Video & Transcript Research : 'unauthorized alien entry'
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 10, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- from participating in our illegal aliens from participating in our elections.<00:43:27.119>
Under - Every vote cast by an illegal alien is a vote stolen from an American citizen.
- Under President Biden, nearly 5 million illegal aliens were released into the United States.
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were nearly 5 million illegal aliens were nearly 5 million illegal aliens were - Tariff collected at the port of entry. Let's say $4,000 on a $40,000 item.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- entry into the country.
- Alien is a term under USC aliens.
- same thing as illegal alien. same thing as illegal alien.
- And you keep, you know, I hear things about alien immigrants and alien this and that and criminals.
- And you keep, you know, I hear things about alien immigrants and alien this and that and criminals.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- education and the variety of expenses that we've had to expend just to be able to support illegal aliens
- education and the variety of expenses that we've had to expend just to be able to support illegal aliens
- education and the variety of expenses that we've had to expend just to be able to support illegal aliens
- to come down and do the aspect of picking up the drugs... ...the aspect of picking up the drugs or aliens
- little bit and vote to 1540, please. 1540 creates a new stand-alone offense of motor fuel theft for unauthorized
Bills:
SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673
Keywords:
probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution
Summary:
The committee heard and advanced several bills dealing with criminal justice, victims’ rights, education funding, and public safety. SB 1094, which would create a civil cause of action for minors who received irreversible gender reassignment surgery in violation of Arizona law, drew extensive testimony. Supporters argued it would provide compensation for harmed minors and extend accountability similar to sexual abuse cases; opponents said it was discriminatory, targeted transgender people and providers, and interfered with informed consent and parental decision-making. The committee voted 6-3 to give SB 1094 a do pass recommendation.
SB 1635, which creates the offense of unlawfully alerting someone to an imminent arrest, also passed 6-3 after strong debate. The sponsor said it was intended to stop people from warning specific targets of arrest, including in immigration enforcement and other criminal cases, while preserving First Amendment protections for general alerts. Opponents, including the ACLU and community members, argued the bill criminalized speech, was overbroad, and duplicated existing obstruction laws. SB 1673, appropriating money for the crime victim notification fund, passed unanimously after an amendment increasing the appropriation from $5 million to $8.2 million was adopted.
The committee also approved SB 1092, which bars early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, after testimony from victims’ advocates and defense-side witnesses about probation, online evidence, and the risk of re-victimizing survivors. SB 1239, extending the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, passed 6-4 despite arguments that registration is already continuously monitored and that the bill could create redundant liability. SB 1139, a strike-everything bill requiring GPS monitoring for registered sex offenders without a permanent residence, failed after members noted existing monitoring systems already cover many offenders. Later, SB 1502, increasing penalties for unlawful flight when accompanied by aggravating danger, passed 5-1 amid concerns about over-criminalization and possible impacts on drivers trying to pull over safely.
Additional measures included SB 1248, clarifying county use of accommodation schools for juvenile detention and jail education programs, which passed unanimously, and SB 1240, excluding dangerous-crime-against-children probationers from county probation incentive calculations, which passed 5-4 over objections that it would undermine rehabilitation incentives. SB 1669, changing rape-shield evidence rules to focus on physical injury, passed 6-3 after a dispute over whether the bill would narrow or clarify admissible evidence. The committee then began hearing SB 1540, a new offense targeting fuel dispenser theft and manipulation devices, with the petroleum industry describing organized gas theft schemes and the sponsor’s amendment removing mere possession of a device from the criminal statute.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, we discovered that there are at least two unauthorized traveling HFCs operating in our area
- A universally verified requirement would deter the hiring of illegal aliens and ensure that companies
- and unauthorized immigrant workers fell below what would have been expected. absent E-Verify in five
- It prevents employers from taking advantage of unauthorized workers as well as safeguards the jobs of
- If we implement this and people get jobs that are unauthorized to work? No, no, no.
Keywords:
housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- successful completion of their course and graduation, students will have the ability to apply for their 440 entry-level
- successful completion of their course and graduation, students will have the ability to apply for their 440 entry-level
- Next, for our final bill, we'll have HB 271, foreign and alien bail bonds insurers, by Representative
- Chambliss and Vice Chair Cassel and committee for allowing me to present House Bill 271, foreign and alien
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard four bills. HB 1311, relating to legal tender, ratified DFS/OFR rules to implement last year’s gold-and-silver legal tender law, repealed a prior repeal provision, and clarified the definition of custodian for electronically transferable gold and silver. The sponsor said the bill was a technical follow-up to ensure the law could take effect; members asked about the need for the bill, consumer awareness, and banking industry input. A technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed favorably.
HB 1343 would create an optional high school elective on property and casualty insurance that could satisfy pre-licensure education for a 440 insurance license after graduation. The sponsor said it would help students enter the insurance workforce or gain consumer literacy. An amendment directing DOE and DFS to develop the curriculum was adopted. Testimony from insurance groups and others supported the bill, and members spoke in favor of the workforce benefits. The bill passed favorably.
