Border Patrol apprehensions on the US-Mexico border dropped in January, marking a decline for the eighth consecutive month, according to CNN.
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Michigan Group Gives $300,000 to Organizations Providing Refugees with Legal Services
A Michigan group announced last week that it has awarded $300,000 to nine local organizations “working to address the needs of immigrants and refugees,” including legal services and healthcare.
Read MoreICE Escalates Fight with NYC’s Sanctuary Laws, Slaps City with Subpoenas
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenaed New York City for information on several illegal aliens, ratcheting up its fight with the city’s sanctuary policies.
Read MoreMichigan Board of Education Adopts Resolution Supporting Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
The Michigan Board of Education adopted a resolution this week supporting the passage of legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses in the state.
Read MoreOhio County Releases Dozens of Illegal Aliens, Including Sex Offender, After Ignoring ICE Detainers
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed Thursday that the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has released 29 criminal aliens, including a sex offender, after ignoring written detainer requests filed by the federal agency.
Read MoreCounty Clerk Sounds Alarm at New York Allowing Driver’s Licenses For Illegal Aliens: ‘Concerned For Our Safety’
A New York county clerk expressed deep concern over the state’s new law allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses, arguing that such a law risks public safety and paves the way for voter fraud.
Read MoreTens of Thousands of Foreign Nationals on Temporary Visas Are Giving Birth in the US Every Year, Study Finds
A newly-released study estimates that there are tens of thousands births annually in the United States by foreign nationals on temporary visas, highlighting the robust “birth tourism” industry.
Read MoreSix Illegal Aliens Arrested for Sex Trafficking Girl in Wisconsin
Officials in Green Lake County, Wisconsin said they have arrested six men suspected of being in the country illegally for sex trafficking a young girl who escaped from captivity last month.
Read MoreIllegal Border Apprehensions Drop 73 Percent in Five Months
The number of migrants arrested for illegally crossing the southern border from Mexico significantly dropped 73 percent in October for a fifth consecutive month, down from nearly 133,000 arrests in May to just over 35,000 in October.
Read MoreD.C. Area Students Leave Class, Shut Down Streets in Support of Illegal Immigrants
Hundreds of Washington D.C. college students walked out of class to raise awareness for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ahead of the Supreme Court arguments that were heard on November 12.
Read MoreOpponents of Immigration Enforcement Suffer Another Loss at the Ballot Box
A former GOP congressman declared victory in a Colorado mayoral election days after Election Day, marking yet another defeat for anti-ICE activists and other immigration enforcement opponents who failed to mobilize voters in 2019.
Read MoreNearly 80,000 Illegal Aliens Carried An Arrest Record Before Winning DACA Approval, Government Data Show
Tens of thousands of people who successfully enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program carried prior arrest records, according to data the Trump administration released Saturday.
Read MoreCommentary: Illegal Immigration Down 63.5 Percent After U.S.-Mexico Deal, Proof That Trump’s Tariff Threat Worked
Apprehensions on the southern border fell for the fourth consecutive month to 52,546 in September from a peak of 144,116 in May, a 63.5 percent drop, reflecting a major slowdown in migration according to the latest data from Customs and Border Patrol — and it all proves that President Donald’s tariffs are working.
Read MoreSlotkin Stands By Opposition to Medicare for All, Declines to Clarify Stance on Health Care for Illegal Aliens
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-13) stood by her opposition to Medicare for All during a raucous Friday night town hall, but declined to say whether she supports providing health care to illegal aliens.
Read MoreSlotkin Stands By Opposition to Medicare for All, Declines to Clarify Stance on Health Care for Illegal Aliens
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-13) stood by her opposition to Medicare for All during a raucous Friday night town hall, but declined to say whether she supports providing health care to illegal aliens.
Read MoreButtigieg: Separated Migrant Families Deserve ‘Compensation’ From US
Speaking at an Iowa town hall event, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said migrant families separated by the U.S. government deserve “compensation.”
Read MoreObama-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump’s Health Care Rule For Immigrants
A federal judge has, at least temporarily, blocked the Trump administration from implementing a rule that would require immigrants prove that they have health insurance or can afford to pay for it.
