NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods Overwhelmed by Migrant Shelters
Low-income New Yorkers are raising alarm bells that Mayor Eric Adams (Democrat) is placing most of the migrant shelters in their already impoverished neighborhoods, siphoning resources meant for Americans in need. New York City is home to a staggering 193 government-run migrant shelters, none of which are in zip codes with the top five median […]
Arizona Border Migrant Encounters Fall to Lowest Level of Year as Election Approaches
As the presidential election approaches, immigration arrests in the Tucson sector hit a record low this year, with agents arresting just 2,900 immigrants last week, according to the district chief. Tucson Sector Patrol Chief John Modlin posted a graph on social media showing a significant decline in weekly immigration arrests. In his most recent weekly […]
NYC’s poorest zip codes forced to bear brunt of migrant crisis, confidential docs reveal
Some of New York’s poorest zip codes are bearing the greatest brunt of the city’s migrant crisis, including the borough of Queens, which has more shelters than any other in the city’s five boroughs, according to internal data that has not been made public but was obtained by The Washington Post. Long Island City is […]
Hotel make up vast majority of migrant shelters, raking in millions
The hotel would easily make well over $1 billion in taxpayer funds by turning the building into a migrant shelter. Of the 193 migrant shelters the city is using to house 65,300 people, 153, or about 80%, are hotels, motels or inns, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post. The city is spending […]
Quality of life ‘tanking’ in parts of NYC with most migrant shelters
The influx of illegal immigrants into New York over the past two years has significantly changed the quality of life for workers and residents in ZIP codes where shelters are overflowing, they told The Washington Post. “This place is overpopulated. [with migrants] “It’s a concern,” said Maria Katirtzoglou, 38, who works at a Long Island […]
Migrant Choir Teacher Imprisoned in Texas for Child Porn
A Texas choir teacher has been convicted of violating federal child pornography laws and will spend eight years in prison. The teacher, a Mexican national and legal resident of Mexico, will be deported after serving his sentence. Orlando Diaz Ramirez, 33, appeared before Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Klein this week to be sentenced to […]
Starmer Scraps Rwanda Migrant Removal Scheme on First Day: Report
On his first day in office, new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reportedly scrapped plans to send illegal boat migrants to Rwanda without putting them up in UK hotels. Plans first proposed by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to tackle the English Channel migrant crisis in 2022 – to have irregular migrants’ asylum claims accepted […]
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Opens More Chicago Migrant Shelters Ahead of Convention
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (Democrat) recently announced the opening of two more migrant shelters in Chicago, a move that came as a surprise to local elected officials who only learned of the shelters’ openings in their communities through the governor’s announcement. Last week, Governor Pritzker’s office praised the construction of two new shelters, paid for […]
ICE Nabs Illegal Migrant Wanted On Child Rape Charges After He Was Released Into US Years Earlier
Federal immigration authorities arrested an illegal migrant wanted in his home country on child rape charges and hiding out in the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents apprehended a Ecuadorian national, who remains unidentified, in western Massachusetts last month, the agency announced on Tuesday. The individual entered the U.S. unlawfully in 2021 and […]
Dior, Armani’s pricey handbags made by migrant workers who make $2 an hour: prosecutors
European law enforcement officials say luxury goods manufacturers for big-name brands like Dior and Armani were hiring contractors to make handbags for just $2 an hour and sell them for thousands of dollars a piece. According to the Wall Street Journal, Dior, the French multinational luxury fashion house chaired by tycoon Bernard Arnault and his […]