In some states the last four digits of one's Social Security numbers are often used for identity verification during voter registration. The number of non-citizens provided Social Security numbers by fiscal year, though this includes both those who can legitimately...
illegal immigration
Democrat Congressional Leaders demand ICE agents be banned from Polling Places and Court Houses before they agree to funding the Department of Homeland Security. Are Illegals Voting? Why not allow ICE to pick up Illegals charged with crimes?
In addition to the demands that ICE agents be readily identified by name (despite all the Doxxing and attacks on them) and that the agents stop racial profiling (which isn't happening, note the tiny error rate in American citizens who have been detained by ICE),...
At Real Clear Politics: Democrats Using Shutdown Threat To Rewrite Immigration Enforcement
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the demands the Democrats have or they will shutdown the government again. . Another government shutdown looks increasingly likely by the end of the week. Democrats are demanding that major changes to Department...
At the New York Post: How Trump’s ICE enforcement record blows Obama’s out of the water— by a lot
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the New York Post evaluating the media's claims about Trump's immigration enforcement during 2025. It is important to recognize that these numbers are strongly biased in favor of making the Obama administration immigration enforcement...
Comparing Death Rates of People Detained by ICE During the Obama Administration and in 2025. The Death Rate Per Detainee was Higher Under Obama.
Some people claim that 32 people died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody last year (2025). Between January 20th, 2025 and the end of November, the Trump administration arrested 595,000 illegal aliens and deported 605,000. So the rate last year...
UPDATE: New York, a Sanctuary state, Released 6,947 Criminal Illegal Aliens, and still has 7,169 Criminal Illegals in Prison, with 148 for Homicide. Illegals’ Share of Prisoners is 3.4 to 4.2 times their Share of NY’s Population. Incarceration costs are well over $1 billion per year.
At the end of this we have added Fact-checks from ChatGPT 5.1 and Grok Expert In April 2025, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) held 32,469 incarcerated individuals. By November 2025, New York’s jails held another 18,334...
ICE arrests an Uzbeki illegal alien wanted alleged terrorist who was driving an 18-wheeler in Kansas and had been given a Commercial Driver’s License by Pennsylvania
There have recent stories of illegal aliens driving semi-tractor trailers across the country. On August 12, 2025, Harjinder Singh, an illegal alien from India, was driving a semi-tractor trailer on the Florida Turnpike, and he attempted an illegal U-turn in a...
Most Likely Voters Approve of Trump Finding and Deporting Illegal Aliens and Think Trump Can Use the National Guard to Defend ICE Offices
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,184 likely voters on October 7th to 9th finds that 53% of Likely U.S. voters support Trump finding and deporting illegal aliens, including 39% who Strongly Support the president’s policy. Forty-three...
Crime by Illegals: Illegal Salvadorans using dating app to meet teen girls nabbed in Houston sting operation, 214 illegal alien child sex offenders arrested in Houston area in past 6 months
Three illegal aliens were arrested when they tried to use a dating app, Jaumo, to meet underage girls to have sex. ICE has put more emphasis on arresting these illegal immigrants committing these types of crimes, doubling the arrest rate of illegals committing sex...
All Voters But Liberals and Those Who Strongly Disapprove of Trump Say Keeping Illegal Immigrants Off Benefit Programs Is Important
Fewer than half of voters believe the government does enough to stop illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,014, 71% of likely U.S. voters say it’s important to...
At the Washington Times: Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times. . The claim that illegal aliens commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans may look convincing, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. One of the loudest advocates of this narrative has been the...
At The Federalist: As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record
Dr. John Lott has an important new piece at The Federalist. Real Clear Politics also posted the piece (see picture below). Murder rates are plummeting. While we still have more than half a year to go, Kash Patel, the FBI’s director, says that the U.S. is on track...












