Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson slammed Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, in a speech on Monday arguing that he has been “attacking” the United States itself. In an effort to show the seriousness of the border crisis, Republican governors like Abbott have sent buses of asylum seekers to Democrat-controlled states and sanctuary …
Read More »Illegal immigrant convicted of murder in Venezuela found living in state-funded housing in Massachusetts
A man convicted of murder in Venezuela who managed to cross the southern border was found living in state-funded migrant housing on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, according to a statement released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The fugitive, identified by Boston 25 News as 38-year-old Jordano Gotopo-Lopez, was convicted …
Read More »Migrant crisis smashing new records amid fresh surge at southern border
The ongoing migrant crisis at the southern border is breaking new records, and multiple marks have been set since September, as the crisis deepens into its third year and Washington struggles to agree on solutions. The latest record was smashed Tuesday with over 12,000 migrant encounters at the southern border. …
Read More »Liberal mayors push Biden for emergency declaration, additional funding to deal with migrant crisis
A coalition of liberal mayors renewed calls for the federal government to declare a federal emergency over the ongoing migrant crisis that has reached their cities and left them overwhelmed and out of capacity to shelter further arrivals. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Denver …
Read More »Chicago's mayor taps $95M in federal COVID-19 relief funds for migrant housing costs: report
Chicago’s mayor has decided to use the city’s budget surplus of $95 million to accommodate the mounting costs of the thousands of illegal migrants pouring into the city. According to the Chicago Sun Times, citing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top aid, the move came to share with residents how the city …
Read More »VA gets flak for using staff to help ICE process illegal immigrant health care despite backlog of veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is getting some flak for helping U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) process health care treatment for illegal immigrants despite a growing backlog of U.S. veterans. Under the arrangement, which has been around for more than 20 years, ICE pays for the VA’s Financial Service …
Read More »Woman tries to run over Border Patrol agents helping arrest illegal immigrants in Maine, DHS says
A woman who tried to run over U.S. Border Patrol agents assisting in the arrest of two illegal immigrants in Maine was arrested this week, authorities said. Olivia Wilkins, 24, was charged with aggravated reckless conduct, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, driving to endanger, hindering apprehension, obstructing government administration …
Read More »DHS rebukes 'disgusting smear' by NBC after claim ICE used autistic child to pressure father's surrender
DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin set the record straight Thursday after a recent NBC News report claimed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) used a 5-year-old girl with autism to pressure her father, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, to surrender. “This is a disgusting smear,” she said …
Read More »5 times Democrats blasted ICE with harsh rhetoric
Democrats’ fiercest rhetoric against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security resurfaced Wednesday after the fatal sniper attack on a Dallas federal immigration facility. A suspect fired several shots, reportedly “indiscriminately,” at the Sally Port of an ICE facility just off Interstate 35E near Dallas-Love Field …
Read More »Blue state in the hot seat after ICE busts Illegal immigrant with 'NO NAME GIVEN' on license
FIRST ON FOX: An illegal immigrant carrying a New York state commercial driver’s license with “NO NAME GIVEN” listed as his name was arrested by ICE in Oklahoma, according to DHS. The agency said that it has been working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation as well as …
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