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House Passes Bill Blocking Federal Funds for Housing Illegal Immigrants

The House passed a bill on Nov. 30 that would prohibit federal funding toward housing illegal aliens on land managed by federal land management agencies.

The legislation, introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), passed 224–203, with one voting "present."

The Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 would block federal taxpayer dollars for "housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the federal land management agencies, including through leases . . . Read more about House Passes Bill Blocking Federal Funds for Housing Illegal Immigrants

Biden Suspends the Law

ASHINGTON—The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a brief in a case challenging the Biden administration’s Central American Minors (CAM) program, in which families separated by the illegal immigration of their members are reunited on American soil by granting them “legal” status.

The “legal” status handed out automatically to a large class of illegal aliens in the program is called “parole.” But, as IRLI shows in its brief, Congress deliberately restricted parole in 1996 so that it could only be granted on a case-by-case basis . . . Read more about Biden Suspends the Law

Preferred Pronouns: US Border Agents Told to Use 'Woke' Language

The Biden administration has instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents not to use "he, him, she, her" pronouns when dealing with the public, according to an internal memo.

"We just obtained [CBP] documents directing personnel to only use woke language when encountering individuals invading the United States," the Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) guidance asks . . . Read more about Preferred Pronouns: US Border Agents Told to Use 'Woke' Language

Is the United States a Sanctuary Country?

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals urging reversal of a D.C. federal district court’s ruling that U.S. Marshals have no authority to make immigration arrests.

The case was brought by an illegal alien who was released on his own recognizance by the magistrate judge hearing his criminal case in a D.C. trial court. At that point, a U.S. Marshal detained him, as requested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), until ICE could arrive and assume custody. The judge in the D.C. federal district court the alien later sued . . .

House Republicans Release Report Showing Shockingly Few Deportations Under Biden

A new report from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee found that over 99% of illegal immigrants released into the U.S. from January 2021 to March 2023 under President Joe Biden ended up staying in the U.S. 

The report, from the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, details how little deportations have taken place under Biden and says that few of those released into the U.S. were actually screened for persecution claims. The report said the total number of illegal immigrants released into the U.S. during the time in question was 2,148,738 and that over 204,000 were released through “illegal categorical parole programs.” . . . Read more about House Republicans Release Report Showing Shockingly Few Deportations Under Biden

Migrants Refuse to Stay at New NYC Shelter, Demand New Accommodations

They wanted to live in America, but not at an emergency shelter created by New York City at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field.

A tent city was erected at the former airfield where New York plans to house about 2,000 illegal immigrants who have come to the City.

But when a bus arrived Sunday afternoon, several of the illegal immigrants said it was not good enough, according to the New York Post.

“We weren’t told where we were going. I work in the Bronx. My kids go to school in the Bronx. For us to live out here is ridiculous. We’re going back,” one migrant told the Post. . . . Read more about Migrants Refuse to Stay at New NYC Shelter, Demand New Accommodations

IRLI Attacks Biden’s Asylum Express

WASHINGTON—The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a brief in a Texas federal district court urging the court not to dismiss a case against a new Biden Administration rule making asylum easier and faster than before. The rule seeks to achieve greater ease and speed in the asylum process by transferring the authority to make final grants of asylum from immigration judges, where it now resides, to the federal employees known as asylum officers.

n its brief, IRLI shows that this transfer is blatantly unconstitutional. Under the Appointments Clause, government actions bearing the authority of the United States must be performed by properly-appointed officers of the United States. Undoubtedly, final grants . . .

Abbott’s Migrant Busing Program Sends 63K Migrants to Sanctuary Cities

The number of migrants bused from Texas to multiple sanctuary cities topped 63,000 this week, according to a post on X by Governor Greg Abbott. The migrants are bused from Texas to Washington D.C., New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.

Governor Abbott posted a report on X showing that the number of migrants bused from Texas to six sanctuary cities topped 63,000.

New York City topped the governor’s destination list, receiving more than 22,600 migrants. This was followed closely by Chicago (more than 18,000) and Washington, D.C. (More than 12,500). . . . Read more about Abbott’s Migrant Busing Program Sends 63K Migrants to Sanctuary Cities

Biden White House Slammed Family Separation, yet Continues the Policy

WASHINGTON—The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in federal district court against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seeking to compel the agency to provide 2022 family-separation numbers first requested in January.

Illegal alien advocates began complaining about family separation shortly after the Trump Administration implemented its “Zero Tolerance” policy and began criminally prosecuting border jumpers for “improper entry by an alien.” . . . Read more about Biden White House Slammed Family Separation, yet Continues the Policy

DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status, Work Authorization to 472,000 Venezuelans

Last Wednesday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended and “re-designated” the country of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The announcement will make approximately 472,000 Venezuelans eligible for TPS benefits, including protection from deportation and work permits.

Temporary Protected Status was created in the Immigration Act of 1990.  In general, the federal government may grant TPS to nationals of a foreign state based on: (1) armed conflict; (2) environmental disaster; or (3) extraordinary and temporary conditions in their home countries.  Except for armed conflict, the statute also requires that the conditions in the foreign country be of a temporary nature. But there are even further restrictions. . . .  Read more about DHS Extends Temporary Protected Status, Work Authorization to 472,000 Venezuelans

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