Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’
President Trump continues to keep his promise to enforce our immigration laws
For 8 years, the Obama administration carelessly turned a blind eye to the enforcement of our immigration laws, granting millions of illegal immigrants amnesty. President Trump and his administration are making efforts to properly enforce our immigration laws and those efforts are making a difference. Newly released documents are shedding some light on just how…
Read MoreDHS rescinds DAPA policy that would have shielded illegal-immigrant parents whose children are lawful residents
The Department of Homeland Security this week rescinded DAPA, an Obama-era immigration policy that – if it weren’t in limbo per a Supreme Court stay on a lower-court injunction – would have authorized three-year work permits for the illegal-immigrant parents of children who are lawful U.S. residents. The Washington Examiner has the details: DHS Secretary…
Read MoreSen. Grassley: Trump’s pick to lead immigration benefits agency ‘is truly an immigration expert’
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to send Lee Francis Cissna’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director nomination to the floor for a final vote in the Senate. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) heralded the nominee as an “immigration expert.” The Washington Times has the details: “He is truly an…
Read MoreRepublican Sen. Ron Johnson: There is a ‘simple fix’ to cities disregarding federal immigration law
As Democrats continue to defend sanctuary cities, local law-enforcement officials suffer from liability lawsuits – something that needs to be addressed says Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) adding there is a “pretty simple fix” to the sanctuary-city tug-of-wars raging across the country. The Washington Times has the details: “Let’s pass a law to give those local…
Read MoreIllegal-immigration arrests climb nearly 40 percent under President Trump
Authorities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday that the number of illegal immigrants ICE has arrested since President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order instructing authorities to enforce federal immigration law has increased by 38 percent. The Washington Examiner has the details: ICE arrested more than 41,000 illegal immigrants between late January and…
Read MoreIllegal border crossings down more than 75 percent
Illegal immigration along the southwest border has dropped dramatically since President Donald J. Trump was sworn in, plunging a whopping 76 percent. The Washington Times has the story: Overall apprehensions by the Border Patrol dropped to just 11,129 in April, according to numbers released Tuesday, marking the lowest monthly total for any month in decades.…
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