Author: Anna Giaritelli Washington Examiner
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ICE may deport illegal immigrants without judge approval, appeals court rules
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A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of expanding a fast-track deportation process to let the Trump administration expeditiously remove illegal immigrants who are living inside the United States, not just at the southern border. On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reinstated President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, plan…
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Tom Homan insists ICE is not narrowing deportation agenda
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EXCLUSIVE — Arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants have soared to all-time highs in President Donald Trump’s second term, but the administration has faced significant hurdles maintaining its momentum in recent months, according to White House border czar Tom Homan, prompting some concerns from Trump’s base that his administration is abandoning promised mass deportations. Approximately 641,000…
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Five ways Mullin is already pushing DHS in a new direction
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The Trump administration’s newest Cabinet secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has already begun to implement major changes across the Department of Homeland Security Mullin replaced President Donald Trump’s first DHS secretary, Kristi Noem, and was an unexpected pick to lead the department given his lack of background on related issues. However, in his two weeks atop the…
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Sanctuary cities declined 17,864 requests to hold illegal immigrants for ICE in 2025: Noem
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Sanctuary cities and counties declined to turn over 17,864 illegal immigrants in police custody to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2025, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that those jurisdictions rejected thousands of requests by the federal agency for local jails…
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Democrats move to stop ICE from working with local police nationwide
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Some Democrats are trying to cut ties between local police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as a record-high number of cities and states have stepped up to help federal police track down illegal immigrants in their communities. As President Donald Trump prepares to begin his second year in office, three House Democrats have reintroduced legislation…
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Trump administration installing 900-mile wall of buoys in Rio Grande
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EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration will soon install 900 miles of buoy barrier at the United States-Mexico border, marking the first time the U.S. government has used a water-based defense system to stop illegal immigration, the Border Patrol’s national chief told the Washington Examiner. Construction teams will start dropping the red-orange floating devices in the Rio…
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Trump HUD sending staff into Minnesota to investigate amid state welfare fraud scandal
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EXCLUSIVE — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has sent federal employees into Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, to investigate federally administered aid programs following the discovery of a massive welfare fraud scheme believed to have been carried out by Somali immigrants. A HUD spokesperson told the Washington Examiner that the department is the latest…
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One in five immigration judges out of a job as Trump officials remake court
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1-in-5 immigration judges have left their posts since President Donald Trump retook office in January, largely the result of firings by the executive branch. This past week, the Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York, one of whom are suing for alleged discrimination. Roughly 700 judges sat on the bench at the start of 2025,…
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Border Patrol in rare position to prepare for future amid illegal immigration recession
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The U.S. Border Patrol is in a rare position to get its back-of-house in tip-top shape while illegal immigration at the southern border is at historic lows. Current and former senior Border Patrol agents, as well as a U.S. congressman who represents the largest district on the U.S.-Mexico border, shared their top recommendations for how…
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Trump lowers refugee cap to 7,500 for 2026
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The Trump administration has dramatically reduced the number of refugees it will admit into the country in the coming year, from 125,000 last year to 7,500 this year. The federal government published an announcement in the Federal Register on Thursday that disclosed it would cap refugee admissions at 7,500 in fiscal 2026, which began in…