Judge Michael Simon of the federal district court in Portland, Oregon, issued a nationwide temporary restraining order Saturday, barring President Donald Trump from implementing his health care requirement for foreign nationals applying for legal permanent status.
Read MoreMichigan Democrats Introduce Bills to Provide Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
Michigan Democrats called a press conference Thursday to introduce their Drive SAFE legislation, a pair of bills that would provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in the state.
Read MoreMichigan Democrats Introduce Bills to Provide Driver’s Licenses to Illegal Immigrants
Michigan Democrats called a press conference Thursday to introduce their Drive SAFE legislation, a pair of bills that would provide driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in the state.
Read MoreCommentary: Illegal Immigration Hurts Patients
The Democrats often claim that they alone will protect people with pre-existing conditions. Well, unfortunately for us, this popular catchphrase delivered the greatest catch in the history of politics: under Obamacare, insurance companies couldn’t deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions — but doctors could.
Read MoreTrump Administration Rolling Out a Plan to Collect DNA from Migrants
The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to collect DNA samples from asylum seekers, a policy intended to crack down on immigration-related crime and fraud at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read MoreUS Justice Department Announces Record Number of Immigration-Linked Prosecutions
The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it prosecuted a record number of immigration-related criminal cases over the last year.
Read MoreTufts, Harvard, Yale Endorse DACA Lawsuit, Tying to ‘Commitment to Equal Opportunity’
Tufts University joined more than 160 colleges Tuesday in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), as part of an ongoing lawsuit first filed by the University of California against the Trump Administration.
Read MoreJudge Blocks Trump Admin Rule That Makes It Easier to Deny Green Cards to Poor Immigrants
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule just days before it was due to go into effect and make it harder for low-income migrants to obtain green cards, dealing a serious blow to the president’s immigration agenda.
Read MoreJulian Castro Celebrates Anti-Illegal Immigrant Activist Cesar Chavez
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro voiced his support for a late union leader who ardently opposed illegal immigration into the country.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Encouraging Illegal Immigration Is Protected Speech
The Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law that makes it a crime to “encourage or induce” someone to enter the country illegally violates the First Amendment.
Read MoreHector Garza, Vice President of the National Border Patrol Talks with Leahy About Growing Up on the Souther Border and What it’s Like to Be a Border Patrol Agent in America
On Thursday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – host Leahy welcomed Vice President of the National Border Patrol Council, Hector Garza to the show on radio row to talk about what kinds of problems border patrol agents face.
Read MoreCochise County Arizona Ranchers Peggy Davis and Her Daughter Marlo Describe Growing Up on the Ranch and the Real Threat of Illegal Immigration
Live from our nation’s capital Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – during the show Leahy spoke to Cochise County, Arizona cattle ranch owners Peggy Davis and daughter Marlo Compton who live on a cattle ranch 25 miles from the Mexico border.
Read More‘It’s Our Time in History to Come Together. We’re Americans First’ Says Bristol County Mass. Sheriff Thomas Hodgson
On Wednesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – In the second hour of the show, Leahy sat down with Thomas M. Hodgson who is an American law enforcement agent and politician who has served as Sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts since 1997.
Read MoreSheriff Andy ‘AJ’ Louderback from Jackson County Texas Joins the Tennessee Star Report LIVE in DC and Describes the ‘Corridors of Criminality’ and How It Affects His Community
On Wednesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – live from radio row in Washington, D.C. Leahy chatted with Sheriff Andy Louderback from Jackson county Texas to talk about the issues his county faces in relation to illegal immigration.
Read MoreSheriff Sam Page Says, ‘A Country That Doesn’t Define Its Borders and Doesn’t Know Who’s Coming in and Out of the Country, Won’t Last Very Long’
On Wednesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – host Leahy welcomed Rockingham County, North Carolina’s Sheriff of 20 years, Samuel ‘Sam’ Page to the show to speak about illegal immigration and how it’s affecting his county and those across the nation.
Read MoreThe Tennessee Star Report Live from Washington DC Talks to Diamond and Silk About Their YouTube Fame and Getting off the Democrat Plantation
On Wednesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – live from Washington DC Leahy sat with Diamond and Silk of YouTube fame about how they came to be and what triggered them to start their YouTube channel.
