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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests More Pedophiles, Kidnappers
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday arrested criminal illegal immigrants for crimes including sexual contact with a child, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and sexual assault, and child molestation, The Daily Signal has learned. “Every day, the courageous men and women of ICE risk their lives to arrest criminal aliens to safeguard American communities,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
Watchdog: Salazar’s Immigration Book Relies on Nonconservative, Center-Left Sources
A book by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar promoting her immigration legislation simply recycles old ideas and relies on some center-left sources, a conservative watchdog group says. The Florida Republican member’s book, “Dignity Not Citizenship: The Truth About Immigration No One Is Telling You,” is an argument for her bill called the DIGNIDAD Act, short for…Fred Lucas -
‘LAWLESS BEHAVIOR’: Charges Dropped Against Woman Who Allegedly Disrupted Easter Service at Cities Church
Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters have continued to target an evangelical Christian church in St. Paul, Minnesota, after agitators invaded the church on Jan. 18, and police arrested a protester on Easter Sunday. While the Justice Department has charged 38 people in the Jan. 18 invasion, the church’s attorney claims that state and local authorities…Tyler O’Neil -
EXCLUSIVE: Chip Roy Urges Feds to Roll Back Obama-Era Ban on Collecting Immigration Data in Schools
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is urging two federal agencies to rescind an Obama-era policy he says has prevented states from collecting basic immigration-status data in public schools. In a letter sent Wednesday to Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon and Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Roy argued that a 2011 Department…Pedro Rodriguez -
EXCLUSIVE: ICE Announces Arrests of Several Violent Criminals and Sex Offenders
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested another round of violent criminals in the country illegally who have been convicted of heinous crimes in the United States. Among those ICE arrested are five men from Mexico or Guatemala, some with sexual crime convictions, including crimes committed against children. Erik Eusevio Cortez-Leyva, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was convicted of…Rebecca Downs -
Migrant Shelter Corruption Probe Puts NY Politician and Hochul Aide Under Investigation
New York City Council Member Farah Louis and her sister, Debbie Louis, a top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, are under federal investigation for allegedly receiving kickbacks from city contracts awarded to a migrant shelter firm. BHRAGS Home Care Inc. has received over $200 million in taxpayer-funded city contracts since shifting from an…Pedro Rodriguez -
Lawmakers and Lobbyists Drop the Gloves in Ice Hockey Thriller
Washington, D.C., is used to power plays, but not the kind on display from lawmakers and lobbyists at the 2026 Congressional Hockey Challenge on Thursday night. At the MedStar Capitals Iceplex, a bipartisan team of officials and staff took the ice to face off against some of the districts’ finest lobbyists in their annual hockey game for charity. The lobbyists took home…Virginia Grace McKinnon -
‘Precisely the Problem’: Immigration Advocates Want Asylum Hearings Scheduled ‘Years’ Ahead
In a lawsuit against the Trump administration, immigration advocates insist that an asylum case should take “years” to conclude and want “at least a year” to prepare while applicants remain in the United States. The lawyers claim that the administration is unfairly singling out their clients, Somali asylum-seekers, in a “Somali Fast-Track Policy,” giving them…Fred Lucas -
EXCLUSIVE: Noem Hails ‘Promise We Delivered’ Following 10 Months of No Illegal Alien Border Releases
For the 10th month in a row, no illegal aliens were released into the United States from the border, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Ten straight months of ZERO illegal aliens released at the border. President Donald Trump promised to secure the Border, and that is a promise we delivered,” outgoing DHS Secretary…Virginia Allen -
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers to Probe Whether Free Education Incentivizes Illegal Immigration
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A House subcommittee will examine whether the Supreme Court’s decision that states cannot deny the children of illegal aliens access to taxpayer-funded K-12 education incentivized more aliens to come to the U.S. illegally. The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government will hold a hearing Wednesday on the Supreme Court’s decision in…Pedro Rodriguez -
Weaponized Immigration Methods Aimed at America
A close-up of a passport and boarding pass being handed to a female airport staff member as a man chicks in for his flight. (Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images)Jenna Lee -
‘Largest Deportation in History’? Why the GOP Is Divided Over This Immigration Question
Some conservative members of Congress are concerned President Donald Trump is moving away from his promise to carry out the “largest deportation” in U.S. history, while others say they’ve been advocating for such a shift. White House deputy chief of staff James Blair encouraged Republican members this week to focus on the deportation of criminal…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
‘PUT ON ICE’: Jeffries Cheers Noem Ousting, Vows to Fight for Removal of Bondi and Miller
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed to keep fighting President Donald Trump’s administration as he celebrated the ousting of “unqualified corrupt political hack” former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday. “Kristi Noem presided over the cold-blooded killings of American citizens like Nicole Good and Alex Pretti,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said. “She’s gotta be…Pedro Rodriguez -
Supreme Court Ruling Is Welcome News for Immigration Judges
Imagine that you’re one of the 520 or so immigration judges trying to slog through the estimated 3.3 million pending immigration cases, many of which are asylum cases. Unlike other judges, you don’t have contempt authority to hold attorneys accountable. And most denial of asylum decisions you make get appealed to the Board of Immigration…Cully Stimson -
Immigration Enforcement Saves Lives
When a 41-year-old mother is murdered at a bus stop, who bothers to protest? Stephanie Minter’s death is as closely tied to the nation’s immigration debate as Alex Pretti’s or Renee Good’s. But while Pretti and Good died while trying to prevent the enforcement of our country’s immigration laws, Minter died precisely because those laws…Daniel McCarthy -
9-0 SCOTUS Ruling Could Trigger Wave of ICE Detention Lawsuits
The Supreme Court, in a 9-0 ruling, sided against a private prison firm that contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal aliens. The outcome could subject privately-owned prisons currently contracting with ICE or other government agencies to more litigation. The ruling stems from a lawsuit that has languished in court for more than a…Fred Lucas -
‘Crucial Ruling’: Appeals Court Delivers Big Setback for Newsom’s Push Against ICE
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration to block a California law aimed at forcing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to remove masks. Attorney General Pam Bondi heralded the court ruling in an X post. “Our @thejusticedept attorneys are fighting daily in court to protect law enforcement — and we just…Fred Lucas -
Why Are Anti-ICE Activists Building Borders?
Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activists in Minneapolis are setting up blockades. They’re demanding ID from drivers. In short, they’re setting up their own borders—against America’s laws and law enforcement. It’s not the first time “protesters” have done this. Activists inspired by Black Lives Matter seized control over a portion of Seattle six years ago and…Daniel McCarthy -
Illegal Alien Flees ICE, Kills Teacher in Crash
A Georgia teacher is dead after an illegal alien ran a red light while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and crashed his car into her vehicle. The fatal crash occured in Savannah, Georgia. The Chatham County Police Department has charged Oscar Vasquez Lopez, an illegal alien from Guatemala, with first-degree homicide by vehicle, reckless…Virginia Allen -
Lefty Radicals Concoct Strategy to Let Anti-ICE Agitators Get Off Scot-Free
THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Minnesota activist group encouraging protests against immigration enforcement will host a training to teach attendees to let guilty criminals walk. Defend the 612 will instruct viewers of the Feb. 23 virtual “Jury Nullification Training” on how to use false jury verdicts to fight “unjust laws and political persecution,” according to…Hudson Crozier