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EXCLUSIVE: CBP Makes Massive Cocaine Seizure From Bus
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo Port of Entry intercepted more than $1 million worth of cocaine, preventing tens of thousands of lethal doses from entering American communities. The seizure, which took place April 11 at the Hidalgo International Bridge, highlights both the scale of narcotics trafficking along…Mehek Cooke -
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Gill Blasts Republicans Who Voted to Keep Protected Status for Haitians
Ten House Republicans and one independent voted with Democrats on Thursday to allow more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants to stay in the United States for another three years. In a 224-204 vote, the House passed a bill that would require the homeland security secretary to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status. Haitians have had the…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
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Americans Want Mass Deportations, Not Amnesty
Another amnesty push is happening on Capitol Hill, yet the sponsors of the DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 are attempting to market it as not an amnesty bill. “America last” Republicans like Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., the original co-sponsor of the bill and daughter of Cuban immigrants, refuse to recognize what the American people…Erin Schniederjan -
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Illinois Cop Arrested by ICE Causes Political Firestorm
In solidly blue Illinois, members of the state’s conservative Freedom Caucus are harshly criticizing the reinstatement of a noncitizen as a police officer who was recently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On Oct. 15, ICE arrested Radule Bojovic, an alleged “illegal alien from Montenegro who was recently sworn in as a police officer in…George Caldwell -
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Trump Administration Has Found 62,000 Children, Some Victims of Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor, Tom Homan Reports
The Trump administration has located 62,000 children who entered the U.S. unaccompanied under the previous administration, according to border czar Tom Homan. “Some of these children were in sex trafficking—we found them. Some were in forced labor, some were being mistreated—I can’t even discuss some of the mistreatment we found out about,” Homan said Sunday on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends Weekend.” “President [Donald] Trump, again, proves why…Virginia Allen -
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New Tool Allows Americans to Learn Identities of Illegal Aliens Arrested in Their Communities
The Department of Homeland Security has rolled out a new searchable website allowing Americans to see the names and faces of the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens arrested across all 50 states since the start of the Trump administration. Now, Americans from Springfield, Ohio, to San Diego to Boston can learn the identities of some of the illegal aliens Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have detained in…Virginia Allen -
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Second Charlotte Train Stabbing Draws Sharp Comments From Trump
An illegal alien from Honduras is reported to have stabbed a man on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina. Suspect Oscar Gerardo Solorzano-Garcia is in custody and has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has logged an arrest detainer for the man. The incident marks the second stabbing on Charlotte’s transit systems in five months. “Another stabbing by an…Virginia Allen -
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Ohio Republican Releases Plan to End Dual Citizenship
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has introduced a bill that would outlaw dual citizenship in the United States. Moreno, who was born in Colombia, legally immigrated with his family at age 5, and became a naturalized citizen at 18, recently introduced The Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, which would require those who are citizens of the…Rebecca Downs -
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EXCLUSIVE: No New Somali Refugees Have Entered the US Since Jan. 20, State Department Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Signal Wednesday that no new Somali refugees have been admitted to the U.S. since President Donald Trump took office. The Somali community in Minnesota has gained renewed scrutiny in the wake of multiple fraud scandals, including a massive $250 million fraud scandal involving…Tyler O’Neil -
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Noem Recommends Travel Ban on ‘Damn’ Nations Flooding US
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending the U.S. implement new travel bans. “I am recommending a full travel ban on every damn country that’s been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies,” Noem wrote on X Monday night. “Our forefathers built this nation on blood, sweat, and the unyielding love of freedom—not for…Virginia Allen -
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Thomas Jefferson Could Have Predicted Massive Somali Minnesota Fraud Schemes
Fraudsters in the Somali community of Minnesota stole billions of dollars from American taxpayers over a period of years, and the state government did nothing to stop it. That outrageous scandal has finally become part of a “national conversation” after City Journal published a stunning article written by Christopher Rufo and Ryan Thorpe titled “The…Jarrett Stepman -
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Trump Says Airspace Above and Around Venezuela Should Be Closed
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered “closed in its entirety”, but gave no further details as Washington ramps up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING…Mrinmay Dey -
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Assaults Against ICE Up 1,153% In 11 Months
THE CENTER SQUARE—Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,153% in 11 months, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As ICE officers continue to arrest the most violent criminals nationwide, U.S. citizens have increasingly obstructed their efforts, including physically attacking them and threatening to kill them, according to multiple reports…Bethany Blankley -
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Enforcing Immigration Laws Is Not the Moral Equivalent of the Holocaust
Whence cometh the conviction, in America and even more in Britain and Europe, that open borders is the only moral immigration policy? Of course, not everyone believes that, and many who do stop short of saying so. But the contrast between the rhetoric and policies of the first two decades of the century and those…Michael Barone -
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Divided Over How to Best Constrain H-1B Program
The Trump administration is divided between factions about the best way to reform the controversial H-1B visa program, sources familiar with the matter told The Daily Signal. One faction wants to restrict the program so much that foreigners won’t be able to use it, while others think it’s useful to bring in exceptional talent, a…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Biden’s Immigration Invasion Was Nothing Like the Huddled Masses Coming Through Ellis Island
Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S.—or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and given rudimentary health exams. They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Supreme Court to Consider If Migrants Must Cross Border to Seek Asylum
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Supreme Court will hear a case with massive implications for the government’s ability to limit asylum claims at the southern border. The justices agreed Monday to weigh whether migrants who show up on the Mexican side of the border must be allowed to apply for asylum. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act,…Katelynn Richardson -
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Is DHS Inflicting ‘Terror’ on Chicago? Group of Retired Journalists Thinks So
Following an immigration enforcement operation, a group of retired Chicago journalists have issued a public letter accusing the Trump administration of inflicting “terror” on the Windy City. “We covered this city for a living and love it, and we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal,” the former journalists write. “It’s eroding all of our rights and should…Virginia Allen -
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Noem vs. Pritzker: Battle Over Illegal Immigration in Chicago
The Department of Homeland Security will “surge more resources” to Chicago to crack down on illegal immigration, Secretary Kristi Noem said after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called a top immigration official a “snowflake.” “Gov. Pritzker’s personal attacks against President [Donald] Trump puts his people in jeopardy each and every day,” Noem said on “Fox and Friends” Wednesday morning. “I’m just so thrilled…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Child Rapist
Immigration officials in Boston have taken a convicted child rapist into custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Unlike the Democrats— who perpetuated the longest government shutdown in American history—[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] law enforcement officers are hard at work for the American people,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, told The Daily Signal. In 2018, Manuel…Virginia Allen
