Saturday, January 31, 2026

IMMIGRATION

Ilhan Omar Dragged into Minnesota’s Massive COVID Fraud Scandal

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Ilhan Omar, the radical left-wing Squad member, has been linked to the massive COVID-19 relief fraud scheme in Minnesota, as some of her inner circle personally profited from the $1 billion scam.  The fraud involved Somali-owned businesses claiming they provided meals to people in need and then submitting reimbursement forms to the Minnesota government....

Judge Rejects Trump Administration’s Bid to Toss Lawsuit Challenging Guantánamo Migrant Detentions

(Headline USA)  A federal judge has rejected a request from the Trump administration to toss a lawsuit challenging the detention of migrants at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan denied the federal government's motion to dismiss the case...

Arizona Congresswoman Claims She was Pepper Sprayed During Federal Operation

(Headline USA)  A federal law enforcement operation at an Arizona taco shop resulted in a fracas on Friday, with agents deploying pepper spray as a group of protesters tried to stop authorities. Two agents were injured, and U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva was in the vicinity as protesters were sprayed. The...

New Fiscal Year Begins with Lowest Border Apprehensions in US History

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Illegal border crossings continued a downward historic trajectory in October and November, representing the lowest numbers ever reported at the beginning of a fiscal year in recorded U.S. history. The fiscal year goes from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. In October, 30,573 illegal border crosser...

Expert Blasts Illinois Congressman’s Push to Double H-1Bs As “Tone-Deaf”

(Catrina Barker, The Center Square) A renewed push to double H-1B visas is touted as a talent win, but critics warn it could reshape the tech market by driving down wages and edging out U.S. grads. Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, reintroduced the HIRE Act to double the H-1B visa...

Idaho Man Wins Month of Free Beer by Exposing GOP Lawmaker for Harboring Illegals

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) If recent political infighting has revealed anything, it’s that Republicans will betray their fellow party members at the drop of a hat. But an Idaho bar took it one step further with a recent promotion offering free beer for a month. https://twitter.com/OldStateSaloon/status/1994842498867630134 The promotion at the Old State...

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...
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