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October 20, 2024
Crime
Immigration

Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested for Connecticut Homicide.

Two Venezuelan migrants apprehended in Rensselaer, New York, are facing charges related to a murder in Stamford, Connecticut. Law enforcement identified the suspects, thought to be Tren de Aragua gang members, as Gregory Marlyn Galindez-Trias, 24, and Moises Alejandro Condollo-Urbaneja, 22.

The arrests occurred after Stamford police reported the use of a stolen credit card at Rensselaer’s Amtrak Station on October 16, 2024. The credit card was linked to Angel Samaniego, 59, who died from a gunshot to the chest in Stamford.

The suspects were near the railway station with two children, who were subsequently taken into custody by Child Protective Services. Following confirmation of their identities, Rensselaer authorities detained them, citing their connection to Samaniego’s death. Samaniego, an Ecuadorian national, was legally residing in the U.S. with a green card.

The female suspect, Galindez-Trias, reportedly expressed fear of the Tren de Aragua gang. Sources say the woman was previously detained at the U.S.-Mexico border in Fort Brown, Texas, on May 26, 2022. However, she was later released. The male suspect reportedly entered the U.S. undetected.

Charges of being fugitives from justice were filed against both suspects at the Rensselaer City Court. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued immigration detainers for both individuals.

Former President Donald J. Trump has promised a major crackdown on Tren de Aragua, which has gained a foothold in the U.S. under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, if he is reelected in November.

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Two Venezuelan migrants apprehended in Rensselaer, New York, are facing charges related to a murder in Stamford, Connecticut. Law enforcement identified the suspects, thought to be Tren de Aragua gang members, as Gregory Marlyn Galindez-Trias, 24, and Moises Alejandro Condollo-Urbaneja, 22. show more
October 18, 2024
Crime
Election 2024
Immigration

Family of Woman Murdered by Illegal Migrant Refutes Kamala’s Border Claims.

The family of Rachel Morin expressed strong disapproval of border czar Vice President Kamala Harris following her comments on Morin’s murder by an illegal alien. In an interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, the Democratic presidential candidate refused to apologize to the relatives of women murdered by illegals after the Biden-Harris government terminated Donald Trump era border control policies, such as ‘Remain in Mexico,’ only saying she is “sorry for [their] loss.”

Baier mentioned other cases, including those of Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, and Laken Riley, 22, who were also killed by illegal aliens. Harris claimed that Donald Trump blocked a “bipartisan” border security bill, although the bill’s usefulness in tackling illegal immigration is dubious. Patty Morin, Rachel Morin’s mother, directly refuted Harris’s remarks, stating that her daughter’s death occurred before the possible implementation of the bill in any case.

“Our family and others affected by crimes related to illegal immigration need solutions, not apologies,” she said. “The [Biden-Harris government’s] rollback on border policies allowed these crimes to happen.”

Rachel Morin’s body was found last year along a Maryland hiking trail, a day after she disappeared. Victor Martinez Hernandez, a migrant from El Salvador, has been charged with her murder and rape. His background includes accusations related to a murder in El Salvador and an attack on a mother and her child in Los Angeles in early 2023.

BACKGROUND.

Earlier this year, Biden-Harris Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas rejected responsibility for Rachel Morin’s murder, despite the DHS failing to stop Martinez Hernandez from entering the country after he had already entered illegally four times.

Patty Morin was among the mothers of migrant murder victims who spoke alongside President Donald J. Trump in Arizona in August to share their stories near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Biden-Harris regime’s failed border policies have allowed millions of illegals into the United States, including over 13,000 convicted murderers.

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The family of Rachel Morin expressed strong disapproval of border czar Vice President Kamala Harris following her comments on Morin's murder by an illegal alien. In an interview with Brett Baier on Fox News, the Democratic presidential candidate refused to apologize to the relatives of women murdered by illegals after the Biden-Harris government terminated Donald Trump era border control policies, such as 'Remain in Mexico,' only saying she is "sorry for [their] loss." show more
October 17, 2024
William Upton
Immigration
NatSec

Biden-Harris Govt Grants Protected Status to THOUSANDS of Lebanese Nationals & Stateless Migrants.

The Biden-Harris government is announcing it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to any Lebanese nationals in the United States as of October 16, 2024. This move will allow them to remain in the country for a total of 18 months and legally apply for work.

Announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, October 17, the order also applies to “any individuals having no nationality who last habitually resided in Lebanon.” This would include displaced Palestinians and others—some of whom resided in Lebanon as refugees for decades but are currently in the U.S.—to receive protection from deportation and work permits.

