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  • SEE YOU IN COURT: 3 More States Slapped With Lawsuits Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
    The Justice Department filed three lawsuits Monday against states that offer in-state tuition for illegal aliens, after securing victories in five similar cases. “Congress long ago made clear that states cannot put illegal aliens over our nation’s own citizens,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in a statement first provided to the Daily Signal. “By…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Did Spain Go Full Trump to End the Ceuta Mass Migration Crisis?
    The great Ceuta mass migration crisis—during which a human tsunami of 72,000 North Africans swamped the Spanish enclave on the Moroccan coast on July 30 and 31—could easily have lasted for months. However, it is all over but for some mopping up. Few, if any more, are coming or adding to the death toll of…
    Todd Bensman
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    Americans Are Demanding the SAVE America Act. Guess What the Senate Did Instead?
    For months, conservatives have asked, pleaded, and ultimately demanded action on the SAVE America Act. The legislation seeks to restore confidence in America’s elections at a time when voters in both parties are losing faith in the process. A Pew Research Center survey released this week found that just 55% of Americans are confident this…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Spain Is Overrun by Migrants
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest 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. Jack Fowler: This from the New York Post the other day: “Thousands of illegal African immigrants overrun Spanish…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    GOP Senator Who Sponsored Dignity Act Introduces State Amnesty Bill, Experts Say
    Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, joined his Democrat colleagues on Monday in introducing legislation that would establish a “state-run visa pipeline with a built-in legalization component” for illegal aliens, which critics categorized as a “de facto amnesty” bill that rewards those who broke American immigration laws. “I’ve heard time and again from small business owners, farmers,…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Ceuta Invasion Is the Predictable Result of Spanish Amnesty
    On Thursday, Americans watched in stunned recognition as thousands of young men poured from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Like Melilla, further to the east on the far northern shore of Morocco, the city is a relic of Spain’s once vast colonial empire. Nothing separates Morocco from these Spanish territories except shallow waters…
    Simon Hankinson
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    Appeals Court Blow to Trump Sets Up Supreme Court Fight Over Immigrant Detentions
    The Trump administration’s policy of detaining illegal immigrants without bond hearings until removal is likely headed to the Supreme Court, as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday ruled against the administration and added to a maze of divided rulings on the matter. When circuits split on a matter, the high court usually grants…
    Fred Lucas
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    White House Finds Replacements for Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers
    After cracking down on illegal immigrant truck drivers, President Donald Trump is seeking another demographic to fill the void: American veterans. Trump will announce Thursday the “Freedom Haulers initiative,” which will provide more avenues for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers. “Today, we’re taking action to get illegal alien truck drivers off the American…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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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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    New Jersey’s Noncitizen Voting ‘Glitch’ Exposes Massive Election Integrity Crisis
    A blue state has been caught asleep at the switch of protecting voting integrity, but don’t count on it to fix things any time soon. In case you missed it, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill—a Democrat—admitted Tuesday that 6,600 noncitizens had been improperly registered to vote in her state since 2023. Of those, at least…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    ‘QUITE IRONIC’: Suspect With Anti-ICE Sign Who Set Off Fireworks at Federal Building Only Injured One Person
    A suspect whom the Department of Homeland Security called an “anti-ICE rioter” set off fireworks outside a federal office building in New York and injured only one person—an immigrant who was there for an immigration status hearing. “The one civilian victim was an immigrant that had a hearing today for their immigration status, so that’s…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    New York Woman’s Death Illustrates Ireland’s Asylum Trap
    The first and only job for Irish police in the death of New York woman Jamey Carney should be solving her murder. So why play politics and issue statements that they’re “concerned the killing may be seized upon by the US far-right and political figures intent on stirring racial tensions in the Republic”? Perhaps they’re…
    Simon Hankinson
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    A Growing Problem on America’s Roads Is Finally Getting Attention
    Foreign-born truckers who illegally immigrated to the United States are receiving inadequate driving instruction, taking jobs away from American workers, and endangering the lives of fellow drivers. That’s the message of a new documentary from Steve Cortes called “Collision Course: Illegal Migrant Truckers.” Cortes, a Daily Signal contributor and founder of the League of American…
    Francesca Cella
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    EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests 5 Illegal Aliens Convicted of ‘Repulsive’ Crimes
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested five illegal aliens convicted for “repulsive” crimes Tuesday, the agency announced Wednesday. “Yesterday, ICE arrested more monsters from our communities, including murderers, pedophiles, and drug traffickers,” acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday. “ICE is NOT backing down and…
    Tyler O’Neil
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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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    Trump Orders Reversal of Mullin’s Pause on ICE Traffic Stops
    President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Immigration and Customs Enforcement traffic stops to resume after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered a pause on the enforcement tactic. On Tuesday, Mullin ordered a pause to traffic stops conducted by ICE agents after two fatal shootings at traffic stops in Texas and Maine. The order caused…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Justice Department Targets Maryland in Major Crackdown on Sanctuary Policies
    The Justice Department sued Maryland over the state’s sanctuary policies, alleging the state has interfered with immigration enforcement and allowed criminal illegal aliens to roam free. “When sanctuary jurisdictions enact laws to shield illegal aliens from federal law enforcement, it is not merely federal law that is violated, but the voices of everyday American voters…
    Fred Lucas
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    Sanctuary Cities Are Rehearsing Europe’s Vigilante Future
    Movies work like a cultural seismograph: They record public anxiety before politicians get around to admitting it exists. This year’s “Citizen Vigilante” is set in Europe, but the reaction to it belongs in a Washington conversation. Germany’s censors banned the film outright rather than let audiences see a story about migrant crime and judicial leniency,…
    Jay Rogers
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    Show the Numbers: Conservative Watchdog Sues Trump’s DHS for Concrete Deportation Count
    A conservative watchdog group has sued the Department of Homeland Security seeking data on the “actual” number of deportations of illegal immigrants. The Oversight Project filed two lawsuits this week in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under the Freedom of Information Act, claiming that “inflated” deportation counts have enabled some Republicans…
    Fred Lucas
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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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