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    The Left’s Selective Morality Leads to Preventable Crime
    An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shot in New York City. A young Texas woman run over and killed by an out-of-control Jet Skier. A young Colorado woman killed by a teen unlicensed driver. These three tragedies had one thing in common: They were the actions of foreign nationals present in the United…
    Brandy Perez
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    ICE Ramps up Recruiting, Offers $50K Signing Bonuses
    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act containing much of President Donald Trump’s agenda allocates $75 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and now ICE is using the funding to recruit agents.   ICE is offering incentives to attract new talent and encourage retired agents to return to the job. Top recruits may receive a signing…
    Virginia Allen
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    DHS Is Working to Find Missing Unaccompanied Alien Children
    For four years, hundreds of thousands of minors arrived at the southern border without a parent or a legal guardian. The whereabouts of many of those children remain unknown, but immigration authorities are working to confirm their status, the inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security says.   “Among the most vulnerable populations [the Department of…
    Virginia Allen
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    Taiwan’s Military Conducts Large Defensive Drill
    Taiwan’s 41st Han Kuang 10-day exercise took place this month in response to heightened tensions from China, which claims Taiwan as its own.  Over 10 days, Taiwanese troops rehearsed how to fight if China invades by deploying HIMARS rocket systems in cities, practicing maneuvers in metro stations, and simulating amphibious defenses on beaches.  Beijing’s increasingly…
    Wilson Beaver | Parker Goodrich
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    ‘FAFO’: Cincinnati Man Arrested for Threats Against ICE
    A Cincinnati man was arrested Saturday for allegedly making threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on social media. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Anthony Marcus Kelly, 38, faces federal charges, including threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder a United States official, as well as transmitting communications containing threats to kidnap or injure…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Clinton Email Investigation Omitted One Crucial Piece of Evidence, Declassified Report Finds
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Bureau of Investigation did not review thumb drives containing potentially significant evidence while investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server, according to a newly declassified report. An FBI draft memo from May 2016 stated reviewing the thumb drives would be necessary to conduct a “thorough and complete investigation,” including assessing national…
    Katelynn Richardson
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    HAMSTRUNG? The Shocking Correlation Between China and This American Deli Meat
    Last month, the Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals for smuggling a scientifically classified potential agroterrorism fungus into the United States. They were allegedly receiving funding from China to research the pathogen for potential future attacks, highlighting the dangers China could pose to the U.S. food supply in the future at a time it…
    Naomi Park | Wilson Beaver
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    Hill Resolution Calls on President to ‘Prioritize Protection of Persecuted Christians’ in Foreign Policy
    Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. are calling out attacks on Christians abroad and asking the Trump administration to prioritize defending them. The two legislators introduced a congressional resolution last week denouncing the persecution of Christians around the world. The document specifically condemns “the persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority countries” and encourages…
    Jacob Adams
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    NYC Mayor Says He Will ‘Welcome’ Help Arresting ‘Dangerous’ Criminal Illegal Aliens  
    New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he will “welcome” the help of border czar Tom Homan to arrest criminal illegal aliens like the ones who attacked a Customs and Border Protection officer in the city over the weekend.   If Homan assists New York City in the apprehension of “dangerous people,” Adams told reporters,…
    Virginia Allen
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    EXCLUSIVE: Meet 5 Criminal Illegal Aliens No Longer Roaming America’s Streets
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Five illegal aliens with criminal convictions were arrested in cities across the U.S. over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.   The arrests, each carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is a fulfillment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and President Donald Trump’s pledge to “target the worst…
    Virginia Allen
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    Amnesty? Congress Divided Over Deportation-Blocking Bill
    Congress is split over talk of blocking deportations for illegal immigrants—with a new bill in the hopper that would put a temporary pause on the removal of some migrants working in the United States. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a Republican who represents Florida’s 27th Congressional District, which is almost three-quarters Hispanic, has reintroduced the Dignity…
    George Caldwell
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    Attacks on ICE Officers Are Way Up, but Still Undercounted, Immigration Expert Says
    An immigration expert is sounding the alarm about the rise in violence against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.  There has been an astonishing 830% increase in assaults against ICE officers, according to congressional testimony from Mike Howell, president of the Oversight Project. He said that number is likely a conservative estimate. “It’s probably five to…
    Jacob Adams
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    Border Czar Homan Pledges to ‘Flood the Zone’ of Sanctuary Cities
    New York City is going to get more of what its left-wing politicians do not want, border czar Tom Homan says. Homan is pledging to send more federal immigration officers to “sanctuary cities,” he explained, because arresting an illegal alien already in custody is much safer for law enforcement, the community, and the illegal immigrants…
    Virginia Allen
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    Trump: No Senate Vacation Until Nominees Are Confirmed
    President Donald Trump doesn’t want any senators going on summer vacation until more of his nominees are confirmed. “Hopefully the very talented [Senate Majority Leader] John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the past two weeks and, indeed, 6 months, will cancel August recess (and long weekends!), in order to get my incredible nominees…
    George Caldwell
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    Tulsi Gabbard Releases Documents on Obama-Led Conspiracy Against Trump
    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released declassified documents on Friday, claiming the existence of a secret conspiracy led by the Obama administration to undermine President Donald Trump with the Trump-Russian Collusion hoax, according to Fox News. “The implications of this are frankly nothing short of historic,” Gabbard said on this week’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Over 100 documents…
    Lorenzo Prieto
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    This Convicted Criminal Recrossed Biden’s Border
    Democrat Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware introduced the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act on Jan. 29, 2008, in what would later prove to be a sadly ironic moment. One element of this bill, according to its official summary, would authorize “the Attorney General to award a State and Local Law Enforcement Congressional Badge…
    Terence Jeffrey
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    An Illegal Immigrant Was Accused of Shocking Crimes in Ohio. Moreno Is Getting Answers.
    In May, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, sent a letter to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security about a 24-year-old illegal immigrant allegedly impersonating a 16-year-old student at Perrysburg High School. On Thursday, Moreno provided an update on the increasingly alarming situation. The senator shared over X a letter from FBI Assistant Director Marshall…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Anti-ICE Violence Escalates to Doxing, Threatening Officers at Home
    “ICE is trash,” announced the handwritten note, placed atop a pile of garbage, dumped on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s front lawn. Another vulgar note threatened the officer by name. Such personal intimidation of law enforcement officers is part of an escalating trend of violence, as the left-wing agitators that pitched Black Lives Matter riots five…
    Joshua Arnold
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    Dems Try to Remove GOP Witness Criticizing Left’s Attacks on ICE Agents at Hearing
    During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Democrats attempted to remove a witness when he expressed concern over the Left’s increasing violence against federal immigration officials as they attempt to enforce the law.   Wednesday’s hearing examined the role of nongovernmental organizations in exacerbating human trafficking, crimes, and the illegal immigration crisis through…
    Lucy Spence
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    New Tool Makes Defense Budget More Accessible
    The Heritage Foundation unveiled a “first of its kind” online tool that analyzes and makes accessible the U.S. defense budget. The tool is available to the public and makes the process of examining budget data from the Defense Department easier, according to a statement from Heritage. Before the creation of the Defense Budget Builder, data…
    Philip Roberts
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