SecurityCommentary
Pompeo Warns of China’s Hidden Influence in America
It sounds like an episode of “The Americans” or a best-selling Tom Clancy novel. But when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looked into the faces… Read More
SecurityNews
As Trump Extends Emergency at Border, Here’s Why Arrests of Migrants Are Dropping
While President Donald Trump extends his declaration of a national emergency to use Defense Department money to build the southern border wall, illegal immigration in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President’s Budget Makes Immigration Enforcement a Priority
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 prioritizes immigration enforcement by increasing resources for Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and… Read More
SecurityNews
DHS Suspends New Yorkers From Trusted Travelers Programs in Wake of Illegal Alien ID Law
The Department of Homeland Security is suspending New Yorkers from enrolling in Global Entry and other Trusted Traveler Programs in response to a new state… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
After Her Husband Joined ISIS, She Started Fighting Islamic Extremism
For Tania Joya, who was raised Muslim in London, it was a long journey to life in the United States. “I wanted to be in… Read More
SecurityNews
Nancy Pelosi Says House Democrats Will Vote to Block Trump’s Travel Ban
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats will soon introduce legislation that aims to block President Donald Trump’s ban on several countries. Pelosi revealed… Read More
SecurityNews
Homeland Security Officials Tout 100 Miles of New Border Wall
YUMA, Ariz.—Top officials in the Department of Homeland Security visited southern Arizona on Friday to commemorate completion of 100 miles of new border wall. Acting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Staying Safe and Keeping the Season Bright
As much as we’d like to relax and just enjoy the holiday season—the shopping, the music, the tastes, and the scents—we unfortunately must not lose… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Administration Aims to Make Fewer Criminal Aliens Eligible for Asylum
The Trump administration is proposing to bar foreign nationals convicted of drunk driving, gang-related crime, illegal reentry, and other illicit activity from winning asylum protection… Read More
SecurityNews
DHS Chief Says Spending Bill Will Help Build ‘Significant Amount of Wall’
The nation’s acting homeland security secretary said Thursday that the $1.4 trillion spending package making its way through Congress will pay for an enormous amount… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump’s ‘Diplomatic Persistence’ Spurs Decline in Illegal Border Crossings, DHS Deputy Says
The president’s “diplomatic persistence” has deterred illegal migrants and led to a sharp decline in unlawful border crossings, a top U.S. immigration official said Wednesday… Read More
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Nearly 80,000 Illegal Aliens Had Arrest Records Before Winning DACA Approval
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who successfully enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program carried prior arrest records, according to data released… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Index of Military Strength Finds Preparedness to Defend Homeland, Win Wars ‘Marginal’
How prepared is the United States military to defend the American homeland, win wars abroad, and preserve freedom of commerce internationally? Marginally. “Marginal” is a… Read More
SecurityNews
Border Agents Save Thousand of Lives, Seize More Drugs and Guns
Customs and Border Protection officers rescued nearly 5,000 illegal immigrants from danger, while also greatly increasing the capture of illicit drugs and weapons smuggled into… Read More
LawNews
Trump Challenges California’s Sanctuary Law at Supreme Court
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to quash California’s migrant sanctuary law, which broadly prohibits state and local law enforcement from cooperating with… Read More
SecurityNews
Ex-ICE Chief on Congress and Border Security: ‘They’ve Done Nothing’
If Mexico stops helping the United States halt illegal immigration, it could mean trouble on the heels of inaction by Congress, a former top U.S…. Read More
SecurityNews
Dysfunctional Immigration Courts Cited for Growing Asylum Crisis
Blame for a rising backlog of immigration asylum claims at the southern border belongs with a dysfunctional system in which immigration judges don’t have the… Read More
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ICE Chief: Lawmakers Must Stop ‘Ugly Rhetoric’ and ‘Vilification’ of Immigration Agents
The chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement called out members of Congress for demonizing federal agents while not addressing relevant laws. “The safety and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
After a Lull, Islamist Terrorism in Europe Returns With a Vengeance
There’s lots of talk in Washington about the Islamic State and the Trump administration’s Syria policy. That’s an important discussion to have, but it’s only… Read More
SecurityNews
Arrests at Border Total Nearly 1M in Past Year, Border Chief Says
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection says that nearly 1 million “enforcement actions” took place on the southern border in the past fiscal… Read More
SecurityNews
3 Obama Judges Deliver String of Losses to Trump’s Agenda on Illegal Immigration
Three Obama-appointed judges ruled in one day against immigration initiatives by the Trump administration, dealing blows to the president’s effort to contain the border crisis…. Read More
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Former ICE Chief Says Border Crisis Can’t Be Solved Unless Illegal Immigrants Held
If the nation stops detaining illegal immigrants, the crisis at the border will get worse, the man who used to be responsible for enforcing the… Read More
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Judge Derails Trump Plan for Indefinite Detention of Illegal Immigrants
A federal judge has issued a tentative order against the Trump administration’s plan to detain migrant families for the entire duration of their court proceedings…. Read More
SecurityNews
Immigration Chief Says Rollout of New Asylum Rule to Happen in Days
The acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said a Supreme Court victory regarding asylum applicants will result in significant changes to the immigration… Read More
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Supreme Court Decision Allows Focus on ‘Legitimate Asylum Claims,’ Immigration Chief Says
A Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to implement a new asylum policy will help unclog the system and benefit those with “legitimate asylum… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A New Way to Help Our Local Heroes: First Responders
Consider two groups. One wears a uniform to serve the country, deploying overseas and entering war zones where their lives might be at risk. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
I Saw Our Federal Workforce Defy the Terrorists After 9/11
This week, we honor the memories of those fellow Americans we lost in New York, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on Sept. 11,… Read More
SecurityNews
Nearly 500 Illegal Aliens Released From North Carolina Jails Despite ICE Detainers
Detention centers across North Carolina have released hundreds of illegal aliens in their custody, defying detainer requests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…. Read More
SocietyNews
With Mexico’s Help, Border Apprehensions Down Sharply in August
Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said Monday that border apprehensions have steadily decreased in the past three months, giving Mexico credit for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Terrorist Plot in New York City Thwarted Before Labor Day Weekend
Law enforcement arrested a 19-year-old New York man before the Labor Day weekend and charged him with plotting a terrorist attack in New York City…. Read More
