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New York Post
21 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Colorado attack shows why ICE can't just focus on ‘criminals'
On Sunday, Mohamed Sabry Soliman — an Egyptian national admitted under the Biden administration who overstayed a tourist visa — was named as a suspect in a heinous anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colo. His arrest shows why 'border czar' Tom Homan can't just focus on criminal illegal aliens. An estimated 8 million illegal migrants poured into the United States over the Southwest border under Biden, and the media's attention has almost exclusively focused on them. But illegal entrants are just a part of a US unauthorized population the Center for Immigration Studies conservatively estimates at 15.4 million. 3 Mohamed Sabry Soliman was accused of throwing molotov cocktails at Jewish people. The rest came legally as 'nonimmigrants' — students, tourists, businesspeople, etc. According to the Migration Policy Institute, there were 132.4 million admissions of foreign nationals as nonimmigrants in FY 2023, down from more than 186 million in FY 2019 but still higher than the 96.8 million who came in FY 2022, when Soliman purportedly entered. Most, but not all, went back home as they were supposed to. A US Customs and Border Protection report estimates that among the nonimmigrants who came through airports and seaports and who were expected to depart in FY 2023, 1.45%, or 565,155 in total, didn't go home like they should have. CBP estimated the overstay rate that year for Egyptian nationals who came as nonimmigrant visitors to be even higher — 7.56%, or 3,264 individual 'overstay events.' In July 2015, then-Sen. (and now Secretary of State) Marco Rubio claimed 40% of all the illegal aliens in the United States were nonimmigrant overstays. If that percentage is lower now, it's because millions of migrants entered illegally under Biden, not because more nonimmigrants have respected the law and gone home. 3 Soliman overstayed his tourist visa and was living in Colorado. CBS News President Donald Trump has tasked Homan with overseeing a 'mass deportation' program to drive down the illegal population in the United States. Thus far, that plan has largely focused on aliens with criminal arrests or convictions. For example, the White House reports that of the nearly 40,000 aliens taken into custody during the first 50 days of the current administration, 75% were accused or convicted criminals. But immigration laws require the removal of all aliens here illegally, not just the least sympathetic. They are making a mockery of our rules, and avoiding the necessary vetting for asylum seekers. 3 He injured around a dozen people in the attack. @BHflyer5 via Storyful Soliman is presumed innocent until proven guilty, but if he's responsible for this attack, his actions harken back to another Egyptian overstay, Hesham Hedayet, who murdered two and wounded three others during a July 4, 2002, attack at the El Al counter at Los Angeles International Airport. It's reported Soliman 'filed a claim with US Citizenship and Immigration Services' — likely asylum — and if true it's yet another similarity to Hedayet. Hedayet was denied asylum, but was never deported. Two years later, his wife won the fraud-riddled 'visa lottery,' allowing him to stay and carry out his attack. We can't know who the next alien criminal or terrorist will be — which is why Trump and Homan must follow through on their deportation promises. Andrew Arthur is the fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
After dramatic post-election drop, border crossings level off
Illegal crossings at the Canadian border have stabilized over the past three months, new data show. Border crossings were up slightly in April, with 4,835 people caught trying to sneak into the US compared to 4,477 in March according to US Customs and Border Protection data. The current figures are a fraction of the illegal entries from the often-overlooked northern border during the Biden administration, when 15,207 people were caught crossing illegally in October and, in August, at the peak — 18,944. 4 A mother and son from Turkey walk through a creek as they try to cross the border between Quebec and New York State. Getty Images Of the 4,835 nabbed at the border in April, 1,580 were Canadian citizens, followed by 609 Indian nationals, 380 Chinese and 365 Mexicans, data show. Christian Leuprecht, a Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, said the numbers are the result of years of policies — such as Canada loosening visa requirements for Indian students, leading to droves coming with no intention to study, but to make an escape south. 'There'll always be people trying to get into the US,' Leuprecht told The Post. 'And the more the US tries to clamp down on the southern border, inherently there'll be people with resources — because it takes more resources to get to Canada — that will try to go there to make it into the US.' 4 Leuprecht expects the numbers to keep dropping in the future. Queens University Crossings typically plateau in cooler weather months because fewer migrants attempt the treacherous, sometimes fatal journey on foot, and pick up in warmer weather. But Leuprecht expects the number of illegal crossings to decline further, as the US and Canada ramp up a number of joint measures announced to go after transnational organized crime organizations smuggling migrants, rather than just the migrants themselves. 4 The northern border is the largest land border in the world, spanning more than 5,500 miles of wilderness REUTERS 4 The Canada-US border is largely unguarded territory outside of official border-crossing points. AP Border Patrol Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham told The Post that the Trump administration's dedication to the crisis is seeing results. 'For the first time in years, we've been able to redeploy agents from processing centers back to the field, patrolling the land and catching illegal aliens we simply couldn't get to before,' he said. 'Bottom line: under President Trump's leadership, illegal crossings have dropped dramatically at both the northern and southern borders.'
