. the big question can they reach a deal? the president will sign ahead of the 15th deadline. g.o.p. senator lindsey graham has reported they floated the idea, including the debt ceiling in discussions but wall funding. they are pushing the idea of a car brands of immigration reform deal. but there are no formal proposals at this time. this mo