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My daughter’s death exposes how Illinois’s criminal justice and sanctuary policies failed her. President Donald Trump is in an ongoing struggle with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, with Pritzker seeking to slander or stymie every effort Trump makes to restore law and order in the streets of Chicago and in Illinois more broadly. That struggle for law and order is personal for me. My daughter died after allegedly being left unresponsive in the home of an illegal alien from Mexico, and Illinois’ politicians put him right back on the streets. On Feb. 19, 2025, my daughter Megan, a vibrant 37-year-old and...

Cook County’s chief judge has signed an order banning federal immigration agents from arresting people around local courthouses without a warrant. Timothy Evans on Tuesday signed a new general order, which reaffirms the common law privilege against civil arrest while attending court, after county officials complained of arrests by immigration agents being made before, during and after unrelated court hearings. “The fair administration of justice requires that courts remain open and accessible, and that litigants and witnesses may appear without fear of civil arrest,” the order states. “The common law has long recognized this privilege to ensure individuals can fulfill...

Los Angeles County leaders declared a local state of emergency in the region Tuesday, according to local officials. News of the proclamation was shared in a news release online by LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath's office. The measure was said to be a response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across LA County, which is home to more than 10 million people and one of the U.S.'s largest immigrant populations. The county can now offer to support residents financially who have been impacted by the raids, including rent relief and accessing state funds for any legal aid. "What’s happening...

The foreign-born population in the United States declined by an unprecedented 2.2 million in the first half of 2025. It was not long ago that Washington’s establishment experts announced that the crisis on the U.S. southern border was unfixable. They claimed illegal mass immigration was a historic phenomenon, an unstoppable force that no president could halt. Typical was the Cato Institute’s David Bier, who wrote two years ago in the New York Times: “Biden Can’t Stop Immigration. Time to Embrace It.” Precisely because these open-border illuminati should be held accountable for their irresponsible pronouncements, view a sample of what Bier...

While President Donald Trump has stopped short of sending National Guard troops into Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security is doing some major damage against illegal aliens being harbored in the area. DHS law enforcement has made OVER 900 ARRESTS during Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois.To every criminal illegal alien: Darkness is no longer your ally. We will find you. pic.twitter.com/m9PxbuK5Ua— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 2, 2025The work has been dangerous for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who have been under siege by local activists and criminal aliens. "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were targets of two separate...

Trying to find out information about how Des Moines hired an illegal alien with a criminal history, Ian Robert’s, as leader of its schools. One comment online said rhe board voted him in during a closed session after being made aware of his illegal status. Link shows he highlighted his immigrant background in his bio and the public announcement was done in English and then in Spanish to local media. It’s also an educationally failing school district. Any locals with info please share. It’s a key state for national elections.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills Saturday designed to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, a package of legislation he described as a defense of the state’s values of diversity and inclusion. “There’s a word you’ve never heard uttered from the President of the United States’ lips, certainly not Stephen Miller,” Newsom said during the signing ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. “That’s pluralism. We practice pluralism. It’s a deep point of pride. Those values are under assault.” Several of the new laws focus on public schools. One requires staff to notify students and parents when Immigration...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) is meeting with school superintendents on Wednesday to discuss ways to keep students safe from immigration enforcement.This comes after all three branches of state government announced new rules about where and how ICE can make arrests.

A North Carolina city has approved a measure declaring itself a "Fourth Amendment Workplace" and boosting protections for illegal immigrant workers targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Durham City Council passed the resolution on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to shield city workers against raids and arrests carried out by federal officials, according to The Duke Chronicle. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and arrests, and requires warrants with probable cause of a crime before seizing a person or property. The resolution instructs city staff to "uphold the 4th amendment at their workplace and city...

An immigrant who allegedly evaded federal agents with the help of a Milwaukee County judge pleaded guilty Thursday to being in the U.S. illegally. Federal prosecutors charged Eduardo Flores-Ruiz in April with reentering the country illegally after being deported. He faces up to two years in prison when he's sentenced and agreed to be deported whenever he is released, according to a summary of the plea deal he reached with prosecutors. Online court records did not list a sentencing date. His attorney, Martin J. Pruhs, didn't immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press on Thursday afternoon seeking comment....

