20 House Republicans Demand ICE Data on Arrests, Deportations Withheld by Biden

Plus: The DC 5: Callousness, Cruelty of Post-Viability Abortion

April 19 2022   Good morning from Washington, where GOP lawmakers want missing details from the Biden administration's latest report on deportations of illegal immigrants. Jennie Taer reports. Local and federal authorities should determine the facts in the abortions of five fully formed babies in the nation's capital, Steven Aden writes. On the podcast, Virginia Allen interviews a California mom whose daughter committed suicide after deciding to "transition" to a boy. Plus: China's inhumane COVID-19 policy; corruption rots the main Black Lives Matter group; and the rise of the narcotic captagon. On this date in 1775, the American Revolution begins on the town green of  Lexington, Massachusetts, where eight patriots are killed and 10 wounded in a brief confrontation with 700 British troops.     NEWS 20 House Republicans Demand ICE Data on Arrests, Deportations Withheld by Biden By Jennie Taer Data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing fewer arrests of illegal immigrants provide a "wholly inadequate" look at enforcement and removal actions, lawmakers say. More COMMENTARY The DC 5: Callousness, Cruelty of Post-Viability Abortion By Steven Aden Pro-life leaders and dozens of members of Congress call on D.C. law enforcement officials and the Justice Department to fully investigate the deaths of aborted babies dubbed "the D.C. 5." More ANALYSIS Mom Explains Tragic Reality of Gender Ideology That Ended Her Daughter's Life By Virginia Allen "I wish the system, instead of spending millions of dollars on these kids, having them in foster care, [would instead] support us as a parent and give us the tools that we need," Abby Martinez says. More COMMENTARY In China, Public Health Takes Back Seat to Politics By Michael Cunningham Communist China's "zero COVID-19" policy was never about those whose livelihoods it disrupts. The real objectives were political. More COMMENTARY BLM Global Network Foundation's Creators Aren't Interested in Black Lives By Mike Gonzalez Here's a handy rundown of major developments about the largest Black Lives Matter organization, so you can email it to your liberal cousin. More COMMENTARY Captive to Captagon: How a Narcotic Has Become Scourge of Middle East By Nicole Robinson The $5 billion captagon drug trade directly funds the illicit activities of the Assad regime in Syria and Hezbollah in Lebanon. More NEWS ICYMI: Heritage Foundation Launches 'Transition' Project to Set Conservative Policy Agenda By Fred Lucas Paul Dans, a former high-ranking Trump administration official, will direct The Heritage Foundation's 2025 Presidential Transition Project. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.