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    Illegal Alien ‘Gotaways’ Near 2 Million Under Biden Admin

    The number of illegal immigrant “gotaways” has skyrocketed to nearly 2 million under the Biden administration, a congressional source confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Roughly 1.9 million gotaways, illegal aliens who escape into the interior of the U.S., have been recorded since President Joe Biden first entered office in January 2021, a congressional source confirmed….
    Jason Hopkins
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    Illegal Alien Arrested in Rape, Murder of Maryland Mother

    An illegal alien from El Salvador has been arrested on charges of raping and murdering a Maryland mother of five.  Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, crossed the U.S. southern border illegally in February 2023, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler. Six months later, in August 2023, Hernandez is suspected of attacking, raping, and killing Rachel…
    Virginia Allen
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    ‘No Alternative but to Sue.’ ACLU Takes Action Against Biden’s Southern Border Order.

    The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Biden administration over a recent executive order that aims to limit the number of illegal aliens that cross the southern border daily.  President Joe Biden’s executive order, which he signed June 4,  gives him the authority to close the border when the seven-day average of daily border…
    Virginia Allen
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    The Dangerous Consequences of an Open Border

    On a quiet Friday morning on May 3, two men posing as subcontracted Amazon drivers pulled their truck up to the main gate entering Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. The men did not present approved access credentials and had no affiliation with the base. They claimed they were making a delivery to the post office….
    Nicole Robinson
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    Let’s Talk Some More About America’s Supposed ‘Rule of Law’: The BorderLine

    There’s been a lot of talk about the “rule of law” in the wake of the recent verdict in Manhattan against former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden said that “the American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed.” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., tweeted: “The rule of law still matters.” The rule…
    Simon Hankinson
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    ‘WE WILL FIND YOU AND DEFEAT YOU’: PAC Warns Republicans Who ‘Support Open Borders’

    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Republicans seen as insufficiently strong on border security should proceed with caution, warns a political action committee that plans to spend more than $1 million to defeat them in the 2024 elections. “If you support open borders and illegal immigration, you will find no safe haven in state legislatures,” Katie Miller,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Why Biden’s Executive Order Won’t Solve the Illegal Immigration Crisis

    President Joe Biden announced his highly anticipated executive order to supposedly secure the border on Tuesday. With it, the president attempted to do the impossible: avoid impeding the mass illegal migration for which his policies are directly responsible while convincing Americans he is “doing something”—at last—to secure the border. This “unserious” proclamation-plus-rule combo platter (a…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Biden’s Edict on Southern Border Is an Election Year Stunt, Republicans Say

    President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday giving himself the authority to close the border when the seven-day average of daily border crossings between ports of entry exceeds 2,500.  The order is set to take effect immediately, since the daily threshold has already been met. The border will only reopen if crossings between ports…
    Virginia Allen
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    The Dark Side of Big Labor: How SEIU Is Exploiting Border Crisis

    As unprecedented numbers of illegal aliens overwhelm the southern border, the United States faces the worst illegal immigration crisis in its history. But for one infamously progressive labor union, out-of-control illegal immigration isn’t an urgent national crisis to be solved, but a political opportunity to be exploited. A recent email obtained by the Freedom Foundation details a…
    Maddie Dermon
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    Soros-Backed DA’s Office Gave Free Consultations to Illegal Aliens Charged With Violent Crimes

    Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office provided free consultations and legal assistance to illegal aliens charged with violent felonies in 2023, documents reveal. The taxpayer-funded consultations were provided to migrants charged with various heinous crimes—including rape, robbery, strangulation, aggravated assault, and homicide by vehicle—in an ostensible effort to help them avoid convictions that would lead…
    Jason Hopkins
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    Videos Uncover Illegal Immigration Realities the Media Tries to Hide: The BorderLine

    While The Heritage Foundation’s border and immigration center continues to shine a light on the disastrous and unprecedented realities of the border under President Joe Biden, the corporate national media simply avoids reporting stories that could give their audience the wrong (political) idea. Their limited coverage on illegal immigration usually puts it in a positive…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Illegal Immigration Has Created ‘High Threat Level’ for Terrorist Attack in US, Expert Says

    America is facing a “high threat level” for a terrorist attack because of the crisis at the southern border, says the head of a group working to curb illegal immigration. “It does not take a lot of people to inflict an extraordinary amount of damage,” said Julie Kirchner, executive director for the Federation for American…
    Virginia Allen
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    Agents Arrest 10 Members of Infamous Venezuelan Prison Gang at Southern Border

    The Border Patrol announced the arrests of 10 foreign nationals affiliated with an international prison gang over the Memorial Day weekend, highlighting the threat emanating from the U.S.-Mexico border. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced the arrest of the 10 individuals affiliated with Tren de Aragua, an international criminal organization originating in Venezuela whose members…
    Jason Hopkins
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    ‘Money Going Around’: Worker Reveals Why Hotels Are ‘Loving’ NYC’s Shelters for Illegal Aliens

    Hotels involved in the resettlement of illegal immigrants are making lots of money through New York City’s shelter program, a former hotel worker said Monday on Fox News Channel. The average cost of a hotel room jumped from $277.92 in 2022 to $301.61 in 2023, and more than 130 hotels have joined the city’s shelter…
    Harold Hutchison
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    No-Bid Contracts Inflate Cost to Massachusetts Taxpayers of Feeding Illegal Aliens

    Most hardworking Americans can’t afford to spend $21 to $31 on dinner every day. If they did, they’d likely expect to get steak or lobster for their money. Yet that’s exactly how much the state of Massachusetts is spending to feed homeless migrants, according to WBZ-TV CBS Boston. The state isn’t even getting its money’s worth:…
    Adam Andrzejewski
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    Reason No. 3 the Left Wants Open Borders—Extortion for Amnesty: The BorderLine

    This is the last in my series on “Three Reasons the Left Wants Open Borders.” I’ve covered ideology and electoral politics; now, let’s turn to extortion. By turning on the taps of illegal immigration, open-borders proponents hope to create bargaining chips to negotiate amnesties and increased immigration flows. Since he took office, Joe Biden has…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Illegal Alien Convicted of Killing 2 Children Released Despite ICE Detainer

    Connecticut law enforcement officials released an illegal immigrant convicted of killing two young children in a drunk driving accident, despite a detainer request lodged against him, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. ICE agents arrested the man, identified as Israel Alejandro Gonzalez-Arcinega, 40. The Mexican national was convicted 10 years ago of two counts of manslaughter,…
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    Why Biden’s Border Crisis Challenges Police in Every State

    The border crisis is a challenge to local law enforcement in most states, Sheriff Matt Gentry of Cullman County, Alabama, told senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill.  Gentry and other Alabama law enforcement officials visited the Texas-Mexico border last year, where he recalls “seeing how a president and a liberal media are lying about what we…
    Fred Lucas
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    SOCIETAL ROT, Part 3: How Blue Cities’ Flouting of Federal Immigration Laws Has Proved Fatal

    Third in a five-part series. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. Societal rot is a choice. Does it make sense for cities and states to decide which illegal aliens can stay in the country? No. Should cities and states be allowed to flout federal immigration law, or any other federal law they don’t agree with?…
    Cully Stimson
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    Rural America Won’t Be Spared During Biden’s Immigration Crisis

    While the border crisis rages on and frequent, preventable crimes as well as stories of illegal aliens displacing Americans in receiving services continue to come out of cities like New York, Chicago, and Denver, even rural America will not be spared. This is all thanks to the Biden administration and several allied nongovernmental organizations. NGOs…
    Erin Schniederjan
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