Kent County, Michigan, Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young is attempting to clarify her department’s policy on holding illegal immigrants for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a murder allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant rocked the community last month.
The Republican sheriff sent multiple letters to the <a href="https://cis.org/Map-Sanctuary-Cities-Counties-and-States">Center for Immigration Studies</a> (CIS) last week, asking the think tank to remove Kent County from its list of “sanctuary” cities, counties, and states across the U.S. The letter — obtained by The Daily Wire — attempted to “clarify” the department’s “policy regarding ICE hold requests.”
The department’s effort comes days after a once-deported illegal immigrant was arrested and charged with the murder of 25-year-old Ruby Garcia. ICE <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/once-deported-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-25-year-old-michigan-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> in a statement to The Daily Wire last week that Brandon Ortiz-Vite, also 25, was deported under the Trump administration in 2020 and then re-entered the U.S. unlawfully “at an unknown date.”
LaJoye-Young wrote in a letter to CIS, “1. As in any case, the individual may be held on a judicial warrant signed by a judge or magistrate; OR 2. The hold can be upon request by ICE, with review and approval by the Office of the Sheriff or Correctional Facility Captain.”
“An I-247 request, signed by an authorized immigration officer, and a I-200 administrative Warrant for Arrest of Alien signed by authorized immigration officer with the ‘Certificate of Service’ portion completed must be received for the inmate,” the letter added. “Departmental review confirms that the requisite authority to detain is in place.”
Following the letter, CIS said it would take Kent County off its “sanctuary” list, NBC affiliate WOODTV <a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/kent-county/think-tank-says-it-will-take-kent-county-off-sanctuary-list/amp/">reported</a>.
The latest letter from LaJoye-Young appeared to be a shift in policy from just a few years ago when the sheriff said her department would no longer hold illegal immigrants without a judicial warrant. In January 2019 during the Trump administration, the Kent County Sheriff’s Department told ICE it would not abide by its detainer requests unless the agency obtained a warrant. In many jurisdictions, authorities will hold illegal immigrants upon a simple detainer request from ICE until federal agents arrive.
&#8220;My primary goal remains the preservation and enhancement of public safety, due process and the rule of law,&#8221; LaJoye-Young said in 2019, according to <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/01/18/kent-county-sheriff-immigrants-ice-jilmar-ramos-gomez-marine-citizen/2618711002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Detroit Free Press</a>. &#8220;For this reason, I notified ICE officials earlier today that the Kent County Sheriff will hold detainees for ICE only after ICE presents to our office an arrest warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate — otherwise known as a judicial arrest warrant. This change is effective immediately.&#8221;
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Months later, then-President Donald Trump slammed Kent County, calling it a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants. LaJoye-Young responded to Trump’s criticism, saying he was “dramatically misrepresenting&#8221; the sheriff department’s policy, MLive <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/12/president-trump-references-kent-county-while-bashing-sanctuary-cities-during-michigan-rally.html?outputType=amp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
In another letter LaJoye-Young sent to CIS last week, the sheriff, along with County Administrator/Controller Al Vanderberg, wrote, “Kent County is not and has never been a sanctuary county.”
“In 2019, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) instituted a new policy requiring an arrest warrant issued by a federal judge or magistrate (judicial warrant) in order to hold detainees for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the adjudication of local charges. After this policy change, ICE elected not to renew our contract,” the letter stated.
The department’s apparent shift back to respecting detainer requests from ICE after the 2019 policy also comes as Trump visits Grand Rapids, Michigan, for an event Tuesday afternoon where he is expected to discuss illegal immigration and address the murder of Garcia.
The Kent County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement to The Daily Wire that the county &#8220;is not and has never been a sanctuary county.&#8221;
The department added that the warrant requirements adopted in 2019 and then ICE subsequently terminating its contract with the county &#8220;resulted in an internal procedural change in January 2020&#8221; after the department conducted a review.
&#8220;The new procedures effective January 2020 state that KCSO will maintain custody of an ICE detainee that has no active local charges when a judicial warrant exists OR with the use of an ICE 247 and ICE 200 with the review of the [KCSO] Correctional Facility Captain or the Office of the Sheriff,&#8221; the Kent County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said. &#8220;The new procedures simply added stipulations related to the internal review to ensure all proper documentation exists to hold the detainee.&#8221;
Republicans in Michigan have <a href="https://gophouse.org/posts/rep-cavitt-calls-for-action-on-plan-to-prohibit-sanctuary-cities-in-michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> legislation that would put an end to so-called sanctuary policies and prohibit municipalities from preventing local law enforcement&#8217;s cooperation with federal agencies on issues pertaining to illegal immigration. Republican Leader Matt Hall — who represents part of Kalamazoo County, which is just south of Kent County — told The Daily Wire that Kent County’s apparent policy shift on cooperating with ICE “moves in the right direction,” and he called on other “sanctuary jurisdictions” to follow suit.
“The Kent County sheriff’s newly described policy allowing cooperation with ICE administrative detainers moves in the right direction for the safety and security of local residents,” Hall said in a statement. “Other sanctuary jurisdictions in Michigan, such as Kalamazoo County, should reevaluate and remove their own misguided sanctuary policies that restrict cooperation with the officers who enforce our nation’s immigration laws.”
This article has been updated to include comment from the Kent County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.

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Federal law enforcement officials arrested a Venezuelan illegal alien this week who encouraged other foreign nationals to come to the U.S. and take over people&#8217;s homes as squatters.
