Local police in Louisiana could soon be empowered to arrest persons suspected of being illegal immigrants under a bill moving through the state legislature. The bill, modeled after Texas’ anti-illegal immigration law, is one of a number of such bills under consideration in state capitals across the country. Senate Bill 388, introduced by GOP state Sen. Valarie Hodges, makes it …
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Illegal migrant who went TikTok viral urging others to squat in people's homes arrested by ICE
The Venezuelan illegal immigrant influencer who went viral with his TikTok videos urging other migrants to squat in people’s homes has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. Leonel Moreno was arrested by ICE’s Detroit field office and is in federal custody, an ICE official told Fox News Friday. He was caught by the agency’s fugitive ops team …
Read More »Chinese migrants make multi-country trek to US southern border: 'I just want to make money'
FIRST ON FOX: Chinese nationals are streaming into the U.S. through the porous southern border in record numbers, traveling thousands of miles and through numerous countries to reach America’s doorstep – and, in the process, exposing a migration crisis of global proportions. There have been more than 22,000 encounters of Chinese nationals at the southern border since Oct. 1, a …
Read More »Georgia immigration bill that would compel law enforcement to work with federal officials goes to Gov. Kemp
Georgia’s Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would require local jailers to check the immigration status of inmates and work with federal immigration officials instead of sheltering people who are in the country illegally. The House voted 99-75 to accept changes to House Bill 1105, which was backed by Republicans and now goes to the governor for …
Read More »GOP senator visits border, hails Abbott's success slowing migrant surge despite Biden admin opposition
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., returning from the southern border, is backing Gov. Greg Abbott in his efforts to secure the Texas border, pointing to a sharp change in migrant traffic in the Eagle Pass area. Blackburn visited the border in Eagle Pass Tuesday, which she previously visited in January 2023, and she said the difference was marked, from a time …
Read More »House Republicans plead with Mayorkas to address 'unprecedented surge' across northern US-Canada border
A total of 22 House Republicans sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week expressing “serious concern” to the Biden administration over an “unprecedented surge in apprehensions” seen along the northern U.S.-Canada border amid an “orchestrated” crisis. Leading the charge were Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., co-chairs of the Northern Border Security Caucus, along …
Read More »White House says it’s putting US first in face of Mexico's migrant demands
The White House on Thursday stressed that it is putting U.S. interests first when making policy decisions, emphasizing that it has a “constructive” relationship with Mexico after that country’s president made a number of demands related to migration policy. Lifting sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, sending Latin American and Caribbean countries $20 billion in aid a year and granting legal …
Read More »Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly trial witness admits to drug smuggling
The state’s key witness in the murder case against Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly admitted during the third day of trial that he previously smuggled drugs across the border. Santa Cruz County prosecutors called 43-year-old Daniel Ramirez to the stand on Wednesday, but the man, who wore headphones and spoke to the court through a translator, said he had tried …
Read More »ICE arrests 216 illegal migrants with cocaine, fentanyl and heroin convictions
In a sweeping 12-day operation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it has arrested more than 200 illegal immigrants who have convictions for drug trafficking or multiple drug possessions. The agency said that it has collared 216 illegal migrants from 30 different foreign locations who were dealing in hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs. The …
Read More »Former top ICE official sides with Texas Gov. Abbott over Biden in ongoing border battle
A former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chief who served in federal law enforcement under presidents of both parties is backing Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, in his fight with the Biden administration over efforts to secure the border. Thomas Homan, whose service includes being head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) under President Obama and acting ICE director …
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