Polls Show Majorities Of Americans Support Trump’s Mass Deportations
A wide range of polls demonstrate that the left’s assumption that President Trump and his policies are unpopular is simply wrong.A wide range of polls demonstrate that the left’s assumption that President Trump and his policies are unpopular is simply wrong.Dems push Biden to extend deportation shields for illegal aliens in last-minute plea
A group of Democratic senators is relentlessly pushing President Joe Biden (D) to extend deportation protections to illegal aliens ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming term.
On Monday, seven senators sent a letter to Biden, urging him to redesignate Temporary Protected Status "for All Eligible Countries and Consider Providing Deferred Enforced Departure."
'At risk of being sent back to horrific conditions.'
TPS allows foreign nationals from designated countries to remain in the United States for a temporary period of time. Countries are added to the list when it is deemed unsafe for their citizens to return due to ongoing conflicts, environmental disasters, or other "extraordinary and temporary conditions."
Eligible individuals cannot be deported and may be granted work and travel authorizations during their stay.
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, there are currently 17 countries designated for TPS, including Afghanistan, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Syria, Ukraine, and Venezuela.
TPS status is slated to expire for the above-mentioned nations in 2025.
Over the past year, many violent gang members from Venezuela have infiltrated the U.S. and set up operations in several states. While the Democratic senators did not specifically call for TPS to be extended for Venezuelan nationals, their Monday letter indicated Biden should continue providing protections for "all eligible countries."
"We urge your administration to offer vital protections via TPS for eligible countries or parts of countries, providing relief from deportation while allowing these individuals to continue working and contributing to our economy. Where TPS is not an option, we strongly urge the administration to protect qualified vulnerable noncitizens through DED," the letter read.
In addition to granting TPS status to many countries, Biden also extended DED to foreign nationals from Lebanon, Hong Kong, and Palestine. Those protections are scheduled to expire in January 2026, February 2025, and August 2025 respectively.
The USCIS states that DED "is not a specific immigration status," but it shields eligible individuals from deportation.
Democratic senators also called for Biden to "Expedite the Processing of Benefit Requests for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients" and "Prioritize Adjudication of Pending Asylum Claims."
The letter to the president was signed by Democratic Senators Richard Durbin of Illinois, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, and Alex Padilla of California.
On Wednesday, Cortez Masto, Ray Luján, and Padilla hosted a press conference, further pressuring Biden to act.
"There are thousands of immigrant families from countries who clearly qualify for TPS that are at risk of being sent back to horrific conditions," Cortez Masto stated. "Many of these immigrants, along with so many of our Dreamers, have been living and working in our communities for years. President Biden should act now to protect these immigrant communities and keep families together."
Trump has already indicated that he is willing to "work with the Democrats on a plan" that would allow Dreamers to remain in the U.S. and obtain legal status.
However, Cortez Masto stated during the press conference that she is skeptical Trump will follow through on that promise.
Luján said, "To ensure the safety and security of immigrant communities across the country, we are urging President Biden to take steps to designate, redesignate, and extend TPS for Ecuador, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, as well as expedite the process for DACA recipients to renew their status. I will not remain silent when it comes to protecting our immigrant families and will continue to fight to protect our most vulnerable."
Padilla called Trump's mass deportation plans "immoral" for "taking away lawful status and work authorization for these individuals." He claimed the effort would "be gutting critical sectors of our workforce."
There is currently no indication that the Biden administration plans to take the requested actions.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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Trump vows to terminate birthright citizenship — but wants Dreamers to stay
President-elect Donald Trump pledged to end birthright citizenship as one of his initial actions upon taking office. However, he also expressed that he wants Dreamers to be able to remain in the United States despite their illegal immigration status.
During a Friday interview with Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press," Trump elaborated on his strategy for mass deportations, confirming his "day one" plan to end birthright citizenship.
'Then the public turns against us. But we have to do our job.'
Welker asked Trump whether he intended to accomplish that goal by using executive action to get around the 14th Amendment, which states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Trump replied, "We're going to have to get [birthright citizenship] changed. We'll maybe have to go back to the people. But we have to end it. We're the only country that has it."
He noted that he is open to using executive action.
"Every time somebody puts two feet or even one foot on a piece of our land, it's welcome to long-term litigation," Trump stated, referring to the lengthy legal battles that precede the deportation of an illegal alien.
"Other countries, every other country, when somebody walks on and they see that they're here illegally, they walk them off; they take them back to where they came from," he added.
