Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a new billboard campaign in Mexico and Central America aimed at discouraging illegal immigration by highlighting the dangers migrants face, including sexual assault.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is advising cities and states on strategies to help illegal aliens evade deportation under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Trump has tasked his incoming Border Czar, Thomas Homan, with overseeing what is expected to be the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, targeting the 11 to 22 million illegal aliens currently residing in the country. Among this group, approximately 1.5 million individuals have final deportation orders.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Biden administration can open the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This decision comes after the Biden administration’s May announcement that it would allow some DACA recipients to access Obamacare. The DACA program, created by former President Barack Obama through executive order, shields over a million illegal aliens from deportation.
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is considering a major expansion of GPS monitoring for illegal immigrants not held in federal detention, according to sources...
A Venezuelan migrant, Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, is facing serious charges in Texas after allegedly setting his Fulshear home on fire with his three children inside. Pulgar has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of arson in connection to the incident, which occurred on November 6, 2024.
The incoming Trump administration is reportedly considering rescinding a long-standing policy that limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from making arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches, schools, and hospitals without supervisor approval.
Another tragic death has underscored the consequences of lax immigration enforcement in Harris County, Texas. On December 1, 7-year-old Ivory Smith was killed by a drunk driver in northeast Houston. Her mother sustained serious injuries in the crash. The alleged driver, 41-year-old Venezuelan national Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, was in the country illegally and had a prior criminal record. He now faces charges of intoxicated manslaughter.
Internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data has unveiled that more than 1.4 million illegal immigrants, despite receiving final deportation orders from immigration judges, remain in the United States outside of ICE custody.
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, including mass deportations of illegal migrants, could result in lower chicken prices and increased wages for American workers, according to industry analysts. A report from AviNews.com highlights the poultry industry’s heavy reliance on immigrant labor, particularly undocumented workers. Losing this workforce would force companies to raise wages to attract American workers to processing plants and farms.
