The suspect in a deadly Texas shooting that killed two workers inside a fast-food restaurant is in custody. He is an illegal alien. Murder at Chik-Fil-A Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta, a 37-year-old citizen of El Salvador, is charged with capital murder of multiple persons. He is accused of shooting them on Wednesday at a Texas […] The post Illegal Foreign Murderers in Texas and New York appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Police in Denver are searching for eight Latino males who were caught on video violently robbing a family-owned and operated jewelry store that has been in business for decades. The criminals robbed Joyeria El Ruby on Monday afternoon, said shop owner Lidia Tena. One of the men entered the store first and pretended to be shopping while three more men came in and waited in a cage — which was built with the intent to stop this type of situation from happening. They were asked to take off their hats and sunglasses before entering the store, but once the cage was opened they pulled guns and stormed the counter. Fox 31 Denver said that customers were held at gunpoint as the criminals stole nearly all of the jewelry. Several of the employees escaped to the back room where they tried to barricade themselves and hit a panic button, but the thugs broke in and held them at gunpoint and threatened to kill them if they again attempted to hit the panic button. The men repeatedly hit the women. “I thought they would kill me after hitting me three times and they told me they would kill me and my niece if I moved towards the panic button,” Tena said. Four more armed men then entered the building with hats and glasses and wearing gloves so that no fingerprints would be left behind which points strongly to these individuals being professional criminals who are linked to organized crime or a drug cartel. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The women who were working in the store said that the Spanish-speaking criminals clearly had Venezuelan accents. Colorado has become a hotbed for illegal alien crime thanks to Democrat Governor Jared Polis and the Democrat-controlled state legislature, which has turned the state into a sanctuary for those illegally in the country. Colorado is now ranked as the 3rd most dangerous state in the country. Federal law enforcement officials have launched well over 100 criminal investigations into Venezuelan criminal gangs that have invaded the United States under President Joe Biden, NBC News reported. The Biden administration releases the violent criminals into the U.S. when no criminal history comes up in any databases when they are apprehended at the border. No criminal history is available on them because Venezuelan intentionally will not share that information, the report said. Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime seems intent on unleashing violent crime and chaos on the streets of America as it refuses to allow the U.S. to deport the criminals back Venezuela. WATCH:

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to modify a Department of Homeland Security funding bill to reduce the salary of a DHS immigration officer who proudly supports Hamas to $1, after Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has refused to fire her more than eight months after she was exposed by The Daily Wire. Nejwa Ali worked as a spokeswoman for the Palestinian Liberation Organization, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, only to be hired by DHS after PLO was banned from Washington. Her job included vetting immigrants, even though she continued to be openly anti-Semitic and motivated by allegiance to Palestine on social media.  DHS has refused to say whether it knew she worked for the PLO but hired her anyway, or whether it does not even vet the people in charge of vetting migrants. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), the sponsor of the DHS funding bill, offered the amendment on behalf of Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who has sought accountability for anti-Semites. “Our conference has been quite clear about standing with Israel in their fight against a brutal and inhumane terrorist organization,” he said. Anti-Semitism “certainly has no place in the Department of Homeland Security. A DHS immigration adjudication officer was exposed celebrating the October 7 terrorist attack online. It was later revealed that she previously worked for the Palestinian Liberation Organization.” Mayorkas put her on paid leave following The Daily Wire’s October story in order to “investigate,” after which Ali confirmed in an audio recording that “I abso-f***ing-lutely celebrate” the Hamas terrorists parachuting into a music festival and opening fire. Since then, she has used her paid vacation to protest outside the Israeli embassy and harass military officials. On social media, when somebody commented on her page, “When you do everything you can to get fired but the boss says NO,” she responded, “hilarious, seriously.” Amodei said that Mayorkas confirmed within the last two weeks that she is still employed. “This is unacceptable. The Department has had more than eight months to investigate and terminate this employee with cause pursuant to the civil service applicable