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Fewer People, More Cocaine: Smuggling Operations Through Puerto Rico
Illegal border crossings are down across the U.S. border with Mexico, and Customs and Border Protection has also seen a significant decline in drug seizures at the border. But the same cannot be said of drug seizures in the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as cartels look for ways to get…Virginia Allen -
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DeSantis Urges Congress to Defund Sanctuary States That License Illegal Aliens as Drivers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on Congress to defund sanctuary states that provide illegal immigrants with driver’s licenses. DeSantis’ push comes after an illegal alien, Harjinder Singh, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after he appears to have tried to make an illegal U-turn while driving a commercial tractor-trailer on Aug. 12…Jacob Adams -
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Judge Orders Wind Down of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
A federal judge has issued a ruling blocking the Trump administration and Florida state officials from sending additional criminal illegal aliens to “Alligator Alcatraz,” the detention center in the Florida Everglades. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an appointee of President Barack Obama, issued an 82-page ruling Thursday night siding with environmental groups who claim the facility is…Virginia Allen -
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Slaying Victim Laken Riley’s Mom, Stepdad Back Collins for Senate in Georgia
The mother and stepfather of Laken Riley—the 22-year-old nursing student slain by an illegal alien in Georgia whose death prompted bipartisan legislation to toughen penalties for illegal aliens charged with certain crimes—have endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in his bid for U.S. Senate. “A lot of people go to Washington, and it changes them. However,…Jacob Adams -
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It’s Not a Movie: Courts’ Dramatic Smackdown of Judge Boasberg
It’s a tale fit for a thriller novel or action movie: planes on the tarmac waiting to take members of a violent gang to a foreign prison, lawyers rushing to the courthouse to stop them, presidential proclamations, and a judge on a mission to impose his own brand of justice. But this drama isn’t made up—it’s…Thomas Jipping -
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Trump’s Biggest Immigration Win Yet
Solving America’s illegal immigration crisis didn’t require amnesty—just better leadership. Last week, the Center for Immigration Studies released a study showing America’s foreign-born population dropped by 2.2 million from January to July. While the number of naturalized U.S. citizens increased, there was a staggering 1.6 million-person drop among illegal immigrants. CIS estimated that this represented…Victor Joecks -
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11,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children Placed With Unvetted Sponsors Under Biden, Senator Finds
The Biden administration placed thousands of illegal alien children in the care of unvetted sponsors, according to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley. The Iowa Republican has released Department of Health and Human Services data showing that during President Joe Biden’s administration, over 11,000 unaccompanied alien children were placed with unvetted sponsors who were not…Virginia Allen -
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The Human Cost of Biden’s Shameful ‘Children’s Crusade’ at the Border
Around the year 1212, a boy preached to children in France that they should take up the cross and follow him to the Holy Land. Thousands did. None reached Jerusalem. Most gave up before leaving Europe. Others were shipwrecked or sold into slavery in the Islamic caliphate of Tunisia. Centuries later, the Biden administration’s facilitation…Simon Hankinson -
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Another Illegal Alien Removed From Streets After Egregious Crime Against a Minor
The Trump administration arrested another illegal immigrant for sexual misconduct against a child. On Tuesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Michael Kabiona, an illegal alien from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who had been convicted of sexual abuse against a child, an administration official told The Daily Signal. Kabiona “repeatedly raped and sodomized his step-daughter…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Illegal Alien Hit With Federal Charges for Sexual Exploitation of Minor
An illegal alien has been indicted by a grand jury in Ohio for disturbing sex crimes against a minor. Victor Juarez, a 26-year-old Mexican national, is accused of sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl, including creating videos of such exploitation. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, Juarez allegedly created videos…Rebecca Downs -
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Trump Is Right: Illegal Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Counted in Census
President Donald Trump is correct in seeking to exclude illegal immigrants from being counted in the census. Census numbers determine the apportionment of congressional seats and spending. The illegal immigrant population should not be here in the first place, so it should have zero effect on seats or spending. But Trump must go further and finally fix the census, which the Left has…Mike Gonzalez -
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Border Czar Declares DC Is No Longer a Sanctuary City
Washington, D.C., will not operate as a sanctuary city as long as the city’s police remain under federal control, according to border czar Tom Homan. Instead, police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement will work together. “I think D.C. under federal control is not going to be a sanctuary city,” Homan said on Fox News…Virginia Allen -
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Illegal Aliens Staying Away From Border Amid Trump Admin’s 3-Month Zero-Release Record
For three months in a row, no illegal aliens have been released into the U.S., according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Simultaneously, CBP is recording record-low illegal alien encounters at the border. In July, there were just 24,628 total encounters at the U.S. border, down from 170,180 in July 2024, marking the lowest monthly…Virginia Allen -
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The Quiet Part Out Loud: What the Left Really Thinks of Illegal Immigrants
For all of their pious pontificating about the nobility of illegal immigrants as people who simply came here in search of a better life for themselves and their families, Democrats and others on the Left in and out of Congress actually have a much more patronizing view in unguarded moments. While out of one side…Peter Parisi -
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North Carolina Lawmaker Calls Out Anti-ICE Activist Group
A North Carolina congressman is calling attention to an anti-immigration enforcement organization that gets its donations through the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue. “By teaching illegal aliens how to evade [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] detention, organizations like Siembra NC are actively promoting an invasion of our country,” Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., told The Daily Signal. Siembra is…Virginia Allen -
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Learning From America’s Immigrant Past
When debating current issues, it’s helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump’s policies have views based on not altogether accurate renditions of the past. Many opponents of Trump’s policies seem to believe the president wants to cut off legal immigration altogether,…Michael Barone -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pedophiles, Car Thieves, and Burglars’—Meet 5 Criminal Illegal Aliens Now in ICE Custody
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Md. Mobarak Hossain is a convicted pedophile from Bangladesh. His criminal record includes sexual contact with a minor under the age of 11 and endangering a child’s welfare in Queens, New York. He was living in the U.S. illegally until Immigration and Customs Enforcement took him into custody this week. Hossain is…Virginia Allen -
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DHS Chief Accuses Illinois Governor, Chicago Mayor of ‘Ignoring the Law’
Cash, guns, and enough fentanyl to kill 10 million people was strewn across a table in front of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a press conference in Chicago on Friday. “Because these federal officers have been out on the streets picking up criminals and dangerous individuals, we were able to take this 20…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: DHS Honors Victims of Fatal DUI, Other Illegal Alien Crimes
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—It was a warm summer night in New Jersey, and Maria Santos Pleitez was driving her 11-year-old daughter and her daughter’s friend to get milkshakes when a drunken driver slammed into Pleitez’s vehicle, killing her and her daughter. The other girl was injured, but survived the July 26 crash. The man…Virginia Allen -
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Noem Announces ‘Speedway Slammer’ Illegal-Alien Detention Center in Indiana
A new illegal-alien detention center is opening in Indiana, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. “Coming soon to Indiana: The Speedway Slammer,” Noem wrote on the social media platform X. “Today, we’re announcing a new partnership with the state of Indiana to expand detention bed space by 1,000 beds. Thanks to [Gov. Mike…Virginia Allen