Trump declared, "We have to get rid of this system. It's killing our country."
The president-elect also discussed plans to deport families together, reinforcing remarks made by his incoming border czar, Tom Homan.
Homan previously addressed concerns about family separation under the Trump administration, stating that families would not need to be split up since they could be deported as a unit.
When asked about family separation, Trump told Welker, "I don't want to be breaking up families, so the only way you don't break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back."
"So no more family separations?" Welker asked.
He explained that families would have two options: either they be deported as a unit, or those legally in the U.S. may remain while other members without legal status leave.
"Well, it depends on the family. The family may decide to say, 'I'd rather have Dad go, and we'll stay here.' And in which case they have that option," Trump responded.
He anticipated that legacy media would use his mass deportation efforts to turn the public against him.
"I'll tell you what's going to be horrible, when we take a wonderful young woman who's with a criminal," he continued. "And they show the woman, and she could stay by the law, but they show the woman being taken out. Or they want her out and your cameras are focused on her as she's crying as she's being taken out of our country. And then the public turns against us. But we have to do our job."
Welker pressed the president-elect about his plans for Dreamers, individuals without legal status who moved to the U.S. as children.
Trump noted that his administration is immediately focused on deporting criminal illegal aliens.
"The Dreamers are going to come later, and we have to do something about the Dreamers because these are people that have been brought here at a very young age. And many of these are middle-aged people now. They don't even speak the language of their country," he stated.
Trump vowed to "work with the Democrats on a plan" to address Dreamers, claiming that Republicans are "very open."
When asked whether he would like Dreamers to be able to remain in the U.S., Trump responded, "I do."
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Illegal alien and DACA recipient sentenced to five consecutive life sentences for the brutal murders of three Americans
An illegal alien and so-called "Dreamer" who brutally murdered three American citizens in 2018 was sentenced Friday to five consecutive life sentences.
What is the background?
27-year-old Luis Perez, a Mexican national, shot and killed his former roommates Steven Marler and Aaron Hampton on Nov. 1, 2018, and injured two others in Springfield, Missouri.
The next day, the criminal noncitizen murdered Sabrina Starr, the 21-year-old who provided him with the weapon he used in the first two slayings.
TheBlaze reported at the time of the murders that Perez had been locked up in the Middlesex County Jail just months before on suspicion of various felonies, including assault, aggravated assault, and child abuse.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials requested that the jail hold Perez while it started deportation proceedings against him, however, the jail elected instead to release the criminal noncitizen. Perez summarily went on to kill Marler, Hampton, and Starr.
John Tsoukaris, the ICE Newark field office director said, "This tragedy might have been avoided had it not been for the reckless policy required of the Middlesex County Jail by their county officials."
County officials suggested that the blame instead lay with ICE, as the agency "has the legal authority and the resources to secure such orders from a federal judge with regard to any inmate in the county's custody it seeks to detain or deport."
The sentence
While Greene County prosecutors initially sought to have Perez put to death for his crimes, they ultimately fought to ensure he would never again walk free, reported the Springfield News-Leader.
Assistant Greene County Prosecutor Phil Fuhrman said, "Mr. Perez is dangerous, he is violent, and he is deserving of the maximum sentence."
Perez's attorney pushed for leniency in terms of his client's sentencing, suggesting that the murderous illegal alien should receive his life sentences at the same time rather than one after another, so that he might one day become eligible for parole. The thinking behind this leniency: Perez, in the U.S. unlawfully, allegedly had a tough time growing up in New Jersey.
A spokesman for ICE revealed that Perez was previously a recipient of the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" program in 2012 and 2014, enabling him to dodge deportation and to receive a work permit.
Judge Thomas Mountjoy, who found Perez guilty of the murders in October, was not swayed by this line of argumentation, noting he was "struck by the magnitude of the violence" and that the "magnitude speaks to requiring the most severe sentence that the law would structure."
Mountjoy gave Perez consecutive life sentences, ensuring the murderer will die in prison.
The News-Leader reported that Deboray Elkins, the mother of victim Aaron Hampton, called Perez's victims "fallen heroes" and said Perez's conviction in October marked a "day of jubilation."
According to ICE, 62 illegal aliens were convicted in fiscal year 2022 for murder or manslaughter; 1,142 were convicted with assault, battery, or domestic violence; 896 were convicted for burglary, robbery, or fraud; 1,614 were convicted for driving under the influence; 365 were convicted for sex offenses; and many more faced convictions for other crimes.
