Citizens Council on Illegal Immigration

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Immigration - specifically illegal immigration - will be the 'straw that brakes the back' of our once great Republic.

Obama judge disrupts Trump administration's plans again: Talwani pauses efforts to end mass parole for 10,000+ migrants

Joseph MacKinnon January 12, 2026 theblaze.com

The same Obama judge's previous injunction in the case was thrown out by the Supreme Court in May.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, the Massachusetts-based Obama judge who blocked the Trump administration from cutting federal funds to Planned Parenthood last month, issued a temporary restraining order on Saturday preventing the Department of Homeland Security from revoking the legal status of tens of thousands of foreigners.

The Trump administration announced last month that it was terminating all categorical family reunification parole programs and corresponding work authorization for aliens from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras as well as for their immediate family members, effective Dec. 15.

Per the announcement, the "temporary parole period of aliens who have been paroled into the United States under the FRP programs, and whose initial period of parole has not already expired by January 14, 2026 will terminate on that date."

'We aren't in the clear.'

There are two circumstances under which foreign nationals' parole status would not immediately be revoked: if they have pending applications to register permanent residence or adjust status, or if DHS Secretary Kristi Noem determines otherwise on a case-by-case basis.

The DHS indicated that those set to be stripped of status — well over 10,000 noncitizens — who stay in the U.S. beyond their parole termination date with no lawful basis to remain would likely be removed.

According to the notice in the Federal Register, the FRP programs failed to achieve the goals set by past administrations and are at odds with President Donald Trump's current priorities and foreign policy objectives.

Not only did the programs fail to sufficiently discourage or reduce unlawful migration, the programs "increased administrative strain across multiple [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] directorates and [Customs and Border Protection] ports of entry," said the notice.

"The desire to reunite families does not overcome the government's responsibility to prevent fraud and abuse and to uphold national security and public safety," the DHS said in a release.

"The FRP programs had security gaps caused by insufficient vetting that malicious and fraudulent actors could exploit to enter the United States, which posed an unacceptable level of risk to the United States," continued the release. "DHS is prioritizing the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans."

The Trump administration touted the move as a "necessary return to common-sense policies" and a matter of "prioritizing the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans."

On Dec. 29, plaintiffs in the class-action case Svitlana Doe v. Noem — represented by the liberal migrant advocacy groups Justice Action Center and Human Rights First — requested a restraining order and a preliminary injunction, claiming the DHS "fell well short of satisfying their most basic obligations under the [Administrative Procedures Act], due process, the parole statute, and its own regulations."

The plaintiffs' primary contention in the emergency motion appears to have been that the DHS allegedly failed to properly notify the so-called "future green card holders" of the programs' termination.

The government argued in response that the court lacked jurisdiction over claims challenging parole termination; that the termination of parole wasn't arbitrary and capricious as alleged; that Noem was within her statutory authority to make the change; and that the notice given complied with the law.

Indira Talwani, the daughter of immigrants from India and Germany, gave the migrant activists exactly what they wanted — a 14-day stay of the administration's termination of FRP grants of parole — and certified a new subclass of migrants, namely those FRP beneficiaries whose parole was terminated.

While the government previously indicated that individual notice would be provided to each parolee through their USCIS online accounts, Talwani expressed doubt about whether the parolees were ultimately provided with written notice of the termination and claimed that the publication of the announcement in the Federal Register "does not satisfy this requirement."

"The court finds that Plaintiffs have a substantial likelihood of success on their argument that the Defendants failed to provide proper notice of DHS's decision to revoke grants of parole under the FRP program in contravention of DHS’s own regulation, the Administrative Procedure Act ... and the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution," wrote the Obama judge.

Karen Tumlin, director of Justice Action Center, celebrated Talwani's ruling, stating, "We join families across the country in breathing a huge sigh of relief. While we aren't in the clear, this immediate pause on de-legalizing individuals who came here with Family Reunification Parole means that people will not be forced to separate from their loved ones next week."

Tumlin added that it's "cruel and completely unnecessary for the Trump administration to try to yank the rug out from under them."

The White House did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to Blaze News, "Yet another lawless and activist order from a federal judge who continually desires to usurp President Trump’s authority to determine who can enter and remain in this country. Family reunification parole was a failed Biden-era policy, subject to shocking abuse."

"The safety of our nation comes before reunifying illegal alien families," said McLaughlin. "Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we will safeguard this nation and end any exploitation of our nation’s immigration laws. We expect a higher court to vindicate us."

Despite drawing out the process, Talwani has acknowledged that the Trump administration can end the program.

The Supreme Court lifted her previous injunction in Svitlana Doe v. Noem on May 30, clearing the DHS to proceed with terminating humanitarian parole.

The current Trump Administration is working on all fronts to un-do the lawless unconstitutional immigration policies of the previous administration.

'We will deport these thugs': Rubio's State Department revokes 100,000+ visas in 2025, putting Biden's numbers to shame

Candace Hathaway January 12, 2026 theblaze.com

Trump's 2025 visa revocations more than double Biden's 2024 numbers.

