Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier held a press conference Tuesday demanding U.S. Masters Swimming rescind its policy allowing biological males to swim in female events or face legal action.
&#8220;Today, we called on U.S. Masters Swimming, a Florida-based nonprofit, to immediately cease allowing any men to compete against women,&#8221; Uthmeier said in a statement to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;We will always fight to protect women and girls from being subjected to men trying to compete in female sports — it&#8217;s our moral obligation to do so,&#8221; the attorney general said.
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U.S. Masters must &#8220;quickly certify in writing&#8221; that they will ensure no men participate with women, Uthmeier said.
&#8220;If they don&#8217;t do so then we will pursue additional legal action,&#8221; he said.
The amateur sports organization for adult swimmers is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, and has 60,000 members.
U.S. Masters Swimming recently updated its policy after the attorney general of Texas <a href="https://swimswam.com/texas-attorney-general-announces-investigation-into-u-s-masters-swimming/">launched</a> an investigation when a trans-identifying male swimmer blew his female competitors away at this year&#8217;s Spring Nationals in San Antonio.
The 47-year-old man who identifies as a woman, Ana Caldas, won five women&#8217;s events, sparking angry calls for U.S. Masters Swimming to change its rules.
The organization&#8217;s <a href="https://www.usms.org/volunteer-central/policy-and-governance/usms-policies/transgender-swimmer-inclusion">old policy</a> allowed trans-identifying males to compete on the women&#8217;s team as long as they had been on estrogen for a year and had testosterone below a certain level. Males who did not meet these requirements were also allowed to swim in the women&#8217;s races, but their performance did not count in the competition.
However, on July 1, U.S. Masters Swimming enacted a new &#8220;interim eligibility <a href="https://www.usms.org/volunteer-central/policy-and-governance/usms-policies/interim-eligibility-policy">policy</a>,&#8221; which bars trans-identifying males from competing in the women&#8217;s category, but they may still swim in the women&#8217;s races.
Uthmeier says the new policy &#8220;purports to protect women&#8217;s sports, but it does not get the job done.&#8221;
&#8220;This is not acceptable. It does not fly with Florida law,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We will use every tool at our disposal from our civil rights laws to our anti-discrimination laws to our consumer protection laws to ensure that we are protecting women and girls.&#8221;
Besides fairness in competition, another issue is safety in the locker rooms, the attorney general said.
&#8220;As these ladies can tell you later, the other aspect here is the safety issues of having men in women&#8217;s locker rooms,&#8221; Uthmeier said. &#8220;We will not tolerate it. We will hold you accountable if you are going to endanger our women and girls.&#8221;
&#8220;This is not right. It still seems insane to me that we&#8217;re having this conversation in this country, but we will always fight for what&#8217;s right in Florida. We&#8217;re the state where woke goes to die,&#8221; the attorney general said. &#8220;I believe this is a moral cause, and more importantly what&#8217;s happening is unlawful under state law.&#8221;
Several athletic organizations have backed down and changed their policies after President Donald Trump, surrounded by smiling young girls wearing sports uniforms, signed an order banning trans-identifying males from girls&#8217; sports.
One of those was the NCAA, which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ncaa-backs-down-changes-transgender-athlete-policy-after-trump-order">changed</a> its policy to ban trans-identifying males on women&#8217;s teams less than 24 hours after Trump&#8217;s order.
The NCAA attracted controversy for its swimming competitions when trans-identifying male swimmer Lia Thomas defeated the University of Kentucky&#8217;s Riley Gaines, who has become an advocate for women&#8217;s sports.
U.S. Masters Swimming has several events coming up in Florida, including the 2025 Rob Curry Pancake Pentathlon in September in the Orlando area.

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Border Czar Tom Homan roasted a protester who interrupted his speech at a Turning Point USA event on Saturday.
Homan spoke at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday evening, defending Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and President Donald Trump’s immigration and deportation policies.
In the middle of his speech, a protester with a large photo of Homan doctored to have gang signs on his knuckles interrupted the border czar to ask if he is “an MS-13 member.”