Read MoreMuskegon County Tables Resolution That Critics Claim Will Turn Area Into Sanctuary County
The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to consider a resolution Tuesday that would make the area a “welcoming county,” but the resolution was removed from the agenda after public backlash.
Read MoreCommentary: Ending ‘Catch and Release’
As Congress persists in serially ignoring anything having to do with the border crisis, the Trump Administration continues to release regulations aimed at fixing the problem of illegal immigration.
Read MoreCommentary: Spare the Angst Over the ‘Public Charge’ Rule
The Trump Administration is continuing to take steps to enforce existing immigration laws. And the response from the Left and the mainstream media (at this point, one and the same) has been what you’d expect.
Read MoreCBP Chief Mark Morgan Defends Record-Breaking Illegal Immigration Raid
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection defended the decision to conduct a recording-breaking operation, and he made clear that his agency’s crackdown of illegal immigration is not solely focused on violent criminals.
Read MoreIllinois State Rep. Chris Miller Likens Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Signing of Bills Supporting Illegal Aliens to Treason, Rebellion Against U.S.
Illinois State Rep. Chris Miller (R-IL-110) said that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signing of two immigration laws is a “travesty” and likened it to rebellion against the U.S.
Read MoreMexico Detaining Fewer Migrants As Crisis Shows Signs of Waning
Monthly migrant apprehensions in Mexico have begun to slow down, indicating that the government’s recent border crackdown is yielding results.
Read MoreCommentary: Ilhan Omar Blames America for Illegal Immigration
Radical Somali-American and left-wing Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) argues that U.S. foreign policy is the cause of the global refugee crisis. Without question, excessive aggression from the United States in Latin America and the Middle East has exacerbated the pre-existing pathologies that pervade their political, social, and economic systems.
Read MoreConservative Powerhouses Head to the Border for ‘Symposium at the Wall’
A number of big names in conservative politics are heading to Sunland Park, New Mexico for the first-ever “Symposium at the Wall.”
Read MoreCommentary: Can President Trump’s New Asylum Rules Stem the Illegal Tide?
by Rachel Bovard Illegal immigration numbers remain at levels triple that of previous years, and Congress continues to bicker, foot stomp, other otherwise ignore the problem. In the face of this, the Trump Administration released its latest attempt to bring the border crisis under control. Under new rules issued last week, migrants…
Read MoreRashida Tlaib Says No Person Is ‘Illegal’
by Jason Hopkins Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib claimed that no person in the United States in “illegal,” while testifying before a House committee hearing. “First, no one is illegal. That term is derogatory now because it dehumanizes people. You can say any other forms of maybe ‘coming in…
Read MoreICE ‘Ready’ to Apprehend and Deport One Million Illegal Immigrants
by Jason Hopkins The acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said the government is “ready” to identify, detain, and deport the illegal immigrants who have ignored court orders to leave the country. “They’re ready to just perform their mission, which is to go and find and…
Read MoreCommentary: The Calamity at the Southern Border Belongs to the ‘Woke’ Democrat Congress
by Rachael Bovard The woke social media over the Fourth of July was something to behold. On America’s birthday, posts were full Trump-baby angst, references to illegal militias, treasonous criminality, and concentration camps, and carefully styled photos of summer desserts that spelled out “close the camps” on top of seasonal fruit. Because you know…
Read MoreBiden Comes Out Against Decriminalization of the Border
by Jason Hopkins Former Vice President Joe Biden took a centrist position on a major immigration issue, coming out strongly against the decriminalization of illegal immigration. “No, I don’t,” Biden said when asked by CNN’s Chris Cuomo if crossing the U.S. border illegally should no longer be a criminal…
Read MorePoll: 59% of Americans Oppose Government-Provided Health Insurance for Illegal Migrants
by Chuck Ross Nearly 60% of Americans oppose making government-provided health insurance available to illegal immigrants, according to a CNN poll released Monday. “Do you think health insurance coverage provided by the government should or should not be available to undocumented immigrants living in the United States?” reads a…
Read MorePoll: 59% of Americans Oppose Government-Provided Health Insurance for Illegal Migrants
by Chuck Ross Nearly 60% of Americans oppose making government-provided health insurance available to illegal immigrants, according to a CNN poll released Monday. “Do you think health insurance coverage provided by the government should or should not be available to undocumented immigrants living in the United States?” reads a…
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