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Op-Ed | November 14, 2025

Backing Governor Abbott’s Bold Public Safety Task Force

Throughout the nation, two visions for law enforcement are unfolding. On one hand, liberals like Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are creating “ICE Free Zones” in an attempt to expel federal law enforcement from doing their job. Worse than a lack of cooperation, federal agents are facing active resistance from governors and mayors. Members of Congress are showing up at ICE facilities to protest and attempt to force their way into the facilities. The federal government is asking for a permanent city perimeter around the South Portland ICE building due to violent and belligerent protestors. Still, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson decided instead to remove the temporary perimeter and replace it with nothing.

News Release | November 6, 2025

Indiana AG Files Lawsuit to Stop “Sanctuary” School District Policies that Obstruct Federal Immigration Enforcement

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), alleging that the district has adopted and maintained policies that violate state law by obstructing cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The complaint seeks an injunction to end IPS’s “sanctuary” policies, which prevent school employees from voluntarily assisting federal immigration authorities, even in cases involving potential family reunification or the safety of unaccompanied minors.

Statement | October 30, 2025

AFPI Supports Congressional Efforts to Improve Federal Supervised Release

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds the introduction of the Safer Supervision Act, a bipartisan effort to revamp the federal supervised release system.

Statement | October 28, 2025

AFPI’s Chad F. Wolf Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding the Rise of Political Violence

Today, America First Policy Institute’s Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chair of Homeland Security and Immigration Chad F. Wolf testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing entitled “Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order.”

Statement | October 21, 2025

Government Shutdown Delays Americans’ Access to Gun Purchase

Washington, D.C. — Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Brett Tolman, Chair of Law and Justice, about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) delaying the processing firearm licensing applications during the government shutdown: “While Washington gridlock continues, the constitutional rights of law-abiding Americans are being sidelined. The shutdown has forced the ATF to furlough staff, halting approvals for federal firearms licenses and other legally regulated items. This is leaving Americans waiting indefinitely to exercise their Second Amendment rights because of misplaced priorities in Washington.

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