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Arizona Gov. Ducey Urges Continuation of Title 42 Border Restrictions

July 23, 2021July 22, 2021 The Center Square

Gov. Doug Ducey has called on Arizona’s congressional delegation to urge the Biden administration to maintain Title 42 restrictions, which allow federal officials to prohibit entry into the U.S. for those posing a potential health risk.

“I am writing to you today to share details of the impact this dangerous and misguided idea would have on Arizona and to request your assistance on behalf of the people of Arizona in urging the Biden administration to maintain these critical protections,” Ducey wrote last week in a letter to Arizona’s 11 members of Congress.

Illegal Immigration Continues to Rise, Border Patrol Announces Over 188,000 Encounters in June

July 17, 2021July 16, 2021 Cooper Moran

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced on Friday that officers with the agency encountered 188,829 persons attempting entry along the U.S. southern border in June alone.

The staggering June numbers demonstrate a continued rise in attempted illegal border crossings — June’s total represented a five percent increase over May.

Trump to Tour Border with Texas Governor Abbott

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Cooper Moran

President Donald J. Trump prepares to sign a plaque placed along the border wall Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at the Texas-Mexico border near Alamo, Texas.

Former President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from Texas Governor Gregg Abbott to tour the ongoing crisis at the Southern border.

“The Biden Administration inherited from me the strongest, safest, and most secure border in U.S history and in mere weeks they turned it into the single worst border crisis in U.S history. It’s an unmitigated disaster zone,” Trump argued when announcing his upcoming visit.

‘This is What Open Borders Agenda Looks Like,’ Trump’s ICE Chief Says

April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 Virginia Star Staff

Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said Monday that President Joe Biden sacrificed the U.S.’ safety at the southern border in order to win the 2020 election.

“This is open borders agenda, Joe Biden sold out this country and our border security to win the election, he wanted to win over the progressive left, have an open borders agenda, Homan said on “Fox and Friends First.” Biden called the border situation on Saturday a “crisis” for the first time while discussing the refugee cap.

“We’re going to increase the number [of refugees allowed into the country]. The problem was that the refugee part was working on the crisis that ended up on the border with young people,” Biden said. “We couldn’t do two things at once. But now we are going to increase the number.”

Biden Ends Trump-Era Deals with Central American Countries to Reduce Asylum Claims at US Border

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Virginia Star Staff

Arrangements made between the U.S. and three Central American countries to curb the number of asylum claims at the U.S. border were suspended Saturday, the Biden administration announced.

The Asylum Cooperative Agreements that limited some asylum seekers from making claims in the U.S. and required them to instead seek asylum in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras were suspended and scheduled to be terminated with an executive order signed Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced.

President Trump to Mark Completion of Border Wall’s 200th Mile

June 23, 2020 Virginia Star Staff

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Yuma on Tuesday to mark the completion of the 200th mile of the border wall system between the U.S. and Mexico.

DHS to Waive Environmental Laws for Border Wall Construction

October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 Admin

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it would waive environmental laws so it could build gates between sections of border barriers in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. The waiver posted online lists 11 locations where the government plans to install gates in existing fencing. DHS has in…

MIT Study: The Number Of Illegal Immigrants Could Be Double Previous Estimates

September 22, 2018September 21, 2018 Admin

by Will Racke The true number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. — long a subject of intense debate — could be twice as high as commonly accepted figures, according to a study by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher. The study published Friday by Mohammad Fazel-Zarandi, a senior…

Sheriff Speaks Out After Arizona County Rejects Federal Grant Over Trump’s Immigration Policies

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018 Admin

by Will Racke Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier has the unenviable task of managing public safety throughout more than 9,000 square miles of rugged desert, but county lawmakers may have made his job even harder. A majority of the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to reject $1.4 million in…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Welcomes 44 New US Immigration Judges

September 11, 2018 Admin

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions welcomed 44 new immigration judges, the largest class of immigration judges in U.S. history according to the Justice Department. The event took place as the Trump administration struggles to reunite families separated at the border after its “zero tolerance policy” resulted in unprecedented numbers of…

Jim Jordan Tells Republicans How They Can Keep House Majority: ‘Build The Wall’

September 6, 2018September 5, 2018 Admin

by Nick Givas GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said Republicans must fund and build a southern border wall if they hope to maintain their congressional majority this November. “We should do what we said. What was probably the single biggest promise Republicans made to the voters in 2016?…

Illegal Aliens Charged In Heroin Scheme That Led To Overdose Deaths In Tennessee

July 20, 2018July 19, 2018 Admin

by Will Racke Two illegal aliens have been indicted on multiple counts of conspiracy and drug distribution for allegedly running a drug trafficking operation that led to the overdose deaths of at least two people in Tennessee, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Juan Manuel Morales-Rodriguez, 39, and Juan Samudio-Castro —…

Evidence from Many Nations Confirms That Border Walls Stem the Tide of Illegal Immigration

July 15, 2018July 14, 2018 Admin

by Daniel Marulanda and James D. Agresti The border between the United States and Mexico stretches for 1,960 miles, parting two major regions of the world with vastly different governments, standards of living, and levels of crime. Consequently, many millions of people have risked their lives to illegally cross the border into the United States. During…

Mexican President-Elect Lopez Obrador Proposes Border Force To Contain Illegal Immigration Into Mexico

July 10, 2018July 9, 2018 Admin

by Will Racke Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is planning to create a specialized border force to combat illegal immigration across Mexico’s borders, according to his hand-picked security chief. The new force is aimed at stanching the flow of illegal immigrants and contraband from Central America and will…

Commentary: Immigration Quagmire Exposes Both Parties’ Leadership Deficit in D.C.

