Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more illegal alien criminals on Thursday as the Democrat-led shutdown continued into its fourth week. 
In a “worst-of-the-worst” update provided to The Daily Wire, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlighted five illegals convicted of crimes ranging from sexual assault to robbery picked up by ICE. 
“Every day, and despite the Democrats’ government shutdown, our ICE officers are arresting pedophiles, sexual assailants, murderers and violent criminals,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “It is unimaginable to think sanctuary politicians put these monsters and sickos over their own constituents.”
According to DHS, the arrests included: 
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<li>Froilan Mejia-Olvera, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of sexual assault in Collin County, Texas</li>
<li>Juan Enamorado-Leiva, an illegal alien from Honduras convicted of second-degree murder in Durham County, North Carolina</li>
<li>Jose Alfredo Gomez-Vallecios, an  illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of robbery in Los Angeles County, California</li>
<li>Alejandro Gonzalez-Ortiz, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14 in Santa Ana, California</li>
<li>Quoc Ky Luong, a criminal illegal alien from Vietnam, convicted of robbery in Pasadena, California</li>
</ul>
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“American citizens deserve better. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we are making America safe again one depraved criminal illegal alien removal at a time,” McLaughlin said. 
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The California arrests come as state Democrats have resisted the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the Golden State. 
While California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests, Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Kevin Mullin have <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. 
In a letter to California officials, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told them to “abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.”
“The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,” Blanche wrote.

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A bombshell report released Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security revealed that FEMA&#8217;s targeting of Trump supporters was not an isolated incident, contradicting testimony by former President Joe Biden’s FEMA chief. 
The DHS Privacy Office said that an investigation into FEMA found that the agency has been tracking the political beliefs of conservative disaster survivors since at least September 2021. The probe was launched by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in response to a Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs">report</a> exposing a FEMA employee for instructing her team to “avoid homes advertising Trump” in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. 
Those instructions, given by a FEMA employee named Marn’i Washington who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-fema-fires-official-who-told-hurricane-relief-workers-to-skip-trump-homes">was fired</a> after The Daily Wire report, told relief workers canvassing Lake Placid, Florida, to skip the homes of people with Trump yard signs or flags. In response to this report, Deanne Criswell, who led FEMA under Biden, claimed that the incident was isolated and did not reflect the agency&#8217;s standard practices. 
However, this political weaponization was &#8220;not isolated,&#8221; the DHS report found, saying that it had “uncovered evidence that this also occurred during other disasters across the nation.”
Since Hurricane Ida in September 2021, FEMA employees have made notes about the political beliefs of disaster survivors like “angry political rant,” “Sign states I’m a bitter gun owner clinging to my religion,” “Homeowner had a sign stating… this is trump country,” and “[P]ro gun sign.” 
Other notes left in the FEMA system included statements like “There was a political flyer so I didn’t leave FEMA brochure” and “&#8230; a lot of explicit political flags, posters, etc. ‘F*** Joe Biden’ ‘MAGA 2024’ ‘Joe Biden Sucks’ ‘Trump 2024’ We do not recommend anyone visiting this location.” 
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“The federal government was withholding aid against Americans in crisis based on their political beliefs — this should horrify every American, regardless of political persuasion,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. “For years, FEMA employees under the Biden Administration intentionally delayed much-needed aid to Americans suffering from natural disasters on purely political grounds.”
DHS said that Noem had referred the incident in Lake Placid to the Department of Justice for further investigation and potential prosecution.
The DHS report found that FEMA violated the Privacy Act of 1974 by collecting and storing records tied to protected speech. The investigation “exposed widespread gaps in FEMA’s policies, processes, and procedures, resulting in systemic violations that unfairly targeted individuals across the country,” the report found. 
“The DHS Privacy Office examined screenshots of the tool that FEMA canvassers use to collect information from disaster survivors and data extracted from the tool’s database,” the report said.  “The tool’s information indicated that canvassers included information related to political party affiliation, campaign signs, and other information related to freedom of expression.”
Since September 2021, FEMA employees and contractors flagged things like “gun signage&#8221; 72 times, &#8220;Trump&#8221; 15 times, &#8220;firearms&#8221; five times, &#8220;political&#8221; three times, and &#8220;Biden&#8221; and &#8220;NRA&#8221; twice, respectively. 
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Other examples of things logged into FEMA’s tracking system were notes like “angry political rant,” “Sign states I’m a bitter gun owner clinging to my religion,” “Homeowner had a sign stating… this is trump country.”
These findings were all part of the investigation Noem launched into FEMA in response to Washington’s guidance in Florida. The report cites The Daily Wire, noting that it was “the first news outlet to report these allegations.”
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The findings appear to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-we-learned-from-fema-chiefs-day-of-congressional-grilling">contradict</a> FEMA Administrator Criswell&#8217;s November 19 testimony to the House Oversight Committee. 
“We are working with the inspector general to determine whether or not this is broader than this, but the evidence that I have seen so far shows that this was an isolated incident, and it has not gone beyond what this one employee did,” she said at the time. 
The Florida incident prompted actions from dozens of elected officials and investigations from the state of Tennessee, the state of Florida, the House Homeland Security Committee, the House Oversight Committee, an internal FEMA investigation, America First Legal, the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General, and the Office of Special Counsel.
It was also referenced in an executive order from Trump ordering FEMA to be dramatically reformed.

