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GOP Aims to Codify Trump’s Border Agenda in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
House Republicans want to provide law enforcement at the border with the resources required to sustain President Donald Trump’s border security victories, members of Congress tell The Daily Signal. The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” makes the largest border security investment in history and equips Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport millions of illegal immigrants. “Thanks…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Proceed With Plans to Remove Deportation Protections for Venezuelan Illegal Aliens
The Supreme Court will allow, for now, the Trump administration to proceed with plans to strip temporary legal protected status from thousands of illegal aliens from Venezuela living in the U.S. The court’s decision allows the Trump administration to move forward with plans to cancel Temporary Protected Status for illegal aliens who entered the U.S….Virginia Allen -
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Biden’s Border Legacy: A Financial Burden That Will Last for Years
We’ve all been there: you go out with friends, have a great time … then they leave you stuck with the bill. After four years of reckless, ruinous and arguably illegal Joe Biden administration policies, America will be stuck with a massive border bar tab for years to come. President Donald Trump is busy keeping his promises to…Simon Hankinson -
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Virginia County Votes Not to Report Illegal Alien Terrorists to ICE—in Name of ‘Public Safety’
The Arlington County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to end its police department’s ability to report illegal aliens arrested for felonies and terrorist activity to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Board members couched their decision as a way to protect immigrant communities from the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, which, funny enough,…Erin Poff -
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Democrats Defend Medicaid Coverage for Illegal Immigrants
The Trump administration is praising House Republicans for protecting Americans’ Medicaid access by removing noncitizens from the program. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Tuesday markup of budget reconciliation prohibits federal funding under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program for illegal immigrants. “President Trump and Republicans are protecting Medicaid—and that starts with kicking 1.4…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Cornyn Calls for Death Penalty for Illegal Aliens Convicted of Murder
Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday announced legislation that would create an option to pursue the death penalty in federal court for illegal aliens convicted of murdering Americans. Typically, the death penalty for murder is meted out by the individual states where the crime occurs. However, the Texas Republican’s legislation, the Justice for American Victims of…Jacob Adams -
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‘Near-Total Control’: Noem Shares Border Security Successes With House Panel
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to outline her budget priorities and the department’s accomplishments thus far in the second Trump term. Sitting before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Noem answered members’ questions regarding securing the border and keeping American citizens safe and secure. The secretary touted…Jacob Adams -
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‘We Need Detention Beds’: Border Czar Homan Says of Trump’s Plan to Reopen Alcatraz Prison
President Donald Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, a long-closed former prison on a small island off the coast of San Francisco. As the Trump administration steps up its efforts to secure the border and deport illegal aliens, especially criminal illegal aliens, the president has ordered the Bureau of Prisons and several other departments to work…Virginia Allen -
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DHS to Pay Illegal Aliens to Self-Deport
The Department of Homeland Security is offering to pay for illegal aliens to return home to their native countries. DHS announced that it would give illegal immigrants $1,000 when they confirm through the Customs and Border Patrol Home app that they have returned to their homeland. The app also facilitates eligible illegal aliens to request…Jacob Adams -
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet 6 Illegal Aliens Arrested in Raid at Underground Nightclub
More than 300 law enforcement officers from 13 federal, state, and local agencies busted an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the end of April, arresting 104 illegal aliens. “Under President [Donald] Trump and [Homeland Security Secretary Kristi] Noem, the days of unchecked cartel violence are over,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at the Department of…Virginia Allen -
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We Needed a New President, Not ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform’
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. At the end of the 90-day period, where are we on the immigration issue? And there’s…Victor Davis Hanson -
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America’s Immigration Laws Are Just
This story—that sadly has a tragic ending—began 15 years ago when an immigration court looked at the case of a Guatemalan national named Jose Paxtor-Oxlaj. He was arrested in Oklahoma in 2023—13 years after he had been deported. “A check of records confirmed Paxtor’s identity and confirmed he is an alien who was ordered removed…Terence Jeffrey -
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Illegal Immigrants Are My Constituents, California Democrat Says
Rep. Norma Torres said at a Wednesday press conference that every taxpayer in her district—including illegal immigrants—is her constituent. Torres, D-Calif., held the event to promote her Fairness to Freedom Act, which would require the government to pay for the legal defense of any immigrant facing deportation who cannot afford counsel. “Everyone living in my…George Caldwell -
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The Process Due Illegal Immigrants Is Deportation
If you break a system, you can’t be upset when fixing that system requires a solution that’s outside the normal operation of the system. Congressional Democrats continue to demand the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to America. In March, the Trump administration deported him to El Salvador. Congressional Democrats, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.,…Victor Joecks -
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Republican Slams Dem’s ‘Disgustingly Ignorant’ Holocaust Comparison in Battle Over Immigration Bill
A Republican Colorado state representative who came to the U.S. legally and is descended from a Holocaust survivor slammed his Democrat colleague for comparing President Donald Trump’s recent deportations of illegal aliens to the Nazis rounding up Jews. State Rep. Lorena Garcia, a sponsor of the immigration bill SB 25-276, spoke in a hearing on…Tyler O’Neil -
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White House Directly Involved in House Republicans’ $69B Border Security Funding Plan
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Donald Trump has been directly involved in House Republicans’ move to dedicate $69 billion to building the border wall and hiring more Border Patrol agents, a White House official confirmed to The Daily Signal. The House Homeland Security Committee released its budget proposal Sunday, calling for $46.5 billion in new…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Trump’s Migrant Hunt Digs Into the IRS and Social Security
Against fierce resistance, the Trump administration is enlisting the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration in its crackdown on illegal immigration. On April 7, the IRS signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that alarmed progressive pro-immigration groups and like-minded advocates—and reportedly prompted the tax bureau’s acting chief to resign in protest. The deal allows…Ben Weingarten -
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Democrats Rally to Blindly Defend Judge Accused of Aiding Fugitive Illegal Immigrant
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Numerous prominent Democrats are blindly rallying to the defense of a Wisconsin judge arrested Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant avoid arrest. FBI personnel arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee on Friday morning after she allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of violent…Nick Pope -
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2 More Illegal Aliens Arrested in Another Maryland Killing
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced this week it had arrested a Guatemalan illegal alien, Keycy Robinson Alexis Barrera-Rosa, 24, and charged him in the killing of his girlfriend in Maryland. According to authorities, Barrera-Rosa killed Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, 23, of Waldorf, and then buried her body near Cedarville State Forest, where it was…Jacob Adams -
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Trump Admin Hits Back at NY Times Over ‘Sob Story’ on Deported Illegal Alien Convicted of Kidnapping
The Trump administration is firing back at The New York Times after the paper published a 3,000-word “sob story” about a criminal illegal alien recently deported back to Jamaica. “Why does The New York Times continue to peddle sob stories about criminal illegal aliens and ignore their victims?” asked Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at…Virginia Allen