ICE agents detained an illegal alien from Ghana convicted on 15 counts for stealing more than $8 million through an online dating fraud scheme targeting the elderly, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. 
Convicted three years ago in Boston, Massachusetts, for defrauding the elderly through fake dating profiles, ICE agents detained Kofi Ib Osei on Tuesday. Osei was convicted in March 2023 on seven counts of false statement to a bank, six counts of wire fraud, aiding and abetting, and two counts of money laundering. 
“Kofi Osei is a criminal illegal alien who committed fraud throughout New England,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told The Daily Wire. “On April 6, 2026, ICE arrested Osei from jail and took him into custody in Virginia. This is why we need local cooperation.”
Osei first entered the United States in 2010 and was convicted on March 22, 2023, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 
The indictment against Osei revealed that he targeted victims across the country, from Florida to California, from 2016 to 2020, through a romance scheme that involved tricking individuals into sending money to bank accounts operated by Osei under fake names. This money was then used for buying cars and other personal items, according to the indictment.
To open bank accounts, Osei would use passports from South Africa and Lesotho under various names. 
One victim in the indictment included a woman who met Osei on eHarmony under the name “William Karlsen.&#8221; They communicated by phone and text, and Osei claimed he needed her to send him money so he could leave the oil rig he claimed to work on to visit her. Eventually, the victim transferred Osei over $200,000, according to the indictment. 
A second scheme involved Osei using the name “William Woodcox” and getting money from a woman he targeted on the dating website Plenty of Fish. That victim transferred him around $65,000 to help him after an accident in which he&#8217;d claimed to be involved. 
In total, the Justice Department said that Osei scammed hundreds of people out of $8 million. He was sentenced to 54 months in prison over the scheme. 
Osei was just one of the illegal immigrant criminals arrested this week by ICE. 
Others arrested by ICE this week included Pedro Joel Martinez, an illegal alien from El Salvador convicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14-years-old; Miguel Angel Vazquez-Garcia, an illegal alien from Mexico convicted for dealing child pornography in Wilmington, Delaware; Ader Aldair Ramirez-Quiroz, an illegal alien from Honduras convicted for importation of fentanyl in San Diego, California; and Anyeli Carolina Peley-Herrera, an illegal alien from Venezuela convicted for acquisition of personal identification by false authority in Bonneville County, Idaho, according to DHS. 
“Yesterday, the heroic men and women of ICE arrested child predators, child rapists, drug traffickers, and other scumbags,” Bis said. “Under President Trump, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States. If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you will never return.”

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The Trump administration arrested the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday, describing the man as a Jordanian terrorist.
Salah Sarsour, who has lived in the United States for over 30 years, was convicted in Israel as a teenager after throwing molotov cocktails at the homes of Israeli soldiers. He has also been <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/">accused</a> of helping raise money for Hamas in the 1990s. Sarsour was issued a green card under former President Bill Clinton after lying on his immigration application, Homeland Security said.
Sarsour has been the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee for the past five years. The society is the largest Islamic group in Wisconsin, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/ice-milwaukee-muslim-leader-arrest.html">reported</a>. He is also a board member of the American Muslims for Palestine, a group that has faced <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-files-legal-brief-against-american-muslims-palestine-and-other-radical">scrutiny</a> over alleged links to Hamas and its support for intifada in the wake of Hamas&#8217; October 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.
&#8220;This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings,&#8221; DHS said.
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Today, <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> arrested a Jordanian national with a prior conviction for THROWING A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL at the homes of Israeli Forces.
He lied on his immigration application and became a green card holder under President Clinton.
This terrorist will remain in ICE custody pending… <a href="https://t.co/L38liuCxVy">https://t.co/L38liuCxVy</a> <a href="https://t.co/9IXWuo0t0f">pic.twitter.com/9IXWuo0t0f</a>
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The Trump administration posted the description and photo of Sarsour on social media in response to Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers criticizing the administration over Sarsour&#8217;s arrest.
