January 8, 2025 Boston authorities rejected all 15 immigration detainer requests ICE made in 2024, new report says Boston law enforcement revealed they have denied all of ICE's requests to detain the city's immigrants that have probable cause to be removed from the country.
January 8, 2025 Border state Democrat Ruben Gallego backs GOP's Laken Riley Act ahead of Senate vote Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is backing the GOP's Laken Riley Act, joining two other Democrats who have pledged to support it during a floor vote on Friday.
January 7, 2025 Blue state gov changes tune after vowing to fight Trump deportation efforts, now hopes he fixes border Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said she hopes President-elect Donald Trump fixes the border crisis after vowing to obstruct his mass deportation plan.
January 7, 2025 Trump digs into Biden admin for selling off border wall at ‘five cents on the dollar’ During a live press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday President-elect Donald Trump renewed his criticisms of the Biden administration for selling off border wall materials at “five cents on the dollar," saying: “These people either hate our country or they’re stupid."
January 7, 2025 House, Senate Republicans revive Trump-backed push to crack down on noncitizen voting Lawmakers in the House and Senate are launching a new push to pass a bill to crack down on noncitizen voting in federal elections, amid ongoing concerns about the practice.
January 7, 2025 House Republican's bill would rip federal funds from states that give illegal immigrants driver's licenses Rep. Claudia Tenney put pressure on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the Green Light Law with a bill threatening to pull federal highway funds.
January 7, 2025 Laken Riley Act passes House with 48 Dems, all Republicans The Laken Riley Act passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, the first piece of federal legislation approved by the 119th Congress after the House agreed to its rules for the term.
January 7, 2025 4 Tren de Aragua members arrested trying to sneak across Texas border: Abbott Four suspects linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were caught trying to sneak across the southern U.S. border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced.
January 7, 2025 Dem gov who vows to fight Trump border enforcement outraged by migrant using shelter for criminal activity Massachussetts Gov. Maura Healey responded to Leonardo Andujar Sanchez, a Dominican Republic native, facing firearm and drug trafficking charges while using the state's shelter system.
January 7, 2025 Republicans look to finally push through Laken Riley bill with new GOP trifecta Republicans are stepping on the gas and renewing bills Democrats ignored in the last Congress, the first of which being the Laken Riley Act.
