An immigration reform proposal from Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) triggered a social media eruption this week, as many Republicans are pushing back against the proposal they view as too soft on the issue.
The &#8220;<a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4393" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DIGNIDAD Act</a>,&#8221; which is co-sponsored by 39 Republicans and Democrats, would provide legal status without a way to get citizenship for those in the country illegally before 2021 for a renewable seven-year period for individuals who are working, offer “<a href="https://salazar.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/salazar.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/the-dignity-act-2025.pdf">protection</a>” for those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and codifies certain elements of border security law.
The bill was introduced in July 2025, with little movement in Congress since then, according to the congressional website. However, Salazar and other lawmakers are doing a “Dignity Tour” to make the case for the legislation, she <a href="https://salazar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-maria-elvira-salazar-joins-bipartisan-leaders-launch-national-dignity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last month.
Salazar has said that the legislation is not a form of amnesty, whereas other members of her caucus have argued otherwise.
“The DIGNITY Act removes ALL criminal illegal aliens and recent arrivals, and it shuts down future illegal immigration once and for all,” <a href="https://x.com/RepMariaSalazar/status/2041688739101946254?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Salazar</a> posted to X on Tuesday, arguing that there would be economic issues created by mass deportations of “long-time, contributing immigrants.”
“But here’s the truth: most Americans do NOT support deporting every long-term immigrant who has spent years working here, contributing to our economy, who have American kids and are part of our communities,” she added.
The thread posted by the Florida lawmaker was in response to comments from Rep. <a href="https://x.com/RepBrandonGill/status/2041649435587866911?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brandon Gill</a>, who said that the proposal is “rank amnesty and everybody knows it.”
“I want dignity for Americans — the people whose interests we represent — not illegal aliens. That means doing what we said we’d do: mass deportations,” he added. The various posts from Gill, Salazar, and others have gone viral, leading to a major discourse on X over the policies outlined in the bill.
He told The Daily Wire’s &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/realDailyWire/status/2041987678481117459?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wired In Live</a>&#8221; that the proposal “effectively stops the president from carrying out his deportation agenda,” adding that it is “a massive betrayal of everything Republicans ran on last election cycle.&#8221;
Republicans heavily campaigned on immigration and border security in the last election, with President Donald Trump’s campaign even touting signs with the slogan “Mass Deportation Now.”
Another clip of Salazar resurfaced on social media this week from a July 2025 interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKWBQ5kIvVQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WPLG Local 10 News</a>.
&#8220;At some point in the future, another legislator will write another law to give them a path to citizenship. Right now, what we need to do is buy peace for these people, allow them to stay,” she said in the interview.
Salazar’s South Florida district has a high immigrant population, and she and many <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4393/cosponsors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">other backers</a> of the bill represent swing districts, according to the <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cook Political Report</a>.
Thirteen percent of likely voters said that immigration is the main issue facing the United States, as of March, according to an Emerson College <a href="https://emersoncollegepolling.com/march-2026-national-poll-47-oppose-us-military-action-in-iran-40-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> of likely voters. As one of the highest rated issues behind the economy and “threats to democracy” in the survey, it will likely be a key point of contention on the campaign trail.

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An illegal immigrant with a rap sheet is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl at a Kentucky church while serving as her pastor, The Daily Wire has learned.
Mexican illegal immigrant Jose Lopez-Hernandez, 52, snuck across the border at an unknown time before he landed in Covington, Kentucky, where he became a pastor, using &#8220;his position&#8221; &#8220;to lure&#8221; the young girl, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
Lopez-Hernandez was ordered last month to spend two years in prison for his crimes, but his attorney said his 862 days of time served credit covers his sentence, <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2026/03/09/covington-church-pastor-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-teen-girl/89063982007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Authorities first learned of Lopez-Hernandez in September 2023 after receiving a report of sexual abuse at the Ministerio Jesus Liberta Church on East Ninth Street, the local news outlet reported. Lopez-Hernandez asked the then-14-year-old and her cousin to come to his office when they were attending her church with family on a Sunday.
The Mexican national eventually told the girl&#8217;s cousin to leave the office and asked the 14-year-old to stay with him, according to the report. The pastor then locked the door and began kissing and touching the girl.
She eventually pushed his hands away, leaving the office to tell her dad. The girl had a bruise on her neck that was consistent with &#8220;aggressive kissing,&#8221; witnesses told police.
The illegal immigrant then fled to the sanctuary state of California for a mission trip, skipping his return flight, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Covington Police learned that he didn&#8217;t plan to return and notified the FBI, the outlet reported.
In October 2023, federal agents arrested Lopez-Hernandez in Salinas, California, according to the report. More than two years later, he pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse.
Lopez-Hernandez must now complete court-ordered treatment, register as a sex offender for 20 years, and stay away from the now-16-year-old victim, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has since lodged a detainer with local authorities, asking them &#8220;not release this sexual predator from jail to prey on more innocent children.&#8221;
Before his latest arrest, Lopez-Hernandez was previously released by police in Kentucky after two arrests for theft, forgery, and reckless and careless driving, according to DHS.
&#8220;ICE law enforcement lodged a detainer asking Kentucky to not release this sexual predator from jail to prey on more innocent children. This criminal was previously released despite multiple criminal arrests,” Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
“These are the types of heinous criminals ICE is targeting every single day. Instead of demonizing our ICE officers and protecting criminals, Governor Beshear needs to work with our law enforcement to get these criminal illegal aliens out of our country,&#8221; she added.