&#8220;Targeting people because of their beliefs or background is wrong,&#8221; Evers said. &#8220;This is clearly about sowing division and fear and doesn&#8217;t help make Wisconsin safer. I’m thinking of Mr. Sarsour&#8217;s family in this difficult time, and I join [Rep. Gwen Moore] 
in calling for his immediate release.&#8221;
Sarsour&#8217;s attorney said the Milwaukee Muslim leader received deportation papers from the Trump administration, which said that the State Department determined Sarsour &#8220;poses an adverse consequence to foreign policy considerations.&#8221; The man&#8217;s attorneys argued that the Trump administration is only targeting Sarsour because of his anti-Israel views, adding that Sarsour has no criminal record in the United States.
Hundreds of Muslims gathered for a rally at the Islamic Society of Milwaukee&#8217;s Salam School gym following the arrest of Sarsour, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel <a href="https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2026/04/02/islamic-society-of-milwaukee-president-salah-sarsour-detained-by-ice/89433525007/">reported</a>. Othman Atta, the executive director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee mosque told the crowd, &#8220;They want to criminalize advocacy for Palestine. That is the only reason that he is being targeted. There is nothing else.&#8221;
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has vowed to strip the legal status of immigrants found to be &#8220;Hamas supporters.&#8221; Last year, the Trump administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-court-rules-against-mahmoud-khalils-release-from-ice-detention">arrested</a> pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who led anti-Israel and anti-America demonstrations at Columbia University after the October 7 attack. The Trump administration won a legal victory in January over its arrest of Khalil when a federal court ruled that he could be taken back into custody after a lower court ordered his release.

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In a textbook example of judicial activism, a federal judge in Boston has <a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/mar/31/trump-administration-unlawfully-revoked-status-of-/">blocked</a> the Trump administration’s attempt to restore order to the U.S. immigration system.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs — an appointee of Barack Obama — issued a ruling that prevents the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants who entered the country under a controversial Biden-era program.
The ruling is a significant blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the &#8220;CBP One&#8221; app system. Launched in 2023 under then-Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the app allowed nearly one million noncitizens from countries like Venezuela, Cuba, and Haiti to schedule appointments at ports of entry and receive &#8220;humanitarian parole.&#8221; This status allowed them to live and work in the U.S. indefinitely while awaiting asylum hearings that are often scheduled years into the future.
In April 2025, fulfilling a core campaign promise to secure the border and initiate mass deportations, the Trump administration notified approximately 900,000 CBP One users via email that their parole had been terminated. &#8220;Please depart the United States immediately,&#8221; the notice read.
Burroughs sided with a class-action lawsuit led by the Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts and represented by the liberal legal group Democracy Forward. She ruled that the blanket revocation was &#8220;not in accordance with law,&#8221; arguing that DHS failed to provide individualized records proving that the &#8220;purposes of parole&#8221; had been served for each migrant before revoking their status.
The Department of Homeland Security <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/31/obama-judge-halts-trump-effort-to-end-parole-for-hundreds-of-thousands/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Supreme%20Court%20reversed,This%20story%20has%20been%20updated.">responded</a> with a blistering statement, accusing Burroughs of overstepping her bounds. &#8220;We disagree with this blatant judicial activism undermining the president’s Article II authority to determine who remains in this country,&#8221; a DHS spokesperson said. &#8220;The Biden administration abused the parole authority &#8230; to allow millions of illegal aliens into the U.S., which further fueled the worst border crisis in U.S. history.&#8221;
The spokesperson emphasized that the administration remains committed to its self-deportation initiatives, including the &#8220;CBP Home App,&#8221; which offers migrants $2,600 and a flight home to avoid arrest.
