Feds Report New Border Surge Of ‘Unaccompanied Minors’
The Department of Health and Human Services projects that 5,200 people claiming to be “unaccompanied minors” will have been referred to its care during November by U.S. border agencies.
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74 Lawmakers Push to Block Syrian Refugee Plan in Spending Bill
Congress should use the power of the purse to ensure that the refugee program cannot be allowed to act as a “Trojan Horse” threat to national security, according to Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) and 73 of his House colleagues.
Dem. Rep.: Syrian Refugees Coming Through The Southern Border, ‘They Will Be Released’
A Democratic congressman is raising concerns about Syrian refugees entering the U.S. via the southern border, pointing out that such a phenomena negates the idea of an extensive vetting process for Syrian refugees.
Whistleblower: Many Unaccompanied Migrant Children Placed in Care of Criminals
A whistleblower alleges that the government has been placing unaccompanied children apprehended illegally entering the country in the care of sponsors who have criminal records, according to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).
GOP Leaders Highlight Threat of Islamic State Infiltrating Southern Border
The recent border apprehensions of Syrian nationals highlight that terrorists could enter the U.S. illegally via the country’s southwest border, the Chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees warn.
Obama Administration Threatens States to Admit Syrian Refugees or Face ‘Enforcement Action’
The Obama administration has warned states to comply with federal efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in communities around the U.S. or else find their states subject to enforcement action.
Eight Times Top Officials Revealed Concerns with Syrian Refugee Vetting
However, while Barack Obama and the plan’s advocates argue its safety and compassion, government officials have for months been highlighting concerns — both directly and indirectly — about the nation’s ability to vet Syrian refugees amid a lack of data.
Report: 150 Passengers On Flight From Mexico to NYC Skipped Customs
Sources tell The Daily News that passengers on American Airlines Flight 1671 arriving at JFK from Cancun, Mexico, last week simply walked out of the airport without ever having to present their passports or check in with Customs and Border Protection.
Flashback: Sens. Sessions, Cruz Demand Immigration Histories of 72 Alleged Terrorists in U.S.
The Obama administration has yet to provide the immigration histories of 72 individuals charged or convicted with terrorism in the last year requested by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) months ago.
Watchdog: State Department $36.5 Million Spent Polling Citizens of Foreign Nations
The State Department spent nearly $36.5 million polling the attitudes of citizens in foreign nations from 2007-2014, according to data compiled by the watchdog group OpenTheBooks.com.
Obama Admin. Appeals Executive Amnesty Ruling to Supreme Court
The appeal comes exactly a year after Obama announced his sweeping actions to shield millions of illegal immigrants from deportation and grant them work permits last November. Two lower courts have since blocked the administration from moving forward with the plans.
Report: Under Obama More Than 80 Percent of Illegals Shielded from Deportation
While the courts have blocked President Obama’s sweeping executive amnesty programs, other aspects of Obama’s immigration edicts have served to shield more than 80 percent of the illegal immigrant population from deportation.
Jeff Sessions: More ‘Compassionate Solution’ Refugee ‘Safe Zones’ in Region
The best solution to the refugee crisis in the Middle East is to establish “safe zones” in the region, rather than depopulating the area by relocating people in the U.S. or elsewhere, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).
Trey Gowdy: I’m Afraid of a ‘Foreign Policy that Creates More Widows and Orphans’
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) responded to President Obama’s assertion that Republicans “are scared of widows and orphans,” arguing instead that he is scared of Obama’s lack of a strategy in the Middle East.
State Dept. Official: ‘Handful’ of Refugees to U.S. Have Been ‘A Threat,’ Current Vetting Process Better
A State Department official acknowledge Thursday that “threats” have been admitted to the U.S. as refugees in the past but stressed that the current vetting process has improved.
State Dept. Official: Syrian Refugees ‘Less of a Threat,’ Stops Tracking After 3 Months
The government stops tracking refugees in the U.S. after three months and Syrian refugees will receive no additional tracking, State Department official Anne Richard testified before a House panel Thursday.
Krikorian: Refugee Resettlement Costs 12 Times More Than Providing Help In Their Region
“We found that it costs 12 times as much to resettle a refugee from Syria, from the Middle East, in the United States as it does to provide for them in their own region,” Krikorian testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jeff Sessions: Lifetime Cost of Refugee Resettlement $55 billion
Sen. Jeff Sessions is slamming the House Republican legislative response to President Obama’s refugee plan, charging that it “fails to defend the interests of the American people.”
GOP Lawmakers Call For Temporary Suspension of All Refugee Resettlement Services
A group of Republican lawmakers are calling for a complete, temporary halt of all refugee resettlement funding, including the resettlement of “special interest aliens” crossing the Southern border.
Paul Ryan: No ‘Religious Test’ for Refugees In House Bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) stressed Wednesday that there will be no “religious test” barring the acceptance of Syrian refugees into the U.S. based on faith.
NumbersUSA ‘Extremely Disappointed’ In House Response to Refugee Threat
“NumbersUSA is extremely disappointed in the legislation that the House intends to put on the floor on Thursday to respond to the threat of Islamic State-inspired terrorists infiltrating the refugee flow to the United States,” the immigration reduction group said in a statement.
Support Grows For Rep. Babin Plan to Defund Syrian Refugee Plan
A letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) requesting that the year-end spending bill feature language to fully defund refugee resettlement to the U.S. has 57 co-signers, according to the letter’s author Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX).
NumbersUSA Barbara Jordan Immigration Reduction Ad to Run Throughout Campaign Season
Expect to continue seeing NumberUSA weigh in throughout the campaign season, arguing that current immigration levels are hurting American wages and jobs.
Sessions, Cruz Blast Admin. for Not Revealing Immigration Histories of Terrorists in U.S.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are slamming the Obama administration for failing to provide detailed immigration histories for 72 terrorists identified last year.
Rep. Mo Brooks: Congress Must Use ‘Power of the Purse’ To Block Obama’s Refugee Plan
“It will be very difficult for me to vote for any funding bill that risks American lives by improving the chances of successful terrorist attacks on American cities,” Mo Brooks said in an interview with Breitbart News Tuesday. “And so if that’s the funding bill Barack Obama and the House and Senate leadership want me to support they’re going to need to look elsewhere for votes.”
