Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said President Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariff threat on Mexican imports was a “highly effective” strategy that should have been implemented by prior administrations “for years” as a way to push Mexico to cooperate with border security efforts.
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ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Convicted of Sexual Assault in Virginia amid Capture of 7,400 in Trump’s First Two Weeks
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Monday that the federal agency arrested a previously convicted, twice deported illegal immigrant who sexually assaulted a Virginia woman.
The immigration agency revealed the January arrest of Nicolas Alberto Hernandez-Lopez, a citizen of El Salvador who was previously convicted of the second-degree sexual assault of a Fairfax County, Virginia woman in 2019, when the immigrant was determined to have violated the terms of his admission into the country.
Read the full story‘Great Day for Tennessee’: Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson Celebrates Passage of Education Freedom Act
Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) said the passage of the Education Freedom Act of 2025 sends a message that the Volunteer State believes in “parents making choices that are right for their kids.”
On Thursday, the Education Freedom Act (SB6001/HB 6004) passed the Tennessee House by a 54-44 vote and the Tennessee Senate by a 20-13 vote.
Read the full storyTennessee Law Enforcement Arrested or Convicted over 2,000 Illegal Immigrants in Final Months of 2024: State Report
Complying with legislation passed last year, the first annual report by the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) containing the number of illegal immigrants arrested by Tennessee law enforcement, or convicted by a Tennessee court, between the months October and December 2024 was published Friday.
The TNDAGC report includes data from 73 of Tennessee’s 93 counties, with complete reports from only 71, and reveals there were 2,719 reports of illegal immigrants charged with or convicted of a criminal offense in Tennessee during the last three months of 2024.
Read the full storyTennessee State House Removes Disruptive Audience After Rep. Justin Jones Delivers Speech Denouncing Immigration Bill
Disruptive members of the public were reportedly removed from the Tennessee State House gallery on Wednesday shortly after Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivered a speech urging Republicans not to vote for legislation that would empower citizens to recall local politicians who vote to make their communities a sanctuary city.
Lawmakers are currently convened in Nashville for a special legislative session to consider the Education Freedom Act, a universal school choice proposal that would create 20,000 scholarships to empower families, as well as a package of relief legislation for those affected by Hurricane Helene and immigration legislation to support the federal government under President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyTodd Bensman: Colombia’s Immediate Caving to Accepting Deportation Flights Sets the Tone for Other Countries’ Compliance with Accepting Back Migrants
Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said Colombia’s compliance to accept U.S. deportation flights returning Colombian nationals back to the South American country when faced with tariffs and sanctions sets the tone for other countries when it comes to accepting future deportation flights.
Read the full storyHouse GOP Unveils Sweeping Probe into Four Major Sanctuary Cities
House Republicans are officially launching an investigation into several major sanctuary cities that have policies in place restricting cooperation between local authorities and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Read the full storyFort Campbell Air Assault Soldiers Deploy to the U.S. Southern Border
U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Campbell deployed to the southern border on Saturday to assist the U.S. Northern Command’s mission in carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
Read the full storyCommentary: After Four Years of Biden Failure, Republicans Are Making America Safe Again
Nothing is more important for our national sovereignty than control of our borders. That’s why, in November, the American people gave President Trump an overwhelming mandate to finally secure our southern border after four years of Biden-Harris failures.
Read the full storyTrump DOJ Files New Charges Against Illegal Immigrant Arrested in Nashville Prostitution Bust
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a new charge against one of the five illegal immigrants who were arrested in Nashville as part of a human trafficking operation, accusing 28-year-old Elmer Humberto Aparicio Castillo on Friday of “unlawful possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.”
A DOJ press release confirmed that Aparicio Castillo, “is unlawfully present in the United States with a criminal history related to immigration offenses.”
Read the full storyNew Bill Would Codify Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Into Law
Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill that would end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents of illegal aliens.
Automatic birthright citizenship, regardless of parent’s legal status, is “one of the abused aspects of our immigration system,” Babin, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.
Read the full storyTennessee Governor Unveils Immigration Bill to be Debated by General Assembly During Next Week’s Special Session
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee unveiled his administration’s agenda on illegal immigration for state lawmakers to debate during next week’s special legislative session.
Read the full storySenate Republican Reintroduces Bill to Finish Border Wall Construction
Republican U.S. Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will reintroduce legislation Thursday to secure the southern border.
The bill, known as the WALL Act, would appropriate $25 billion to complete the construction of a border wall at the southern border, fulfilling a long-time goal of President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.
