The branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles transnational criminal investigations is rebranding itself in the hopes that major Democratic-controlled cities will cooperate with it.
The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative branch, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), is rebranding and scrubbing agents’ contact information of connections to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under which HSI technically exists. HSI officials have complained that the politics connected to ICE have made their jobs increasingly difficult in areas with “sanctuary city” laws, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/04/15/homeland-security-immigration-customs-enforcement/">The Washington Post</a>.
&#8220;HSI’s &#8216;independent branding&#8217; will allow its agents &#8216;to work without the undue toxicity that in some places comes with the ICE moniker,'&#8221; according to the Post. “They’ll still be part of ICE, just like the Marines are part of the Department of the Navy,” ICE acting director Patrick Lechleitner said. 
HSI will roll out a new website empty of references to ICE, as well as a new agency insignia and badges for its agents that are similarly free of the ICE connection.
To make HSI an independent agency, which is what some officials have pushed for over the politics connected to ICE, an act of Congress would be required. The rebranding can avoid the hassle of navigating Capitol Hill while having the same effect, or so the hope goes.
HSI agents have been repeatedly blocked or refused information from local officials and police departments that operate under areas with sanctuary city laws. HSI officials say the agency’s connection to ICE gives people the wrong impression. Though HSI operates under ICE, it does not handle the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants. HSI’s main focus is investigating transnational crime and gangs.
“We try to the best ability within the entire agency to be apolitical,” Lechleitner said. “We’re not a political organization. We’re a law enforcement, national security, public safety agency. However, it was affecting HSI’s ability to conduct operations and investigations.”
The Department of Homeland Security has fallen deeper into divisive politics under President Joe Biden. The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who now awaits his trial in the Senate. House lawmakers impeached Mayorkas, the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in 150 years, on two articles for “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust.”
Illegal immigration into the United States has exploded under Biden and Mayorkas’ tenure. The monthly record for the number of illegal border crossings was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-crossings-mexico-biden-18ac91ef502e0c5433f74de6cc629b32">broken</a> in December when Border Patrol agents reported just under 250,000 arrests at the southern border. The numbers have fallen slightly since the start of the year, though they remain at historically high levels.

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DHS Investigative Unit Scrubs ICE Connection So Sanctuary Cities Might Cooperate

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Republicans in the House have prepared a dozen bills to slap new sanctions on Iran following its unprecedented attack on Israel.
House Republicans want penalties leveraged against Iran for its attack. On Saturday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a number of Iranian proxy groups fired over 300 drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles at Israel, the first time Iran has launched a direct attack on the Jewish state from Iranian soil.
The White House is pressuring the Israeli government to forgo a military response to the attack, urging the Israeli war cabinet to avoid any action that could escalate attacks between Israel and Iran. The White House’s position has earned it criticism, largely from Republicans, who say that Israel should be free to respond as it sees fit and that Iran cannot go unpunished.
House Republicans have announced a dozen bills that would strengthen sanctions on the Iranian regime and cut off Iran from some international economic connections. Some of the legislation would take action against Iran’s terror proxies in the region, especially Hamas, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/15/house-republicans-iran-sanctions-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>.
A couple of the bills would also push the European Union to designate the IRGC a terror group, and officially recognize the slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” as antisemitic.
“While the White House teeters and displays weakness against our adversaries on the world stage, House Republicans are unwavering in our support of Israel,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in a <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2120" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “Last year, we passed a supplemental bill to aid Israel and support our ally – but the Senate refused to take it to the floor for a vote. This week, we’re bringing several measures to demonstrate our support of Israel and take action against Iran.”
“These bills … represent a comprehensive response to the Iranian threat by supporting Israel’s response to the attack and sanctioning Iran’s leaders, cutting off their revenue sources, and targeting their partners and terrorist proxies,” Scalise said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-says-house-will-try-again-with-israel-aid-following-iran-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday that House Republicans would once again try to push U.S. aid for Israel through Congress after the attack.
House Republicans “understand the necessity of standing with Israel,” he told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. “We’re going to try again this week, and the details of that package are being put together.”
Democrats have pushed back saying that the House should instead pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill that includes funding for Israel and Ukraine that was passed by the Senate in February.

