How many more Americans must suffer before we finally take back control of our borders and our immigration system? The recent terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, serves as a grim reminder that our battle for national security is far from over. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national who overstayed his visa, used a flamethrower to target Jewish residents. It’s a chilling indictment of how lax, negligent immigration enforcement under the Biden administration has put American lives at risk.
In response, President Trump’s administration has rightly made visa overstayers a top priority. Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Todd Lyons, expressed this clearly in a recent Fox News interview: “There’s a big push right now at ICE to identify all these individuals that have overstayed their visas,” Lyons said, adding, “One of the main missions of ICE is to go ahead and arrest anyone that we can take an enforcement action against, that has violated immigration law.”
Let’s be clear: visa overstayers aren’t a small issue. We have millions of these individuals living illegally among us, a direct result of the previous administration’s dangerous open-border policies. The Biden-era immigration “strategy” was a recipe for disaster, prioritizing politically correct virtue signaling over American safety and sovereignty.
It’s not just illegal border crossings making our nation vulnerable; it’s also those who arrive legally but refuse to leave when their welcome expires. These individuals exploit our hospitality, violate our trust, and, as we tragically witnessed in Boulder, sometimes commit heinous acts against innocent Americans.
Governor Ron DeSantis minced no words when addressing this urgent threat: “Why are we letting people like this guy in? He should have never been here,” DeSantis rightly pointed out in a Monday press conference, adding bluntly, “He sure as hell should’ve been sent home when his visa expired.” This is exactly what everyday patriotic Americans are asking. Why are we letting criminals enter and remain in our country, endangering our communities?
Representative Byron Donalds of Florida echoed DeSantis’s sentiments, calling upon our government to “ensure these threats to the nation are deported.” Americans are tired of hearing excuses from the left, tired of Democrats’ endless lectures on compassion while our neighborhoods suffer, our families live in fear, and our borders remain dangerously porous.
The Trump administration has made clear that the gloves are off. White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson affirmed the new directive in an email statement Monday evening: “The Trump Administration remains committed to restoring common-sense to our immigration system and deporting anyone who is in the United States illegally—whether they’ve overstayed a visa or crossed the border illegally. If you are in the country illegally, you won’t be for long.”
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green has rightly requested urgent briefings to ensure Congress is fully informed and equipped to address these threats. As Americans, we must support this decisive stance. The safety of our families, our communities, and our nation must not be compromised by those who flout our laws and threaten our way of life.
Visa overstays are not mere technical violations; they’re a significant threat to national security. Mohamed Soliman, the Boulder attacker, entered America in August 2022 on a visitor visa and overstayed his permitted time, later filing for asylum. This pattern of abuse and exploitation of our immigration system is unacceptable. How many more ticking time bombs like Soliman are hidden within our borders?
The Trump administration’s renewed focus on visa overstayers reflects precisely the courage and determination we need. It’s about restoring integrity and accountability to immigration enforcement. It’s about protecting American citizens first and foremost.
We must demand that our leaders in Washington continue to take bold, unapologetic action. The stakes are high, and the American people deserve nothing less than unwavering commitment to national security, sovereignty, and the rule of law.
