McCain thinks courts should decide Obama’s amnesty, DHS funding

The Hill — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday said Congress should not let the Department Homeland Security (DHS) shut down because it appears the courts will decide the fate of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” McCain was asked what he would say to his GOP colleagues in Congress about making […]

L.A. Times hires openly illegal journalist

The Washington Examiner — Los Angeles Times officials are partnering with Jose Vargas, an openly illegal immigrant, for a new editorial venture. The project is “a multimedia platform which will explore the evolving American identity in the 21st century,” read a release. Vargas is an outspoken activist for immigration reform, particularly reform that would include amnesty […]

DHS suspends Obama’s amnesty

The Hill — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday suspended President Obama’s expansion of deportation deferrals, scrambling a congressional debate over how to prevent a shutdown of the agency late next week. The DHS put the brakes on Obama’s executive actions after a Texas federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the new program, which […]

Judge’s ruling spurs legitimacy fight on immigration

The Washington Examiner — A federal judge’s decision blocking President Obama’s executive action to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation undercuts a White House push to play down concerns about the legitimacy of the directive. Regardless of whether the temporary injunction late Monday by U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen stands — the United States […]

ICE cares more about seizing illegal vehicles than illegal immigrants

A massive federal law enforcement effort has cracked open a huge case of illegal entry into the United States. No — not the millions of illegal aliens currently crossing the border, but 40 Land Rover off-road vehicles. That’s right. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent hundreds of officers and spent thousands of man-hours preparing search […]

New York undocumented immigrant ID law has ‘shred in case of Tea Party’ clause

New York Post — Get the shredders ready — the Tea Party could be coming. The city’s new municipal ID program allows for personal info provided by applicants to be destroyed at the end of 2016, in case a conservative Republican wins the White House and demands the data, the law’s co-sponsor told The Post on […]