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More than six years after overstaying his tourist visa, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela allegedly tried to murder a man on a Long Island beach last month, The Daily Wire has learned.
Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, 26, allegedly drove an acquaintance to Gilgo Beach, a remote location where he attacked him from behind, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney&#8217;s office. The Venezuelan national allegedly shoved a black cloth into his victim&#8217;s mouth while stabbing him in the left side and attempting to slit his throat.
Ramirez picked up the man from his Queens home before the two ended up playing pool at Sport Billiard Pool Hall, the DA&#8217;s office said. The Venezuelan national then allegedly drove his victim to Jones Beach and then Gilgo Beach, where the attack occurred.
Ramirez attacked when the two were walking back to the car, according to prosecutors. The victim was able to wrestle the knife out of Ramirez&#8217;s hands, resulting in defensive wounds.
The victim was able to drive off in Ramirez&#8217;s car, leaving his alleged attacker on the side of the road, and call 911. He then went to his friend&#8217;s house in Queens, where he was met by police and an ambulance, which transported him to a nearby hospital.
Police arrested Ramirez later that same day after spotting him walking along the Long Island Expressway in Nassau County, prosecutors said.
Authorities later discovered three kitchen knives, one of which was covered in blood, along with rope, duct tape, blankets, plastic drop cloths, a large-wheeled bag, gloves, and a boxcutter inside Ramirez&#8217;s car.
Ramirez came to the United States in June 2019 on a B-2 tourist visa, which required him to leave the country by December of that year, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire — but he never left.
Now, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is pressuring authorities in New York not to release the illegal immigrant. The district attorney in Suffolk County, Raymond Tierney, has condemned the state&#8217;s sanctuary laws and recently used a loophole to have ICE pick up a child rape suspect from Guatemala, according to Fox News.
“Ruben Guanipa Ramirez is a dangerous criminal illegal alien who violently stabbed his victim and attempted to slit his throat,” Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement on Monday. “ICE lodged an arrest detainer requesting Long Island not release this attempted murder from jail without notifying ICE.&#8221;
&#8220;We need more state and local law enforcement to work with ICE to get criminals out of our neighborhoods. This attempted murderer will never be loose on American streets again. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, DHS has unleashed ICE to target dangerous criminal illegal aliens, like Ruben Guanipa Ramirez, to put the safety of Americans first,&#8221; Bis added.

