'She's not very smart': Boston mayor vows to hinder deportation of illegal aliens. Homan signals it won't matter.



Boston's Democratic mayor has worked hard to depreciate the value of citizenship and degrade the quality of living in her city.

Michelle Wu, a soft-on-crime defender of race-segregated events who drafted a list of critics for police to check on, has funneled taxpayer funds to nonprofits that aid illegal aliens; advocated for closing the Boston Police gang database as well as for allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections; conditioned participation in city life on vaccination status; stood idly by while undocumented migrants overwhelm her city; and looked to noncitizens and children to make potential budgetary decisions.

Given her track record and Boston's "sanctuary city" status, Wu's recent suggestions that Beantown might try to hinder the incoming Trump administration's efforts to deport criminal illegal aliens were altogether unsurprising. She may have, however, been surprised by the frankness of the response by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming "border czar."

'They can't cross a clear line.'

Wu, who is planning to run for re-election in 2025, reminded GBH News last week that Boston law prohibits police and city officials from helping federal authorities track down and deport illegal aliens. While the laws on the books only guarantee passivity from local law enforcement, she intimated that the city might take an active role in impeding deportation efforts, noting that she has been planning for a number of different scenarios.

"We still have other mechanisms where we can identify spaces that might be most targeted and think about protections there," said Wu.

When speaking to WCVB-TV on Sunday, Wu appeared to suggest that the city will exhaust its options when protecting illegal aliens from consequence.

What we can do is make sure that we are doing our part to protect our residents in every possible way, that we are not cooperating with those efforts that actually threaten the safety of everyone by causing widespread fear and having large-scale economic impact. And then we are providing the spaces to reach out directly to our residents because the last thing we want is for people who are part of our economy, part of our school system, part of our community and the fabric of our city to feel that all of a sudden, they have to retreat in the shadows.

In response to Wu, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas D. Homan told Newsmax TV's Greg Kelly, "She's not very smart."

"President Trump is going to prioritize public safety threats. What mayor or governor doesn't want public safety threats out of their communities? That's our number one responsibility: to protect their communities, and that's exactly what we're going to do," said Homan. "So she helps us [or] she gets the hell out of the way because we're going to do it."

Homan stressed that federal law is explicit and Wu would do best to follow it.

"There's a clear line here. They can't cross a clear line. I would suggest that she read Title 8, United States Code 1324 iii that says you can't harbor, conceal an illegal alien from federal law enforcement officers," said Homan. "I hope she don't cross that line. They can not cooperate, but there are certain laws in place that they can't cross."

The law that Homan referred to makes it a punishable offense if one "conceals, harbors or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor or shield from detection" illegal aliens.

If violating the statute and placing someone's life in jeopardy, the offender could be fined and/or imprisoned for up to 20 years for each alien involved. If by violating the statute an individual gets someone killed, then the offender could be "punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life."

Like Wu, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) has indicated that she would use "every tool in the toolbox" to shield "residents" from accountability.

Blaze News previously reported that Homan intends to send more ICE officers to sanctuary jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

"If they're not gonna help us, then we'll just double the manpower in those cities. They don't want ICE agents in their neighborhoods, but they don't let ICE agents in the jail. They don't understand, if you let us in the jail, that'd be less agents in your neighborhood," Homan told "Fox News Live."

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"[The law] does not allow aliens to seek remission of removal orders in perpetuity based on arguments they could have raised in a hearing that they chose to skip"

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Voters also appear to believe President Biden's reelection will worsen the ongoing invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Just 142,000 ICE deportations in 2023 despite 3.2 million border encounters — 49% had criminal histories



United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement released statistics for 2023 that showed a small percentage of illegal immigrants were deported, a number that makes up less than 5% of encounters with immigration agents.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, Border Patrol had more than 2 million encounters, while field operatives came into contact with another million people. This totaled over 3.2 million encounters with illegal immigrants in the United States and on its borders.

With ICE's latest statistics, it has been revealed that 142,580 noncitizens were deported. That is a 4.4% deportation rate in relation to border encounters.

