Thirty-five Democratic Congressional Representatives are pushing for the Department of Homeland Security to stop detaining lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender illegal immigrants. In a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, the members said detention “should almost never be used for vulnerable groups such as LGBT immigrants facing immigration proceedings.” Instead, they asked officials to use […]
American Conservative Journalist Detained by Feds at Border
June 23, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Seems the Feds only want to detain people who publicize TSA shortcomings. In response to conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe’s brief documentary released last August, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have decided to detain him every time he crosses onto American soil from a foreign country. O’Keefe’s August video, published exclusively at the time by […]
No Surprise: Most Illegals Skip Immigration Hearings
June 23, 2015 By 7 Comments
84% of illegals allowed to roam free in the U.S. while they await deportation hearings never show up for the hearing according to new figures just released by the Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review. Meanwhile, 70% of detained illegal aliens did show up for their hearing before an immigration judge. “That strategy is […]
Sessions Introduces Immigration Enforcement Bill
June 23, 2015 By 1 Comment
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has introduced legislation to beef up enforcement of immigration law. The Michael Davis, Jr. and Danny Oliver in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act is named for two local law enforcement officers who were murdered by an illegal immigrant who had already been deported twice. “This legislation will ensure […]
Court Orders Deported Illegal Aliens Brought Back
June 22, 2015 By 3 Comments
A Federal appeals court ordered the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) to locate and return to the United States a pair of Guatemelan illegal immigrants who has just been deported. Chief Judge Theodore A. McKee of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals demanded a plane ferrying the illegals back to their rightful home be […]
Candidate Interest in Latino Vote Increases
June 22, 2015 By 2 Comments
It’s well-known that the Latino vote generally leans left. But GOP primary candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush are trying to change that. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, the two Republican presidential candidates seen as having the greatest chance to make inroads with the Latino vote that traditionally leans Democratic, recently stopped in Nevada, Bush […]