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‘Not Isolated’: Bombshell DHS Probe Reveals Widespread Political Weaponization At Biden’s FEMA

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Authorities nabbed an armed illegal immigrant after he allegedly placed a $10,000 bounty calling for the deaths of federal immigration agents in Dallas, Texas. Agents continue to face mounting threats all across the nation.
Mexican illegal immigrant Eduardo Aguilar called for “10 dudes in Dallas with determination who aren’t afraid to [two skull emojis],” and offered “10K for each ICE agent&#8221; in an Oct. 9 TikTok post, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/17/criminal-illegal-alien-who-offered-10000-bounties-murder-ice-agents-arrested-dallas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Department of Homeland Security. The latest threat comes just weeks after a sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-injured-one-killed-in-shooting-at-dallas-ice-detention-center">Dallas</a>, killing two detainees despite intending to target federal agents.
Bounties have also been placed on federal officers during &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-1000-illegal-immigrants-arrested-in-trumps-operation-midway-blitz">Operation Midway Blitz</a>&#8221; in Chicago, with some amounting to $50,000. The Mexican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mexican-cartels-place-bounties-on-federal-agents-in-chicago?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Mexican+Cartels+Place+Bounties+On+Federal+Agents+In+Chicago">cartels</a> have been linked to some of the bounty threats and have reportedly placed armed spotters on rooftops in the Windy City.
&#8220;Thanks to the quick work of law enforcement, this illegal alien who was offering $10,000 cash bounties for the murder of ICE law enforcement is in custody and facing federal charges. We are thankful this illegal alien who had a firearm in his possession was arrested before he could kill one of our law enforcement officers,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement on Friday.
“Our agents are facing ambushes, terrorist attacks, and death threats, all because they dare to enforce the laws passed by Congress. We will not back down from these threats, and every criminal, terrorist, and illegal alien will face American justice,&#8221; McLaughlin said.
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When he was arrested, Aguilar was carrying a loaded 9mm handgun in his car, according to DHS. It&#8217;s a felony for illegal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/staggering-number-of-americans-apply-to-join-ice?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Staggering+Number+Of+Americans+Apply+To+Join+ICE">immigrants</a> to possess firearms.
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Aguilar crossed the border illegally in 2018 as an unaccompanied minor before he was ordered deported by an immigration judge the next year, DHS said.
While in the U.S., Aguilar racked up a criminal history that includes liquor law violations. He is now charged with transmitting in interstate or foreign commerce a communication containing a threat.

