Texas Start Defunding Sanctuary Cities

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott receives thousands of praise from all over the United States after blocking the funding over so-called "sanctuary cities" for the first time last 1 February. This came after Austin's sheriff said the city's jails would no longer honor most federal immigration detainers.

The move begins a crackdown Abbott wants in Texas over criminal suspects who are in the country illegally, which comes as he pushes to sign new laws that could go even further than President Donald Trump's new executive actions against sanctuary policies.

After Brexit, Frexit Could Be Next

The stakes in French election just went up a notch further after far-right leader Marine Le Pen pledged last 6 December that she would campaign for France to leave the EU unless Brussels agreed to return full powers to control immigration and economic policy to member states.

The presidential candidate has promised if elected in May to dump the euro and organize a Brexit-style referendum on France's membership in the European Union.

Heroic Gun Owner Killed Robber

A gun owner from Georgia, United States showed some quick reflexes and skilled marksmanship that may have saved his life and others when armed black robbers came calling.

Surveillance video shows Jimmy Groover, owner of Dixie Gun and Pawn, turning around when two suspects walk into his store last 26 Deceber. Another employee raises his hands as the suspects charge in.

Crackdown on U.S. Migrants Starts Now

As promised during the presidential campaign, Pres. Donald Trump's ban on refugees to the U.S. struck with full force last 28 January.

Authorities started blocking some travelers from boarding their planes overseas, forcing others to turn around upon arrival in the U.S., and prompting customs agents at New York's JFK Airport to detain at least a dozen people, including a former Iraqi translator for the U.S. military in Baghdad.

U.S. Will Soon Stop Migrants From These Muslim Countries

The new U.S. President Donald Trump is set to unveil executive actions on immigration - one of his central campaign promises - and will most likely suspend migrants from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, either temporarily or "indefinitely," said sources familiar with the plans that have been under consideration.

The sources also expect any impending Trump action could also impact refugees from countries with Muslim populations. Trump proposed a ban on all Muslim immigration on a temporary basis early on in the campaign, but has since amended his position.