Breitbart News -- Michelle Moons
New legislation passed in California will allow non-U.S. citizens to obtain identification in the form of drivers licenses starting January 1. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles expects an estimated 1.4 million to apply, and Friday the department posted the new requirements for obtaining a drivers license under the law.
Breitbart -- John Sexton
The number of unaccompanied minors at the southwest border was up 77% in FY 2014 while family apprehensions were up 361% overall compared to the previous year.
The Washington Post -- Andrew Becker
Most of the people the Border Patrol stopped from sneaking into the country last year were from countries other than Mexico, according to agency statistics, a shift that might have provided fodder for politicians leading up to Tuesday’s election.
But they didn’t get much of a chance. The Border Patrol’s annual statistics were posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Web site for about five hours on Oct. 10, then taken down.
The Hill -- Mario Trujillo
The pro-immigration group co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg is urging "big and bold" executive action from President Obama — and it wants lawmakers clamoring for it, too.
FWD.us President Todd Schulte called on supporters to push for immediate action by calling members of Congress and sharing their stories.
NBC News -- Carrie Dann
Republican Sen. John McCain says he's "literally pleading" with President Barack Obama not to take unilateral executive action on immigration, saying that such a move by the White House would be "a devastating blow."
Breitbart -- Mathew Boyle
As Americans prepare to vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections, top sheriffs from across the country are warning: If President Barack Obama succeeds with his plans for an executive amnesty, there will be a flood of new illegal immigration into America this country the likes of which this country has never seen before.
WOAI
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in south Texas have rounded up 62 illegal immigrants who have committed or been convicted of additional crimes while in the U.S. illegally, Newsradio 1200 WOAI reports.
Enrique Lucero, Field Office Director of the Enforcement and Removal Operations branch in San Antonio, says the individuals are facing various charges.
"Drunk driving, aggravated assault, sex offenses, 17 of them have been accepted for prosecution for re-entry after deportation," Lucero said.
KARE-NBC -- Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota man accused of getting into the U.S. by concealing his military service during the Bosnian war is asking that the case be dismissed.
Zdenko Jakisa has pleaded not guilty to possessing unlawfully obtained documents. Prosecutors say he got his green card illegally when he didn't disclose his armed service in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. He also concealed that he'd been accused of killing a neighbor.
Breitbart -- Ian Hanchett
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) vowed to “explore every option” to use the power of the purse to defund any executive order to give work permits to illegal immigrants and to add such an executive order to the House’s lawsuit against the president on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.
National Review Online -- Ryan Lovelace
Because the rapid ascension of the Islamic State caught the federal government off-guard, American intelligence agencies don’t know enough about the group, James Chaparro says. The lack of intelligence has many ramifications, but chief among them, it has made it difficult for officials to effectively update the terrorist watch list to prevent terrorists from exploiting the visa-waiver program or applying for non-immigrant visas.