Read the full storyTennessee Immigrant Group to ‘Organize and Take Action’ Against Trump’s Immigration Agenda
The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) announced it is organizing Tennessee’s immigrant community against the immigration legislation in the Tennessee General Assembly and against the immigration agenda outlined by President Donald Trump.
First releasing a statement on Monday that said immigrants are “here to stay,” and pledging TIRRC will “continue educating, fighting [and] organizing for a stronger, more inclusive [Tennessee],” the group announced a “statewide community call” for Tennessee activists on Tuesday.
Read the full storyBill Could Mean Lawsuits for Tennessee Nonprofits Who Knowingly House Illegal Immigrants
Legislation submitted to the Tennessee General Assembly on Friday by State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) could lead to nonprofits being sued if they knowingly provide housing to illegal immigrants who commit crimes while in the State of Tennessee.
According to a summary of the legislation, Taylor’s Senate Bill (SB) 227 would reform Tennessee’s tort law to allow charities or nonprofits who knowingly provide housing to illegal immigrants to be sued in civil court if any illegal immigrants they house commit a crime leading to a financial loss, damages, or physical injury or death.
Read the full storyKristi Noem Pledges to End CISA Anti-‘Misinformation’ Efforts, Focus on Security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will crack down on domestic terrorism, the border, and cybersecurity attacks rather than waging war against election misinformation, secretary nominee Kristi Noem vowed.
During her Friday confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Republican governor of South Dakota emphasized how the American people have lost trust in the DHS and other federal agencies meant to ensure national security, particularly those responsible for the border.
Read the full storyTodd Bensman Uncovers Billions of U.S. Taxpayer Money Funding United Nations Agencies, NGOs Aiding and Assisting Illegal Migrants
Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, is bringing attention to the billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars that are continuing to fund United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work to aid and assist migrants in crossing into the country illegally.
Read the full storyFive Immigration Bills Tennessee Lawmakers Could Consider During Special Session
Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday announced a special legislative session for the Tennessee General Assembly to pass the governor’s school choice initiative, the Education Freedom Act, as well as disaster relief for citizens in East Tennessee still recovering from Hurricane Helene, and to “consider public safety measures related to illegal immigration to ensure the state is prepared for federal policy implementation.”
Lee did not specify what public safety measures lawmakers would consider in the special session, which is set to convene January 27, but five bills related to illegal immigration have already been introduced to the General Assembly by Republican lawmakers.
Read the full storyTennessee General Assembly Will Convene for a Special Session to Address ‘Education Freedom, Disaster Relief, and Illegal Immigration,’ Governor Announces
The Tennessee General Assembly will convene for a special legislative session on Monday, January 27 to focus on passing the Education Freedom Act, a disaster relief package, and other measures related to immigration, Governor Bill Lee announced on Wednesday.
Read the full storyIllegal Immigrant Arrested in Florida After Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Georgia Girl
A man is being held in Florida on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer after police charged him with sexual battery against a 14-year-old girl who he allegedly transported to the state from Georgia.
Public records reveal Luis Mario Santizo-Mendez, 18, was booked into the Miami Dade County jail on Tuesday, where he was charged with lewd or lascivious battery on a child, and is now precluded from release due to both an immigration hold and an out-of-state warrant that may pertain to alleged crimes he may have committed in Georgia. He was initially granted a $7,500 bond.
Read the full storyTodd Bensman: Media Ignored First Terrorist Attack by a Border-Crossing Muslim Extremist in Chicago Last Year
Todd Bensman, senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said the media ignored the first known terrorist attack by a “border-crossing Muslim migrant” on an American victim last year in an effort to not influence the November 5 general election.
Read the full storySenator Marsha Blackburn Introduces Four Bills Aimed at Combating Human Trafficking
Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a package of four bills on Thursday aimed at combating human trafficking.
Read the full storyTennessee Gov. Bill Lee Confirms Willingness to Authorize National Guard for Mass Deportations If Requested by Trump Admin
Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday confirmed that, if requested, he will activate the Tennessee National Guard to assist President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration with the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
During a press conference about his Tennessee Education Freedom plan to offer 20,000 partial scholarships to Tennessee families to promote school choice, Lee was asked whether would activate the National Guard to assist with mass deportations by a reporter who noted Lee was among signatories on a letter from Republican governors who pledged to assist the president-elect with his immigration agenda.
Read the full storyFive Men Arrested at Alleged Tennessee Brothel Are Venezuelan, Held on ICE Immigration Detainer
Five men were arrested following the execution of a search warrant on Wednesday at a property in Antioch, Tennessee by state federal law enforcement agencies including the Metro Nashville Police Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), and the FBI.
