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June 14, 2024
Crime
Immigration

Migrant Gangs Surge Across America.

The Biden government’s border crisis has allowed a flood of foreign criminal gangs to infiltrate the United States. Tren de Aragua, a brutal Venezuelan gang, has attained footholds in several major Texas cities, as well as Chicago and New York City. Meanwhile, Mexican drug cartels are driving human smuggling over the southern border largely unchecked. Even more concern, The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that eight alleged ISIS operatives were detained across the United States, including in Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia.

Joe Biden‘s illegal immigration crisis exposes America to ‘ghost’ criminals, paramilitary operatives, and potential terrorists. Tren de Aragua has used the crisis to grow from a Venezuelan prison gang into a severe threat in both the United States and their home country. This gang is implicated in human smuggling and sex trafficking, often identifiable only by tattoos depicting AK-47s and gas-masked skulls.

During a recent arrest in Queens, a suspect, Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, was found to be an illegal immigrant and a suspected Tren de Aragua member. The New York Police Department (NYPD) and other law enforcement agencies are increasingly encountering such ‘ghost criminals.’

Members of Mexican drug cartels and other criminal organizations are exploiting the porous southern border. Joseph Humire, a national security expert, links Tren’s U.S. presence to border lawlessness. Tren members are involved in numerous investigations in states including New York, Illinois, and Texas. Over 15 million illegal immigrants may have likely entered the U.S. since Joe Biden‘s inauguration. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has recognized that many hardened criminals hide among groups crossing the border, making identification difficult.

Meanwhile, Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel has spread its operations far from the border, even into Florida. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), cartels are active in all 50 states.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Chris Wray has expressed concern over potential coordinated attacks similar to an ISIS-K attack in Moscow earlier this year. The arrests of the eight suspected ISIS terrorists earlier this week underscore ongoing national security risks tied to illegal immigration. Additionally, Chinese organized crime syndicates are also posing a problem. These Chinese gangs run numerous illegal cannabis farms in states like Oklahoma, Maine, and New Mexico. These farms rely on trafficked Chinese laborers, many tricked into working under inhumane conditions.

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The Biden government's border crisis has allowed a flood of foreign criminal gangs to infiltrate the United States. Tren de Aragua, a brutal Venezuelan gang, has attained footholds in several major Texas cities, as well as Chicago and New York City. Meanwhile, Mexican drug cartels are driving human smuggling over the southern border largely unchecked. Even more concern, The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that eight alleged ISIS operatives were detained across the United States, including in Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia. show more
June 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Culture
Immigration
World

Marine Le Pen Calls for Islamist Dual Nationals to Be Stripped of Citizenship and Deported.

In her first speech since her National Rally (RN) party won the European Parliament elections in France, populist leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to strip Islamist dual nationals of their French citizenship and deport them.

“Bi-nationals connected to Islamist ideology must be stripped of their nationality and expelled. The French who adopt the ideology of the enemy must be brought before justice and punished. The laws exist; they just need to be applied,” Le Pen vowed.

“Radical mosques will be shut down, hate preachers expelled,” she continued. “[A]ssociations connected with Salafism and the Muslim Brotherhood will be dissolved. With me, be assured that the rights of women, today challenged by the Islamist obscurantism, will be granted to all the women of France. With me, the security will not go against liberty, in any case, not against the liberty of honest people.”

President Emmanuel Macron called a snap national election after National Rally placed first in the European elections, securing 31.4 percent of the vote against 14.6 percent for Macron’s Renaissance party.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, believes Macron is gambling RN lacks the resources to fight another election campaign on such short notice. For a majority in the National Assembly, RN need to secure 289 seats—a significant increase from their current 88.

Macron’s stunt may be backfiring. RN is projected to win the election even if it fails to secure an outright majority. Meanwhile, a coalition of far-left parties is projected to beat Renaissance into third place.

However, the French right is also experiencing difficulties. The establishment-right Republicans and populist Reconquest are both imploding after failed attempts to establish an electoral pact with Le Pen.

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In her first speech since her National Rally (RN) party won the European Parliament elections in France, populist leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to strip Islamist dual nationals of their French citizenship and deport them. show more
June 14, 2024
Crime
Immigration

Non-Citizens Accounted for 64% of Federal Arrests in 2018.

A recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reveals a significant shift in federal arrest numbers for noncitizens over a 20-year span. In 2018, non-U.S. citizens represented 64 percent of federal arrests, a notable rise from 1998, when they accounted for just 37 percent and U.S. citizens comprised 63 percent.

Despite noncitizens making up approximately seven percent of the U.S. population, according to 2017 Census Bureau data, the BJS report highlights that they were responsible for 15 percent of all federal arrests and an equal percentage of non-immigration crime prosecutions in U.S. district courts in 2018.

A notable increase was seen in the five judicial districts along the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal arrests in these regions nearly doubled from 33 percent in 1998 to 65 percent in 2018. The report indicates that almost 95 percent of this increase pertains to immigration offenses.

The data further reveals that Mexican nationals constituted about 40 percent of these noncitizen arrests, with Central Americans making up another 20 percent. Comparatively, U.S. citizens accounted for 36 percent of all federal offense arrests in 2018.

From 1998 to 2018, the percentage of federal arrests involving Mexican citizens increased from 28 percent to 40 percent, and arrests involving Central Americans surged from 1 percent to 20 percent. Meanwhile, U.S. citizen federal arrests saw a decrease from 63 percent to 36 percent.

The report also identifies the most common offenses leading to prosecutions of non-U.S. citizens in 2018. These include illegal reentry (72 percent), drug-related offenses (13 percent), fraud (4.5 percent), alien smuggling (4 percent), and visa misuse (2 percent). In contrast, U.S. citizens were most frequently prosecuted for drug offenses (38 percent), weapons charges (21 percent), fraud (12 percent), public order crimes (12 percent), and alien smuggling (6 percent).

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A recent report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reveals a significant shift in federal arrest numbers for noncitizens over a 20-year span. In 2018, non-U.S. citizens represented 64 percent of federal arrests, a notable rise from 1998, when they accounted for just 37 percent and U.S. citizens comprised 63 percent. show more
June 14, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
War
World

So Who’s Going to Rebuild Ukraine? You Guessed It… Migrants!

The neoliberal oligarchy hopes to reap profits from the aftermath of the Ukraine war by reconstructing with Middle Eastern, sub-Saharan, and South Asian migrant labor, believes Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse.

“They’ve created two major problems,” Kassam explained. “One being Ukraine and the war… the other being mass migration… So they find a solution to both of those problems: the idea of mass importation of people from South Asia, from the Arab world, and from sub-Saharan Africa into Ukraine.”

Kassam noted that Western politicians and corporations are already “divvying up” the reconstruction process despite the fact that “the war hasn’t ended, and they keep telling us that the end of the war isn’t in sight.”

“At the same time, you’ve got all these big, corporate, multinational American companies going out there and saying we want a piece of this, we want a piece of that,” he continued.

The corporations will not be going to “old boys” in Alabama or Arkansas for workers, he believes, but will resort to “cheap migrant labor,” who will be rewarded for their efforts with European citizenship. Kassam has previously predicted Ukraine will become the “first African nation in Europe.”

The National Pulse chief believes there has been a firm shift on Ukraine at Mar-a-Lago, however, with Donald Trump telling Republicans on Capitol Hill the Ukrainians are “never going to be there for us” and arguing “we should pay our own troops more” instead of funding Volodymyr Zelensky’s military.

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The neoliberal oligarchy hopes to reap profits from the aftermath of the Ukraine war by reconstructing with Middle Eastern, sub-Saharan, and South Asian migrant labor, believes Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse. show more
June 13, 2024
Immigration

Chicago Homelessness Surges Amid Migrant Crisis.

Homelessness in Chicago has surged dramatically within the past year, reflecting a broader crisis rooted in continued economic challenges and a flood of migrants arriving from the southern border. According to the city’s annual snapshot, the number of homeless individuals has increased by 200 percent, rising from 6,139 in 2023 to 18,836 in 2024.

A significant portion of this increase comes from 13,679 “sheltered new arrivals” and 212 “unsheltered new arrivals.” The latter represents a 960 percent jump from last year’s count of 20. Additionally, 1,422 “unsheltered non-new arrivals” and 3,523 “sheltered non-new arrivals” were documented. Notably, almost 30 percent of the homeless population comprises children under 18.

The rise in homelessness coincides with the arrival of buses of migrants sent from Texas amid the Biden government’s border crisis. Chicago officials, including Maura McCauley from the Department of Family and Support Services, report efforts to resettle over 43,000 migrants.

McCauley cited the end of pandemic-era support measures and increasing housing costs as contributing factors. “We anticipated this increase and expanded our shelter capacity fivefold. Without these measures, the situation could have been unprecedented and tragic,” McCauley said.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has been a focal point of criticism due to the crisis. Community frustrations boiled over in April when Johnson proposed allocating $70 million to migrant care. Meanwhile, Johnson’s administration has imposed a 60-day limit for migrant stays in city shelters. However, officials do not foresee a mass exodus from shelters, citing staggered exit dates and residents possibly re-entering temporary shelters if necessary.

Despite public anger, Johnson continues to defend the city’s sanctuary policies. Tensions remain high as citizens demand more resources for local communities and transparency around city expenditures.

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Homelessness in Chicago has surged dramatically within the past year, reflecting a broader crisis rooted in continued economic challenges and a flood of migrants arriving from the southern border. According to the city’s annual snapshot, the number of homeless individuals has increased by 200 percent, rising from 6,139 in 2023 to 18,836 in 2024. show more
June 12, 2024
Immigration
NatSec

Biden’s DHS Released ISIS-Linked Migrant into U.S. After They Crossed The Southern Border.

A Tajikistani migrant connected to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group was released into the United States by Joe Biden‘s Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The individual is among a group of foreign nationals apprehended in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York City during a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) anti-terrorism operation.

The Tajik migrant entered the U.S. through the southern border and is believed to have been vetted by federal law enforcement. Initial screenings did not reveal ties between the Tajik migrant and ISIS. They were subsequently released into the U.S. interior and assigned a court date in 2025 to appear before a federal immigration judge. However, subsequent investigations raised concerns, prompting action by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Unchecked flows of illegal migrants at the U.S. southern border continue to pose a national security threat, with the Tajik ISIS affiliate being only the latest terrorist to gain entry to the country. The National Pulse previously reported that a known member of the Somali terrorist group al Shabaab was able to reside in the U.S. for almost a year due to an error by federal agencies.

In another concerning border security breach, an allegedly “demobilized” member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)—a communist-aligned terror group—was apprehended in Texas this past March. The Biden government twice released Mohammad Kharwin, an Afghan national associated with the Hezb-e-Islami group, into the U.S. interior after he initially crossed the border earlier in March 2023.

Since Fiscal Year 2021, almost 400 individuals on the Terrorist Watch List have been apprehended at the border trying to enter the U.S.

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A Tajikistani migrant connected to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group was released into the United States by Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The individual is among a group of foreign nationals apprehended in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and New York City during a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) anti-terrorism operation. show more
June 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Economy
Immigration

WATCH: Most ‘Biden Jobs’ Are Being Taken by Illegals as Regime Rewards ‘Illegality and Criminality.’

Most of the jobs created under Joe Biden “are not jobs for American workers,” according to Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse. “These are not jobs for either the native nor the legal migrant,” he told Turning Points USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Kassam says the public “rightly are sick of” of this “rewarding of illegality, rewarding of criminality” by the Biden regime, which may explain why the incumbent rates so poorly on the economy in polls, despite the corporate media insisting it is growing well.

The National Pulse has previously reported research by Steve Englander, head of macro at Standard Chartered, estimating that “undocumented [sic] immigrants account for half of job growth in FY24 so far.”

Even this may have been an underestimate, however, with research by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), covered by The National Pulse in February, finding Biden‘s vaunted “jobs recovery” is driven almost entirely by illegal immigrants.

Kassam has explained how this is possible before, noting that illegal immigrants are still able to take jobs if they are issued so-called employment authorization documents by the Biden regime. These enable them to work while they await their day in immigration court.

This is often set for years from the date they first encounter U.S. border officials, and hundreds of thousands have been granted a stealth amnesty as a result of the federal government terminating their asylum cases without any decision on their right to asylum being taken.

