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Birthright Citizenship Case Implodes in Real Time, With Trump Watching

April 2nd 2026 / By Mark Masterson

Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments, and what he witnessed was a bipartisan demolition of his birthright citizenship executive order. Even his own judicial appointees weren’t buying it. A new study reveals the policy would disproportionately harm Asian immigrants, not the communities the administration has centered in its messaging.

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TSA Government Shutdown Crisis: ICE Agents Deployed to 14 Airports as Security Lines Hit Six Hours

March 24th 2026 / By Mark Masterson

More than 400 TSA officers have quit, wait times have ballooned to six hours at major hubs, and now ICE agents are being deployed to 14 airports. The government shutdown has turned American air travel into a stress test of democratic governance.

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ICE Is Swabbing the Cheeks of American Protesters and Nobody Is Talking About It

March 20th 2026 / By Mark Masterson

An NPR investigation reveals federal immigration officers are collecting DNA from American citizens arrested during protests, building a biometric database of political dissent across at least three states.

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Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino Ousted From Minnesota, But ICE Isn’t Going Anywhere

January 27th 2026 / By Mark Masterson

Gregory Bovino is out. The combative Border Patrol “commander at large” who became the public face of

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CBS’s Bari Weiss Kills 60 Minutes CECOT Prison Story, Sparking Staff Revolt and Censorship Accusations

December 22nd 2025 / By Mark Masterson

CBS News is engulfed in an internal firestorm after Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a fully vetted 60

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AI and Golden Visa Research: Critical Mistakes Every Investor Must Be Aware of

October 16th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

Artificial intelligence tools have revolutionized investment research, offering instant access to global residency programs and citizenship pathways.

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DOJ Shuts Down Probe Into Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan After $50,000 Cash Sting

September 21st 2025 / By Mark Masterson

The Moment That Should Have Ended A Career – He was literally caught holding the bag Imagine

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Judge Rules Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles Was Illegal

September 2nd 2025 / By Mark Masterson

A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops, alongside

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ICE’s Rise: How America’s Immigration Enforcers Are Will Now Be The Nation’s Largest Police Force

July 10th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

If you’ve been watching the news, you’ve probably seen the images: armored vehicles rolling through Los Angeles,

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Congress Supercharges ICE: How a $170 Billion Spending Bill Transforms U.S. Law Enforcement

July 3rd 2025 / By Mark Masterson

Two Thirds of Federal Law Enforcement Budget Will Be Going To Immigration and Border The United States

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Troops in LA: Trump Testing the Limits of Federal Authority By Send National Guard and Marines into City of Angels

June 10th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

Troops in Los Angeles: California, Trump, and the Limits of Federal Power Los Angeles, already simmering from

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Tensions Boil Over in L.A., Trump Deploys National Guard as ICE Raids Ignite Protests

June 8th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

The Spark: ICE Raids Ignite a City It started, as these things often do, with a rumor.

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The Supreme Court’s TPS Ruling: A New Era for Venezuelan Immigrants in America

May 19th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

A Sudden Shift in the American Promise On a gray Monday morning in Washington, the Supreme Court

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Constitutional Crossroads: Supreme Court Weighs Birthright Citizenship in Landmark Case

May 15th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

In a pivotal moment for American immigration policy, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in what

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Deported in Error: The Troubling Case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

April 14th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

In a stunning display of diplomatic defiance, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared Monday that he will

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The Deportation Crisis: Families Torn Apart and a Legal System in Question

March 21st 2025 / By Mark Masterson

In a world where immigration policy often feels like a political chess game, the latest moves by

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Unlawful Detention of Palestinian Activist and Green Card Holder Has a Chilling Effect on Free Speech

March 13th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

The Trump administration’s immigration policies have once again come under fire as the detention of Mahmoud Khalil,

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Why Some Online Poker Pros Have Chosen Permanent Exile in Poker-Friendly Countries

March 5th 2025 / By Mark Masterson

Online poker remains tightly restricted in much of the United States. Only New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Nevada,

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