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Over 100,000 Americans seek to join ICE as border crisis deepens
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The Epoch Times, Approved, National

Over 100,000 Americans seek to join ICE as border crisis deepens

By Naveen Athrappully | Epoch Times New recruits can get up to $50,000 in bonuses and benefits such as student loan forgiveness. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has received more than 100,000 job applications from Americans, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Aug. 12. “Our country is calling you to serve at ICE. In the wake of the Biden administration’s failed immigration policies, your country needs dedicated men and women of ICE to get the worst of the worst criminals out of our country,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. “This is a defining moment in our nation’s history. Your skills, your experience, and your courage have never been more essential. Together, we must defend the homeland.” Applications began pouring in after the ...
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DHS: Venezuelan gang member charged in Aurora killing entered U.S. illegally in 2023
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Border Hawk, Approved, Local

DHS: Venezuelan gang member charged in Aurora killing entered U.S. illegally in 2023

By BorderHawkNews | BorderHawkNews An illegal alien with ties to Tren de Aragua who was released into the U.S. by the Biden regime has been charged with shooting his own wife and killing his sister-in-law in Colorado this week, according to authorities. The horrifying incident unfolded at around 3 a.m. on Sunday morning in Aurora, a Denver suburb flooded with Venezuelan gangbangers in recent years. Investigators believe Michel Jordan Castellano Fonseca, 30, became embroiled in a violent domestic dispute at an apartment before threatening to return with a firearm. Castellano Fonseca later forced his way back into the residence and shot two women believed to be his 30-year-old wife and her 26-year-old sister-in-law, the Aurora Police Department says. Five childr...
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Aurora Police Chief Praises ICE After Swift Arrest of Illegal Immigrant Murder Suspect
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Local, Approved, The Sentinel

Aurora Police Chief Praises ICE After Swift Arrest of Illegal Immigrant Murder Suspect

By Staff | The Sentinel Colorado AURORA | Aurora’s police chief credited Aurora investigators as well as ICE and Homeland Security agents in quickly tracking down a Venezuelan immigrant accused of shooting his wife and her sister in front of five children early Sunday inside an Aurora apartment. Investigators on Monday said they found and arrested Michel Jordan Castellano-Fonseca, 30, late Sunday, who they say shot and killed his 26-year-old sister-in-law and critically injured his wife at about 3 a.m. at Aurora Meadows apartments in the 1000 block of Cimarron Circle. “The one thing that I really want to detail…is the foundation of the incident itself,” Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain told reporters at a press conference Monday “This was a tragic loss of life. This event occu...
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Mexican-Linked Group Pressures U.S. Banks to Lend to Illegal Immigrants
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Mexican-Linked Group Pressures U.S. Banks to Lend to Illegal Immigrants

By Spencer Lindquist | The Daily Wire A far-left organization partnered with financial institutions, activist groups, and the Mexican consulate to push banks to offer mortgage loans to illegal aliens and “protect undocumented immigrants.” Rise Economy, a leftist organization formerly called the California Reinvestment Coalition, was behind a report advocating for mortgage loans to be made available to illegal aliens who obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), a financial tool that often enables illegals to obtain home and auto loans. The report indicates that the marketing and distribution of loans to illegal aliens, which The Daily Wire has documented extensively, may in part be the result of leftwing ideology and activism ra...
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Illegal Border Crossers Allegedly Attempt to Ram ICE Agents
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Local, Approved, Just The News

Illegal Border Crossers Allegedly Attempt to Ram ICE Agents

By Dave Mason - The Center Square | Just the News (The Center Square) - Local and federal law enforcement searched for two illegal immigrants who allegedly tried to ram their vehicle into U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers near Colorado Springs. The search was started in the Black Forest area, where ICE said the immigrants Thursday morning tried to run over officers from the agency's Denver office with a vehicle during an ICE operation at a construction site. ICE said one of its officers fired at the immigrants' vehicle in self-defense. “Two criminal aliens attempted to ram their vehicle into ICE officers during a targeted enforcement operation in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 31,” an ICE spokesperson said in a statement. “As a result of their violent actions a...
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Law Enforcement Under Fire for Upholding Federal Immigration Laws
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State, Approved, denvergazette.com