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He Overstayed His Visa For Years. Now He Stands Accused Of A Brutal Attack.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday morning heard arguments on President Donald Trump&#8217;s executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
Trump attended part of the hearing, becoming the first sitting president in history to sit in on Supreme Court oral arguments. Trump sat in the hearing while Solicitor General D. John Sauer presented the administration&#8217;s argument and then left the Supreme Court once Sauer finished his argument.
&#8220;We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow &#8216;Birthright&#8217; Citizenship!&#8221; Trump posted on Truth Social shortly after the conclusion of the oral arguments.
The case centers on the Trump administration&#8217;s interpretation of the 14th Amendment, and the president&#8217;s attempt to clarify who qualifies as a person born in the United States and &#8220;subject to the jurisdiction thereof.&#8221; The White House argues that the 14th Amendment &#8220;has always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not &#8216;subject to the jurisdiction thereof.'&#8221;
Based on this understanding, Trump&#8217;s executive order states that a baby born to parents who were not American citizens or lawful permanent residents at the time of the birth should not automatically be granted citizenship. Trump&#8217;s order also states that a baby born to parents who were in the United States lawfully, but only on a temporary tourist or student visa, should not be granted citizenship.
The three liberal justices quickly signaled their opposition to Trump&#8217;s executive order, and Chief Justice John Roberts, along with conservative Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, expressed some skepticism about the Trump administration&#8217;s historical arguments.
Roberts said he was confused by some of the Trump administration&#8217;s arguments, adding that Sauer was relying on &#8220;very quirky&#8221; exceptions to birthright citizenship, such as children born to enemies during an invasion or occupation or children born to foreign diplomats.
Roberts also pushed back on Sauer after the solicitor general argued, &#8220;It&#8217;s a new world where eight billion people are a plane ride away from having a child who&#8217;s a U.S. citizen.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s a new world; it&#8217;s the same Constitution,&#8221; Roberts replied.
Conservative Justice Samuel Alito signaled agreement with some of the Trump administration&#8217;s historical argument related to birthright citizenship questions addressed in the 1898 case United States v. Wong Kim Ark. In that case, justices ruled 6-2 that a man born in the United States to Chinese-citizen parents automatically became a U.S. citizen under the 14th Amendment. While the 1898 ruling ruled in favor of applying the 14th Amendment to babies of foreign citizens, the Trump administration has argued that the court set up a clear distinction between legal &#8220;resident aliens&#8221; and illegal immigrants who are subject to deportation.
At one point during the hearing, however, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed skepticism about the administration&#8217;s arguments on Wong Kim Ark.
&#8220;I am not sure how much you want to rely on Wong Kim Ark,&#8221; Gorsuch said.
Justices Gorsuch and Samuel Alito pressed ACLU lawyer Cecillia Wang on important questions around the term &#8220;domicile,&#8221; which was mentioned many times in Wong Kim Ark. The Trump administration argues that the Constitution&#8217;s framers understood that a person had to be domiciled in the United States for the 14th Amendment to apply to his children.
Alito also acknowledged there is confusion around the phrase in the 14th Amendment, “subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
“‘Subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ is the puzzle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a mystery,” Alito said.
The Trump administration argues that the Constitutional phrase means that people who travel to the United States from foreign countries remain subjects of their home government, meaning their children should be exempted from birthright citizenship. Those challenging Trump&#8217;s order agree that &#8220;subject to the jurisdiction thereof&#8221; sets up exceptions for birthright citizenship, but those exceptions are limited to children of foreign diplomats and babies born to enemies during an invasion.
Trump&#8217;s birthright citizenship order was one of the many moves he made on his first day back in office last January to address illegal immigration. The president has argued that migrants often take advantage of birthright citizenship by giving birth to children on American soil after crossing the border illegally.
The 14th Amendment, which was ratified just three years after the end of the Civil War, clarified that the children born to African slaves were American citizens.
&#8220;Birthright Citizenship is not about rich people from China, and the rest of the World, who want their children, and hundreds of thousands more, FOR PAY, to ridiculously become citizens of the United States of America,&#8221; Trump said on Monday. &#8220;It is about the BABIES OF SLAVES!&#8221;
The president&#8217;s order was never allowed to go into effect, as it was blocked by federal courts around the country immediately after Trump signed it. Groups opposed to Trump&#8217;s interpretation of the 14th Amendment argue that birthright citizenship has always been understood to apply to anyone born in the United States.
This is a developing story and will be updated.

