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DHS Official Condemns California Over Planned Early Prison Release of Illegal Alien Who Killed 2 Teens
The tragic deaths of two American teenagers at the hands of an illegal alien was “completely preventable,” according to a top Department of Homeland Security official. Illegal alien Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano was deported from the U.S. twice before being “convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, which resulted in the death of a young American…Virginia Allen -
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2 Democrat Appointed Judges Extend Block on Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Illegal Aliens
Two Democrat-appointed federal judges have extended temporary blocks on the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport criminal illegal aliens. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein has extended an April 9 order for another two weeks that bars the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens being held in Southern District of New…Virginia Allen -
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‘Looked Like a Fool’: GOP Roasts Van Hollen Over Meeting with Illegal Alien
GOP lawmakers expressed outrage on social media after Maryland Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with a deported illegal alien in El Salvador on Thursday. “Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland looked like a fool yesterday standing in El Salvador begging for attention from the fake news media, or anyone,” President Donald Trump wrote…Virginia Allen -
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‘Shameful’: Marylanders Slam Sen. Van Hollen’s Solicitude for Illegal Alien, but Not for Slaying Victims
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is drawing significant pushback for his visit to El Salvador seeking to free Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. who stands accused of being a gang member in MS-13. Abrego Garcia, who entered the U.S. illegally, was deported in March to his home country of…Jacob Adams -
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‘Tell the Truth’: Mother of Md. Woman Slain by Illegal Alien Urges Media to Share Her Story
The mother of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mom of five brutally raped and murdered by an illegal alien in August of 2023, on Wednesday joined a White House briefing to urge the media to share her daughter’s story. “Tell the truth,” Patty Morin said. “Tell like how violent it really is.” Morin shared the gruesome…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Judge Rebukes Trump Administration for Doing ‘Nothing’ to Facilitate Release of Illegal Alien Deported to El Salvador
A federal judge has rebuked the Trump administration for doing “nothing” to facilitate release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia after he was deported to El Salvador. “To date nothing has been done,” Judge Paula Xinis said Tuesday. Following an order from the District Court for the District of Maryland on April 4 directing the…Virginia Allen -
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Jury Finds Illegal Alien Guilty of Raping, Murdering Maryland Mother of 5
A Maryland jury has found an illegal alien guilty of murdering Rachel Morin, a mother of five. Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense, and kidnapping in Morin’s case. The jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty on all four counts. In August 2023, Morin went missing after leaving home to exercise…Virginia Allen -
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Judge Temporary Blocks Trump From Terminating Legal Status for 530,000 Illegal Aliens
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal status and work permits for over 530,000 illegal aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot terminate the legal status of the migrants “without case-by-case review.” The Biden administration program…Virginia Allen -
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Salvadoran President Won’t Send Deported Illegal Alien Back to US
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, will not release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien deported from the U.S. to El Salvador. “How can I return him to the United States?” Bukele said when asked whether he would return Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland until March. “Can I smuggle him…Virginia Allen -
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Cartels Will Be ‘Wiped Off the Face of the Earth,’ Border Czar Homan Vows
Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, border czar Tom Homan promises that the Mexican criminal cartels are going to be “exterminated.” “They’re going to be wiped off the face of the earth because they’re now [regarded as] terrorist organizations, and we’re going to treat them as such,” Homan said in an interview with The…Virginia Allen -
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Border Czar Homan: Every Media ‘Hit Piece’ Fuels ‘My Fire’
The criticism from the legacy media, and every protest outside his home, “throws more gas on my fire,” border czar Tom Homan says. Every “hit piece” Homan reads criticizing his campaign to arrest and deport illegal aliens confirms “I’m over the target,” the border czar told The Daily Signal in an exclusive interview. Hundreds of…Virginia Allen -
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Treasury Report Exposes How Fentanyl Traffickers Exploit Financial System
The fentanyl trade—which claimed tens of thousands of American lives in 2024 alone—is a multibillion-dollar business supported by sophisticated money laundering schemes, a new report from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed Wednesday. Bessent released the report amid President Donald Trump’s push to use tariffs as a weapon against foreign nations' reputed abuses of their financial…George Caldwell -
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Trump DHS to Fine Illegal Aliens Ordered Deported $998 for Each Day Overstayed
Illegal immigrants overstaying their deportation day will have to pay a fine of $998 per day after their official removal date. The Trump administration is enforcing a 1996 Clinton administration-era law. Though on the books, the law was enforced for the first time in 2018 during President Donald Trump’s first term, Reuters reported. The Department…Fred Lucas -
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DOGE Exposed Our Immigration Asylum Disaster. That Was the Tip of the Iceberg
Elon Musk, Antonio Gracias, and the Department of Government Efficiency team recently exposed how rampant immigration fraud and government corruption became under the Joe Biden administration. Specifically, they showed how aliens “getting” asylum can receive work authorization and, with it, an automatic Social Security number, which enables them to obtain driver’s licenses, commit voter fraud, and receive…Lora Ries -
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Justices Hand Trump National Security Win That Protects Public From Illegal Alien Criminals
On Monday night, a 5-to-4 majority of the Supreme Court not only dissolved the controversial temporary restraining orders issued by Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, but the high court, in essence, took the case away from him. So much for any pending action by Boasberg to hold…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Trump Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelan Illegal Aliens
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can, for now, resume deportations of Venezuelan criminal illegal aliens under the Alien Enemies Act. “The Supreme Court has upheld the rule of law in our nation by allowing a president, whoever that may be, to be able to secure our borders, and protect our…Virginia Allen -
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Democrats’ Visit of Southern Border Is ‘Years Too Late,’ GOP Lawmaker Laments
A group of Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee is visiting the southern border Friday, a visit that “comes years too late,” according to Rep. Mark Green, the Republican chairman of the committee. “It’s no coincidence that committee Democrats are choosing to visit the border after President [Donald] Trump cleaned up the mess…Virginia Allen -
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What Was the Purpose of Opening Our Southern Border?
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. Now that we’ve seen, in the first eight weeks of the Trump administration, a 96% reduction…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Border Czar Tom Homan Celebrates Historic Low Border Encounters
Trump administration border czar Tom Homan joined the Border Patrol in 1984 and can’t recall illegal crossings ever being as low as they are right now. In March, Border Patrol encountered 7,181 illegal aliens at the southwest border, “a far cry from the more than 11,000 a day that we saw for a time…Virginia Allen -
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Illegal Alien Accused of Raping, Killing Maryland Mother Gets Pretrial Hearing
The illegal alien accused of killing Maryland mother Rachel Morin walked, shackled, into the Harford County, Maryland, courthouse on Monday for a pretrial hearing. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez faces a number of charges in Morin's death, including first-degree murder and first-degree rape. “Rachel Morin is another victim of the failed policies of the Biden-Harris administration,” Rep. Michael…Virginia Allen