The Department of Homeland Security is warning that an increasing amount of people on the U.S. terrorist watch list are being encountered at the border. In its 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment report released this week, the agency said that “[a]lthough encounters with migrants have declined from record highs in December, …
Read More »Senate under pressure: Schumer cancels part of holiday recess to address long list of tasks
The Senate has its work cut out for it next week after Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., canceled part of the holiday recess to schedule a vote on the national security supplemental package. Negotiations on border policy reforms in the bill continued over the weekend. Department of Homeland Security …
Read More »Hundreds of DoD civilians accept call of duty in southern border mission under Trump’s order
Defense Department civilians are volunteering by the hundreds for temporary details with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), joining efforts to bolster operations at the troubled southern border under President Donald Trump’s priority to secure it. In under 48 hours, nearly 500 volunteers answered the president’s call of duty, as …
Read More »Pritzker says Trump ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on Sunday that President Donald Trump will deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations. The deployment came as protests against federal law enforcement ramp up across the country, particularly in Portland and Chicago. In the Windy City, multiple …
Read More »Biden-era 'unvetted' immigrants nabbed after Virginia highway gunfire as border debate hits governor's race
EXCLUSIVE: Hours after Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger sparred over illegal immigration concerns in Virginia, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital it had filed detainers to deport two teen “thugs,” allegedly unscreened by the Biden administration, accused of firing guns on …
Read More »Federal judge limits ICE arrests without warrant, probable cause
A federal judge Tuesday ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents violated a federal consent decree when arresting nearly two dozen illegal immigrants at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings in Chicago federal court extended the consent decree …
Read More »Los Angeles County declares local state of emergency over ICE raid surge
Los Angeles County leaders declared a local state of emergency in the region Tuesday, with news of the proclamation shared in a release by LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath’s office. The measure was said to be a response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across LA County, which is …
Read More »Trump admin on pace to shatter deportation record by end of first year: 'Just the beginning'
EXCLUSIVE: With over 500,000 illegal aliens deported since President Donald Trump took office in January, the administration is on track to significantly exceed the record number of illegals deported out of the United States. Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the administration has deported over 515,000 …
Read More »DHS marks 'one of the most violent days' of Operation Midway Blitz with several arrests
Three illegal immigrants and six U.S. citizens were arrested in the Chicago area Oct. 22 on what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dubbed “one of the most violent days” of Operation Midway Blitz. “While conducting immigration enforcement operations in Cicero and Glendale Heights, agitators stalked law enforcement, rammed vehicles, …
Read More »Trump admin on pace to shatter deportation record by end of first year: 'Just the beginning'
EXCLUSIVE: With over 500,000 illegal aliens deported since President Donald Trump took office in January, the administration is on track to significantly exceed the record number of illegals deported out of the United States. Since Trump’s return to the Oval Office on Jan. 20, the administration has deported over 515,000 …
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