Author: Anna Giaritelli

Republican governors around the country have sought to aid President Donald Trump by cracking down on towns and cities in their states that refuse to get on board with the White House’s immigration policies. Already, more than 20 states have pushed legislation aimed at taking down “sanctuary” cities or places that refuse to turn over…

A border congressman’s legislation headed to the House floor would impose harsher consequences on anyone who leads law enforcement on a vehicular high-speed chase near the border, particularly if the pursuit ends in a deadly accident. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), who represents the southeastern part of the state, said addressing the high-speed chases coming through…

A federal court blocked the Trump administration from flying three Venezuelan illegal immigrants in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, the first time a court has barred such transports. The U.S. District Court in New Mexico approved a temporary restraining order to block the transfer of three Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees…

Senior House Democrats have inquired with the Trump administration about media reports that President Donald Trump’s deportation force detained U.S. citizens during its illegal immigrant arrest sweeps. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, announced…

Mexico has begun to deploy 10,000 military troops to its border with the United States as part of the country’s effort to deter illegal immigration and drug smuggling northbound. Mexico has launched Operative Frontera Norte, Spanish for Operation Northern Border, as part of an effort to bolster security along its northern cities and towns. The…

Senators emerged from a hearing on the fentanyl epidemic in agreement about permanently categorizing the drug and related opioids with the highest possible classification days before one such bill on the topic is scheduled for a vote. The sudden push comes days after President Donald Trump nearly launched a trade war with Canada and Mexico…

President Donald Trump’s “largest-ever” mass deportation has led to the arrests of thousands of illegal immigrants in the first 10 days of his presidency, but the new administration has a ways to go if it intends to surpass the Obama administration’s massive first-term figures. The operation started on Day One, Jan. 20, with arrests of…

The Trump administration has rescinded deportation protections that the Biden administration had issued for approximately 600,000 Venezuelans in the United States during its final days in office, according to a copy of the document obtained by the Washington Examiner. On Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked her predecessor’s decision to renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who illegally entered the…

Federal law enforcement officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have begun carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation, making arrests this week in Boston and other major U.S. cities. ICE has arrested more than 460 illegal immigrants, primarily with criminal or gang-related backgrounds, since Trump took office Monday, a staggering number. Arrests have…

The resistance movement dormant under former President Joe Biden sprang to life this week to stop President Donald Trump’s immigration executive actions, vowing to shut down his plan to end birthright citizenship. Shortly after Trump took office on Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic attorneys general, immigration activists, and members of the progressive “Squad”…