regulations. While the Secretary in the Biden administration refused to do the right thing, I would invite the members of the House of Representatives to terminate this employee. We must do the right thing and act with urgency to force their hand,” he said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Lauren Underwood (D-IL), who was making the Democrat case against most Republican amendments on the bill, argued against it, saying “it’s important that we defend the core principles upon which our country is founded, and that includes the system of checks and balances. We know from the secretary’s testimony earlier this year that there is an active investigation related to the Trump-era hire and she’s been placed on leave… We must allow this process to work,” she said. Although Underwood forced a recorded vote on other amendments, she did not do so for the Ali amendment, and the bill was deemed to have passed the Republican-led chamber based on a voice vote. Republicans also successfully inserted an amendment, offered by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), to strip Mayorkas himself of his salary. Republicans sought to use the funding bill to restrict the activities of a DHS that has shifted during the Biden administration from its intended purpose of enforcing immigration law to facilitating the transport of illegal immigrants into the interior of the country. Rep. Gregory Steube (R-FL) said that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement was using resources from the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer medical care to illegal immigrants, even as the veterans the department was founded to serve were left waiting. His amendment to prevent DHS from using veterans’ funding passed 254-176, with 176 Democrats opposing it and 27 supporting it. Proceedings became more contentious for other votes. Rep. Thomas Tiffany (R-WI) said DHS has abused a program called “Temporary Protected Status.” He said people from El Salvador were allowed to work in the country despite being illegal because El Salvador was granted the temporary status due to a 2001 earthquake. “It is a tool provided by Congress that allows the president, acting through the Department of Homeland Security, to allow foreign nationals to remain temporarily in the United States if conditions in their home country are too dangerous to send them back. The intent was to authorize a short reprieve from removal with the idea that they would be repatriated when conditions improved. This narrow authority has been abused. Nationals of El Salvador were granted TPS in the aftermath of an earthquake. That was in 2001, more than two decades ago,” he said. “The T in TPS stands for temporary. TPS was never intended to operate to provide rolling amnesty for hundreds of thousands of nationals,” he added. His amendment to revoke El Salvador’s TPS status failed 190-222, with the votes of every Democrat plus 18 Republicans. Congress postponed a vote on the underlying DHS bill. Inserting amendments into a must-pass bill makes it more likely that they will become law, but they could be stripped out in the process of reconciling the bill with the Democrat-controlled Senate’s version.

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Be humble in this life so that God may raise you up in the next.—St. Stephen, Hungary’s first king How sad it is to see God-glorifying humility morph into sin-glorifying pride.  Last year, Hungary went viral after an illuminated cross hovered over the Danube River, symbolizing the European nation’s Christian heritage. Drones took the shape of a cross after transitioning from a depiction of the crown of St. Stephen, Hungary’s first king, who recognized Christ’s lordship and introduced Christianity to the pagan Magyars—thereby uniting them under one nation and one God. Nearly a year later, rainbow-draped apparel and scantily clad men and women marched through Budapest for the globally recognized “Pride parade.” The sexually fueled displays on Budapest’s streets expose the fierce and troubling dichotomy between Hungary’s Christian founding and the progressivism simmering in the city. A couple of takeaways from the parade: First, the displays and apparel weren’t nearly as explicit as is seen in the United States. It seemed that the participants were loud and proud of their message, but without making an “in your face,” provocative delivery. It’s as if they were more interested in celebrating themselves than forcing others to celebrate them as well.  Second, the participants I interviewed acknowledged both sides of the discussion. When I asked them whether LGBTQ+ dialogue should be in school curriculums, I got charitable answers. I questioned two individuals who acknowledged that LGBTQ-related lessons should be minimal in school, given that anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment could be shared by teachers who oppose the agenda. “They should discuss it as history and current affairs without pushing a right or wrong approach,” one marcher told me. This was a matter of precedent. Giving LGBTQ+ discussion a place in school means that such a discussion will be swayed based on the teacher’s personal views. The two marchers’ friends nodded in agreement with them, which gives a stronger idea of what the greater crowd believes. But moderately tolerant Hungarians weren’t the only participants in the Pride parade. Dozens from the international diplomatic corps took to the streets to demand the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights in a nation whose leadership has courageously resisted that agenda. Leading the charge was U.S. Ambassador David Pressman, an internationally recognized gay rights activist, who bizarrely made it his personal mission to make the totality of U.S.