&#8220;Leonel Moreno is an unlawfully present citizen of Venezuela, who illegally entered the country April 23, 2022,&#8221; ICE said in a statement. &#8220;Moreno was placed into the ATD [Alternatives to Detention] program by Border Patrol and was told to report to Enforcement and Removal Operations office within 60 days of arriving at his destination.&#8221;
&#8220;Moreno did not report as required,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;On March 29, 2024, Moreno was arrested in Gahanna, Ohio by officers with ERO Detroit’s Columbus office and is currently detained pending further immigration proceedings.&#8221;
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Noted migrant now promotes squatting as a business model. <a href="https://t.co/sy8tTIMuzn">pic.twitter.com/sy8tTIMuzn</a>
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Moreno has used social media to show other illegal aliens who to exploit holes in existing U.S. laws.
In one of his most infamous social media videos, Moreno told followers to “seize” uninhabited homes in the U.S. by squatting, and went on to claim that he has friends who have taken over 7 homes using such tactics.
&#8220;My people! I&#8217;ve about squatting in a house in the United States, since I found out that there is a law that says that if a house is not occupied we can seize it,&#8221; he said in a TikTok video that went viral.
&#8220;Guys, here in the United States, the squatter&#8217;s law is also in effect,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;And I think that this will be my next business, squatting in abandoned houses. I already got some cheat codes from my African friends. And they told me that they have already seized about 7 houses.&#8221;
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis directly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-destroys-squatters-rights-in-florida-this-isnt-california-and-new-york">addressed</a> Moreno&#8217;s video during a press conference this week where he signed a law cracking down on anyone who would try to squat in people&#8217;s homes in Florida.
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“In fact, we even have illegal aliens taking to social media, instructing other foreigners how to come into this country and commandeer property,” he said. “Well, today in the state of Florida, we say very simply what passes muster in New York and California is not passing muster here. You are not going to be able to commandeer somebody’s private property and expect to get away with it. We are, in the state of Florida, ending the squatter scam once and for all.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-destroys-squatters-rights-in-florida-this-isnt-california-and-new-york">DeSantis Destroys ‘Squatter’s Rights’ In Florida: This Isn’t ‘California And New York’</a>

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On Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) once again subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a>, this time demanding records pertaining to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The subpoena is at least the third one Jordan has sent to Mayorkas in recent months, following one in <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-jordan-subpoenas-secretary-mayorkas-information-violent-criminal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December</a> regarding documents on &#8220;violent&#8221; illegal immigrants and another in <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-jordan-subpoenas-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-failing-provide-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February</a> over border security issues in Texas.
Jordan has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-demands-mayorkas-provide-info-on-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murdering-georgia-student" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought</a> information on the illegal immigrant charged with murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Chairman <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jim_Jordan</a> subpoenas DHS Secretary Mayorkas for <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> data, documents, and communications.
America faces a migrant crisis at the southern border and DHS failed to fully comply with the Committee&#39;s requests for over four months. 
Unacceptable. <a href="https://t.co/maMf5LHr8q">pic.twitter.com/maMf5LHr8q</a>
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&#8220;As a part of its oversight efforts, we conducted transcribed interviews with several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. During these transcribed interviews, the ICE witnesses were unable to answer certain questions about data, documents, and communications related to the Biden Administration’s immigration policies,&#8221; Jordan <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-03-13%20JDJ%20to%20DHS%20re%20subpoena.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in his latest subpoena cover letter to Mayorkas.
&#8220;On November 2, 2023, the Committee requested that the Department provide the information that the ICE witnesses could not provide during their transcribed interviews. To date, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to fully comply with our requests,&#8221; he added.
Jordan said committee staff tried on a number of occasions to inquire about the status of the requested information in the months after DHS missed the deadline. Across two occasions, the agency&#8217;s staff responded with first &#8220;only a partial answer&#8221; and later produced links to some public data and information that did not meet the panel&#8217;s demands, the chairman added.
&#8220;Although we appreciate that DHS has provided some limited data, your failure to produce all the requested documents and information prevents the Committee from fulfilling its constitutional oversight obligations,&#8221; Jordan wrote.
Jordan said that his committee has jurisdiction over matters concerning federal immigration law and suggested the information it seeks may influence legislative forms that could include, &#8220;reforming Alternatives to Detention, increasing penalties on aliens who abscond from ICE, and enhancing ICE’s tracking, detention, and communications standards for aliens on the terrorist watchlist.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to DHS seeking comment on the newest subpoena. In reply, a DHS official said the agency has facilitated 10 transcribed interviews with ICE personnel for the committee, provided &#8220;extensive&#8221; data and information in response to follow-up requests, and answered two-thirds of the 24 &#8220;get backs&#8221; from the panel with others in progress.
&#8220;Instead of working cooperatively, as DHS has repeatedly sought to do, the House Judiciary Committee continues to waste time with unnecessary subpoenas that serve no purpose beyond political posturing,&#8221; said DHS press secretary Mia Ehrenberg. &#8220;In this Administration, DHS has produced thousands of pages of documents, provided countless briefings, and sent dozens of witnesses to appear for hearings. On this request alone, DHS already provided the vast majority of the information requested by the committee and made clear that our efforts remain ongoing.&#8221;
Ehrenberg added, “DHS will continue cooperating with Congressional oversight requests, all while faithfully working to protect our nation from terrorism and targeted violence, secure our borders, respond to natural disasters, defend against cyberattacks, and more.&#8221;
House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> in February to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. A month later, a Senate trial <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1767990471324737779" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has yet to happen</a>.

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A man arrested in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago for allegedly shooting multiple police officers who were responding to a call at his residence is a previously deported criminal illegal alien.