GMA Network
3 days ago
- GMA Network
Consular assistance extended to Filipina green card holder released from detention
The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Saturday welcomed the decision by a United States court to release green card holder Lewelyn Dixon from detention. "The Embassy welcomes the decision by a United States court to grant Ms. Lewelyn Dixon's petition for cancellation of removal and to order her release. The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco provided appropriate consular assistance and ensured that her rights were protected throughout the hearing process," it said in a statement. Meanwhile, the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco said its representatives were present during Dixon's hearing in Tacoma, Washington, on May 29. "The Consulate welcomes the court's decision granting her petition for cancellation of removal and ordering her release and joins the family and friends of Ms. Dixon in celebrating the favorable outcome of this case. After the hearing, the Consulate's representatives were able to speak with Ms. Dixon in private and handed over to her the welfare assistance approved by the Department of Foreign Affairs," it said. The embassy said it remains steadfast in providing consular assistance to all Filipinos regardless of their immigration status while honoring the right of the US to enforce its own domestic laws, including those on immigration. The 64-year-old Filipina was arrested back in February by the US Customs and Border Protection at the Seattle International Airport upon returning from a vacation in the Philippines after her record showed a conviction for embezzlement in 2001. The immigration judge's decision said that the two-decade-old conviction could not be used as a basis for deportation to the Philippines. Dixon worked as a lab technician at the University of Washington Medical Center for nearly a decade after moving from Hawaii, where she finished high school. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Punjab-origin man living illegally in US held on child predator charges
Border authorities have arrested an Indian citizen living illegally in the US wanted for child predator charges. Gurdev Singh, 42, was arrested on Wednesday by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain border crossing in New York. Singh had an active felony arrest warrant from Indiana. Singh was processed by CBP officers and turned over to the New York State Police, as a fugitive from justice. He is currently being held by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, awaiting extradition. CBP officers encountered Singh after he was refused entry into Canada. During his primary inspection, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) indicated that Singh was wanted in Indiana for child solicitation, solicitation for sexual intercourse. Singh was taken into custody by CBP officers and escorted to the secondary examination area for further investigation. CBP officers verified the identity of Singh and confirmed the arrest warrant issued against him. Additionally, on inspecting Singh's possessions, CBP officers discovered several bladed weapons, including a sword and a hatchet. Further investigation revealed that Singh was also an illegal alien, who had overstayed his visitor's visa dating back to Port director Steve Bronson lauded the CBP officers for identifying and arresting Singh, 'a known child predator'. 'Effectively leveraging our national law enforcement resources in combination with our officer's unique skillset and experience led to the apprehension of this wanted fugitive,' Bronson said, adding that those living illegally in the US will be held accountable, 'especially those who prey upon our children'.
India Today
4 days ago
- India Today
Indian man, charged with child sex crimes, arrested in US after visa overstay
Border authorities have arrested an Indian citizen living illegally in the US wanted for child predator Singh, 42, was arrested Wednesday by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Champlain border crossing in New had an active felony arrest warrant from Indiana. Singh was processed by CBP officers and turned over to the New York State Police, as a fugitive from is currently being held by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, awaiting officers encountered Singh after he was refused entry into his primary inspection, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) indicated that Singh was wanted in Indiana for child solicitation, solicitation for sexual was taken into custody by CBP officers and escorted to the secondary examination area for further officers verified the identity of Singh and confirmed the arrest warrant issued against on inspecting Singh's possessions, CBP officers discovered several bladed weapons, including a sword and a investigation revealed that Singh was also an illegal alien, who had overstayed his visitor's visa dating back to Port Director Steve Bronson lauded the CBP officers for identifying and arresting Singh, 'a known child predator".advertisement'Effectively leveraging our national law enforcement resources in combination with our officer's unique skillset and experience led to the apprehension of this wanted fugitive,' Bronson said, adding that those living illegally in the US will be held accountable, 'especially those who prey upon our children".