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Armed Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Offering Bounty Of ’10K For Each ICE Agent’ In Dallas

Armed Illegal Immigrant Arrested After Placing $10,000 Bounties On ICE Agents In Dallas

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A whopping 175,000 Americans have applied to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin revealed the updated recruitment number on &#8220;The Alex Marlow Show&#8221; on Wednesday. The recruitment blitz comes as the Trump administration is offering up to $50,000 in sign-on <a href="https://www.ice.gov/join" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bonuses</a> to new recruits.
The agency has also solicited former agents to return to the force, and many have joined, retired agents who have jumped at the opportunity have told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;It really is encouraging to see that patriots see through the charade of the media, they want to enforce the rule of law, and they want to protect our homeland,&#8221; said McLaughlin.
&#8220;They saw how the last four years, this nation was brought to its knees with this scourge of illegal immigration and they want to protect their communities and where they come from. So, we&#8217;re encouraging more patriots, it&#8217;s a very rewarding job,&#8221; she added.
With the passage of President Donald Trump&#8217;s One Big, Beautiful Bill, DHS has <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/07/04/secretary-noem-commends-president-trump-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-signing-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> a flood of cash to hire 10,000 new ICE agents.
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“This $165 billion in funding will help the Department of Homeland Security and our brave law enforcement further deliver on President Trump’s mandate to arrest and deport criminal illegal aliens and MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!&#8221; DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said after Trump signed the bill.
DHS has spent $6.5 million on recruitment ads that have aired on popular TV and podcast networks, <a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2025/ice-airs-ads-stirring-up-local-frustration-to-recruit-police-for-mass-deportation-efforts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. The ads have also aired during NFL and college football games.
It is not clear how many new agents have been hired since the Trump administration&#8217;s campaign commenced.

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The notorious Mexican drug cartels are pushing for the killings of federal agents conducting immigration raids in Chicago.
The Department of Homeland Security <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/14/bounties-originating-mexico-offered-shoot-ice-and-cbp-officers-chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> Tuesday that there’s “credible intelligence” that the cartels are offering “domestic extremist groups” and “street gangs” large bounties to attack the federal agents.
Cartels have offered $2,000 payments for anyone who can dox federal agents, $5,000 to $10,000 to anyone who can kidnap or assault them, and a whopping $50,000 for the assassination of top immigration officials, according to DHS.
“These criminal networks are not just resisting the rule of law, they are waging an organized campaign of terror against the brave men and women who protect our borders and communities,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement Tuesday.
“Our agents are facing ambushes, drone surveillance, and death threats, all because they dare to enforce the laws passed by Congress. We will not back down from these threats, and every criminal, terrorist, and illegal alien will face American justice.”
Armed gang “spotters” have been deployed to rooftops in Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods to track the movements of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection officers making arrests.
A leader of the Latin Kings gang was recently arrested in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gang-leader-arrested-in-plot-to-murder-chief-of-trumps-illinois-deportation-raids">Chicago</a> after he allegedly attempted to orchestrate a murder-for-hire scheme to take out Commander at Large of the U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino.
“It’s a war zone out there,” Bovino <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382156307112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News host Sean Hannity after the threat emerged.
He added: “That’s something out of a third-world country, is this America?”
The Trump administration has sought to send in hundreds of troops amid the surge in threats, but the effort has been blocked by a judge for now amid an ongoing lawsuit from the State of Illinois.
In the meantime, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doubling-down-noem-says-ice-will-open-even-more-facilities-in-chicago?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=7&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Doubling+Down%E2%80%99%3A+Noem+Says+ICE+Will+Open+Even+More+Facilities+In+Chicago">Noem</a> said the feds are “doubling down” and looking to expand the illegal immigration crackdown in Chicago by opening more ICE facilities in the area.
“We’re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We’re gonna not back off, in fact, we’re doubling down, and we’re gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there,” Noem said during a cabinet meeting last week.
“What they’re trying to do with these riots and violence is distract us and keep us from going after those murderers and rapists that are out on the streets,” she added.