Of these deportees, nearly half (49%) had criminal histories, with an average of 3.8 convictions per criminal. Crimes included 1,457 charges of homicide, 1,450 kidnappings, 3,809 sexual assaults, 26,714 assaults, 2,760 robberies, 5,410 burglaries, and 6,114 weapon offenses.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently stated that the administration has actually deported a "record number" of individuals.

"Customs and Border Protection sources say that currently, they are releasing more than 70% of the migrants crossing every day and sometimes more than that number. Would that surprise you?" Fox News' Bret Baier asked Mayorkas.

"It would not. It would not surprise me at all," Mayorkas replied, according to the New York Post.

"I know the data. And I will tell you that when individuals are released they are released into immigration enforcement proceedings." Mayorkas then added that a "record number" of migrants were "returned or removed" in 2023.

Perhaps the secretary was referring to a "record" for the Biden administration, as the deportations for fiscal year 2023 were by far the most under the 46th president, nearly doubling the 72,177 deportations from 2022. In 2021, there were 59,011 deportations.

However, with a total of 273,768 deportations in the first three years of his presidency, Biden's numbers are less than two and a half times that of President Trump's final three years.

Trump deported 709,227 illegal residents from from 2018 to 2020.

Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at the Heritage Foundation, told Breitbart that she refuted Secretary Mayorkas’ claim.

"Alejandro Mayorkas can’t play it both ways," Ries said. "He’s already publicly admitted that they’ve released at least 70% of the 10+ million illegal aliens encountered by Customs and Border Protection in the past three years."

"He can’t then go portray himself as a secretary of immigration enforcement based on deportations, especially when you examine the numbers to scale," Ries added. "The American people stopped believing his lies long ago."

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Federal judge upends Biden rules that hamstrung ICE agents, led to historically low deportation numbers



A federal judge in Ohio has blocked deportation rule changes issued by the Biden administration last year that have severely hampered U.S. immigration authorities from removing illegal immigrants from the country.

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael J. Newman issued a preliminary injunction reversing the deportation limits that instructed Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to narrow their focus to only those migrants who pose "public safety" or "national security threats" or who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border after Nov. 1, 2020.

The rules, implemented in September by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, were immediately viewed as a concession to open-borders advocates because they exempted the majority of the country's at least 11 million illegal aliens from apprehension or removal.

Within a matter of months, ICE arrests and deportations cratered 80%, dropping to the lowest levels seen in decades. Despite the administration's insistence that the changes would allow agents to prioritize the removal of dangerous offenders, reports found that the number of illegal aliens removed who had serious criminal convictions had also plummeted.

An annual report released by ICE in March showed the trend continued throughout fiscal year 2021. Deportations totaled 59,011, down from 185,884 in fiscal year 2020. Additionally, ICE officers made 36,619 administrative arrests compared to 123,128 the year before the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his ruling on Tuesday, Newman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, sided with Republican officials in Arizona, Montana, and Ohio who sued to reverse the administration's changes last year, the Washington Post reported.

After reviewing the case, he concluded that the states would likely succeed in their case on the grounds that Biden's priority system for arrests and deportations failed to exercise "congressional intent, violated federal policymaking rules, and placed an unfair burden on state budgets," according to the Post.

"The States sue because they believe DHS skirted Congress’s immigration enforcement mandates when it issued a policy that prioritizes certain high-risk noncitizens for apprehension and removal," Newman explained.

"At bottom, that is what this dispute is about: can the Executive displace clear congressional command in the name of resource allocation and enforcement goals?" he continued, adding, "Here, the answer is no."

In a statement on Twitter, Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich celebrated the ruling.

"VICTORY: A federal judge just blocked the lawless Biden administration policy that halted nearly all deportations after our office challenged this guidance," he wrote. "Our office has been at the forefront of the fights for the rule of law this past year. Arizona deserves nothing less."

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost added, "It’s amazing that we had to go to court to get an order for DHS to do its job, but that’s what it’s come to with this lawless administration."