The search warrant and arrests were first announced on social media by MNPD on Monday, when the department confirmed the five arrests were part of “an ongoing human trafficking investigation,” and the residence “is a suspected brothel.”
Read the full storyTennessee Bill Would Create Online Portal for Election Workers to Verify Voters Are Citizens with Right to Vote
New legislation introduced Tuesday in Tennessee would require the Tennessee Coordinator of Elections, Tennessee Department of Safety (TDOS), and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to create new portals that will allow election officials to determine if voter applicants are U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote.
House Bill 69 by Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) requires the Coordinator of Elections and TDOS to “create a secure, electronic portal through which each county administrator of elections may access information to verify, prior to processing an applicant’s application to register to vote, whether the applicant is a non-United States citizen based on records on file.”
Read the full storyDavidson County Sheriff’s Office Sent October Illegal Immigration Data as Tennessee Star Highlighted Late Reports
The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) on Tuesday told The Tennessee Star that it submitted data to the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC), who in turn confirmed to The Star that it received data covering the month of October 2024 from DCSO after The Star first contacted the agency seeking information about which Tennessee law enforcement agencies had submitted data in compliance with a Tennessee state law.
“We provided a spreadsheet of data, as required by statute, to the TNDAGC of those booked into Davidson County jails,” said Jonathan Adams, the director of communications for DCSO.
Read the full storySome Tennessee Law Enforcement Is Not Providing Data About Illegal Immigrants for Annual Report Due January 31
A spokesman for The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) told The Tennessee Star the conference is currently preparing its first report to the governor and state legislators to establish the cost incurred to Tennessee taxpayers as a result of illegal immigrants who are processed through the criminal justice system, to fulfill its obligations under a law signed last year to bill the federal government for the results of President Joe Biden’s immigration policy.
Despite the legal requirement for law enforcement to provide data about illegal immigrants who are arrested in Tennessee, the agency told The Star that neither the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD), nor the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, have provided data to the conference.
Read the full storyMetro Nashville Police Department Seemingly Ignores Law Demanding Agency Notify ICE When Arresting Illegal Immigrants
A frequently asked questions web page for the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) indicates the police force does not report immigration status of criminal offenders to federal police in apparent defiance of a law passed earlier this year.
Governor Bill Lee signed legislation in April that made a one-word change in Tennessee law in order to mandate every law enforcement agency in Tennessee must, “communicate with the appropriate official regarding the immigration status of any individual, including reporting knowledge that a particular alien is not lawfully present in the United States or otherwise cooperate with the appropriate federal official in the identification, apprehension, detention, or removal of aliens not lawfully present in the United States.”
Read the full storyNashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell Touts ‘Years’ of ‘Collaboration’ with Group Biden-Harris Admin Asked to Help Release Illegal Immigrants
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Sunday touted his “years” of “successful collaboration” with the Tennessee Immigrant Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a nonprofit that was asked by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) to help facilitate the release of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from a Louisiana detention facility into Tennessee.
After The Tennessean asked O’Connell about his disappointment following the decision by the Metro Nashville Council not to approve a contract for a private company to install license plate readers in the city’s streets in its Sunday interview, the mayor pivoted to public safety concerns raised by a “segment” of Nashville’s immigrant community, before referencing another “segment” that is concerned about President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
Read the full storyArticle III Project’s Mike Davis Suggests Attorney General Kris Mayes Could Go to Prison
Attorney General Kris Mayes, who is prosecuting the alternate electors for Donald Trump from 2020 as well as Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby for delaying the canvassing of that election due to election irregularities, may find herself on the other side of prosecution. Founder Mike Davis of the Article III Project, which defends constitutionalist judges and the rule of law, posted on X that Mayes could go to prison due to obstructing the incoming president.
He said, “Dear @AZAGMayes: You disenfranchised AZ voters and stole your election from @AbrahamHamadeh. Now you’re plotting to overturn the will of American voters and illegally obstruct President Trump’s immigration mandate? Want to go to prison? 8 U.S.C. § 132.”
Read the full storyGuatemala Open to Accepting Central American Deportees Kicked Out Under Trump: Report
Guatemala is reportedly open to helping President-elect Donald Trump with a key part of his mission to deport massive numbers of illegal migrants out of the United States.
The Guatemalan government is not opposed to receiving their own citizens and other Central Americans deported by the United States, according to several sources that spoke with Reuters. Such a move would likely be a major boon for the incoming Trump administration as Nicaragua and a number of other countries have been reluctant to take back their citizens who’ve been ordered removed from the U.S.
