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In a Spanish language interview with Jorge Ramos on Univision’s Al Punto show, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed immigration policy, affirming his longstanding objection to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs. Part of the Ramos interview with Rubio aired on Wednesday and the full interview is scheduled to air on Sunday.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is considering arguments dealing with the injunction a federal district judge placed on President Obama’s executive amnesty. Following oral arguments, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed confidence in the state’s arguments.

Border Patrol Agent Chris Cabrera argued that if federal courts lift the hold on President Obama’s executive action on immigration, it’s “just going to allow these numbers [of people crossing the border illegally] to climb even higher” on Friday’s “Your World

A group of 22 Republican lawmakers want an audit of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency responsible for adjudicating immigration applications and carrying out much of President Obama’s executive amnesty.

What are the odds? Two of the three judges that will consider the Obama administration’s appeal to stay a lower court’s preliminary injunction on its executive amnesty programs were appointed by Republican presidents. The third was appointed by Barack Obama.

Following Breitbart News’ report about the training immigration activists planned to help illegal immigrants prepare for executive amnesty, the Committee for Immigration Reform Implementation has removed the materials from public view.

A series of powerpoint presentations from the Committee for Immigration Reform Implementation sheds some light on how groups supportive of President Obama’s executive amnesty are strategizing to get people to sign up and defend the president’s actions.

Sign of things to come? A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a dismissal of a challenge to President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive amnesty, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Although Republicans hold a supermajority in the Georgia State Senate, the body recently voted down an amendment that would have barred illegal immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses.

More than 15,640 unaccompanied minors were apprehended illegally entering the U.S. from October 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015 according to updated government figures. The new data show an increase of 3,138 unaccompanied minors over previous totals in February at 12,509 unaccompanied minors.

More than 70 cities and counties have signed on to a legal brief in support of President Obama’s executive amnesty.

A majority of likely voters say the government is “not aggressive enough in deporting those who are in this country illegally,” according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll.

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) will reportedly cave to President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty and will support U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch for Attorney General, several media outlets are reporting.

In conjunction with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s effort to support President Obama’s executive amnesty, the city and the New York Attorney General’s Office are stepping up efforts to combat immigration scams.

A group of Republican senators say they are aware of allegations of workplace retaliation against Homeland Security personnel who — in conflict with the administration’s immigration policies — are “faithfully discharging the duties of the offices in which they serve.”

The Obama administration filed its legal brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Twenty-six states have challenged Obama’s executive amnesty in court. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen of Brownsville, Texas blocked the executive actions in February.

The AFL-CIO is starting an effort to train union members and activists from across the country in how to sign illegal immigrants up for President Obama’s executive amnesty.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has created what he is calling a “family defender toolkit” or a pamphlet for illegal immigrants to help them prepare for President Obama’s executive amnesty and avoid deportation while they wait to apply.

U.S. Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has been traveling the country on an “Immigration Action National Tour,” gathering foreign nationals illegally present in the United States, organizing them to rally for comprehensive immigration reform, and guiding them in applying for legal status under President Obama’s executive amnesty plans–DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability).

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear an expedited appeal on a district court’s ruling that blocks President Obama’s executive amnesty. The appeals court is to hear arguments on April 17.

The rate of deportations from October to March was down 43 percent from what it was three years before, as the Obama administration has altered its enforcement priorities to target illegal immigrants who it says have committed serious crimes.

U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) isn’t letting a judge’s orders keep him from a cross-country tour that landed in Los Angeles this weekend, counseling illegal aliens on how to apply for Obama’s executive actions on immigration–DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability)–and to stay in the country with newly minted legal status.

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) said there is a “pervasive mindset” of “bias towards possibly granting deferred action” on Monday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Tillis stated that the case of suspected multiple murderer Emmanuel Jesus Rangel-Hernandez

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) declared that “no Republican” should vote for Loretta Lynch’s confirmation because of her support for the president’s executive action on immigration on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” McCain stated, “Loretta Lynch has said that the president’s unconstitutional

The murder suspect in the slaying of several people in North Carolina, including former “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Mijana Puhar, is an illegal immigrant shielded from deportation by President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) is the latest GOP senator to say he’ll vote against attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, due to her belief that Obama’s executive amnesty is legal.

Columnist and author of “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3-Especially a Republican” Ann Coulter argued that Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s win shows Republicans shouldn’t cower to the left on Thursday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “I think Republicans

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Government lied to a federal judge, misrepresented facts and illegally gave 100,081 illegal aliens immigration status despite a pending lawsuit and an injunction. That is the argument that attorneys representing Texas and more than two dozen other states made.

Of the 2,059 criminal immigrants arrested in a recent nationwide sweep, 23 were beneficiaries of President Obama’s 2012 amnesty, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, according to a new DHS report.

Republican lawmakers file a brief in support of a federal district court’s decision to block President Obama’s executive amnesty while the matter works its way through the courts.

House Speaker John Boehner helped craft the strategy to use the DHS spending bill to push back against President Obama’s executive amnesty. But he now says “shutting down the Department of Homeland Security was not a way to get to the answer there.”

The lifetime costs of Social Security and Medicare benefits of illegal immigrant beneficiaries of President Obama’s executive amnesty would be well over a trillion dollars, according to Heritage Foundation expert Robert Rector’s prepared testimony for a House panel obtained in advance by Breitbart News.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) criticized Republicans in Congress because “they waved the white flag of retreat and surrender on amnesty. I worry they’re going to do the same thing on Obamacare” on Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” When asked about

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is reminding his fellow senators of Loretta Lynch’s support for amnesty, and encouraging them to oppose President Obama’s nominee for attorney general.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is tripling down in his war to block President Barack Obama’s nominee to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, launching a new petition on Friday calling for 10,000 signatures to block the vote.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t have to bring U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama’s nominee to serve as the next Attorney General of the United States, up on the Senate floor for a vote next week—or ever—if he doesn’t want her confirmed. But he’s doing it anyway.