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House Republicans Prep Slate Of Sanctions On Iran After Attack On Israel

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> will return to the White House this weekend to discuss the Middle East crisis with his national security team, cutting short a trip to his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home. 
Biden will return to Washington to “consult with his national security team about events in the Middle East,” the White House <a href="https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-04-13-24/h_96747590ce7877721f328f5e1db92421" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Saturday. The announcement comes amid rising tensions as American officials <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-warns-iran-to-not-launch-attack-on-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">say</a> Iran is expected to launch an attack on Israel. 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to be at the meeting with Biden, according to CNN. The meeting will come hours after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/irans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz?topStoryPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seized</a> a ship near the Strait of Hormuz linked to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Group shipping company. 
“The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have seized a Portuguese civilian cargo ship, belonging to an EU member, claiming Israeli ownership,” Israel Katz, Israel’s foreign minister, <a href="https://twitter.com/Israel_katz/status/1779110154300002423" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> on X. “The Ayatollah regime of @khamenei_ir is a criminal regime that supports Hamas’ crimes and is now conducting a pirate operation in violation of international law.”
“I call on the European Union and the free world to immediately declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guards corps as a terrorist organization and to sanction Iran now,” he added.
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The U.S. has called for Iran to release control of the ship, saying it would hold the country accountable. 
“We call on Iran to release the vessel &amp; its international crew immediately,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement. “It must be condemned unequivocally, &amp; we will work with our partners to hold Iran to account for its actions.” 
On Friday, Biden was asked at the National Action Network Convention about when Iran was expected to attack Israel. “I don’t want to say,” Biden said. “I don’t want to get into secure information, but my expectation is sooner than later.”
“We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel,” he added. “We will defend — help defend Israel. And Iran will not succeed.”

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Biden Leaves Beach For White House Ahead Of Imminent Iranian Attack On Israel

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An economist at the Federal Reserve reportedly said that the U.S. Central Bank worked against former President Donald Trump and is prepared to do so again.
Aurel Hizmo, a principal economist at the Federal Reserve, was reportedly caught on a hidden camera sting by a self-proclaimed guerilla journalist from James O’Keefe’s O’Keefe Media Group (OMG). An OMG “swiper” interviewed Hizmo across several pseudo-dates that the swiper went on with the Fed economist.
Over the course of the dates, Hizmo said he believes Trump is “a crazy person” that the Fed needs to keep in check when he “messes up.” Hizmo also suggested that Fed chairman Jerome Powell hates the former president and wants to be remembered as someone who “held the line” against Trump.
“Trump is just a crazy person,” Hizmo told his date. “It’s very clear. I mean, he’s a dumb guy.”
Trump and Powell hated each other, according to Hizmo. On the other hand, Powell has a good relationship with President Joe Biden and his administration, he said.
Hizmo stated that Powell is motivated by a desire to preserve his legacy “as a savior.”
“[Powell] is doing it for the legacy. He wants to be remembered in history … as somebody who held the line against, like, Trump and helped the economy out of COVID,” Hizmo said on hidden camera. “There’s all kinds of stuff that comes to his desk that he says, ‘No, because this is going to jeopardize the legacy of the Fed or my legacy as chair.’”
Trump nominated Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017. Hizmo suggested that Powell used his authority as the chairman of the U.S. Central Bank to curb Trump’s deregulatory agenda. Hizmo suggested to his date that Powell and the Federal Reserve are willing to act again should Trump win the White House in 2024.
“So the feeling is this: we don’t want Trump to be in the government, but if he comes, we’re still going to try to the best we can for the country,” Hizmo said to his date. “Now, if he messes up, if he does something stupid, then we have to fix it.”
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Hizmo explained: “So, he, like, removed a lot of regulations and stripped that, and made that entity really weak … so now the Fed has to be like oh we have to kind of, like, do something more to regulate …”
The Fed economist went on to say that Powell generally has a good relationship with Democrats because Powell is “responsive.”
“Like under Powell, the Fed has changed to think about equity issues, like racial issues, think about wealth inequality as part of the mandate, as part of the things we are following, think about climate change,” Hizmo said in the OMG undercover video.
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Fed Economist On Hidden Camera: Central Bank Worked To Counter Trump