“I got a question for you: Why don&#8217;t you come up here and hand me that picture, right? Bring it,” Homan taunted back before leading the crowd to begin chanting “USA, USA” as security guards came to escort the protester out.
“They got morons like this all over the country,” Homan continued as the protester was escorted out of the venue. “This guy ain&#8217;t got the balls to be an ICE officer. He hasn&#8217;t got the balls to be a Border Patrol agent. This guy lives in his mother&#8217;s basement.”
“The only thing that surprised me, you don’t have purple hair and a nose ring. Get out of here, you loser. And, hey, if you&#8217;re such a bada**, meet me off stage in 13 minutes and 50 seconds,” said Homan. “I guarantee you he sits down to pee. Guaranteed.”
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HOMAN: “This guy doesn&#8217;t have the balls to be an ICE officer!&#8221;
&#8220;The ONLY thing that surprises me is that he doesn’t have purple hair and a nose ring&#8221;
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Homan’s speech was also protested outside the event by anti-ICE protesters. The border czar delivered a message for them from the podium, as well, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/07/12/us-news/border-czar-tom-homan-delivers-stern-warning-to-anti-ice-protesters-you-want-some-come-get-some/">New York Post</a>.
“You want some? Come get some,” Homan said. “I’m tired of it. For the men and women of ICE, I deserve your respect. They’re the finest 1% this country has. And Tom Homan isn’t going anywhere. Tom Homan isn’t shutting up.”
Violence against ICE agents has surged in recent months as immigration enforcement has carried out operations to deport illegal aliens, many of them suspected or convicted of violent crimes and considered to be public safety threats. Last week, Homan said that attacks targeting ICE agents have surged 700% compared to last year.
“The attack on ICE officers … is up nearly 700% now,” Homan <a href="https://grabien.com/story?id=535014">said</a> in an interview on Fox News. Homan said that the increase in violence directed at federal immigration enforcement is at least partly due to irresponsible rhetoric from Democrats.
“The rhetoric against the men and women of ICE is skyrocketing, especially by members of Congress. We have senators, we have congresspeople that compare ICE to the Nazis, compare ICE to racists, and it just continues,” said Homan. “The public thinks, well, if a member of Congress can attack ICE, why can&#8217;t we?”
Some recent verbal attacks on ICE have <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/democrats-inspire-vicious-escalating-attacks-on-ice/">included</a> Minnesota Governor Tim Walz calling ICE agents “modern-day Gestapo,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu comparing ICE to a neo-Nazi group, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson suggesting ICE agents are “secret police.”

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President Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill heads back to the House after a marathon Senate session – and a tie-breaking vote from JD Vance. Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis put aside past differences at Alligator Alcatraz — touting the power of their federal-state alliance. And, Bryan Kohberger avoids the death penalty – pleading guilty to murdering four Idaho students.
It’s Wednesday, July 2, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2>The Senate Passes Trump&#8217;s Big, Beautiful Bill</h2>
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Topline: After a marathon vote in Congress, the Senate narrowly passed Donald Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill, pushing his sweeping policy agenda toward the finish line.
Senators and their staff spent the last 48 hours debating the bill non-stop — in what Washington calls a Vote-a-Rama, where members submit last minute amendments before a final vote. Votes were held on 45 proposed amendments covering everything from Medicare cuts and electric car subsidies to health care for illegal immigrants and Planned Parenthood funding. That process went all night Monday and well into Tuesday afternoon.
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Democrats made clear that they viewed the Vote-a-Rama as a means of forcing Republicans to go on the record with their views, but more importantly, to stall. That tactic angered Republicans and even some Democrats who opposed the bill, including Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman.
“Oh my God, I just want to go home,” Fetterman <a href="https://x.com/niceblackdude/status/1939829913873522764">said</a> during the Vote-a-Rama. “Keeping us here until some ungodly hour isn’t helping anyone.”
Given their slim majority, the GOP could only afford to lose three Republican votes. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Susan Collins (R-ME) were definite no votes, so it came down to Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski. Ultimately, GOP leadership won her over by offering major concessions, exempting Alaska from a number of funding cuts in the bill. The final tally was 50-50, allowing Vice President JD Vance to step in and cast the deciding vote.
