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President Donald Trump has taken the handcuffs off of law enforcement, according to acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas D. Homan, and is allowing the organization to target so-called sanctuary jurisdictions.

The president recognizes that youve got to have a true interior enforcement strategy to make it uncomfortable for them, he said in an interview with the Washington Examiner published on Tuesday. In the America I grew up in, cities didnt shield people who violated the law.

The Department of Homeland SecurityhasgreenlightedHoman to hire an additional 10,000 ICE agents, many of whom will be involved in the efforts to find and remove criminalaliens shelteredin sanctuary cities.

Advocates of strict enforcement of immigration laws hailed the moveas one that would empower law enforcement.

"With those resources in place, and immigration enforcement officers who are no longer being forced to sit on their hands and look the other way, ending most illegal immigration has become a truly attainable goal," Dave Ray, communications director of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), told LifeZette.

Clearly, President Trump has shown the American people that our nation can not only regain control of its borders it can do a much better job of removing dangerous criminal aliens, who had near immunity under the Obama administration," Ray said.

Henoted that progress the administration has already madeonreducing illegal entrywill make a domestic crackdown more doable.

"Deploying the resources freed up by decreased illegal border crossings and using them to target the nations illegal sanctuary cities, while adding additional immigration enforcement agents, will create an interior enforcement environment that will not only deter future illegal immigration, but restore the publics confidence in the governments ability to do its job," said Ray.

Homan, in hisinterview with the Examiner, also suggested the boosted manpower and new direction would improve the agency's ability to do its job.

"What I want to get to is a clear understanding from everybody, from the congressmen to the politicians to law enforcement to those who enter the country illegally, that ICE is open for business. We're going to enforce the laws on the books without apology,we'll continue to prioritize what we do. But it's not OK to violate the laws of this country anymore,you're going to be held accountable," hesaid.

Homanalso told the Examiner that illegal crossings have plummeted by almost 70 percent to a new "historic low."

He also reportedthat arrests of illegal aliens within the interior have risen by 40 percent. Significantly, there has also been an 80 percent increase in local jails' demands for ICE detainers.

"You can like President Trump, not like him, like his policies, not like his policies, but one thing no one can argue with is the effect they've had," Homan said.

The acting ICE directoralso indicated he was surprised that this Trump effect hasn't been touted more widely. "You'd think everybody would be celebrating these policies," he said. ICE and Border Patrol agents, however, are certainly celebrating.

"Now they have meaning to their jobs," said Homan. "What this president has done is taken the handcuffs off of law enforcement officers who are charged with enforcing immigration laws."

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Enforcement Advocate: Under Trump, End of Illegal Immigration a 'Truly Attainable Goal' - LifeZette

National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd reports a miraculous drop in illegal immigration under President Trump beforeany construction has even begun on the proposed border wall. Judd addressed those who might use that information to make the case that aborder wall is unnecessary, telling the FOX Business Networks Stuart Varney, We do need a wall, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

When Varney reiterated that many Democrats will say his comments support their opposition to a border wall, particularly if it uses taxpayer money, Judd reacted, The left has already picked up on that and they are saying that. Unfortunately they are incorrect. You have to look to the future, we have to be prepared for whats going to come.

According to Judd, it is not just about the wall though, there needs to be enforcement of U.S. immigration law as well.

As long as the catch and release program ends, as long as there is a consequence, a proper consequence, applied to violating U.S. law, illegal immigration will continue on the downward spiral.

When asked about the decline in arrests along the US border, Judd said, Its over 50%, no president in modern history has overseen such a drop in border security.

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Illegal immigration under President Trump seeing 'miraculous' drop: Border patrol union head - Fox Business

Colorado and federal prosecutors are urging illegal immigrants to report immigration-related fraud.

As The Denver Post reports, prosecutors say they are worried stigma and fear of deportation are keeping people from coming forward to report immigration-related cases of fraud.

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, said at a news conference earlier this month that while Colorado has good laws in place, there are barriers of fear and mistrust in these targeted communities that need to be broken down.

Coffmans office, along with Colorado district attorneys and the U.S. attorneys office, have teamed up to offer information sessions in the coming months about laws protecting people living in the U.S illegally in Colorado from being targeted.

Specifically, authorities want to ensure the immigrant community knows about two laws passed last year that make it illegal for any unauthorized people to advertise or perform immigration-related services or to sell immigration-related government appointments.

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Colorado and federal prosecutors urge illegal immigrants to report immigration-related fraud - HPPR

Undocumented students in the state of Maine now have access to in-state tuition discounts which save students in the state an average of $12,000 per year. According to a spokesperson from the University of Maine, only undocumented students who have obtained temporary protections from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program that began in 2013 are eligible for in-state tuition benefits.

According to the report, 429 undocumented students in the state of Maine have received temporary social security numbers, work permits, and protection from deportation under DACA. So far, 13 undocumented students enrolled at state institutions throughout the state had chosen to disclose their DACA status to administrators.

The admissions process at Maine colleges does not askfor the immigration status of applicants but does ask for financial information on the applicants parents in order to calculate a students eligibility for financial aid. According to the report, non-U.S. citizens are generally not eligible for federal financial aid.

The report in the Bangor Daily News profiles student Fernando Martinez, whose family fled El Salvador when he was four years old. Martinez became one of the first students under the federal program to receive in-state tuition in Maine. Martinez claimed that he was grateful for the system becausehis status as an illegal immigrant prevents him from applying for federal college loans.

This is such a great thing, he said. It only makes sense there are so many kids who would love to get this.

Tom Ciccotta is a libertarian who writes about economics and higher education for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter@tciccottaor email him at tciccotta@breitbart.com

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Our goal is not to reduce illegal immigration but to end illegal immigration,he told the July 17 gathering. We are already seeing positive results with illegal border crossings in March hitting the lowest monthly figure in 17 years. He continued:

In just 5 states over three days, ICE arrested 86 nationals. Sixty-two had criminal convictions and 23 had been previously deported. Seven were fugitives with outstanding final orders of removal. One U.S. Attorney in an average non-border state, told me they had presented 300 illegal reentry cases last year.

In 2016, roughly 500,000 illegals entered the United States. Roughly half of them illegally crossed the U.S. borders, and roughly halfoverstayedtheir legal visas for tourism, temporary work or business trips.

The Trump administrations ongoing record on immigration has both pleased and angered Trumps base.

Since January, federal immigration officers have pushed border-crossing by illegal aliens to a 17-year low and sharply increased arrests of illegal immigrants. In fact, arrests havedoubledin San Diego and other places. Moreover, illegal immigrants are increasingly resorting to self-deportation to avoid heightened immigration enforcement.

Also, the pending 2018s fiscal year budget includes $1.6 billion for a border wall.

Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security has laid out plans to deploy computer systems in airports by 2018 that will keep track of visa over stayers. A DHS report shows that 304,000 foreigners overstayed their 2015 visas into January of 2017. Around40 percentof the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States acquired their status as a result of visa overstays.

Despite such steps, advocates for conservative immigration reform expressed concern over other immigration policies, such as the DHS expansion of the controversial H-2B visa program.

While calling for a lawful immigration system, Jeff Sessions remarks included no mention of curtailing or reforming legal immigration, despite efforts in the administration and the Senate to cut annual legal immigration caps from 1 million to 500,000 entrants.

Also, Sessions did not say the agencys goal is to repatriate the entire population of roughly 11 million illegals now residing in the United States.

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