Not a “gringo.” Handle not chosen at random. Our immigration system isn’t “broken,” it’s dysfunctional, but works exactly as Congress intended!
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May 21
My take on SCOTUS' decision in the Birthright Citizenship case: Roberts will split the proverbial baby. That’ll neither be a total loss for the administration nor the victory absolutists think they’ve won—the real question still won’t have been answered. amenablesandcollaterals.com/…
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ICE Seattle arrested illegal alien Oscar Barajas-Salas, 60, of Mexico. Has been arrested for attempting to smuggle someone into the U.S., a DV-related crime, driving without a license, & got 24 months in federal prison for importing meth. Pending an immigration hearing.
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Thankfully, only 830 DACA recipients have, are, or ever contracted to serve in the U.S. military—0.1% of all aliens who’ve ever had DACA.
ALT Screenshot of USCIS one-pager on “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) Recipients Serving in the Military”.
You’re generally correct except for between 2008 and 2016, when the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) program allowed lawfully present aliens with a medical license or strategic language skills to join. It was expanded in 2014 to allow any DACA recipient.
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Contrary to what Tran wants you to believe, the two aren’t the same. Further, suggesting they are somehow similar is precisely why maybe we should stop offering protection to Refugees.
My family opened a corner market where I worked every day after school. Fourteen years ago, DACA gave Dreamers the same chance to work, study, and build their lives in America.
As the son of Vietnamese refugees, I know how much the promise of America means to immigrant families. It is sickening that the Trump administration has wrongfully deported over 150 DACA recipients.
DACA recipients deserve permanent protections. I'll keep fighting for them in Congress.
theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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The explanation is accurate, the solution is not.
DACA was always meant to be a temporary fix as Congress created a permanent path to citizenship for Dreamers.
End the uncertainty. Pass the Dream Act and make their protections permanent.
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Behold, another Democrat politician breathlessly demonstrating their ignorance regarding what constitutes “[d]ue proces” for aliens in deportation proceedings.
Hint: It isn’t sticking you with the bill for a lawyer who may not necessarily prevent them being ordered deported.
Four times I introduced amendments on the Appropriations Committee to ensure non-citizen veterans are not deported without legal counsel and a fair hearing.
Four times Republicans voted them down by just a few votes.
Veterans who served this country were denied basic due process protections by the slimmest of margins, while powerful private detention interests continue to profit from a system built on detention and deportation.
Due process is not a privilege reserved for a few. It is a constitutional right.
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Ugh, I can't believe that it's once again the anniversary of the "Exercising Proset¢orial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the [U.S.] as Children" memo. That also means that the Sunday after next will be the seventh anniversary of the Regents decision. #EndDACA
ALT Screenshot of Page 1 of the 15 June 2012 Memorandum, "Exercising Proset¢orial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children" better known as the DACA memo. https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/s1-exercising-prosecutorial-discretion-individuals-who-came-to-us-as-children.pdf
ALT Screenshot of Page 2 of the 15 June 2012 Memorandum, "Exercising Proset¢orial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children" better known as the DACA memo. https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/s1-exercising-prosecutorial-discretion-individuals-who-came-to-us-as-children.pdf
ALT Screenshot of Page 3 of the 15 June 2012 Memorandum, "Exercising Proset¢orial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children" better known as the DACA memo. https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/s1-exercising-prosecutorial-discretion-individuals-who-came-to-us-as-children.pdf
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Happiness is knowing that Dick will retire without any form of the DREAM Act having been passed. With any luck, may that continue until at least after his descent into Hell!
Since DACA was created, more than 835,000 Dreamers have come forward and received DACA so they can contribute more fully to their country as teachers, nurses, doctors, engineers, and small business owners. They have earned their right to remain in America.
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If you've never looked at the list of DACA recipients by country before, I encourage you to take a minute to do so. Then, ask yourself why aliens from first-world countries in Europe and Asia "need" amnesty. I guarantee everything you think you know about DACA is probably wrong!
They've no "right" to stay in America and can go make their own countries great. Every one of their native countries would undoubtedly benefit from U.S.-educated "teachers, nurses, doctors, engineers, and small business owners", even the first-world ones. uscis.gov/sites/default/file…
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Border Patrol agents arrested two Chinese nationals near Blaine, WA. They are now awaiting removal proceedings.
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ICE Seattle arrested illegal alien Denis Palma-Urbina, 25, of Honduras. Has federal felony conviction for Drugs in OR, assault & drug convictions in UT. Was sent home last year, but came back illegally. Pending an immigration hearing before hopefully heading to Honduras again.
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Justice was served as a Honduran national, unlawfully present in the United States, was found guilty of her involvement in a human smuggling operation in Montana. This outcome underscores the ongoing commitment of law enforcement agencies to uphold the rule of law.
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🚨ICE New Orleans and local partners in Loxley County, AL arrested Walter Odilio Agustin Y Agustin, an illegal alien from Guatemala. 🇬🇹
💥Agustin has full extradition warrants for Aggravated Assault Strangulation, criminal trespassing, damage to property, simple assault family violence, and simple battery family violence out of Cherokee County, GA.
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ICE Seattle arrested illegal alien Ranulfo Perez-Rodriguez, 53, of Mexico. Was charged with seven counts of sexual abuse and convicted of three in OR. Received 75 month sentence. Pending an immigration hearing and hopefully be returned back to Mexico soon.
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“After Maccaferri fired her, Majo withheld her termination from, and otherwise lied to, immigration authorities to obtain legal permanent resident status.”
We announced today that a former Maryland-based CFO, who worked for a multinational company, is facing indictment stemming from an embezzlement scheme and immigration fraud.
Teresa Desy Majo, 42, a legal permanent resident from Italy, residing in Annadale, Virginia, is charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a perjured immigration document in connection with the scheme.
Announced with @FBIBaltimore
Learn more at justice.gov/usao-md/pr/forme….
ALT Brown gavel and Scales of Justice with the word Indicted in yellowish-gold, all-caps text.
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ICE San Francisco arrested Cristo Alexis Arteaga Astorga, 33, of Mexico, in San Jose. He has 2 DUI convictions and was recently arrested for oral copulation by use of force/injury, kidnapping to commit rape, and rape. He is in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
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ICE Seattle arrested illegal alien Esequiel Cerna-Parra, 32, of Mexico, in Yakima, WA. Has a long list of crimes, incl. assault, firearms, protection order violation, DV, drugs, resisting arrest, among others. Pending immigration hearing and hopefully eventual return to Mexico.
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ICE Seattle arrested illegal alien Xihui Huang, 35, of China. She overstayed her tourist visa & was arrested in Albany, OR, for money laundering, promoting prostitution, criminal conspiracy & racketeering. Accepted a plea agreement. Pending an immigration hearing.
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On June 11, ICE Boston arrested Orlando Franco, an illegal alien and foreign fugitive from the Dominican Republic, during targeted operations in New Haven, Conn.
Franco is subject to two active arrest warrants in Costa Rica for threats against a woman and sexual abuse of a minor
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Technology, vigilance, and dedication - from drones and surveillance towers to the boots on the ground, RGV agents continue to strengthen border security and protect our nation.
#RGV #BorderPatrol #CBP #DHS
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6/9 - Gibraltar Station agents arrested an illegal alien from Venezuela near Taylor, MI. The subject failed to appear at his immigration hearing last year and was ordered to be removed. He will be #deported from the U.S.
Charges:
* ALIEN INADMISSIBILITY
* IMMIGRANT W/O AN IMMIGRANT VISA
#DetroitSector #BorderPatrol #BorderSecurity
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