The bill will now head to the House, where it’s expected to pass, though not without some difficulty – some hardline Republicans have expressed concerns about some of the Senate’s changes. Given the delay from Senate Democrats, the bill might not be voted on before President Trump’s desired deadline of July 4th. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has said he would honor the customary 72 hour period to allow members three days to review the legislation – so it’ll be tight.
<h2>Trump-DeSantis Alliance &amp; Alligator Alcatraz</h2>
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Topline: President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference down at the state’s new “Alligator Alcatraz” on Tuesday.
Trump and DeSantis have reconciled since Trump beat the Florida governor in the GOP presidential primary last year, and Trump’s win in November pushed the two even closer, especially on immigration, but also on other issues as well.
“Ron, I would like to thank you, personally,” Trump said during a joint press conference. “You&#8217;re my friend. You will always be my friend. We may have some skirmishes even in the future &#8212; I doubt it &#8212; but I will always come back. We have blood that seems to match pretty well. We have a relationship that&#8217;s been a very strong one.”
DeSantis is term-limited as Florida’s governor, and he signaled that his wife Casey may jump into the 2026 race to replace him. An endorsement from Trump would be a huge boon in a Republican primary that has the potential to be extraordinarily competitive.
The press conference took place during a visit to Alligator Alcatraz – an immigration facility being built in the everglades. It could hold thousands of illegal aliens slated for deportation. In addition to the new detention facility, Trump also plans to deputize Florida National Guardsmen as immigration judges, which could massively cut down the time it takes to schedule immigration hearings – from a matter of years to just a few days.
Detention capacity has been a big constraint to Trump’s immigration agenda. That’s why we’ve seen the Trump administration partner with El Salvador, for instance, to hold illegal aliens, or ship them to Guantanamo Bay. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is now arresting hundreds of illegal aliens a day, and Trump is doing whatever he can to make sure none of them are released back into the public after they’ve been caught.
<h2>Accused Murderer Accepts Plea Deal</h2>
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Topline: The man accused of the 2022 Idaho murders has accepted a plea deal. The death penalty trial was originally set to begin on August 18th.
Byran Kohberger will accept the prosecution’s plea deal and plead guilty to all charges. Those include four counts of murder, as well as burglary. In exchange, the state has agreed to take the death penalty off the table – he will serve four consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole, and he has waived the right to appeal. There will be a change of plea hearing on Wednesday, which may provide some closure for the families of the four victims: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?cs=0&amp;sca_esv=6bab3b4dfd99b83d&amp;q=Kaylee+Goncalves&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiu1p60rZyOAxVdfzABHekEHXIQxccNegQIAhAC&amp;mstk=AUtExfAVHVDRi0V94ynk_-wXgwIe9p6AbGoJuzIiz0pCF7FCYFcqYP56aFCt_vMqUu7B0VzjpVsJ9CGG0U3uDDXjN-z2UWJXiAHpe-5dMrBL7SAcF26kj_tjAaHGQcYI7dU2WDq4CZwgj7-Gz0zgIEWPtFN-mEm4Jlb7ZlpRJ3ZAUROmbhuXvcRt8tahCE8pRTkhpY9R&amp;csui=3">Kaylee Goncalves</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?cs=0&amp;sca_esv=6bab3b4dfd99b83d&amp;q=Madison+Mogen&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiu1p60rZyOAxVdfzABHekEHXIQxccNegQIAhAD&amp;mstk=AUtExfAVHVDRi0V94ynk_-wXgwIe9p6AbGoJuzIiz0pCF7FCYFcqYP56aFCt_vMqUu7B0VzjpVsJ9CGG0U3uDDXjN-z2UWJXiAHpe-5dMrBL7SAcF26kj_tjAaHGQcYI7dU2WDq4CZwgj7-Gz0zgIEWPtFN-mEm4Jlb7ZlpRJ3ZAUROmbhuXvcRt8tahCE8pRTkhpY9R&amp;csui=3">Madison