A new Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll shows 51 percent of Americans say they support the idea of mass deportation of illegal immigrants. NTD spoke about the poll with Mike Leon, director of policy and strategy at the Free and Equal Elections Foundation and host of the podcast “Can We Please Talk?” Mr. […]
More than half of Americans—including 42 percent of Democrats—said they would support mass deportations of illegal immigrants, according to a new Axios Vibes poll released on Thursday. The online survey also found that 46 percent of Republicans and 30 percent of Democrats said they would end birthright citizenship guaranteed under the 14th Amendment of the […]
A 12-person grand jury in Texas indicted more than 140 illegal immigrants for rioting after an alleged attempt to breach the southern border in April. NTD spoke to Victor Avila, retired special agent for HSI-ICE, about why a county judge found the police had no probable cause to arrest the group before the grand jury […]
More than $1 billion set aside for border wall construction remains unspent, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO review looked at funds appropriated specifically for border barriers for fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. The review found that $1.375 billion had been appropriated to the U.S. Department […]
A 12-person grand jury in Texas has indicted more than 140 illegal immigrants on misdemeanor rioting charges following an alleged attempt to breach the Southern border earlier this month, District Attorney Bill Hicks announced on Tuesday. Authorities say the April 12 incident in El Paso began when someone in the group cut through a razor […]
The Senate on Tuesday voted to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, which also includes a provision requiring TikTok to separate from its Chinese parent company. Retired Col. Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, says the package is in United States’ interests but the border […]
Some of the illegal immigrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 are expected to receive a special visa that would allow them to stay and work, their attorney said. Those individuals applied last year for what’s known as the U visa, a special type of immigration status granted to crime […]
PHOENIX—An Arizona judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting an illegal immigrant on his property near the U.S.–Mexico border. The decision came after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision after more than two full days of deliberation in the trial of George Alan Kelly, 75. Mr. […]
The House of Representatives on April 20 rejected another border security bill. In a vote under suspension of the rules, the House voted 215–199 to block the bill. Because it was not considered under normal rules, it required a two-thirds majority to pass. The bill was supported by all Republicans and was opposed by all […]
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to task on April 18 for the death of college student Laken Riley, whose alleged killer was released into the country on parole. “How did the murderer of Laken Riley get into this country? And what is the statute that allowed you to do it? […]
Jose Antonio Ibarra was illegally out on parole when he allegedly killed Georgia student Laken Riley, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) records. The records were obtained by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who in disclosing them at a Judiciary Committee hearing on April 17 slammed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for telling the Judiciary […]
As the United States deals with tens of thousands of fentanyl overdoses each year, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) is pointing to China’s comparative lack of fentanyl deaths as a sign that the Chinese government knows how to address the problem domestically but enables the potent opioid to keep flowing outside its borders. The House Select […]
A man arrested in connection with the death of an adviser to a Nevada Senator earlier this month was staying in the United States illegally, according to officials. Kurt Englehart, adviser to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev), was killed in a two-car crash on April 6, an obituary for the 38-year-old states. The father of […]
Delegate James Moylan (R-Guam) is raising the alarm about the number of Chinese nationals illegally entering the U.S. island territory of Guam, warning these crossings could undermine a key component of U.S. security in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking with NTD’s “Capitol Report” on Tuesday, Guam’s non-voting Congressional delegate said he’s doubtful these Chinese nationals are […]
Numbers provided by Customs and Border Protection show that more Chinese citizens entered the United States illegally in the first six months of Fiscal Year 2024 than during the entire Fiscal Year 2023.
NOGALES, Ariz.—On the night of his arrest, George Alan Kelly told investigators that he had “no reason to believe” that he shot and killed an illegal immigrant who was later found dead on his ranch property on Jan. 30, 2023. “I’ve never been confronted with a situation such as this. I’m still somewhat agitated. I’m […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that it does have a suspected Afghanistan terrorist in custody, but disputed an NBC report on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) initially released him knowing who he was. “NBC’s assertion that CBP knowingly released an individual on the terrorist watchlist is inaccurate and entirely […]