Dale Wilcox, director of the Immigration Reform Law Institute, noted that "there is a good reason the law says that aliens who turn out to be criminals should be removed," according to Breitbart News.

Neither the Justice Department nor ICE responded to the Washington Post's requests for comment.

Newman's preliminary injunction applies nationwide.

Biden shields Ukrainians in US from deportation with temporary protection during war



The Biden administration will temporarily shield tens of thousands of Ukrainians in the United States from deportation and grant them work permits for as long as they are unable to return to Ukraine because of the ongoing war with Russia, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.

According to the agency, any Ukrainian resident in the U.S. who has been here since March 1 or earlier is eligible for Temporary Protected Status for a period of 18 months. Ukrainians who arrived in the country after March 1 are ineligible for this designation, DHS said in a release.

The federal government's action comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, air, and sea in what has become one of the largest wars in Europe since World War II. President Joe Biden strongly condemned Russia in his State of the Union address earlier this week, calling the attack "premeditated and unprovoked."

The president detailed economic sanctions the U.S. and European allies have placed on Russia in his address, and promised additional aid to the Ukrainian people during this conflict. He also announced that Russian flights would be cut off from American air space to "squeeze" the Russian economy as punishment for Putin's war.

Biden's administration has determined that the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine and "extraordinary and temporary conditions" will prevent Ukrainian nationals in the U.S. from returning home safely. The TPS designation for Ukrainians in America will grant them access to work permits and enable them to remain in the U.S. after their visas expire, for as long as the status lasts.

"Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked attack on Ukraine has resulted in an ongoing war, senseless violence, and Ukrainians forced to seek refuge in other countries," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a written statement.

Earlier Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it had paused deportation flights to Ukraine due to the "ongoing humanitarian crisis," Reuters reported.

Since the war began, more than 1 million Ukrainians have fled their country seeking refuge in European nations to the west. Half a million of these refugees are children, according to UNICEF, which said this could be the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II, CNN reported.

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Thursday, "I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one."

"International solidarity has been heartwarming. But nothing -- nothing -- can replace the need for the guns to be silenced; for dialogue and diplomacy to succeed. Peace is the only way to halt this tragedy," Grandi added.

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Biden admin issues new guidelines on deportations and illegal alien advocates are outraged



The Biden administration issued new guidance on deportation policy on Thursday and advocates for illegal aliens were outraged that it did not simply end all deportations.

Biden had promised that there would be no deportations under his administration for the first hundred days, but in January a federal judge in Texas blocked the action with a temporary restraining order.

The new guidelines sent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement narrowed the scope of convictions that would allow for deportation based on a person being a public safety threat. They will be in place for 90 days while long-term guidelines are developed.

Deportations can also be implemented for persons considered a terrorism or espionage threat.

"By focusing our limited resources on cases that present threats to national security, border security, and public safety, our agency will more ably and effectively execute its law enforcement mission," said ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) bristled at an additional provision that allowed for the deportation of anyone who entered into the United States illegally after Nov. 1.

"The memo is a disappointing step backward from the Biden administration's earlier commitments to fully break from the harmful deportation policies of both the Trump and Obama presidencies," said ACLU attorney Naureen Shah.

"While the Biden administration rightly acknowledges that immigrants are our family members, our coworkers, and our neighbors, for now it has chosen to continue giving ICE officers significant discretion to conduct operations that harm our communities and tear families apart," Shah added.

Biden has promised to provide a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens, which could number from 11 million to 22 million by some estimates. His plan would also extend legal protections that were offered to recipients of DACA, called the "Dream Act" by some, under former President Barack Obama.

On Wednesday the Biden administration instructed Department of Homeland Security officials to stop using the phrase "illegal aliens" and refer to "undocumented noncitizens," or "undocumented individuals" instead.

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Federal Judge extends injunction against Biden's deportation freeze



A federal judge in Texas has extended his previous order temporarily preventing the Biden administration from beginning its 100-day pause on deportations of illegal immigrants.