Unfinished business
While Perez's co-defendant Nyadia Burden previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, having bought the bullets Perez used in the murders, two others have pending charges.
Dalia Garcia stands accused of tampering with evidence, having allegedly burned clothing worn during the murders.
Aaron Anderson also remains on the hook, having been charged with being an accessory to murder.
Chuck Schumer says the 'ultimate goal' is a citizenship pathway for all undocumented immigrants in the US
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the "ultimate goal" is to offer a road to citizenship to the millions of undocumented immigrants present in the United States.
During remarks on Wednesday, the pro-choice politician said that "immigrants make us stronger now more than ever," claiming that the U.S. has a dearth of workers and that the American population is not reproducing at the "same level" as in the past.
"The only way we're gonna have a great future in America is if we welcome and embrace immigrants, the Dreamers, and all of them — cuz our ultimate goal is to help the Dreamers but get a path to citizenship for all 11 million or however many undocumented there are here," said Schumer, a Democratic lawmaker from New York who has served in the Senate for more than two decades.
David Limbaugh, the brother of the late conservative talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh, tweeted in response to Schumer's remarks, "And why do you think, Mr. Culture of Death, that we aren't producing like we used to?"
\u201cAnd why do you think, Mr. Culture of Death, that we aren\u2019t producing like we used to?\u201d— David Limbaugh (@David Limbaugh) 1668627860
"I have a feeling we could all be breeding like rabbits and Chuck would still favor the same policy," conservative radio host Mark Davis tweeted.
"If Chuck Schumer is so concerned about the reproduction of Americans, then he should adamantly oppose abortion. That’s 63 million Americans which is far greater than 11 million illegal aliens," Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia tweeted.
"Instead of securing the border, the first thing Chuck Schumer wants to do is give amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants," GOP Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio tweeted.
\u201cInstead of securing the border, the first thing Chuck Schumer wants to do is give amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants.\u201d— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Rep. Jim Jordan) 1668628337
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been reporting massive numbers of southwest land border encounters month after month.
While Republicans secured a majority in the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterms, Democrats retained control of the Senate chamber — Schumer has said that he "will once again be majority leader."
\u201cSchumer: With the races now called in Arizona, Nevada, Democrats will have a majority in the senate, and I will once again be majority leader. This election is a victory. A victory, and a vindication for Democrats..\n\u201d— Anthony Tilghman (@Anthony Tilghman) 1668308644
Federal judge rules Obama exceeded his authority when creating DACA, finds program unlawful; Biden vows to appeal
A Texas-based federal judge ruled Friday that former President Barack Obama exceeded his presidential authority when he created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
What is the background?
Obama established the program, otherwise known as DACA, via executive action in 2012 to protect immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children by their parents.
Immigrants awarded DACA protections, known as "Dreamers," are protected from deportation, and are allowed to attend college and work. The program, however, did not establish a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients.
DACA has been the subject of numerous lawsuits, but received a major victory last summer when the Supreme Court blocked then-President Donald Trump from ending the program. More than 600,000 immigrants have been awarded DACA status.
What did the judge rule?
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that DACA is unlawful, in part, because the Administrative Procedure Act was violated when Obama created the program without seeking comment from the general public.
"[The Department of Homeland Security] failed to engage in the statutorily mandated process," Hanen wrote in a 77-page opinion, "so DACA never gained status as a legally binding policy that could impose duties or obligations."
Hanen explained that Congress — not the executive branch — has the authority to regulate immigration.
"The executive branch cannot just enact its own legislative policy when it disagrees with Congress's choice to reject proposed legislation," Hanen wrote. "Congress has not given DHS the power to enact DACA."
Despite finding DACA unlawful, Hanen wrote that his ruling does not "require DHS or the Department of Justice to take any immigration, deportation, or criminal action against any DACA recipient, applicant, or any other individual that it would not otherwise take," Politico noted.
What did Biden say?
Biden said in a statement that he plans to appeal the ruling, and called on Congress to create a pathway to citizenship for dreamers.
"Yesterday's Federal court ruling is deeply disappointing," Biden said. "The Department of Justice intends to appeal this decision in order to preserve and fortify DACA."
"But only Congress can ensure a permanent solution by granting a path to citizenship for Dreamers that will provide the certainty and stability that these young people need and deserve," he continued. "I have repeatedly called on Congress to pass the American Dream and Promise Act, and I now renew that call with the greatest urgency. It is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear."
