(Master Thread) U.S. Southern Border, Illegals, et al. (Merged)

[TBoneTX 49,509]

Amazing concept!

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West Virginia Works With ICE to Arrest 650 Illegal Aliens

 

The government in West Virginia, instead of trying to thwart federal immigration officers, formed a partnership with them that helped put over 600 illegal alien criminals in handcuffs.

While Democrat-run California could be on the cusp of releasing 33,000 illegal alien criminals, Republican-run West Virginia is now prioritizing the safety of its citizens.  If only more state governments would work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), there would not be so much violence against ICE and it would be much more straightforward to arrest and deport foreign criminals.

In just two weeks in January, the state-federal authorities' partnership resulted in 650 arrests, including of burglars, violent offenders, and drug traffickers.  Through the 287(g) program, the Department of Homeland Security gives local partners the tools and money to arrest illegal aliens, expanding its ability to put more aliens in custody.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a Feb. 9 press release, "If we work together, we can make America safe again.  Sanctuary politicians who refuse to cooperate with DHS law enforcement are putting their own constituents in danger and wasting valuable law enforcement resources."  [...]

 

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/10/west-virginia-works-with-ice-to-arrest-650-illegal-aliens-n4949356

[TBoneTX 49,509]

This is quite interesting.

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Democratic State Leaders:  Sanctuary Cities Must Be Exempted from Civil Rights Laws

 

[...] Sanctuary Cities create revenue for local governments, investors, and CEOs by creating an economy of illegal-migrant workers, consumers, and renters.  The migrants are paid little — but they are also much better paid and safer than in their homeland, and the state government provides many benefits, such as education for their children and healthcare.

 

Migrants gain from the Democrats' Sanctuary Cities economic model even as Americans in those cities lose their civil right to a level playing field economy where they are not discriminated against as they compete for decent wages and housing.  For example, median rents rose to $16,500 in 2024 amid an average income of $52,000.  Roughly speaking, three full-time, minimum wage jobs are needed to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Minneapolis, according to a far-left group, the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

Trump's enforcement is now ending the Sanctuary Cities' exemptions from the popular laws that protect Americans in their national market for wages and homes.  [...]

 

https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/10/democratic-treasurers-sanctuary-cities-need-exemptions-from-civil-rights-laws/

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,538]

On 2/1/2026 at 11:31 PM, TBoneTX said:

Rare humor from an uncowed Sheriff.  Well-done!

I worked with two Cubans before I retired. You have never met 2 more two anti-socialist  polices people in your life. The are in shock that Americans are letting happen what is happening 

[TBoneTX 49,509]

This clown is at it again!

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Boasberg Wants Illegal Venezuelans Back to the U.S.--On Our Dime

 

[...] Accusing the Trump administration of telling him to "pound sand" related to his nonstop barrage of unreasonable demands to get the illegals back on American soil, Boasberg, who has acted as illegal Venezuelans' personal guardian since the case first hit his docket on March 15, 2025, directed the government to provide for the physical return of those who currently reside in a third party country and to arrange remote hearings for those still in Venezuela so they can begin habeas proceedings.  (The illegals were first sent to El Salvador for processing then flown to Venezuela.  During a court hearing on Monday, the ACLU, which is representing the illegals in this case and several AEA lawsuits, informed the judge that some of their "clients" had left Venezuela.)

 

And Boasberg wants taxpayers to pay for it all.  [...]

 

https://www.declassified.live/p/boasberg-wants-illegal-venezuelans

[Boiler 48,804]

Always exceptions

 

 

[TBoneTX 49,509]

This interesting, well-written article about a LONG Texas river barrier mentions benefits of border security and presents concerns from ecological and treaty standpoints.  The parts about flooding and low river flow can't be ignored.  Comments?

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Feds plan to install 536 miles of floating barriers on Rio Grande to deter migrants
 

BROWNSVILLE — An experiment unfolding at the southernmost tip of the state could irrevocably change the iconic Rio Grande and the communities it sustains.

Contractors are installing a 17-mile stretch of cylindrical buoys in the river to prevent illegal crossings from Mexico.  These are the first of 536 miles of buoys that the federal government plans to stretch from the Gulf of Mexico deep into South Texas.  The Department of Homeland Security has waived environmental laws and issued more than $1 billion in contracts to private companies to install them in continuous chains.  Each industrial-style buoy is more than 12 feet long and four to five feet in diameter.

Federal agencies have not made any environmental assessment or flood modeling for the border buoys available to the public.  Experts have criticized the secrecy surrounding the project and warn that the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river channel.  [...]

 

https://myrgv.com/alerts-mcm/2026/03/23/feds-plan-to-install-536-miles-of-floating-barriers-on-rio-grande-to-deter-migrants/

[TBoneTX 49,509]

This is so informative that I was sorry when it was over.  You might be too shocked even to shake your head in disbelief.

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Learning From Minnesota's Somali Fraud Scandal

[...] Long known for having a largely Scandinavian population, Minnesota is now home to the largest Somali population in North America, numbering roughly 100,000, most of whom are congregated in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.  The seeds of this community were planted in the early 1990s, when the State Department directed thousands of refugees from Somalia's civil war to Minnesota.  Except for a dip in 2008, the immigration of Somalis into Minnesota has continued unabated, augmented by Somalis arriving from other states.  The latter likely has to do with Minnesota's generous welfare and charity policies.  As Professor Ahmed Samatar of Saint Paul's Macalester College was quoted as saying in a 2015 Washington Times story, Minnesota is "the closest thing in the United States to a true social democratic state."

The massive fraud currently in the news was not the first controversy surrounding the Somali immigrant community.  [...]

 

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/learning-from-minnesotas-somali-fraud-scandal/

[TBoneTX 49,509]

This sounds like potentially good news, at long last.

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Vance:  Rep. Ilhan Omar Definitely Committed Immigration Fraud, Stephen Miller Is Looking Into "What The Remedies Are"

Vice President J.D. Vance said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has "definitely" committed immigration fraud in an interview on "The Benny Johnson Show."

BENNY JOHNSON, HOST:  Talk about Ilhan Omar and Tim Walz, and obviously Ilhan Omar, the president and the White House have been out saying that she married her brother, that there is immigration fraud going on here.  These are deportable, denaturalization offenses.  Can you give us an update on that?  [...]

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/03/27/vance_rep_ilhan_omar_definitely_committed_immigration_fraud_stephen_miller_is_looking_into_what_the_remedies_are.html

[Ban Hammer 15,105]

43 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

This is so informative that I was sorry when it was over.  You might be too shocked even to shake your head in disbelief.

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Learning From Minnesota's Somali Fraud Scandal

[...] Long known for having a largely Scandinavian population, Minnesota is now home to the largest Somali population in North America, numbering roughly 100,000, most of whom are congregated in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.  The seeds of this community were planted in the early 1990s, when the State Department directed thousands of refugees from Somalia's civil war to Minnesota.  Except for a dip in 2008, the immigration of Somalis into Minnesota has continued unabated, augmented by Somalis arriving from other states.  The latter likely has to do with Minnesota's generous welfare and charity policies.  As Professor Ahmed Samatar of Saint Paul's Macalester College was quoted as saying in a 2015 Washington Times story, Minnesota is "the closest thing in the United States to a true social democratic state."

The massive fraud currently in the news was not the first controversy surrounding the Somali immigrant community.  [...]

 

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/learning-from-minnesotas-somali-fraud-scandal/

it's a train wreck that will keep on going the further it is looked into.
sadly, not as much will be done about this as there should be.