To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the provision of funds under such title to institutions of higher education that violate the immigration laws, and for other purposes.
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is arrested for certain criminal offenses.
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide for the expedited removal of unaccompanied alien children who are not victims of a severe form of trafficking in persons and who do not have a fear of returning to their country of nationality or last habitual residence, and for other purposes.
The campaign to delegitimize Senator Jeff Sessions barely reared its head on the first day of his confirmation hearing.
Politico reports: "Potentially ugly hearing becomes more of a love-fest" with even those Democrats who challenged Sessions complimenting him as a colleague and a friend.
Appearing in a confirmation hearing yesterday, Homeland Security Secretary nominee Gen. John Kelly called for a multifaceted approach to securing the border and criticized the Obama Administration for giving “a pass” to most illegal aliens. He said that the law would "guide” his decisions if confirmed, and that he would “rapidly” process illegal aliens for return to the countries.
Washington Examiner -- W. James Antle III
NumbersUSA endorsed Kelly for the Department of Homeland Security post on Monday. "I believe Gen. Kelly's knowledge and experience will be essential in transforming our overall immigration policy into one that serves Americans' interests and keeps our nation safe," the organization's president Roy Beck said in a letter to Congress.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced his Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act (H.R. 391) yesterday, which would narrow the “credible fear” standards that illegal aliens must meet in order to make an asylum claim. Rep. Chaffetz first introduced this bill in 2015 as a response to the surge of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) at the southern border.
Reuters -- Julia Edwards Ainsley
Roy Beck, president and founder of NumbersUSA, which advocates a reduction in illegal and legal immigration, endorsed Sessions in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley.
Here is the full text of Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions’ opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the confirmation hearing beginning today.
To modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes.
