By Jack Phillips Order stipulates that current DACA recipients aren’t affected. A Texas federal judge on Friday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era policy that shields certain illegal immigrants from being deported, is unlawful and blocked new applications from being filed. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen argued that the policy goes against […]
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‘Devastating Situation’: South Dakota Governor Sends More Troops to Border
By Jack Phillips South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has announced that additional state National Guard members will be sent to the U.S.–Mexico border to assist immigration enforcement efforts. According to Noem’s office, the deployment will add 125 members to the 50-strong South Dakota troops that are deployed there, bringing the total to 175. Noem, a Republican, is one […]
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ICE Agents, Sheriffs Sue Biden Admin Over ‘Unlawful’ Deportation Policy
By Charlotte Cuthbertson GALVESTON, Texas—A group of sheriffs and active Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have filed suit against the Biden administration for its “unlawful and unconstitutional” requirements regarding the arrest and deportation of illegal aliens. The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to a Feb. 18 memorandum that they say “commands ICE officers to […]
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Trump Says He’s Made Up His Mind About 2024 Presidency
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump said that he has made up his mind on whether he will run for president again in 2024, but didn’t say if he would nor not. Trump was asked about the prospect of running for president by Fox News’s Sean Hannity during an event on Wednesday night. “You’re not going to […]
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Wisconsin Senate Passes ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Bill
By Jack Phillips Wisconsin’s GOP-led state Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to turn the state into a “Second Amendment sanctuary,” becoming the latest to do so amid a similar push from Republican state legislatures and governors around the country. The state Senate passed Assembly Bill 293 by a voice vote, sending a bill to Democrat […]
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Florida’s ‘Cavalry’ Helps Secure the Border: ‘You’ve Got a Storm and We’re Coming to Help You’
By Patricia Tolson At a June 16 press conference, Florida’s Ron DeSantis became the first governor to answer the plea for help from fellow Republican governors—Doug Ducey of Arizona and Greg Abbott of Texas—by authorizing the deployment of law enforcement resources to help secure the border. “It’s undeniable that the border crisis is out of control,” Christina Pushaw, […]
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Michigan Senate Passes Legislation to Add Voter ID Requirements: ‘Overwhelmingly Popular’
By Jack Phillips Michigan’s GOP-led Senate on Wednesday passed several bills that, if signed into law, would implement more voter identification requirements for in-person voters and absentee voters, adding Michigan to a growing list of states pursuing more stringient election measures. All Senate Republicans voted in favor of the three bills, while every Senate Democrat […]
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Newsom Insists California’s Pending COVID-19 Verification System Not a ‘Vaccine Passport’
By Zachary Stieber California is developing a COVID-19 vaccine verification system that will enable people who have gotten a jab to show proof of the shot to businesses, Gov. Gavin Newsom says. “We’ll be doing something that provides you the opportunity, and we’ll announce this later this week, to have an electronic version of your paper version of […]
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GOP Mayor-Elect of Town That Is 85 Percent Latino Says Latinos Are ‘Opening Their Eyes’
By Jack Phillips The mayor-elect of a Texas border city with a population that is around 85 percent Latino claimed that Latino voters are switching from Democrat to Republican in light of recent policy proposals. “Well, during the past election, it’s amazing what happened here in South Texas,” Javier Villalobos, the mayor-elect of McAllen, Texas, told Fox News over […]
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Taxpayers Fleeing California Take $8.8 Billion In Gross Income to Other States
By Tom Ozimek California, with its relatively large tax burden compared to other states, has seen a taxpayer exodus in recent years and, along with it, billions in taxable gross income. State-to-state migration data recently released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) shows that California lost an estimated net 70,534 households—or 165,355 taxpayers and their dependents—in the years 2017-2018, with those […]
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Border Patrol Arrests Over 160 Illegal Immigrants in 2 Tractor-Trailers
By Ivan Pentchoukov Border Patrol agents in the Laredo sector in Texas arrested more than 160 illegal aliens in two tractor-trailer smuggling attempts, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A canine alerted agents to the first group inside a tanker trailer after midnight on May 28. The agents scanned the tanker to find more than 50 people […]
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Florida Becomes 23rd State to End $300 Unemployment Benefit Boost to Ease Business Hiring Woes
By Tom Ozimek Florida officials announced an end to the $300 weekly federal pandemic unemployment compensation supplement on May 24, making the Sunshine State the 23rd state to opt out of the jobless boost in a bid to encourage people to get back to work amid a labor shortage and a booming economy. The Florida Department of […]