The Trump administration has intensified its efforts to enhance vetting of foreign nationals entering the U.S., resulting in a record number of visa revocations.

The Department of State announced that in 2025, it revoked over 100,000 foreign visas, including 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized worker visas. That figure is more than double the number of visas that were revoked in 2024 — 40,000 — under former President Joe Biden's leadership.

'The Trump administration will continue to put America first and protect our nation from foreign nationals who pose a risk to public safety or national security.'

Foreign nationals whose visas were canceled included those who had encounters with U.S. law enforcement for criminal activity, the State Department reported.

"We will continue to deport these thugs to keep America safe," the department stated.

The majority of those revoked by the State Department were for business and tourist travelers who overstayed their visas, Fox News Digital reported.

Some students and specialized workers who had their visas revoked also reportedly lost their legal status.

Half of the specialized workers whose visas were revoked had previously been arrested for drunk driving; 30% for assault, battery, or confinement charges; and 20% for theft, child abuse, substance abuse and distribution, and fraud and embezzlement charges.

A department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that nearly 500 students lost their visas for charges related to drug possession and distribution.

The State Department announced in August plans to review all of the more than 55 million current visa holders to uncover potential ineligibility, such as overstays, criminal activity, public safety threats, and ties to terrorism.

"The Trump administration will continue to put America first and protect our nation from foreign nationals who pose a risk to public safety or national security," State Department principal deputy spokesperson Tommy Piggott told Fox News Digital.

During a press conference last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the administration's increased efforts to revoke and deport foreign nationals.

"Who you allow to visit your country should reflect the national interest. We said that from the very beginning," Rubio told reporters.

"There are some times we'll deny people visas because of activities they've undertaken overseas," he continued. "Other times it's people that have visas but are in the United States doing things that run counter to our national interests. And the law gives us the right — and, in fact, I would argue, the obligation — to remove people like that from our country."

Monday, January 12, 2026

National domestic immigration law is reserved for the Federal Government. It is NOT a State responsibility.

Federal Law is Supreme on Immigration

The states are trying to legislate immigration law again.

M. Walter | January 12, 2026 www.americanthinker.com

The states are trying to legislate immigration law again. Last time, it was righteous. In 2010, Arizona’s Republicans crafted state law SB1070 which simply mirrored federal law, but, alas, the Supremacy Clause won out. And while it was certainly disappointing to lose it, it was the right decision. Well, this time it’s various state Democrats doing the legislating. They’re trying to legislate ICE out of their states.

We all know what this is about. They believe in borders all right -- state borders -- around their personal vote and money-laundering plantations. By declaring their intent to take affirmative legislative action, they’ve now officially gone from paying lip service to sane immigration policy, to actually trying to outlaw it.

And it only took 15 years.

On July 1, 2010, Barack Obama, inspired by Arizona’s then new anti-illegal immigration law, SB1070, gave a speech on illegal immigration which, prior to Biden flooding our country, might have sounded pretty good to MAGA. I dare say we’re all very much in a “throw the bums out” mood right now, and that’s absolutely fair, but read on.

…We have to demand responsibility from people living here illegally. They must be required to admit that they broke the law. They should be required to register, pay their taxes, pay a fine, and learn English. They must get right with the law before they can get in line and earn their citizenship -- not just because it is fair, not just because it will make clear to those who might wish to come to America they must do so inside the bounds of the law, but because this is how we demonstrate that being -- what being an American means. Being a citizen of this country comes not only with rights but also with certain fundamental responsibilities.

Stipulating that his-lips-were-moving-so-we-know-he-was-lying, Obama still formed the words and sound came out. He actually linked rights and responsibilities. Democrats never do that. He talked about American citizenship being valuable (!) and that’s why we shouldn’t treat it cheaply. He even made the distinction between legal and illegal immigration, which Democrats never do anymore. It’s always just “immigrants.” Democrats no longer do a lot of things that used to make sense. Again, we all knew they were lying, but at least they faked it pretty well and didn’t try to run over ICE agents all over the place like they’re doing now.

According to DHS:

They [ICE agents] are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks against them, and an 8,000% increase in death threats against them.

We’re all familiar with Democrats declaring sanctuary cities and states. A Democrat gets some power and they simply proclaim it. No legislation needed. After all it (like the proclamation itself) would be wildly illegal and unconstitutional. And again, this is how they used to be. They were nuts, but they just proclaimed their nuttiness, they didn’t try to legislate it into being.

No more.

According to Politico: Blue state lawmakers have had it with ICE.

State legislatures across the country are accelerating efforts to shape immigration enforcement policy after the deadly shooting of a Minnesota woman by a federal agent, raising tensions between local leaders and the Trump administration.

From California to New York and Illinois to New Jersey, they’re pushing a range of bills aimed at limiting enforcement and protecting people targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while turning up the rhetoric with comparisons to the Gestapo.