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The Department of Homeland Security thanked NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; for its sketch poking fun at Secretary Kristi Noem and her effort to recruit federal agents to join the Trump administration&#8217;s mass deportation effort.
The sketch opened with Amy Poehler as Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
“My name is Pam Bondi. I spell it with an ‘i’ because I ain’t gonna answer any of your questions,” Poehler said. “My time is valuable. The DOJ has many ongoing operations, and we’re moving like Kash Patel’s eyeballs — very quickly in multiple directions at once.”
Poehler was later joined by Tina Fey, who played a dolled-up Noem donning an DHS cap and holding a rifle.
“That’s right. It’s me, Kristi Noem,” Fey said. “I spell my name with an ‘i’ because that’s how I thought it was spelled. And I’m the rarest type of person in Washington, D.C. &#8212; a brunette that Donald Trump listens to,&#8221; said Fey.
Fey also touched on Noem&#8217;s stance on the government shutdown.
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&#8220;Our government agents are working without pay. Luckily, my boys at ICE don&#8217;t mind, they&#8217;re in it for the love of the game. And how did I find them? By running ads like this,&#8221; said Fey in one clip shared by DHS.
DHS took the clip to then introduce an ad set to rap music showing ICE agents arresting illegal immigrants.
&#8220;SNL is absolutely right&#8211;the Democrats&#8217; shutdown does need to end!&#8221; DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
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Thanks for the free advertisement <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsnl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBCSNL</a>
Get Criminals Out. Make History. Save America.<a href="https://t.co/nZkBEj3GGi">https://t.co/nZkBEj3GGi</a> <a href="https://t.co/0If5QGaX2N">pic.twitter.com/0If5QGaX2N</a>
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1977516763093868918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
Bondi also joined in on the fun, suggesting that she and Noem &#8220;should &#8230; recreate&#8221; the image of Fey as the armed DHS secretary and Poehler as the nation&#8217;s top cop.
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.⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sec_Noem</a>⁩, should we recreate this picture in Chicago?
Loving Amy Poehler! <a href="https://t.co/3wNCnS0sGX">pic.twitter.com/3wNCnS0sGX</a>
— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href="https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1977378653462818933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 12, 2025</a></blockquote>

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The Trump administration is &#8220;doubling down&#8221; on the sanctuary city of Chicago with the opening of more Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced during Thursday&#8217;s cabinet meeting.
Noem said she toured possible new ICE sites in the Windy City on Friday. Her latest announcement comes just days after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-signs-executive-order-establishing-ice-free-zones">order</a> to establish &#8220;ICE Free Zones&#8221; across the city in response to the Trump administration&#8217;s deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops.
&#8220;We&#8217;re purchasing more buildings in Chicago to operate out of. We&#8217;re gonna not back off, in fact, we&#8217;re doubling down, and we&#8217;re gonna be in more parts of Chicago in response to the people there,&#8221; said Noem.
&#8220;What they&#8217;re trying to do with these riots and violence is distract us and keep us from going after those murderers and rapists that are out on the streets,&#8221; she added.
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🚨 BREAKING: Secretary Kristi Noem just announced DHS will be acquiring MORE facilities for ICE in Chicago, spreading their reach throughout the city
“We&#8217;re gonna not back off — in fact, we’re DOUBLING DOWN.
We&#8217;re gonna be in MORE parts of Chicago in response to the people… <a href="https://t.co/7X1xIB0LDW">pic.twitter.com/7X1xIB0LDW</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1976327023803928710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
The Trump administration flooded Illinois and Chicago with ICE and Border Patrol agents last month as part of “Operation Midway Blitz.&#8221; The effort has yielded more than 1,000 arrests.
Anti-ICE agitators have responded with efforts to block arrests of illegal immigrants roaming the streets, some of which have turned violent.
Border Patrol agents “were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars” in Broadview, Illinois, on Saturday, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin <a href="https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1974524869892276682" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on X. One of the alleged attackers, who was later <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/04/update-dhs-deploys-special-operations-after-multiple-violent-attacks-federal-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> as Marimar Martinez, was allegedly carrying a semi-automatic weapon, prompting agents to &#8220;fire defensive shots.&#8221;
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When a mob of rioters arrived at the scene, the federal agents called the Chicago police to assist. Those officers, however, were <a href="https://x.com/RedWave_Press/status/1975231794858340415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instructed</a> to stand down.
Martinez was the subject of a recent federal law enforcement intelligence bulletin after she was allegedly “doxing agents and posting online ‘Hey to all my gang let’s f*** those motherf****ers up, don’t let them take anyone.’”
A leader of the Latin Kings gang also recently placed an alleged $10,000 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gang-leader-arrested-in-plot-to-murder-chief-of-trumps-illinois-deportation-raids?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Gang+Leader+Arrested+In+Plot+To+Murder+Chief+Of+Trump%E2%80%99s+Illinois+Deportation+Raids">bounty</a> on the chief of the Trump administration’s deportation raids in Illinois, Commander at Large of the U.S. Border Patrol, Chief Gregory Bovino.
“It’s a war zone out there,” Bovino <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382156307112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday night in response to the latest threat.
He added, “That’s something out of a third-world country, is this America?”
Nearly 500 <a href="https://www.northcom.mil/Missions/Homeland-Defense/Federal-Protection-Mission/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">soldiers</a>, including 300 Illinois and 200 Texas National Guard troops, have deployed to Chicago to restore peace.
Illinois has responded by suing the Trump administration, calling the deployment an &#8220;invasion.&#8221;

