California Sues DOJ Over Sanctuary City Policy
California officials have announced that they will be suing the Department of Justice to block the government from withholding certain law-enforcement grants from sanctuary...
Immigration
Miami-Dade Ends Sanctuary City Policies and Gains Federal Funding
Having ended its sanctuary city policy last January, Miami-Dade County was informed by the Justice Department that is eligible to receive $481,347 in...
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Defense Department Investigates Security Risks of MAVNI Program to Recruit Immigrants and Aliens
DOD investigators have discovered “potential security risks” in a program that has enrolled more than 10,000 aliens into the U.S. armed forces since...
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Trump and Senators Unveil Immigration Plan Favoring Those With Skills
President Trump and Senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue unveiled a new immigration bill that would institute a skills-based points system for granting...
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Judge Finds Former Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton found former Maracopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt of court, a misdemeanor punishable by...
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Alien Deported 20 Times Charged With Sexually Assaulting Women in Portland — a “Sanctuary City”
A Mexican national who has been deported by immigration authorities at least 20 times was arrested in Portland, Oregon, on July 24 and...
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Report: Between 594,000 and 5.7 Million Noncitizens Voted in 2008. But How About 2016?
The president of a research institute issued a report in June indicating that between 594,000 and 5.7 million noncitizens voted in the 2008...
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Trump, Sessions Increase Pressure on Sanctuary Cities
States not complying with federal requests concerning illegal immigrants held in local jails will now lose federal grant money, declared President Trump and...
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Supreme Court Grants Trump Partial Victory in Ongoing Travel ban Controversy
The war over security versus freedom to immigrate is far from over. ...
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Homeland Security Tasks Army Corps of Engineers to Test Types of Border Walls
The Army Corps of Engineers are now conducting tests in the Southwest to determine the best type of border wall to be built...
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Trump Discusses a Border Wall Topped With Solar Panels and With See-through Openings
President Trump proposed having a border wall topped with solar panels to generate electricity, which could be sold to produce revenue, as well...
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Supreme Court Puts Travel Ban Case Back in Hawaii’s Court — Gives Them Until July 18 to Respond
The Supreme Court has asked Hawaii to respond by July 18 to the Justice Department’s appeal of Hawaii District Court Judge Derrick Watson’s...
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Hawaii’s Judge Watson Loosens Trump Travel Ban
Judge Derrick Watson of the Federal District Court in Honolulu expanded on the Supreme Court’s definition of “bona fide relationship” regarding who may...
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IRS Fails to Notify Americans Whose Social Security Numbers Are Used by Illegal Aliens
A report from the treasury inspector general for tax administration (TIGTA) stated that IRS procedures are not sufficient to identify all employment identity...
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DHS Cancels Promise to Deport “Dreamers” — Passes Ball to Congress
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly indicated that he would keep protecting 780,000 “Dreamers” from deportation and hoped Congress would grant them permanent status....
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