July 10, 2018July 9, 2018 Admin

by Jeffery Rendall It’s no secret to regular observers of American politics that the Republican Party has its problems with leadership; fractures have developed within the caucus over time and by all appearances the leaders of both the House and Senate have frequently worked against conservatives in their drive…

Fact Checking the Fact Checkers: Obama Administration Records Show Illegal Immigrants Are FAR More Likely to Commit Serious Crimes Than the U.S. Public

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 Admin

by James D. Agresti President Trump recently held a conference with family members of U.S. citizens killed by illegal immigrants. The parents of nine people slain by such immigrants spoke about their family’s experiences, and Trump presented an array of government data on criminal immigrants and stated: I always hear that,…

FACT CHECK: Democratic Congressional Candidate Ocasio-Cortez Claims Illegal Immigration Was Not Criminalized Before 1999

July 2, 2018July 1, 2018 Admin

by Emily Larsen Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview Wednesday that the U.S. did not add criminal penalties to immigration law until about 1999. Verdict: False The U.S. criminalized unlawful entry in 1929. Laws passed in the 1990s intensified criminal penalties relating to immigration. Fact Check: Ocasio-Cortez defeated incumbent…

Commentary: Misplaced Democrat Outrage Over Illegals Has Backlash Written All Over It

June 28, 2018June 27, 2018 Admin

by Jeffrey Rendall Have Democrats got something here, or have they really lost it? The question passed through my mind as a member of my church stood up a couple Sundays ago to request special prayers for the “families” with kids being separated from parents down along the southern…

Commentary: Rep Jim Jordan Exposes Speaker Paul Ryan’s Dirty Little Secret on Amnesty Vote

June 26, 2018June 25, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Principled limited government constitutional conservative Representative Jim Jordan was on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday morning and he exposed a dirty little secret that the establishment would like to hide from the 70+ percent of Americans who want the strict immigration enforcement that President Trump promised…

Following Portland, San Diego, and New York, ICE Protesters Set Up Camp In Front Of LA Detention Center

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 Admin

by Julia Cohen A group who calls itself “L.A. Against I.C.E.” has set up a camp in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Los Angeles detention center, according to the group’s twitter account. Good morning from the occupation! People should turn out today for events at the camp. We…

REPORT: Border Patrol Agent Injured Shielding an Older Woman as ‘Melee’ of Protestors Enjulfed Bus Departing Texas Illegal Alien Processing Center

June 25, 2018June 24, 2018 Admin

Fox News’ field reporter Griff Jenkins – while reporting on the leftist protesters attempting to disrupt the processing of illegal aliens at a Texas border control facility – told his collegues on Fox and Friends Weekend Sunday that a border patrol agent was injured trying to control a crowd of during…

Federal Law, Not President Trump, Dictates How Unaccompanied Children and Family Units Are Treated at the Border

June 25, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Robert Romano Between 2009 and 2016, more than 242,000 unaccompanied children arrived at the southwest border, according to data compiled by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, averaging about 30,000 a year. In 2016, that number was about 20,000. In addition, in 2016, about 23,000 family units were apprehended at the…

Cynthia Nixon Calls ICE a ‘Terrorist Organization’

June 24, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Julia Cohen New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a “terrorist organization” in a Thursday night tweet. “ICE is a terrorist organization, and its egomaniacal leader is Donald Trump,” the tweet says. ICE is a terrorist organization, and its egomaniacal leader is Donald…

Commentary: Amnesty Push Proves We Need Jim Jordan As Speaker

June 23, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Our friends at the Eagle Forum, the principled grassroots constitutional conservative group founded by the late First Lady of the conservative movement Phyllis Schlafly, recently came out strongly in favor of Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to replace the retiring RINO Paul Ryan as Speaker of…

Families of Victims of Illegal Aliens Tell of ‘Permanent Separation’ From Children, Being Ignored by Media

June 23, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Fred Lucas With President Donald Trump still facing criticism over separating migrant families who illegally crossed the border, other families met with the president Friday to share their stories of “permanent separation” from children killed by illegal immigrants—and to complain of being ignored by the news media. Among…

Commentary: President Trump Flips the Immigration Hot Potato Back To Congress

June 22, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by George Rasley In another act of Trump jujitsu, President Trump has turned the tables on the Democrats and open borders RINOs by signing an Executive Order restating the Administration’s intention to “rigorously enforce our immigration laws” while affording Congress an opportunity to address family separation. Saying it is…