For those following Judge Burroughs’ career, Tuesday’s ruling came as little surprise. She has a long history of high-profile clashes with the Trump administration’s agenda. In 2017, she was among the first judges to block Trump’s initial travel ban. Most notably, in 2019, she ruled in favor of Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions program — a decision that was later famously overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, which found the university&#8217;s use of race to be unconstitutional. More recently, in 2025, she struck down the administration’s attempt to freeze federal funding for the Ivy League institution.
With nearly a million parolees now allowed to remain in the country due to a single district court order, the administration is expected to appeal the decision to the First Circuit immediately.

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President Donald Trump responded to the bombshell reveal of pictures showing the husband of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cross-dressing and exchanging risqué messages and photos with several women, saying he feels &#8220;badly for the family&#8221; if the story is confirmed.
&#8220;They confirmed it?&#8221; Trump asked, speaking to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15695627/Shocked-Trump-reacts-Kristi-Noems-crossdressing-husband-Daily-Mail-blew-lid-national-security-scandal.html">The Daily Mail</a>, the outlet that broke the story. &#8220;Wow, well, I feel badly for the family if that’s the case, that’s too bad. I haven’t seen anything. I don’t know anything about it. That’s too bad, but I just know nothing about it.&#8221;
The bizarre story about Noem&#8217;s husband Bryon Noem and his apparent cross-dressing habits broke on Tuesday morning, with national security experts saying it could have left Noem susceptible to blackmail while she was in the cabinet. A representative for Noem told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/us-news/kristi-noem-weighs-in-on-report-husband-bryon-lives-cross-dressing-double-life/">New York Post</a> that she and her family had been &#8220;blindsided&#8221; and &#8220;devastated&#8221; by the story that broke earlier that day, and asked for &#8220;prayers and privacy&#8221; as they navigated the situation.
The story alleged that Bryon Noem had exchanged risqué messages and photos with several women — including a number in which he could be seen wearing women&#8217;s clothing and with what appear to be balloons stuffed in his shirt. Several outlets referred to the fetish as &#8220;bimbofication,&#8221; which usually involves role-playing and dressing up to exaggerate physical characteristics that one might associate with a &#8220;bimbo.&#8221;
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Bryon Noem, according to the reports, used a different name when engaging with others in the fetish community — but the fact that Noem&#8217;s face could be clearly seen in a number of the photos raised questions about whether his activities could still have created a potential national security risk. If he was identified, it would have left his wife open to a potential blackmail situation.
&#8220;Damaging information like this can be a tantalizing lead for a hostile intelligence service,” former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos told The Daily Mail. &#8220;They approach the person and say, if you work with us we won’t expose this, and if you don’t, we will. That’s espionage 101.&#8221;
Bryon Noem denied ever sharing any sensitive information. Financial records reviewed by the outlet show he transferred tens of thousands of dollars to the women he was in contact with.
Kristi Noem was removed from the cabinet weeks ago, and has been replaced by former U.S. senator Markwayne Mullin, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/markwayne-mullin-confirmed-as-next-homeland-security-secretary">confirmed</a> and sworn in earlier this month. Her final months were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/before-noems-ouster-key-officials-tied-to-costly-and-wasteful-projects-left-dhs?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Before+Noem%E2%80%99s+Ouster%2C+Key+Officials+Tied+To+Costly+And+Wasteful+Projects+Left+DHS">plagued by scandal</a>, including questions over a $200 million advertising contract.
Noem remains in the administration, as Trump appointed her Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas when he removed her from the cabinet position.

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Another illegal immigrant has been accused of murder in Virginia.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy, 38, who allegedly repeatedly stabbed a man to death in Fairfax County Sunday, as a &#8220;criminal illegal alien from Guatemala,&#8221; <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/baileys-crossroads-deadly-stabbing-murder-anibal-armando-chavarria-muy-charged-fairfax-county-virginia-crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to ABC7.
Authorities found the victim inside a home with multiple stab wounds in his upper body Sunday, ABC7 reported. He later died at the hospital.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer with the Fairfax County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, which has notoriously flouted the federal immigration agency&#8217;s demands to hand over illegal immigrant criminals.