Barack Obama had something else to say in that July 2010 speech, and none of the words were “Gestapo.” Below he was talking about Arizona’s SB1070 specifically:

And as other states and localities go their own ways, we face the prospect that different rules for immigration will apply in different parts of the country -- a patchwork of local immigration rules where we all know one clear national standard is needed.

We can’t have a “patchwork,” indeed. Federal law is supreme. Glad to see somebody knew it, even if it was over fifteen years ago, and Arizona was just desperately trying to do the federal government’s job that they simply would not do. Here today, however, the states are trying to abrogate the government’s job, and that simply won’t do. So these new laws, whatever they turn out to be, will no doubt meet the same fate SB1070 did: gutted.

Leave it to Democrats, the party of secession, slavery, and insurrection, to try, finally, to put pen to paper and memorialize their vile human trafficking for all to see. One might call it a bit more courageous of them to try to legislate rather than proclaim but courage implies nobility. There’s nothing noble in this. It’s brazen, not courageous. It’s foul and cynical. It’s anti-constitutional. As usual.

We will watch it wind its way through court after court, and we will be outraged at the liberal judges when they pencil-whip it through but then we will be relieved when the conservative judges and justices dispense with it. SCOTUS may be many things, but one thing they’re pretty reliable on is the Supremacy Clause. Immigration belongs to the Feds.

Sorry, modern-day-slavers. You didn’t get your slaves in 1865 and you ain’t gettin’ ‘em now. Maybe go back and listen to some of The One’s speeches from 2010. Back when you guys could be reasoned with… sort of.

The previous Biden administration broke most every federal immigration law, the current Trump Administration via DHS/ICE is enforcing federal immigration law. Why are protests growing? Sinister actions prevail!

Assaults against ICE up 1300%, vehicular attacks up 3200%, death threats up 8000%

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor justthenews.com

One day after the Minneapolis shooting, two Venezuelan nationals were shot by a Border Patrol agent after they attempted to run him over with their vehicle in Portland, Ore., the Department of Homeland Security said.

Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,300%, vehicular attacks are up 3,200% and death threats are up 8,000%, the Department of Homeland Security said after a U.S. citizen was shot and killed during an alleged vehicular attack in Minneapolis this week.

Federal authorities argue the shooting was justified and in self-defense. Local and state officials say otherwise.

The two Venezuelans and alleged Tren de Aragua members “weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland. The agent took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them,” DHS said.

After the shooting in Portland, the Venezuelans fled the scene, DHS said. They reportedly drove nearly five miles to an apartment complex where they called emergency medical services and were transported to separate hospitals, DHS said.

Venezuelans Luis David Nino-Moncada suffered an injury to his arm and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras was hit in her chest. Nino-Moncada is currently in FBI custody.

“Only one day after an ICE officer was almost ran over in Minneapolis, two vicious Tren de Aragua gang members – let loose on American streets by Joe Biden – weaponized their vehicle against Border Patrol in Portland,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “The agent took immediate action to defend himself and others, shooting them. Thankfully, no law enforcement was injured as these criminals fled.”

Zambrano-Contreras illegally entered the U.S. in 2023 near El Paso, Texas, and was released into the country by the Biden administration, according to DHS. Since illegally entering, she’s “played an active role in a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and was involved with a prior shooting in Portland in July,” DHS said.

Nino-Moncada illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was released into the country by the Biden administration. Since then, he’s been arrested on a DUI charge and unauthorized use of a vehicle, DHS said. He also has a final order of removal from a federal immigration judge, according to ICE records.

Enforcement actions continue as attacks against ICE officers have increased by unprecedented numbers in less than one year. By November, assaults against ICE officers had increased by 1,000% and death threats by 8,000%, The Center Square reported.

ICE and Border Patrol officers also experienced an historic surge of vehicular attacks. By November, there had been 71 reported vehicular attacks against U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, including Border Patrol, compared to 45 vehicular attacks during the same period in 2024, a 58% increase, The Center Square reported.

Over the same time frame, 28 vehicular attacks were reported against ICE officers compared to two attacks in 2024, a 1,300% increase.

That percentage has since increased nearly three-fold to 3,200% as of last week, DHS said.

The Minneapolis and Portland shootings are the latest of several that have occurred since last fall.

In September, Mexican national Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed after he “refused to follow law enforcements commands and drove his car at law enforcement officers. One of the ICE officers was hit by the car and dragged a significant distance. Fearing for his own life, the officer fired his weapon,” DHS said.

In October, Mexican national Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a TikTok content creator, was shot after ramming his vehicle into a law enforcement vehicle and then fleeing the scene, DHS said. He was hit in the elbow; a U.S. Marshal’s hand was struck by a ricocheted bullet. A federal judge recently dismissed federal assault charges brought against Parias.

Also in October, U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez was shot in the shoulder after federal authorities claim he allegedly accelerated towards federal agents during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles.