Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, said the U.S. legal system, especially the federal judiciary, is being used to block or delay the deportation of illegal aliens in contradiction to the will of the people and the intent of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal status and work permits for over 530,000 illegal aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, ruled Monday that the Trump administration cannot terminate the legal status of the migrants “without case-by-case review.”
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The Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill last week that would invalidate out-of-state driver licenses issued exclusively to illegal aliens and make it a misdemeanor offense to operate motor vehicles in the state with such licenses.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged over 900 illegal immigrants with crimes in four different states in the first week of April.
These arrests are part of the DOJ’s Operation Take Back America, which is an initiative trying to stop illegal immigration, eliminate transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities.
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The number of migrant children arriving alone at the southern border reached an all-time low in March.
Border Patrol encountered 631 unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border last month, down 97% from the record high of 18,716 under the administration of then-President Joe Biden in March 2021, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official.
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ICE announced Monday it arrested 370 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during an enhanced targeted enforcement operation.
This operation occurred from March 18 to March 23 with ICE and other federal law enforcement partners.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will visit El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center on Wednesday, just over a week after the U.S. transferred hundreds of illegal aliens to the prison, Fox News first reported.
Noem will tour the detention center with Salvadoran Minister of Justice Héctor Gustavo Villatoro and will later meet with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.
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ICE and other law enforcement agencies arrested 214 criminal illegal aliens in Northern Virginia during a 13-day targeted enforcement operation.
The operation took place from March 1 to March 13 and focused on illegal aliens with ties to transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious illegal alien offenders.
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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is among a group of 21 secretaries of state who have sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement changes to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program.
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The White House has touted January’s 36% decline in border apprehensions—the lowest number of illegal aliens apprehended along the border in almost five years—as the “Trump effect.”
That total includes 29,116 apprehended at the border outside of official ports of entry, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That’s the lowest since May 2020. And that compares to 47,316 apprehensions outside of official ports in December.
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At least 22 different states, all with Democratic control of their respective governments, have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship in the United States.
ABC News reports that an initial lawsuit was filed on Monday by a coalition of 18 Democratic state attorneys general, alongside the cities of San Francisco and Washington, D.C. A separate lawsuit was filed by four more states later on the same day, demanding that a federal court halt any implementation or enforcement of the order.
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Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the Metro Nashville Police Department and Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, as well as any other law enforcement agencies who fail to report data to the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) about illegal aliens arrested in the state, may face legal challenges for defying state law.
In May, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB2774/SB2158 into law, which, among other requirements, requires the TNDAGC to collect and analyze data from law enforcement agencies on the number of persons not lawfully present in the U.S. charged or convicted of a criminal offense in Tennessee during the previous year.
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A report by an immigration-centric think tank reveals that nearly 400,000 illegal births of so-called “anchor babies” occurred in the United States in the year 2024.
As reported by Breitbart, the data from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), the total includes 300,000 anchor babies born to illegal aliens, while another 72,000 were born to foreigners in the country as tourists, on worker visas, or on student visas.
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We did it.
The greatest comeback in political history, President Donald Trump taking back the office he held four years ago, is historic and nothing short of remarkable. The message it sends is that “Make America Great Again,” the MAGA movement, is here to stay. Long gone are the days of the old GOP establishment, the controlled opposition that had no problem managing the decline of the nation along with the Democrats. Now, Americans are no longer the forgotten men and women. We are ascendant, and we must make sure that our party will continue this path for the foreseeable future.
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Can Donald Trump reduce house prices?
A recent study by Redfin found that millions of Americans are skipping meals, selling belongings, and even delaying medical care to afford housing. Three in four Americans making less than $50,000—nearly half of Americans make less than $50,000—say they “regularly struggle” to keep a roof over their head.
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The Biden administration’s liberal use of a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) led to a 240% surge of foreign nationals protected from deportation and granted interim legal status in the United States, according to the most recent data from the research arm of Congress.
The data, which showed consistent increases in immigrants granted “TPS” status since President Joe Biden took office in early 2021, make up just part of the largest illegal and legal immigration surge in American history.
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Attorneys representing Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan illegal immigrant sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student killed while jogging on the University of Georgia campus, on Tuesday formally requested a new trial for their client.
Ibarra was found guilty of all charges related to his murder of Riley by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge Patrick Haggard on November 20. The judge rendered his verdict after Ibarra waived his right to a trial by jury, and instead allowed the judge to determine his fate at a bench trial.
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Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).”
The order directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest anyone implementing CCP influence operations like “Operation Fox Hunt,” an initiative of the PRC to forcibly return people to China it’s identified as so-called dissidents living in the U.S.
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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers and rescue unaccompanied minors at the border through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star.
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President-elect Donald Trump said he would work to end veteran homelessness on the first day of his administration by signing an executive order to redirect funds previously spent by the Biden-Harris administration on illegal aliens to be instead used to shelter and treat homeless U.S. veterans.