Read the full storySouth American Theft Group Active in Tennessee, Uses Jammers and Fake License Plates to Evade Capture: Nolensville Police
Lieutenant Josh Combs of the Nolensville Police Department (NPD) confirmed to The Tennessee Star on Friday that South American Theft Groups (SATGs) remain active in Williamson County and other parts Tennessee as local law enforcement continues to pursue open cases related to thefts in the area.
According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, such groups are “sophisticated criminal organizations that profit from illegally obtaining goods,” either by targeting wealthy homes or businesses, with frequently targeted goods including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and high-end clothing. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement indicates some SATG members enter the country illegally, while prosecutors have stated that others entered on a legal tourism visa.
Read the full storyConvicted Homicide Rate Among ‘Non-Detained’ Illegal Migrants 13 Times Higher Than U.S. Average, Costing Americans $166 Billion: Report
A new report written by Crime Prevention Research Center President Dr. John R. Lott based on data provided by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) suggests that not only have the crimes committed by illegal migrants cost U.S. taxpayers at least $166.5 billion, but the severity of those crimes is much higher than American norms.
Read the full storyTennessee Law Enforcement, Judges Silent on Claim One-Third of Williamson County Criminal Cases Now ‘Due to Illegal Aliens’
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and four judges on Tennessee’s 21st Judicial District either did not respond, or did not confirm, to inquiries by The Tennessee Star seeking more information about the claim by Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) that one-third of criminal cases in Williamson County now involve an illegal immigrant.
The silence comes after Warner appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday, telling the hosts, “I recently met with the Williamson County delegation, and judges from Williamson County, here in southern Middle Tennessee, and a judge last week told a group of about five of us… either build more jails, build more prisons, or remove the immigrants from this state.”
Read the full storyTennessee Representative Says One-Third of Criminal Cases in Williamson County Now ‘Due to Illegal Aliens’
A Tennessee state lawmaker told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that one-third of the criminal court cases in Williamson County are now related to illegal immigrants, claiming a county judge warned state lawmakers must consider increasing the number of jails and prisons due to an uptick in crime.
State Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) divulged the purported number of criminal cases related to illegal immigrants after he was asked about his legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to detain anyone found to be in the country illegally for the maximum amount of time legally allowed, and then transport the illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities for release if they are not retrieved for deportation by federal agencies.
Read the full storyTennessee Gov. Bill Lee Among 26 Governors Pledging Support for Trump Immigration Plans, Including Deportations
Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee was among the 26 governors who signed a letter confirming their support for the immigration proposals advanced by President-elect Donald Trump, including the mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
Lee confirmed his support in a post to the social media platform X, where he shared a joint letter issued by the Republican Governors Association (RGA), which Lee continues to lead through the end of this year.
Read the full storyVideos Reveal Extent of Illegal Immigrants Surging Across the Border with Biden’s CBP One Mobile App to Help Them Cross
Journalist Ben Bergquam of Real America’s Voice (RAV) took a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border recently, where he documented the surge in illegal immigrants coming across the border into the U.S. using the Biden administration’s CBP One mobile app. The app assists them with crossing the border illegally, allowing them to make appointments so a bus will drive them across instead of sneaking across, and they can then choose where they want to fly to within the U.S.
During an interview with War Room’s Steve Bannon, Bergquam summarized the process. “There’s this entire operation — I call it the illegal alien industrial complex — where you’ve got our politicians working with United Nations, and all these NGOs working directly with the cartels in some cases, and often cases, especially in places like this — cartel-controlled territories of Mexico — working directly with them on who to send where, when to send them. So CBP One is used as a distraction. You take Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection resources off the border to process these guys, so then they can traffic all these other guys that are riding on the beast that are coming through all these other parts of the border.”
Read the full storyVirginia Immigrant Group Opposing Youngkin’s Sanctuary City Proposal Lost $1.5 Million over Lip Balm, Fidget Toy Purchases
The immigrant group that opposes the proposal by Governor Glenn Youngkin to strip funding from so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was denied federal funding by the Prince William County commission in February after it reportedly filed nearly $200,000 in expenses that are unfit for federal dollars distributed by the county.
Youngkin on Thursday unveiled a budget plan that includes a “No Sanctuary Cities” proposal that would require local law enforcement agencies to coordinate with ICE or lose funding.
Read the full storyBiden’s Border Crisis: ICE Reports Record Number of Deportations as Non-Detention Docket Swells to 6.2 Million
The greatest number of illegal foreign nationals on the docket for deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Non-Detention Docket (NDD) was reported under the Biden administration.