Stephen Claude Rattigan, 48, opened fire on officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on Valentine&#8217;s Day when they served an outstanding arrest warrant at his home related to a 2023 incident involving animal cruelty. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/man-arrested-after-standoff-left-three-officers-shot">says</a> that he &#8220;was captured by a security camera beating one of his dogs several times in the face.&#8221;
Rattigan, also known as Julius James, is a Jamaican national who has a criminal history dating back to 1995, including larceny and drug charges, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told The Daily Wire.
Rattigan allegedly shot three police officers at his home and then barricaded himself inside the residence for more than 12 hours. After he was arrested, 31 dogs were removed from his residence.
Federal prosecutors charged Rattigan with assault with intent to kill while armed, assault on a police officer while armed, and possession of a firearm during a crime.
ICE has lodged a detainer request against Rattigan to have him transferred into their custody &#8220;once his time is served&#8221; so he can be once again deported.
Rattigan was deported from the U.S. in 2001 but later illegally re-entered the country at an unknown date and unknown location.
Reporter Julio Rosas was the first to report that Rattigan was an illegal alien.
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🚨: A law enforcement source has confirmed to me the man who recently shot three DC police officers, Stephen Claude Rattigan, also known as James Claude Julius, is in the US illegally. 
He has an active ICE deportation order. I reached out to ICE for comment. <a href="https://t.co/hN7ij1qa95">pic.twitter.com/hN7ij1qa95</a>
&mdash; Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1762246404217458747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The alleged crime is just the latest example of high-profile offenses involving illegal aliens since President Joe Biden took office. Under the Biden administration, more than 7.2 million illegal aliens — a number <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-biden-admin-amount-greater-population-36-states">greater than</a> the population of 36 U.S. states — have entered the U.S. The border crisis has become the <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4422273-immigration-overtakes-inflation-top-voter-concern-poll/">top </a>issue for voters heading into this fall’s general election, an expected rematch between Biden and former President Donald Trump. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/criminal-noncitizen-statistics">reports</a> a massive increase in the number of criminal illegal aliens encountered at the U.S. border under Biden&#8217;s presidency.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a> (ICE) has reportedly drafted plans to release thousands of illegal migrants and lower its capacity to detain them.
The move comes after Congress tanked a bipartisan border deal that was expected to correct an urgent $700 million budget deficit at ICE.
An internal proposal from ICE officials suggests releasing thousands of migrants and slashing detention beds from 38,000 to 22,000 to deal with the budget problem, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/14/immigration-customs-enforcement-budget-deficit-republicans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security blamed Congress for failing to pass the border bill.
<div class="wpds-c-PJLV wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayoutAd-true article-body" data-qa="article-body">“Most recently, Congress rejected the bipartisan national security bill out of hand, which will put at risk DHS’s current removal operations,” the spokesperson <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/14/immigration-customs-enforcement-budget-deficit-republicans/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “A reduction in ICE operations would significantly harm border security, national security, and public safety.”</div>
Meanwhile, illegal crossings are expected to spike soon — crossings usually spike starting in the spring and remain high over the summer.
The border crisis has become a thorn in the side of Democrats as the election cycle heats up.
President Biden&#8217;s approval rating on immigration <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4394262-biden-approval-rating-on-handling-immigration-reaches-all-time-low-poll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hit</a> an all-time low of 32% last month, and his overall approval rating remains low as well.
Also on Tuesday, House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border.
Border authorities have already <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cbp-migrant-encounters-exceed-1-million-october" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> encountered more than a million illegal migrants since the fiscal year began in October, the soonest they have ever hit that milestone.
In December, authorities encountered 302,000 migrants at the border, the highest monthly total on record and the first time the total has ever topped 300,000.
Overall last year, 2.5 million migrants were apprehended crossing or trying to cross the southern border, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-border-mexico-chinese-migrants-60-minutes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the CBP.
Meanwhile, more than 96,000 “known gotaways,” migrants who were detected but not caught, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-96000-known-gotaways-at-southern-border-since-october-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> crossed the southern border since October 1.
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Meanwhile, Texas has sent at least 100,000 migrants to sanctuary cities including New York City, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., which are struggling to provide resources for them.
New York City is scrambling to metabolize the <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/brawl-migrants-police-times-square-touches-off-backlash-106972953#:~:text=In%20press%20appearances%20Monday%2C%20Adams,the%20American%20Dream%20as%20criminal.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nearly</a> 175,000 migrants who have arrived since spring 2022. Last week, a group of migrants was arrested, but then quickly released for allegedly beating NYPD officers near Times Square.
In Chicago, Democrats are warning Mayor Brandon Johnson that the migrant crisis could &#8220;flip the state of Illinois purple.&#8221; Chicago has <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-in-chicago-migrant-crisis-mayor-brandon-johnson-news-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker/14390575/#:~:text=More%20than%2035%2C000%20migrants%20have,specific%20project%20by%20the%20city." target="_blank" rel="noopener">seen</a> more than 35,000 migrants arrive in the city over the last year and a half.
Denver is in the process of booting 800 families from overcrowded shelters.

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Top Republicans fired back at the White House this week after the Biden administration threatened that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would deport fewer illegal aliens if Republicans did not pass the Senate&#8217;s controversial border bill.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/02/07/press-gaggle-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-nsc-coordinator-for-strategic-communications-john-kirby-en-route-new-york-ny/">claimed</a> to reporters on Wednesday that congressional Republicans were &#8220;choosing partisan politics over our national security&#8221; because they do not support the bill that many experts and critics say will make President Joe Biden&#8217;s illegal immigration crisis even worse.
