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April 2, 2024
Ed Kozak
Immigration

Nearly 1,000 ‘Gotaway’ Illegals Crossed Southern Border on Easter Sunday.

U.S. Border Control reports indicate that 919 “gotaway” illegal aliens entered through the southern border on Easter Sunday. “Gotaways” are those who are not recorded in official numbers each month but are tracked internally by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

This recent influx brought the 7-day average of “gotaways” to roughly 761 per day, just days after the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested four individuals caught sabotaging a border fence.

The escalating border situation continues to have repercussions for various states across America. In Denver, city official Andres Carrera advised migrants to relocate to other places after illegals exhausted city resources. “The opportunities are over,” Carrera said in Spanish to a group of illegals. “New York gives you more. Chicago gives you more. So I suggest you go there where there is longer-term shelter. There are also more job opportunities there.”

Similarly, Boston authorities have taken the drastic step to house illegal aliens in the historic Old Chelsea Soldiers’ Home due to the strain on resources.

Public attention to illegal immigration remains high, with polls showing it consistently ranks as a top concern among voters. A recent Gallup poll indicates that 48 percent of respondents view it as a primary issue, up seven points from last year. Furthermore, support for enhanced border security measures is strong, with 79 percent of Republicans, 54 percent of Democrats, and 56 percent of independents polled by the Associated Press favoring the increase of border patrol agents.

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U.S. Border Control reports indicate that 919 "gotaway" illegal aliens entered through the southern border on Easter Sunday. "Gotaways" are those who are not recorded in official numbers each month but are tracked internally by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). show more
April 2, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

Biden Adds ‘Third Gender’ Option to Immigration Forms.

Immigrants seeking to apply for naturalization in the United States are no longer limited to the ‘gender binary‘ on the N-400 form, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The agency, which oversees the U.S. immigration system and administers the naturalization process for those immigrants who wish to become American citizens, announced that applicants can now choose between “Male,” “Female,” and “Another Gender Identity [X].”

“We are also updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual accordingly to account for this form revision and other forthcoming form revisions that will add a third gender option,” USCIS stated in a policy alert released Monday. The Biden government’s update to immigration policy wasn’t just confined to offering a third gender on USCIS forms, however. Those who select Another Gender Identity will not be required to provide corroborating documentation.

“You do not need to provide supporting documentation to select X as your gender initially or to change your gender selection for Form N-400,” the policy guidance states, continuing: “The gender you select does not need to match the gender listed on your other immigration documents or on supporting identity documents, such as your birth certificate, passport, or state identification.”

USCIS contends the policy change was necessary as limiting the N-400’s gender options to simply Male and Female “created significant barriers for requestors who do not identify with either of those options.” The federal agency goes on to argue that limiting naturalization applicants to just two genders “also creates administrative challenges for USCIS when we receive birth certificates or other official government-issued documents with a gender other than M or F. Adding a third gender option helps ensure that secure identity documents and biographical data are accurate and helps both external stakeholders and individuals requesting immigration benefits.”

 

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Immigrants seeking to apply for naturalization in the United States are no longer limited to the 'gender binary' on the N-400 form, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The agency, which oversees the U.S. immigration system and administers the naturalization process for those immigrants who wish to become American citizens, announced that applicants can now choose between "Male," "Female," and "Another Gender Identity [X]." show more
April 2, 2024
Immigration
World

Russia is Mass Deporting Muslims After the Moscow Terror Attack.

Mass deportations of Muslim migrants are surging across Russia in the wake of the March 22 attack by four Islamic terrorists at the Crocus City Hall venue in Moscow that left over 140 people dead.

The deportations come as authorities — concerned about further attacks — step up raids on apartments and dorm complexes known to house Muslim migrants from Central Asia. In the final week of March alone, St. Petersburg courts received 584 cases linked to breaches of immigration law, and at least 418 foreigners were ordered into special holding facilities to await deportation.

The Crocus City Hall attackers, all Tajik nationals, attempted to cross the Ukrainian border following the incident. Over one million Tajiks have entered Russia in recent years seeking work. A recent report from the Moscow Times found that “Between 2012 and 2018, over 2,000 Tajik citizens joined terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, making Tajikistan the third highest sender of foreign fighters to the war on a per capita basis.”

