Boulder attack underscores the urgency of deportations

Published June 3, 2025 12:01am ET



The executive branch is morally and legally obliged to “preserve, protect, and defend” the United States. The Biden administration neglected this duty in many ways, most egregiously by permitting, indeed helping, vast numbers of illegal immigrants cross into the U.S. over the southern border. The U.S. Center for Immigration Studies estimates 5.6 million immigrants illegally entered our country during his presidency, raising the number of illegal immigrants to 15.8 million. Former President Joe Biden even flew thousands in on special flights.

The 46th president’s absurdly lax deportation efforts compounded the offense. In 2024, the Department of Homeland Security, through Immigration and Customs Enforcement, deported a paltry 47,732 illegal immigrants from the interior of the country, a rounding error in the grand total.

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