Mogen</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?cs=0&amp;sca_esv=6bab3b4dfd99b83d&amp;q=Xana+Kernodle&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiu1p60rZyOAxVdfzABHekEHXIQxccNegQIAhAE&amp;mstk=AUtExfAVHVDRi0V94ynk_-wXgwIe9p6AbGoJuzIiz0pCF7FCYFcqYP56aFCt_vMqUu7B0VzjpVsJ9CGG0U3uDDXjN-z2UWJXiAHpe-5dMrBL7SAcF26kj_tjAaHGQcYI7dU2WDq4CZwgj7-Gz0zgIEWPtFN-mEm4Jlb7ZlpRJ3ZAUROmbhuXvcRt8tahCE8pRTkhpY9R&amp;csui=3">Xana Kernodle</a>, and <a href="https://www.google.com/search?cs=0&amp;sca_esv=6bab3b4dfd99b83d&amp;q=Ethan+Chapin&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiu1p60rZyOAxVdfzABHekEHXIQxccNegQIAhAF&amp;mstk=AUtExfAVHVDRi0V94ynk_-wXgwIe9p6AbGoJuzIiz0pCF7FCYFcqYP56aFCt_vMqUu7B0VzjpVsJ9CGG0U3uDDXjN-z2UWJXiAHpe-5dMrBL7SAcF26kj_tjAaHGQcYI7dU2WDq4CZwgj7-Gz0zgIEWPtFN-mEm4Jlb7ZlpRJ3ZAUROmbhuXvcRt8tahCE8pRTkhpY9R&amp;csui=3">Ethan Chapin</a>.
Kaylee Goncalves&#8217; sister Aubrie called the decision to take the death penalty off the table “shocking and cruel.” The family posted a statement to social media saying, “We are beyond furious at the state of Idaho. They have failed us.”
The defense has maintained that Kohberger is innocent, although initially the evidence against him seemed overwhelming. His car was caught on surveillance, his cell phone data was consistent with him being near the scene &#8212; not just on the night of the murder, but the next morning, and on about a dozen occasions leading up to the crime, always late at night. Most damning, his DNA was found on the knife sheath left at the scene, and his purchase history showed a black ski mask similar to the one described by the witness. He was also a criminology student with apparent interest in serial killers.
Defense attorney Anne Taylor did raise arguments for reasonable doubt. First, she filed a motion to have the DNA evidence thrown out because it was obtained, according to her, through an illegal genealogy search – that would have been devastating to the prosecution&#8217;s case. She also raised the issue of mystery DNA found in the bloody handprint. Investigators determined that there was DNA from two mystery males found in that print on the bannister, and DNA from a third mystery male was found on a glove outside the residence. There was also DNA from multiple individuals found under the fingernails of one of the victims, although it was inconclusive. The defense was planning to float an alternative suspect theory, and all they had to do was make one juror have doubts. These issues also could have theoretically provided fertile ground for appeals down the road.
However, in the past week, the judge dismissed the defense’s attempt to introduce alternative suspects. And not long before that, it was revealed that a DoorDash driver may have been at the scene delivering food at 4 a.m. when the crime occurred. In leaked police interview footage, that driver can be heard saying, “I saw Bryan there,” and she claimed she parked next to him.

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President Donald Trump is set to visit Florida&#8217;s newest illegal alien detention facility — dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — later today. Officials say the site will not only increase the federal government’s holding capacity, but also provide ICE with a detention facility that is nearly impossible to break out of.
Construction began on the location, an old aircraft training site, in early June, and the facility is expected to have space for around 5,000 illegal aliens. It is expected to be operational this week and will include laundry facilities, air conditioning, and medical care.
The facility’s construction costs, Department of Homeland Security officials say, will be paid for in part by FEMA funds that were used under the Biden administration to house illegal aliens in hotels.
The site’s nickname is a nod to the harsh conditions that made escape from the notorious California prison, Alcatraz, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/">incredibly treacherous</a> and virtually impossible. Though Alligator Alcatraz isn’t tucked away on an island like its namesake, the facility’s security is similarly bolstered by a harsh landscape that would require escapees to contend with the forces of nature.
Satellite <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-images-florida-alligator-alcatraz-facility-2089792">images</a> indicate that the ICE detention facility is being built at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a 39-square-mile site nestled deep within Florida’s Everglades, a nearly 40 mile drive from Miami.
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Illegal aliens detained at the new ICE facility have little hope of escape. If they were to make it out of the detention facility’s walls, they’d be forced to navigate forests, marshes, challenging terrain, and a variety of fearsome predators — including, but not limited to, alligators — as they make a grueling trek towards civilization.
Both White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis touted the security of the site, and the natural deterrents that await illegal aliens who somehow break out of the facility.
“There is only one road leading in and the only way out is a one-way flight,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-alligator-alcatraz-detention-center-florida/">Leavitt noted</a>. &#8220;It is isolated, and surrounded by dangerous wildlife in unforgiving terrain.&#8221;
“They ain&#8217;t going anywhere once they&#8217;re there, unless you want them to go somewhere,&#8221; DeSantis added. “Because good luck getting to civilization. So the security is amazing — natural and otherwise.”
If illegal alien escapees were somehow able to walk along the one road connecting the facility to the western edge of Miami, it would take anywhere from 10 to 12 hours to make it to the city on foot. But the route would almost certainly result in their recapture, forcing escapees to brave the surrounding marshlands, waterways, forests, and swamps that separate Alligator Alcatraz from the city.
Satellite images show the facility — the long vertical runway on the west side of the map — up against a sprawling marsh.
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The few available Google Earth images show vast, open lakes and waterways that only appear navigable by airboat and would be virtually impossible to traverse without specialized equipment, even if one was fortunate enough to evade predatory wildlife.
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The Everglades are home to several predators, perhaps most notably, the American alligator. Growing up to <a href="https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/alligator.htm">15 feet long</a> and weighing up to 1,100 pounds, the American alligator is among the most fearsome animals on the North American continent and the species is known to be common in the Everglades.
“Do not swim, snorkel, or dive … in any canal, pond, freshwater lake, marked channel, or boat basin,” the National Park Service <a href="https://www.nps.gov/ever/faqs.htm#:~:text=Stay%20a%20safe%20distance%20from,or%20basking%20alligators%20or%20crocodiles.">warns visitors</a> to the Everglades.
Escapees from the ICE detention facility would also run the risk of encountering the Burmese python, an invasive species with no natural predators in the region that can grow up to 20 feet long.
Experts aren’t sure just how many Burmese pythons are roaming around the Everglades, with Rory Feeney, the bureau chief of land resources at the South Florida Water Management District, <a href="https://www.history.com/articles/burmese-python-invasion-florida-everglades">saying</a> that “it could be tens of thousands, or it could be hundreds of thousands.” The population is so difficult to estimate, experts say, because of the challenging and often inaccessible terrain of the Everglades. The Everglades are also home to the <a href="https://bergeronevergladesfoundation.org/the-florida-black-bear/#:~:text=Florida%20black%20bears%20are%20found,wetland%20habitats%20of%20the%20Everglades.">black bears</a> and a <a href="https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/floridapanther.htm#:~:text=Panthers%20in%20Everglades%20National%20Park,or%20low%20water%20level%20areas.">dwindling number</a> of Florida panthers.
“It presents an efficient, low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don&#8217;t need to invest that much in the perimeter,&#8221; Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/what-is-alligator-alcatraz-florida-ag-james-uthmeier-proposes-migrant-detention-center-everglades/16848113/">said</a> of Alligator Alcatraz. “If people get out, there&#8217;s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons.”

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President Donald Trump is expected to visit Florida&#8217;s new illegal alien detention facility, dubbed &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz,&#8221; after protesters descended on the site over the weekend.
Construction began on the site — which Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-offers-alligator-alcatraz-to-house-illegal-aliens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> &#8220;an old, virtually abandoned airport facility right in the middle of the Everglades&#8221; — earlier this month. According to a <a href="https://x.com/BreitbartNews/status/1938670525145924038" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> by Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin, the costs of construction will be paid in part by a Biden-era <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-has-clawed-back-the-59m-fema-paid-to-house-illegals-in-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FEMA program</a> originally used to house illegal aliens in upscale hotels.
Uthmeier proposed the site in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s crackdown on illegal aliens, which has led to a <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/largest-joint-immigration-operation-florida-history-leads-1120-criminal-alien-arrests" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record number</a> of arrests. He <a href="https://x.com/WillCainShow_/status/1937980514708631776" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> the site &#8220;is ideal because of its surrounding area. It’s a low-cost, already developed 30 square mile area surrounded by the Everglades.&#8221;
Trump is expected to tour the facilities on Tuesday, at which point the facility should be fully operational. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the trip in a briefing Monday, saying the president was visiting to &#8220;underscore the need to pass the Big, Beautiful Bill,&#8221; which she said will help fund the construction of much-needed detention facilities.
Alligator Alcatraz will reportedly hold 5,000 illegal immigrants as they await deportation from the on-site runway. Amenities at the site include beds, laundry facilities, air conditioning, and medical care — the same Florida uses for hurricane relief, according to DeSantis.
Still, critics have slammed the facility as inhumane.
&#8220;Anyone who supports this is a disgusting excuse for a human being, let alone a public servant,&#8221; <a href="https://frost.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-maxwell-frost-blasts-florida-and-trump-administration-for-alligator-alcatraz-calls-detention-center-a-cruel-spectacle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL).
On Saturday, demonstrators lined the highway between Miami and the facility to protest its construction. In addition to claiming the facility is inhumane, they object to its location in the Everglades, which they say will harm the local ecosystem as well as the nearby Native American community.
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Friends of the Everglades have filed a lawsuit to stop construction at the site. These groups claim that the new project bypasses existing environmental laws and threatens the Everglades&#8217; ecosystem.
&#8220;This scheme is not only cruel, it threatens the Everglades ecosystem that state and federal taxpayers have spent billions to protect,&#8221; <a href="https://www.everglades.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/FOE-Alligator-Alcatraz-Press-Release.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Eve Samples, the executive director of Friends of the Everglades.
&#8220;This is a lazy lawsuit,&#8221; McLaughlin <a href="https://x.com/RedWave_Press/status/1939703248492917171" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in response. &#8220;This land has been developed for over a decade now, so these environmental concerns have been fully handled by the State of Florida.&#8221;
DeSantis echoed this statement in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJfG7L9reHU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> Monday, saying, &#8220;I think people are just trying to use the Everglades as a pretext for the fact that they oppose immigration enforcement.&#8221;
&#8220;We have the president of the United States coming down tomorrow to tout what Florida has done,&#8221; DeSantis said.
Leavitt confirmed DeSantis&#8217;s statement and added that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem would also tour the site. Leavitt praised DeSantis&#8217;s construction of the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility, which she said was a testament to Trump&#8217;s devotion to deporting criminal illegal aliens.

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Trump Plans Visit To Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Amid Protests, Lawsuit

Florida State Senator Jay Collins has spent the last six days in Cyprus, Israel, and Jordan helping Americans evacuate Israel amid the country&#8217;s conflict with Iran.
Collins, who is teaming up with Grey Bull Rescue and acting as the liaison for the State of Florida, told The Daily Wire that there are just under 5,000 Americans on the list to leave.
“We’re doing all that we can,” Collins told The Daily Wire. “It’s time to get our people home.”
Collins’ team has been assisting Americans traveling to Jordanian airports to get on chartered flights back to the United States. They also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-charters-jets-to-rescue-americans-stranded-in-israel?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=8&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=DeSantis+Charters+Jets+To+Rescue+Americans+Stranded+In+Israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assisted in evacuating</a> about 1,500 Americans who were on a 10-day Birthright trip to Israel, arranging for them to take a cruise ship to Cyprus, where they were able to board flights home.
Collins said Florida, under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, is the only state government playing a role in evacuating Americans, including those who are not Floridians. According to Collins, Florida is providing some logistical and financial support.
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“We’re the only state doing this,” he said. “I think that leadership matters, we stand for our people and we are willing to protect them, and that’s what we are going to do,” he said.