&#8220;Here is what that means: ICE would be forced to reduce its removal operations, its total detention capacity, and more,&#8221; she said. &#8220;When ICE can’t conduct these operations, our national security and public safety will be harmed.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre&#8217;s attempt to shift blame for the administration&#8217;s border crisis onto Republicans comes as numerous recent polls have shown that the crisis is the top issue for many voters, and the overwhelming majority of Americans blame Biden for it.
Republican senators and House members responded to Jean-Pierre&#8217;s remarks on social media by saying they amounted to extortion by the Biden administration.
&#8220;And yet, in 2022, when I sought to provide more $ to deport CRIMINAL illegal aliens, every single Democrat voted against it,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorHagerty/status/1755649184051425424">said</a> Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN). &#8220;Don’t believe this blame-shifting nonsense.&#8221;
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1755408584597495826">responded</a>: &#8220;Is Biden the President or a mobster? Attempting to shake down Republicans for a bad immigration bill won’t secure our southern border. It shows Biden can fix the problem that he created.&#8221;
&#8220;This is called extortion,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1755399486933770282">said</a> Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).
&#8220;This is blackmail,&#8221; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1755384488555577348">posted</a> on X. &#8220;And an admission that Biden controls the level of illegal immigration. The entire border crisis is by design.&#8221;
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TTuberville/status/1755413802923720969">responded</a>: &#8220;The White House is threatening the American people.&#8221;
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&#8220;They’ve already abandoned the field &#8211; but this is why we should not fund DHS until we force the border security that is necessary,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1755363445275254828">said</a> Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX).
Rep. Austin Pfluger (R-TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepPfluger/status/1755614809503199483">responded</a>: &#8220;President Biden has now resorted to threatening the American people with an even worse border crisis. The President already has the tools and authority he needs to close the border. This crisis is intentional.&#8221;
&#8220;Proof that Biden was NEVER serious about actually securing the border,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/SenRickScott/status/1755409914690679285">added</a> Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). &#8220;It’s all a game for the White House to score political points.&#8221;

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Federal immigration officials have arrested several of the illegal aliens who are accused of attacking police in New York City last week.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that the suspects were arrested on Monday evening by ICE and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials at a bus station in Phoenix, Arizona.
&#8220;Per multiple ICE sources to me &amp; colleague @GriffJenkins, ICE &amp; HSI arrested several of the illegal immigrants believed to be involved in the mob beating of two NYPD officers at a Greyhound bus station in Phoenix, AZ this evening,&#8221; Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin wrote on X. &#8220;We’ve reached out to ICE for formal statement &amp; are told we likely won’t get further details until tomorrow.&#8221;
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BREAKING: Per multiple ICE sources to me &amp; colleague <a href="https://twitter.com/GriffJenkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GriffJenkins</a>, ICE &amp; HSI arrested several of the illegal immigrants believed to be involved in the mob beating of two NYPD officers at a Greyhound bus station in Phoenix, AZ this evening. We’ve reached out to ICE for formal… <a href="https://t.co/J5mIgRlAMT">pic.twitter.com/J5mIgRlAMT</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1754707902269714575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2024</a></blockquote>
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ICE later confirmed the arrests in a statement:
<blockquote>On Feb. 5, special agents with Homeland Security Investigations, Enforcement and Removal Operations and U. S. Border Patrol apprehended four individuals on a bus who were travelling to the Phoenix Greyhound Bus Station from El Paso, Texas. The subjects were believed to be fleeing the state of New York from their suspected involvement in a coordinated assault on multiple New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officers. On Feb. 6, the four individuals were transferred to the custody of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) to be processed for immigration violations.</blockquote>
Two New York Police Department (NYPD) officers were beaten by the group of illegal aliens last Tuesday in Times Square.
The officers told the group of illegal immigrants who were loitering in the street to move along, sparking a confrontation. Video footage shared by the NYPD shows the officers attempting to arrest one of the illegal immigrants as others kick and punch the officers in the head.
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Four illegal immigrants were eventually apprehended and identified as Darwin Andres Gomez Izquiel, 19, Kelvin Servat Arocha, 19, Juarez Wilson, 21, and Yorman Reveron, 24, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/news/marine-vet-daniel-pennys-lawyer-blasts-very-confounding-release-of-migrant-mob-who-assaulted-nyc-cops-without-bail/">reported</a>. All four were reportedly released without bail after being charged with assault. Police sources told the Post that a fifth suspect was arrested on Monday night and charged with attempted assault of a police officer.
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🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: on 1/27 at approx. 8:30 PM, individuals kicked &amp; punched police officers in the head &amp; body when officers were effecting an arrest in front of 220 W 42nd Street. The individuals fled on foot towards 7th Ave. Any info? DM or call <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDTips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nypdtips</a> at 800-577-TIPS. <a href="https://t.co/UDusqdbGgf">pic.twitter.com/UDusqdbGgf</a>
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The illegal aliens were arrested in Phoenix because they were released from jail without bail and reportedly decided that they wanted to flee to California because it is a sanctuary state.
Zach Jewell contributed to this report. 

Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-cnn-host-left-speechless-when-told-why-illegal-aliens-dont-commit-crime-in-florida">WATCH: CNN Host Left Speechless When Told Why Illegal Aliens Don’t Commit Crime In Florida</a>

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Southern border crossings hit a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/10/24/border-crossings-cbp-record#:~:text=By%20the%20numbers%3A%20There%20were,high%20of%202.47%20million%20encounters." target="_blank" rel="noopener">record high</a> this year and <a href="https://cis.org/Arthur/Blockbuster-House-Report-Reveals-How-Badly-Bidens-Broken-Our-Immigration-System" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.7 million illegal immigrant gotaways</a> are estimated to have entered the United States since President Joe Biden took office. That hasn’t stopped one of America’s largest private foundations, with an endowment of $16 billion, from bankrolling organizations that oppose deportation and favor amnesty for illegal immigrants.