Sen. Alex Padilla is forcibly removed from Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference

‘Doubling Down’: Noem Says ICE Will Open Even More Facilities In Chicago

Kristi Noem Says ICE Will Open More Facilities In Chicago: 'Doubling Down'

Chicago

Operation Midway Blitz

Dubbed &#8220;Operation Midway Blitz,&#8221; the Trump administration&#8217;s sweeping illegal immigration raids across Illinois have yielded more than 1,000 arrests of illegal immigrants, The Daily Wire can reveal.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Protection sent reinforcements to the sanctuary state Sept. 8, resulting in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-arrests-800-illegal-immigrants-in-illinois-raids-as-trumps-deportations-continue-amid-shutdown?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DHS+Arrests+800+Illegal+Immigrants+In+Illinois+Raids+As+Trump%E2%80%99s+Deportations+Continue+Amid+Shutdown">arrests</a> of gang members, sex offenders, child abusers, and other violent criminals, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire.
“Our patriotic law enforcement officers are making these arrests despite working [without] pay because of the Democrats&#8217; shutdown,&#8221; Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement regarding the operation.
&#8220;President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow continued violence or repeat offenders to terrorize our neighborhoods and victimize our children. Operation Midway Blitz is making Illinois safe again,&#8221; she added.
<div id="attachment_980865" style="width: 381px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-980865" class="wp-image-980865 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-20.jpg" alt="" width="371" height="337" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-20.jpg 371w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-20-300x273.jpg 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px" />Erick Rios, a criminal illegal alien, and confirmed MS-13 gang member with prior arrests for consumption of liquor by a minor, violating a bail bond, criminal damage to property, mob action, a conviction for DUI, and a final order of removal. (DHS)</div>
<div id="attachment_980895" style="width: 691px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-980895" class="wp-image-980895 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-22.jpg" alt="" width="681" height="681" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-22.jpg 681w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-22-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-22-576x576.jpg 576w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-22-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes=" (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" />Rafael Alberto Tolentino Martinez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with convictions for aggravated domestic battery of a 3-year-old. (DHS)</div>
<div id="attachment_980869" style="width: 251px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-980869" class="wp-image-980869 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-21.jpg" alt="Ludwing Jeanpier Parra-Perez, a criminal illegal alien and a confirmed member of the Tren de Aragua gang. (DHS)" width="241" height="241" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-21.jpg 241w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/Untitled-design-21-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes=" (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px" />Ludwing Jeanpier Parra-Perez, a criminal illegal alien, and a confirmed member of the Tren de Aragua gang. (DHS)</div>
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tagged along with federal authorities Friday in Broadview, Illinois, where she said she was &#8220;blocked from accessing the Village of Broadview Municipal Building in Illinois.&#8221;
&#8220;We were stopping for a quick bathroom break. This is a public building. The Village of Broadview receives at least $1 million in federal funding every year,&#8221; Noem <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1974189838849987022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on X, sharing a video of the encounter.
&#8220;This is how JB Pritzker and his cronies treat our law enforcement. Absolutely shameful,&#8221; she added, referencing the Illinois Democratic governor and rumored 2028 presidential candidate.
The ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, has for weeks been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protesters-try-to-block-ice-agents-from-driving-into-illinois-facility?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=8&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Armed+Rioter+Arrested+As+Protesters+Try+To+Block+ICE+Agents+From+Driving+Into+Illinois+Facility" target="_blank" rel="noopener">targeted</a> by rioters, who have tried to thwart the federal arrest operations. On Friday, state and local police <a href="https://x.com/Garrett_FoxNews/status/1974148610372567329" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> to the latest demonstrations in riot gear.
Snipers were also <a href="https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1974165474830397860" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stationed</a> on the roof of the ICE facility.
Pritzker has responded by condemning the effort.
“The Trump Administration’s DHS officers appear to be carrying large weapons around downtown Chicago in camouflage and masks. This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses,” Pritzker <a href="https://x.com/GovPritzker/status/1972398797688127984">wrote</a> on X Sunday.