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An aide for New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, a New York City council member, and a retired NYPD sergeant are all tied to a federal bribery investigation involving migrant shelter contracts, according to the Associated Press.
Edouardo St. Fort, a former NYPD sergeant, was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/farah-debbie-louis-edouardo-st-fort-bribery-c8037a7eb9f332b8a35e9cd05a59d119">arrested</a> in Massachusetts Tuesday. Prosecutors allege he was involved in a scheme connected to contracts awarded to provide services at the shelters.
Three others were arrested as part of the probe, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/farah-debbie-louis-edouardo-st-fort-bribery-c8037a7eb9f332b8a35e9cd05a59d119" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the AP.
A March 19 search warrant also names Council Member Farah Louis, a Democrat representing part of Brooklyn; her sister, Debbie Louis, who serves as Hochul’s assistant secretary of New York City intergovernmental affairs; and Edu Hermelyn, the husband of state Assemblyman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who is also chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
The sisters were not among the arrested, the AP reported.
Authorities are seeking information on whether the accused received improper payments tied to contracts issued to BHRAGS Home Care Inc., the AP <a href="https://apnews.com/article/farah-louis-debbie-louis-edu-hermelyn-brooklyn-democratic-73fdb7398a718efbadd5e0a9c0b4f519" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> Monday. The nonprofit group expanded its services to include emergency migrant shelters in 2022 and subsequently received more than a dozen contracts. St. Fort&#8217;s company, Fort NYC Security, provided security at the shelters as a subcontractor for BHRAGS and another nonprofit serving the city&#8217;s homeless population, Bronx Family Network Inc.
Five of the six contracts handed to St. Fort&#8217;s company were issued on an emergency basis, allowing the city to bypass competitive bidding requirements, the AP reported.
Debbie Louis was placed on leave last week after Hochul got wind of the probe, a spokesperson for the governor said. Sources <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/30/us-news/federal-prosecutors-investigating-nyc-council-member-hochul-aide-for-taking-bribes-to-help-migrant-shelter-provider/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post that the probe does not involve Louis&#8217; role in the governor&#8217;s office or state funds.
St. Fort has been indicted on charges including conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, bribery involving programs receiving federal funds, and violating a law prohibiting interstate travel for unlawful activities, according to the AP.
New York City was hit with an influx of more than 200,000 migrants during the Biden administration as millions were ushered across the southern border and released en masse. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott bused some of the migrants to New York in an effort to put pressure on sanctuary cities and draw attention to their policies. As a result, the city was forced to scramble to find housing for the newly arrived migrants, flipping hotels into shelters and erecting a tent facility on Randall’s Island to accommodate the influx.

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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) is calling on President Donald Trump to force the Senate to return from their Easter break as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on.
“President Trump has the power to convene the Senate under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution ‘on extraordinary Occasions,’” the Utah Republican <a href="https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2038407140675915995?s=20">posted</a> to X on Sunday.
“If a department with 260,000 employees (DHS) going unfunded isn’t an ‘extraordinary occasion’—especially while the Senate is out on a two-week recess during that shutdown with no plans to resolve the impasse beyond ‘we’ll deal with that in two weeks’—I don’t know what is,” Lee added.
The Senate held a pro forma session on Monday morning, but made no progress toward funding DHS. Last week, the Senate approved a DHS funding deal that excluded ICE and Border Patrol, which Trump opposes, whereas the House passed a bill late on Friday that would extend funding for 60 days for the entire department. Both chambers were permitted to go home after passing their bills.
During the White House press briefing on Monday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump is &#8220;encouraging Congress to come back to Washington to permanently fix this problem and to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security entirely.&#8221;
A Republican aide told the Daily Wire on background that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Monday morning &#8220;told his colleagues this weekend that he would not bring them back for a show vote but would bring them back if there were a bill that would have the support to pass the Senate.” The aide noted that there is still a preference for the House to pass the Senate-backed bill.
In another post, Lee criticized the Monday session, <a href="https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2038630449720008744?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that “no attempt was made to pass DHS funding by unanimous consent,” adding that “the Senate must convene now.”
Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) told <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2038634941756359075?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> on Monday that an effort to pass the House’s bill, known as a continuing resolution, was not attempted because Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) was in attendance in order to kill any effort to do so, as it would ultimately send the legislation to the president’s desk.
However, the North Dakota lawmaker said there could be an attempt made to do so on Thursday, and that he would like to see a three-year-long DHS funding push through reconciliation instead. A reconciliation bill is not subject to a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.
As for Democrats, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that the 60-day CR from the House would be <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/leader-schumer-statement-on-house-republicans-plan-to-try-to-fund-dhs-through-a-60-day-cr-instead-of-passing-the-senate-passed-appropriations-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“dead on arrival,”</a> and House Democrats largely wanted to pass the Senate deal, with all but three of them voting against the House Republican proposal.
“There is a bipartisan bill to end the chaos at airports,” House Minority Leader <a href="https://x.com/RepJeffries/status/2038638198788612366?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakeem Jeffries</a> (D-NY) posted to X on Monday. “House Republicans rejected it and left town on vacation. Bring the House back. End the GOP shutdown. NOW.”
Rep. <a href="https://x.com/RepMGP/status/2037736452469952621?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marie Gluesenkamp Perez</a> (D-WA), one of the three Democrats who voted for the CR, said that she believes reforming ICE is “necessary” but wanted to make sure federal workers at DHS get paid.
‘The president has agreed to several reforms to ICE — including mandatory body cameras, ID numbers, ending enforcement at hospitals and schools, and other reforms — but only in exchange for full 2026 funding of ICE,” she posted.
“Walking away from DHS funding will not fix anything about ICE and it screws a lot of hard-working people. Ideological purity that empowers a broken system and hurts working people is not what I was sent to Congress to be part of,” the Democrat added.
The impact of the shutdown is expected to be lessened starting this week, after Trump&#8217;s executive order last week to provide TSA officers with pay, as callouts and resignations continue to strain airport security lines.
The Daily Wire reached out to the White House for comment.

