The senseless killing of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle by Francisco Sanchez, a Mexican illegal, earlier this month has reignited a national debate over sanctuary city policies. Opponents of sanctuary cities argue that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials should be allowed to seize criminal illegal aliens from city jails. However, during a congressional hearing Tuesday, ICE Director Sarah […]
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ICE director says Obama admin won’t take action on sanctuary cities until Congress passes amnesty
Obama says new citizens don’t have to pledge to defend the U.S.
In order to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, incoming citizens must pledge to “absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty.” But, at least according to the Obama administration, pledging absolute allegiance to the United States doesn’t necessarily include defending the United […]
Mother of victim murdered by illegal says lawmakers FELL ASLEEP at hearing
If true, this is absolutely unacceptable and outrageous. According to Sabine Durden, some lawmakers actually fell asleep during a Tuesday Senate Judiciary hearing centered on family members of victims who were slain by illegal aliens: “The hardest part for me was to watch some of the Congress members falling asleep and some of them were doing […]
Trump heading to Texas-Mexico border
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is heading to the Texas-Mexico border to meet with Border Patrol agents in the Laredo Sector and get a firsthand look at the current border security situation, Breitbart Texas has reported: “We look forward to giving Mr. Trump a boots on the ground perspective on the Laredo Sector of the […]
Mother involved in wreck with illegal driver speaks out
Tricia Bracho is a single mother living in Arizona who was hit head-on by an illegal alien driving under the influence of marijuana. Bracho recently told a local news affiliate in Phoenix that she’s furious that the man who hit her was even in the country to begin with: The single mother of two who lives […]
Appeals court: Immigration detainers require probable cause
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An appeals court has ruled that federal immigration authorities need probable cause to issue an immigration detainer, a decision that comes amid a national debate over immigration enforcement that was sparked by a deadly shooting in San Francisco. The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed last year’s decision […]