Throughout the Biden-Harris administration, sanctuary cities such as Chicago and New York have made headlines for housing illegal aliens in luxury hotel rooms at the cost of taxpayers.
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan, a major advocate of deporting illegal aliens, to be his “border czar” in his next administration.
Trump announced his selection of the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a late Sunday night post on his TruthSocial platform.
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The Biden-Harris administration’s open borders policies are facing increased scrutiny after a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement report revealed an alliance with United Nations bureaucrats.
The committee reported that U.S. taxpayer funding was directed to the salaries of UN bureaucrats who staffed migration centers set up throughout South and Central America.
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Local law enforcement in a Florida county announced the arrest of over 100 people who committed looting and similar crimes in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, with at least 41 of these suspects being illegal aliens.
As reported by Fox News, police officers on patrol for looters in Pinellas County have made the arrests over the course of the last three weeks. A total of 45 suspects were arrested on 68 different charges, ranging from robbery and burglary to grand theft, vandalism, and trespassing.
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Yet another caravan of illegal aliens is currently making its way towards the southern border of the United States, hoping to cross the border before a possible victory by former President Donald Trump in the November election.
As Breitbart reports, the caravan consists of about 1,000 illegals, and started at Mexico’s southern border; it is currently en route to Mexico City, at which point it will disband and scatter as it makes its way to the border. It is the second major illegal caravan to start in Mexico since October 1st, following the inauguration of the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.
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Republicans on a top congressional committee have launched an investigation into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its “priorities” after reports emerged claiming that the agency spent most of its money aiding illegal aliens, to the point that it had little money left to deal with the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
According to Fox News, a letter was issued by members of the majority on the the House Homeland Security Committee, declaring that the committee “is investigating [DHS’] prioritization of its ability to adequately respond to natural disasters.”
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Five members of Tennessee’s delegation to the U.S. House and both of its U.S. Senators voted earlier this year against legislation that provided additional funding to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to provide for the welfare of millions of illegal immigrants who crossed the southern border under the Biden-Harris administration.
The realization that FEMA was tasked with managing illegal immigrant populations inside the United States came after Hurricane Helene, when Republicans revealed FEMA has directed $640.9 million in federal grants to nonprofits who support illegal immigrants.
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A minimum of 1,525,210 foreign nationals illegally crossed the Southwest U.S. border in fiscal 2024, according to preliminary data The Center Square exclusively obtained from a Border Patrol agent on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The data excludes Office of Field Operations data, gotaway data (those who illegally entered and evaded capture), and northern border apprehension data, meaning the overall number is likely much higher.
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The new data on all the criminal noncitizens coming into the U.S. is shocking.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) checks the background of illegal aliens they have in custody. But, the administration’s letter to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) shows that as of July 21, 2024, ICE let 435,719 convicted criminals and 226,847 people with pending criminal charges in their home countries into the U.S.
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As a result of the ongoing mass migration crisis at the southern border, the American homeless population is set to hit another record by the end of the year.
As Breitbart reports, the study conducted by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday showcased the number of people who live in homeless encampments, in homeless shelters, and on the streets, which has gone up since 2023.
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Non-citizens have been added to several states’ voter rolls largely through motor vehicle departments, sometimes even after they have explained that they are not U.S. citizens.
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As we outlined in Part One, here in California, we have an economy that would be the fifth largest in the world if it were to be separated as a standing nation. Home to Silicon Valley, Hollywood, world-class agriculture, and medical schools, California is an economic powerhouse.
Yet we, in California, have the highest poverty rate in the nation. We have a majority of the nation’s homeless people. We have the highest overall tax rates in the nation. Our energy costs are double that of the national average. Our per-student spending in schools is well above the national average, yet our students consistently have below-average grade-level test scores. Our major cities are crime-ridden, our power grid is woefully vulnerable, and our beaches are regularly closed due to raw sewage contamination.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday that his office is investigating how to stop the Biden-Harris administration from continuing to resettle massive numbers of foreign nationals into his state.
An enormous increase in the migrant population in Ohio has taken place during the past four years of the Biden-Harris administration, leading to a strain in the state’s economic, medical and educational systems, Yost declared in a press release. Ohio’s top prosecutor says he is now directing his office to research courtroom strategies on how to stop the White House from sending an “unlimited” number of migrants into Ohio communities.
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The busiest U.S. Customs and Border Protection sector at the northern border continues to break records in apprehensions with foreign nationals coming from 85 countries to Canada to illegally enter the U.S.
In less than 10 months, Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 15,000 foreign nationals from 85 countries who all illegally entered the U.S. through Canada, the greatest volume reported in this time period in recorded history.
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On Tuesday, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that illegal aliens do not have the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, due to the fact that they are not American citizens.
As reported by Fox News, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that federal law prohibiting illegal aliens from owning firearms is legal, as the Constitution does not apply to anyone who has entered the United States illegally.
