Is Obama Tough on Immigration? LOL
Amnesty supporters have ludicrously labeled President Obama “Deporter-in-Chief.” They cite the level of about 400,000 deportations per year. (See here) This claim is either clueless or duplicitous –...
View ArticleToo Little, Too Late – U.S. Warns New Illegal Aliens Wouldn’t Get Amnesty
Too Little, Too Late – U.S. Warns New Illegal Aliens Wouldn’t Get Amnesty “The United States issued a warning on Wednesday to migrants thinking of crossing the border, saying they won’t qualify for any...
View ArticleRefugee and Asylee Immigration
In the latest data available (FY 2012), the U.S. gave permanent residence (“green cards”) to 87,663 foreigners for humanitarian reasons as refugees or asylees. The data are compiled informatively and...
View ArticleThis Date in Obama’s Administrative Amnesty: March 30, 2011
Immigration enforcement can fight terrorism. That’s what two of the 9/11 Commissioners told Senators on this date three years ago. On March 30, 2011, nearly a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks,...
View ArticleThis Date in Obama’s Administrative Amnesty: June 2, 2010
On this date four years ago, the Obama Administration filed an amicus brief on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a 2007 Arizona law that punishes...
View ArticleThe ACLU Again Uses the 9th Circuit to Undermine the Voters Intent and Will
On Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals struck down a voter approved amendment to the Arizona Constitution that required the state to detain illegal aliens accused of serious felonies...
View ArticleFederal Judge Temporarily Blocks Obama’s Executive Amnesty
Late Monday, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction on President Obama’s executive amnesty program announced in November 2014. (FoxNews.com, Feb. 17, 2015) Judge Andrew Hanen of the District...
View ArticleIRLI Files Brief in Support of Arizona’s No-Bail Law for Illegal Immigrants
“The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Maricopa County v. Lopez-Valenzuela, a case currently pending approval for a hearing before the Supreme Court....
View ArticleA Legal Process Blind to Reality
The Immigration Reform Law Institute has continued to analyze last week’s decision by a federal judge to halt President Obama’s executive amnesty program. “To the disappointment of...
View ArticleFAIR Opposes Today’s Vote on Funding DHS Without Defunding Executive Amnesty
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is advising all Members of Congress and staff that it opposes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill that fails to defund...
View ArticleTexas v. USA: DOJ’s Request To Stop Injunction Without Merit
“In their request for a partial stay of Judge Hanen’s injunction last week, DOJ claims the order ‘vastly exceeds the relief necessary to redress the limited alleged harms’ suffered by the state of...
View ArticleWhat Is to Be Done?
This week’s spectacle in Congress leads to some pretty obvious questions. If the Democrats can block any challenges to the president’s unprecedented immigration power grab, what can be done? If...
View ArticleFAIR’s Dan Stein to Debate Pro-Amnesty Grover Norquist Thursday
On Thursday, Dan Stein, FAIR‘s president, and Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, will debate immigration reform at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C. Washington...
View ArticleAmnesty Confusion in the Courts
“Two big amnesty decisions came down in the courts last week: The refusal by Texas district court judge Andrew Hanen to stay his injunction order against DAPA and DACA and the Fifth Circuit Court of...
View ArticleIRLI Files Amicus Brief in Non-Citizen Voting Case
“The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a case currently pending approval for a hearing before the Supreme...
View ArticleDetention Doublespeak
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson foreshadowed the government’s release of even more illegal aliens Tuesday when he discussed the issue of family detention centers before the Senate Judiciary...
View ArticleThe Obama Administration Wants Non-Citizens Voting In Federal Elections
“It’s time we had proof of citizenship in federal elections. The fundamental right of choosing our representatives is threatened to the extent non-citizens are able to vote. Our elections are now...
View ArticleIRLI Files Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit Challenging Obama’s Executive Action
“The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), along with the Federation for American Immigration Reform, The Remembrance Project (an organization commemorating the lives lost due to illegal...
View ArticleIRLI Brief Explains Why USCIS Can Deny Complaints from Immigrants Who Didn’t...
On April 7, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) requested amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) briefing on the issue of whether the beneficiaries...
View ArticleCourt Ruling that Obama Exceeded Authority Provides Clarity for Congress to...
“FAIR applauds the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision maintaining the injunction on President Obama’s executive amnesty programs. FAIR, along with our legal affiliate the Immigration Reform Law...
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