Immigration
Ninth Circuit Court Rules Against Travel Ban, but Trump Fires Back
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against President Trump’s March 6 executive order banning travelers from six countries with heavy...
GAO Says Immigration Courts Have Backlog of 437,000 Deportation Cases — Scheduled to 2022
A report issued by the GAO said the immigration courts’ backlog has more than doubled and the number of pending cases is 437,000,...
Read moreAP: Fewer Illegals Applying for Food Stamps; Fear Deportation
President Trump’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration have proven somewhat successful, and a new report by the Associated Press reveals that fewer illegal...
Read moreTrump’s DOJ Submitted “Watered Down” Version of His Travel Ban to Supreme Court
President Trump urged DOJ to “seek an expedited hearing of the watered down Travel Ban before the Supreme Court” while pursuing a “much...
Read more33 States Have Legislation to Fight Illegal Immigration and End Sanctuary Cities
Starting with Texas, at least 33 states have introduced immigration enforcement bills since Donald Trump assumed the presidency in January. ...
Read moreObama Administration Transferred MS-13 Gang Members to Placement Centers Across the Country
Senator Ron Johnson stated that during the Obama years, at least 16 MS-13 gang members were transferred out of federal custody into insecure...
Read moreIllegal-alien Arrests Up Nearly 40 Percent Under Trump
Since President Trump signed his executive orders on immigration enforcement, ICE agents have arrested more than 41,000 illegal aliens — up 37.6 percent...
Read more9th Circuit Court Considers Appeal of Judge’s Order Against Trump Travel Ban
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments related to the administration’s appeal of an order blocking Trump’s ban on travel from areas...
Read moreDramatic Drop of Illegal Border Crossers Since Trump Took Office
During the first three full months of Trump’s administration, 42,000 illegal border crossers were taken into custody, compared to nearly 133,000 apprehensions during...
Read moreTexas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Into Law Bill Banning “Sanctuary Cities”
On May 7 Texas governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill banning sanctuary cities and providing civil penalties for entities that are in...
Read moreSessions Says DOJ Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Blocking “Sanctuary Cities” Executive Order
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department will pursue litigation against a judge’s ruling blocking the executive order to defund sanctuary cities....
Read moreTrump Changes Tune on Illegals
VIDEO - In recent statements, President Trump has backpedaled on some of his stances which were cornerstones of his campaign platform. From both...
Read moreJudge Blocks “Sanctuary Cities” Defunding Order; Trump May Take Case to Supreme Court
U.S. District Judge William Orrick of a district court in California blocked the Trump administration’s Executive Order 13768 to withhold funding from sanctuary...
Read moreKansas Secretary of State Obtains First Conviction for Noncitizen Voting
On April 12, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced that he has obtained his first conviction of non-U.S. citizen who illegally voted...
Read moreLansing City Council Rescinds Prior “Sanctuary City” Resolution
The Lansing, Michigan, City Council voted 5-2 on April 12 to rescind its earlier decision to declare itself a “sanctuary city” for illegal aliens....
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