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Homeland Security: ACLU ‘Demonizing’ ICE Agents With Demand for UN Probe
If the United Nations launches an investigation in Minnesota, it should be into the plight of crime victims, a Department of Homeland Security official says. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the United Nations to launch a probe into the Trump administration’s actions in the state, regarding immigration enforcement and response to agitators. This comes amid the… -
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Republicans Scoff at Democrats’ Latest ICE Demands
Senators left Washington Thursday afternoon with little progress on talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans scoffed at Democrats’ demands for restraints on immigration law enforcement agents. On Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both D-N.Y., released a list of 10 demands they want satisfied before… -
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ICE Bodycams Will Do the Left’s Narrative More Harm Than Good
Following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing violent riots that raged across the nation in the summer of 2020, the thugs orchestrating the Black Lives Matter rampage demanded that police officers wear body cameras in order to document the supposed widespread, systemic, institutional racism motivating said police officers to wantonly slay defenseless, unarmed… -
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Anti-ICE Protesters Want Agents to Wear Body Cameras, But Their Demand May Backfire
All federal agents deployed to the field in Minneapolis will be equipped with body cameras, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced Monday. “Effective immediately, we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis,” Noem said in a post on X. “As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to [Department… -
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Bad Bunny’s Anti-ICE Grammy Rant Raises Red Flags Before the Super Bowl
If you thought Bad Bunny’s anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement Grammy speech was bad, buckle up, because you’re not getting rid of him anytime soon. The Puerto Rican rapper, who took his acceptance speech slot to pontificate on behalf of illegal aliens, will be headlining the Super Bowl halftime show this upcoming Sunday. Will he bring… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Convicted of Manslaughter, Arson
Federal immigration agents on Thursday arrested illegal aliens convicted of a third-degree sex offense, manslaughter, and arson, as the Department of Homeland Security continues to deal with backlash over enforcement operations in Minnesota. “These thugs have no place in our communities,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, adding, “Seventy percent of [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]… -
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‘We Must Hold the Line and Support ICE’: House Republicans Say Schumer’s Demands Are ‘Nonstarter’
Republicans accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of “trying to handcuff” immigration enforcement as Democrats refused to advance a bill to keep government open on Thursday. “Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats are trying to handcuff [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] because their party is committed to open borders,” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., told The Daily… -
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7 Extreme Democrat Attacks on ICE Help Explain Why Some Americans Are Losing Their Minds
Every day, it seems anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitators perpetrate a new atrocity against innocent people, and Democrats demonizing ICE arguably bear some of the blame. On Sunday, they effectively laid siege to the Home2 Suites by Hilton Hotel, smashing the windows and spray-painting anti-ICE slogans, leading both state police and federal agents to respond…. -
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Is the Government About to Shut Down Over ICE Funding?
Congress is likely about to trigger a shutdown as Democrat leaders, responding to pressure from their base, demand restraints on immigration law enforcement in exchange for funding the Department of Homeland Security. On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., laid his demands out on the table. The House has sent the Senate the final… -
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A ‘Jailbreak of RINOs’?
Following the Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday, some Republicans are questioning the Trump administration’s methods to follow through on President Donald Trump’s chief campaign promise of mass deportations. The break in party ranks comes ahead of the Senate’s Friday deadline to fund the government. The funding contains appropriations for the Department of… -
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Walz Silent Following Criticism Over Comparing Illegal Alien Children to Anne Frank
The office of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has not responded to condemnations of his comparing illegal alien children to Holocaust victim Anne Frank. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Monday issued a statement rebuking “leaders” for using Frank’s tragic story for “political purposes,” but did not mention Walz by name. Walz had made the reference at a press conference… -
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Donna Brazile Calls ICE Agents ‘Hooded Thugs’—Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey Responds
An exchange on ABC News’ “This Week” Sunday laid bare the sharp political divide over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics. Following a second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis in just over two weeks, ABC News host Jonathan Karl asked panelists to offer their reactions amid escalating tensions between the Trump administration and… -
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Ringleaders of Anti-ICE Church Invasion Arrested
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday that law enforcement had arrested some of the agitators who invaded a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday. “Minutes ago at my direction [Homeland Security Investigations] and [FBI] agents executed an arrest in Minnesota,” Bondi posted on X Thursday morning. “So far, we have arrested Nekima Levy… -
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Anti-ICE Agitator Stands by Church Invasion, While Her Allies Remain Silent
The activist groups organizing opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis have not condemned the anti-ICE agitators who disrupted a church service in St. Paul on Sunday. Between 30 and 40 anti-ICE agitators interrupted a service at Cities Church, a non-denominational Christian church in St. Paul, and shouted, “Justice for Renee Good!” as they… -
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Soros-Funded DA Staffer Praises Anti-ICE Agitators Invading Church
A key staffer for Minneapolis’ left-leaning district attorney praised the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitators who invaded a church service Sunday, and suggested he was present at the incident. Jamael Lundy, the intergovernmental affairs coordinator for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, posted on Facebook that he “met up with a group of protesters and got… -
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Justice Department Subpoenas Walz, Frey, Other Leaders Amid Opposition to ICE
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota’s Democrat leaders amid claims of conspiracy to impede federal law enforcement, sources say. The Justice Department has issued grand jury subpoenas to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, and the attorneys for Ramsey County… -
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Who’s Responsible for Demonizing ICE So Much That Agitators Invaded a Church Service?
On Sunday, anti-ICE agitators invaded a church sanctuary in the middle of service, a shocking escalation arguably inspired by the Left’s extreme rhetoric against immigration enforcement. “Justice for Renee Good!” shouted agitators as they walked directly into the middle of the sanctuary, surrounding worshippers in Cities Church, a non-denominational Christian church in St. Paul, Minnesota…. -
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Here’s Why There Are More ICE Raids in Blue States
The Left is desperate to make lawful deportation in America a giant, impossible mess to deal with. According to a new media narrative, President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security are behaving irresponsibly by conducting more immigration raids around the country, which in turn have allegedly led to violence against innocent civilians and illegal aliens. And… -
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Tricia McLaughlin Defends ICE’s Visible Presence
There is still chaos surrounding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, and nowhere is the anger more palpable than in cities like Minneapolis. Protesters insist they are exercising their rights, even as some cross legal lines. The distinction matters. Observing ICE is lawful. Obstructing ICE is not. And when citizens interfere with a federal operation, they… -
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‘Indisputable’: ICE Officer Involved in MN Shooting Was Within His Rights, Watchdog Group Concludes
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Oversight Project President Mike Howell on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Jan. 15. Oversight Project President Mike Howell joined “The Signal Sitdown” this week to discuss a new…