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    OH BROTHER: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marriage Fraud Allegations, Homan Says
    Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud by marrying her brother. “I’m confirming that [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] is, yeah, look, I said months ago that it’s something that has been reported and needs to be looked at,” Homan said on…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    We’ve Forgotten What the Days After 9/11 Were Like 
    Twenty-five years ago this month, the country we love did something it rarely does: It stopped arguing with itself. For a few weeks after the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, there was no red America or blue America. There was just America, standing in line to give blood, enlisting in numbers recruiters hadn’t seen since Vietnam, hanging flags off overpasses in towns that had…
    Gen. Keith Kellogg | Chad Wolf
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    Mike Johnson Tells GOP ‘We’re Not Done Yet’ as Republicans Push Pre-January Agenda
    DALLAS—The midterm elections are just weeks away, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are “not done yet.” The GOP has a guaranteed majority until January, when the next Congress begins, and they still have time to pass legislation and codify the conservative agenda. Johnson took the stage on Thursday night at the Republican National…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    New Documentary: ‘Preventable: How the System Failed Sheridan Gorman’
    Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed by an illegal immigrant in Chicago in March 2026. Her parents are now telling her story in hopes of preventing another preventable death. Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, crossed the Texas border in 2023, and instead of being deported, he was transported to a sanctuary city, Chicago. After being apprehended…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Markwayne Mullin, Local Leaders in Cincinnati Speak to 287g Program, Make Plea for Cooperation
    Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday appeared for a roundtable in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he met with local officials and addressed partnerships in Warren County under the 287g program. Mullin touted the Trump administration’s commitment and success on the issue of crime and illegal immigration, comparing that to “just four years ago”…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Dems Call Birthright Citizenship Hearing a ‘Bigoted’ Effort From Chip Roy
    House Democrats said that a key House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, which focused on ending the birth tourism industry, was a “bigoted” effort to crack down on what they described as the baseless claim of widespread birth tourism. Led by the ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    DOJ Battles Columbus Over ICE Courthouse Arrest Rule
    The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit against Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio, to challenge a rule that blocks federal officials from arresting illegal immigrants at or near the courthouse. A press release from the DOJ described the rule as “an illegal attempt to regulate the federal government” and alleged…
    Rebecca Downs
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    He Can’t Vote for Congress. The Census Still Gives Him a Seat.
    A draft rule now moving through the Commerce Department would rewrite how many House seats each state gets by narrowing who counts as a “resident” on Census Day. The proposal hasn’t been published in the Federal Register. Nobody’s voted on it. But the fact that Washington is drafting it at all tells you the current…
    Jay Rogers
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    11 Charged in Decade-Long Scheme Allegedly Selling Green Cards Through Fake Marriages to Chinese Nationals
    Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with involvement in more than 1,000 fake marriages to gain legal status in the United States over the last decade. The two-count indictment alleges that some foreign nationals paid as much as $100,000 to be in the sham marriages, according to the Justice Department. The scheme was primarily for…
    Fred Lucas
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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…
    Dylan Kresak
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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…
    Sam Adolphsen | Scott Centorino
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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…
    Ben Shapiro
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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…
    Aiden Mello | Simon Hankinson
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    Immigrant Ingratitude: The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
    America is the most generous nation on Earth. For centuries, we have opened our doors to millions seeking freedom and opportunity. Legal immigrants who came the right way—learning our language, embracing our culture, and working hard—built this country alongside native-born Americans. They showed gratitude and became part of the American family. Tragically, recent open-border policies…
    Steve Cortes
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    Hospitals Would Report Social Security Recipients’ Immigration Status Under New Bill
    A top conservative legislator in the U.S. House of Representatives is pushing a bill to require hospitals to report the immigration status of Social Security recipients after allegations of illegal immigrants and unlawful residents have risen in recent years. The Illegal Alien Reporting Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, would “amend title XI of…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    New Report Raises Questions About Industry Influence on SAVE America Act Fight
    As the U.S. Senate struggles to pass the SAVE America Act, a new report documents millions of dollars in campaign contributions flowing to Republican senators from industries opposed to stricter immigration enforcement policies. The American Accountability Foundation, in partnership with the Mass Deportation Coalition, examined donations from construction, hospitality, agriculture, and senior-housing organizations, which they…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Immigration Enforcement Finally Arrives, and It’s Long Overdue
    I’ve spent time on both sides of a badge. I worked private security and executive protection, and in 1992, I drove in the presidential motorcade for President George H.W. Bush after the Los Angeles riots while working on an Assembly campaign with Young Republicans. I earned my California EMT license in 1992. I know what…
    Jay Rogers
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    Victor Davis Hanson: The Legal Reality of Birthright Citizenship and the Supreme Court’s Defection
    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. Sami Winc: Your thoughts on this birthright citizenship decision by the Supreme Court? Victor Davis Hanson: Well, what…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Leftist Immigrants Want the Rib Eye but Hate the Host
    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. Victor Davis Hanson:  So my point is this: If in 2024 the Democrats ran with a socialist and felt the socialist…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Supreme Court Says 14th Amendment Guarantees Birthright Citizenship to Children of Illegal Aliens and Tourists
    In Trump v. Barbara, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority of justices that the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment requires all children born within the United States to automatically qualify as citizens at birth. The 14th Amendment provides, in part, that “[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject…
    Zack Smith
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