S. 59:
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2021
NumbersUSA's Position:
SupportA bill to provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes.
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Who is Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden's Troubling Pick to Lead DHS
While the nation may have been keeping a keen eye on the capitol today for the Presidential Inauguration, Washington is also abuzz with the process of confirming Joe Biden’s cabinet. With many controversial picks, one of the most shocking appointments was Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security.
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Apologists for Illegal Immigration Encourage Human Trafficking
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Grassroots Victory! Judge Blocks Gary Indiana's Sanctuary Status
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Democrats adopt platform of more chain migration, less enforcement & mass amnesty
The Democratic Party approved its Party Platform during its national convention this week, and while some Democrats complained that it didn't go far enough in embracing a more open-borders agenda, there's not much to like for supporters of reduced immigration.
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Denying New Hearing, 2nd Circuit Sides With Trump on Sanctuary City Grants
Breaking apart from every other U.S. circuit court, a federal appeals court that President Trump flipped last year cleared the way Monday for the Justice Department to withhold grant money from sanctuary jurisdictions.
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Biden plan calls for increasing immigration and dismantling enforcement
Joe Biden, along with Bernie Sanders, unveiled the Democratic Party's "unity plan" this week, aimed at uniting the two major factions in the Party -- the moderates and the progressives.
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Biden Immigration Plan Grants Citizenship to 11 Million Illegal Aliens
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday formally embraced citizenship rights for 11 million illegal immigrants and a full erasure of all of President Trump’s effective border policies, as part of the party’s new "unity platform".
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Judges Hand Sanctuary Cities Major Victory During National Crisis
A panel of three appeals court judges on Tuesday upheld a previous ruling that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot compel the cities of Providence and Central Falls to comply with federal immigration authorities as a condition of receiving federal public safety grants.