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March 12, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Immigration

Trump’s ICE Reveals Biden Regime ‘Cooked the Books’ on Illegals, ‘Purposely Misleading’ the Public.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests since President Donald J. Trump took office are already outpacing arrests made in all of 2024, the agency said Wednesday—and the Biden government had been “cooking the books” to produce its numbers. “We have uncovered that the previous administration… was cooking the books on ICE data,” acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told reporters. “They were purposely misleading the American people by categorizing individuals processed and released into the interior of the United States as ICE arrests.”

Lyons confirmed a “comprehensive review was done internally here with ICE,” finding “tens of thousands of cases that were recorded as arrests when, in fact, these instances were illegal aliens that were simply processed and released into the American communities,” he said.

Senior officials report that the majority of the 113,431 arrests made in FY 2024 were so-called “pass-through” arrests, meaning that ICE did not take enforcement action against those migrants and instead released them into the interior. No arrests made by ICE under the Trump administration have been pass-through arrests: “What we are doing now is actual immigration enforcement, not enforcement theater,” an official said.

For interior arrests, ICE made 33,242 at-large arrests in FY 2024. For comparison, officials say ICE made 32,809 arrests from January 20 to March 10, meaning they will surpass the FY 2024 number this week.

The Trump administration says its efforts are already yielding positive results. Just this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had replaced the controversial CBP One app with a new CBP Home app that helps facilitate self-deportations.

“After four years of not being allowed to effectively do their jobs, our agents and officers are excited to get to work and fulfill the agency’s mission,” Lyons said.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests since President Donald J. Trump took office are already outpacing arrests made in all of 2024, the agency said Wednesday—and the Biden government had been "cooking the books" to produce its numbers. "We have uncovered that the previous administration… was cooking the books on ICE data," acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told reporters. "They were purposely misleading the American people by categorizing individuals processed and released into the interior of the United States as ICE arrests." show more
March 12, 2025
Immigration
News

Ex-Obama Aides Slam ADL for Backing Trump Deportations.

Two former Obama government officials have criticized the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its endorsement of President Donald J. Trump’s order to deport foreign-born students protesting Israel. The controversy follows the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident with British government ties, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the new directive targeting student protesters who support the Hamas terrorist group.

The ADL expressed its support for Khalil’s detention, citing the need for significant repercussions for those involved in activities such as providing material support to foreign terrorist organizations and inciting violence. The organization added that Khalil’s arrest should serve as a deterrent against future antisemitic protests.

Jon Lovett, a former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, openly criticized the ADL’s stance. Lovett denounced the ADL’s statement as “shameful,” emphasizing that crimes should be charged accordingly without infringing upon First Amendment rights or revoking immigration status as a form of protest punishment.

Lovett expressed his disillusionment with the ADL, suggesting that the organization no longer represents American Jewish interests, and called for financial support to be withdrawn.

Ben Rhodes, who served as deputy national security adviser under Obama, echoed Lovett’s sentiments, also labeling the ADL’s statement as “shameful.”

President Trump has also cracked down on universities that have allowed antisemitic protests on their campuses, cutting millions in federal funding.

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Two former Obama government officials have criticized the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its endorsement of President Donald J. Trump's order to deport foreign-born students protesting Israel. The controversy follows the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident with British government ties, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the new directive targeting student protesters who support the Hamas terrorist group. show more
March 12, 2025
William Upton
Immigration

Foreign-Born Share of U.S. Population Hit All-Time High in January.

The foreign-born share of the United States population hit an all-time high in January, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). At 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population, the ratio of foreign-born individuals living in the country to native-born now exceeds prior highs reached during the mass immigration influxes experienced in 1890 and 1910.

Citing data from the federal government’s January 2025 Current Population Survey (CPS), the CIS report reveals that at the start of the year, there were 53.3 million foreign-born individuals residing in the U.S. The immigration policy group notes that this represents an 8.3 million increase from the total foreign-born population share when former President Joe Biden took office in 2021. Additionally, CIS estimates that of the 8.3 million increase, at least 5.4 million—or two-thirds—are illegal immigrants. It should be noted that CIS states these numbers do not include potentially millions of foreign-born individuals missed by the federal government survey.

