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U.S. Chief Border Patrol Agent, Gregory Bovino is seen after knocking on the door of a suspected undocumented immigrant while conducting an immigration enforcement operation in a neighborhood on December 6, 2025 in Kenner, Louisiana. Federal agents are conducting 'Operation Catahoula Crunch,' launched by the Department of Homeland Security as a part of an immigration crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

DHS: Nearly 18K ‘criminal illegal aliens’ arrested under Laken Riley Act

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) apprehended and arrested more than 17,500 criminal illegal aliens under the Laken Riley Act, as reported by the department this week.

A November 29, 2024 photo shows US President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden stepping out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts on November 29, 2024. Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who is facing sentencing for two criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Hunter Biden slams father’s immigration policies, 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal: ‘I don’t even know if I’m a Democrat anymore’

Hunter Biden tore into his father, former Democrat President Joe Biden, calling his handling of the 2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan an “obvious f—ing failure,” in addition to expressing frustration with his father’s immigration policies.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on December 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee convened to hear testimony from top national security officials on potential worldwide threats. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

DHS offers $3K ‘Holiday Stipend’ to illegal aliens who voluntarily self-deport before the new year

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has increased its holiday-season incentive for illegal immigrants to voluntarily self-deport, temporarily tripling the payment to $3,000 for those who depart by December 31, 2025.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump poses with a recently signed executive order classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction," during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the ceremony, Trump recognized the first 13 service members to receive the recently established Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM), which recognizes service members supporting Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump signs EO formally classifying fentanyl as WMD, directing agencies to concentrate efforts toward reducing imports

President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) officially designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks with the press outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, November 14, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Homan pushes back on Catholic Church’s opposition to mass deportations: ‘Illegal migration is not a victimless crime’

Border czar Tom Homan pushed back on the Catholic Church for condemning the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, calling on church leaders to spend a day with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to see “why illegal immigration is not a victimless crime.”

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 01: Texas Governor Greg Abbott poses on the field prior to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between the Texas Longhorns and Arizona State Sun Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 01, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Abbott launches reelection campaign, vowing to protect Texas from ‘far-left progressive insanity’

Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he is running for a fourth term — as he continues his mission to safeguard the state of Texas from “far-left progressive insanity.”