JANUARY 2025

Tom Homan Calls in, Defines Success for Trump's Border Security Plan, and Guarantees THIS 

IRLI Senior Fellow Tom Homan, Donald Trump's incoming border czar, called in to IRLI’s podcast to discuss his role in the new administration, what he and Trump will define as success in border security, and makes a guarantee on what we will see in the deportation plan. 

IRLI ACTION

Victory! Fifth Circuit Rules Texas Can Defend Itself 

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered Border Patrol to cease trespassing on Texas’s chattels by cutting the razor-wire the state has put on the border to block illegal entries.

Victory! Court Blocks Obamacare for Illegal Aliens 

A federal district court granted a preliminary injunction sought by nineteen states, led by Kansas, against the Biden Administration’s expansion of Obamacare coverage to recipients of the DACA program. 

Will Fifth Circuit Allow Invasion by Appointment? 

IRLI has filed a brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting a lawsuit by ­Texas against a Biden Administration mass-migration app. 

Will Fourth Circuit Encourage Marriage Fraud? 

IRLI has submitted a brief in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of DHS, which is being sued by aliens in a case putting at issue whether immigration law should be rewritten by the courts in a way that would provide a large incentive for marriage fraud. 

COMMENTARY

Trump is Right About Birthright Citizenship 

In Boston, Politicians Have Created a Sanctuary for Sex Offenders 

Biden’s Final Act of Border Sabotage 

There Should Be No Price Tag For Border Security 

Deportation Plans Don’t Exist to Please Migrants 

San Diego County’s U-Haul Shortage Coming 

The German Christmas Market Attack Demonstrates Perils of Mass Migration Policies 

Americans Now See the Fraud of Sanctuary Cities 

IN THE NEWS

The Washington Examiner: ACLU ‘Ready to Return to the Courts’ to Thwart Trump Immigration Agenda 

The American Civil Liberties Union was the biggest legal thorn in President-elect Donald Trump’s side during his first term, challenging his immigration policies in major lawsuits more than any other entity. 

The Lars Larson Show – Matt Crapo: Should the Biden Admin Be Forced to Take Down Its App for Illegals? 

IRLI Senior Counsel Matt Crapo was a guest on the nationally syndicated Lars Larson Show. He discussed IRLI’s brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting a lawsuit by ­Texas against a Biden Administration mass-migration app. 

Daily Caller: Trump’s Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan Sees A Huge Problem With Biden’s Latest Deportation Numbers 

President-elect Donald Trump’s border czar said that while the Biden administration’s latest deportation numbers appear high, they aren’t actually indicative of increased enforcement actions across the country. 

The Washington Times: Appeals Court Blasts Sanctuary Policy that Blocked ICE from Using Airport 

The administration has won a significant legal victory over a sanctuary jurisdiction after a federal appeals court ruled against a Seattle-area policy that barred Homeland Security from using local airports to detain and deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. 

Breitbart: Federal Judge Stops Biden Agencies from Opening Obamacare to Illegal Aliens 

A federal judge has halted President Joe Biden’s plans to open the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. 

The New American: Deportation: Do We “Please Migrants” — or Muster Up the Guts to Save America? 

“Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder,” said historian Arnold Toynbee. Slow suicide is tragic, too. It may be obvious that a man hooked on drugs or alcohol is headed toward destruction.  

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