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Mamdani’s Welcome of Former TPS Holders Sparks Calls for Criminal Prosecution
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Temporary Protected Status of Haitian and Syrian migrants, many of whom have been residing in the United States with the status for over a decade, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a video Thursday welcoming the former status holders to live in America’s largest city. The… -
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Supreme Court Decides Whether US Can Turn Back Asylum-Seekers at the Border
The Supreme Court held Thursday that, for the purposes of federal immigration law, asylum-seekers do not arrive in the United States until they physically cross the border, meaning that the government can turn them away before they cross the border to claim asylum. The case of Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, formerly Noem v. Al… -
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GOP Congresswoman Tells Naturalized Terrorists to GTFO of America
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—In America, as a naturalized citizen, you can commit and be convicted of terrorist offenses and be allowed to stay in the country, only to later commit another attack. This GOP congresswoman wants to put an end to this, telling them to GTFO. In response to two major terrorist attacks by… -
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Leader of Texas ICE Center Attack Gets 100-Year Prison Sentence
REUTERS—Eight people were each sentenced to 30 to 100 years in prison on Tuesday in connection with violence at a Texas federal immigration facility last year that prosecutors called domestic terrorism. In the incident on July 4, 2025, prosecutors said Antifa militants wearing black tactical gear opened fire on law enforcement officers at Immigration and… -
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Supreme Court Rules CBP Does Not Need Clear and Convincing Evidence to Find Alien Inadmissible
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can decline to admit a lawful permanent resident (LPR) into the U.S. based on an ongoing criminal proceeding; a CBP agent is not required to have clear and convincing evidence that the alien committed the crime. When Muk… -
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In Immigration Win for Trump, Supreme Court Decides on Green Card Case
The Supreme Court held Tuesday that immigration law doesn’t require the government to have clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder has committed a crime before deeming him an applicant for admission. The case involved removal proceedings against an immigrant legally residing in the United States who was charged with selling counterfeit products…. -
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Use of Revamped Immigration Database for Voter Checks
June 22 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped version of an immigration database for checking the accuracy of state voter rolls, dealing a blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost the role of the federal government in elections ahead of the midterm elections in November. Last… -
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Judge Who Donated to Immigrant Legal Aid Group Blocks DOJ Immigration Probe of Walz, Ellison
A federal judge in Minnesota, who has donated to an immigrant legal aid group, quashed several federal grand jury subpoenas of documents from Gov. Tim Walz and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul over compliance with immigration enforcement. In a 29-page opinion issued Monday, Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz of the District of… -
Canadian Prime Minister Blames Recession on … Too Little Immigration?
Canada is headed for yet another recession, and their globalist prime minister is blaming immigrants—but not in the way you’d expect. He’s not pointing to the millions of people from the third world who flooded in, gutting wages and driving home prices to Hong Kong levels. Instead, it’s the opposite. The immigrants that Liberals imported… -
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Taxpayer Dollars Backed Parts of Coalition Suing Over Trump Immigration Enforcement
A coalition of litigation groups, at least two of which have been backed by taxpayer dollars, is targeting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in court. The two leading organizations are Democracy Forward, chaired by Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, and UnidosUS, a Hispanic left-of-center group that has reportedly received millions in government funding in previous years…. -
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Belfast Is Burning, and the Media Won’t Say Why
Nearly three decades after the end of the Troubles, Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, is once again on fire. On Monday, June 8, a Sudanese “asylum” seeker attacked a local man on the street with a kitchen knife, slashing him across the face and neck. Graphic video of the attack, which blinded the victim… -
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SCOOP: Rick Scott Moves to Terminate DHS Program That Incentivizes Hiring Foreign Grads
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Rick Scott introduced a bill designed to end the Optional Practical Training visa program, which incentivizes employers to hire foreign students. The Florida Republican’s Prioritizing American Talent Act would prohibit Department of Homeland Security funding from being used to help foreigners secure employment in the U.S. The Optional Practical Training program, created… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Europe Refuses to Enforce the Rule of Law
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: First of all, there have been protests—significant protests—against the murder of Henry Nowak in England and the… -
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Ohio Cracks Down on CDLs for Foreign-Born Drivers
Amid federal scrutiny and concerns about commercial driver’s licenses being in the hands of unqualified drivers, Ohio is cracking down on CDLs for those drivers not born in the United States. The CDLs of 1,200 foreign-born drivers will be downgraded to a Class D by the state for failing to adequately meet standards proving they… -
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California Received 80% of Funds for Illegal Immigrant Households While Americans Faced Stricter Rules
California accounted for more than 80% of all federal welfare cash assistance provided to households headed by illegal immigrants in 2024, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services. The report found that $759 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance was provided to 85,277 households nationwide in… -
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This New Swing State Ballot Measure Could Change Voting in 2028
The Arizona state Legislature has advanced the Secure Elections Act, confirming it will appear on the November ballot to give voters the chance to secure statewide elections. The proposed constitutional amendment requires government-issued voter identification to ensure only American citizens vote in their elections. “For years, Arizonans have watched the same election problems repeat while… -
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‘END IT NOW’: MAGA Demands Trump End Visa Program That Takes Jobs From Americans
The MAGA movement is demanding that the Trump administration finally end a visa program that incentivizes employers to hire foreign students. The Optional Practical Training program, created in 1992, allows foreign students to remain in the United States to work for nearly four years after graduation. Employers receive a tax break for hiring foreign graduates… -
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Lawsuit Exposes Virginia’s Neo-Confederate Approach to Immigration
Democrats of 2026 bear an uncanny resemblance to Democrats of 1861 when it comes to seeking to nullify federal law. In 1861, Democrats led efforts to “secede” from the Union to oppose Abraham Lincoln, a Republican who opposed the expansion of slavery into the Northern Territories, an expansion expressly forbidden by Congress in the Missouri… -
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An Obama-Era Border Crosser
Two weeks after the 2014 midterm elections, then-President Barack Obama addressed the nation on the issue of illegal immigration. Part of this address—delivered from the White House—actually focused on the negative aspects of people illegally entering and staying in the United States. “But today, our immigration system is broken—and everybody knows it,” Obama said. “Families… -
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Newsom Doubles Down on Sanctuary Policies as Ireland Explodes Over Migrant Violence
On June 8, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a 30-year-old Sudanese asylum-seeker named Hadi Alodid allegedly stabbed 44-year-old local Stephen Ogilvie repeatedly with a kitchen knife in the eyes, face, neck, and back. Ogilvie lost his left eye. Bystanders had to pull the attacker off him. Alodid had entered through Dublin in 2023, claimed asylum, and received leave…