Illegal Immigration News

The Daily Signal covers illegal immigration with reporting and conservative commentary. Reporting on immigration policy, border security, and the cultural and economic impact. Includes conservative commentary and opinion on U.S. immigration debates.
Filter articles by
    • Opinion

    Case for Impeaching Mayorkas Over Border Crisis Is Clear, Compelling

    In considering the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, it’s appropriate for each House member to ask: Is his central role in precipitating our unprecedented immigration disaster and destroying the security and well-being of the American people tolerable and consistent with the rule of law? It’s not. The grounds for impeaching Mayorkas…
    Steve Bradbury
    Read More
    • Opinion

    What I Saw at America’s Wide-Open Northern Border: The BorderLine

    A damaged pickup truck with no lights sped past me in the opposite direction in the middle of Malone, New York, up on America’s northern border with Canada. It was 5 p.m. on a dark winter evening, and the truck was going about 60, throwing off sparks and burning plastic. At least eight police cars…
    Simon Hankinson
    Read More
    • News

    150 Democrats Vote Against Bill to Deport Illegal Immigrants Convicted of DUIs

    Some 150 House Democrats voted Thursday against a bill to allow the deportation of illegal immigrants who have been convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs. “In the United States, someone dies in a crash with an impaired driver every 45 minutes,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., told…
    Tyler O’Neil
    Read More
    • News

    Former Border Patrol, ICE Officials Refute Biden’s Claim He Doesn’t Have ‘Power’ to Secure Border

    President Joe Biden claimed Tuesday that he doesn’t have the “power” to fix the crisis at the southern border, but four former federal border and immigration enforcement officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation that he in fact does have the power to fix it. Most of what Biden needs to do is reverse his…
    Jennie Taer
    Read More
    • News

    Massive Trucker Convoys Heading South for ‘Take Our Border Back’ Rallies

    Trucker convoys that could total as many as 700,000 vehicles are headed south to demand a secure border this weekend.  “We have a trucker convoy coming down to the border,” Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, said in an interview with Fox Business Network, adding: “The American people have had enough. We’re demanding that the Biden administration do…
    Mary Elise Cosgray
    Read More
    • News

    ‘Grave Day’: House Republicans Take Big Step on Border Crisis

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cannot “remain in office any longer,” Rep. Mark Green says.   Green, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, oversaw the markup of two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas on Tuesday and into early Wednesday morning.   “Today is a grave day,” Green said at the start of the…
    Virginia Allen
    Read More
    • Opinion

    No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: The Cost of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on Americans—The BorderLine

    The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— “There’s no such thing as a free lunch” used to…
    Simon Hankinson
    Read More
    • News

    EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Roger Marshall Tracks Serious Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens During Biden Presidency

    The body of 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez was found wrapped in a trash bag and stuffed in a laundry basket under her bed last summer. Police report that Maria was sexually assaulted and murdered while her father was at work, according to KHOU 11.   Juan Carlos Garcia-Rodriguez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, is facing murder…
    Virginia Allen
    Read More
    • Opinion

    Millions of Illegal Aliens Are Costing Taxpayers Hundreds of Billions. Biden Couldn’t Care Less.

    President Joe Biden has transformed America’s southern border into a humanitarian catastrophe and a national security nightmare. This bloody, deadly mess is a clear and present danger to this republic. But this also is a massive fiscal threat. Biden’s obliteration of the border is evaporating federal, state, and local coffers. Precise figures on anything illegal…
    Deroy Murdock
    Read More
    • News

    GOP Lawmakers Call for Mayorkas Impeachment After Mother Claims His Border Policies ‘Partially Responsible’ for Daughter’s Death

    All 18 Republicans on a key House committee support the impeachment and removal of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, an announcement that directly followed a hearing Thursday in which two mothers laid the blame for the deaths of their daughters at the feet of President Joe Biden’s appointee.   “In my humble opinion, Mr. Mayorkas’…
    Virginia Allen
    Read More
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Border Madness Has Cheapened What It Means to Be an American: The BorderLine

    The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— In just three short years, President Joe Biden’s reckless policies…
    Simon Hankinson
    Read More
    • News

    GOP Lawmakers Insist on Closing Border or Shutting Down Government

    Republican lawmakers insisted Wednesday that continuing to fund the government without securing the southern border in effect subsidizes modern-day slavery and a national security threat. “Law enforcement officials down on the southern border no longer call this an immigration problem. They call it a slave trade problem,” Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., said at a Capitol…
    Fred Lucas
    Read More
    • News

    Mayorkas Says Over 85% of Illegal Aliens Are Released Into US Interior

    More than 85% of the illegal aliens encountered at the border are released into the interior of the U.S., according to reports. Following a private meeting between Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Monday, sources in the room told Fox News’ Bill Melugin that “Mayorkas admitted that…
    Virginia Allen
    Read More
    • Opinion

    The BorderLine: Nazi Name-Calling Is the Last Refuge of the Progressive

    The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” said British…
    Simon Hankinson
    Read More
    • Opinion

    It’s Lunacy to Give ‘Free’ Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens

    Across the globe, millions of people are on the move, defying borders and violating laws to escape poor countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and break into rich countries. The United States is their No. 1 destination. The U.S. needs a strategy to limit the burden on Americans and protect our quality of life….
    Betsy McCaughey
    Read More
    • News

    Speaker Johnson, 60 House Republicans See Illegal Aliens Approach Texas Border

    A group of illegal aliens attempting to cross the southern border into Texas on Wednesday could be seen just feet away from congressional Republicans discussing the border crisis. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and 60 other House Republicans visited Eagle Pass, Texas, to discuss the worsening border and illegal immigration crisis. During one leg of the visit,…
    Jake Smith
    Read More
    • Opinion

    With Trip to Border and Looming Impeachment of Mayorkas, House GOP Prioritizing Illegal Immigration Crisis in New Year

    GOP lawmakers are aiming to send a clear message at the start of 2024: The southern border is a leading priority for Republicans.  On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security Committee announced it will formally move forward with impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The committee will hold a hearing on the matter Jan….
    Virginia Allen
    Read More
    • News

    Illegal Immigrant Arrested at Capitol Carrying Machete Had Been Previously Held, Released

    A man who authorities arrested at the U.S. Capitol in connection with carrying a machete and a knife is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who federal border authorities previously released from custody, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Tuesday. Capitol Police first nabbed Jose Leonardo Marquez, 23, after noticing a machete under his clothes, and ICE took…
    Jennie Taer
    Read More
    • Opinion

    The High Cost of Unlimited Illegal Immigration

    Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has had a change of heart over the immigration crisis on her state’s southern border with Mexico. Hobbs, a Democrat, recently reversed a decision not to deploy the National Guard. She sent over 200 troops from the Tucson sector and committed up to $5 million in Arizona taxpayers’ money to deploy…
    Tom Patterson
    Read More
    • News

    December Border Encounters Set Record, Could Fill Largest US Football Stadium Nearly 3 Times

    U.S. border agents encountered a record monthly number of illegal aliens on the southern border in December, News Nation reported Monday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered more than 302,000 illegal immigrants at or between ports of entry during the last month of 2023, enough to fill Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor almost three times….
    Virginia Allen
    Read More