BREAKING: A federal judge has just ruled Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who helped an illegal EVADE ICE, does NOT have immunity, and can be prosecuted Dugan now faces multiple charges including a felony, and SIX YEARS in prison NOBODY’S ABOVE THE LAW! RT 1:25

Woefully out of touch professional progressives again display their open hostility to American citizens.Two events occurring the same week highlight the catastrophic tone deafness of a once culturally celebrated credentialed institutional progressivism. On August 12, an illegal alien who had been issued a commercial driver’s license in the state of California made a wildly illegal U-turn with his big rig on a Florida road. Three people in another vehicle died in a resulting crash. Two days later, on August 14, the ACLU’s Nevada branch sued the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles over its fears that the agency was aiding US...

Illinois started to provide standard driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants last year. Gov. JB Pritzker has now signed a bill into law to allow them to become driving instructors. In 2013, Illinois led the country as one of the first states to issue temporary visitor driver's licenses to help drivers who passed road tests regardless of immigration status. The 2024 law allowed undocumented immigrants to receive standard IDs without the large purple mark stating not valid for identification. House Bill 3125 will allow anyone with a TVDL for at least two years to teach driving courses. Sponsors said this change...

A federal judge out of San Francisco on Friday blocked President Trump from pulling federal funds from ‘sanctuary cities.’ US District Judge William Orrick, and Obama appointee, blocked Trump from withholding funds from Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and more than 30 other sanctuary cities. The Associated Press reported: A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from cutting off or...

Portland Press Herald Portland Mayor Says City May Not Be Required To Work With ICE, Despite Federal Grant Terms Mark Dion says a temporary injunction bars the federal government from making cooperation with immigration officials a condition for funding airport upgrades. Grace Benninghoff, Staff Writer PORTLAND — City officials signed a federal grant agreement on Thursday for upgrades at the Portland International Jetport that mandates cooperation with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Hours after protesters gathered at City Hall on Thursday to demand answers about the decision, Mayor Mark Dion said during a news conference that the council decided to go...

According to O’Keefe Media Group’s (OMG) latest investigation, major corporations including Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Bank of America, and Universal Music Group have funneled millions of dollars to the Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that monitors federal immigration enforcement and circulates that information to help illegal immigrants evade deportation, according to documents reviewed by OMG and multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Far-left Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston said yesterday that her city would not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deporting illegals, and that the Blue City would remain a sanctuary for illegals. Wu falsely claimed at a news conference that the Trump administration is “attacking our cities.” In response to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s warning that sanctuary cities must drop their policies or face federal legal action, Wu said the city would do no such thing. Wu now risks prosecution under several federal statutes, including those dealing with harboring illegals and interfering with the enforcement of...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reiterates that she WILL NOT COMPLY with the Trump admin and the DOJ to cooperate with ICE, says deporting criminal illegals is “oppression” DEFUND BOSTON AND CHARGE MICHELLE WU

...immigration and Homeland Security agents, along with San Bernardino police, surrounded the family’s home, according to the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice. They remained at the scene until 3:45 p.m., despite never presenting a warrant, “pressuring the individual to come outside and placing the entire family in fear,” the organization said in a statement to CNN. “This is a clear abuse of power. Firing at civilians, detaining families without cause, and silencing community voices is unacceptable and must end,” the organization said....

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has outdone herself. At a time when violent crime, illegal immigration, and public safety dominate national concerns, the governor of New York decided her top priority was granting clemency to an illegal immigrant with a manslaughter conviction. ...... Dem Governor Literally Pardoned a Convicted Killer to Protect Him from Deportation Matt Margolis | 1:15 PM on August 17, 2025 AP Photo/Hans Pennink New York Governor Kathy Hochul has outdone herself. At a time when violent crime, illegal immigration, and public safety dominate national concerns, the governor of New York decided her top priority was granting...