Outside the Beltway

Joe Crowley, widely considered in line to replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader in the House, has been defeated.

Some activists on the left are calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. While that may be a great sound bite, it doesn’t really accomplish anything.

President Trump has reversed the family separation policy and replaced it with a family detention policy. This is likely to lead to Court challenges.

Another Federal Judge has held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to punish so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ violates both Federal law and the Constitution.

Yet more troubling news about the proposed citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

Thanks to a combination of sensationalism and outright lies, a fairly conventional story about an annual protest march in Mexico was turned into Fox News fodder that raised images of an invading army of illegal immigrants.

He cooperated with the FBI. He was arrested by ICE.

Critics warn this move would lead to a drastic undercount of Hispanic voters, impacting Congressional districting, federal programs, and more.

The Federal Government has fired another shot in the ongoing war over so-called “sanctuary cities.”

Congress seems no closer to a DACA deal than they were in January.

A not guilty verdict in a case that Donald Trump turned into a political issue.

The Trump Administration has been hit with two new lawsuits over the President’s decision to end the DACA program.

A Federal Judge has blocked enforcement of a Dept. of Justice policy purporting to block funding to so-called ‘sanctuary cities.’

Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, has come out against the most recent immigration-related action by the national leader of his party.

Chicago is joining the growing list of jurisdictions challenging the Administration’s policy on sanctuary cities.

Another Federal Court has found another Trump Executive Order unconstitutional.

Three of the top four national security positions in Donald Trump’s Cabinet will be filled by retired Generals. This isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Donald Trump’s immigration plan is would create a police state, violate people’s rights, and hurt America’s economy. And his supporters will most likely love it.

As expected, the Senate passed the so-called “Cromnibus,” but not before a self-aggrandizing maneuver by Ted Cruz ended up being exploited by Democrats to pass outstanding nominations.

The White House is now leaking out details of what seems like an inevitable decision by the President. How it plays out politically, though, is the big question.

President Obama’s threat to take action on immigration if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year ignores political reality,

Trying to make sense of a very complicated issue.

There are many fallacies contained within the GOP’s insistence that immigration reform must begin and end with “border security.”

Hundreds of illegal immigrants have been released from detention ahead of possible budget cuts.

A Federal Judge deals with the clash between individual rights, law enforcement, and technology.

After all, securing the border is easy and the forces driving cross-border illicit activities can be curtailed with enough force and security.

In an effort to combat illegal file sharing, the US Department of Homeland Security is seizing domain names.

A fatal car crash on a country road in Northern Virginia has become part of the national debate on over illegal immigration.

The Obama administration is refusing to enforce border security, right?