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James O'Keefe

Politics

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called on Congress to pass a bill that would ban TikTok unless the social media platform’s Chinese owners divest from it.
The Kentucky Republican pushed the bill’s passage in the upper chamber during a floor speech on Monday. The legislation passed the House last month with broad support inside both parties, with a final vote of 352 in favor and 65 against.
“America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil in tens of millions of [American] homes,” McConnell said, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/08/mcconnell-senate-tiktok-restrict-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Axios</a>. “I’m speaking of course of TikTok.”
“This is a matter that deserves Congress’ urgent attention,” he continued. “And I&#8217;ll support commonsense bipartisan steps to take one of Beijing&#8217;s favorite tools of coercion and espionage off the table.”
McConnell’s comments make him the highest-profile Republican to back the House bill in the Senate. The political push to take action against TikTok began under former President Donald Trump. Congress has remained largely silent on the issue until the passage of the House bill last month.
McConnell is in his final months as the top Republican in the Senate. He announced in February that he would step down as Senate Republican leader in November, a post he has held since 2006. The 82-year-old McConnell plans to finish out the rest of this term, which ends in January 2027.
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The bill’s chances in the Senate remain unclear in an election year involving an issue that has driven loud opposition from younger Americans, a primary target of Democratic politicians in 2024.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has voiced support for action on TikTok, though he has not committed to bringing the House bill to the Senate floor. The legislation and threat to ban TikTok has generated dissent from leftists and younger voters. President Joe Biden has said he would sign the legislation if it reaches his desk.
More libertarian-leaning Republicans have also resisted taking action against the Chinese-owned social media platform. Trump opposes the bill because he says taking action against TikTok would empower Facebook.

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McConnell Backs TikTok Crackdown: ‘One Of Beijing’s Favorite Tools’

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The head of human resources for the District of Columbia&#8217;s library system, whose six-figure job entails ensuring that fellow government employees followed employment rules, was herself in massive violation of those rules — holding a second full-time job with a private company, which she did while supposedly working for taxpayers.
Lauren Graves lied to government investigators to cover up the fact that she had one full-time job and one part-time job, both of which she focused on while neglecting her government duties, according to the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA). She was forced to pay a fine of $17,500, a small fraction of the money she earned while neglecting her taxpayer-funded job, and has resigned from her government post, according to the Washington Post.
Graves has worked as the DCPL&#8217;s Human Resources Director since November 2021, being paid $148,000 a year. Apparently the fact that she continued to work full-time for Blackstone Consulting as Senior Human Resources Manager — where she was paid an additional $144,000 a year — went unnoticed. She also worked part-time delivering babies as a doula, with a website where people could make appointments with her during the workday.
&#8220;Witness testimony revealed that the Respondent frequently could not be reached throughout the workday regardless of whether she worked in the office or virtually,&#8221; a <a href="https://bega.dc.gov/sites/bega/files/publication/attachments/23-0100p%20L.%20Graves.NEGOTIATED%20DISPOSITION.executed%204.4.24_Redacted.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BEGA document</a> from this month stated. &#8220;Our investigation revealed that Respondent misused her District government email by communicating with her outside employers from her District government email address. Respondent also forwarded various internal District government documents to her outside job at Blackstone such as technology agreements.&#8221;
Graves told investigators she worked the other jobs outside of her work hours, but this was false, they said. Their evidence included emails, contracts, and presentation schedules.
&#8220;Respondent acknowledges that her conduct was an egregious violation of the Code of Conduct. Respondent agrees to pay a fine in the amount of $17,500.00 to resolve this violation&#8230; Respondent agrees to payments in the amount of $383 bi-weekly, via automatic deduction from Respondent&#8217;s paycheck,&#8221; said the agreement, signed by Graves and Director of Government Ethics Ashley D. Cooks.
It would not have been hard to find out about Graves&#8217; other work. The Blackstone job is on her LinkedIn, which says she stopped the job in February 2024. It says she still works as CEO of &#8220;Cass &amp; Tree, LLC,&#8221; an HR firm, and as a doula.
The $17,000 penalty may amount to only a fraction of the taxpayer money that she squandered. Two-and-a-half years of a $148,000 salary is $370,000.
Her LinkedIn says her speciality is &#8220;DIVERSITY, EQUITY &amp; INCLUSION &#8211; Training, facilitation, climate assessments, project and change management; employee engagement. Anti-racism, Anti-bullying, sexual harassment training compliance; Allyship. Gender pay equity. LGBTQ ally training facilitation. Workplace gossip and victim shaming, Retaliation, Labor Relations and Union mediation.&#8221;
The case raises questions about how many other government employees are simply AWOL while &#8220;working remotely,&#8221; and how any of them could reasonably face consequences given the fact that the HR director who was supposed to be enforcing such rules was doing the same thing.
At the federal level, federal agencies have dragged their feet at returning to the office, despite repeated admonishments from President Joe Biden and his chief of staff that they must do so. Last month, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) wrote to the Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor to note that members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) had finally &#8220;<a href="https://www.ernst.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/telework_protest_letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed up</a> to the office&#8230; to protest for more telework.&#8221;

DC Public Library Director of Human Resources Lauren Graves / LinkedIn

High-Paid Government Official Had Second Job While ‘Remote Working’

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Police in the nation&#8217;s capital are not stopping illegal aliens who are driving around without license plates, according to a new report.
The Daily Signal <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/08/dc-not-enforcing-license-plate-laws-illegal-immigrants-driving-motorized-bikes/">interviewed</a> numerous individuals who admitted to being in the U.S. illegally and working as food delivery drivers using motorbikes that do not have license plates, indicating that the vehicles are not insured or registered.
D.C. law forces virtually every type of  motorized vehicle to be registered and to display a license plate while the operator of the vehicle must be insured and possess a valid driver&#8217;s license.
The publication launched an investigation into the uptick of motorized bikes buzzing around D.C. without license plates and found that D.C. police &#8220;do not appear to be enforcing registration laws.&#8221;
Retailers of motorized bikes in the area said that the D.C. police &#8220;don’t give any attention&#8221; to the illegal aliens breaking the law by driving around without a license or license plate.
The report said that the store, which was not identified, assisted in helping the illegal aliens break the law:
<blockquote>The bike shop employee said drivers don’t need a license to operate a 49cc (or lower) bike. He then proceeded to explain that the shop only sells 50+ cc bikes before showing The Daily Signal a drawer full of license plates that read “49cc.”
The seller, unaware that he was speaking to members of the media, said the shop puts “49cc” plates on the bikes to deflect suspicion over the actual motor size.</blockquote>
The publication spoke to roughly a dozen people driving around without license plates and most of the drivers said that they &#8220;had crossed the southern border illegally.&#8221;
None of the drivers, including one-U.S. citizen, had a legitimate license plate and none of the drivers would identify themselves.
The illegal aliens confirmed that D.C. police do nothing to enforce the law when it comes to having the proper license, registration, and insurance.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department claimed to the publication that the illegal aliens who were illegally operating the motorized bikes were “testing their luck.”
D.C. police claimed to the publication that they were &#8220;working to strengthen MPD’s traffic enforcement.&#8221;

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D.C. Police Not Stopping Illegal Aliens Driving Without License Plates: Report

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/house-republicans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Republicans</a> have introduced a long-shot bill that would rename one of the major airports in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area after former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>.
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), who is the chief deputy whip of the House GOP, announced on Tuesday that he was leading the endeavor to rename Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia as the Donald J. Trump International Airport.
“As millions of domestic and international travelers fly through the airport, there is no better symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength than hearing &#8216;Welcome to Trump International Airport&#8217; as they land on American soil,&#8221; Reschenthaler <a href="https://reschenthaler.house.gov/media/press-releases/reschenthaler-introduces-bill-to-rename-the-washington-dulles-international-airport-as-the-donald-j-trump-international-airport" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
The <a href="https://reschenthaler.house.gov/imo/media/doc/donald_trump_international_airport_bill_text.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two-page bill</a> has several GOP <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7845/cosponsors?s=1&amp;r=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-sponsors</a>, including Reps. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Barry Moore (R-AL), and Mike Waltz (R-FL).
Other than the name designation, the bill says any &#8220;reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States&#8221; to the airport shall be considered a reference to &#8220;Donald J. Trump International Airport.&#8221;
Trump is in the middle of seeking another term in the White House and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-locks-up-gop-nomination-after-racking-up-4-more-primary-victories" target="_blank" rel="noopener">garnered</a> enough delegates to clinch the GOP nomination after his last primary rival, Nikki Haley, suspended her campaign.
Although the GOP is largely rallying behind Trump&#8217;s candidacy, the bill faces long odds. In the House, Republicans have a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/slim-house-gop-majority-takes-a-hit-with-dem-winning-contest-to-replace-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slim</a> majority. Democrats control the Senate, while President Joe Biden, who is also running for a second term, is the current occupant of the White House.
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&#8220;This idea is ridiculous, but sadly real,&#8221; Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat running for Virginia governor, <a href="https://twitter.com/SpanbergerForVA/status/1775166784963805627" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X. &#8220;Congress must act on pressing issues like reauthorizing the FAA and passing the national security supplemental. Yet this is what a Member of House Republican leadership focuses on — renaming Virginia’s Dulles airport after Trump.&#8221;
Dulles Airport, which <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/dulles-airport-celebrates-60-year-anniversary-john-f-kennedy-dedication-groundbreaking-airport-jet-airplanes-architect-eero-saarinen-metro-silver-line-extension-richard-golinowski" target="_blank" rel="noopener">celebrated</a> its 60th anniversary in 2022, was <a href="https://www.flydulles.com/about-airport/history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">named after</a> Secretary of State John Foster Dulles who served under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is one of three major airports in the D.C. area, along with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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House Republicans Propose Renaming Dulles Airport After Trump

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The Biden administration is reportedly considering expanding noncitizens’ access to green cards, which confer legal permanent residence in the U.S.
White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials are looking into expanding the “cancellation of removal” program. Officials are working on actions the president could take, possibly this summer, to blunt criticism of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/25/what-happened-to-bidens-executive-actions-on-the-border-00148717" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>.
Immigrants undergoing deportation proceedings in immigration court can <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/cancellation_of_removal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apply</a> for “cancellation of removal.” If eligible, applicants may be given a green card and lawful permanent residence in the U.S.
The cancellation process is <a href="https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1596141/dl?inline" target="_blank" rel="noopener">limited</a> to 4,000 people each year, and the applicant must be undergoing deportation proceedings to apply. To qualify, the applicant must have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years, be of “good moral character,” not have been convicted of disqualifying crimes, and have a family member who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident who would “suffer exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” if the applicant is deported.
The program is only defensive, meaning that immigrants cannot apply until they officially enter into deportation proceedings in an immigration court. It’s unclear how the Biden administration may intend to broaden out the process.
A group of Democratic lawmakers last year pressed the Biden administration to consider expanding the cancellation of removal process. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, and Alex Padilla of California <a href="https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/foia/CancellationofRemoval-SenatorCortezMasto.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> to officials at DHS and the Department of Justice in May 2023, pushing them to make cancellation of removal proceedings “more accessible.”
The letter urges a reform of the program that would allow immigrants to apply for a review of their case outside of deportation proceedings. If the applicant is found to be a good candidate for the program and a green card, officials would then start deportation proceedings to allow the immigrant to officially apply for cancellation of removal.
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“It is estimated that 1.2 million undocumented individuals are married to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, and about 4.1 million U.S. citizen children have undocumented parents,” the senators wrote. “Establishing a new process for cancellation of removal could have a significant positive impact on many of those individuals and help deliver on the administration’s commitment to immigrant families who deserve to stay together and live and work in the communities they call home.”
Ur Jaddou, the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at DHS, responded to the letter in July 2023.
“DHS will consider your recommendation to establish a new process and will examine pre-existing policy and process options that may be available to noncitizens who may be eligible for cancellation of removal, but who are not in removal proceedings,” Jaddou wrote.

Report: Biden Admin Eyes Expanding Green Card Access In Deportation Cases

Department of Justice

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) blames the current House GOP dysfunction on Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
Gingrich appeared on Fox News on Friday with host Laura Ingraham to bemoan the chaos that has fractured the House Republican caucus and which threatens to oust the second Republican speaker since October. He said trouble within the caucus has contributed to a series of early departures within the GOP that has made its slight majority even smaller.
“We shouldn’t underestimate how bad what Matt Gaetz did was for the whole system. He unleashed the demons. He went after somebody who had raised $480 million, had gained seats for three elections in a row. He drove Kevin McCarthy out of office,” Gingrich said, according to <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/newt-gingrich-blames-matt-gaetz-after-mtgs-motion-to-vacate-johnson-he-unleashed-the-demons/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mediaite</a>. “From that point on, it has been a disaster.”
Gaetz led a revolt of a small group of Republican House members against former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in October, ousting the Republican leader from the speaker’s chair. The rebellion threw the House GOP into chaos for a short time, after which Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was voted to take up the speaker’s gavel. At the time, Gaetz accused McCarthy of cutting secret deals with Democrats and undermining House conservatives.
“I don’t blame [House Speaker Mike Johnson.] I think Speaker Johnson has a hand that’s virtually impossible to play. And that’s where I think some of the people just make it worse,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich went on to say that the disarray among House Republicans emphasizes the need to elect former President Donald Trump back to the White House in November and give Trump and Republicans a large majority to govern in Congress.
“When I was speaker, I had a lot more ability than Johnson did to run the house, because I had a big enough majority, you could have five or 10 people who were crazy and you can still govern,” Gingrich said. “[Johnson] doesn’t have a one-vote majority. The fact is there are eight or 10 or 12 people who are going to get up every morning voting no. … So, he really has no majority at all.”
“You have to decide. Sooner or later you’re going to realize the bills have been worse since McCarthy was gone. The Democrats are in greater control. The hard-liners on the right have done nothing except make it worse. The Freedom Caucus right now has been a disaster in public policy terms. If you think your job in life is to grandstand and complain while the other team runs over you, they’re doing a great job,” the former speaker added.
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Johnson is now facing threats of removal from within the House GOP caucus after he pushed through the House a $1.2 trillion omnibus spending package last week over dissent from House conservatives. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Friday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-files-motion-to-oust-mike-johnson-as-house-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> a motion to remove the speaker’s gavel from Johnson over his handling of the legislation. Greene <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-files-warning-160647542.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> her resolution was “more of a warning than a pink slip.”
Gaetz defended Johnson last week as House conservatives voiced discontent with the speaker.
“If we vacated this speaker, we’d end up with a Democrat,” Gaetz <a href="https://apnews.com/article/speaker-johnson-motion-vacate-marjorie-taylor-greene-3461bd8b95e718e178132ac16f36562a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a>. “When I vacated the last one, I made a promise to the country that we would not end up with a Democrat speaker. &#8230; I couldn’t make that promise again today.”

