Author: Anna Giaritelli

The Trump administration’s efforts to convince illegal immigrants in the United States to voluntarily leave the country appear to be working, but a lack of information on the extent of the self-deportations from the government has made it difficult to know the extent of the operation. “Tens of thousands” of illegal immigrants residing in the…

The Justice Department has published a list of cities, counties, and states that identify as “sanctuary” zones or places where law enforcement will not turn over illegal immigrants to federal immigration authorities. The DOJ on Tuesday highlighted the top jurisdictions on the Trump administration’s radar, including 13 states, four counties, and 18 cities. One state…

EXCLUSIVE — Federal immigration authorities have arrested nearly 150,000 illegal immigrants across the United States since the beginning of January, shortly before President Donald Trump took office and launched a mass deportation operation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told the Washington Examiner. As of late July, ICE had taken into custody 149,084 people, including nearly 50,000…

The Trump administration has begun flying out and deporting illegal immigrants from the state-run immigrant detention site in the Florida Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” according to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). “I’m pleased to report that those flights out of Alligator Alcatraz by [the Department of Homeland Security] have begun. The cadence is increasing. We’ve already…

One year ago, then-former President Donald Trump was shot during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The tragic event, which resulted in the death of a rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, transformed the 2024 presidential race. In Butler, there is still little in the way of answers. This Washington Examiner series will look at where things stand one year on,…

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — The Trump administration has found an ally outside of Washington in its effort to deport millions of illegal immigrants from the United States over four years. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is helping the federal government carry out its deportation agenda across Florida, which has one of the highest percentages of illegal immigrants in…

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA — Illegal immigrants picked up by state troopers during traffic stops this week are among the first to be moved into “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new state-run federal detention facility in the Everglades. During a six-hour visit with the Florida Highway Patrol around southeastern Florida, the Washington Examiner had a front-row seat to see how…

The Trump administration is marshalling federal agents from an array of departments to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Police from the Justice Department’s U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bureau of Prisons, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations have…

EVERGLADES, Florida — President Donald Trump on Tuesday will tour Alligator Alcatraz, a newly completed, federally run immigrant detention facility in the heart of Florida swampland, following hours of constant construction in the lead-up to his arrival. Dozens of dump trucks were seen on Monday going in and out of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport…