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News out of Europe (don't know how true the number is)
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Report: Over 10,000 Migrants Died Trying to Reach Spain by Sea in 2024
A record total of 131 flimsy boats loaded with migrants disappeared at sea while trying to reach Spain in 2024, a year that goes down as the deadlies...
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Mexican fishing crew, US Coast Guard slug it out at sea
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The captain and first mate of a Mexican fishing vessel are in federal custody after slugging it out at sea with members of the U.S. Coast Guard trying to board their boat.The fracas unfolded last Sunday north of Mission Bay in San Diego, when members of a federal Joint Operations Center in Imperial Beach received information about a suspicious vessel.
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Tom Homan predicts that the liberal media will show the first female or child crying they can to try and manipulate public perception. He says they will be sued numerous times a day but he doesn't care what the media says anymore as reports are coming out that ICE plans to start major illegal immigration raids on day one of Trump's administration.
He is sick and tired of seeing all the trafficked women and children due to open border policies.
Hate all you want.
Push the misinformation on all you want.
We're not gonna slow down.
We're not gonna go away. We're gonna get this done.
"We're gonna take a lot of hate. We're gonna be sued every day numerous times. I think you will see the left try to control the media. They're gonna show the first crying female, the first crying child and say see how inhumane we are. But they won't talk about three hundred forty thousand children that they've failed to take care of. They're not going to talk about the young women who have been murdered in this country at the hands of the Criminal Cartel. They're not going to talk about the hundreds of angel moms and dads. Who buried their children. You wanna talk about family separation? They buried their children because their children were killed by a member of a criminal cartel of someone that's not supposed to be here. They'll tell one side of the story. They'll try to vilify us. But they're not gonna stop us from doing my job. I don't care what the media says about me.
If they saw what I saw in thirty-four years all the tragedies I've dealt with in thirty four years, they would certainly understand me.
I'm tired of women being raped making that journey. I'm tired of dead children. I'm tired of women and children being sex trafficked. In this administration, sex trafficking is up six hundred percent of women and children. We have a record number of people on terrorist watch lists being arrested. Record number of Americans dying on fentanyl..The criminal cartels of Mexico are making more money than they've ever made in smuggling aliens trafficking women and children and moving dope.
So, hate all you want.
Push the misinformation on all you want.
We're not gonna slow down.
We're not gonna go away. We're gonna get this done."
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He is sick and tired of seeing all the trafficked women and children due to open border policies.
Hate all you want.
Push the misinformation on all you want.
We're not gonna slow down.
We're not gonna go away. We're gonna get this done.
"We're gonna take a lot of hate. We're gonna be sued every day numerous times. I think you will see the left try to control the media. They're gonna show the first crying female, the first crying child and say see how inhumane we are. But they won't talk about three hundred forty thousand children that they've failed to take care of. They're not going to talk about the young women who have been murdered in this country at the hands of the Criminal Cartel. They're not going to talk about the hundreds of angel moms and dads. Who buried their children. You wanna talk about family separation? They buried their children because their children were killed by a member of a criminal cartel of someone that's not supposed to be here. They'll tell one side of the story. They'll try to vilify us. But they're not gonna stop us from doing my job. I don't care what the media says about me.
If they saw what I saw in thirty-four years all the tragedies I've dealt with in thirty four years, they would certainly understand me.
I'm tired of women being raped making that journey. I'm tired of dead children. I'm tired of women and children being sex trafficked. In this administration, sex trafficking is up six hundred percent of women and children. We have a record number of people on terrorist watch lists being arrested. Record number of Americans dying on fentanyl..The criminal cartels of Mexico are making more money than they've ever made in smuggling aliens trafficking women and children and moving dope.
So, hate all you want.
Push the misinformation on all you want.
We're not gonna slow down.
We're not gonna go away. We're gonna get this done."
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Colombian president Gustavo Petro says he will not accept US deportation flights
Colombian president Gustavo Petro announced on Sunday that he had blocked US military aircraft carrying deported Colombians as part of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown from landing in his country.Mexico had also reportedly refused to receive a similar flight on Saturday, according to US officials cited by Reuters and NBC News.
In a post on Twitter/X, Colombia’s leftist leader wrote: “A migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that every human being deserves.
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Update:
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, "I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia’s Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people. Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.
These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!"
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Trump retaliates against Colombia | LiveNOW from FOX
Jan 26, 2025President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, "I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia’s Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people. Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.
These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!"
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If they don't take them, Mexico will.
Mexico allowed those people to enter and Mexico facilitated their arrival at our border. So as far as I am concerned, they are can all be sent back to Mexico, and let them figure out what to do with them. By allowing them into their country to begin with, they became their responsibility.
Mexico allowed those people to enter and Mexico facilitated their arrival at our border. So as far as I am concerned, they are can all be sent back to Mexico, and let them figure out what to do with them. By allowing them into their country to begin with, they became their responsibility.
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Short article.
DEA Rocky Mountain said they and local partners conducted an operation targeting "drug trafficking and members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA)" in which "drugs, weapons, and cash were seized in Adams County."
