Deportations Under Obama Forecasted to be Lowest in a Decade
As the immigration debate continues to polarize the nation, the Obama Administration is on course to have the lowest number of deportations in a decade.
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Shocking Video: Cuban Refugees Film Harrowing Dinghy Journey to Florida
A video has surfaced on Facebook of a group of about 12 Cuban refugees halfway through their voyage to Miami on a tiny motorboat, displaying their rudimentary navigation technology and hoping to make it ashore in America “with luck.”
At Least 282 Amnesty Recipients Have Lost Status Due to Gang/Criminal Affiliations
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.
DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson Does Not ‘Recall’ USCIS Union Head Kenneth Palinkas
Department of Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson says he does not know who U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services union head Kenneth Palinkas is.
Palinkas, the president of the National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council representing 12,000 immigration adjudicators and caseworkers, has been a vocal about the problems facing USCIS and a frequent critic of the Obama administration’s executive amnesty.
DHS Sec: ‘Disappointed That Not More People’ Using Program To Fly Central Americans To U.S., Need To Promote It Better
“I’m disappointed that not more people are utilizing this, and I believe that we need to promote the new program better,” DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Sen. Sessions Scolds DHS Sec: Americans Want A ‘Lawful System Of Immigration That Serves The National Interest’
Sen. Jeff Sessions has been among the most vocal critics of the Obama administration’s immigration policies. During a hearing involving DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, Sessions offered a laundry list of frustrations with the Obama administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.
Jeh Johnson: DHS Has ‘Identified Some’ Other Cases ‘Similar’ To Known Gang Member Granted Executive Amnesty
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.
Open Borders for Terrorists?
Recently revealed documents show that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has, for the last several years, maintained a “hands off list,” a list that makes it possible for individuals with dangerous terrorist connections to make their way into the U.S.
Republican Sens. Investigating Potential Exec. Amnesty Retaliation Against DHS Personnel
A group of Republican senators say they are aware of allegations of workplace retaliation against Homeland Security personnel who — in conflict with the administration’s immigration policies — are “faithfully discharging the duties of the offices in which they serve.”
Sen. Grassley: DHS Must Hold Top Official Accountable For Acts Of Democrat Favoritism
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wants to make sure the Department of Homeland Security holds its Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accountable for actions he took while director of USCIS. Specifically, granting EB-5 visa benefits to Democratically connected foreign investors.
DHS Official Pressured Bureaucrats To Approve Immigrant Visas Wanted By Harry Reid, Terry McAuliffe, IG Says
A high ranking Department of Homeland Security official exerted improper influence on the granting of immigration benefits for politically connected individuals, according to a new government report.
Illegal Immigrants Using Family Court To Access Green Cards, Goodlatte Presses DHS On Alleged Fraud
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security as hundreds of illegal immigrants in Queens, New York are using family court to get on a special path to a green card.
Exclusive—Sen. Lankford: Obama’s Exec Amnesty Unclear, ‘Intolerable Situation’ for Immigration Officers
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol officers—along with their families—are living in fear and uncertainty every day under President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Monday night.
DHS Sec. Johnson Thanks Congress For Full Funding
DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson is thanking Congress for delivering on his request to fully fund his department, and President Obama’s legally questionable executive amnesty.
Jackson Lee: Dems ‘Held Up and Blocked’ DHS Funding
On Tuesday’s “Washington Journal” on C-SPAN, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) declared that Senate Democrats “held up and blocked” DHS funding, two days after DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Democrats were “not blocking debate” on DHS funding. “Last night, the
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson Rips GOP, Warns of Attacks on Malls
Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson again attacked House Republicans for their approval of a 2015 fiscal year budget for his department that would cut funding for President Barack Obama’s immigration programs. Obama, determined to keep his immigration programs in place, would kill the House bill, which would leave DHS without funding.
DHS Chief: Labeling ISIS ‘Islamic Terrorists’ Gives Them the Dignity of Islam
Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Sunday,” Department Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said it gives ISIS “dignity” to refer to them as Islamic. When asked why the Obama administration will not acknowledge we are fighting Islamic extremism Johnson
DHS Sec: Be ‘Careful’ at Mall of America in Wake of Terror Threat
On Sunday’s “State of the Union” on CNN, Department of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson warned those going to Minneapolis, MN’s Mall of America “to be particularly careful” after an al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group called for attacks on U.S. and U.K.
Obama Judicial Appointee Blocks Border Detainment of Central Americans
A federal judge appointed by President Obama has blocked detainment of Central American women and children on the U.S.-Mexico border who allege they are seeking asylum. The judge enjoined the government “from detaining class members for the purpose of deterring future immigration to the United States and from considering deterrence of such immigration as a factor in such custody determinations.”
DHS Chief: Tracking Bad of Americans Returning from ISIS Using ‘Broken Travel’
Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” Department of Homeland Security’s Jeh Johnson admitted to a “broken travel” flaw in the tracking of radicalized Americans potentially returning to attack the homeland after fighting with ISIS in Syria and
Jeh Johnson: ‘I’m Also a Lawyer,’ and ‘Disagree’ With Exec Amnesty Ruling
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson cited his credentials as a lawyer as he stated that he “strongly” disagreed with a court’s ruling against the president’s executive action on immigration on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “In addition
Jeh Johnson: ‘Let’s Have an Immigration Debate’ in Congress
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson responded to the on-going battle over DHS funding by declaring “let’s have an immigration debate” in Congress on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “If you want to have the immigration debate, let’s
Feds Halt Amnesty Referrals After Texas Judge’s Ruling
The Homeland Security Department will cease preparations for a program intended to protect millions of immigrants from deportation in the wake of a federal court ruling halting it, Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday.
Obama Admin Won’t Accept Exec Amnesty Applications: ‘We Must Comply’ with Injunction
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will not accept new applications for President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty until the lawsuit against it is resolved. The day after a federal judge issued an injunction against Obama’s executive
DHS Sec. Johnson Presses Congress To Fund DHS, Executive Amnesty
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is calling on Congress to give him what he wants: An appropriations bill that doesn’t defund President Obama’s executive amnesty.