The U.S. government has asserted that ISIS-K was behind the Crocus City Hall attack. However, the Kremlin has suggested the terrorists may have had support from Ukraine or the U.S. itself.

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Mass deportations of Muslim migrants are surging across Russia in the wake of the March 22 attack by four Islamic terrorists at the Crocus City Hall venue in Moscow that left over 140 people dead. show more
April 2, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
Politics

Biden Approves $380M in Border Security Funding – for Middle Eastern Nations.

The $1.2 trillion spending bill recently signed into law by Joe Biden includes $380 million to strengthen border controls — not in the United States but in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman.

This funding for foreign countries’ border security, which has become a regular fixture in recent omnibus budgets, has ruffled feathers among Republicans, given the crisis at the U.S. southern border.

This discrepancy was highlighted by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) in 2022. He complained the Democrats were “doing border security in foreign countries, [while] impeding border security in our country.”

However, with Scalise as the House majority leader this year, the same policies are still advancing.

While the spending bill secured bipartisan approval, preventing a government shutdown, it saw substantial opposition from conservatives. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), Speaker of the House, faced a motion filed against him by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), accusing him of betraying the faith of the House GOP Conference by allowing the legislation.

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The $1.2 trillion spending bill recently signed into law by Joe Biden includes $380 million to strengthen border controls — not in the United States but in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman. show more
April 2, 2024
Wake Up Right
Immigration
Politics

AOC’s District Goes ‘Third World.’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district in New York City has become a haven for open-air prostitution and stolen goods thanks to the Democrat policies — particularly illegal immigration — that she advocates for.

Zoom out: AOC represents New York’s 14th District, which spans areas in both Queens and the Bronx.

The details: The Northwestern Queens neighborhoods of Corona, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst — once vibrant communities — are being described by locals as “third world” as videos of lawlessness have gone viral.

Illegal flea markets: Local resident Ramses Frias [a Democrat-turned-Republican running for state Assembly] filmed endless blocks of illegals selling clothes, food, toys, and other items on the street. Frias and his neighbors see this as “a third-world market” and explain that the items being sold are “stolen from donation bins or stolen from stores.”

Prostitution: Corona’s main street has become known as the “market of sweethearts” because the streets are lined with women soliciting men for sex out in the open during the day, even as families with strollers walk by.

  • The prostitutes reportedly recruit local children to hand out their X-rated business cards.
  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams blamed the rise in prostitution on an influx of illegal alien women from Venezuela.

The law:In New York, it is illegal to sell food or goods in public spaces without a permit. And prostitution is illegal.

What is AOC saying? She blamed the lawlessness on Republicans, saying the illegals have to resort to criminal behavior because they’re unable to work legally.

This article is adapted from the free ‘Wake Up Right’ newsletter, which you can subscribe to here.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's district in New York City has become a haven for open-air prostitution and stolen goods thanks to the Democrat policies — particularly illegal immigration — that she advocates for. show more
April 1, 2024
Immigration

This U.S. Immigration Quirk May be About to Change… For The Worse.

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a case that has the potential to weaken a critical component of federal immigration law dramatically. At the center of the case is the doctrine of “consular nonreviewability.” The legal doctrine states that a consular official’s decision to refuse a visa to a foreign individual cannot be subjected to judicial review.

Proponents of the doctrine argue that the legal doctrine is essential to the smooth operation of our immigration system. Open borders advocates, meanwhile, contend that the doctrine should be relaxed on constitutional grounds and in favor of family unity.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE v. MUNOZ.

The case began when U.S. citizen Sandra Munoz contested the denial of an immigration visa for her Salvadoran husband, Luis Asencio-Cordero, who had been living in the U.S. illegally. A consular officer denied Asencio-Cordero’s visa, citing his gang tattoos as evidence that he was a member of MS-13.

In July of last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit overturned a previous district court ruling in favor of the federal government. The judges argued that the application of the consular nonreviewability doctrine violated the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The 9th Circuit ruled that Ms. Munoz had “a fundamental liberty interest in their marriage” and “a liberty interest in residing in their country of citizenship.”

