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Weekly Immigration Report June 7, 2016: IRS Makes Improper Payments to Illegal Aliens Totaling Billions

From the Federation for American Immigration Reform Immigration Increased 39% in 2014 and 2015 More Than 1,000 Syrians Resettled in U.S. in May IRS Makes Improper Payments to Illegal Aliens Totaling Billions Steinle Family Files Lawsuit against San Francisco Sheriff Immigration Increased 39% in 2014 and 2015 A new report by the Center for Immigration […]

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“Privacy Rights” of Illegal Aliens Under Judicial Scrutiny

Dan Cadman | Center for Immigration Study A few days ago, I posted a short item on the irony of the Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen’s order imposing sanctions on DOJ attorneys for repeatedly misleading his court in their briefs. DOJ […]

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Emerson on Fox Business: Threat from Cross-Border Terrorists a Ticking Time Bomb

Fox Business Network | Investigative Project on Terrorism Start transcript Stuart Varney: Police in Germany have arrested three Syrians with alleged ties to an ISIS terror plot over there. Steven Emerson joins us now. He is the Executive Director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism. Steven, I don’t think you are surprised to hear about […]

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June Terror Threat Snapshot

CHAIRMAN MCCAUL RELEASES JUNE TERROR THREAT SNAPSHOT In the U.S. authorities are investigating more than 800 ISIS-linked cases. COUNTERTERRORISM WASHINGTON, D.C. – The June Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman [mc_name name=”Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)” chamber=”house” mcid=”M001157″ ]. The “snapshot” is a monthly Committee assessment of the growing threat America, the […]

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New Data: Immigration Surged to More than 3 Million in 2014 and 2015

More than three million legal and illegal immigrants settled in the United States in the last two years.  Download a PDF of this Backgrounder Steven A. Camarota is the director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies. An analysis of new government data by the Center for Immigration Studies shows more than three million […]

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Weekly Immigration Report May 31, 2016: Significant Increase of Border Intrusions

From the Federation for American Immigration Reform UAM and Family Unit Apprehensions Surpass 2014 Surge Levels Senator Kirk Trying to Use NDAA as Amnesty Vehicle Again Judiciary Committee Closes Loopholes in Visa Vetting Process Louisiana Committee Fails to Advance Anti-Sanctuary Bill UAM and Family Unit Apprehensions Surpass 2014 Surge Levels The latest statistics from U.S. […]

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Palestinians and Syrians Buy Honduran Identities to Make Their Way to the U.S.

Center for Immigration Studies Honduras’ National Registry of Persons (RNP) confirmed that hundreds of Palestinian, Syrian, and citizens of other Arab nations were fraudulently registered as Honduran citizens. As a result, these foreigners can then acquire Honduran passports, which can be used to apply for visas to enter to the United States. On Sunday, La […]

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Obama's Refugees and Surging Deadly Diseases in America

Matthew Vadum | Front Page Magazine The lethal violation of the nation’s most basic public health protocols. An outbreak of deadly infectious tuberculosis among refugees President Obama sent to Indiana is a frightening reminder that the administration’s dangerous immigration policies are putting American lives at risk. In a frenzied rush to bring as many non-English-speaking […]

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WEEKLY IMMIGRATION REPORT: MAY 24, 2016: Veterans' Benefits Cut to Pay for Immigrant Visas

From the Federation for American Immigration Reform Veterans’ Benefits Cut to Pay for Immigrant Visas House Passes National Defense Authorization Act, Includes Key Border Security Amendment Visa Security Hearing Yields More Questions Than Answers House Votes To File Amicus Brief In Landmark Immigration Case Obama Decides on Supreme Court Nominee Immigration Legislation in the States […]

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Keeping the Government Accountable and Fighting for America’s Sovereignty and Security

Ann Corcoran | Refugee Resettlement Watch Editor:  This is a press release from FAIR/IRLI in response to a request for public comment on the FY2017 Refugee Admissions Program. Comments closed at 5 p.m. on May 19th. (Hat tip: Joanne) (Washington, D.C.) – Last week, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (“IRLI”) and the Federation for American […]

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Declining Deportations and Increasing Criminal Alien Releases

The Lawless Immigration Policies of the Obama Administration Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest May 19, 2016 Statement of Mark Krikorian Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies Deportation is crucial. Credibility in immigration policy can be summed up in one sentence: Those who should get in, get in; those who should be kept out, […]

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The Slow Progress of Obama Administration Program to Stem Illegal Immigration From Central America

Josh Siegel | Daily Signal A key component of the Obama administration’s response to a crisis of Central Americans fleeing violence before illegally crossing the U.S. southern border is not operational more than four months after it was announced. On Jan. 13, Secretary of State John Kerry introduced a program to allow Central American children […]