Author: Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) effort to make the federal government more transparent about the nationalities of illegal immigrants arrested at the border has advanced in the House. The Special Interest Alien Reporting Act was passed by the House Homeland Security Committee in a 15-12 vote on Wednesday. The bill would require the Department of…

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Trump administration dealt a “major blow” to two Mexican drug cartels following the Coast Guard’s seizure of half a billion dollars’ worth of illicit drugs during recent deployments. Bondi announced in Fort Everglades, Florida, on Wednesday that two Coast Guard cutters returning from deployments in the Eastern Pacific Ocean…

The Trump administration is planning to expand its crackdown on immigrant admissions into the United States by screening people seeking green cards and student visas for antisemitism. On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it will begin considering immigrants’ antisemitic posts on social media when approving requests for lawful permanent…

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) is weighing whether to sign into law a recently passed bill from the Maryland state legislature that would block federal immigration officers from accessing parts of schools, libraries, and state government buildings, his office told the Washington Examiner. The Maryland Senate passed Senate Bill 828 by a vote of 34-13 shortly…

EXCLUSIVE — The Department of Homeland Security gave U.S. Customs and Border Protection permission to ignore environmental and land regulations and immediately begin constructing a border wall between the United States and Mexico in Southern California, the Washington Examiner confirmed. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem issued the department’s first waiver since taking office in January. The…

The Trump administration is shopping around for private contractors who can build immigrant detention facilities across the United States, signifying plans for a massive expansion of its deportation operation. In a newly listed request for proposals, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials asked contractors to submit plans for new facilities, security, medical support, and other services…

The Trump administration is moving forward with the White House’s agenda of arresting and deporting criminal illegal immigrants in the United States, with significant arrests across the country this week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested criminals from coast to coast this week who have convictions of crimes against children, drug distribution, assault, and suspected…

The Department of Homeland Security’s immigration agency put on notice more than half a million immigrants who were paroled into the United States during the Biden administration to leave the country or face deportation, the agency told the Washington Examiner. Between last Friday, March 28, and Monday, March 31, DHS agency U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…

Federal immigration authorities in Houston deported 174 illegal immigrants with more than 600 criminal convictions across the group, including a number of previously deported repeat offenders, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Between March 17 and 28, ICE’s Houston office removed illegal immigrants with significant criminal histories to Mexico, the agency announced in a press…

March recorded the lowest number of illegal immigrant arrests at the southern border in nearly six decades, a point that Republicans proudly attributed to the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The number of immigrants arrested while attempting to illegally enter the United States last month stood at roughly 7,200 compared to 137,000 in March 2024, according…