“At 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population, the foreign-born share is higher now than at the prior peaks reached in 1890 and 1910. No U.S. government survey or census has ever shown such a large foreign-born population,” the CIS report states, continuing: “The current numbers have rendered Census Bureau projections obsolete. Just two years ago, the Bureau projected the foreign-born share would not reach 15.8 percent until 2042.”

Noting that the government figures represent net growth, the CIS report contends: “Our best estimate is that 11.5 to 12.5 million legal and illegal immigrants settled in the country in the last four years,” adding, “…our preliminary estimate is that there are 15.4 million illegal immigrants in the January 2025 CPS, an increase of more than 50 percent (5.4 million) over the last four years in the survey.”

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The foreign-born share of the United States population hit an all-time high in January, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). At 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population, the ratio of foreign-born individuals living in the country to native-born now exceeds prior highs reached during the mass immigration influxes experienced in 1890 and 1910. show more
March 12, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
UK

Trump’s ‘Radical Pro-Hamas’ Student Deportee Has UK Govt Security Clearance: REPORT.

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian Columbia University graduate and U.S. permanent resident now detained in a federal jail in Louisiana following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Saturday night, previously worked with the British government. Khalil emerged as a key figure during the anti-Israel campus encampment in the spring of 2024, serving as a lead negotiator for student protesters. His arrest over the weekend prompted a federal judge to issue a temporary block on his deportation, leaving his fate hanging in the balance as legal proceedings unfold.

President Donald J. Trump branded Khalil a “Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student” on Monday, hailing his arrest as “the first of many to come” for foreign agitators. “We know there are more students at Columbia and other Universities across the Country who have engaged in pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity, and the Trump Administration will not tolerate it,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “Many are not students, they are paid agitators. We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country—never to return again. If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here.”

From 2018 to 2022, Khalil worked as a program manager at the British Embassy’s Syria Office in Beirut, Lebanon, overseeing the Syria Chevening Program—a prestigious British scholarship initiative. Online records confirm his role in managing these efforts, which aimed to foster ties with future global leaders for Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO).

Andrew Waller, a former British diplomat and policy advisor at the Syria Office during Khalil’s tenure, told Middle East Eye that Khalil “went through a vetting process to get the job and was cleared to work on sensitive issues for the British government.”

Waller described the Chevening scholarship as a “flagship UK soft power policy” that draws top talent worldwide to British universities. “Mahmoud ran its Syria program and interviewed hundreds, if not thousands, of applicants on behalf of the British government,” he said. Khalil also served as a “local staff political officer,” leveraging his linguistic skills to support high-level meetings.

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Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian Columbia University graduate and U.S. permanent resident now detained in a federal jail in Louisiana following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Saturday night, previously worked with the British government. Khalil emerged as a key figure during the anti-Israel campus encampment in the spring of 2024, serving as a lead negotiator for student protesters. His arrest over the weekend prompted a federal judge to issue a temporary block on his deportation, leaving his fate hanging in the balance as legal proceedings unfold. show more
March 12, 2025
Culture
Immigration
News

Nearly 1 Million in Britain Struggle To Speak English.

Nearly a million people in Britain cannot speak English fluently, with over 130,000 unable to speak a word of the language native to the British Isles. According to the 2021 UK Census, approximately 10 percent of the United Kingdom’s foreign-born population—equivalent to 932,208 people — face challenges in speaking English.

The data provided by the UK Statistics Authority to the Conservative Party shows that 8.6 percent, or 794,332 people, have limited English skills, and 1.4 percent, or 137,876 individuals, cannot speak the language at all. Consequently, just over half of migrants aged 16 and above reported that English is their primary language, and only 38.4 percent state they can speak English well.

The UK’s population reached 67.6 million in mid-2022 and is projected to rise to 72.5 million by 2032. Net migration is expected to be around 631,000 this year, a decrease from the recent high of 906,000.

Criticism is mounting against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government regarding migration policy management. Subsequently, the government has dismissed allegations of inefficacy in addressing people smuggling across the Channel. The ruling Labour Party continues to resist calls to implement a migration cap.

Meanwhile, some estimate that as many as one in twelve residents of London, Britain’s largest city, are illegal immigrants.

Image by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street. 

