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Trump’s Reforms to Asylum System Need to Be Codified Into Law, Immigration Experts Say
The Trump administration has made major changes to the U.S. asylum system, but a future administration could immediately reverse those reforms, cautions immigration expert Lora Ries. Even if the Trump administration issued a rule to change the way asylum claims are processed, “a future administration can overdo a rule, and so what’s really needed… -
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Trump Blames Biden Admin Open Borders for Texas Beheading
WARNING: This article contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. Amid a discussion of crime and heinous acts of violence, Republicans are blaming a beheading committed last week in Dallas, Texas, on the lax border enforcement of the Biden administration. On Sept. 10, Chandra Nagamallaiah, a 50-year-old motel manager in Dallas, was… -
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EXCLUSIVE: 10 Mugshots of Criminal Illegal Aliens Now in ICE Custody
Alvaro Yax-Gutierrez’s record includes conviction on charges of lascivious acts with a child and is one of 10 “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens recently apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Alvaro Yax-Gutierrez According to border czar Tom Homan, 70% of the illegal aliens the Trump administration has arrested to date are criminals… -
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From Desk to Field: Reassigned Agents Are Catching More Illegal Aliens at Northern Border
The U.S. northern border spans more than 5,500 miles, including Canada’s border with Alaska, making it the longest land border in the world—and historically challenging to patrol. But now, for the “first time in years, we’ve been able to redeploy agents from processing centers back to the field, patrolling the land, and catching illegal… -
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WATCH: A Night-and-Day Difference at the Border
EL PASO, Texas—The streets around Sacred Heart Church were quiet, apart from a funeral procession exiting the building around 11 a.m. on Aug. 26. The lines of illegal aliens, sleeping mats on the sidewalk, and rows of porta-potties were gone. Sacred Heart Church, just a short walk from the border of Mexico in El Paso, operated… -
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About 450 Illegal Aliens Arrested at Georgia Hyundai Factory
Around 450 illegal aliens have been arrested at a Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia, according to federal immigration officials on Friday. The Hyundai facility, located about 35 miles west of Savanah in Ellabell is an electric vehicle battery factory. Federal immigration authorities, in partnership with law enforcement partners, executed a search warrant on the… -
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After Legal Setback, What’s Next for Trump’s Effort to Deport Illegal Alien Gang Members?
President Donald Trump’s use of a 1798 law to expedite deportations of foreign gang members is almost certainly headed for the Supreme Court, where legal experts anticipate the administration will prevail. A panel of the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 this week to impose an injunction on the Trump administration using the… -
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Border Czar Homan: This One Part of My Job Remains Very Tough
Border czar Tom Homan says he wakes up “every day like a kid in a candy shop” because U.S. border and immigrations law are being enforced under the leadership of President Donald Trump. “We’re finally enforcing laws in this country, and we’re going to do it without apology,” Homan said in a speech Wednesday… -
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House Passes Bill to Hold China Accountable for Its Role in Fentanyl Crisis
The House passed a bill Tuesday aimed at holding China accountable for its role in the fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in America for people between the age of 18 and 45. “The Chinese Communist Party has played a key part in the deadly fentanyl crisis plaguing Kentucky and… -
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14,000 Migrants Turn Back Amid News of Closed Border, Report Finds
In a trend known as “reverse flow,” about 14,000 migrants, who had sought to reach the U.S. border, have turned around since the start of the Trump administration, according to an estimate in a recent report. A large percent of the migrants who have turned back are from Venezuela, according to the report from… -
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WATCH: Aerial View of Southern Border Confirms Reports
EL PASO, Texas—Two Border Patrol vehicles stopped for a moment as they drove along the southern border, the only activity that could be seen from along the wall dividing Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The border wall stretched far into the desert from the view of the helicopter. There has been a decline in activity along… -
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How Trump’s Border Crackdown Has Affected Cartels
EL PASO, Texas—Since the start of 2025, border security measures have cost the Mexican cartels more than $1 billion, according to estimates by the El Paso Sector of the Border Patrol in Texas. “We’re hurting them in the pocketbook,” interim Border Patrol Chief for the El Paso Sector Walter Slosar tells The Daily Signal. … -
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The Crisis Is Over. What’s Next at the Southern Border?
EL PASO, Texas—Interim Chief for the El Paso Sector Walter Slosar has served in the Border Patrol under six different presidential administrations. Today, the border is the “most secure border we’ve ever had,” he said. Illegal border crossings have fallen from almost 1,000 a day in August 2022 to just 35 a day in… -
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With No Assimilation, Migrants Threaten Europe
Almost weekly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, a sensational assault committed by an illegal migrant—often enjoying some sort of state support or with prior arrests for the same crime—surfaces.Until recently, European politicians and the media sought to either ignore such news or accuse those who clamored for tighter borders, more police… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet Latest Criminal Illegal Aliens Taken Off US Streets
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a number of illegal aliens across the U.S. on Thursday, including criminals with sodomy and murder convictions. “These vicious murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and violent criminals have no place in this country,” a senior Department of Homeland Security official said in a statement Friday. “We’ve said it before,… -
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A Gap to Plug at the Southern Border
EL PASO, Texas—There is a gap to plug at the southern border, and it’s not in the wall. The Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, is combating illegal border crossings underground through the city’s extensive storm-drain system. El Paso has more than 100 access points to its storm drain system, according to interim Border Patrol… -
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Congressman Seeks Murder Charges for Fentanyl Traffickers
THE CENTER SQUARE—Fentanyl dealers would face tough new criminal penalties under a proposal filed by a Republican New York congressman that calls for charging those convicted of trafficking the drug with attempted murder. The Fentanyl Kills Act, refiled by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is the latest proposal aimed at cracking down on the sale and… -
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Illegal Alien Abrego Garcia Back in ICE Custody
The illegal alien the political left labeled the “Maryland Man” is back in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on X Monday morning. “President [Donald] Trump is not going to allow this… -
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Illegal Immigrant With Domestic Violence, Gang Ties Returned to Maryland as Senator Condemns ICE Deportation Plans
A Maryland senator welcomed “the Maryland dad” back to his state Sunday after the illegal immigrant was released from criminal custody in Tennessee and returned to Maryland Friday. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., happily received Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to his state after what he called “a long and torturous nightmare.” Abrego Garcia, a citizen… -
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How Did a Migrant Who Can’t Speak English Get a License to Drive a Big Rig?
WASHINGTON—You’ve seen the video. Big-rig driver Harjinder Singh tries to make an illegal U-turn on a Florida Turnpike. The semi-truck jackknifed and blocked all lanes of traffic. Those in the minivan destroyed in the Aug. 12 crash never had a chance. The collision killed the driver and two passengers. The question on everyone’s mind: How…