First day of World Cup games in Atlanta, first border crime arrest made Arrest of Mexican twice deported, convicted on drug charges, illegally reentered as gotaway
California sues over construction of alleged ICE facility Santa Clara County joins state in suing the feds; Homeland Security says it isn't planning a detention facility
Congress debates effects of U.S. immigration policies (The Center Square) – Abuses of the Department of Homeland Security's Temporary Protection Status program allowing foreign nationals of specifically designated countries to come to and remain in the U.S. were debated Tuesday at a congressional hearing. The Task Force for Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses
Elon Poll says 2 in 3 proud to be American and Signers would be disappointed (The Center Square) – Sampling 1,000 adults nationwide ahead of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, a poll released Tuesday finds 68% are proud to be American and 69% believe signers of the Declaration of Independence would feel more disappointment than pride about modern American democracy. The Elon University
Froid mechanic Roberto Orozco-Ramirez free after 100-plus days in jail on immigration charges GREAT FALLS — A federal judge in Great Falls ruled to release Froid diesel mechanic Roberto Orozco-Ramirez from jail on Wednesday evening, siding with his lawyers on their argument that his continued detention was unlawful. On Thursday around 10:50 a.m., after more than 100 days behind bars, Orozco-
Lawmakers spar with Fairfax County leaders over sanctuary policies (The Center Square) – Lawmakers held another hearing on sanctuary policies Thursday, one of a series coinciding with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and a nationwide crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This time, the House of Representatives subcommittee focused on Fairfax County, Virginia. Just 30 minutes outside of
International human smuggling ring exploiting Canadian visa system thwarted by US (The Center Square) – Another international human smuggling ring exploiting lax Canadian border security and visa processes has been thwarted by U.S. officials. Mexican smuggling at the U.S.-Canada border isn’t new but during the Biden and Trudeau administrations, illegal activity increased to record levels that exploited weak