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Immigration officers raid Colorado nightclub as Trump's deportation plan gathers pace
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted an immigration raid at a Colorado nightclub outside Denver in the early hours of Sunday, 26 January, as Donald Trump's promised ramped-up deportation action took effect.DEA Rocky Mountain said they and local partners conducted an operation targeting "drug trafficking and members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA)" in which "drugs, weapons, and cash were seized in Adams County."
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ICE raid at Philly car wash, sources say
Jan 28, 2025Complete Autowash Philly on East Hunting Park Ave. was locked up tight Tuesday afternoon after multiple sources tell Fox 29 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents moved on the business early Tuesday morning.
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Trump says he will send migrants to Guantanamo Bay
- President Donald Trump said he will order his administration to prepare Guantanamo Bay to detain migrants.
- Trump said he would sign an executive order instructing his Defense and Homeland Security departments to ready Guantanamo’s facilities.
- Trump since has taken numerous actions to crack down on illegal U.S. border crossings and deport undocumented migrants en masse.
Trump, at a ceremony to sign an immigration detention bill into law, said he would also sign an executive order Wednesday instructing his Defense and Homeland Security departments to ready Guantanamo’s “migrant facility.”
Trump said there are thousands of beds in Guantanamo to “detain the worst criminal illegal aliens.”
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Tell me this isn't a mental illness
REPORT: The k*ller in the Vermont Border Patrol slaying on Inauguration Day is allegedly linked to a radical leftist transgender militant cult known as the "Zizians"
The Zizians are a radical "computer-savvy" cult with a "vegan Sith" ideology & follow "Rationalism"
The leader of the cult is known as "Ziz," whose legal name is Jack LaSota.
According to reports, German national Felix "Ophelia" Bauckholt and student Teresa "Milo" Consuelo Youngblut were stopped by Border Patrol in Vermont on Jan 20.
Youngblut shot and k*lled Border Patrol agent David Maland. When agents returned fired, Bauckholt was hit and k*lled.
Youngblut survived but is in custody.
The gun that was used in the incident was traced back to trans nonbinary Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, whose parents were found de*d in Delaware County, PA. Their de*th is believed to be linked to the Zizians.
That case is unsolved.
The leader "Ziz" LaSota is a biological male who identifies as a female. He is accused of encouraging his followers to k*ll people.
His followers claim he passed away in 2022 but this seems to be fake. There is currently a warrant out for his arrest.
The group is accused of other crimes throughout the country including the m*rder of an elderly man in Vallejo, California.
The man was allegedly k*lled by Maximilian Bentley Snyder. Youngblut had filed a marriage application with Snyder in 2024.
Snyder is accused of k*lling the man who was a key witness in an upcoming attempted m*rder trial against the Zizian cult.
REPORT: The k*ller in the Vermont Border Patrol slaying on Inauguration Day is allegedly linked to a radical leftist transgender militant cult known as the "Zizians"
The Zizians are a radical "computer-savvy" cult with a "vegan Sith" ideology & follow "Rationalism"
The leader of the cult is known as "Ziz," whose legal name is Jack LaSota.
According to reports, German national Felix "Ophelia" Bauckholt and student Teresa "Milo" Consuelo Youngblut were stopped by Border Patrol in Vermont on Jan 20.
Youngblut shot and k*lled Border Patrol agent David Maland. When agents returned fired, Bauckholt was hit and k*lled.
Youngblut survived but is in custody.
The gun that was used in the incident was traced back to trans nonbinary Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, whose parents were found de*d in Delaware County, PA. Their de*th is believed to be linked to the Zizians.
That case is unsolved.
The leader "Ziz" LaSota is a biological male who identifies as a female. He is accused of encouraging his followers to k*ll people.
His followers claim he passed away in 2022 but this seems to be fake. There is currently a warrant out for his arrest.
The group is accused of other crimes throughout the country including the m*rder of an elderly man in Vallejo, California.
The man was allegedly k*lled by Maximilian Bentley Snyder. Youngblut had filed a marriage application with Snyder in 2024.
Snyder is accused of k*lling the man who was a key witness in an upcoming attempted m*rder trial against the Zizian cult.
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The nationwide preliminary injunction issued by Judge Deborah Boardman on February 5, 2025, effectively blocks the implementation of President Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship. The executive order, which sought to deny citizenship to children born in the U.S. after February 19, 2025, to parents who are unlawfully present or temporary visitors, is paused indefinitely while litigation proceeds.
This follows an earlier restraining order from a Seattle judge, underscoring the judiciary's active role in scrutinizing executive actions.
This means:
1. Immediate Halt: Federal agencies cannot enforce or implement the executive order, including denying documentation like U.S. passports or Social Security numbers for affected children.
2. Legal Precedent Upheld:
The injunction reinforces the Fourteenth Amendment's long-standing interpretation that grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, citing over a century of Supreme Court precedent.
