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    Venezuelan Illegal Alien Gang Activity Wreaking Havoc in US

    A Venezuelan émigré gang is wreaking havoc in U.S. communities. In El Paso, Texas, the Tren de Aragua gang took over a hotel. And in Aurora, Colorado, members of the same Venezuelan gang have been terrorizing residents in rundown apartment complexes.  Tren de Aragua is a “Venezuelan prison gang and … they’ve been wreaking havoc…
    Virginia Allen
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    DOJ Charges Illegal Immigrant With Voting in Multiple Elections

    Amid debate in Congress over requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, federal prosecutors in Alabama charged an illegal immigrant with obtaining a false identity in 2011 and voting unlawfully in multiple elections, including two presidential contests.  The Justice Department announced that the illegal immigrant from Guatemala agreed to a guilty plea after…
    Fred Lucas
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    Fraud Permeates Biden-Harris’ Illegal Alien ‘Sponsorship’ Program: The BorderLine

    In the run-up to November’s election, Vice President Kamala Harris is attempting to rewrite history and absolve herself of her administration’s policy of facilitating mass illegal migration into the U.S. through reckless releases of aliens caught at the border and bogus alien “parole” programs. Against much existing evidence, a new ad her campaign is running…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Despite Tough Talk, Biden-Harris Admin Rolls Out Red Carpet for Illegal Alien Gangs: The BorderLine

    Nothing illustrates the grave price of the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration policy like the preventable crimes that occur with dismaying frequency across the country. At the border, Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security has for nearly four years been catching, then almost immediately releasing into the U.S. interior, thousands of young illegal alien men weekly. It…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Biden Executive Order Enables Illegal Aliens to Vote, Election Expert Says

    A 2021 Biden administration executive order constitutes unlawful and potentially partisan interference in the election process, according to a new report from Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation. President Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order 14019 directs executive branch departments and federal employees to use federal resources to get out the…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Kamala Harris Used to Think Border Wall Was ‘Un-American.’ Now She Supports It.

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Vice President Kamala Harris has reversed her position on spending hundreds of millions of dollars to build a wall along the southern border, Axios reported Tuesday. Harris is now in favor of building a wall after being attacked repeatedly by former President Donald Trump for presiding over an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration to…
    Nick Pope
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    ‘Large Number’ of Illegal Aliens Will Vote in 2024 Elections, Most Americans Say

    Many on the Left suggest that concerns about illegal aliens casting votes in a presidential election are unfounded. After all, illegal aliens can’t legally vote. Yet a new poll suggests that most Americans expect that illegal aliens will be allowed to vote in the Nov. 5 election. When asked, “How likely is it that a…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    California Proposal to Give Home Loans to Illegal Aliens Comes Under Fire

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—California lawmakers are one step closer to making hundreds of millions of taxpayer-funded home loans available to residents living in the country illegally. Democrats on the California Senate Appropriations Committee late last week unanimously approved AB 1840 to move forward, according to an official vote tally for the legislation. The bill has one last…
    Jason Hopkins
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    The ‘Deep State’ Immigration Policy Civil Servants Who Need Ousting

    When a new president is elected, especially when that president is from a different party from the previous administration, personnel changes ensue. But just as important as who a new president should hire for his or her administration is the consideration of who to fire, or at least remove from positions significant influence, according to…
    Virginia Allen
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    How Ruling Elites Continue to Stifle Debate Over Immigration Policy: The BorderLine

    All repressive and authoritarian regimes, from Caracas to Pyongyang, suppress speech. Rulers like Russia’s Vladimir Putin or China’s Xi Jinping cannot tolerate truth, as it can threaten their hold on power. Today, free speech is under attack even in the “free” world, and those attacks are undermining democracy at its core. An informed electorate will…
    Simon Hankinson
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    NYC on Track to Spend $10 Billion on Illegal Aliens Over 3 Years

    New York City plans to spend $4.75 billion on resources for illegal immigrants over the next year, according to the mayor’s office. The city is on track to spend nearly $10 billion on illegal aliens over three years. The Big Apple’s “sanctuary city” laws protect many illegal aliens from deportation, making the city a top destination…
    Virginia Allen
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    This Sector Sees Significant Jump in Violent Assaults on Border Patrol Agents

    A significant increase in violent attacks on Border Patrol agents has occurred in West Texas in recent years, the head of the Border Patrol’s El Paso sector says.  Since Oct. 1, the start of fiscal year 2024, a total of 66 agents stationed in the El Paso sector have been assaulted, according to a press…
    Virginia Allen
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    Veterans Affairs Resources Are Being Diverted to Help Illegal Aliens, Disabled Vet Says

    Federal Veterans Affairs resources are being used to serve illegal aliens, says Army veteran Derick Carver. “Essentially, what’s happening is, the VA was caught moving processors from the VA to support [Immigration and Customs Enforcement Health Services Corps] processing detainee medicals,” he says.  “We’re talking over 1.1 million people,” said Carver, who currently serves as…
    Virginia Allen
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    NJ Town Prioritizes Protecting Illegal Aliens From ICE Over Public Safety: The BorderLine

    En route to a recent vacation to New England, I stopped in my old hometown of Princeton, New Jersey, for coffee and picked up a copy of the Town Topics, the local paper where I found my first car and my first job back in the ’80s. The front-page story was about an attempt on…
    Simon Hankinson
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    EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers Receive Warning on Kamala Harris’ Record as ‘Border Czar’

    Every member of the House and Senate received a memo on Thursday detailing Vice President Kamala Harris’ record on border and immigration policy.  “There is no question that President [Joe] Biden tasked Kamala Harris with ‘securing the border,’ and there is no doubt that she has FAILED to secure the border and keep the American…
    Virginia Allen
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    99 Illegal Aliens on Terrorist Watchlist Released Into US, Report Finds

    Under the Biden-Harris administration, at least 99 illegal aliens on America’s terrorist watchlist have been released into the United States, according to a congressional report.  “As if the record-breaking number of border encounters of illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist is not concerning enough, the Biden-Harris administration has released some of the aliens into the…
    Virginia Allen
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    Kamala Harris’ VP Pick Signed Bill Allowing Illegal Aliens to Get Driver’s Licenses in Minnesota

    Democrats’ new running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris signed a bill last year allowing illegal immigrants to receive Minnesota driver’s licenses.  In March 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation allowing Minnesota residents to apply for and obtain standard state driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status.  “Ensuring drivers in our state are licensed…
    Virginia Allen
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    If Not ‘Border Czar,’ Then What? Kamala Harris’ Record on Illegal Immigration

    Since President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him, Republican lawmakers have focused more on Harris’ record on the southern border.  “The fact is she has a long track record of opposing border security and immigration enforcement, whether as a senator, a presidential candidate, or as…
    Virginia Allen
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    A Successful US Immigration Policy Would Send Venezuelans Home to Rebuild: The BorderLine

    In July, the Biden-Harris administration extended and “redesignated” something called Temporary Protected Status for Somalis who are present in the U.S. illegally, allowing them to stay here until 2026. Over 700,000 Venezuelan nationals also enjoy this immigration status or are eligible for it under this presidential administration, and more about them later. Somalia got its…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Feds Were Reportedly Instructed to Clear Scene of Illegal Immigrants During Harris’ Border Trip

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Federal immigration authorities were instructed to clear the streets of migrants ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ one and only border trip, according to sources that spoke with the New York Post. Before Harris made her first and only trip to see the U.S.-Mexico border in June 2021 in El Paso, Texas,…
    Jason Hopkins
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