Meanwhile, DHS has placed the blame on Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger for the tragic killing, calling her out for another recent murder by an illegal immigrant.
Sierra Leone national Abdul Jalloh, 32, who had 30 prior arrests, allegedly murdered 41-year-old mother Stephanie Minter at a Fairfax County bus stop last month. Jalloh&#8217;s rap sheet included arrests for rape, malicious wounding, assault, drug possession, identity theft, trespassing, larceny, firing a weapon, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and pickpocketing, according to DHS.
Spanberger earlier said ICE&#8217;s detainer for Jalloh&#8217;s arrest wouldn’t be enough for local law enforcement to hand him over to immigration authorities for deportation.
&#8220;ICE is calling on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia&#8217;s sanctuary politicians to not release this murderer back into our communities,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Lauren Bis told ABC7. “This incident comes just one month after an innocent woman was murdered by another criminal illegal alien at a bus stop in Spanberger’s state. Open-border policies yet again have caused another preventable tragedy.”
When Spanberger entered office, she ended a cooperation agreement between state and local law enforcement and ICE. The day after Minter&#8217;s murder, the governor characterized ICE as “unaccountable agents” who “terrorize our communities&#8221; in the Democratic response to the State of the Union.
In almost every one of Jalloh&#8217;s previous cases, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office dropped the charges, ABC7 previously <a href="https://wjla.com/news/local/illegal-immigrant-with-long-criminal-record-accused-of-killing-woman-in-fairfax-county-abdul-emails-jalloh-stephanie-minter-commonwealths-attorney-steve-descano" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Authorities also previously warned about the dangers he posed to the community.
An officer with the Fairfax County Police Department notified Descano’s office in November, cautioning that he could continue to commit crimes if he&#8217;s released, according to emails obtained by 7News reporter Nick Minock.
Muy was charged with second-degree murder and is being held without bond, <a href="https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/officers-quickly-arrest-suspect-after-fatal-stabbing-in-baileys-crossroads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Fairfax County Police Department.
DHS said he snuck into the country as a &#8220;gotaway,&#8221; which means he made it past border authorities without detection, according to ABC7.
Muy also had an assault and battery charge from November 2024, when he was accused of punching a woman and attempting to strangle her, the outlet reported. A judge later dismissed the charge.
The Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney said the charge &#8220;was dismissed at the request of the victim pursuant to 19.2-151, an accord and satisfaction,” in a statement to ABC7.
“Under that statute, the courts have discretion to dismiss a misdemeanor assault case (which this was charged as) when a defendant pays restitution to a victim. Here, the victim had expressed that the most important issue to them was restitution, which was paid. We try to honor the wishes of a victim, even though I do not favor resolution of cases by accord and satisfaction where violence is involved,&#8221; the attorney said.

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Illegal Immigrant Accused Of Another Brutal Virginia Murder

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After years on the run, one of Canada’s most wanted murder fugitives has been arrested in Mississippi by federal law enforcement after he illegally crossed into the United States. 
A federal and state task force captured fugitive Adrian Vincent Walker in Tupelo, Mississippi, on March 23 after the 30-year-old evaded Canadian law enforcement for nearly two years, landing on Canada’s top 25 most wanted list. He faces charges in Canada for murder and attempted murder. 
“Thanks to the brave men and women of ICE, one of Canada’s most wanted criminals is behind bars. This illegal alien was wanted for a murder in Canada,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told The Daily Wire. “He is now facing charges for illegal entry into the U.S. and illegal possession of a firearm. DHS is grateful to our law enforcement officers and partners who took this illegal alien off of our streets and behind bars where he will finally face justice for his crimes.”
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It is unclear when Walker illegally entered the United States, but Toronto Police <a href="https://www.tps.ca/media-centre/news-releases/65497/">said</a> he murdered 31-year-old Trevor Dalton John and wounded an unidentified woman on May 7, 2024. 
Under former President Joe Biden, illegal crossings at the northern border <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-crossings-are-spiking-at-the-northern-border">surged</a>, with thousands crossing from Canada into New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont. After coming into office, President Donald Trump took steps to pressure Canada into cracking down on illegal immigration into the United States and the trafficking of drugs and guns over the border. 
Walker previously spent three years behind bars in Canada for aggravated assault, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 
After his arrest on March 23, 2026, by a Homeland Security Investigations task force, Walker was charged with illegally entering the country and possession of a firearm by an alien. ICE has placed an immigration detainer on Walker so he will not be released after he faces his charges in the United States. 
“This was a serious case. A Canadian national, wanted for murder, entered our country illegally and was living in our midst. He even made a Canadian Most Wanted list. Seeking sanctuary in Mississippi is not a smart move,” <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndms/pr/violent-international-fugitive-arrested-lee-county-northern-district-mississippi">said</a> United States Attorney Scott Leary. “Those that continually criticize law enforcement are not in the arena; our agents and officers are, and the folks in our district can sleep soundly knowing law enforcement officers did their job.”

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WASHINGTON—If you&#8217;re looking for Bernie Sanders, you won&#8217;t find him here.
Vermont&#8217;s socialist senator was <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/27/sen-bernie-sanders-catches-first-class-flight-after-funding-bill-fails/?adid=social-tw">spotted</a> in first class on a 2:49 p.m. flight out of Reagan National Airport Friday afternoon — minutes after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) vowed to reject the partial Department of Homeland Security funding bill Sanders and his colleagues in the upper chamber had passed around 2:00 a.m.
About an hour after Sanders&#8217;s flight took off, President Donald Trump entered the fray on Johnson&#8217;s side, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-kills-senate-bill-to-re-open-dhs-without-ice-funding?author=Cameron+Arcand&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Kills+Senate+Bill+To+Re-Open+DHS+Without+ICE+Funding">saying</a> the Senate bill — which carved ICE and Border Patrol out of DHS funding — &#8220;wasn&#8217;t appropriate.&#8221; Emboldened by the president, the House late Friday night rejected the Senate&#8217;s bill, instead passing a separate measure that would fund the entire Department of Homeland Security for 60 days.
What happens next is unclear, as Sanders wasn&#8217;t the only senator to skip town after the final vote. The Senate adjourned Friday for a two-week recess, and has no plans to reconvene before its planned April 13 return. As of Saturday morning, the partial shutdown of DHS has become the longest funding lapse in American history, surpassing 2025&#8217;s record-breaking government shutdown.
Sanders&#8217;s first-class escape makes him the latest lawmaker to be dinged for aerial hypocrisy amid the ongoing shutdown. As Americans waited up to four hours in TSA lines, members of Congress were often able to skip the lines entirely, making use of a perk exclusive to lawmakers. Delta Air Lines earned praise for suspending its special &#8220;congressional desk,&#8221; but as The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/did-delta-stop-vip-treatment-for-congress-its-complicated?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Did+Delta+Stop+VIP+Treatment+For+Congress%3F+It%E2%80%99s+Complicated.">reported</a>, lawmakers were still able to skip the security lines.
About 20 minutes before his flight departed, <a href="https://x.com/BernieSanders/status/2037594741273989383?s=20">Sanders took to X</a> to slam Elon Musk and &#8220;the wealthiest people in the world&#8221; for their views on AI. The senator is often criticized for railing against the wealthy, considering he himself is a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bloomberg-nails-socialist-bernie-youre-a-millionaire-with-3-houses">millionaire</a> who owns three homes.
On Saturday, Sanders will attend a &#8220;No Kings&#8221; rally in St. Paul, Minnesota — an event organized to protest Trump, an elected official.

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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, the quintessential avatar of Hollywood’s detached elite, recently took to the airwaves to demonstrate exactly why &#8220;flyover country&#8221; has tuned him out.