Florida also played a role in the aftermath of October 7 by evacuating 200 Americans and sending two large planes to Israel with 85 pallets of donated supplies.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee <a href="https://x.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/1935584613159596418" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that the State Department is working on getting military, commercial and charter flights, as well as cruise ships to help Americans evacuate as well.
Collins said he has seen a wide variety of Americans evacuate, including elderly people and families with young children.
“Overwhelmingly, many of them thought the Iron Dome was impenetrable, but when these supersonic missiles started landing, it really rocked people’s world,” he said. “It’s just a different kind of munition that they’ve seen in other conflicts. It’s very real.”
Collins shared that one evacuee thought “everything was going to be fine until he saw a drone fly by his window.”
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Newsweek’s senior editor-at-large, Josh Hammer, was one of the evacuees who worked with Collins and Grey Bull Rescue, fleeing with his wife and six-month-old daughter this week.
“For four days after that, we more or less stayed put and tried to ride out the storm,&#8221; Hammer said, adding that he decided to leave after an Iranian ballistic missile struck the town near where he was staying on Sunday night. &#8220;We made frequent visits to the basement bomb shelter in the home where we were staying, having to be ready at a moment’s notice to jump out of a deep sleep and seek emergency protection ASAP in the wee hours of the morning.”
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As you may recall, I was in Israel when the IDF began its operations in Iran last week. For four days after that, we more or less stayed put and tried to ride out the storm. We made frequent visits to the basement bomb shelter in the home where we were…
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“I love my Israeli friends and recently published an entire book on this topic,” Hammer added. “But I had to do the only responsible thing a father in my situation would do — get us out.”
Since the conflict began, Iran has launched more than 450 missiles at Israel, with 50 making impact. A total of 24 Israelis have been killed, and 1,217 injured — including 12 in serious condition, 37 moderately injured, and 1,156 with minor injuries. More than 30,735 property damage claims have been filed, and 8,190 people have been evacuated from their homes.
“Grey Bull Rescue’s expertise on the ground is unquestionable,” Collins said. “CEO Bryan Stern and members of his board are incredibly gifted.”
Stern’s <a href="https://greybullrescue.org/meet-our-founder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nonprofit</a> is credited with saving 117 Americans stranded in Afghanistan following former President Joe Biden’s chaotic military withdrawal.
In the next mission, Collins says he hopes to evacuate 300 to 600 people. While the group still has the ability to use ships, Collins says that, as of now, they prefer using chartered jets.
Collins said he has had a positive experience working with the Israeli government — which is currently running repatriation flights for thousands of Israelis stranded overseas.
“The Israelis have been incredibly supportive,” he said. “The entire government has been supportive, and the Jordanians as well. I couldn’t ask for more, frankly.”
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Collins, a Green Beret and combat veteran who lost his leg due to injuries while serving in Afghanistan, said he remains focused while operating under missile attacks and is grateful for Israel’s early missile warning system.
“This is just another theater,” he said. “Israel has an incredible early warning system that gives us a heads-up. I’ve been in combat, and I am not afraid of it, but I respect it. I am just focused on getting our people home.”
Collins said he is unsure if the conflict will come to an end soon, but pointed out the options on the table.
“Either Iran is going to back down or Israel is going to back down, which is highly unlikely,” he said. “It could become an all-out conflict, or there could be an uprising in Iran which leads to a shift back to the Shah and away from Iran’s current regime, which would be amazing. Under the Shah, Iran was much more free, and had a better relationship with America. It would be great for the Middle East.”

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‘Get Our People Home’: This Florida Lawmaker Is Helping Thousands Of Americans Evacuate Israel

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier posted a <a href="https://x.com/AGJamesUthmeier/status/1935741644101374271">video</a> offering a facility for temporary housing for illegal aliens. Uthmeier calls the location “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location in the Everglades.
In the video posted Thursday, Uthmeier exhibits the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, located about 50 miles west of Miami in the Florida Everglades. 
Uthmeier described the location as, “an old, virtually abandoned airport facility right in the middle of the Everglades.”
Although the facility has been nearly abandoned, Uthmeier claimed that it could be operational in 30-60 days. After construction, Uthmeier said that “Alligator Alcatraz” would be able to temporarily house around 1000 illegal aliens.
