Greek authorities arrested 247 illegal migrants over the weekend following a decisive move by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government to suspend all asylum requests from North African arrivals. The arrests were made in five separate incidents near the islands of Gavdos and Crete, where boats attempting to reach Greek soil from Libya were intercepted by the Hellenic Coast Guard, according to public broadcaster ERT.
A major British government cover‑up has emerged after revelations that nearly 24,000 Afghans were quietly brought to the UK under a secretive resettlement scheme funded by a £7 billion budget.
The House of Representatives voted to memorialize a young girl from Texas killed by illegal immigrants last year. The Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, now named the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge, will be permanent.
Senator Alex Padilla blamed the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics for creating widespread fear and contributing to migrant deaths. During a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Padilla reacted to news that a migrant farm worker died after falling from a roof in Ventura County, California, during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid.
Migrants detained under President Trump’s renewed immigration enforcement policies at Guantanamo Bay include convicted criminals with records of rape, child sexual abuse, murder, and drug trafficking, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press release. These individuals, all with final deportation orders, represent some of the most dangerous illegal aliens currently in U.S. custody.
Pro-migration advocates who once celebrated President Joe Biden’s mass immigration policies are now expressing concern as the political tide turns. Congress, reflecting public frustration, passed President Donald Trump’s $170 billion “One Big Beautiful Bill,” dramatically increasing funding for immigration enforcement and setting the stage for mass deportations.
In a dramatic reversal from the Biden era, President Donald Trump’s economic policies have redirected job growth toward native-born Americans, halting a trend that saw nearly all new jobs go to foreign-born workers. New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that since Trump took office in late January, all net job growth has benefited native-born citizens.