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June 14, 2019

TFT - Ken Cuccinelli Selected to Serve as USCIS Acting Director

Earlier this week President Trump tapped Ken Cuccinelli to serve as acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which administers the nation’s naturalization and immigration systems.
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June 14, 2019

TFT - Democrats Dare Shutdown with DHS Funding Bill

On Tuesday, the House Appropriations Committee advanced a FY 2020 Homeland Security spending bill, setting the stage for another shutdown fight this fall.
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June 13, 2019

TFT - New York Assembly Passes Drivers’ Licenses For Illegal Aliens: Senate Uncertain

The New York State Assembly has passed the so-called Green Light Bill, Assembly Bill (AB) 3675, which requires the Empire State’s Department of Motor Vehicles to issue drivers’ licenses to illegal aliens.
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June 13, 2019

TFT - California Pushes the Limits Again With Health Care For Illegal Aliens

California’s legislature and governor appear headed for a showdown over health benefits for illegal aliens as they approach a June 15 deadline to pass a budget.
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June 7, 2019

TFT - ‘ICE-Lockout’ Bill Sails through the Illinois Legislature

The Illinois General Assembly just put its stamp of approval on a bill that would make it nearly impossible for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to detain illegal aliens at public locations throughout the Land of Lincoln.
New York map
June 7, 2019

TFT - Big Business and Big Labor Push Illegal-Alien Drivers’ Licenses in New York

Powerful special interests are joining forces with like-minded politicians to push drivers’ licenses for illegal aliens in the Empire State, even though polls consistently show most New Yorkers are opposed.
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June 6, 2019

TFT - Democrats Introduce Homeland Security Funding Bill to Gut Immigration Enforcement

On Tuesday afternoon, the House Appropriations Committee announced the introduction of the FY 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
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June 5, 2019

TFT - House Passes Mass Amnesty Bill

On Tuesday, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed by a 237 to 187 margin H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, a mass amnesty bill expected to cost American taxpayers over $34 billion dollars.
Mexico Defense for Illegal Aliens
May 31, 2019

TFT - The President Announces Plans to Implement Tariffs on Mexico

On Thursday, President Trump surprised the world by announcing a new five percent tariff on all good imported from Mexico until they crack down on the wave of economic migrants crossing through to reach the United States.
State of Colorado on U.S. map background
May 30, 2019

TFT - Colorado is Officially a Sanctuary State

After weeks of uncertainty, Colorado is now a sanctuary state, thanks to recent actions taken by Governor Jared Polis (D). On May 28, Governor Polis signed into law House Bill (HB) 1124, after putting up a months-long fight against the bill’s original language. It will take effect on August 2.