In the News with Mike Dakkak
Todd Bensman joins ITN to discuss the state of the U.S. southern border, the willingness of some nations to stem the tide of mass migration and the DHS’ refusal to accept those offers.…
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Todd Bensman joins ITN to discuss the results of an investigation that show that secret immigrant parole flight program creates security vulnerabilities at nation’s airports.
Links mentioned in the episode:
https://cis.org/Bensman/Lawmakers-Cite-CIS-Demanding-End-Secretive-Immigrant-Flights
www.nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/3.8.24_Fry-Letter-to-CBP.pdf…
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Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, has been the subject …
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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned her post Sunday. The announcement was made by President Trump on Twitter.
“Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen will be leaving her position, and I would like to thank her for her service…” the …
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A federal judge has ruled the reasons the Trump administration has given for ending the immigration program known as DACA are inadequate, and ordered the program reinstated.
In his opinion, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates wrote the …
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Illegal border crossings were down 18% in June compared with May according to the Department of Homeland Security. The agency credits its zero-tolerance policy for the drop in migration numbers.
“Following the implementation of the Administration’s zero-tolerance policy, the …
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The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory today upholding its travel ban against majority-Muslim countries. The decision was split 5-4, with the Court’s conservative-leaning justices voting to uphold the ban while its liberal-leaning justices voted to …
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President Trump has signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to reverse its policy separating young children crossing the U.S. border from their families. According to DHS, some 2,000 children have been separated from their parents and …
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With the decision earlier this month to end TPS for 50,000 Hondurans living in the U.S., the Trump administration has basically terminated the TPS program.
The Temporary Protected Status Program allows individuals to remain in the U.S. and grants them …
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The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that it will be lifting protections for over 50,000 Hondurans, giving them twenty months to either leave the country or face deportation. The Hondurans received temporary protection status (TPS), giving them …
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A federal judge has ruled President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program illegal and ordered the program reinstated. He also ruled the administration must continue to accept new applicants, taking the defense of the …
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President Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to disband immigrant caravans who are traveling from Central America through Mexico to the United States in the hopes of seeking asylum.
“Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and …
Continue ReadingA U.S. District Court Judge has ruled in favor of the Trump administration, allowing them to begin construction of a wall along the southern border of the U.S., bypassing environmental statues for its construction. The lawsuit had been brought …
Continue ReadingDemocratic congressional leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi have demanded an extra $300 million in funding to protect the U.S. from potential Russian meddling in the 2018 midterm elections. The funding request was made in a letter to …
Continue ReadingSenator Jeff Flake isn’t giving up on immigration reform. The junior Senator from Arizona said that he plans to force a vote on a proposal as soon as the Senate returns from its winter recess after next week. Flake proposed …
Continue ReadingRepublicans made a last-ditch effort to pass a DACA solution this week only to have it thwarted by Democrats. Are we seeing the beginning of a midterm election strategy by Democrats? We discuss DACA and the failure of Congress to …
Continue ReadingArrests of noncriminal immigrants more than doubled last year under the Trump administration according to a new analysis by The Washington Post. According to the report 37,734 noncriminal immigrants were detailed in 2017.
Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials …
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