The Worst of the ICE Reform Demands

By Jeremy Beck

Democratic Leaders Sen. Schumer and Rep. Jeffries released their 10 demands last week. While Leader Thune said the demands were “unrealistic and unserious,” several would prevent immigration enforcement outright, including:

Is Congress About to “Abolish ICE” — Again?

By Jeremy Beck

In practice, these demands mirror policies already used by many sanctuary jurisdictions to refuse to honor ICE detainers, claiming that only “judicial” or “court-ordered” warrants allow jails to hold aliens who are already in custody. Imagine if every city in America refused ICE detainers on similar grounds.

Identity Theft and Illegal Employment: What a Major Investigation Reveals About the Crisis Harming American Citizens

By Joe Jenkins

More than a million Americans may be victims of identity theft by an illegal worker. That is one of the startling findings from a December 2025 RealClearInvestigations exposé that documented the staggering scale of identity theft connected to illegal employment – and the devastating consequences for the American citizens whose identities are stolen. The investigation, … Continued

A “Day One” Lesson from Virginia

By Jeremy Beck

Within hours of taking office, Virginia’s new Governor, Abigail Spanberger, rescinded her predecessor’s order directing state enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

Ruy Teixeira’s 10 rules of “immigration realism”

By Jeremy Beck

Many more people want to come to a rich country like the United States than an orderly immigration system can allow.

Community Safety or Immigration Enforcement? A False Choice.

By Jeremy Beck

An ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen last week during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Protesters continue to clash with ICE nationwide, especially in sanctuary cities where local officials like Mayor Frey of Minneapolis have called on federal agents to leave. This doesn’t have to be a choice between community safety and law … Continued

Sanctuary Policies Push Immigration Enforcement Into the Streets

By Joe Jenkins

The New York Times reports that these arrests are more common in states with sanctuary policies limiting cooperation with ICE. A Washington Post analysis found that ICE is now making more than four times as many at-large arrests per week than during President Trump’s first term. Sanctuary policies do not stop enforcement–they shift it into less controlled environments.

NumbersUSA’s public comment on biometrics rule for immigration benefits

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December 31, 2025 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesU.S. Department of Homeland Security5900 Capital Gateway DriveCamp Springs, MD 20746 RE: DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0205Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services NumbersUSA welcomes U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Notice of ProposedRulemaking (NPRM) related to the collection and use of biometrics, and submits … Continued

2026 will determine the legacy of a historic 2025

By Jeremy Beck

The Laken Riley Act became the first bill to address enforcement failures to be passed by Congress on a bipartisan basis since the 2006 Secure Fence Act. Twenty years ago, the bipartisan support came from the likes of Senators Jeff Sessions (R-AL), John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Biden (D-DE), Hilary Clinton (D-NY) Barack Obama (D-IL), and Charles “Chuck” Schumer (D-NY).