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Calls Grow To Force Congress Back As DHS Shutdown Hinges On One Move

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Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Somali-born Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar &#8220;definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America&#8221; and added that the Trump administration is seeking to &#8220;go after her.&#8221;
Vance, who is leading President Donald Trump&#8217;s anti-fraud crackdown throughout the United States, was <a href="https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2037584240259240315">asked</a> about fraud allegations against Omar by conservative commentator Benny Johnson.
&#8220;We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;And I talked to [Trump adviser] Stephen Miller about this recently, we&#8217;re trying to look at what the remedies are.&#8221;
“What are the legal remedies now that we know she’s committed immigration fraud? How do you go after her? How do you investigate her? How do you build the case necessary to get some justice for the American people?” Vance added.
As Trump zeroed in on investigating fraud in Minnesota in recent months, he brought up allegations that Omar married her brother to help him obtain a green card. Trump has also called for Omar to be &#8220;thrown out of the country.&#8221; People convicted of immigration fraud could be denaturalized and deported under U.S. law, and people can be convicted for fraudulently helping another person obtain naturalization.
Omar arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1995 and became a U.S. citizen in 2000, when she was just 17 years old. Nine years later, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom some allege is her biological brother. Omar has been accused of marrying Elmi, who was a British citizen at the time, so he could obtain a green card. Omar and Elmi reportedly separated in 2011, just two years after their marriage, and officially divorced in 2017.
Elmi was Omar&#8217;s second husband. She married Ahmed Hirsi in a religious ceremony in 2002, but never made the marriage legally valid. Omar said she split from Hirsi, the father of her three children, in 2008, just one year before she married Elmi. Omar and her first husband reconciled just months after separating from Elmi.
Omar, one of the most liberal lawmakers on Capitol Hill, has <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/08/17/ilhan-omar-marriage-history">denied</a> the accusations that she married her biological brother, calling them &#8220;absurd and offensive.&#8221;
Vance also said that Omar is being scrutinized over her connection to &#8220;a lot of the worst fraudsters in the Somali community&#8221; in Minneapolis. The vice president told Johnson that he&#8217;s &#8220;not certain&#8221; that Omar was aware of the fraud being committed in Minnesota, but added, &#8220;We certainly need to investigate it.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m worried about the immigration fraud,&#8221; Vance said. &#8220;I&#8217;m also worried about what did Ilhan Omar know about what was happening in the Somali community, and why was nobody looking into it until, frankly, Donald Trump came along?&#8221;
Federal prosecutors have uncovered billions of dollars of fraud in Minnesota in recent years. The massive fraud scandal resulted in dozens of convictions and involved many people from Minneapolis’s large Somali community.

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Vance Drops ‘Immigration Fraud’ Bombshell On ‘Squad’ Member

Vance Says Ilhan Omar 'Definitely Committed Immigration Fraud'

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President Donald Trump voiced his opposition to the bipartisan Senate deal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congress-erupts-as-house-poised-to-reject-senate-deal-to-end-dhs-shutdown?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Congress+Erupts+As+House+Poised+To+Reject+Senate+Deal+To+End+DHS+Shutdown">passed</a> early Friday morning to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
Trump told <a href="https://x.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/2037615753868833269?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> on Friday afternoon that “it wasn&#8217;t good. It wasn&#8217;t appropriate,” specifically mentioning how the proposal does not fund ICE and Border Patrol as part of the agreement.
“You can&#8217;t have a bill that&#8217;s not going to fund any form of law enforcement &#8230; This whole thing is about the Democrats wanting to have open borders, no ICE, no border patrol. These people are crazy,” he said, according to the outlet.
The president has repeatedly called for an end to the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster rule to move legislation forward, including DHS appropriations and the SAVE America Act, which is a voter identification bill.
Trump’s comments come after Speaker Mike Johnson and many other House Republicans trashed the Senate proposal and the subsequent departure of senators for a two-week recess for Easter.
Johnson will instead push for a continuing resolution until May 22, which would temporarily fund all of DHS while a longer-term solution for the remainder of the fiscal year is negotiated.
“They’ve gone half the fiscal year without a regular paycheck; we cannot ask that of anyone,” Johnson said in reference to TSA officers, who have dealt with the brunt of both the full federal government shutdown last fall and the current shutdown.
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-to-pay-tsa-agents?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Signs+Executive+Order+To+Pay+TSA+Agents">signed</a> an order on Friday to pay TSA agents, as travelers have faced long wait times at airports nationwide due to officer callouts and resignations.
“Republicans will do the responsible and honorable thing, and Democrats will continue to play politics,” Johnson told reporters on Friday.
However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has already called the possibility of a continuing resolution “dead on arrival.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said his caucus plans to back the bipartisan Senate proposal, saying Republicans have sought to &#8220;create chaos&#8221; at airports nationwide.
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&#8220;House Democrats are prepared to support the bill to end the Trump-Republican shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security,&#8221; Jeffries said at a press conference on Friday afternoon.
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If the House of Representatives passes anything other than the Senate deal without additional amendments, it would have to return to the Senate before it could go to the president&#8217;s desk for his signature or veto.
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Trump Kills Senate Bill To Re-Open DHS Without ICE Funding

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House Republican leaders seem poised to kill the Department of Homeland Security shutdown deal passed by the Senate early on Friday morning.
The Senate bill would fund all elements of DHS except for ICE and Border Patrol, with no immigration reforms made. However, many House Republicans have strongly opposed the deal passed by the Senate, arguing it caves to the Democrats.
“We are not playing their games. These people want open borders, and they want criminal illegal aliens in the country,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said of Democrats while addressing reporters on Friday.
Johnson said Trump “supports” the plan, noting that this will be the fourth time the House has voted to fund DHS. The Daily Wire reached out to the White House for comment.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that a continuing resolution proposal would not succeed in the Senate, calling it “dead on arrival.”
“Senate Democrats worked with Senate Republicans to reach a UNANIMOUS agreement to fund vital functions at DHS, including TSA, FEMA, CISA, and secure our ports of entry,” Schumer said in a <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/2037581253365412224?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“We&#8217;ve been clear from day one: Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions — but we will not give a blank check to Trump&#8217;s lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms,” the Democrat added.
Some members, like Rep. <a href="https://x.com/RepOgles/status/2037508704786952385?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Ogles</a> (R-TN), want to see voter identification added to a DHS funding bill, as the Senate struggles to pass the SAVE America Act, which is considered the top legislative priority of the president.
Rep. <a href="https://x.com/RepMarkHarrisNC/status/2037552402992169048?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Harris</a> (R-NC) even explicitly blamed Senate Republicans for backing the deal made.
“I am done with Senate Republicans. Their failure to fully fund DHS is not just disappointing — it’s a disgrace,” Harris posted to X. “They refused to fund ICE units that target sex traffickers. They refused to fund Border Patrol agents. And where is the SAVE America Act?”
“Once again, they have failed the American people. They have made one thing clear: Americans’ safety is not their priority,” he added.
Meanwhile, some Republicans in the House, like Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL), argued that the House pursuing an alternative solution would only delay funding the department, according to the <a href="https://x.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/2037572638474661936?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wall Street Journal</a>.
On the Senate side, Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://x.com/LeaderJohnThune/status/2037562792153137425?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Thune</a> posted to X on Friday that “Dems got ZERO restrictions that would prevent ICE and CBP agents from doing their jobs safely.”
“Dem leadership has proven once again they can’t be trusted to make a deal,” Thune continued. “Which begs the question if you’re a Dem senator or one of their left-wing supporters: What was this really all about?”

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Negotiations on Capitol Hill appear to be at a standstill after both Republicans and Democrats have rejected each other&#8217;s offers to break the stalemate, fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, and put an end to the ongoing partial government shutdown.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday that Democrats are “now in possession of what I think is our last and final” offer, according to <a href="https://x.com/AlexMillerFox1/status/2037200897663508587?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>, after the Republican told reporters on Wednesday he did not intend on sending another offer.
“It&#8217;s not even close to being real. They know better. They&#8217;re asking for things that have already been turned down. So it just seems like they&#8217;re going in circles,” Thune told reporters on Wednesday regarding the Democrats most recent counteroffer.
He added that there are disagreements over funding for specific parts of ICE, like Enforcement and Removal Operations. In addition, there are continued disputes over the Democrats&#8217; push for an end to masking of agents and their desire to use judicial warrants for most immigration arrests.
“I mean, warrants and masks have never been on the table, and they know that,” Thune said.
The White House also slammed the counteroffer from Democrats, although few details are publicly known about the current proposal.
“It’s laughable that Democrats are now demanding more reforms to an agency they still refuse to fund,” a White House official told The Daily Wire on background on Wednesday evening.
“The Administration has repeatedly tried to work in good faith with the Democrats while always remaining consistent: we want the Department funded and we will continue to enforce the law. This latest stunt from the Democrats proves they are not interested in a serious conversation and they don’t care [that] their shutdown is hurting Americans,” the official added.
As for Schumer, he told <a href="https://x.com/LauraEWeiss16/status/2037184367928250848?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Punchbowl News</a> on Thursday morning that “people are talking” regarding funding, as Democrats in Congress continue to want federal immigration policy reforms made.
&#8220;ICE needs to leave the airports NOW. Trump needs to pay TSA workers NOW, and push Republicans to reach a deal. No intimidation forces at our airports. No more chaos at checkpoints. Enough is enough,&#8221; Schumer <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/2036530272858955898?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on Tuesday in opposition to the president&#8217;s decision to send ICE agents to airports amid a high number of TSA officer callouts.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-how-senate-republicans-can-end-the-democrat-shutdown-and-still-fund-ice?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Here%E2%80%99s+How+Senate+Republicans+Can+End+The+Democrat+Shutdown+%E2%80%94+And+Still+Fund+ICE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported earlier this week that White House Border Czar Tom Homan was part of bipartisan talks starting last week, and that judicial warrants and masking were expected to be concessions made by Democrats from the list of requests they made regarding immigration enforcement reforms.
President Donald Trump responded to the gridlock by rebooting his calls to end the Senate filibuster rule.
In multiple Truth Social posts on Thursday, the president said that scrapping the filibuster would be the best way to end the wait-time issues at airports and to pass the SAVE America Act, as it would get rid of the 60-vote threshold needed to procedurally move most legislation forward.
“When is ‘enough, enough’ for our Republican Senators,” he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116295094711655881" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, telling the lawmakers to “Go for the Gold!!!”
&#8220;There comes a time when you must do what should have been done a long time ago, and something which the Lunatic Democrats will do on day one, if they ever get the chance. TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, and get our airports, and everything else, moving again. Also, add the complete, all five items, SAVE AMERICA ACT items,&#8221; the president added.
In another <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116295216341236902" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>, he expressed his belief that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer “will make a deal now because he thinks that if he doesn’t, Republicans will TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, something which they should do whether he makes a deal or not!!!&#8221;

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A 25-year-old woman in Spain is set to be euthanized on Thursday, bringing a controversial case that has ignited outrage over state responsibility, immigration policy, and the expansion of assisted dying to a close.
Noelia Castillo Ramos, from Barcelona, has been paraplegic since 2022, when she attempted suicide by jumping from a fifth-floor window. The attempt <a href="https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2037149633692967039">reportedly</a> followed a period of severe psychological distress after she had been raped by three North African migrants while living in a state-run facility for vulnerable youth. Authorities have released limited details about those allegations.
Castillo has also said she was previously raped by a former boyfriend. The trauma of that period, combined with a long history of psychological struggles, culminated in the suicide attempt that left Castillo permanently paralyzed and in chronic pain.
“I simply want to go in peace and stop suffering,” Castillo said in a television interview. “None of my family is in favor of euthanasia. But what about my suffering?” 
Her euthanasia request, first approved in 2024, set off a prolonged legal fight led by her father, who argued that her psychiatric history, including borderline personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, compromised her ability to make a fully informed decision.
Backed by the Christian legal group Abogados Cristianos, he appealed through every level of Spain’s judicial system, ultimately taking the case to the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights. Each challenge was rejected, with courts finding Castillo met the legal criteria. 
Critics argue the case represents a cascading institutional failure: a vulnerable young woman placed in state care, subjected to trauma, left with life-altering injuries, and ultimately approved for euthanasia.
The case has also drawn international commentary. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has been the lone world leader weighing in, arguing that some human rights frameworks place too much emphasis on autonomy in death rather than protection in life.
Supporters of Spain’s law counter that the system is working as designed, allowing individuals facing irreversible suffering to make their own decisions with dignity and legal safeguards. 
Castillo has remained consistent in her decision.
“I was very clear from the beginning,” she said. “I simply want to go in peace.”
In her final interview, Castillo said she hopes to “finally rest,” adding that she plans to wear her “prettiest dress” and put on makeup for the procedure. She indicated she wished to be alone at the moment of her death, while keeping several childhood photographs nearby, reminders, she said, of the few happy moments in her life. Her mother, though opposed, has said she will remain by her side. 
Barring any last-minute intervention, Castillo’s euthanasia is expected to proceed.
The case is expected to fuel ongoing debate over the role of government, mental health, and the expansion of assisted dying laws in Western countries.

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Long lines and delays at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have become a flashpoint in the competitive United States Senate race in Georgia.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) faced immediate criticism from Republican primary candidates in his state for voting against funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has resulted in TSA agents and other essential DHS personnel working without pay. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was the lone Democrat who voted to fund the DHS.
“Jon Ossoff and Democrats caused this to protect illegal aliens. That’s it,” Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) posted to X in response to a <a href="https://x.com/MikeCollinsGA/status/2035727466375905481?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> showing the lines. The airport had informed travelers to arrive four hours early for their flights on Monday.
Former NCAA football coach and Republican Senate hopeful Derek Dooley pointed out the contrast between Fetterman and Ossoff on the shutdown in a video he posted from the airport on Sunday.
“It&#8217;s ridiculous. That&#8217;s exactly why we need new leadership in D.C. This is nothing about the people. We need leaders who are gonna put their people first,” <a href="https://x.com/DerekDooleyGA/status/2035810012681920769?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dooley</a> said.
“Just a bunch of politics. Come on, Ossoff. Fetterman agrees. He&#8217;s not for this. He&#8217;s a Democrat. And listen, where&#8217;s the rest of Congress?” he said, calling for a solution to resolve the shutdown, which started over disagreements about federal immigration enforcement policies.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) dubbed it the “Schumer-Ossoff Shutdown” in one <a href="https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2036100550035411339?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>, and plainly stated in another <a href="https://x.com/RepBuddyCarter/status/2036111733102661690?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> that the six-hour lines at TSA in Atlanta are “because Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff voted to SHUT DOWN the Department of Homeland Security.”
As negotiations continue in Washington, Senate Democrats have argued that Republicans are not interested in funding TSA. Republicans voted against a move by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to fund federal airport employees, though it would leave out other agencies within DHS.
“Donald Trump’s obstruction is denying TSA workers pay and creating havoc at airports. While negotiations continue over ICE, there is no reason TSA should be held hostage. Republicans must stop blocking TSA funding immediately,” Ossoff said in a <a href="https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/new-senate-republicans-block-tsa-funding-again/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on March 21.
When his campaign was contacted by The Daily Wire for comment on the Republican criticism, they deferred to a comment from the Democratic Party of Georgia.
“Senate Democrats have called for funding TSA for weeks, and Republicans have blocked it every step of the way because they are taking orders from Donald Trump,” DPG Chair Charlie Bailey said in a statement. “We could pay TSA agents and end the chaos at airports across the country if Republicans like Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley told their Party to quit standing in the way and get it done.”
A 2017 <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/04/jon-ossoff-race-first-real-battle-millennials-vs-trump-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mother Jones</a> story noted that Ossoff has had a pilot&#8217;s license since he was a teen, and described his plans at the time to rent a Cessna plane for a short hiking trip in the Appalachian Mountains with his friends. <a href="https://freebeacon.com/elections/ossoff-whose-father-took-1-mil-from-govt-relief-fund-slams-greedy-business-owners-for-raiding-ppp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Free Beacon</a> reported in 2020 that Ossoff’s businessman father bought a private plane in 2014.
As for the Republicans in the race, President Donald Trump has yet to make an endorsement ahead of May 19. Whoever wins the race will be in one of the most competitive elections in the country in 2026. Ossoff is the only incumbent Democrat in a “toss-up” race, according to the <a href="https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cook Political Report</a>.
“Jon Ossoff cares more about protecting illegals like Laken Riley&#8217;s killer than standing with hardworking Georgians,” National Republican Senatorial Committee Regional Press Secretary Nick Puglia stated. “Ossoff never refuses a chance to use Georgians as political pawns. Ossoff must stop putting illegals first and end his DHS shutdown.”
ICE agents were sent to assist at airports across the nation on Monday, including Hartsfield-Jackson, as hundreds of TSA agents have called out or quit. The Atlanta airport alone had a callout rate of 41.5% on Sunday, according to <a href="https://x.com/krisvancleave/status/2036100167695507499?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a>.

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