An Appeal To Pragmatism
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The DOJ has proposed a new rule to allow immigration judges to impose fines on immigration attorneys, aliens and witnesses over their conduct for the first time.

This will give judges better control of their courts and deter attempts to derail deportation proceedings. The authority for this regulation has been available since 1996, yet, like every provision to deal with illegal immigration, it has gone unused until Trump took office.
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ICE is seeking $470,584 in fines β€” the maximum β€” against immigration lawyer Suraj Singh, complicit in fraud on behalf of dozens of aliens. This is a rare move.

It is the second time so far that the DHS has pursued these civil fines against an immigration attorney, though it has been an option since at least 1996. The first time was against attorney Vinod Doddamani, last month, who committed fraud on behalf of his Indian clients.
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Trump is raising the standard of U.S. citizenship, making it harder to get and harder to keep for the first time.

Naturalization denial has doubled, processing has fallen by 75%, and the admin plans to raise the fees by 75-80%.

Consequences are growing too: denaturalization is being filed at an historic pace, up to 30x higher than normal. This creates footing for a new civic foundation, which will continue provided we support the next Trump administration and the one after it.
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President Trump's Board of Peace β€” with the help of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, who have pledged support for American aims β€” has reached a peaceful agreement to completely disarm Hamas and other groups in Gaza, and withdraw Israel from the region. A senior Hamas official says the group has agreed to Trump's Board of Peace plan for this disarmament.
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Advancing Trump's Board of Peace plan means reducing the agitating presence of Hamas, drawing down Israel's demands for continued conflict and establishing a better business atmosphere for America in the Middle East, which would bode well for fixing trade and immigration.
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The DOJ's first-ever case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court is against green-card holder Nazira Zada, the mother of an Islamic terrorist.

This court has existed since 1996 yet has never been used before, so the Trump admin has activated another channel for deportations.
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The govt of Spain offers amnesty to 500k migrants, the PM of Spain defends it, and the Church of Spain praises it. Double that number of migrants applied. The Supreme Court of Spain ruled to limit certain migrant expulsions shortly after. That all happened from the start of this year to the start of this month. Then, this week, 60,000 migrants rush to invade the Spanish city of Ceuta.
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The govt of Spain offers amnesty to 500k migrants, the PM of Spain defends it, and the Church of Spain praises it. Double that number of migrants applied. The Supreme Court of Spain ruled to limit certain migrant expulsions shortly after. That all happened…
This same pattern took place under Biden. The Government, the Church, NGOs sing the same tune, suddenly a rush of migrants, legal and illegal, applicants and asylees and 'refugees'.

Had there been no Republicans in Congress and state government blocking him from passing amnesty, and had Trump not won in 2024, this would have effectively been permanent.
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With the termination of TPS and reversal of other programs, Trump has ended the legal status of at least 1.8 million people, MSNOW finds. In addition to that, over 100k visas have been revoked.

This is the largest 'de-legalization' campaign we have seen so far. At the same time, denaturalization is being ramped up at an historic pace. In the future, these processes can be expanded and expedited by Republicans β€” whom we vote for, into Congress, other offices β€” to achieve even larger numbers.
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over 100k visas have been revoked.
Trump's state department is doing almost daily visa revocations. Five lawful aliens had their visas revoked recently for bad driving records, and State Dept will find more to go after.

State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott told the Daily Signal: β€œWe will not allow foreign nationals who violate the terms of their visa, break our laws, and endanger American citizens to remain in the United States.”
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New story posted just now:

Washington Post (WaPo) is reporting that β€˜mass layoffs’ of Haitian workers have begun in various states.

In recent days, Florida and New York have seen hundreds of Haitians let go across many industries, according to non-profits and union leaders. Some employers are seeking to hire replacements, offering higher benefits to fill the gap. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are at risk.
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Trump is growing the local and state law enforcement role in immigration to levels never seen before.

Police agreements with ICE through the 287(g) program have grown by over 1470%, and DHS still has billions in funds to expand America's largest deportation machine.
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The govt of Spain offers amnesty to 500k migrants, the PM of Spain defends it, and the Church of Spain praises it
The leftist government of Spain under PM Sanchez, the liberal NGOs which help it, and the open borders message of the Church that endorses it are responsible for the vulnerable state Spain is in.
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"The regularization effort underway in Spain actually began as a citizen-led initiative endorsed by more than 900 NGOs, including the Catholic Church ...

MAGA-style leaders may say that our country can’t handle taking in so many migrantsβ€”that this is a suicidal move, the desperate act of a collapsing country. But don’t let them fool you."

PM Pedro SΓ‘nchez of Spain on his plan to offer mass legal status to migrants.
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Immigration courts under Trump are issuing a record number of removal orders at a record pace, growing the pool of deportable aliens. In June we saw the highest volume of cases closed and the highest amount of removal orders.

Courts went from a handful of cases across days to over a hundred per day, with the lead time dropping by months.

The practice of mega hearings is leading to larger dockets and faster cases than ever, while asylum granted remains near zero and overstays are now a target of significant fines or arrest by ICE.
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Eva Saltzman and Elizabeth Crites, judges for the Chicago immigration court, have been fired for failing to keep up with the ongoing mass deportations push. The Chicago immigration court in recent months has become one of the highest outputs of removal orders in America.
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Judge Brenda O'Malley has reportedly been terminated, one of the hundreds of immigration judges fired or let go or resigned since Trump took office.
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Since July, ICE has been obtaining prisons to hold aliens and updating existing contracts to reduce state interference, allowing detention to expand with less resistance, thereby enabling more efficient deportations.
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ICE is expanding its mass detention apparatus to boost the record arrest rate it achieved in June and July.

DHS has signed contracts to reopen old prisons, upgrade existing facilities and purchase new bedspace that will help bypass sanctuary restrictions.
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