Elizabeth Warren July 11, 2019 Warren plans to increase annual refugee admissions nearly 800 percent from FY2018 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Thursday released a sweeping immigration plan that would dramatically increase the number of refugee admissions by nearly 800 percent from FY 2018 and 250 percent from the Obama years.
Conspiracies - plots June 19, 2019 Syrian refugee arrested in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church for ISIS, feds say The FBI foiled an attempted bomb plot and arrested a Syrian refugee on Wednesday who allegedly planned to bomb a church in Pittsburgh in the name of the Islamic State, investigators have revealed.
TERROR August 20, 2018 GOP Sen. Grassley presses DHS, State Dept for info on 'disturbing' arrest of suspected ISIS killer in Sacramento Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Monday pressed the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department for more information on the alleged ISIS killer and purported refugee arrested in northern California last week.
Texas July 10, 2018 Volunteers travel to US-Mexico border, donating goods to refugee shelter In the midst of a national dialogue and heated debate surrounding families being separated at the border, one group of volunteers decided to drive right to the border to help out.
Federal Courts July 2, 2018 Judge rules DHS must consider detained asylum-seekers' parole on case-by-case basis A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled Monday that the federal government must consider on a case-by-case basis whether asylum-seekers who have been detained represent a flight risk or credible danger to the public.
Refugees January 30, 2018 Amid growing US immigration crackdown, Canada quietly enforcing own laws Amid an ongoing illegal immigration crackdown in the United States and the Trump administration's hardline rhetoric, Canadian officials fear more illegals living in the U.S. could be driven to seek refuge north of the border.
POLITICS January 8, 2018 Refugee admissions lowest in recent years thanks to Trump immigration crackdown The U.S. admitted significantly less refugees in the first three months of fiscal year 2018 as the Trump administration implemented tougher vetting procedures and banned refugees from countries generating most of them.
Conspiracies - plots December 18, 2017 Iraqi refugee who wanted to bomb Texas malls for ISIS is sentenced An Iraqi refugee who authorities say wanted to set off bombs at two Houston malls has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State group.
Refugees December 5, 2017 Refugee admissions tumble after Trump lifts ban The number of refugees entering the U.S. has plummeted dramatically since President Trump lifted a 4-month ban on admissions in October.
CRIME November 30, 2017 Feds crack down on MS-13, but immigration policy lets new recruits in, figures show The encouraging signs that federal law enforcement is making a dent in MS-13 membership may be tempered by the fact that as some 214 gang members have been taken off U.S. streets, the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the 2017 fiscal year placed more than 40,000 Central American unaccompanied teenagers around the country.