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The state of California could soon pass a law that will make illegal aliens eligible to receive as much as $150,000 in taxpayer-funded loans to purchase new homes.
According to Fox News, the “California Dream for All” act is likely to pass through the overwhelmingly Democrat-controlled state legislature. The bill would implement a statewide program that provides 20% in down payment assistance, as high as $150,000, for illegals who seek to buy homes in the state. The only requirements to apply are that one must be a first-time homebuyer and a first-generation homebuyer; the program will also require income levels to be below a certain limit relevant to the county where the applicant lives.
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A far-left organization that has received funding from taxpayer dollars is offering up to $30,000 to illegal aliens so that they can purchase homes in the United States.
As the Daily Caller reports, the Hacienda Community Development Corp. (Hacienda CDC) is participating in a down payment assistance program in Oregon called “Camino a Casa.” The initiative is explicitly only available for non-citizens, while American citizens are ineligible. The $30,000 handouts are branded as down payment assistance for illegals who are attempting to purchase new homes.
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti was one of the state attorneys general who joined a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new program process to allow hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who are the spouse or stepchild of a U.S. citizen to “parole in place.”
The 56-page complaint, filed in the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court on Friday, challenges DHS’ “Keeping Families Together” program, which began accepting applications on Monday.
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Ever since early 2021, Americans have watched as illegal aliens have flooded across the Southwest border unimpeded. They have read with horror the accounts of innocent Americans victimized by those here unlawfully. They have seen family and friends die after being poisoned by fentanyl coming across the border. And the Biden-Harris administration has largely done nothing.
Yet now, following a few months of somewhat-reduced numbers of apprehensions between ports of entry along the Southwest border, the Biden-Harris administration is taking a victory lap. Such premature celebration, however, ignores the reality of the continuing nature of this crisis.
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Democrats’ new running mate for presidential nominee Kamala Harris signed a bill last year allowing illegal immigrants to receive Minnesota driver’s licenses.
In March 2023, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation allowing Minnesota residents to apply for and attain standard state driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status.
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Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said the Biden administration is attempting to direct attention away from record-high illegal land border crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border by offering a multitude of other avenues to migrants who intend to enter the country.
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As Vice President Kamala Harris has become the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, the left-wing media has scrambled to erase her title as President Biden’s “Border Czar.”
Far-left Axios published a story Wednesday trying to obfuscate Harris’ role in the current border crisis.
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Eight members of the Tennessee congressional delegation were among a group of congressional Republicans who sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland seeking information on how the Department of Justice (DOJ) will work to prevent illegal aliens from voting in federal elections.
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An illegal alien from Guatemala who killed a Tennessee man while drunk driving has been sentenced to prison for causing the man’s death.
Israel Martin-Alonzo who was 18 at the time and was driving drunk, struck and killed Hixson man Donald Rackley on July 30, 2018. He was sentenced Tuesday to only two years in prison after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, failure to maintain lane, and DUI.
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According to a candidate survey in The Tennessean, the only Republican primary challenger to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) says he wants a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
Tres Wittum, 37, an aide to Tennessee Senate leadership, says he wants to “update the [immigration] system.”
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Don Palmer, a U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Commissioner who was nominated by then-President Donald Trump and confirmed by unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate in 2019, said the U.S. is moving towards conducting its elections via paper ballots as opposed to paperless voting machines.
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Bernie Moreno, the Republican nominee in the Ohio U.S. Senate race, condemned the Biden administration’s executive order to allow illegal alien spouses and children to apply for lawful permanent residence without leaving the country.
To be eligible under Biden’s Tuesday executive order, “noncitizens” must have resided in the United States for 10 or more years and be legally married to a U.S. citizen while satisfying all applicable legal requirements as of June 17, 2024.
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The far-left American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced its intention to sue the White House after Joe Biden announced a new executive order that would ostensibly reduce access to the asylum system for illegal aliens.
According to Axios, the ACLU had made preparations for such a lawsuit even before Biden officially announced the executive order, which he signed on Tuesday. There had been leaks to the press in the days ahead of the order confirming many details of the plan.
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Sometimes unexpected but dramatic events tear off the thin veneer of respectability and convention. What follows is the exposure and repudiation of long-existing but previously covered-up pathologies.
Events like the destruction of the southern border over the last three years, the October 7 massacre and ensuing Gaza war, the campus protests, the COVID-19 epidemic and lockdown, and the systematic efforts to weaponize our bureaucracies and courts have all led to radical reappraisals of American culture and civilization.
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Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, is demanding answers from the Biden Administration after two reported illegal aliens from Jordan – one of which is reported to be on the terrorist watch list – attempted to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico with a box truck.
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Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said the Biden Administration is desperately trying to escape the press coverage of migrants illegally crossing the southern border by ignoring congressional statutes to allow for the abuse of the parole authority to take place.
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