The liberal Ford Foundation poured a whopping $11 million into activist organizations that advocate for amnesty for illegal immigrants in 2023 alone. The organization, established in 1936 by the son of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, has emerged as one of the most prolific funders of leftist causes, ranging from &#8220;<a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/challenging-inequality/gender-racial-and-ethnic-justice/u-s-strategy/#Reproductive-and-Gender-Justice">reproductive and gender justice</a>&#8221; to an <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ford-foundation-palestinian-drops-alliance-for-global-justice">organization</a> with ties to a Palestinian terror group.
Supporting unfettered mass illegal immigration has emerged as a key aim of the foundation, which <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/challenging-inequality/gender-racial-and-ethnic-justice/u-s-strategy/#Immigrant-Rights">pledges</a> to “build power and influence immigration policy” and “strengthen and broaden the immigrant justice field” so that immigrants can “live free of fear, regardless of documentation status.”
A litany of different organizations that advance a Left-wing agenda on immigration — at least 17 of them — were awarded grants by the Ford Foundation, according to a Daily Wire analysis of disclosed grants.
One such organization, the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers’ Guild, was <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/national-immigration-project-of-the-national-lawyers-guild-inc-146967/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">awarded a $450,000 grant</a> from the Ford Foundation in August. The foundation specified that the funds seek to “ensure that immigrants at risk of deportation receive as much protection as possible.”
The organization <a href="https://nipnlg.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021_28Apr_backgrounder.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> America’s immigration laws “racist and immoral” and boasts that it works on behalf of “those most marginalized by our immigration and criminal laws.” It also <a href="https://nipnlg.org/operation-lone-star" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advocated</a> for an end to Operation Lone Star, Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s effort to secure the border, calling it “racist” and “xenophobic.”
A similar entity, the National Immigration Law Center, which has <a href="https://www.nilc.org/action-pathway-to-citizenship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called for</a> “a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants,” was awarded a <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/national-immigration-law-center-146346/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$100,000 grant</a> from the Ford Foundation in March of this year.
There’s also the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, which was awarded a <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/civil-rights-education-and-enforcement-center-146912/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$300,000 grant</a> by the Ford Foundation to support the organization’s efforts to “abolish the detention-and-deportation system through multi-faceted advocacy that leverages disability rights frameworks.” The organization has <a href="https://creeclaw.org/cases-categories/immigration-detention/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched multiple lawsuits</a> against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as one against the Trump administration, pertaining to the detention of illegal immigrants.
The Ford Foundation also awarded a <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/united-we-dream-network-inc-147489/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$500,000 grant</a> to the United We Dream Network, a radical Left-wing activist organization that <a href="https://unitedwedream.org/our-work/protect-immigrants-now/">calls</a> for the defunding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol, and police, as well as amnesty for illegal aliens. The organization even demands that those who’ve been deported be allowed to return to the United States and for a “moratorium on enforcement” of existing immigration law.
The foundation’s half-million dollar grant is intended to support the creation of a “plan for responding to various DACA litigation scenarios” and to “deepen organizing and mobilization of DACA recipients and allies.”
But in addition to funding legal services to challenge deportations and push for amnesty, the Ford Foundation also dumped money into radical organizations that seek to change public perception of the border crisis and organize street-level activism.
The foundation awarded a <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/la-union-del-pueblo-entero-145887/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$750,000 grant</a> to La Union del Pueblo Entero to help “offer immigrant defense strategies” and “change the narrative of the border.” Just months after the grant was approved, the organization <a href="https://lupenet.org/2023/08/30/texas-border-activists-rally-against-gov-abbotts-operation-lone-star-declare-cross-border-day-of-action/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a “cross-border day of action” to protest border security measures implemented by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
La Union del Pueblo Entero similarly “called for an end to Operation Lone Star and the withdrawal of state troopers and the Texas National Guard” and “demanded the removal of river buoys, concertina wire, boxcars, and the border wall from the Rio Grande.”
The foundation awarded another <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/undocublack-network-inc-146829/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$850,000</a> to an organization called the Undocublack Network to “build the power of black immigrants.” The organization <a href="https://undocublack.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls itself</a> a “network of currently and formerly undocumented black people” and <a href="https://undocublack.org/know-your-rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">provides resources</a> for those in the country illegally who are subject to deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The organization, which has also <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=undocublack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> several hundreds of thousands of dollars from George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, has <a href="https://undocublack.org/new-page" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called on the Biden administration</a> to halt deportations and give amnesty to illegal immigrants.
One grant for <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/american-immigration-council-146968/">$550,000</a> went to the American Immigration Council, which also advocates for <a href="https://www.aila.org/library/featured-issue-a-path-to-citizenship-for-people">amnesty for illegal immigrants</a>. The grant offers “general support to shape how America thinks about and acts toward a more fair and just immigration system,” as well as “core support for the Center for Inclusion and Belonging.”
One of the largest grants to pro-amnesty organizations went to the Border Network for Human Rights, which received a <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/border-network-for-human-rights-147957/">$1.5 million award</a> from the Ford Foundation. The organization has <a href="https://bnhr.org/new-ellis-island-letter-to-biden/">called</a> on the Biden administration to give amnesty to illegal aliens and to “demilitarize” the border and also called on elected leaders to “close all immigration detention facilities.”
But even that sum was dwarfed by the <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/make-the-road-states-146749/">$3.5 million</a> grant to Make the Road, a multi-state network of organizations that also <a href="https://maketheroadny.org/blog/temporary-solutions-are-not-sufficient-we-need-a-pathway-to-citizenship/">push for amnesty</a> for millions of illegal immigrants and attempt to <a href="https://maketheroadny.org/services-info/">prevent deportation</a> through legal action.