‘AN ADMINISTRATIVE NIGHTMARE.’

In a dissenting opinion, 9th Circuit Appellate Judge Patrick Bumatay noted that the “speedy-notice requirement will be an administrative nightmare. Now consular officers will have to sift through countless visa applications to determine who is entitled to the heightened notice by relation to some citizen.”

The government’s appeal of the 9th Circuit decision in Department of State v. Munoz will be heard by the Supreme Court on April 23.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to hear a case that has the potential to weaken a critical component of federal immigration law dramatically. At the center of the case is the doctrine of "consular nonreviewability." The legal doctrine states that a consular official’s decision to refuse a visa to a foreign individual cannot be subjected to judicial review. show more
April 1, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

Judge Releases Illegals Who Rioted, Attacked National Guard.

Upwards of several hundred illegal immigrants involved in the March 21 border riot that overwhelmed Texas National Guard soldiers were released by order of a Texas state judge on Sunday. Magistrate Judge Humberto Acosta issued the ruling after the El Paso District Attorney’s Office was not prepared to proceed with detention hearings.

“So if the DA’s office is telling me that they are not ready to go, what we’re going to do is we’re going to release all these individuals on their own recognizance,” Judge Acosta said in response to a motion by Assistant District Attorney Ashley M. Martinez for a continuance. Texas state law requires that any illegal immigrant arrested without a warrant is entitled to a hearing before a magistrate judge within 48 hours of his detention. As part of his order, Acosta set a personal recognizance bond for each of the illegal immigrants to be released.

The Texas Department of Public Safety had earlier made arrests in connection to the March 21 riot, consisting primarily of asylum-seeking Venezuelan men. Some of the rioters face charges of public servant assault after attacking National Guard troops during the riot.

Video captured of the riot shows several hundred illegal immigrants charging toward the razor-wire barrier erected by the State of Texas. The group of illegal immigrants eventually broke through the border wire and rushed a permanent border barrier, also manned by guardsmen. In response to the March 21 border riot, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) ordered an additional 700 National Guard soldiers to be deployed to El Paso last week.

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Upwards of several hundred illegal immigrants involved in the March 21 border riot that overwhelmed Texas National Guard soldiers were released by order of a Texas state judge on Sunday. Magistrate Judge Humberto Acosta issued the ruling after the El Paso District Attorney’s Office was not prepared to proceed with detention hearings. show more
April 1, 2024
Immigration

Koch-Backed Open Borders Fiend Uses Baltimore Bridge Deaths to Push For More Immigration.

Progressive activists and open border advocates are using the death of several immigrants in the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse to push for increased immigration numbers in the United States. The deadly accident has claimed the lives of at least six immigrant workers.

Several non-profit groups that provide aid to illegal immigrants and push for increased immigrant numbers in the U.S. have seized on the deaths to push their open-borders agenda. “American workers got to sleep in their beds and not get hit by a cargo ship because immigrant workers went to work to fill potholes,” wrote David Bier in a post on X (formerly Twitter). Bier, who works for the pro-open borders Cato Institute, added: “Can’t wait for immigrants to rebuild this bridge bigger and better than ever.”

Other non-profit organizations like Global Refuge and United We Dream — which aid mass immigration through charitable programs — stressed the need for immigrant labor to help rebuild the collapsed bridge. “We know we can and we will rebuild,” Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, CEO of Global Refuge, said in a statement. He continued: “And we also know the contributions of our immigrant brothers and sisters will continue to be essential in that effort.”

Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, called the use of the immigrant worker deaths to promote mass immigration policies “kind of creepy.” He added: “Most of the people who do this are Americans. In this case, for any number of reasons, these guys were immigrants … There’s just no [immigration] policy implications to draw from this [tragedy].”

Responding to Bier’s posts on X, Oren Cass, who runs the pro-worker American Compass think tank, said: “It’s important to understand that for many libertarians, their open borders advocacy leading to a Qatar-like caste system in America is a feature, not a bug.”