In a segment dripping with the kind of coastal condescension that has become his trademark, Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump’s selection of Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security, sneering at Mullin’s background as a business owner and tradesman.
Kimmel, whose primary life skill involves reading teleprompters in a climate-controlled studio, took aim at Mullin’s blue-collar roots.
&#8220;Before he was elected to the Senate, Markwayne Mullin was a low-level MMA fighter and a plumber,&#8221; Kimmel smirked, before launching into a hackneyed Super Mario joke. &#8220;We have a plumber protecting us from terrorism now.&#8221;
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Jimmy Kimmel doesn&#39;t think Markwayne Mullin is qualified to be the Secretary of Homeland Security because he used to be plumber, &quot;Before he was elected to the Senate, Markwayne Mullin was a low-level MMA fighter and a plumber. That&#39;s right. We have a plumber protecting us from… <a href="https://t.co/KT81mBIUOV">pic.twitter.com/KT81mBIUOV</a>
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The irony is apparently lost on Kimmel: while he spent his youth chasing laughs in the entertainment industry, Mullin was overcoming actual adversity. Born with a clubfoot that required multiple surgeries, Mullin eventually earned a wrestling scholarship and, at just 20 years old, took over his father’s struggling plumbing business. He didn&#8217;t just &#8220;fix pipes&#8221;; he built one of the largest service companies in the region, illustrating the exact kind of American grit and managerial competence that is foreign to the halls of ABC.
Mullin isn&#8217;t just a &#8220;plumber,&#8221; though that is an honorable profession Kimmel clearly views as a punchline. He is a former five-term congressman, a U.S. senator, and an undefeated professional fighter.
This isn’t Kimmel’s first foray into elitist snobbery. Whether he is mocking Melania Trump’s accent, suggesting that unvaccinated Americans should &#8220;rest in peace, wheezy,&#8221; or dismissing the struggles of rural workers during government shutdowns, Kimmel’s track record is one of consistent disdain for the working class.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) hit the nail on the head, responding to the monologue by noting, &#8220;I prefer plumbers to woke and unfunny comedians.&#8221;
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I prefer plumbers to woke &amp; unfunny comedians. <a href="https://t.co/3nUseOoluy">https://t.co/3nUseOoluy</a>
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Indeed, for the millions of Americans who actually work with their hands to keep this country running, Kimmel’s &#8220;Super Mario&#8221; routine isn&#8217;t just unfunny — it’s a reminder that the Hollywood elite view the backbone of the country as nothing more than a series of low-brow caricatures. While Kimmel plays dress-up for a living, men like Mullin are actually prepared to do the heavy lifting.

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President Donald Trump urged Republicans to abolish the filibuster and push through his top legislative priorities, suggesting that GOP senators have been too patient as Democrats block legislation.
Trump took to Truth Social early Thursday morning and <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116295094711655881">asked</a>, &#8220;When is &#8216;enough, enough&#8217; for our Republican Senators[?]&#8221;
&#8220;There comes a time when you must do what should have been done a long time ago, and something which the Lunatic Democrats will do on day one, if they ever get the chance. TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, and get our airports, and everything else, moving again,&#8221; Trump added. &#8220;Also, add the complete, all five items, SAVE AMERICA ACT items. Go for the Gold!!!&#8221;
The GOP-led Senate remains deadlocked in a fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security and the passage of the SAVE America Act, which Trump has said is the most important legislation before Congress. Democrats have remained mostly united in their demands for any Homeland Security funding bill to include reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and every Democratic senator has come out in opposition to the SAVE America Act.
With 60 votes needed to overcome the filibuster, the Democratic unity has derailed Republicans&#8217; recent efforts to pass the SAVE America Act and to approve a spending bill that would get the Homeland Security Department back on track.