The foundation also approved <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/the-center-for-cultural-power-147036/">$400,000</a> across two <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/the-center-for-cultural-power-143144/">grants</a> to the Center for Cultural Power, supporting their “<a href="https://www.culturalpower.org/stories/reclaiming-border-narrative-project/">Reclaim the Border</a>” effort to “advance new narratives about the border” and support “immigrant rights groups, journalists, artists and arts organizations focused on migrant stories.”
“I’m blown away by the range, from short films about individuals with disabilities, to a concept album amplifying the Transfronterizx queer community on both sides of the border, to a photo exhibit by DACA youth,” remarked Kat Evasco, the Director of Artist Leadership for The Center for Cultural Power
Numerous other entities that advance a Left-wing agenda on immigration, including the <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/ohio-immigrant-alliance-148410/">Ohio</a> <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/ohio-immigrant-alliance-146965/">Immigrant Alliance</a>, the <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/illinois-coalition-for-immigrant-and-refugee-rights-148374/">Illinois</a> Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/arizona-center-for-empowerment-147764/">Arizona</a> Center for Empowerment, the <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/national-day-laborer-organizing-network-146845/">National Day Laborer</a> Organizing Network, <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/allied-media-projects-inc-137701/">Allied Media Projects</a>, the <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/the-university-of-arizona-140933/">University of Arizona</a>, and the American Business Immigration Coalition, collectively received millions of dollars in grants from the Ford Foundation.
But as the Ford Foundation continues to dump capital into radical activist organizations, New York City, where it is based, is struggling to keep up with the overwhelming surge of foreign nationals. More than <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/migrant-encounters-at-border-last-month-mark-highest-october-on-record">130,000</a> migrants have arrived in New York since last year, with many still in the city’s care.
New York’s Democrat mayor Eric Adams recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-mayor-eric-adams-illegal-immigration-is-not-sustainable-cities-are-overwhelmed">admitted</a> that the surge of illegal immigration is “not sustainable,” with nearly 4,000 foreign nationals coming to the city every single week. Adams’ comments come after he <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/05/new-york-eric-adams-mexico-migrants-00120295">visited</a> Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia, explaining “there is no room in New York” and “our hearts are endless, but our resources are not.”
Adams even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-cuts-police-education-budgets-to-deal-with-ongoing-illegal-immigration-crisis-pounding-nyc">cut police and education budgets</a> so that funding could be reallocated to manage the influx. The Democrat mayor noted that the cuts will be “extremely painful” for New Yorkers, adding “In all my time in government, this is probably one of the most painful exercises I’ve gone through.” The city plans to spend a full $12 billion to care for foreign nationals through fiscal year 2025.
That didn’t stop the foundation from approving a <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/fund-for-the-city-of-new-york-146811/">$300,000 grant</a> to the Fund for the City of New York to support the “<a href="https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/what-we-do/advocacy/">Immigrant Defense Project</a>,” which seeks to “end the mass criminalization, detention, and deportation of immigrants.”
Perhaps the most radical of the grant recipients, the Immigrant Defense Project even <a href="https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/pardons/">advocates</a> for illegal immigrants who’ve been criminally convicted to receive pardons so that they can avoid deportation. “There are currently thousands of immigrants at risk of deportation because of past criminal convictions,” the organization bemoaned, also warning against policies that “disempower and marginalize people with criminal histories.”
This year’s windfall of funding to groups supporting illegal immigration in New York and across the country marks a doubling down on past efforts, with the foundation dumping a <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2022/08/27/ford-foundation-spending-100-million-amnesty-mass-migration/">grand total</a> of $114 million into organizations that oppose immigration enforcement and support amnesty from 2008 to 2022.
But despite millions of dollars being allocated to prevent deportations, advocate for amnesty, and change the American public’s view of the unprecedented border crisis, polling data shows that voters widely disapprove of the current administration’s handling of the border.
One CBS News <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/670200251/cbsnews-20230910-SUN">poll</a> from September found that 66% of Americans disapprove of President Biden’s handling of immigration, up from the 62% that said they disapproved in a Fox News <a href="https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/06/Fox_June-23-26-2023_Complete_National_Topline_June-29-Release.pdf">poll</a> in late June.
The Ford Foundation did not respond to a request for comment.

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Liberal Ford Foundation Pours Millions Into Pro-Amnesty Groups As Border Crossings Surge

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-will-make-a-way-christian-homeschool-family-holds-out-hope-after-biden-admin-moves-to-deport-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian family</a> of nine, who fled persecution in Germany and moved to the United States back in 2008, have been facing deportation pressure from the Biden administration, but have reportedly been given a one-year stay of removal.
The Romeike family, who now reside in Tennessee, left Germany after they were being fined for choosing to homeschool their children. The Christians were abruptly notified in September that their family should prepare to self-deport, and return in four weeks with their German passports, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-will-make-a-way-christian-homeschool-family-holds-out-hope-after-biden-admin-moves-to-deport-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported. The family fears persecution if they are forced to return to Germany, where homeschooling is rarely permitted and only for medical reasons.
A source <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/tennessee-family-facing-deportation-15-years-fleeing-germany-homeschool-kids-granted-1-year-reprieve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News on Tuesday that the family has a one-year reprieve from deportation. The move follows a public outcry over the case, which included GOP lawmakers petitioning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to halt the deportation.
