LawNews
Where 7 of Trump’s Key Immigration Policies Stand
President Donald Trump toured the U.S. Customs and Border Protection outpost in Yuma, Arizona, ahead of his “Make America Great Again” rally in Phoenix on… Read More
SocietyNews
Sessions Defends Withholding Funding: No Tolerance for Loss of ‘Innocent Lives’ in Sanctuary Cities
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday that a sanctuary city is a “trafficker, smuggler, or predator’s best friend,” specifically taking a whack at Chicago, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump-Endorsed Immigration Bill Would Save Taxpayers Trillions
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump endorsed the RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) Act introduced by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and David Perdue,… Read More
SecurityNews
Chicago Sues Justice Department Over Withholding Funds to Sanctuary Cities
The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday against the Department of Justice, claiming its policy of withholding federal funding to sanctuary cities is unconstitutional… Read More
SocietyNews
Jeff Sessions Warns Sanctuary Cities About Missing Out on Help to Fight Crime
Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited a reported sexual assault by an illegal immigrant in Portland, Oregon, to explain why the Justice Department will continue cracking… Read More
SecurityNews
Fact Check: Do You Have to Speak English to Be Naturalized?
During a heated exchange at the Wednesday press briefing between a senior adviser to President Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta, the… Read More
SocietyNews
Trump Backs Merit-Based Changes to Immigration System
President Donald Trump, who already has taken executive actions to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, on Wednesday put the weight of the White House… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Should Left-Wing Activists Like Linda Sarsour Be Allowed to Divide America Through the Census?
Somewhere in the bowels of the Office of Management and Budget sit two proposals on how to rewrite the 2020 census—and force America further down… Read More
LawCommentary
Jeff Sessions Set to Block Millions in Funding to Sanctuary Cities
The Department of Justice announced last week that sanctuary jurisdictions will lose access to certain federal law enforcement grants in 2017 if they prohibit officials… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Expedited Deportations Likely to Expand Under Trump
The Department of Homeland Security is weighing a new policy that would allow for the expedited deportation of illegal immigrants. Immigration and Customs Enforcement already… Read More
SocietyNews
10 States Ready Legal Action to Undo Obama Amnesty for ‘Dreamers’
A lawsuit by states seeking to end protected status for children whose parents brought them to the U.S. illegally could spare President Donald Trump from… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Corrupt Mexican Officials Are to Blame for Illegal Human Smuggling Racket
Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn’t the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Officials Say Human Smuggling Deaths Show Need for Anti-Sanctuary Law
The discovery of nine dead bodies and more than 30 injured people inside a sweltering tractor trailer in San Antonio shows that a tough anti-sanctuary… Read More
SocietyNews
Victim’s Mother Speaks Out Against Protection Granted to Illegal Immigrants
The mother of a police officer who was killed in a car accident in 2014 is calling on Americans who have been affected by acts… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: GuideStar, Parroting SPLC, Loses Way in ‘Hate Group’ Rhetoric
Editor’s note: Readers had strong feelings about Rachel del Guidice’s coverage of the decision by GuideStar—an aggregator of tax data on charities and other nonprofits—to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Some Cities Want to Help With Immigration Enforcement, Not Be Sanctuaries
The House passed two closely watched immigration bills this week, one of which seeks to impose penalties on localities that refuse to assist federal officials… Read More
SocietyNews
House Passes Kate’s Law, No Sanctuary for Criminals Act
The House of Representatives passed two bills Thursday focused on illegal immigration. One bill, Kate’s Law “enhances the current maximum sentences for illegal reentry into the… Read More
PoliticsNews
GOP Senator Proposes Transferring Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funds to Border Wall Budget
One Republican senator is proposing a new solution for sanctuary cities that do not follow U.S. immigration law: Take some of their federal funding and transfer… Read More
SocietyNews
White House Backs 2 Bills Targeting Illegal Immigration
The White House has put its weight behind two House bills to crack down on illegal immigration, a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s campaign. Issuing… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Open Borders and Missing Adjectives in the Liberal Media
The open-borders lobby long has sought to muddy the issue of immigration by deliberately—and dishonestly—omitting the word “illegal” whenever possible and conflating all immigrants, legal… Read More
SocietyNews
Illegal Immigrant Held in Beating Death of Virginia Teen
An illegal immigrant beat a 17-year-old girl with a metal baseball bat before dawn on Father’s Day and dumped her body in a pond in… Read More
LawCommentary
Trump’s Immigration Order Took a Second Hit, as Expected. Now the Supreme Court Must Get Involved.
No one should be surprised that a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, made up of three judges appointed by President Bill Clinton, upheld the… Read More
LawCommentary
I’m an Attorney General Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Trump’s Travel Ban. Here’s Why.
On Tuesday, I filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily pausing the entry of foreign nationals from… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Report Shows Visa Overstays Are Up. How Congress Can Help Better Enforce Immigration Law.
Illegal immigration has long been a problem in America, but a surprisingly large factor in illegal immigration is the problem of legal visitors overstaying their… Read More
SecurityNews
Meet the Unsung Heroes of the US Border Patrol
SAN DIEGO—Deep inside the U.S. Border Patrol is a little-known elite team called the Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit. Since its creation nearly… Read More
SecurityNews
San Francisco Creates Legal Office to Defend Illegal Immigrants From Deportation
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office launched a new unit Tuesday dedicated to representing illegal immigrants faced with deportation and focused on providing local tax… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump: ‘Walls Work, Just Ask Israel’
President Donald Trump reiterated his support for a strong border wall in a joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday. Trump followed… Read More
LawNews
Immigration Arrests Jump Nearly 40% Under Trump
Immigration arrests climbed yet again in April as federal agents continued to track down both criminal and noncriminal aliens in far greater numbers over the… Read More
SocietyNews
Texas Files Lawsuit Against Potential Opponents of New Anti-Sanctuary Law
Texas lodged a preemptive lawsuit Monday against local officials considered hostile to the state’s new anti-sanctuary cities law, the first salvo in an expected legal… Read More
LawCommentary
Texas Takes Strong and Needed Action on Sanctuary Cities
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott acted to protect the citizens of Texas on Sunday when he signed into law SB 4, a bill to punish (and… Read More