3. Temporary Relief: Families and immigrant rights groups challenging the order have gained temporary relief, ensuring that children born during the litigation period remain eligible for U.S. citizenship.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
This injunction is yet another sign that for better or worse Trump’s opponents are determined to fight him at every step of his presidency.
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This follows an earlier restraining order from a Seattle judge, underscoring the judiciary's active role in scrutinizing executive actions.
This means:
1. Immediate Halt: Federal agencies cannot enforce or implement the executive order, including denying documentation like U.S. passports or Social Security numbers for affected children.
2. Legal Precedent Upheld:
The injunction reinforces the Fourteenth Amendment's long-standing interpretation that grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, citing over a century of Supreme Court precedent.
3. Temporary Relief: Families and immigrant rights groups challenging the order have gained temporary relief, ensuring that children born during the litigation period remain eligible for U.S. citizenship.
The Trump administration is expected to appeal the decision.
This injunction is yet another sign that for better or worse Trump’s opponents are determined to fight him at every step of his presidency.
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Venezuelans backed Trump. Now some worry he’ll deport them.
DORAL, Fla. — Ronald Bellorin decided to flee Venezuela for the United States during President Donald Trump’s first administration, convinced the Republican leader would protect people like him who had been targeted by an autocratic regime.Now the university professor is worried the Trump administration is going to deport him. The Department of Homeland Security has canceled the temporary protected status given to thousands of Venezuelans who have arrived in recent years. Bellorin’s permission to work in the United States is set to expire in April, and his shield from deportation in September.
“Today, I feel the same way I felt in Venezuela — that they’re going to come take me somewhere I won’t be able to escape from,” Bellorin said, tearing up as he described his family’s ordeal. “It’s terrible to feel this way here in the United States.”
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NEW: On Monday, a Coachella city councilwoman gave a sobbing interview to local media after her husband was arrested in a WalMart parking lot by the FBI for ICE. "My family was just separated!" she cried out as she recorded the arrest.
Here's what she left out:
Her husband is a previously deported Mexican illegal alien with a lengthy rap sheet of several felony convictions, including possession of a controlled substance (meth) for sale, inflicting corporal injury to a spouse, DUI, and assault with a deadly weapon, according to ICE.
Isidro Jimenez-Ibanez is also now looking at prosecution for felony re-entry, as federal authorities are now charging him with violation of 8 USC 1326, illegal alien found in the US after deportation, which was the reason for his FBI/ICE arrest in the Coachella parking lot. The FBI had a criminal warrant signed by a federal magistrate when they arrested him.
It is a felony to re-enter the US illegally after deportation, punishable by up to 2 years in prison on the first offense.
A judge has since released him on bond.
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USCIS mulls policing social media of all would-be citizens
President ordered immigration officials to ramp up vetting of foreigners 'to the maximum degree'
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Radars Deployed To Mexico Border To Detect Cartel Drones
The Army sending radars to help with border security highlights cartel drone threats and broader challenges facing the U.S. homeland.
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Donald Trump Says Gold Card Visa Could Be Renamed 'Trump Card'
President Donald Trump suggested renaming his proposed "gold card" visa as the "Trump card," claiming the name would be more appealing."I will tell you what my people want to call it. It'll drive you crazy. It'll drive the left crazy. They want to call it the Trump card, because the Trump card sells much better than the gold card," Trump said on The Ingraham Angle.
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Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes
Mar 23, 2025Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.
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*Note: When she talked about "rating your smuggler" I laughed out loud. This is outta cartoon land. It's like rating your uber driver.
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Detainees under Alien Enemies Act urge justices to leave judge’s bar on removal in place
Lawyers for alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that prohibits the federal government from removing them, or anyone else, from the United States under the Alien Enemies Act, an...
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Supreme Court requires noncitizens to challenge detention and removal in Texas - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a pair of orders by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that had barred the government from removing noncitizens who are designated as members of a Venezuelan gang under a March 15 executive order issued by President Donald Trump. By a vote of 5-4, the justices
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Justices direct government to facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court on Thursday evening largely left in place an order by a federal judge in Maryland directing the government to return to the United States a Maryland man who is currently being held in a maximum-security prison in El Salvador as a result of what the Trump administration concedes was
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Undocumented Farm Workers: Trumps New Plan
Apr 14, 2025 #FarmLabor #ImmigrationReform #AgricultureNewsDuring a recent cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump proposed a new program to address the ongoing farm labor shortage. The idea would allow undocumented farm workers to voluntarily leave the U.S., then reapply to return legally through a new agricultural work program. It’s not a pathway to citizenship, but it would provide a legal option to work on farms and ranches. While the H-2A guest worker program filled over 384,000 jobs last year, farmers say it’s costly, complex, and limited to seasonal labor. President Trump said USDA would play a key role in the plan, allowing farmers to vouch for workers. Ag groups welcome the focus on labor, but some labor advocates say more permanent worker protections are still needed.
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Trump says alleged gang members don’t need hearings because the government is infallible
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected that claim, upholding the right to due process in deportation cases.
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