NYTIMES — New deportation cases brought by the Obama administration in the nation’s immigration courts have been declining steadily since 2009, and judges have increasingly ruled against deportations, leading to a 43 percent drop in the number of deportations through the courts in the last five years, according to Justice Department statistics released on Wednesday. […]
Philadelphia to begin releasing illegal aliens from jails
April 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
PHILLY.COM — MAYOR NUTTER is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow that will significantly limit collaboration between Philadelphia police and federal immigration authorities. The order is expected to preclude police from honoring detainer requests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement except in cases where a person is convicted of a first- or second-degree felony […]
Should Obama use the power of his pen to turn the tide on immigration reform?
April 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CNN — Immigration champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez feels confident that President Barack Obama will use his executive powers to push through reform. House Speaker John Boehner feels confident that doing so will tank what little support the President has among Republicans on immigration reform. They’re both right, immigration law experts say. After pushback from immigration […]
Reps. Israel, Pelosi Wrong–Resisting Amnesty Is Not “Racist,” But “Racial.” Quite Right Too!
April 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
VDARE — It appears to be the new party line: on CNN’s State of the Union, Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said of the failure to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform a.k.a. Amnesty/ Immigration Surge that to a significant extent, the Republican base does have elements that are animated by racism. […]
Trump: ‘I Would Build a Border Fence Like You Have Never Seen Before’
April 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
BREITBART — Donald Trump, speaking to a gathering of conservative Americans at the New Hampshire Freedom Summit, said that “not only is Obamacare a disaster, it is the single greatest lie that I have ever witnessed, and I have been watching politics for a long time.” Trump’s speech was upbeat and direct, and he didn’t […]
GOP Reps press DHS on the agency’s release of criminal aliens
April 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
DAILYCALLER — Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are pushing the Department of Homeland Security for more information about the thousands of criminal aliens that the agency has captured and released back into the United States. The members’ request come on the heels of a report, based on internal data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, […]