As the latest Senate fight plays out, Trump is once again urging Republicans to abolish the filibuster. The president also recently endorsed a proposal from some conservative senators to impose a talking filibuster, which would force Democrats to speak nonstop on the Senate floor to block a vote.
So far, Republican leadership has pushed back against calls to change Senate rules to either eliminate the filibuster or adopt a talking filibuster. A large group of Republicans argues that touching the filibuster in any way would come back to bite the party in the long run, as Democrats would cram through their leftist agenda the next time they took control of the upper chamber.
Other Republicans, including Trump, argue that Republicans should abolish the filibuster to pass important legislation now while they control the White House and both chambers of Congress, claiming that Democrats would push to get rid of the filibuster whenever they resume control.
Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116295216341236902">suggested</a> on Thursday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), whom he called &#8220;a desperate, crippled politician,&#8221; would soon make a deal with Republicans to pass legislation &#8220;because he thinks that if he doesn’t, Republicans will TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER.&#8221;
Trump added that Republicans should ditch the filibuster &#8220;whether he makes a deal or not!!!&#8221;
Democratic lawmakers have been blasted by the White House for blocking a funding extension for the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS funding fight has led to a major strain on airports as hundreds of TSA employees have opted to quit instead of working without receiving a paycheck.

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Unlike regular Delta customers, members of Congress get to bypass security lines — until now.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Delta is suspending its “red coat” high-level concierge services and “courtesy escorts” amid the partial government shutdown. Those services allow members of Congress to bypass general TSA lines, among other perks.
“Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta,” the airline said in a statement. “Next to safety, Delta’s No. 1 priority is taking care of our people and customers, which has become increasingly difficult in the current environment.”
The partial government shutdown has led to lengthy airport security wait times and delayed paychecks for federal TSA agents. As a result, employee callouts have increased, and more than 400 workers have quit since the shutdown began.
Business Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tsa-agents-working-without-pay-how-much-salary-they-make-2026-3">reports</a> that the majority of TSA agents earn salaries from $40,000 to $75,000 and many live paycheck-to-paycheck. Several <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tsa-employees-during-funding-crisis">GoFundMe</a> accounts have been started by communities, as well as individual TSA employees, to help make ends meet during the funding crisis. Elon Musk even stepped in to offer to pay TSA agents&#8217; salaries during the shutdown.
When the Atlanta Journal-Constitution broke the news, the author <a href="https://x.com/MurphyAJC/status/2036402602649276683">claimed</a>, “Delta is suspending its special congressional desk service for members of Congress until the shutdown is over.” 
Delta was praised for the decision, but several hours later, the author offered a correction. “Elite services for Members of Congress that have been temporarily suspended include specialty services such as airport escorts and red coat service. The Capital Desk, a reservations line, remains open.”
Delta did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.
Members of Congress have also taken steps to hold themselves accountable for shutting down the government. On Monday, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) called out Senate Democrats for blocking his resolution to halt lawmakers&#8217; pay until an agreement on funding was reached. &#8220;I tried to bring the bill yesterday on the floor, but got objected to by the Democrats,&#8221; he <a href="https://x.com/SenJohnKennedy">said</a>.
During the record 43-day government shutdown last fall, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) called for Congress to pass the No Budget, No Pay Act. He calls funding the government one of the most basic jobs of Congress.
&#8220;The American people elected us to come together, look at what we’re collecting in revenues, and put together and pass 12 appropriations bills that use those dollars effectively,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The last time Congress passed all 12 appropriations bills on time was nearly three decades ago. Congress has failed, time and time again, to do one of its basic duties.&#8221;
The legislation did not pass the Senate.

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The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Monday night.
The vote was 54-45 largely along party lines, but Democratic Sens. Martin Heinrich and John Fetterman voted to confirm him and Republican Sen. Rand Paul voted against his confirmation. Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego did not vote.
Secretary Kristi Noem will leave the department on March 31, and she will be headed to a new role as special envoy for the “Shield of the Americas.” Noem’s exit from the department came amid multiple controversies regarding ad spending and federal immigration enforcement.