Over 1,000 Illegal Immigrants Arrested In Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

Illinois

J.B. Pritzker

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were targeted in two separate car attacks during enforcement operations in the Chicago area on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told The Daily Wire. 
Illegal aliens “weaponized their vehicles in deliberate attempts to ram and injure” agents making arrests in Bensenville and Norridge, Illinois, DHS said Thursday. The attacks occurred as ICE continues to carry out &#8220;Operation Midway Blitz,&#8221; a massive illegal alien crackdown targeting the Chicago area that has yielded over <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/operation-midway-blitz-surpasses-900-arrests-illinois-dhs-says">900 arrests</a>. 
“Thankfully, none of our law enforcement was killed because of these deranged criminals&#8217; attacks on law enforcement. This is exactly what happens when Governor Pritzker, Mayor Johnson, and other sanctuary politicians demonize ICE and encourage illegal aliens to resist law enforcement,” Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. 
In the first instance, Miguel Escareno De Loera, an illegal alien from Mexico, rammed his car into an ICE vehicle twice before jumping a curb and crashing into a stop, according to DHS.  It is unknown when Escareno De Loera entered the United States, as he was not stopped at the border. 
<div id="attachment_980227" style="width: 316px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-980227" class="wp-image-980227 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/image002.png" alt="" width="306" height="220" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/image002.png 306w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/10/image002-300x216.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px" />Car involved in attacks/DHS.</div>
In the second attack, Widman Osberto Lopez-Funes, an illegal alien from Guatemala, slammed his vehicle into ICE agents during an enforcement operation before running on foot to his home in Bensenville, DHS said. He was later taken into custody.  It is also unknown when Lopez-Funes illegally crossed into the United States. 
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 Both men are expected to face criminal charges for assaulting federal law enforcement and will remain in ICE custody as they face deportation. 
“Our ICE law enforcement is facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults—including cars being used as weapons against them. Secretary Noem has been clear: anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” McLaughlin said. 
The Trump administration has faced backlash from leftist protesters as they carry out operations around Chicago. Democrats, including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, continue to voice their opposition to the efforts to clean up the city.

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EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Aliens Ram Cars Into ICE Agents In Two Separate Attacks, DHS Says

EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Aliens Ram Cars At ICE Agents In Two Separate Attacks, DHS Says