-Hungary relations hinge upon whether Budapest is willing to bow to the gay agenda. Hint: It is not.  American commentator Rod Dreher said it well: The American ambassador and his diplomatic colleagues are demanding that Hungary violate the explicitly Christian text and spirit of its Constitution. I get that the United States and most of Europe is post-Christian, but Hungary is trying very hard to be faithful to its roots going back a thousand years. The contempt the U.S. and the EU have for the religious foundation of our civilization is clear, and appalling. I wish my fellow American Christians understood what our own government is doing to a country that, unlike us, is attempting to stay faithful to God in its laws. To be fair, Hungary is still largely conservative with a liberal metropolis in the center, where a pro-LGBTQ+ socialist mayor reigns and his main challenger was a candidate both gay and green. From a national political perspective, however, Hungarian conservatism seems to have a strong enough foothold. Conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been at the helm since 2010. His party, Fidesz, has a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly and won most precincts in recent local elections.  But although we shouldn’t allow the optics of rainbows and leather straps (or as Pride-marchers would call them, “clothes”) to distort our understanding of Hungary’s ideology, it does raise the concern of time. Just how long can Hungary’s shield against progressives and progressivism last, what with the world becoming more secular; thousands attending the Pride march in Budapest; over 40 embassies endorsing the march, including the once-conservative Poland; 35 countries co-signing a statement of concern regarding Hungary’s political position on the LGBTQ+ agenda; pressure from the European Union; and a U.S. ambassador hell-bent on advancing his personal agenda in Hungary instead of focusing on America’s strategic interests? After all, Christianity in America was once the norm, to the point where public displays were welcome even in the most liberal urban environments.  How does Hungary avoid going down the same secularist paths of its European neighbors?   Simply put, through repentance and adherence to God’s Word. As exhorted by St. Stephen, Hungary’s visionary first king, the people of Hungary need to show God-glorifying humility, which is the exact opposite on display at Pride parades. Hungary’s Christian leaders must remember that they fill the seats of a God-ordained institution whose purpose is to restrain public vice and advance justice and righteousness.  The citizens of Hungary must remember that their votes matter, nationally and locally. It is good, necessary, and critical for Hungarians to continue voting patterns that affirm their own national traditions and their own values. Christian virtues are not an accidental part of Hungary’s history; they have been this nation’s key to survival. Simply observing the moral decline dictated by the American Left and European elites should be enough to induce Hungarians to opt for an alternative that is life-giving, not soul-crushing.  Hungary’s current Constitution invokes Christian values and many Hungarian laws, including family policies that have effectively reduced abortions in half and policies that shield against indoctrinating children with LGBTQ+ propaganda, are still active today. While these policies aren’t aimed at creating a theocratic framework, Christian virtue does serve as the most profitable foundation for societies, as affirmed by Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister. “Europe,” Orbán said, “can only be saved if it finds its way back to the source of its true values, to its Christian identity.” Hungary, a nation with an embattled history of severe land and population loss after World War I and almost 50 years of Soviet occupation, has persevered time and time again. Oh, that Hungary would be strong enough to resist the neocolonial, ideological Left that uses every possible lever to turn this small country into a moral ash heap. May Hungary persevere spiritually as well and return to its original state, one that affirms Jesus Christ as high priest, savior, and Lord. May the “Pride” seen this month be turned into a humble self-confidence that Saint Stephen so strongly advocated over a thousand years ago.  