Mullin could be taking over the department at a pivotal time, as it has faced a lapse in funding since mid-February over the Trump administration’s immigration tactics through ICE. As TSA, Coast Guard, and FEMA fall under the DHS umbrella, many of those essential workers have been required to work without receiving a paycheck.
Reactions poured in over his confirmation, including in Congress.
“As a conservative warrior with a proven track record of supporting President Trump’s agenda, Markwayne Mullin will lead the Department of Homeland Security with dogged determination and zeal for enforcing our nation’s immigration laws,&#8221; Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said in a statement.
&#8220;At a time when the danger to American soil is heightened and Democrats continue to hold funding for this vital agency hostage, we need a strong hand at the helm more than ever. I have every confidence Markwayne is up to the task, and I look forward to working with him in this new role to protect and defend the homeland and support America First,&#8221; he added.
While Republicans have largely been pleased with Trump&#8217;s pick, Democrats have largely taken a sharply tone.
&#8220;After Kristi Noem’s disastrous time as Secretary of Homeland Security, we need a steady, level-headed leader who will focus on protecting our homeland while ensuring ICE officers follow the same standards as other law enforcement officials,&#8221; Sen. Jacky Rosen posted to X on Sunday afternoon.
&#8220;Markwayne Mullin has made clear his number one priority is pleasing Donald Trump, including by voting against paying TSA agents during this Republican shutdown. That’s unacceptable and it’s one of the reasons why I voted against him as Secretary of Homeland Security,&#8221; she continued.

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Some travelers spent as many as nine hours waiting in line at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, according to <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/long-lines-out-door-atlanta-airport-ice-agents-arrive-assist-tsa/SIDSKEKZXJGHHNBXBYESLHHYVI/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WSB-TV</a>.
On Monday, the report noted that wait times ranged from four hours down to less than an hour depending on the time of day, as Americans continue to grow frustrated with the high number of TSA callouts. Essential DHS workers, like TSA agents, are forced to work without a paycheck due to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
“Due to TSA staffing constraints, ATL is continuing to see longer than normal wait times at security checkpoints,” the airport posted to X on Monday morning.
“Travelers are encouraged to arrive at least 4 hours early. We appreciate your patience and thank our federal and airport partners for their continued dedication,” the post continued.
According to Reuters, the Atlanta airport had a 41.5% callout rate for TSA agents, with other major airports having callout rates ranging from 20-40%. Hundreds of agents have quit their jobs entirely since the shutdown began in mid-February.
“As the Democrats’ DHS shutdown continues, many TSA officers are facing extraordinary financial hardship—forcing them to call out of work and take on side jobs to support their families,” the Department of Homeland Security posted to X on Monday regarding the <a href="https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2036121763701002738?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">callout numbers</a>. “Democrats are hurting Americans—and they don&#8217;t care.”
Videos on social media also showed ICE agents deployed to assist TSA agents at the airport, along with other airports around the country, on Monday morning in hopes of speeding up the lines. Atlanta is considered the busiest airport in the entire country, as it is a hub for Delta Air Lines and is considered a major connection for travelers.
Trump noted on Monday morning that ICE agents will not be wearing masks at the airport, as it’s become commonplace for the agents to do so during immigration operations, as proponents argue that it prevents doxing.
“I am a BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks as they search for, and are forced to deal with, hardened criminals, many of whom were let into our Country by Sleepy Joe Biden and his wonderful ‘Border Czar,’ Kamala (she never even went to the Border!), through their absolutely INSANE Open Border Policy,” he posted to Truth Social.
“I would greatly appreciate, however, NO MASKS, when helping our Country out of the Democrat caused MESS at the airports, etc. Thank you!” he added.
It’s unclear when the shutdown will end, as Congress has yet to reach a deal to end the closure, which started because of disagreements over federal immigration enforcement policies.

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