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to oust Mike Johnson (R-LA) as House speaker on Friday.
Greene filed a motion to vacate the speaker as tensions flared over a vote on a $1.2 trillion spending bill, according to <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/22/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-motion-vacate-chair/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Caller</a>. Johnson spearheaded negotiations over the bill, the last chance to avoid a government shutdown.
Greene spoke out against the bill from the House floor on Monday morning.
“No Republican in the House of Representatives can in good conscience vote for this bill. It is a complete departure from all of our principles,” Greene <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1771191443828191442" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. She specifically mentioned provisions of the bill that deal with abortion and border security.
“This bill will absolutely destroy our majority, and will tell every single one of our voters that this majority is a failure. This is the bill that the White House cannot wait to sign into law,” she said.
Greene <a href="https://twitter.com/reesejgorman/status/1771198628704419968" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> did not mark the resolution privileged, a procedural tool that would then require House leadership to schedule a vote on the motion within two legislative days. She may mark the resolution as privileged later, however.
Johnson took over as House speaker after former California Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the role by a small group of disgruntled Republicans led by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in October. Johnson took control of the fractured majority after several failed rounds of internal voting to find a Republican who could unite the conference.
Johnson expedited the spending omnibus through the House this week ahead of an expected government shutdown.
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“We have to govern,” Johnson said, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-johnson-ignores-gop-critics-signals-fast-vote-on-avoiding-shutdown-21795a85" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a>. “We have to demonstrate that we can keep this thing together and keep the train on the tracks.”
The spending bill has riled conservatives in Congress and elicited threats against Johnson’s speakership from House conservatives.“This bill, if it passes, will likely determine who controls the House of Representatives,” Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/2933768/freedom-caucus-members-hint-ramifications-for-johnson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “And this bill will most certainly determine who the next speaker is.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene Files Motion To Oust Mike Johnson As House Speaker

MTG Files Motion To Oust Mike Johnson As House Speaker

President Joe Biden is reportedly becoming anxious about his reelection odds against Republican Donald Trump as poll after poll shows Biden struggling against the former president.
Biden has lashed out at allies in strategy meetings and begun to question his intuition as his record fails to draw in more support. The White House and Democratic officials see the president’s primary shortcoming as that of messaging, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-anger-rcna143729" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>.
The president believes that his record in the White House should be enough to win reelection if only Americans knew about it. Some see the messaging failure as a responsibility of locally elected Democratic leaders for not championing Biden’s policies enough; others say that the White House bears the blame, according to NBC.
Biden’s poor poll numbers are making some Democrats increasingly frustrated with the president, who is 81-years-old and also struggling to overcome concerns about his age and mental acuity.
“Biden stood up in front of the whole world and said, ‘I’m ready. I’m the guy who can take down Donald Trump,’” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) told NBC. “So, he godd*** well better do it. We don’t have time for him to be worried about whether or not people are saying things right or the poll numbers are where they should be. I want focused energy and not defensive anger.”
While the White House has backed away from scrutinizing the president’s record, polls suggest that voters have not. The president lags behind Trump as the candidate voters trust to handle issues such as immigration, the economy, and crime, according to a February 2024 YouGov <a href="https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/48812-who-would-handle-15-issues-better-joe-biden-donald-trump-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a>. Biden has an edge on Trump on issues such as the environment, education, and LGBT issues, according to the poll.
Biden’s approval rating is deep underwater. The president’s average approval rating sits at 38.6%, a lower rating even than every president who has gone on to lose reelection in modern American history. Biden’s disapproval rating sits at an average of 55.4%, according to <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FiveThirtyEight</a>.
In a New York Times/Siena <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/us/politics/trump-biden-policies-help-hurt.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> published earlier this month, many more Americans reported that Trump’s policies were helpful to them than Biden&#8217;s. Forty percent of people told pollsters that Trump’s policies “helped you personally,” according to the poll. Just 18% said the same of Biden.

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