Texas Governor Greg Abbott is poised to wield enormous influence in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, if he so chooses. Although he expressed a desire to stay neutral earlier this month, Abbott recently seems to be inching closer to exerting his influence, even if he stops short of making an actual endorsement.
Illegal immigrants should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says.
The House voted to strip language from the National Defense Authorization Act that would have called on the Pentagon to consider allowing illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty — via Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)— to serve in the U.S. military.
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) is calling on his House colleagues to support the effort to remove an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act seeking to allow illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty to enlist in the military.
The report also identified several eyebrow-raising details about the administration’s use of prosecutorial discretion. For example, ICE officers revealed they cannot get the full information about an immigrant’s criminal history.
On Tuesday, former Florida Governor and prospective GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush said that he hadn’t “thought about” what to do with parents of children who fell under the DREAM Act, and that it is “hard to imagine” dealing with
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials revealed the plan to process amnesty applications with the Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) — a system currently devoted to services for lawful immigrants — last month.
Lawyers for the Obama Administration have been forced to admit that the federal government has violated a court order by implementing President Obama’s executive amnesty program. Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton say that the Obama Administration continues to show a blatant disregard for the law.
The Obama administration violated U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s injunction halting President Obama’s executive amnesty programs, Justice Department lawyers have admitted to the court.
The Army confirms that the Obama administration has already enlisted dozens of illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty.
The Army has already accepted nearly 50 illegal immigrants into its ranks, according to a new report.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says the Obama administration is pleased Hillary Clinton would stand up to critics of Obama’s actions, but asserted that Obama “absolutely” went as far as he legally could to help illegal immigrants.
More than two dozen Republicans are calling on the House Rules Committee to eliminate an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would call on the Secretary of Defense to make illegal immigrants granted executive amnesty eligible to serve in the U.S. military.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) should not be used as a vehicle to pursue allowing illegal immigrants to serve in the U.S. military, according Reps. Mo Brooks (R-AL) and Dave Brat (R-VA).
The Obama administration is expressing regret to U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen — the man presiding over 26 states’ court challenge to executive amnesty — for not being entirely forthcoming about the implementation dates associated with the programs.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is sounding the alarm to his colleagues Senate-wide, warning them and the American public with a “critical alert” published Sunday evening that voting for the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) deal that would set up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal with Asian countries is fraught with problems and concerns.
The Texas Attorney General has accused Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers of committing a “brazen disregard for a legal order” in the case filed against President Obama’s executive amnesty plan. This comes after a judge issued government lawyers a scathing written rebuke and ordered the Federal Government to produce documents showing who was responsible for making misrepresentations to the Court during the litigation.
“It’s appalling that some members of the Republican conference, and frankly all members of the Democratic conference, place illegal immigrants on pedestals over American citizens, contrary to the needs and wishes of the American people,” Rep. Mo Brooks says.
Gwen Keyes Fleming—who will now be leading ICE’s legal team when it comes to immigration law enforcement—has had a lengthy legal career, but no official experience whatsoever in immigration law.
Immigrants with gang ties should be absolutely barred from receiving executive amnesty, Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-NC), Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) argue.
Since Fiscal Year 2013, at least 282 recipients of Deferred Status for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) have been kicked out of the program due to criminal or gang affiliations, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) highlighted Tuesday.
Congressman Dave Brat (R-VA) stated that the GOP is “scared of its shadow” on immigration on Monday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” Brat said, “I think our party is scared of its shadow when it comes to the 2016 election. And so,
The Department of Homeland Security has identified other cases like the Charlotte, NC murder suspect granted executive amnesty despite his known a gang affiliations, DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson told a Senate panel Tuesday.
Vice President Joe Biden stated that Attorney General Loretta Lynch has “an unyielding commitment to the rule of law” and is “cut from the exact same cloth” as her predecessor Eric Holder at her swearing-in ceremony on Monday. Biden said,
The number of deportations from the U.S. have declined 25 percent in the first half of this fiscal year compared to the same time last year, according to a new report.
