The Associated Press has learned the government is on pace to deport the fewest illegal immigrants since 2006 according to government documents. As of April 20, federal immigration officials sent home 127,378 people in the United States illegally. That puts immigrant removals on track to be among the lowest since the middle of President George […]
Underground tunnels found beneath California-Mexico border
April 29, 2015 By 4 Comments
U.S. Border Patrol has discovered two underground tunnels dug beneath the California-Mexico border: The first was found Monday near Calexico across from Mexicali. The second, though incomplete, was discovered Tuesday in the Tijuana River Valley across from Tijuana’s Avenida International. The Mexicali-Calexico tunnel measured 230 feet long, four feet high and four feet wide. According […]
Approximately 36,000 ‘birth tourists’ in U.S.
April 28, 2015 By 1 Comment
If there was ever an argument against ending birthright citizenship, this is it. According to data compiled by the Center for Immigration Studies, there are possibly 36,000 pregnant women who arrived in the U.S. in 2012 explicitly to give birth on U.S. soil so that their children would be legally deemed American citizens. The practice […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley puts ball in House’s court on immigration reform
April 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Speaking at the National Press Club on Monday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, stated that his panel has no plans to write immigration legislation until he knows for certain that the House will act on immigration reform: “I want to use my time and the committee’s time to do something,” […]
A “Tragic” Mistake
April 28, 2015 By 4 Comments
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson called the amnesty given to accused “Top Model” killer Emmanuel Jesus Rangel was a “tragic” mistake. Rangel faced deportation in 2013 but received amnesty thanks to President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) scheme. Rangel received the gift from the Obama Administration even though Rangel appeared on a federal database flagging […]
Former 7-11 Owner Gets 87 Months For Illegal Immigrant Scheme
April 28, 2015 By 6 Comments
Farrukh Baig, owner and operator of a string of 7-11 stores in New York and Virginia was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for wire fraud and and concealing and harboring illegal immigrants. Federal prosecutors said Mr. Baig along with his wife, two brothers and a another co-conspirator hired dozens of illegal aliens, equipped them […]