According to DHS estimates, the TPS status would apply to upwards of 11,000 individuals. The Biden-Harris government says the decision stems from the ongoing conflict in Lebanon. At the end of September, Israel launched a limited ground invasion of southern Lebanon, intending to disarm the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group.

The invasion comes on the heels of Israel successfully killing the Islamist cleric and leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike on the terrorist group’s command bunker in a suburb of Beirut on September 27.

The decision to extend TPS status to Lebanese nationals raises serious national security concerns. It is unknown to what extent U.S. national security officials have vetted the 11,000 Lebanese nationals and stateless individuals.

Earlier this month, an Afghan national was arrested in Oklahoma for plotting an Election Day terrorist attack on behalf of the Islamic State. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi entered the United States through the “Special Immigrant Visa” (SIV) program after the U.S. exit from Afghanistan.

Concerningly, it is believed that Tawhedi had been vetted by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) while working in a security role for the agency in his native country.

Image by Adam Schultz / Biden for President.

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The Biden-Harris government is announcing it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to any Lebanese nationals in the United States as of October 16, 2024. This move will allow them to remain in the country for a total of 18 months and legally apply for work. show more
October 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
World

Europe May Normalize Relations With Syria’s Assad to Begin Deportations.

Several European states are reportedly considering normalizing their relations with Syria‘s President Bashar al-Assad to facilitate deportations to his country. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is calling on the European Union (EU) to reconsider its relationship with the Assad government as the bloc looks to increase deportations of illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers. Western governments have been seeking to oust the Russia-backed leader since 2011, with moves to potentially normalize ties serving as a tacit acknowledgment that regime change efforts have failed.

“It is necessary to review the European Union Strategy for Syria and to work with all actors, to create the conditions for Syrian refugees to return to their homeland in a voluntary, safe, and sustainable way,” Meloni said.

The EU has not had formal relations with Assad’s Syria since 2011. Still, Meloni is reportedly looking to push the issue with other EU leaders on Thursday during a meeting in Brussels.

Over the last several months, partly due to a surge in the popularity of populist parties in elections in France, Germany, and Austria, EU governments have begun to take a much more pro-borders stance.

Germany, with its leftist coalition government, has enacted border checks at all of its land frontiers. At the same time, Poland wants to deny the right of asylum to migrants crossing into the country illegally via Belarus.

The move to normalize relations with President Assad also comes as he has seen leaders in the Middle East begin to restore their own ties with the Syrian leader.

Last year, Assad attended a meeting with Arab leaders for the first time in over ten years, being hugged by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia had previously backed some of the Syrian insurrectionists fighting to overthrow Assad’s government.

Syrian migrants in Europe have been behind many high-profile crimes, including a mass stabbing at a diversity festival in Solingen, Germany, earlier this year that left three people dead.

Germany has the largest proportion of Syrian migrants in Europe—at least 972,000—and most are on welfare.

Image via Wikimedia Commons.

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Several European states are reportedly considering normalizing their relations with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to facilitate deportations to his country. Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is calling on the European Union (EU) to reconsider its relationship with the Assad government as the bloc looks to increase deportations of illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers. Western governments have been seeking to oust the Russia-backed leader since 2011, with moves to potentially normalize ties serving as a tacit acknowledgment that regime change efforts have failed. show more
October 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
World

Meloni’s Migrant Removal Could Set a New Precedent.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is hailing her country’s asylum deal with Albania. The agreement allows migrants trying to reach the European Union (EU) country to be offshored to the Muslim-majority Balkan country to have their asylum claims processed, and the first 16 have now been transferred.

“It is a new, courageous, unprecedented path, but one that perfectly reflects the European spirit and has all the makings of a path to be taken with other non-EU nations as well,” Meloni told the Italian parliament on Tuesday, October 15.

Of the 16 migrants sent to Albania, 10 are from Bangladesh, and the remaining six are Egyptians. It is unlikely any of the men will be eligible for asylum, and according to Meloni, those whose claims are rejected will be deported. Presently, few asylum seekers in the EU are deported even if their claims are found to be bogus, and the hope is that the threat of ending up in Albania instead of a relatively prosperous EU welfare state will deter arrivals. Up to 36,000 migrants can be housed and processed annually in Albanian centers.

All 16 migrants sent to Albania were picked up in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Italy. However, under the plan, only migrants picked up in international waters by the Italian government or naval vessels are eligible to be sent to Albania. Those who reach Italian territory are not.

EUROPE’S MIGRANT CRISIS.

Italy has seen hundreds of thousands of illegals arrive in recent years, many of whom disappear from reception centers to begin working illegally or move onward to another EU country or the United Kingdom.

While over 157,000 migrants entered Italy during Meloni’s first year as prime minister, the number of arrivals has declined by around 64 percent so far in 2024.

