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Biden to Increase Number of Immigrants Approved for Refugee, Visa Status

April 22, 2021April 21, 2021 The Center Square

President Joe Biden’s border policy will include an increase in the number of people approved for refugee and visa status, his administration announced Tuesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repeatedly asked the Biden administration to answer questions about who is transporting individuals and families to the Texas-Mexico border and what the administration is doing to prevent crimes and human and drug trafficking. He says he has still received no response. He also called on Biden to label Mexican cartels as terrorists because, Abbott said, they are committing crimes and wreaking havoc in Texas, and has also received no response.

Klobuchar Calls for Over 500 Percent Increase in Refugees, But Just Not in Her Neighborhood, Reports Say

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

“Do what I say, not as I do,” could be the mantra for Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar when it comes to resettling more than 500 percent more refugees under her proposal since virtually none of them would end up in her neighborhood, according to a report. And one of…

Mayor Pete Would Increase Refugee Influx by 511 Percent If He Becomes President Pete

February 15, 2020February 14, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

Mayor Pete says he would inundate America with at least 110,000 refugees a year if he were to become President Pete, an increase of 511 percent. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made the remark in a Q&A interview on human rights with Amnesty International. The…

As President, Billionaire Mike Bloomberg Vows to Increase Refugee Admissions 694 Percent to 125,000 a Year

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Jason M. Reynolds

Billionaire Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg wants to flood America with refugees by 694 percent.

Somali Immigrant Convicted Of Gang Rape Says He’s Too Depressed to Be Deported

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Lawyers for a 30-year-old immigrant convicted of gang rape are arguing he is too depressed to be deported back to his home country of Somalia.

Report: US May Set Refugee Cap at Zero for Coming Year

July 22, 2019July 21, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Victoria Macchi The Trump administration is considering more dramatic cuts to the U.S. refugee program, with one official suggesting the White House not allow any refugees into the country in the coming fiscal year. In a Politico report released Thursday, government officials from several federal agencies attended a meeting…

Commentary: Another Willy Horton Moment: Iraqi ‘Refugee’ in California Was Part of Terror Group

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Admin

by CHQ Staff Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45, an Iraqi “refugee” admitted under the Obama – Ryan refugee program was arrested Wednesday in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for the Islamic State organization. Ameen and other members of ISIS are alleged…

Legal Loophole Protects Violent Iraqi Refugee Who Shot a Colorado Police Officer

August 12, 2018August 11, 2018 Admin

By Natalia Castro On June 13, 2016, Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi should have been deported. After violating the terms of his probation, this was the day an immigration judge determined Al Khammasi should no longer be in allowed to maintain his refugee status and live in his Colorado home. Instead,…

Diane Black on Refugee Resettlement Appeal: ‘I Applaud State of Tennessee for Choosing to Defend our Constitutional Rights’

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Admin

On the heels of Tennessee’s decision to appeal a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss the lawsuit against the federal government’s resettlement of refugees Thursday, gubernatorial candidate Diane Black issued a statement supporting the decision. “I applaud the State of Tennessee for choosing to defend our Constitutional rights and appealing this decision,” Black…