Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’
DHS inspector general report: Immigration Services issued thousands of erroneous, duplicate green cards
Authorities at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent out 19,000 green cards that were duplicates and that contained inaccurate information that may have allowed some to overstay their approved time in the U.S., according to a report out of the Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s office. Washington Free Beacon has the details: During…
Read MoreAll of America’s top Democrats voted for a wall in 2006
Democrats already rebelling against President-elect Donald Trump’s promised wall should look at recent history. In 2006, President George W. Bush signed a proposal into law that ordered the Department of Homeland Security to construct around 700 miles of fencing along the southern border. The Daily Caller reported: Two-thirds of the Republican-led House approved the bill, including 64…
Read MoreSanctuary-city mayors nationwide renew calls to rebel against federal-immigration laws
Mayors across the country – from San Francisco to New York City – say they will continue to shield criminal illegal immigrants from federal immigration laws despite calls from President-elect Donald J. Trump for local law-enforcement authorities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Bloomberg has the story: Municipalities that protect undocumented immigrants from deportation stand…
Read MoreThe Washington Examiner: Illegal immigrants seeking ‘easy access’ up 900 percent
Illegal immigrants applying for asylum as a way of gaining “easy access” to the U.S. is up 900 percent in less than a decade – compounding the number of immigrants feeding on entitlement programs like social security, welfare, school loans, etc., according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The Washington Examiner has the details: The…
Read MoreObama administration delaying deportation of illegal immigrants
The White House is delaying thousands of illegal-immigrant-deportation orders – a postponement that will enable upward of 56,000 illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. for a number of years. The Washington Free Beacon has the story: The administration’s decision to pause deportation proceedings marks a sharp turnaround from its earlier publicized plans to rush…
Read MoreHomeland security expert: Citizenship screening lacks questions about potential terrorist ties
Recent analysis from homeland-security expert Mark Sauter shows U.S. vetting of immigrants seeking citizenship status isn’t as thorough as it should be when it comes to filtering those with ties to top terror groups. The Washington Examiner has the story: While State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service branch of the Department of…
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