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Nearly a million people in Britain cannot speak English fluently, with over 130,000 unable to speak a word of the language native to the British Isles. According to the 2021 UK Census, approximately 10 percent of the United Kingdom's foreign-born population—equivalent to 932,208 people — face challenges in speaking English. show more
March 12, 2025
Crime
Immigration
UK

Migrants Over 70% More Likely to Commit Sex Crimes Than Native Britons.

Migrants are 70 percent more likely to commit sex crimes compared to natives in Great Britain, new data reveals. While details on the ethnic and migration backgrounds of offenders remain undisclosed by authorities, figures released via Freedom of Information requests by the Centre for Migration Control highlight a notable trend.

From 2021 to 2023, migrants or individuals with “unknown” nationality accounted for nearly 23 percent of all sexual offenses, including rape, in Britain. This statistic is notable given that migrants represent approximately 9.3 percent of the population.

The Centre for Migration Control’s analysis reveals significant variations among different groups. North Africans reportedly have a 6.6-fold increased likelihood of committing sex crimes compared to Britons. Similarly, Middle Eastern individuals are 3.8 times more likely, and Sub-Saharan Africans are 2.6 times more likely to be convicted of such offenses.

The think tank’s research identified 87 foreign ethnic groups with sex crime conviction rates surpassing those of native Britons. Government figures highlight that individuals from Afghanistan and Eritrea face over 20 times the likelihood of sex offense convictions compared to the native population.

In the broader context of crime, migrants are disproportionately represented. Over 100,000 migrants were convicted of serious crimes in Britain from 2021 to 2023. Figures released last year revealed that Albanians offend the most, with an incarceration rate of 232.33 per 10,000 people.

 

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Migrants are 70 percent more likely to commit sex crimes compared to natives in Great Britain, new data reveals. While details on the ethnic and migration backgrounds of offenders remain undisclosed by authorities, figures released via Freedom of Information requests by the Centre for Migration Control highlight a notable trend. show more
March 11, 2025
Immigration
Politics

Lone, Far Left Democrat Votes Against Bill Aimed at Monitoring Drug Cartel Smuggling Tunnels Under U.S. Border.

Far-left Democrat Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) cast the only vote against a bill that will require an annual report on cartel smuggling tunnels used to traffick drugs and people from Mexico into the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Subterranean Border Defense Act, also known as H.R. 495, with an overwhelming majority on Monday.

The legislation mandates that U.S. Customs and Border Protection submit an annual report to Congress detailing cartel smuggling tunnels and measures taken against them. With a 402-1 vote, Representative Tlaib was the lone dissenter.

Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), who introduced the bill, expressed satisfaction with the outcome. “I thought for sure everyone was gonna vote yes on my bill this evening,” Crane posted on X. He added, “402-1 is still pretty solid though.”

The bill enjoyed widespread bipartisan support, with Democratic co-sponsor Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) describing it as “an important step in the right direction.” Other co-sponsors include Reps. Biggs (R-AZ), Gosar (R-AZ), Higgins (R-LA), Luttrell (R-TX), Ogles (R-TN), Guest (R-MS), and Gillen (D-NY).

Rep. Crane highlighted on the House floor the significant threat posed by these tunnels. Over 140 tunnels have been discovered since 1990, with an 80 percent increase in activity since 2008.

The tunnels are used for both human trafficking—including sex trafficking—and drug smuggling. President Donald J. Trump promised to crack down on those smuggling the deadly drug fentanyl into the U.S. and has ordered the Mexican cartels to be declared terrorist organizations.

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Far-left Democrat Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) cast the only vote against a bill that will require an annual report on cartel smuggling tunnels used to traffick drugs and people from Mexico into the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Subterranean Border Defense Act, also known as H.R. 495, with an overwhelming majority on Monday. show more
March 11, 2025
Immigration
Lawfare
Politics

Judge Halts Deportation of Pro-Hamas Activist Following Arrest by ICE.

A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a pro-Palestine activist recently arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate of Columbia University, was arrested on Saturday, March 8. However, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman temporarily blocked Khalil’s deportation, stating that he would be able to stay in the United States while the court considered a habeas corpus challenge to his arrest.

“To preserve the Court’s jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise,” Judge Furman wrote in his order blocking separation proceedings issued late Monday. A conference hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman stated that Khalil was arrested due to his activist activities, which are said to be both antisemitic and aligned with the terror group Hamas. Khalil was one of the organizers of pro-Palestine protests last spring at Columbia University.

