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.
Mexico’s president and foreign ministry have intervened after immigration operations in Los Angeles led to the detention of Mexican nationals by ICE. The federal government is deploying its consular network to offer legal support and monitor conditions for those arrested amid protests.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are now endangered after being stranded in Djibouti after a federal judge blocked migrant deportations to South Sudan.
Border security under President Donald Trump has seen a dramatic turnaround, with Border Patrol agents returning over 99 percent of illegal border crossers in May alone, according to reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas. The sharp contrast with Biden-era policies has reignited debate over immigration enforcement and national security.
The Supreme Court has stayed a lower court ruling that blocked the Trump administration's efforts to remove parole status for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