Illegal Immigation

Mexico

The Trump administration&#8217;s mass deportation efforts will move full steam ahead even if the government shuts down.
More than 19,000 of Immigration and Customs Enforcement&#8217;s (ICE) roughly 21,000 employees will work through a shutdown, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/2025_0929_dhs_procedures_related_to_a_lapse_in_appropriations.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a contingency plan released by the Department of Homeland Security. And the working employees will assist in the agency&#8217;s law enforcement functions in cracking down on illegal immigration and illicit drugs.
Multiple agency sources carrying out arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants across the country confirmed that they&#8217;re required to report to work and are considered &#8220;essential&#8221; government employees during a shutdown.
&#8220;It&#8217;s business as usual,&#8221; one ICE source told The Daily Wire.
<div id="attachment_938619" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-938619" class="wp-image-938619 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/Untitled-design-18.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/Untitled-design-18.jpg 1200w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/Untitled-design-18-300x157.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/Untitled-design-18-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/06/Untitled-design-18-768x402.jpg 768w" sizes=" (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Credit: Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images</div>
In addition to ICE, most of Customs and Border Protection&#8217;s personnel will also stay on the job during a shutdown. The agency has not only played an integral role in shutting down the borders under the Trump administration, but also in assisting ICE with its deportation operations across the country, including in Chicago and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/four-illegal-immigrants-arrested-after-laser-aimed-at-cbp-helicopter-patrolling-portland?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Four+Illegal+Immigrants+Arrested+After+Laser+Aimed+At+CBP+Helicopter+Patrolling+Portland">Portland</a>.
While ICE and CBP authorities won&#8217;t get paid for working during a shutdown, they will receive backpay once Congress passes a funding bill.
The looming shutdown comes as the Trump administration doubles down on ICE sweeps across the country despite an uptick in left-wing violence targeting agents. Trump deployed troops to Portland over the weekend in an attempt to crack down on attacks carried out by Antifa and other domestic terrorists, which have targeted ICE facilities.
And the job is anything but finished, a Homeland Security official told The Daily Wire.
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/were-heading-to-a-shutdown-white-house-meeting-with-congressional-leaders-ends-in-stalemate?author=Amber+Jo+Cooper&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98We%E2%80%99re+Heading+To+A+Shutdown%E2%80%99%3A+White+House+Meeting+With+Congressional+Leaders+Ends+In+Stalemate">shutdown</a> seemed all but certain after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance met at the White House Monday afternoon with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the government open before October 1.
<div id="attachment_979149" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-979149" class="wp-image-979149 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1835" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-300x215.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-803x576.jpg 803w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-768x551.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-1536x1101.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/GettyImages-2238160332-2048x1468.jpg 2048w" sizes=" (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks following a meeting with Congressional Democrats and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on September 29, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</div>
Following the meeting, Vance told reporters that a shutdown was likely coming.
“I think we’re heading to a shutdown, because the Democrats won’t do the right thing,” Vance said. “I hope they change their mind, but we’re going to see.”
The House on Sept. 19 passed a seven-week extension of government funding that would expire on Nov. 21, but the Senate struck it down in a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00528.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vote</a> of 44-48. The Senate needs 60 votes to pass such a resolution.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Shutdown Or Not, There’s No Stopping Trump’s Deportations

Customs and Border Protection (CPB)

Deportations

Government Shutdown

Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday arrested more illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes like robbery and sexual offenses against a child, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire.
“Despite vile rhetoric and continued assaults on our ICE law enforcement officers, they continue to risk their lives every single day to arrest criminal illegal aliens convicted of child sex crimes, homicide, aggravated robbery, and other violent criminals. Our brave law enforcement are heroes Americans can be proud of,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
“Our ICE officers are facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults against them as they carry out operations to remove criminal illegal aliens from American neighborhoods. Our brave law enforcement will not be deterred from enforcing the law and getting heinous criminals out of our country,” McLaughlin added.
Those arrested included:
<ul>
<li>Javier Perez-Garcia, a 48-year-old illegal alien from Mexico convicted of indecent sexual contact with a child, in Hopkins County, Texas. Perez-Garcia was sentenced to eight years in prison.</li>
<li>Jose Nehemias Zavala-Mejia, an illegal alien from El Salvador convicted of aggravated robbery in Finney County, Kansas.</li>
<li>Carlos Vasquez-Castro, an illegal alien from Mexico convicted of criminal possession of a weapon, in Queens, New York.</li>
<li>Adan Guerrero-Gonzalez, a 50-year-old illegal alien from Mexico convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Hardeeville, South Carolina. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.</li>
<li>Mirna Mendez-Escamilla, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of theft in Ogden, Utah.</li>
</ul>
Over the weekend, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning ICE agents from wearing masks while making arrests as he continues to oppose the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown.
McLaughlin called the new law “despicable” and “a flagrant attempt to endanger” federal officers, and agency sources <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nice-try-gavin-newsom-cant-stop-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-sources-say">told The Daily Wire</a> that the new law won’t stop them from masking their faces.
“Nice try by Newsom, but he knows it doesn’t apply to federal agents. He loves stirring the pot so that people find more ways to bring conflict to ICE,” said one ICE source.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nice-try-gavin-newsom-cant-stop-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-sources-say">‘Nice Try’: Gavin Newsom Can’t Stop ICE Agents From Wearing Masks, Sources Say</a>