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Most of the jobs created under Joe Biden "are not jobs for American workers," according to Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse. "These are not jobs for either the native nor the legal migrant," he told Turning Points USA founder Charlie Kirk. show more
June 12, 2024
Wake Up Right
Immigration
NatSec

TERROR IN AMERICA: 8 ISIS Members Arrested After Crossing Southern Border.

Eight Tajikistan nationals with ties to ISIS were arrested by ICE and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia after entering the U.S. illegally through our southern border.

The details: The suspects entered the U.S. without initial flags from Customs and Border Protection or the Department of Homeland Security. Post-release, they were identified as having ties to ISIS, raising alarms about possible terrorism threats.

How’d we find them? Wiretaps revealed one suspect discussed bombings reminiscent of the Boston Marathon attack.

Back up: This comes one week after FBI Director Christopher Wray testified to the Senate that he was concerned about an increased threat of a coordinated terrorist attack inside the U.S.

Big picture: This all circles back to Joe Biden’s reckless open border. 294 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist have been apprehended at the southern border since Biden took office. And those are just the ones we caught. Customers and Border Protection estimate over 1.7 million illegal aliens have entered the U.S. undetected under Biden.

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Eight Tajikistan nationals with ties to ISIS were arrested by ICE and the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia after entering the U.S. illegally through our southern border. show more
June 12, 2024
William Upton
Immigration

WATCH: Even CNN Warns Biden Has Let Bloody ‘Tren de Aragua’ Gang Into America.

The danger posed by the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in the United States is now even being acknowledged by corporate media networks like CNN. According to the network, the violent Venezuelan street gang has gained footholds in several communities across the country under the Biden government—including towns in Texas, Florida, and New York. Additionally, court documents suggest that Diego Ibarra, brother of Jose Ibarra, the illegal alien accused of murdering Laken Riley, is likely a member of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang.

“Federal authorities are warning that a ruthless criminal gang from Venezuela has now infiltrated the U.S.,” host Brianna Keilar warned on the network’s program CNN News Central. Meanwhile, her co-host, Boris Sanchez, added: “Tren De Aragua is accused of a string of seemingly unrelated crimes, from an alleged multistate human trafficking ring to the mysterious murder of a former police officer in Miami.”

The violent gang, which originated in the Venezuelan prison system, has been able to infiltrate the U.S. through the Biden government’s open borders policies. Consequently, this has resulted in increasing incidents of violent crime that law enforcement has tied to Tren de Aragua operations across the country.

“[F]ederal and local law enforcement and members of Congress and immigrants are all telling us the same thing. The gang is now here in the country and it poses a serious threat,” CNN admits. According to the network, border patrol agents in Texas identified upwards of 60 members of the violent gang in the fiscal year 2023 through criminal complaints and witness statements.

WATCH:

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The danger posed by the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in the United States is now even being acknowledged by corporate media networks like CNN. According to the network, the violent Venezuelan street gang has gained footholds in several communities across the country under the Biden government—including towns in Texas, Florida, and New York. Additionally, court documents suggest that Diego Ibarra, brother of Jose Ibarra, the illegal alien accused of murdering Laken Riley, is likely a member of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. show more
June 11, 2024
Wake Up Right
Immigration

Mass-Amnesty for Illegals is Coming.

Joe Biden is reportedly planning an executive order that would give amnesty to hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States illegally.

The details: CBS News reports that the Biden regime is planning to “unlock temporary legal status and potentially a path to American citizenship for hundreds of thousands of [illegal] immigrants living in the U.S. illegally,” according to five people familiar with the White House discussions.

The mechanics: Under this mass amnesty order, Biden would use a policy called “parole in place” to give the illegals work permits and protect them from deportation as long as they have spouses who are American citizens.

  • They could also become eligible for permanent U.S. residency and even citizenship.

The sources for this CBS News report are two current U.S. officials, two former officials, and a congressional official—all of whom spoke anonymously.

What do Americans think? A brand new CBS News poll found that 62 percent of Americans agree with Donald Trump’s proposed policy to deport every single illegal alien.

Big picture: These plans come as Biden’s approval hovers at an all-time low, fueled by the American public’s rejection of his failed open border policies.

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Joe Biden is reportedly planning an executive order that would give amnesty to hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States illegally. show more

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