Several other European countries have recently announced their own anti-illegal immigration measures, including Germany, which has reintroduced border controls for six months after several fatal mass stabbings.

Image by European Union, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is hailing her country's asylum deal with Albania. The agreement allows migrants trying to reach the European Union (EU) country to be offshored to the Muslim-majority Balkan country to have their asylum claims processed, and the first 16 have now been transferred. show more
October 17, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
World

EU Chief Talks ‘Tough’ on Deportation.

The head of the European Union Commission has taken a new harder line on the deportation of illegals, drafting a letter that appears to support the idea of asylum processing centers outside of the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen released her letter on illegal migration on Tuesday, October 15, calling for measures to increase the number of illegal migrants deported.

Among the proposed policies is a call for the EU to develop better relationships with countries outside of the continental union to better facilitate deportations and cooperation in anti-people trafficking operations. Von der Leyen cited cooperation with North African states as a reason Italy has seen a decrease in illegal arrivals this year.

The letter also indicates that withholding or limiting visas for countries who refuse to take back their nationals has also had a positive effect, with Von der Leyen stating the EU should be ready to leverage visa policy in other areas like trade.

People smuggling, a multi-billion dollar illegal business, is also mentioned, with Von der Leyen calling for a greater sense of urgency in tackling the issue and stating members should “follow the money” to track, disrupt, and arrest people traffickers.

In a significant shift, Von Der Leyen also states that she is now open to using third countries to process asylum claims, noting Italy and Albania, a non-EU country, have signed such a deal.

She adds that using third countries to process asylum claims can deter migrants from trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, which is extremely dangerous due to both weather conditions and people smugglers overpacking boats.

Last year, the United Nations estimated that 1,908 migrants either died or disappeared trying to cross the Mediterranean.

Image by Mstyslav Chernov.

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The head of the European Union Commission has taken a new harder line on the deportation of illegals, drafting a letter that appears to support the idea of asylum processing centers outside of the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen released her letter on illegal migration on Tuesday, October 15, calling for measures to increase the number of illegal migrants deported. show more
October 16, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
UK

Boris Johnson Mounts Another Ludicrous Defense of Mass Migration.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending the explosion in annual net immigration to a record high of 762,000 under his premiership, despite having promised to reduce it during the Brexit referendum and his election campaign. Speaking to Harry Cole, Johnson argued that, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the country was facing “a nightmare where we couldn’t stack the shelves and we couldn’t fill the petrol stations with petrol; everyone was freaking out.”

He claimed “every business group” and every government department was demanding more migrants, so he had to massively increase the annual influx far beyond pre-pandemic levels despite promising to reduce it in his 2019 election platform. He also heavily implied mass migration was needed to reduce inflation.

It is questionable whether mass migration reduces inflation. Even proponents of the idea claim it does so partly by driving down wages, which many workers would regard as a net negative. However, evidence is robust that mass migration increases prices significantly in other areas, such as the cost of housing and rent.

Inflation in the United States remains stubbornly high despite record immigration, which has driven the foreign-born population to its highest level since records began.

An official British government report has also conceded that low-paid migrants—such as shelf-stackers—are an immediate net drain on the state, not a boon. By retirement age, such migrants cost the country the equivalent of almost $200,000, rising to $650,000 each if they live to 80 and well over $1 million if they reach age 100.

These figures likely underestimate the lifetime costs of low-paid migrants to British taxpayers, as the government’s modeling assumes they have no dependents, such as children or elderly relatives. In fact, the fertility rate is higher among the foreign-born population than the native population, and the spouses of certain migrants, such as Pakistanis, are disproportionately jobless.

Image by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street.

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending the explosion in annual net immigration to a record high of 762,000 under his premiership, despite having promised to reduce it during the Brexit referendum and his election campaign. Speaking to Harry Cole, Johnson argued that, following the COVID-19 pandemic, the country was facing "a nightmare where we couldn't stack the shelves and we couldn't fill the petrol stations with petrol; everyone was freaking out." show more
October 15, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration

30% of U.S. Border Cameras Non-Operational Under Biden-Harris Oversight.

A U.S. Border Patrol internal memo has revealed that about one-third of the cameras in its primary surveillance network along the southern U.S. border are currently non-functional. This presents significant challenges for border agents tasked with monitoring unauthorized crossings.

The memo, obtained in early October, highlighted issues that affect approximately 150 of the 500 cameras installed on surveillance towers lining the U.S.-Mexico border. The widespread malfunctioning is attributed to “technical problems.”

