WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of illegal immigrants crossing the border into the United States is at a 45 year low, says acting ICE director Thomas Homan, and a large portion of the credit goes to President Donald Trump. “Under this president, we had a 45-year low in illegal immigration on the border this year,”…
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‘THE ART OF THE DEAL’: Trump proposes 2-phase immigration plan for ‘Dreamers’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a dual phase compromise with Democrats over the embattled DACA issue in an effort to help avoid a government shutdown. During a bipartisan lunch where matters such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and border funding of a wall between the US and…
‘TAKE YOUR PICK’: Trump administration says, ‘No wall? No DACA’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has drawn a red line in the sand when it comes to demands from Democrats regarding DACA. No wall? No DACA. It’s that simple. Appearing on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” White House aide Kellyanne Conway said President Donald Trump has made it very clear to Democrats there would…
TRUMP EFFECT: Illegal border crossings at 45 year low, says report; Deportations soar
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. border are at a 45-year-low, according to a report published Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The report, published by NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ice-deportation-arrests-soar-under-trump-administration-drop-border-arrests-n826596), shows that deportation of those who were captured illegally crossing the border into the U.S. are approaching record numbers. This president,…
‘WE MUST BUILD THE WALL’: Trump responds to murder of border agent stoned to death by illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump responded angrily late Sunday to news of a U.S. border patrol agent’s death at the hands of an illegal immigrant. Venting his frustrations on Twitter, Trump referred to Rogelio Martinez’s death at the hands of two illegal immigrants as further proof of the need to build a wall dividing…
STANDING FIRM: Trump doubles down over threat to shut down government over funding of border wall
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on threats to shut down the federal government if Congress fails to pass funding to build a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Trump, who heavily campaigned on a promise to build a wall along the southern border of the U.S. if elected,…
‘BUILD THE WALL!’: TRUMP ORDERS REGULATIONS EASED TO EXPEDITE BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security announced late Monday Trump administration orders to waive environmental rules so extra barriers can be built to bar illegal immigrants from crossing the Mexican border into San Diego. A DHS spokesperson says the move was necessary because the area is one of the busiest U.S. border sections…
MAKING AMERICA SECURE AGAIN: HOUSE APPROVES FUNDING FOR BORDER WALL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is one step closer to fulfilling one of his most famous campaign promises…the building of a wall to separate the U.S. from Mexico. The House Appropriations Committee this week approved $1.6 billion in funds to be allocated toward construction of the southern border wall. “Keeping Americans safe by protecting…
‘THE WALL OR ELSE’: RNC CHAIR WARNS VOTERS WILL WALK IF GOP DEFAULTS ON BUILDING OF WALL
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel is warning Republican leaders in Congress to okay funding for President Trump’s border wall or risk being voted out in the 2018 midterm elections. McDaniel’s comments come as political insiders say some Republicans are backing down on their support of the wall, which then candidate…
SESSIONS WARNS ILLEGALS: ‘THIS IS THE TRUMP ERA…THE BORDER IS CLOSED. GO HOME.’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has a message to those who still seek to come to the United States illegally…there’s a new sheriff in town. That was the message Sessions sent while appearing Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” where the AG boasted of the change in status since president Trump’s inauguration….