Commentary: Fund The Wall Before Any Other Immigration Legislation

June 21, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have suddenly found the time and energy to pass a quick legislative fix to end the practice of separating parents from children when they cross illegally into the country – but they apparently do not plan to act on…

President Trump’s Executive Order, Explained

June 21, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

Following days of fierce global criticism, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end his policy of family separations along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump signed the order Wednesday, saying he “didn’t like the sight or the feeling of families being separated.” Lawmakers had called for Trump to take unilateral…

How Immigration Officials Cooked the Books and Fooled Congress for Years

June 21, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Mark Metcalf A recent Justice Department report on U.S. immigration courts provides a rare glimpse into the difficulties faced by the Trump administration as it repairs the damages inflicted on these tribunals over the last 20 years. But give credit to the courts’ new executive, James McHenry. Early on,…

President Trump Will Sign an Executive Order to Suspend the Separation of Minors from the Illegal Alien Adults Who Accompany Them

June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is signing an executive order that would end the policy of separating migrant children from their parents as they illegally crossed the southern border with Mexico into the United States. In perhaps the biggest policy reversal of his 17-month presidency, Trump said, “We want…

Commentary: The Answer Is Don’t Bring Your Kid Here Illegally

June 20, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Have you noticed that every time establishment Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill try to ram through an amnesty for illegal aliens there’s a new immigration “crisis” to add a bit of pathos to their calls for open borders? The latest phony crisis is the plight…

The Truth Behind 4 Wild Claims About Detaining Children at the Border

June 19, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Fred Lucas The Trump administration is taking heat from Democrats and Republicans for separating parents and children after they illegally crossed the southern border. Over the six weeks from April 19 through May 31, federal officials separated about 2,000 children from their families at the U.S.-Mexican border, the…

Commentary: The Looming Amnesty Disaster For Republicans

June 14, 2018June 13, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Our friend Rachel Bovard, writing for American Greatness, has updated us on the progress of the Republican establishment’s pre-election amnesty plans and for conservatives whose baseline is “no amnesty” it looks like a very intense battle is brewing. Ms. Bovard reports that after last Thursday’s two-hour House Republican…

Boyd Versus Black: Battle of the Illegal Immigration Ads

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 Admin

Anybody who doubts whether Tennessee voters, especially Republican Primary voters, are concerned about illegal immigration needs to watch a few of the early political ads that are starting to pound the airwaves. Candidates at every level, from state legislative races to Congressional races to the Governors race, are embracing a…

Trump Wants Aid Cut to Nations Not Helping US Stem Illegal Immigration

May 24, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

by Steve Herman President Donald Trump called Wednesday for a “radical change” to the structure of U.S. aid to countries deemed not sufficiently assisting the United States in keeping violent illegal immigrants from heading here. “We’re going to work out something where every time someone comes from a certain…

Rep. Diane Black Introduces Novel Crowdsourcing Bill to Fund ‘The Wall’

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Admin

Embracing the online ‘crowdsourcing’ trend pioneered by inventors and entrepreneurs to raise vast sums of money, support and sometimes, fame, Representative Diane Black (R-TN-06) introduced a novel bill late last week that would create a trust fund in the U.S. Treasury that could accept money donated by individuals and earmark…

US Ends Practice That Gave Some Immigrants Reprieves from Deportation

May 19, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

Reuters U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday barred immigration judges from a once-common practice of shelving deportation cases involving some immigrants with deep ties to the United States. The practice known as administrative closure allowed judges to clear low-priority cases off their dockets, effectively letting some immigrants remain…

California Officials Back Trump on Crackdown on ‘Sanctuary’ Policies

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Admin

by Fred Lucas California law enforcement and local officials gathered at the White House on Wednesday to make it clear that Sacramento doesn’t speak for them on illegal immigration. The Democrat-controlled state legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed a “sanctuary state” law that prohibits state and…

President Trump Will Seek Full Funding Soon for His Border Wall

May 17, 2018July 18, 2018 Admin

Reuters News Service President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would soon push for full funding of his promised wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, which could spark budget battles in a Congress fractured over his immigration policy. “Now we’re going for the full funding for the wall, and…

Diane Black Petition Urging Gov. Haslam to Sign the Anti-Sanctuary City Bill Receives ‘Overwhelming Response’

May 15, 2018May 14, 2018 Admin

A spokesman from the Diane Black campaign for governor told The Tennessee Star over the weekend that their petition urging outgoing Governor Bill Haslam to sign recently-passed, anti-sanctuary city legislation into law has received an “overwhelming” amount of support by Tennesseans concerned about state and government officials turning a blind…

Commentary: American Citizens Organize To Fight The Caravan Of Illegals Surging Into Our Country

May 8, 2018May 7, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Despite President Trump’s expressions of outrage, seventy men, women and children poured through a U.S. port of entry early Friday to seek asylum, the largest single group yet accepted by U.S. officials from the caravan of Central American aliens demanding unrestricted entry into the United States.…