HB 1291 addressed the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), aiming to strengthen its long-term solvency by creating clearer triggers for funding remedies and expanding covered services. Public testimony focused heavily on families affected by birth injuries, with a parent and NICA board member describing the lifelong care needs of medically fragile children and the importance of stable funding. Members expressed sympathy and support, and the sponsor said the bill increases access to reserve funds, authorizes casualty insurer assessments, and preserves benefits. The bill passed favorably.
HB 271 would cap bail bond rates at 6.5 percent for foreign and alien bail bond insurers as well as domestic insurers, to create a more even competitive and tax treatment across carriers. The sponsor explained that out-of-state corporations had an advantage under current reporting and premium rules. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill passed favorably. The committee then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- This entire charade is nothing but theater to protect dangerous illegal aliens. All right.
- , many of whom are dangerous criminal illegal aliens.
- Hospital systems are burdened because of illegal aliens, okay?
- They're over-resourced and they're over-leveraged in large part due to illegal aliens.
- There's also significant... ...illegal aliens.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call showing 27 present, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced guests, including representatives of the Arizona Fair Association, Mohave County Parks and Fair officials, a constituent guest, a candidate shadowing a senator, Father David Myers, and the Doctor of the Day.
The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole and considered three bills. SB 1268/HB 2792, a veterans property tax exemption cleanup measure, was explained as clarifying that the exemption applies to a primary residence and jointly owned property for spouses; it received a due pass recommendation and later passed 29-1 with an emergency clause. SB 1051, requiring hospitals to collect and report patient immigration-status information tied to public spending, drew extensive debate over privacy, public health, cost, and immigration enforcement; supporters framed it as accountability for taxpayer spending, while opponents called it discriminatory and harmful to care-seeking, and it passed 17-13. SB 1316, creating a process for Arizona rural health transformation funds and requiring public hearings and JLBC involvement, was defended as a transparency measure for a $167 million federal rural health award; opponents argued it added bureaucracy and could delay rural care, but it passed 17-13.
After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the Senate took up third readings. HB 2792 passed 29-1 with an emergency clause, SB 1123 passed 29-1, SB 1125 passed 30-0, SB 1145 passed 29-1, SB 1316 passed 17-13, and SB 1051 passed 17-13. Several members explained votes, with repeated arguments over immigration, public health, transparency, and the role of JLBC. The Senate then announced committee meetings for the next day and adjourned until February 11, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This can disturb others or lead to damage by unauthorized persons altogether.
- And then you have forcible entry and detainer, which is a...
- We were scheduled to move her in by an unauthorized occupant. Imagine how Ms.
- Where a similar situation occurred, but this was homeless unauthorized entry.
- , they can seek a writ of re-entry from the Justice Court.
Bills:
HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204
Keywords:
eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Under the Customs Border Patrol One app, aliens were allowed entry into the United States and provided
- Social Security numbers under the Enumeration at Entry program.
- Close to one million aliens were all allowed entry under the temporary protection status.
- I was surprised when I was able to put in 20 fake names into the data entry forms.
- data set up was on that form. 99 people, unethical actors could have given an address to incoming aliens
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine interdicting illicit drug trafficking, focusing on a view from the front lines. Feb 26th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You said that most fentanyl comes across legal ports of entry. We don't know that.
- So the Border Patrol agents have to go to those non-designated port of entries.
- There were ports of entries that were wide open. These were streets that were available.
- As the Coast Guard expands its drug and alien migrant interdiction missions.
- As Assistant Director mentioned, at the ports of entry, technology is is vital for sure.
Keywords:
Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony
Summary:
The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas has the second highest number of illegal aliens in the state, with approximately 57,000 illegal
- aliens enrolled in institutions of higher education.
- Moreover, Texas cannot grant illegal aliens lawful immigration status after graduation.
- Giving illegal aliens financial aid and grants provides them with a financial incentive to enroll in
- They are currently unauthorized, but the DREAM Act has enabled them to continue their education.
Keywords:
higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1303, by Hopper, relating to certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence
- in the state by a person who is an alien, including the enforcement of those offenses and increasing
- certain conduct in relation to employees not lawfully present. criminal offenses involving illegal entry
- or into or illegal presence in the by the state by the person who is an alien, including the enforcement
Summary:
The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions.
No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- support of the Stop Illegal Entry Act. support of the Stop Illegal Entry Act.
- The Stop Illegal Entry Act will increase penalties and prison time for illegal entry and re-entry, sending
- The Stop Illegal Entry Act will increase penalties and prison time for illegal entry and re-entry, sending
- Prison time for illegal entry and re-entry, sending a clear message that there will be consequences.
- industry and by removing outdated entry industry and by removing outdated entry barriers,<04:09:
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you know what the definition is of a person that is in the United States as a resident alien status
- A resident, a person here in this country as a resident alien status, is a non-citizen.
- A person who is living in the United States and is under a resident living here as a resident in alien
- Of the 245 that you graduated last year, were any of those nonresident in alien status?
- So, what we did is we created two crime scene tech positions These positions allow us to hire entry-level
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- living there that's 16 years of age or older, the notice can be affixed to the inside of the main entry
- And then you have forcible entry and detainer, which is a squatter.