The memo criticizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for failing to provide adequate service and maintenance for the systems. The FAA will send personnel to address the ongoing issues while the Border Patrol considers replacing the FAA with a contractor to ensure better technical support.

The Border Patrol union in Laredo, Texas, expressed concern about the inoperative cameras, stating, “The American taxpayer has made significant investments in technology along the border, and they expect that this technology is operational.”

A majority of Americans believe the Biden-Harris government is allowing illegal immigration at scale in order to create a “permanent majority” for the Democrats over time, as naturalized citizens and their recent descendants tend to skew Democratic. Illegal immigration has reached unprecedented levels under the current government, with some projections estimating it could match all legal immigration from 1892 to 1954 by the time Joe Biden’s term ends.

Vice President Kamala Harris is signaling she wants to provide the 11 million-plus illegal aliens already in the U.S. a pathway to citizenship. Previously, she has campaigned on decriminalizing illegal immigration and defunding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Image by Adam Schultz. 

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A U.S. Border Patrol internal memo has revealed that about one-third of the cameras in its primary surveillance network along the southern U.S. border are currently non-functional. This presents significant challenges for border agents tasked with monitoring unauthorized crossings. show more
October 15, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024
Immigration

WATCH: Bill Clinton Admits Kamala Has Blood on Her Hands.

Former President Bill Clinton handed a major setback to Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event in Fort Valley, Georgia, on Sunday. While stumping for the Democratic presidential candidate, he raised the murder of 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, allegedly by an illegal alien, stating: “You got a case in Georgia not very long ago, didn’t you? [The Donald Trump campaign] made an ad about a young woman who had been killed by an immigrant. Yeah, well, if they had all been properly vetted, that probably wouldn’t have happened.”

The seemingly unprompted remarks highlight Harris’s failures as Joe Biden’s ‘Border Czar’—an unofficial title she and her corporate allies have tried to disown throughout the campaign. However, she was tasked with tackling the “root causes of illegal immigration” in 2021, and it was in that role that she claimed the U.S. southern border was “secure” in September 2022, just days after Riley’s alleged killer had crossed it.

While claiming to be strong on illegal immigration as a former border state prosecutor, Harris has a long record of pushing anti-border policies. These include defunding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—which she compares to the Ku Klux Klan—and decriminalizing illegal border crossings.

After attributing Riley’s murder to poor vetting under the Biden-Harris government, Clinton abruptly pivoted to the supposed need for mass migration because “America is not having enough babies to keep our population up.”

Former President Trump, on the other hand, has promised “baby bonuses” for American parents, fueling a “new baby boom” as an alternative to replacing dying Americans with foreigners.

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Former President Bill Clinton handed a major setback to Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event in Fort Valley, Georgia, on Sunday. While stumping for the Democratic presidential candidate, he raised the murder of 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, allegedly by an illegal alien, stating: "You got a case in Georgia not very long ago, didn’t you? [The Donald Trump campaign] made an ad about a young woman who had been killed by an immigrant. Yeah, well, if they had all been properly vetted, that probably wouldn’t have happened." show more
October 14, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Election 2024
Immigration

Border Patrol Union Endorses Trump.

The Border Patrol Union, which represents 16,000 U.S Border Patrol agents, has officially endorsed President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. “On behalf of the 16,000 men and women represented by the National Border Patrol Council, we strongly support and endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States,” the union wrote on X on Monday, after announcing their endorsement at a Trump rally on Sunday.

Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez spoke at the Trump rally in Arizona, saying, “If we allow border czar Harris to win this election, every city, every community in this great country, is going to go to hell.”

“The untold millions of people, unvetted, who she has allowed into this country that are committing murders, rapes, robberies, burglaries, and every other crime will continue to put our country in peril. Only one man can fix that, and that is Donald J. Trump,” he added.

Under border czar Harris, millions of illegals have flooded into the United States, with a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) report indicating that over 13,000 convicted murderers have been allowed into the country.

Border Patrol officials have previously criticized Harris, including former Chief Patrol official for the San Diego Sector, Aaron Heitke, who says that the Biden-Harris regime prevented him from notifying the public about a surge of potential terrorists entering the U.S.

Others have noted that despite being the border czar, Harris showed little interest in visiting the border, refusing to reply to invitations from border states in 2021.

Prior to becoming Vice President, Harris compared ICE to the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), and her running mate Tim Walz stated he would invest in a “ladder factory” if Trump finished the border wall.

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The Border Patrol Union, which represents 16,000 U.S Border Patrol agents, has officially endorsed President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. "On behalf of the 16,000 men and women represented by the National Border Patrol Council, we strongly support and endorse Donald J. Trump for President of the United States," the union wrote on X on Monday, after announcing their endorsement at a Trump rally on Sunday. show more