WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a series of actions to enhance oversight and accountability, increase access and transparency, and ensure its family residential centers continue to serve as safe and humane facilities for families pending the outcome of their immigration proceedings. “Following last summer’s unprecedented spike in illegal migration of […]
Archives for May 2015
USCIS Head Says Illegals Don’t Get Justice
May 15, 2015 By 24 Comments
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) chief Leon Rodriguez complained about the laws he’s supposed to enforce saying illegals don’t get “justice” in America. “You will never once see the word ‘justice’ [in the country’s immigration laws and regulations],” Leon Rodriguez reportedly said at a convention of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, according to […]
House Strips Illegals Amendment from Defense Bill
May 15, 2015 By 13 Comments
Despite furious arm-twisting by leading Republican House members, the full House rejected an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would have allowed illegal aliens a fast track to citizenship by joining the military. The vote was 221-202 to remove the measure from Congress’ annual defense policy bill. Some 20 Republicans voted “no” […]
Border Patrol chief sued in fatal shooting of illegal
May 14, 2015 By 14 Comments
Border Patrol Chief Michael J. Fisher and two agents, Dorian Diaz and Chad Nelson, are being sued in San Diego federal court over the shooting death of a Mexican illegal immigrant accused of throwing rocks at Border Patrol agents: The chief’s presence in the lawsuit opens the door for a larger examination of the Border […]
How the dysfunctional immigration enforcement system tears apart family
May 14, 2015 By 6 Comments
No matter how you look at, the U.S. immigration system is deeply flawed. Stephan Dinan of the Washington Times has written a piece on how the dysfunctional immigration enforcement system has ripped apart the Marroquin family — two of whom are U.S. citizens — and will likely do the same to others: In the end, […]
Is DHS Busing Terrorists Into the U.S.?
May 14, 2015 By 4 Comments
Word is out among potential illegal immigrants the magic word if you are caught at the border is: asylum. A chance encounter at a gas station near Victorville, TX is powerful evidence that the Department of Homeland Security is actively assisting these so-called asylum-seekers to take root in American society. So when Anita Fuentes of […]