On March 10, hundreds gathered in New York City to protest the arrest of Khalil and demanded his release. More protests are scheduled to take place over the coming days.

President Donald J. Trump commented on Khalil’s arrest on Monday, saying, “We will find, apprehend, and deport these terrorist sympathizers from our country—never to return again. If you support terrorism, including the slaughtering of innocent men, women, and children, your presence is contrary to our national and foreign policy interests, and you are not welcome here.”

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A federal judge has blocked the deportation of a pro-Palestine activist recently arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate of Columbia University, was arrested on Saturday, March 8. However, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman temporarily blocked Khalil's deportation, stating that he would be able to stay in the United States while the court considered a habeas corpus challenge to his arrest. show more
March 11, 2025
Immigration
UK

Viral TikTok Migrant Abu Wadei Arrested for Hamas Support.

A man linked to Hamas and known for his presence on social media platforms has been arrested in the United Kingdom. Identified as Mossab Al Qassass, but often using the name Abu Wadei online, the individual was detained by Immigration Enforcement on March 9 and remains in custody. The arrest followed Wadei’s viral TikTok video showing his arrival in the UK via a small boat, generating significant attention. He is seen in the footage wearing a keffiyeh with others wearing life jackets, as a border force vessel is seen nearby.

Consequently, the Home Office has reiterated its commitment to counter illegal crossings in small boats and uphold its border security measures. “The Government is committed to ending small boat crossings which undermine our border security, and restoring order to the asylum system to ensure that the rules are respected and enforced,” a Home Office spokesman said, adding: “The British public can be reassured that we take all steps necessary at all times to protect the nation’s security, including taking action in the Border Security Bill to give the police and immigration officers stronger powers to act where anyone poses a threat.”

Meanwhile, there are approximately 170,000 followers on Wadei’s TikTok account and about 189,000 YouTube subscriptions, where he reportedly collects payments via PayPal.

UK-based Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) identified Wadei’s entry into the UK and raised concerns over potential security threats posed by his presence. CAA conducted “body mapping” analyses to match the newcomer in the boat video with Wadei’s previous online content, depicting him with weapons and making inflammatory statements. A spokesman for CAA acknowledged the arrest, highlighting that Wadei presents a risk to the broader UK public and Jewish communities specifically.

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A man linked to Hamas and known for his presence on social media platforms has been arrested in the United Kingdom. Identified as Mossab Al Qassass, but often using the name Abu Wadei online, the individual was detained by Immigration Enforcement on March 9 and remains in custody. The arrest followed Wadei’s viral TikTok video showing his arrival in the UK via a small boat, generating significant attention. He is seen in the footage wearing a keffiyeh with others wearing life jackets, as a border force vessel is seen nearby. show more
March 10, 2025
Immigration
News
World

Protesters Plan Flood of NY Federal Plaza After ICE Arrests.

Far-left anti-Israel activists plan to take over New York City’s Federal Plaza after the arrest of a pro-Palestine activist by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Activists are demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University alumnus.

Federal immigration authorities detained Khalil over the weekend. His attorney, Amy Greer, reported that Khalil was taken from his university accommodation on Saturday evening by ICE personnel, citing the revocation of his student visa. Additionally, Greer clarified that Khalil holds permanent residency status but was detained regardless.

The move appears linked to a broader initiative under President Donald J. Trump’s administration targeting international students involved in demonstrations against Israel. President Trump told donors last year that he intended to “throw out” foreign students taking part in subversive activities on American campuses.

Murad Awawdeh of the New York Immigration Coalition criticized the arrest, claiming it unconstitutional and urging immediate action from authorities.

In response, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman cited Khalil’s alignment with Hamas-related activities as grounds for the arrest. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the visas and green cards of Hamas supporters would be revoked.

President Trump’s administration has also moved to cut off federal funding to universities that permit antisemitic protests to occur on their campuses. Columbia, where Khalil had previously attended, is threatened with losing around $50 million in government contracts.

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Far-left anti-Israel activists plan to take over New York City's Federal Plaza after the arrest of a pro-Palestine activist by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Activists are demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University alumnus. show more