Fox News reported that U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton in the Southern District of Texas lengthened his suspension of the White House's deportation freeze for another 14 days to give the Biden administration and the state of Texas more time to "provide for a more fulsome record" to assist the court in "adjudicating Texas's motion for a Preliminary Injunction."

Additionally, the judge warned of "the irreparable harm that would accrue to Texas if an extension" was not granted. Though he did acknowledge the Biden administration's argument that "the 100-day pause on removals is necessary to allow" them to take account of "important immigration, foreign policy, and humanitarian considerations."

"The Court may ultimately be persuaded by the Defendants' arguments, but any harm they might incur between now and then does not outweigh the potential for irreparable harm to Texas," Tipton wrote.

As one of his first acts in office, President Joe Biden ordered Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to cease deporting some illegal immigrants for a period of 100 days. Biden's order instructed these agencies within the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a "review and reset" of the former President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies, allowing time for the Biden executive branch to begin reversing those policies.

Immediately after Biden signed his executive order, Texas took legal action to sue the Biden administration, seeking a court injunction to block Biden's deportation moratorium. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed Biden's executive order "violates the U.S. Constitution, federal immigration and administrative law, and a contractual agreement between Texas" and the Department of Homeland Security.

In response to Texas' lawsuit, Judge Tipton issued a nationwide injunction forcing Biden to continue deportations until the case is resolved.

On Jan. 22, Fox News reported an internal email sent to ICE officers in Texas that gives insight into how Biden's executive order was enforced. The internal email instructed ICE to "stop all removals" and went on to say, "Release them all, immediately. No sponsor available is not acceptable any longer."

Biden's executive order paused deportations and ordered the release of all illegal immigrants detained by immigration enforcement authorities for minor offenses. Non-citizens who were suspected to have engaged in terrorism or espionage were exempt from the order and could still be deported.

Portland rioters violently demand end to deportations one day after Biden temporarily halted deportations



Rioters in Portland, Oregon, once again targeted a federal immigration enforcement facility Saturday night, demanding an end to deportations of individuals illegally residing in the United States. They apparently took no pleasure in the fact that only a day before, President Joe Biden had announced a 100-day pause on the practice.

What happened?

The group of rioters descended on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the riot-ravaged Pacific Northwest city late Saturday night, forcefully calling for the wholesale abolishment of borders and any legal action against illegal aliens, Fox News reported.

"No borders! No nations! Abolish deportations!" the protesters chanted at one point, according to video of the scene posted on social media.

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The crowd was classified as an "unlawful assembly" and ordered to leave the premises by law enforcement officers from the Federal Protective Service, a subset of the Department of Homeland Security.

"If you trespass on federal property with a weapon ... you will be arrested," officers reportedly announced in a pre-recorded message over a loudspeaker.

Federal agents eventually discharged a fogger and other crowd control methods in order to disperse the crowd.

But Biden halted deportations

The protests over the weekend were just the latest in a string of recent uprisings starting last Wednesday, the day of Biden's inauguration.

During his first full day in office, the newly elected Democratic president issued a number of executive orders, one of which enacted sweeping changes to immigration enforcement policy, including "a 100-day pause on deportations for some undocumented immigrants."

The move was met with swift denunciation from conservatives and the threat of a lawsuit by the state of Texas.

But the deportation pause is not the only immigration reform Biden plans to enact. He has also promised to provide a speedy pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants currently residing in the country illegally.

It's not enough

But the changes are evidently neither broad nor forceful enough for some of the country's more radical leftists.

Rioters in Portland told CNN over the weekend that their anger is fueled by an assumption that Biden will ultimately refuse their most urgent demands such as to abolish ICE and defund the police.

One rioter told the outlet "there is a lot of anger and rage" over social inequity among Americans, and that vandalism is how some choose to express their anger.

Another said: "It doesn't matter who's president: Black lives don't matter ... they don't care about us. They just don't."

Last week, Antifa rioters in Portland attacked police and vandalized the city's Democratic Party headquarters, spray painting "F*** BIDEN" on the building.

Some of the protesters carried a sign that read: 'We don't want Biden, we want revenge!'