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Laken Riley amendment at center of Senate standoff in partial government shutdown battle

An amendment named after slain Augusta University 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley from Georgia is at the center of a Senate showdown over the $1.2 trillion spending package that must pass before midnight to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Laken Riley Act has been introduced as an amendment to the six-bill appropriations package by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., but …

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Migrant encounters at southern border hit new February record high

The number of migrant encounters at the southern border for February hit a new high for the month this year, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) figures released on Friday reveal, reversing a sharp drop in numbers in January. There were 189,922 migrant encounters along the border in February. That’s higher than the 156,000 in the same month in 2023. The …

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Mayor Johnson touts Chicago being more 'open and quite accommodating' to migrants than other blue cities

Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson touted Chicago as being more “open and quite accommodating” to illegal immigrants compared to other blue cities while admitting that its position is “unsustainable.” During a press conference on Wednesday, Johnson was asked about the city’s temporary shelter policy for migrants being bussed to Chicago from the southern border, stressing the reality of “restraints” of city …

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CBP increases patrols after migrant surge overwhelms Texas National Guard in El Paso

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Friday that it has increased patrols in an area of the southern border in El Paso, Texas, where a large group of illegal immigrants burst through razor wire and surged toward the border wall a day before. Video taken by the New York Post showed dozens of adult males ripping away razor wire that …

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Chicago migrant evictions will add to homelessness, lawmaker says, as Democrat-led cities scale back aid

A lawmaker in Chicago is accusing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ongoing migrant shelter evictions of adding to the city’s homeless count as Democrat-led cities around the U.S. are facing increasing financial strain from dealing with an influx of new arrivals. Chicago began evicting migrants from shelters on Sunday as a 60-day stay limit came into effect, with Johnson arguingthe city’s “limited …

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Midwest state on verge of defying Biden with Texas-style bill to combat illegal immigration

The state of Iowa is moving forward with an anti-illegal immigration bill that would allow local police to arrest illegal immigrants in the Hawkeye State who had previously been deported. It’s similar to a Texas law that is the target of a high-profile legal challenge by the Biden administration. Senate File 2340 makes it a crime for an illegal immigrant …

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TikToker goes viral explaining how illegal immigrants can take advantage of squatting laws

A Venezuelan migrant has gone viral after he posted a video to social media that explained how illegal immigrants can take advantage of squatting laws and stay in American homes. “I have thought about invading a house in the United States,” a man identified as Leonal Moreno said in the TikTok video. “I found out that there is a law …

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Arizona rancher faces long-awaited murder trial in border shooting of Mexican man after rejecting plea deal

An Arizona rancher charged with murder in the death of a Mexican national found shot on his border property is scheduled to face trial on Thursday after several delays. The case of the State of Arizona v. George Alan Kelly is scheduled to begin jury selection at 8:30 a.m. local time on Thursday in Santa Cruz Superior Court, according to …

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House GOP eyes putting Trump-era migrant policy in place on northern border: 'Remain In Canada'

FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are looking to echo a key Trump-era border policy, which kept migrants out of the U.S. for the duration of their immigration hearings, at the northern border with Canada – amid a sharp increase in apprehensions. The “Remain in Canada Act,” introduced by Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, would duplicate the Remain-in-Mexico program – officially called …

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DHS’ failure to file paperwork has led to 200K immigration court cases tossed under President Biden: TRAC

Since President Biden has been in office, immigration judges have thrown out approximately 200,000 deportation cases because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not file the required “Notice to Appear” (NTA) by the time of the scheduled hearing, according to a report published Wednesday. The report from Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), which tracks immigration case data and backlogs, …

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