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White House Finds Replacements for Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers
After cracking down on illegal immigrant truck drivers, President Donald Trump is seeking another demographic to fill the void: American veterans. Trump will announce Thursday the “Freedom Haulers initiative,” which will provide more avenues for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers. “Today, we’re taking action to get illegal alien truck drivers off the American… -
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‘319,000 Missing Immigrant Children’: Hilton Revives Becerra’s Biggest Failure
Steve Hilton is turning Xavier Becerra’s record as health and human services secretary into one of his biggest lines of attack—accusing his Democrat opponent of weakening the screening process for adults taking custody of unaccompanied migrant children and overseeing a system that Hilton says left more than 319,000 children unaccounted for. Becerra served as secretary… -
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TPS Is Over, It’s Time to Go Home
Springfield, Ohio, and its Haitian population have been in the news all year as the fate of individuals granted Temporary Protected Status hung in the balance. A ruling last month from the U.S. Supreme Court, however, allowed the Trump administration to end the status, which came to an end on Monday. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine offered… -
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Homan Spars With CNN’s Bash Over ‘Deadly Mistakes’ By ICE
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—White House Border Czar Tom Homan insisted Sunday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will keep conducting vehicle stops. The stops were briefly paused after agents were involved in two fatal shootings. President Donald Trump reversed the directive roughly a day after it was issued, Axios reported. While a broader review… -
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How Ken Paxton Built His Border Security Record Through Court Battles
As Election Day nears, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s record shows repeated support for efforts to secure the southern border. Paxton has served as attorney general since 2015. Since then, he has consistently supported measures related to the Texas-Mexico border. He launched legal efforts to defend state laws related to crime and illegal immigration, and… -
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The Trump Administration Is Making Sure America’s Safety Net Is for Americans
For at least 30 years, the American welfare state has become a global magnet for immigrants, both legal and illegal, despite longstanding law to prevent exactly that. Since the late 19th century, federal law has barred any immigrant likely to become a public charge from entering the country. In 1996, with bipartisan support, Congress declared… -
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New Jersey’s Noncitizen Voting ‘Glitch’ Exposes Massive Election Integrity Crisis
A blue state has been caught asleep at the switch of protecting voting integrity, but don’t count on it to fix things any time soon. In case you missed it, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill—a Democrat—admitted Tuesday that 6,600 noncitizens had been improperly registered to vote in her state since 2023. Of those, at least… -
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‘FINISH THE MISSION’: Chip Roy Pulls Back the Curtain on Intra-GOP Fight Over SAVE America Act and Border Security
The following is an excerpt of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, for “Signal Sitdown,” which premieres on the Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. EDT on July 23. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Bradley Devlin: You just came out with a letter outlining 14 different items… -
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UT Dallas Policy Prohibits Flock Cameras From Being Used for Immigration Enforcement
The University of Texas at Dallas Police Department currently uses Flock safety technology to capture evidence of crimes committed on campus. However, the department says it does not use the system for immigration enforcement. According to the university’s Flock transparency portal, the technology is used to provide “objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy.” The… -
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ICE Arrests 5-Time Deported Illegal Alien Caught Trying to Bed a 14-Year-Old
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal alien who had been deported five times and who had sent sexual text messages to someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. “This sicko was arrested after repeatedly sending sexual texts to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl,” Lauren Bis, assistant secretary for public… -
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6,600 Noncitizens Added to NJ Voter Rolls, Sherrill Admits
More than 6,000 noncitizens were mistakenly added to New Jersey’s voter registration rolls between June 2023 and June 2024, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday. Roughly 400 of those noncitizens voted, the Democrat governor said, before adding, “We have no evidence at this time that any elections were swayed.” The names have been removed from the… -
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‘QUITE IRONIC’: Suspect With Anti-ICE Sign Who Set Off Fireworks at Federal Building Only Injured One Person
A suspect whom the Department of Homeland Security called an “anti-ICE rioter” set off fireworks outside a federal office building in New York and injured only one person—an immigrant who was there for an immigration status hearing. “The one civilian victim was an immigrant that had a hearing today for their immigration status, so that’s… -
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New York Woman’s Death Illustrates Ireland’s Asylum Trap
The first and only job for Irish police in the death of New York woman Jamey Carney should be solving her murder. So why play politics and issue statements that they’re “concerned the killing may be seized upon by the US far-right and political figures intent on stirring racial tensions in the Republic”? Perhaps they’re… -
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Erasing Little Italy Is About More Than a Map
New York City has long been celebrated as a city of immigrant neighborhoods. Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Washington Heights, Brighton Beach—these communities tell the story of generations of newcomers who helped build America’s largest city while gradually becoming part of it. That history makes one omission from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recently released map of immigrant… -
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Talarico Says He’s for Border Security. His Texas House Voting Record Tells a Different Story.
The U.S. Senate race in Texas is heating up, with Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico offering sharply different approaches to border security. On the campaign trail, Talarico has claimed he supports border security and touted legislation he authored in the Texas Legislature to increase security at ports of entry by installing X-ray inspection… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Why Mamdani Wants to Erase Europeans From New York’s Immigration History
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Bill Jacobson, my pal—I love Bill. He’s the founder of Legal Insurrection. He’s just a great guy. He posted this on X… -
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The H-1B Visa System Has a Repeat Offender Problem
One scandal proves nothing. Two may be a coincidence. But after years of violations and investigations, let’s admit the H-1B visa system is rife with fraud and abuse of American workers. We are not talking trivial numbers here. The site Layoffhedge has compiled records of H-1B Labor Condition Application filings from 2015 to 2026. There… -
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Taxpayer-Funded Immigration Group Operates ‘Political Power Project’ to ‘Build a Voter Base From Scratch’
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, a Los Angeles-based immigration nonprofit that receives millions in government funding, is accused of establishing an immigration-to-elections pipeline across three entities, according to one state watchdog. CHIRLA maintains that the entities are separate. A CHIRLA organization in Mexico trains migrants planning to come to the U.S., while CHIRLA provides… -
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A Growing Problem on America’s Roads Is Finally Getting Attention
Foreign-born truckers who illegally immigrated to the United States are receiving inadequate driving instruction, taking jobs away from American workers, and endangering the lives of fellow drivers. That’s the message of a new documentary from Steve Cortes called “Collision Course: Illegal Migrant Truckers.” Cortes, a Daily Signal contributor and founder of the League of American… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests 5 Illegal Aliens Convicted of ‘Repulsive’ Crimes
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five illegal aliens convicted for “repulsive” crimes Tuesday, the agency announced Wednesday. “Yesterday, ICE arrested more monsters from our communities, including murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers,” acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday. “ICE is NOT backing down and…