Law Enforcement Under Fire for Upholding Federal Immigration Laws

By Luige del Puerto | The Denver Gazette Phil Weiser's suit targets Mesa County Deputy Alexander Zwinck for allegedly violating state laws that prohibit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The unpaid, weeks-long suspension of a deputy sheriff out of Mesa County for sharing information with federal agents has raised questions about how local authorities must navigate a state law that bars cooperation with immigration enforcers. More notably, it's unclear whether the impositions of the new law also mean limiting access by local officers to the more expansive federal databases — something the Mesa County deputy had cited as a major reason for cooperating with multiple agencies.  The law, expanded this year, expressly prohibits all Colorado state agencies an...
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Shots Fired as ICE Operation Turns Violent in Colorado
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Local, Approved, The Gazette

Shots Fired as ICE Operation Turns Violent in Colorado

By Nick Smith | The Gazette Two immigrants suspected to be in the country illegally are on the run after allegedly attempting to ram their vehicle into law enforcement officials during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation Thursday in the Black Forest area, according to an ICE spokesperson. An officer reportedly fired three shots into the vehicle, which fled the scene and was later found abandoned, the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported. A shelter-in-place order was issued in Black Forest around 10:30 a.m. Thursday for a quarter-mile radius in the 9900 block of Burgess Road between Windmill and Greentree roads, according to Peak Alerts and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. "Secure your home/business and stay away from doors and windows. Shelter...
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‘Not a side budget anymore’: English learner costs surge in public schools
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The Epoch Times, Approved, National

‘Not a side budget anymore’: English learner costs surge in public schools

By Aaron Gifford | The Epoch Times Federal and state laws mandate accommodations for all English language learners in public schools. Despite federal effectiveness at curbing illegal immigration, most states still allocate extra money for students learning English, regardless of whether they are here legally. All states apply a per-pupil funding formula for local districts. Above that base rate, 47 states and the District of Columbia provide additional money for English language learners. The expanded rates range from $904 to $16,161 per student if that pupil is also low-income, according to the Learning Policy Institute, which estimates there are more than 5 million English learners across K–12 public education. That includes nearly half the student population in the Dallas...
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Colorado’s Medicaid growth is colliding with fiscal reality
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Approved, State, Top Stories

Colorado’s Medicaid growth is colliding with fiscal reality

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer A new report from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) warns that Colorado’s Medicaid program is on an unsustainable path—driven by rapid expansion at the state level and compounded by shrinking federal support. The warning comes as lawmakers prepare for a possible special session to address the state’s growing budget deficit. State policy has driven major cost growth Since 2019, Colorado has enacted 182 healthcare-related laws, with 21 of them expanding Medicaid eligibility or benefits. According to CSI’s July 2025 report, these expansions alone add approximately $158 million in recurring annual state costs. In total, the new legislation contributes around $858 million per year in additional Medicaid-related spending. Only 36% of that new spend...
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More Than 200 Dangerous Illegal Immigrants Captured in Denver ICE Raid
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Local, Approved, kdvr.com

More Than 200 Dangerous Illegal Immigrants Captured in Denver ICE Raid

By Heather Willard | KDVR Fox 31 DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced Wednesday that 243 people were arrested in the Denver metro area who the agency says are “currently charged with or have been convicted of criminal offenses after illegally entering the United States.”  The operation was conducted from July 12 through 20, and ICE provided the following reasons for the arrests: DUI: 17 Theft (including burglary, robbery and motor vehicle theft): 8 Assault (including aggravated assault and domestic violence): 13 Drug offenses (including distribution of fentanyl): 9 Sex offenses (including sex assault and sexual exploitation of a minor): 5 Homicide (including murder and vehicular manslaughter): 2 Human trafficking: 1 ...
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