- Go ahead, where a similar situation occurred, but this was homeless, unauthorized entry.
- Former tenants have the right, uh, can seek a writ of re-entry under 24A of the property code.
- The contract decided to break the rules, decided to add $1200 in unauthorized pet fees for a pet that
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to wait to the end of the... okay, entries and exits.
- So this is what I was talking about: although our investigations have gone up, entries of children into
- So something that's interesting, just because I like data, is that our entries did not go up, but our
- And missing visits means you're starting to create alienation, which prolongs that bed being filled.
- And at the end of this, you had an unauthorized, unrecommended interview by an untrained person who had
Summary:
The committee met for a presentation-only hearing on the Arizona Department of Child Safety, with no bills on the agenda. Chair Blackman opened by emphasizing that the hearing was intended to be data-focused and respectful, and that personal attacks or false accusations would not be tolerated. Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, foster care entries and exits, kinship placement, congregate care, missing youth, and extended foster care. She said the department investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home care population relatively steady, and had reunified about 3,000 children with parents, while also noting that older youth and behavioral-health-driven removals are creating a mismatch with available foster homes. She also described kinship supports, foster parent recruitment, and the impact of Family First on funding, saying DCS lost federal drawdown for congregate care while waiting on approval for prevention programs.
Members questioned the director about kinship caregivers, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental rights terminations, notice and documentation practices, and the effect of increased reimbursement rates. Patak said unlicensed kin can receive support through the kinship supports contract, that behavioral health assessments are done quickly at the welcome center or within 24 hours for kin placements, and that provider capacity remains a major constraint outside DCS control. She explained reunification conditions and services, said the department is working on documentation and notice issues flagged by the Auditor General, and noted that kinship reimbursement increases have helped some families step forward. She also said DCS procurement for group homes is handled internally through an RFP process and that about 10% of kinship caregivers become licensed.
Representative Gillette then delivered a lengthy presentation arguing that the child welfare, Medicaid, and disability systems are structurally intertwined and that procurement and funding rules create incentives for volume and congregate care use. He criticized DCS, DES, and AHCCCS/Access oversight structures, argued that the system diffuses accountability, and said the committee’s work and related materials would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about documentation, placement decisions, and the cost of congregate care, while asserting that the system over-relies on large providers and that reforms should focus on structural and financial incentives. Vice Chair Fink followed with a brief slide noting that congregate care costs far more per child than foster or kinship care, reinforcing the committee’s concern about placement costs and the need to shift children toward family-based care when possible.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1017 by to relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation
- AB 1076 by Pearson relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement,
- or for sale, rental, or lease or convenience of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1017 by Toth relates to the creation of a criminal offense of the proper entry from a foreign nation
- Relating to the unauthorized entry occupancy sale, rental, lease, advertisement, or for sale, rental,
- or lease, or convenience. of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 02/20/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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without what we call re-entry without what we call re-entry without inspection - Alien and these are people that government decides are not only aliens but the enemies.
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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/21/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It protects the illegal alien.
- IT PROTECTS THE ILLEGAL ALIEN.
- This is for entry into non-public areas in these designated locations.
- There is more in this bill that protects illegal aliens than it does to protect our legal taxpayers,
- We are the golden door, the place of entry to this country, the place that other nations look to around
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approval of the prior day’s journal, and several motions to restore previously passed bills to the third-reading calendar. Senate Print 2436A, an amendment to the Administrative Code of New York City, and Senate Print 7160, an amendment to the Elder Law, were both reconsidered and restored to the calendar by roll call. Amendments were also received on Senate Print 9960, which retained its place on the third-reading calendar. The chamber then paused to honor Madeline Wilson on her 100th birthday and Marilyn D. Mosley through previously adopted resolutions, with family members and guests recognized on the floor. The Senate also welcomed Columbia Kicks Cancer, a student-run East Greenbush fundraising team that raised more than $239,000 for blood cancer research and care.
The Finance Committee reported Senate Print 9005C, a budget bill amending Chapter 268 of the Laws of 1996, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the report and the message of necessity. The bill was then taken up on the controversial calendar, leading to extended debate on Part LL, which focused on limits on state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including 287(g) agreements, informal cooperation, masking rules for law enforcement, sensitive locations such as polling places, and the creation of an Office of Immigration Trust within the Attorney General’s office. Supporters argued the bill would keep state and municipal employees focused on their own duties, protect constitutional rights, and prevent New York resources from being used for federal immigration enforcement; they also said it would not bar all cooperation or prevent local police from responding to crime. Opponents argued it would hinder public safety, restrict law enforcement cooperation, and interfere with local discretion, while some raised concerns about constitutional issues and the practical effects on sheriffs, county jails, and police agencies.
The debate also included a separate provision creating a civil cause of action for constitutional-rights violations by federal, state, or local officials, which supporters described as an accountability measure. Members further discussed the masking section, with supporters saying it applied broadly to officials and was intended to withstand constitutional scrutiny, while opponents cited a recent Ninth Circuit ruling striking down a similar California law. The Office of Immigration Trust and its complaint/referral process were also examined, including the role of the Governor and the State Education Department in reviewing alleged violations. No final vote on the controversial calendar bill was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.