On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered the removal of 270 commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools from the federal Training Provider Registry. The Department of Transportation cited two primary reasons: the schools’ issuance of CDLs to illegal aliens and their failure to maintain adequate training facilities. Of the 270 schools, 110 had accredited at least […]
The State Department has released new draft guidance aimed at combating birth tourism. The proposed rule would require parents to provide proof of citizenship or legal immigration status when applying for a U.S. passport for their children. The rule forms part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to curb birth tourism, undertaken in response to […]
A visa fraud scheme in Santa Barbara County, California, ended with the sentencing of 65-year-old labor recruiter Jorge Vasquez to one year in prison and an order to pay $165,000 in restitution. Vasquez was convicted of charging tens of thousands of dollars for H-2A agricultural visas. Vasquez and his co-conspirators recruited 162 Mexican nationals to […]
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revived President Trump’s previous effort to tack a $100,000 fee onto the H-1B visa. The new proposal takes the form of an administrative rule change rather than an executive order, making the fee far less vulnerable to court challenges. Trump’s previous $100k fee relied on a presidential […]
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon revealed the results of an extensive drug crackdown on Tuesday. They charged over 100 defendants with fentanyl trafficking, noting the striking statistic that about 80% of the indicted criminals were illegal aliens, mostly from Mexico or Honduras. The investigation began in 2023 and produced seizures of […]
In response to a push by DFW Airport for expansion with their plan to install public footwashing stations, Governor Greg Abbott responded fiercely, demanding an end to the construction and enlisting the Department of Justice to investigate the project. The Governor sent a letter to US Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet […]
On Monday, voters launched a recall petition in McKinney, Texas, targeting the mayor and three city council members. The recall gained momentum after the city council ignored public backlash and unanimously supported construction of a new mosque. On August 4th, the city council voted 7-0 to approve the McKinney Islamic Association’s plan for a 15,000 […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called on lawmakers to ban Texas public schools from hiring H-1B visa holders. The governor simultaneously decried foreign influence in Texas schools, supporting a ban on foreign funding. This move is an expansion upon Abbott’s previous stance on H-1Bs. In January he ordered a freeze on H-1Bs in state agencies and […]
Last Monday, Texans for Strong Borders founder Chris Russo testified before the Texas House Committee on Transportation at a hearing covering foreign holders of commercial drivers’ licenses. Russo discussed how foreign commercial driving license (CDL) holders are killing citizens on the road: “Solomun Weldekeal Araya plowed his 18-wheeler into heavy traffic in North Austin at […]
State lawmakers in Massachusetts are pushing to revive a failed plan to create a “Muslim Commission” in the state government. Massachusetts Democrats want to amend and reintroduce bill S.2134, which would create a permanent, taxpayer-funded, and pro-Islam commission. The bill did not reach the floor in the last legislative session, but there is a redoubled […]