Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said he's eager to cooperate with federal immigration officials to "get rid" of criminals but questioned the basis for targeting "law-abiding" residents integrated into communities. “Let me start by being clear that when we're talking about violent criminals who've been convicted and who are undocumented, we don't want them in...
Tom Homan, President Trump’s new border czar, says he will “leave it up to Congress” regarding deportation funding. Homan joined ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, where he was questioned about the Trump administration’s broad immigration plan, including specifics about how they plan to fund the costly mass deportation idea. “The Congress, I think the president...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night shake-up of the federal government. He conceded, however, that Trump should have notified Congress of his decision 30 days before taking such action, as outlined by the law. "Yeah, he should have done that," Graham said...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he believes there is a “good chance” that the Supreme Court sides with President Trump on the issue of birthright citizenship. Graham joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, where host Kristen Welker asked him about Trump’s executive order on citizenship, which a federal judge temporarily blocked. “I think there’s...
Sen. Lindsey Graham said he doesn’t approve of President Trump’s pardoning of the Jan. 6 rioters, especially those who “beat up cops” who were defending the Capitol. “No,” Graham said, when asked whether he’s okay with the most violent offenders on Jan. 6 getting pardoned, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I've...
President Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Belarus under Joe Biden has since been released.