Friday, February 20, 2026

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Birthright Citizenship Case

(Dan McCaleb, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide a case challenging President Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship. On the first day of his second term, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to refuse to recognize U.S. citizenship for children born...

In Last Four Years, Five Northern States Saw Most Illegal Crossings

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Under the Biden administration, the greatest number of illegal border crossers at the U.S.-Canada border were reported in U.S. history, breaking records nearly every month for four years, The Center Square first reported. While record high numbers dropped under the Trump administration, illegal entries still...

Charlotte’s Web Arrest Total Eclipses 400

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Enhanced enforcement of immigration laws in North Carolina’s largest city resulted in more than 400 arrests. Led by Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the El Centro Sector of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Charlotte’s Web began in earnest on Nov. 15 and carried through...

Afghan National Arrested in Virginia, Accused of Supporting ISIS

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) An Afghan national accused of providing support to the Islamic State was arrested Wednesday in Virginia, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Jaan Shah Safi in Waynesboro, Va., with DHS accusing the suspect of providing support to the Islamic...

Los Angeles County Board Votes to Ban Masks for ICE Officers

(Dave Mason, The Center Square)  Los Angeles County moved closer Tuesday to join the state of California in banning masks for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. But even as the county prepares to make the masks illegal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security isn’t conceding its constitutional authority to...

Trump Administration Halts Immigration Applications for Migrants From 19 Travel-Ban Nations

(Headline USA)  The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a...

Minneapolis Police Chief Says Officers Will Intervene in ICE Raids on Somalis

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said local officers will intervene in certain scenarios during the Trump administration’s deployment of ICE agents searching for Somali illegal aliens.  O’Hara said the intervention could occur if residents feel threatened or if any rights are violated, particularly in situations involving masked...

Duffy Threatens $30M Cut to Minnesota After Illegally Issued Licenses Found

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened Monday to yank millions from Minnesota if Governor Tim Walz fails to revoke the non-domiciled commercial driver licenses exposed as unlawful in a federal audit.  Duffy said that Minnesota could lose $30 million in federal highway funding after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found that one-third of Minnesota's...

James Boasberg Snubs Senate Hearing on ‘Rogue Judges’

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Two of the federal judges facing impeachment threats refused to attend a Wednesday Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on “rogue judges.”  James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman, district judges in Washington and Maryland, respectively, told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts that they would not appear over concerns about the separation...

ICE Arrests University Professor with Criminal History, Including Child Sex Crimes

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A professor with a criminal record was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. University officials won’t say much more than that he’s been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. The arrest was made after Sri Lankan national...

Assistant Principal Accused in Wild ICE Attack Scheme

(José Niño, Headline USA) Authorities say a routine meal at a Virginia Beach restaurant set off a federal investigation into two brothers who allegedly discussed killing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A Virginia assistant principal and his brother were taken into custody late last month after authorities said the pair...

WaPo Admits Afghan Nationals Were Not Ready to Adapt to US Life

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Washington Post published a Monday report with a stunning admission for a leftist news outlet: Afghan nationals hastily brought into the U.S. by the Biden administration have struggled to adapt.  According to the Post, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan charged with terrorism and murder after allegedly shooting two National Guardsmen,...
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