&#8220;We are asking you and your office to give this family a chance to continue building their lives in Tennessee,&#8221; a letter from numerous Tennessee lawmakers asked ICE Deputy Director Patrick J. Lechleitner, Fox noted. &#8220;It is our understanding a court has ruled they are allowed to stay indefinitely, as long as they fulfill their obligation of checking in as ordered by ICE. To our knowledge they have been faithful in doing so.&#8221;
During an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-will-make-a-way-christian-homeschool-family-holds-out-hope-after-biden-admin-moves-to-deport-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with The Daily Wire, the patriarch of the family, Uwe Romeike, said he was surprised when an immigration agent told them about their potential deportation.
&#8220;We did not expect anything like this,” he said, adding, “We still trust God to make a way for us to stay here. I know it’s kind of impossible, but that’s where we know God can still do the impossible.&#8221;
The family was hit with major fines when they decided to pull their then-five children from German public schools and begin homeschooling, back in 2006. The government <a href="https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/morristown-family-faces-deportation-homeschooling/51-2d3dd498-b8b0-4b4e-86af-e8c33dae0dbb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> levied fines that amounted to around $9,000 and threatened to remove the Romeike children from the care of their parents.
The couple, who had two more children after moving to the United States, were granted permission by an immigration judge to live in the country. After the Obama administration’s Department of Justice fought the decision, the family took the fight to the courts, which ultimately ruled against them in 2013, arguing that the Romeikes did not prove that they faced persecution in Germany.
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While the appeals court judge ruled against the Romeikes’ asylum claims, the family was allowed to remain in the United States indefinitely, and they checked in annually with an immigration agent. September 2023 was the first time the family was threatened with deportation at one of the check-ins.
Zach Jewell contributed to this report 
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-will-make-a-way-christian-homeschool-family-holds-out-hope-after-biden-admin-moves-to-deport-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘God Will Make A Way’: Christian Homeschool Family Holds Out Hope After Biden Admin Moves To Deport It</a>

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A Christian family of nine who fled persecution in Germany and moved to the United States in 2008 was stunned when immigration agents told it to prepare for deportation after 15 years of life in America, but remains hopeful that &#8220;God will make a way&#8221; for them to remain in the country they have come to love. 
In a phone interview with The Daily Wire on Wednesday, Uwe Romeike said he and his family, who settled in a small town in Tennessee, were caught off guard when they were told to come in for a meeting with an immigration agent after they just had their annual check-in a few months ago. During that check-in earlier this month, Uwe, his wife Hannelore, and their five oldest children were told to prepare to self-deport, and return in four weeks with their German passports. 
“This came as a surprise. We did not expect anything like this,” Uwe said, adding that the feds have not given them any explanation for the sudden move to deport him and his family. But Uwe, a piano accompanist at Carson-Newman University, said he is trusting God with what happens next.
“We still trust God to make a way for us to stay here. I know it’s kind of impossible, but that’s where we know God can still do the impossible,” Uwe said, adding that if they are forced to go back to Germany, they will face the same type of persecution they fled as they continue to homeschool their two youngest children, such as being fined around $300 a day. 
The attorney representing the Romeikes, Kevin Boden of the <a href="https://hslda.org/post/romeike" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Home School Legal Defense Association</a>, told The Daily Wire that it appears Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) received new orders on handling the Romeikes, but said it’s unclear where the “change of orders” came from.
“It’s tough to know — is it a new official who came into ICE and is looking at this? Is it the Biden administration? Is it just the individual ICE officer who doesn’t understand this or was there some superior in the bureaucratic process somewhere who just decided they wanted to affect the deportation? I don’t know,” Boden said. “I don’t want to speculate, but there appears to be some change of orders at some point in the chain there.” 
Romeike and his wife moved their five children at the time to the United States after facing fines from the German government for pulling their children out of the public school system. Homeschooling is rarely permitted in Germany and only for medical reasons. When the Romeikes began homeschooling in 2006, the German government levied fines that amounted to around $9,000 and threatened to remove the Romeike children from the care of their parents, WBIR <a href="https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/morristown-family-faces-deportation-homeschooling/51-2d3dd498-b8b0-4b4e-86af-e8c33dae0dbb">reported</a>. 
The couple, who had two more children after moving to the United States, were granted permission by an immigration judge to live in the country. After the Obama administration&#8217;s Department of Justice fought the decision, the family took the fight to the courts, which ultimately ruled against them in 2013, arguing that the Romeikes did not prove that they faced persecution in Germany.
While the appeals court judge ruled against the Romeikes’ asylum claims, the family was allowed to remain in the United States indefinitely, and they checked in annually with an immigration agent. 
&#8220;They&#8217;re here with the approval of the United States government, but without permanent residency or citizenship status,&#8221; Boden told WBIR.
The Romeikes were told to prepare for deportation as the Biden administration continues to oversee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daily-border-numbers-near-all-time-high">record-breaking numbers</a> of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border into the United States. Many of the migrants who enter the country illegally are housed near the border or bused to cities throughout the United States, where they are fed and given rooms at the expense of the taxpayer while they await an immigration hearing. An ICE agent <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/migrants-with-criminal-records-among-those-being-released-in-the-us-ice-agent/">told</a> Fox News last year that some of the illegal immigrants being released into the country have criminal records for misdemeanors such as assault, drunken driving, and drug possession. 
When asked about the sudden decision to deport the Romeike family, an ICE spokesperson told The Daily Wire that each case is appropriately reviewed by the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conducts removals of individuals without a lawful basis to remain in the United States, including at the order of immigration judges with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). ERO reviews each case as appropriate,” ICE said. 
The father of seven also said his children who have already received their high school diplomas in the United States would be forced to undergo schooling again in Germany since the country wouldn’t recognize their homeschool education, but he remains resolute in keeping his children out of the public school system. Uwe told The Daily Wire that he knows of homeschooling families in Germany who have also had their homes and businesses taken away by the state. 