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ICE Picks Up More ‘Heinous’ Criminals As Illegal Immigration Crackdown Continues

Crime

Trump Administration

As Democrats protest the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to arrest illegal aliens convicted of crimes, including sexual offenses against children and vehicular homicide. 
Illegal aliens picked up by ICE across the country on Thursday included those convicted of robbery, kidnapping, and sexual indecency with a child, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. Those arrests happened as Democratic officials attempted to storm the holding cells of illegal aliens in New York City. 
“Yesterday, while Democrat lawmakers were obstructing law enforcement at Federal 26 Plaza, ICE law enforcement officers were arresting more pedophiles, child abusers, and kidnappers. Nothing will slow ICE down from removing criminal illegal aliens who are terrorizing American communities,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. 
One of those nabbed by federal immigration officials on Thursday was a 42-year-old illegal alien from Mexico named Armando Vasquez-Gonzalez, who was convicted of sexual indecency with a child in Hays County, Texas. Hays County is located between San Antonio and Austin. 
Federal officials also arrested Nery Garcia-Linares, a 32-year-old criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, who was convicted of endangering the welfare of a four-year-old child through sexual conduct in Trenton, New Jersey. 
<div id="attachment_974865" style="width: 558px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-974865" class="wp-image-974865 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-1.36.14-PM.png" alt="" width="548" height="396" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-1.36.14-PM.png 548w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-19-at-1.36.14-PM-300x217.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" />Nery Garcia-Linares/DHS.</div>
Jefferson Caisahuana-Torres, a criminal illegal alien from Peru convicted of felony injury to a child in Idaho, was also nabbed by ICE. Caisahuana-Torres was originally <a href="https://www.mtexpress.com/news/cops_courts/bonneville-county-man-charged-in-ketchum-rape-case/article_c7675db4-e8b2-11ef-aba0-5b734f40d741.html">charged</a> with rape of a 16-year-old girl. 
Authorities also arrested Edgar Benitez-Martinez, an illegal alien from Mexico convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in Santa Clara County, California, and Souraphong Senethong, an illegal alien from Laos, convicted of robbery and kidnapping in King County, Washington. 
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“DHS applauds the heroic work of the brave men and women of ICE who are securing our nation and restoring the rule of law for our American citizens,” said McLaughlin. 
As these arrests were happening across the country, nearly a dozen Democrat lawmakers were arrested after they engaged in an hour-long standoff with federal officers at an ICE facility at 26 Federal Plaza. They chanted and held up a banner that read “NYers against ICE.”  DHS said that the clash <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-politicians-arrested-for-attempt-to-storm-nyc-ice-facility-packed-with-illegal-criminals?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=3&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Dem+Politicians+Arrested+For+Attempt+To+Storm+NYC+ICE+Facility+Packed+With+Illegal+Criminals">happened</a> in front of ICE cells holding an MS-13 gang member convicted of criminal possession of a weapon and DUI, along with illegal immigrants carrying convictions for criminal possession of a gun and drug trafficking.

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As Democrats Protest, ICE Arrests Illegals ‘Terrorizing American Communities’

As Democrats Protest, ICE Arrests Illegals 'Terrorizing American Communities'

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