The greatest number was 6.2 million in fiscal 2023, followed by 4.7 million in fiscal 2022 and 3.6 million in fiscal 2021, according to an ICE 2023 annual report.
Read the full storyYoungkin to Propose Statewide Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ in Virginia
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is expected to introduce a budget proposal on Thursday that would include a ban on “sanctuary cities,” and state funding for cities that do not comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Mayors of self-proclaimed “sanctuary cities” across the United States have already teased that they will not comply with the incoming Trump administration’s efforts to deport massive amounts of illegal immigrants.
Read the full storyBiden Oversaw Largest Immigration Surge in U.S. History, Data Shows
President Joe Biden oversaw the highest level of net migration in United States history, underlining how severe the border crisis became during his tenure in the White House.
The migrant surge experienced in the past few years surpassed even the great immigration booms of the 1800s and early 1900s, according to The New York Times analysis of border data. Annual net migration, which is the sum of individuals who enter the U.S. subtracted by the number of people who leave, averaged about 2.4 million from 2021 to 2023 — resulting in net migration that is likely to surpass eight million people during the Biden administration.
Read the full storyRasmussen: Ending Birthright Citizenship ‘Popular with Voters’
The results of a poll from early 2024 is receiving renewed attention after former President Trump considers ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
“We’re going to have to get it changed. We’ll maybe have to go back to the people,” Trump said in a recent interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “But we have to end it.”
Read the full storyBombshell Memo from 2021 Warned Unprepared DHS About Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Long before Congress became alarmed over as many as 320,000 unaccompanied minor children from the border crisis, the Department of Homeland Security prepared a briefing memo in summer 2021 starkly warning Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that federal authorities were ill-equipped to deal with a surge of young immigrants or reunite them with their parents, according to a copy of the memo reviewed by Just the News.
Read the full storyAfter Record Number of Chinese Illegally Entered U.S., Biden Admin Announces Action
After the greatest number of Chinese nationals illegally entered the country under the Biden administration – more than 176,000, creating national security threats – President Joe Biden and his administration announced several actions.
Read the full storyTrump Reportedly Has Ace Up His Sleeve for Countries That Refuse to Take Back Their Illegal Migrants
The incoming Trump administration is reportedly devising a plan to remove illegal migrants from the United States, even if their home countries refuse to accept them.
Illegal migrants that have been ordered deported by an immigration judge, but hail from a country that refuses to take them back, may be sent to Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, Grenada, Panama or possibly elsewhere once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, according to NBC News. Such a plan, which has yet to be confirmed by the transition team, could prove to be a game-changer in the president-elect’s promised goal of conducting the largest deportation initiative in U.S. history.
Read the full storyLawyers Representing Illegal Immigrant Jose Ibarra Request New Trial for Murder of Laken Riley
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.
Read the full storyEJ Haust Applauds Trump’s ‘Power Move’ While Meeting with Canada Prime Minister at Mar-a-Lago
EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and former journalist who lived in Minnesota for 12 years before relocating to Tennessee, said President-elect Donald Trump’s meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago was a “power move” that signals how America is back as a “superpower” nation under a second Trump administration.
Trudeau met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, days after the president-elect threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico until the two bordering countries work to stop the flow of drugs and illegal immigration into the U.S. via executive order.
Read the full storyCanada Scrambles to Secure Border After Trump Threatens Massive Tariff
The Canadian government made clear its beefing up its border security apparatus after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs against Canada and Mexico if the flow of illegal immigration and drugs are not reined in.
Trump in November announced on social media that he would impose a 25% tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico unless both countries do more to limit the level of illicit drugs and illegal immigration entering into the United States. In response, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the president-elect at his residence in Mar-a-Largo and his government has detailed what more it’s doing to bolster immigration enforcement.
Read the full storyNearly 180,000 Noncitizens Deliberately Not Detained, Roaming Free in U.S. Cities, ICE Reports
In the second and third quarters of fiscal 2024, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents removed nearly 68,000 illegal border crossers, ICE says. ICE claims the number “reflects a 69% increase over removals during the third quarter in fiscal year 2023, and is more than 140% of ICE removals for all fiscal year 2023.”
Read the full storyNorthern Border Terrorist-Related Arrests Soar
Federal agents are arresting a record number of individuals on the terrorist watchlist at the northern U.S. border, including a Jordanian national with ties to terrorism who recently was removed from the country after illegally entering from Canada.
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