Tuesday, January 6, 2026

IMMIGRATION

Indian-Owned Minnesota Hotel Refusing Services to DHS Agents

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump administration accused Hilton Hotels of refusing to provide lodging to DHS agents conducting immigration-related work, according to statements posted on X Monday. According to The Federalist CEO Sean Davis, the particular hotel that denied DHS is the Hampton Inn Lakeville, which is owned by four...

Eric Swalwell Threatens to Revoke Driver’s Licenses of Masked ICE Agents in CA

The congressman announced he would leverage the state's licensing authority to crack down on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who wear face coverings during operations...

Costly Refugee Funding on the Table as They Rake in Over a Dozen Taxpayer Benefits

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) As American taxpayers are plagued with high housing costs, rising medical expenses and other costs, many refugees continue to qualify for over a dozen costly federal benefits, as Congress could decide to continue the quadrupled funding for the program. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were...

Judge Who Aided Illegal Immigrant Resigns Under Threat of GOP Impeachment

(Headline USA) Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an illegal immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 conviction. A spokesperson...

DOJ Sues Virginia Over Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week against Virginia, alleging the state unlawfully grants in-state college tuition rates to students who are not legally present in the United States. The government is seeking a permanent injunction against certain provisions of the Virginia...

GOP Fiscal Hawks Balk at $5.7B for Refugees in 2026 HHS Funding Bill

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) When Congress returns next week, lawmakers will have less than a month to pass the remaining nine appropriations bills funding federal agencies in fiscal year 2026. Already, however, there are signs of further delay, with two Republican senators pledging to vote against the bill for...

Trump Admin Revamps Visa Process in 2025, Shaking Up Immigration System

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The Trump administration this year began revamping immigration processes administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), including what it says is the rooting out of waste, fraud and abuse in a range of programs and strengthening the citizenship process. The goal is to “restore...

2025 Illegal Entries in Texas: Nearly Half the Gotaways Reported in Previous Years

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, illegal border crossers in one year in Texas totaled nearly half of gotaways reported in previous years in Texas. They also represent roughly 10% of illegal entries in Texas in 2022 and 2023, according to U.S. Customs...

2025 in Review: Historic Border Security Actions Taken by Trump

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) On the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump issued multiple executive orders, followed by multiple policy changes, that in one year resulted in the “most secure border in U.S. history,” his administration claims. On his first day in office, Trump issued...

Trump’s Massive H-1B Fee Increase Survives Legal Challenge

The ruling rebuffed arguments from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which had challenged the fee as unlawful. J

2025: More Than 2.5 Million Removed, Record Number of Violent Offenders Arrested

This includes 622,000 who were deported and 1.9 million who self-deported, according to year-end Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs data.

ICE Agents Shoot at Van that Tried Running Them Over

(Headline USA) Federal immigration agents shot at a vehicle that allegedly tried running them over on Wednesday morning during an enforcement and removal action, striking one person and injuring another, officials said. A spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police Department said neither person had life-threatening injuries, and both were taken...
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