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Nearly 500 Illegal Aliens Released From North Carolina Jails Despite ICE Detainers
Detention centers across North Carolina have released hundreds of illegal aliens in their custody, defying detainer requests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Local authorities in North Carolina released about 500 undocumented immigrants in the past 10 months. A total of 489 detainers were ignored by state law enforcement officials, according to data… -
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We Hear You: An Immigrant Couple Explains the Unfairness of Amnesty
Editor's note: This week we feature two letters that really grabbed our attention, from readers with compelling personal perspectives on the U.S. immigration system. Pull up a chair, and remember to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I couldn't agree more with Genevieve Wood in her recent commentary headlined “4 Keys to the… -
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Cuccinelli Schools Media on Immigration, Welfare, and Freedom
The left-wing media are having a field day distorting acting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ken Cuccinelli’s comments regarding the famous poem emblazoned on the base of the State of Liberty. Discussing the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule, an NPR host asked Cuccinelli whether the poem’s words “give me your tired, your poor”… -
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Crimes by Illegal Immigrants Widespread Across US
The decision by a California appeals court Friday overturning the conviction of an illegal immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle in San Francisco in 2015 once again put the national spotlight on the serious problem of crimes committed by people in the U.S. illegally. The appeals court in San Francisco overturned the conviction of Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate on… -
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New Immigration Policy Causes Needless Confusion
We can’t think of a better example of how not to roll out a policy than what happened last week when the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services published an alert regarding the citizenship of children born overseas. The way the policy was rolled out led many to believe that the Trump administration was ending birthright… -
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Get Off the Sidelines: #StandWithICE in Sanctuary Cities
Dear fellow patriots: It’s time to stop making nice with those who are waging war on ICE. Are you sick of your neighborhoods being hijacked by law enforcement-bashing thugs who prioritize every last illegal immigrant over law-abiding families, workers, and employers? Are you sick of do-nothing politicians promising to take action while well-funded and well-organized… -
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Democratic States Sue to Block Trump From Indefinitely Holding Migrants
A coalition of about 20 Democrat-led states are suing the Trump administration over its plan to detain migrant families for the entire duration of their court proceedings. Twenty Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Monday to stop the Department of Homeland Security from implementing a rule… -
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CNN Wrong in Report of Breastfeeding Migrant, Exam Shows
CNN published a story about a breastfeeding mother apprehended in an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid, but a medical examination disputes the basic premise by finding the woman wasn't even lactating. The CNN article published Aug. 19 told the story of Maria Domingo-Garcia, a mother of three of who was among 680 illegal aliens apprehended by… -
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New Immigration Rule Returns to a Commonsense Detainment Policy
The Trump administration is issuing a new rule Friday aimed at fixing one of the central problems facing the U.S. immigration system today. The new regulation addresses the Flores settlement and how the U.S. deals with the surge of families and children being brought to the U.S. border. Why is this such a big deal?… -
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Enforcing ‘Public Charge’ Rule in Immigration Is Common Sense
The latest claims against the Trump administration over its enforcement of the “public charge” provision in federal immigration law are nonsensical. There is nothing “racist” or “immoral” about this requirement at all. On Aug. 14, the Department of Homeland Security published its new rule on how it will determine if “an alien applying for admission… -
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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Anti-Sanctuary Bill After Illegal Alien Charged With Rape
Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill that would have mandated local law enforcement officials in the state to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Cooper on Wednesday vetoed House Bill 370, titled “An Act to Require Compliance with Immigration Detainers and Administrative Warrants.” If the legislation had been signed into law, sheriffs and other… -
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Trump Administration to Close Loophole Blocking Immigration Enforcement
The Trump administration is moving to close what it calls a “loophole” that has stymied enforcement of immigration laws, in a change that would allow detention of illegal immigrant minors for longer than the current 20 days. The Department of Homeland Security will seek to terminate the so-called Flores Settlement Agreement through executive action and replace… -
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Congress Can Help Migrant Children With This Key Fix
By now it is irrefutable that there is a crisis at the border. Unfortunately, those who are suffering the most are the most vulnerable, namely children. The stories of children being separated from their parents were heartbreaking—as are the accounts of the brutal journey migrant children must undertake to reach the border, of fake family… -
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US Deploys Surge of Doctors to Tend to Illegal Immigrants
A substantial increase in medical and humanitarian care has followed the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexican border, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics. As of July, the department had deployed about 200 more medical professionals to the southwest border than it had at the end of 2018. Amid sharp criticism of U.S…. -
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New Rule Could Deny Green Cards, Visas to Immigrants Who Use Welfare Programs
Federal officials will consider an immigrant’s use of welfare benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid as a negative factor in deciding on the eligibility of the immigrant’s permanent legal residency or on a temporary visa. “It will also help promote immigrant success in the United States as they seek opportunity here,” Ken Cuccinelli, acting… -
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An Illegal Immigrant Shot This Dad’s Son Dead. Now He Hopes to Spare Other Parents His Grief.
An Arizona man whose son was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant says he doesn’t want another parent to experience the loss he still feels nearly five years later. “It's devastating,” Steve Ronnebeck, who lives in Phoenix, says in an interview about the loss of his son Grant, who was killed at age 21… -
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Bill Would Allow Victims of Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities to Sue
Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has introduced a bill that would allow victims of crimes perpetrated by illegal immigrants to sue sanctuary cities if that is where the crimes occurred. The legislation, called the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act, would allow victims of crimes as long as 10 years ago to file a lawsuit… -
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Mexico Detains Fewer Migrants as Tougher Policy Takes Hold
Monthly apprehensions of migrants in Mexico have begun to slow down, indicating that its government’s recent border crackdown is yielding results. Authorities in Mexico apprehended 18,758 migrants in July, according to preliminary data from Mexico’s immigration agency, reported by The Wall Street Journal. While this number is more than double the amount detained in the same month… -
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ICE Releases 218,400 Members of Migrant Families in 8 Months
Federal immigration officials have released more than 218,000 migrant family members from custody since December, reflecting the huge backlog of U.S. immigration courts. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tasked with carrying out removal orders for illegal aliens living in the U.S., has been forced to let go a total of 108,400 migrants over the past… -
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Author Testifies That China Fails to Crack Down on Fentanyl
In testimony before a congressionally created panel that oversees U.S.-China economic and security issues, four specialists outlined negative implications of China’s expanding role in the global health care market. Award-winning investigative journalist Ben Westhoff, addressing the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, spoke on the dangers of China’s lucrative production of the drug fentanyl. Westhoff is the…