(The Center Square) – An Illinois Statehouse Republican says the cost of illegal immigration in Illinois is much more than a recently reported estimate of the cost of Operation Midway Blitz.  The Chicago Tribune reports a “back-of-the-envelope” estimated cost of $59 million and growing for the federal immigration enforcement operations through the last few months of 2025 […]

(The Center Square) – Police deaths on the job fell 25% in 2025 to 111, an 80-year low not seen since World War II. The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in 2025 declined by a quarter compared to the same time period last year, according to preliminary data provided by the National […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia told a federal judge Monday evening that the Trump administration still does not have the legal authority to take him back into immigration custody, even after an immigration judge ordered him deported last month. The latest claims by the Salvadoran national in court pertain to two separate rulings issued on the same day, Dec. […]

The Department of Health and Human Services is cutting $10 billion in funds for child care and social services programs across several Democrat-led states based on allegations of welfare fraud. The funding freeze comes as the Trump administration has cracked down on social services fraud in Minnesota, freezing all child care payments to the state […]