George W. Bush pushes 'gradual' pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants
Former President George W. Bush is advocating for a "gradual" path to citizenship for immigrants living in the United States illegally.
What are the details?
Ahead of his forthcoming book — "Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants" — Bush published an op-ed in the Washington Post that explained the principles of reform he believes are necessary to restore "people's confidence in an immigration system that serves both our values and our interests."
That reform process, Bush said, should include a solution "for the millions of undocumented men and women currently living in the United States."
Outright amnesty "would be fundamentally unfair to those who came legally or are still waiting their turn to become citizens," according to Bush. However, the former president said the U.S. should employ a "gradual process" that results in legal status and citizenship.
Bush explained:
[U]ndocumented immigrants should be brought out of the shadows through a gradual process in which legal residency and citizenship must be earned, as for anyone else applying for the privilege. Requirements should include proof of work history, payment of a fine and back taxes, English proficiency and knowledge of U.S. history and civics, and a clean background check We should never forget that the desire to live in the United States — a worldwide and as powerful an aspiration as ever — is an affirmation of our country and what we stand for. Over the years, our instincts have always tended toward fairness and generosity. The reward has been generations of grateful, hard-working, self-reliant, patriotic Americans who came here by choice.
Meanwhile, Bush said that immigration reform must address the so-called "dreamers," or immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as minors.
"Americans who favor a path to citizenship for those brought here as children, known as 'dreamers,' are not advocating open borders," Bush wrote. "They just recognize that young men and women who grew up in the United States, and who never knew any other place as home, are fundamentally American. And they ought not be punished for choices made by their parents."
Regarding asylum-seekers, Bush said, "We also need a modernized asylum system that provides humanitarian support and appropriate legal channels for refugees to pursue their cases in a timely manner. The rules for asylum should be reformed by Congress to guard against unmerited entry and reserve that vital status for its intended recipients."
Bush also reiterated the necessity of secure borders.
"We need a secure and efficient border, and we should apply all the necessary resources — manpower, physical barriers, advanced technology, streamlined and efficient ports of entry, and a robust legal immigration system — to assure it," he wrote.
"I have long said that we can be both a lawful and a welcoming nation at the same time," Bush added.
Anything else?
Bush told CBS News in an interview that will air on Sunday that not passing comprehensive immigration reform is one of his biggest presidential regrets.
Biden's immigration reform plan reportedly provides pathway to citizenship: 'Stunned by the boldness'
President-elect Joe Biden's robust legislative plans during his first days as president will include what the Los Angeles Times called "a groundbreaking legislative package" addressing immigration reform.
The plan will reportedly include a controversial proposal that would provide immigrants who are illegally residing in the United States with a pathway to citizenship.
What are the details?
Not only does the Biden proposal provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants residing in the U.S., but, according to the Times, Biden will seek a shorter pathway to citizenship for so-called "Dreamers," immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as minors by their parents and have been protected by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
More from the LA Times:
Biden's proposal lays out what would be the most sweeping and comprehensive immigration package since President Reagan's Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which granted legal status to 3 million people who were in the country without documentation.
Under Biden's plan, immigrants would become eligible for legal permanent residence after five years and for U.S. citizenship after an additional three years — a faster path to citizenship than in previous immigration bills.
Immigrant advocates are reportedly "stunned by the boldness of Biden's plan," according to Politico.
Anything else?
Incoming-White House chief of staff Ron Klain revealed in a memo on Saturday the aggressive actions that Biden plans to take in the intiial days of his presidency.
According to the memo, Biden will sign executive orders that overturn President Donald Trump's controversial so-called "travel ban," return the U.S. to the Paris agreement on climate change, require face masks on federal property, direct the Department of Education to continue its coronavirus-related suspension of student loan payments, and extend the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures.
Within the first 10 days of his presidency, Biden will also sign executive action items related to COVID testing, racial equity, and criminal justice reform, NPR noted.
"President-elect Biden is assuming the presidency in a moment of profound crisis for our nation. We face four overlapping and compounding crisis: the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equality crisis," Klain said. "All of these crises demand urgent action. In his first ten days, President-elect Biden will take decisive action to address these four crises, prevent other urgent and irreversible harms, and restore America's place in the world."
Here's the Biden memo first reported out by @shearm and @peterbakernyt. "In his first ten days in office, Preside… https://t.co/bk3pEsdJWc— Daniel Strauss (@Daniel Strauss)1610830843.0
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