The Romeike’s attorney said the sudden decision from the federal government to deport the Christian homeschooling family is mind-boggling on multiple levels, but his organization is going to fight for the Romeikes to remain in America and continue living the life they built in rural Tennessee. 
“If you had to think about all the people that you would have to be concerned about in the United States, this is the type of family that you would absolutely welcome into your community,” Boden said.

‘God Will Make A Way’: Christian Homeschool Family Holds Out Hope After Biden Admin Moves To Deport It

Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) raised the alarm over the surge of 18,000 Chinese nationals across America’s southern border during the fiscal year in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The letter highlights the “significant threat” to America’s national security posed by the increasing number of Chinese nationals entering the United States.
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Since the beginning of this year, over 18,000 Chinese nationals (many with deep ties to the CCP) have illegally crossed our southern border. This is the consequence of Joe Biden’s open border. We are demanding answers. ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/TGrdS0xHQT">https://t.co/TGrdS0xHQT</a>
&mdash; Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) <a href="https://twitter.com/RogerMarshallMD/status/1704608259917676800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“July set the record for nationwide encounters with Chinese nationals with just over 6,100. 94.8 percent of Chinese national encounters in FY23 have been single adults,” the letter reads. “This trend poses a significant threat to our national security and warrants immediate attention and action from the Department of Homeland Security.”
Sen. Marshall’s attempts to reign in the border crisis come as encounters at the border <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/daily-border-numbers-near-all-time-high" target="_blank" rel="noopener">near all-time highs</a> and major cities struggle to manage the influx.
The <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/migrant-border-crossings-fiscal-year-2022-topped-276-million-breaking-rcna53517" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record-high increases</a> in illegal immigration under the Biden administration have strained major cities like Chicago and New York, which have struggled to house foreign nationals. Chicago passed a measure to provide <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-city-council-approves-51-million-to-fund-illegal-immigrant-housing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$51 million</a> in funding to house and feed migrants, while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50-new-york-city-places-of-worship-will-house-foreign-nationals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 places of worship</a> in New York City are now being used to accommodate foreign nationals.
In the letter, Marshall goes on to note that “it is our understanding that not a single one of these individuals encountered has been detained for any length of time but rather benefitted from this administration’s policy of catch and release. CBP is releasing busloads of these individuals into the U.S. interior.”
“Chinese nationals crossing the border may include individuals who could engage in espionage activities or cyber-attacks against our critical infrastructure, government agencies, or private sector entities,” Sen. Marshall’s letter warns. “There have been numerous documented instances of Chinese nationals, at the direction of the CCP, engaging in espionage, stealing military and economic secrets.”
Marshall goes on to present a list of questions to Mayorkas, including “Has CBP identified any Chinese nationals apprehended at the border who are on the Terrorist Screening Database?” as well as “Has CBP identified any instances of Chinese nationals apprehended at the border being suspected of intending to engage in foreign espionage?”
Estimates have found that illegal immigration costs United States taxpayers approximately <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taxpayers-shell-out-151-billion-each-year-due-to-illegal-immigration-analysis-says">$151 billion</a> every year, with a recent report from Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee finding that illegal immigration places <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigration-costs-hospitals-billions-in-unpaid-bills-house-gop-report-finds">significant financial strain</a> on the American medical system.
There’s also been a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-patrol-records-1000-increase-in-illegal-immigration-from-china-afghanistan">1,000% increase</a> in illegal immigration from a number of different countries, including China, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and the Dominican Republic, among others.
The spike has also enabled masses of illegal aliens to settle and buy land within the United States. A recent investigation from The Daily Wire highlighted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants">Colony Ridge</a>, a development north of Houston that has become a hub for thousands of illegal aliens. Many also fear that it has become a strategic center for Mexican cartels.
The letter comes days after Sen. Marshall <a href="https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-marshall-supports-secure-the-border-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cosponsored</a> the Secure the Border Act, which would “resume construction on the wall, tighten asylum standards, criminalize visa overstays, increase the number of Border Patrol Agents.”
The legislation would also defund non-governmental organizations that receive taxpayer dollars to “traffic illegal aliens throughout the heartland,” and prohibit the DHS from using the Customs and Border Patrol One Application, which facilitates immigration.
Meanwhile, multiple public opinion surveys indicate that voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of the border. One <a href="https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/06/Fox_June-23-26-2023_Complete_National_Topline_June-29-Release.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News poll</a>, which surveyed more than 1,000 registered voters in late June, found that 62% of respondents disapproved of Biden’s handling of the border, while only 35% approve.
Marshall also commented on the human cost of the border crisis, charging that “Joe Biden has allowed the cartels to have operational control of our nation’s border, exploiting every weakness and pushing illicit fentanyl into our communities – killing over 300 Americans a day.” The Senator from Kansas went on to warn “Without secure borders, we cannot ensure our country’s safety.”
Sen. Marshall previously issued a vote of <a href="https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-marshall-introduces-historic-vote-of-no-confidence-resolution-against-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas/">no confidence</a> against DHS Secretary Mayorkas, asserting that he has “failed to fulfill the basic duties of his office and does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to keep the border secure.”
“Sec. Mayorkas is derelict in his duties, and I’d be derelict in mine as a U.S. Senator if I didn’t act. Sec. Mayorkas’ failures have allowed over 400,000 convicted criminal aliens into our country- threatening the safety and security of our nation,” Sen. Marshall stated in April of this year. “We now look to the House to take the next step, and I stand ready for Sec. Mayorkas’ impeachment trial.”
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