https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXkkm4Wqj5k A knife-wielding woman from Colombia sparked panic at a Dollar General store in Polk County, though she was eventually stopped by a pair of armed citizens, according to Sheriff Grady Judd on Wednesday. . . . "She pulled out...
Illegal Aliens
Problems with the Texas and American Community Survey Data in Measuring Crime by Illegal Aliens
We have previously written on the systematic errors in Cato's claims about the supposedly low crime rates by illegal aliens ("Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe"). But it is worth fleshing out those arguments more completely....
During the Biden Administration, 80, 90 percent, sometimes 100 percent of the border agents pulled away from guarding the border
“These numbers pulled 80, 90 percent, sometimes 100 percent of the agents on duty away from the field. Border Patrol zones across Texas, Arizona, and California had no agent presence for...
Eight people killed by ICE (5) or Border Patrol Agents (3) since January 20th, 2025. DHS argues these individuals were not blameless. Annual Average Customs & Border Protection Fatal Encounters under Trump are half what they were under Biden
Over 600,000 people have been booked into ICE detention centers between January 20th, 2025 and July 31, 2026. At the same time, there have been about 170,000 border apprehensions (155,000 at the southwest-border and another 15,000 nationwide). So with eight dead, that...
At the New York Post: Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post. Also linked at Real Clear Politics. . Much of today’s deportation debate centers on the question of who should count as “criminals” to be immediately sent back to their home countries — with anti-deportation...
CATO Institute Misrepresents U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines by Claiming Arrests and Criminal Charges Against Illegal Aliens Don’t Count Toward Their Criminal History and Completely Ignore Why “Rap Sheets” Include Arrests and Charges
Democrats and open borders organizations such as the CATO Institute think that only illegal aliens who have been convicted of crime should be deported, and even many times they don't think that those individuals should be deported. The media often follows this lead...
UPDATED: Should We Deport Illegal Aliens Only After They’re Convicted?: Waiting for a Drug Selling Conviction Can Cost Taxpayers Up to >$600K. Even if all illegals who have been charged but not convicted face this type of crime, the total legal costs would be up to $149 Billion
Take the case of Isaac Melendez-Carranza, an illegal alien from El Salvador, who was recently arrested for allegedly selling fentanyl to students at Park View High School in Loudoun County, Virginia. Investigators linked him to at least two student...
One Reason Why Crime Rates have Gone Down in Heavily Democrat Areas: ICE snared nearly 2,197 illegal alien criminals — including convicted murderers, rapists and drug traffickers — in an August sweep across New York state
Arresting criminal illegal aliens takes these illegals off the streets so they can't continue committing crime. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency caught up to 2,197 criminals in the Empire State between July 27 and Aug. 29 as part of “Operation...
At Real Clear Politics: Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. The piece also appeared at the Epoch Times and World Net Daily. . The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the injunction blocking President Trump’s March executive order on mail-in ballots gives...
Over one-quarter of non-citizens disqualified from Philadelphia juries were registered to vote
Scott Presler (of Early Vote Action) documented in-person review and transcription of Philadelphia County non-juror (disqualified juror) records in late July 2026. He reported typing 1,935 records from a total of about 6,944 non-citizen-related disqualifications since...
New Survey: Only 19% of Likely Voters Support Abolishing Prisons, Only 27% Support Abolishing Borders and Giving Amnesty to All Illegal Aliens
With a growing number of Democrats supporting abolishing prisons and borders as well as giving amnesty to all illegal aliens, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of likely U.S. voters, conducted July 28–30, 2026, found that only 19% support...
While Americans strongly support deporting illegal aliens who have committed crimes, they are divided on “sanctuary” states that restrict state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities, though more believe “sanctuary” policies jeopardize public safety.
Voters appear to hold someone inconsistent positions on deporting illegal aliens and sanctuary policies. While voters are equally divided on "sanctuary" states stopping state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities, by a ten...