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Progressive activists and open border advocates are using the death of several immigrants in the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse to push for increased immigration numbers in the United States. The deadly accident has claimed the lives of at least six immigrant workers. show more
March 29, 2024
Ed Kozak
Data
Election 2024
Immigration

DATA: 74% of Hispanics Support Use of ‘Illegal’ to Describe Laken Riley’s Killer.

The vast majority of Hispanics support labeling Laken Riley’s killer — Venezuelan national Jose Antonio Ibarra — ‘illegal.’ A significant majority of Hispanics also disapprove of Biden’s performance as President.

When Joe Biden used the term ‘illegal’ to describe Ibarra during his State of the Union address, it was followed by an outcry from far-left extremists in the Democratic Party and pro-illegal immigration advocates across the country. However, nearly three-quarters of Hispanics — 74 percent — believe it was appropriate for Joe Biden to use the term, according to a recent Harvard/Harris poll.

A majority of Hispanics — 63 percent — also believe that the border crisis is getting worse. Seventy-one percent of Hispanics think that the Biden government must do more to make it harder for illegals to enter the country. Sixty-nine percent of Hispanics also believe that Riley’s murder proves stricter immigration policies are necessary.

The poll also suggests that the Biden regime’s willful mishandling of the border crisis is turning support for stricter border enforcement into a bipartisan issue. Seventy percent of all voters polled believe that Riley’s murder highlighted the need for stricter immigration controls, with 84 percent of Republicans, 62 percent of Democrats, and 64 percent of swing voters agreeing.

The data also illustrates the extent to which Hispanic voters — once considered a reliable Democratic constituency — are losing faith in Biden and the Democrats. Sixty-eight percent of Hispanics disapprove of the job Biden is doing on the economy overall, and 70 percent disapprove of his handling of inflation.  Sixty-five percent disapprove of his handling of foreign affairs, and 63 percent disapprove of his handling of immigration.

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The vast majority of Hispanics support labeling Laken Riley’s killer — Venezuelan national Jose Antonio Ibarra — ‘illegal.’ A significant majority of Hispanics also disapprove of Biden’s performance as President. show more
March 28, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

13.7 Million Illegals So Far Under Biden, Proving Trump’s Predictions Right.

New data shows that the number of illegal aliens in the United States has risen to 13.7 million under President Joe Biden, marking an increase of 37 percent. In addition, the total foreign-born population in the U.S. was an estimated 51.4 million in February 2024, a new record high. The number of foreign-born individuals in the country has increased by 6.4 million since Biden took office in January 2021.

In October, President Trump told The National Pulse exclusively that he believed Biden would preside over the importation of upwards of 15 million illegals. The new data shows Trump is likely to end up almost exactly correct by the end of the Biden term.

An average of 172,000 legal and illegal immigrants arrived in the U.S. each month under President Biden. However, the data — from the Center for Immigrant Studies (CIS) and based on the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS) — may not fully account for the number of illegal aliens in the country.

The National Pulse previously reported that a retired immigration judge uncovered evidence that the Biden government has released over 100,000 illegals into the U.S. each month. This suggests the Census Bureau’s survey may be drastically undercounting the number of illegal aliens entering the country.

A bulk of the immigrant arrivals into the U.S. under Biden have come from Latin America — although other data suggests that  African, Middle Eastern, and Asian illegal aliens are beginning to comprise greater shares of those encountered by border agents. Additionally, among the 6.4 million who’ve entered the U.S. in the past three years, 44 percent lack having attained an education level beyond high school.

Immigrants now comprise 15.5 percent of the U.S. population. Last year, the Census Bureau released an estimate stating the U.S. wouldn’t hit that number until 2040. Under former President Donald Trump, just 42,000 immigrants were entering the U.S. each month — with the number trending on a decline prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Obama government saw 76,000 immigrants entering the country monthly.

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New data shows that the number of illegal aliens in the United States has risen to 13.7 million under President Joe Biden, marking an increase of 37 percent. In addition, the total foreign-born population in the U.S. was an estimated 51.4 million in February 2024, a new record high. The number of foreign-born individuals in the country has increased by 6.4 million since Biden took office in January 2021. show more