Illegal Immigration

"The unauthorized resident immigrant population is defined as all foreign-born non-citizens who are not legal residents. Most unauthorized residents either entered the United States without inspection or were admitted temporarily and stayed past the date they were required to leave. . ."
- United States Department of Homeland Security

"Nearly half of the 12 million-plus illegal aliens in America arrived legally with temporary, non-immigrant visas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that a 'substantial' percentage of America’s illegal population is made up of visa overstays — their estimates range from 27 to 57 percent. . ."
- David Seminara, CIS Fellow

Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Attrition and Enforcement

In-State Tuition

Influx of Unaccompanied Minors

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DHS and DOJ Begin Imposing (Often Massive) Fines on Aliens Who Refuse to Leave

A different — but equally effective — form of ‘briefcase enforcement’, especially for the aliens under $1 million-plus judgments

Topics: Attrition and Enforcement

Excerpt: Immigration Enforcement Needs ‘You’re Fired’

There are many ways to shrink the illegal immigrant population—use all of them.

Topics: Attrition and Enforcement

Ninth Circuit (!) Finds Alien Not Deprived of ‘Due Process’ When Served English-Language Notice

Uncommon common-sense ruling

Topics: Immigration Courts, Attrition and Enforcement

11th Circuit Rejects Trump II ‘Mass Detention’ Policy for Illegal Entrants

Dissent: ‘The majority’s objection is not that Congress hid the authority but that the authority granted is too large.’

Topics: Illegal Immigration, Attrition and Enforcement

Excerpt: Mass Amnesty And Fraud — The New Bill That Invites Both

The DIGNIDAD Act is an amnesty bill, whether politicians call it that or not.

Topics: Amnesty and Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Second Circuit Breaks with Others on ‘Mandatory Detention’ of Illegal Entrants

Court failed to consider why Congress added two key provisions to the law

Topics: Illegal Immigration, Attrition and Enforcement

Ninth Circuit Blocks California’s ICE ID Law

Doomed from the start, but then it was likely just a ‘message bill’

Topics: Sanctuary Cities, California, Attrition and Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

11th Circuit Vacates District Court ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Injunction

Refreshing finding that the INA means what it says when it comes to courts’ jurisdiction

Topics: Florida, Attrition and Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Has There Been a ‘Minneapolis Effect’ on Immigration Enforcement?

ICE ‘interior arrests’ decrease 21.7 percent between December and March

Topics: Attrition and Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

New Evidence That Biden-Era Migrants at the Southern Border Were Primarily Motivated by Economics

Yet many became ‘asylum seekers’

Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Illegal Immigration, Asylum