The post Hungary’s ‘Pride’ Parade Diverges From Humble Christian Heritage  appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning that abortion proponents in the state are preparing to smuggle a radical ballot measure across the finish line in November. “Because all of the Southeast has various forms of pro-life legislation, Florida would become the abortion mecca of this region—and maybe one of the abortion meccas of the entire world, because it would be one of the most liberal abortion regimes anywhere in the world,” the Republican governor warned during a Zoom call Thursday with hundreds of pastors and faith leaders. “This amendment is written maybe more liberal than New York and California, but you would basically have a cottage industry, where people would be coming into Florida for this purpose,” DeSantis added. “And look, we’re a tourism state, but we want to be family-friendly tourism, not abortion tourism.” The Republican governor urged faith leaders to help their congregations understand the pivotal importance of combating Amendment 4, “The Right to Abortion Initiative.” Floridians will be able to vote on the measure on Election Day, Nov. 5. Amendment 4 would establish a “constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability,” which means before the baby is able to survive outside the womb. DeSantis argues that the phrasing of the amendment is crafted in such a way as to confuse pro-life voters about what they are dealing with. “The way they wrote the summary, there are people that are pro-life that poll in favor of this because they think it’s a pro-life amendment,” the governor said. “So, it needs to be very clear to every voter exactly what direction this amendment is going.” We believe the government should not interfere in personal medical decisions between Floridians and their doctors. Florida's ban has dangerous consequences. That why we endorse voting YES on Amendment 4 this November! pic.twitter.com/us7g6CrNbj— Florida Planned Parenthood Action (@PPactionFL) May 31, 2024 Since the May 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, abortion advocates have taken a new and very effective strategy—crafting ballot measures, even in red states, that enshrine a right to abortion into a state’s constitution, thereby circumventing pro-life laws and lawmakers. Michigan voters legalized abortion up until birth with similarly vague language in a November 2022 ballot initiative. Michigan’s Proposal 3 prohibits laws against abortion if a “health care professional” deemed it to be “medically needed to protect a patient’s life or physical or mental health.” According to KFF’s ballot tracker, up to 11 states may have abortion measures on their ballots in 2024. Such ballot measure have received heavy funding and support from leftist activist groups, such as the ACLU and even from celebrities such as singer John Legend and former President Barack Obama. Ohio, there’s an important election happening right now. If you want to protect abortion rights by making them part of your state Constitution, vote yes on Issue 1. Visit https://t.co/8ul6i1FASI and make your plan to vote before November 7th. pic.twitter.com/RXICbBPgkh— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 19, 2023 Lawmakers on the right have largely shown themselves to be hesitant to seek to defeat the ballot initiatives. But DeSantis indicated he won’t be so reluctant. The governor spent a good bit of Thursday’s Zoom call informing pastors on what the radical amendment will do and why Floridians must oppose it. “It completely eliminates not just the Heartbeat Protection Act, but also the 15-week protections, and even eliminates parental consent for minors with respect to abortion,” he said, referring to two pieces of legislation he has previously signed. “That’s something that is in our statutes. That’s very common sense. This amendment would eliminate that, and abortion would be the one thing that a minor could go behind their parents’ back and do without parental consent … so it does eliminate an important parental right.” He continued: “It guarantees abortion all the way to the moment of birth. And it’s written in a way to try to massage that. But basically, if a ‘health care provider’ says that there should be an abortion, then you can do it. It doesn’t even require a physician! So a chiropractor could say [it], and then you could go.” The governor also specifically addressed activists’ claims that late-term abortions do not take place. “Some people would say, ‘Why would somebody do a late-term abortion?’” he said. “A lot of voters just don’t think it ever happens. And while it is rare, it’s roughly about 2%. The vast, vast majority of late-term abortions are purely elective.” “Why?” the governor asked. “Well, look, people make money off of this, situations where the father may be pressuring a woman to do this, but that does happen in this country, and it’s not an insignificant number when you look at how that happens. So, that would be green-lighted in the state of Florida.” DeSantis stressed that “anyone who has even an inkling of pro-life beliefs” should understand that Florida’s ballot amendment is “really, really bad.” “It would be in the state’s constitution, which means you can elect pro-life legislators, you can elect somebody to be pro-life in the governor, and it’s not going to matter, because they’re not going to be able to legislate around this amendment to the state’s constitution,” he explained. The post DeSantis: Sneaky Ballot Measure Would Transform Florida Into ‘One of the Most Liberal Abortion Regimes Anywhere in the World’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.