In an <a href="https://x.com/AGJamesUthmeier/status/1935776850275393630">interview</a> with Fox News’s John Roberts, Uthmeier said “We’re going to continue to [detain and deport]. We’ve got thousands of arrests underway. We’re going to enforce the law.”
Uthmeier also commented that, “Florida has been leading on immigration enforcement, supporting the Trump administration and ICE’s effort to detain and deport criminal aliens.”
This comes as Stephen Miller, the White House’s deputy chief of staff and homeland security advisor, <a href="https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1928203005075058782">confirmed</a> the Trump administration had set a minimum goal of 3,000 arrests of illegal aliens per day.
Florida has seen record success at arresting illegal aliens. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-100-illegal-aliens-during-targeted-enforcement-operation-tallahassee">one operation</a> in Tallahassee in which over 100 illegal aliens were arrested at a construction site on May 29th.
Another success for ICE and local Floridian law enforcement professionals occurred between April 21st and 26th. Over 1,100 illegal aliens, including members of violent foreign terrorist organizations as well as 378 aliens with final orders of removal, were arrested in the <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/largest-joint-immigration-operation-florida-history-leads-1120-criminal-alien-arrests">largest joint immigration operation</a> in Florida history. 
Uthmeier said that, “The governor tasked state leaders to identify the places for new, temporary detention facilities. I think this is the best one. As I call it: Alligator Alcatraz.”
The 30-square-mile, secluded area offers an efficient and low-cost option for temporarily holding illegal aliens while they wait to be deported, claimed Uthmeier. The facility’s location in the heart of the Everglades limits the necessity to invest in a perimeter fence. 
Uthmeier called the facility “Alligator Alcatraz” because of the risk of attempting to escape, just like with Alcatraz prison in the San Francisco Bay. The Florida Everglades is well-known for its alligator and python populations.

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Florida Offers ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ To House Illegal Aliens

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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis chartered four flights to bring roughly 1,500 Jewish-Americans who evacuated from Israel back home to America.
The Americans on a 10-day Birthright Israel trip took an Israeli cruise vessel to Larnaca, Cyprus, while protected by the Israeli Navy. DeSantis chartered four wide-bodied jetliners to <a href="https://x.com/AviKaner/status/1934999128120942953">bring them</a> from Cyprus back to Tampa, Florida, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel <a href="https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/17/u-s-jews-fleeing-israel-iran-hostilities-to-fly-home-in-florida-backed-airlift/">reported</a>.
“The remainder of the 2,800 international participants who were in Israel when war broke out on Friday have chosen to depart via other means or have chosen to stay in Israel with family,” the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-858061">Jerusalem Post</a> reported.
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Thank you to Florida governor Ron DeSantis <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonDeSantis</a> for helping repatriate 1,500 young Americans from their birthright trips in Israel. <a href="https://t.co/VlTqquSGgA">pic.twitter.com/VlTqquSGgA</a>
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“We have been working with the Israeli consulate, which has been in touch with the governor’s office,” Joy Prevor, vice president of projects for the Broward Jewish Federation, stated. “We are hopeful anyone who needs to get out will get out, but it is being done in a staged fashion. I just saw a video of the boat to Cyprus. It’s difficult because they were in such a stressful situation.”
“Thank God for the Iron Dome and thank God for Israel having a very developed text alert system,” she continued.
In October 2023, two weeks after the Hamas massacre of more than 1200 people in Israel, among whom were at least 30 Americans, DeSantis ordered an emergency airlift that brought home another 200 Americans. He also sent two large planes containing 85 pallets of donated supplies.
The donated Medical supplies included 735 Ace bandages, approximately 5,000 hospital gowns, 84 IV kits, 30,000+ needles, 30,000+ syringes, 57 ventilators, and 10,000+ boxes of surgical gloves. In addition to medical supplies, Florida also donated: 1,000+ children’s toys, 300+ sleeping bags, 1,000+ hygiene products, and 2,000+ articles of clothing.
DeSantis ripped the Biden administration at the time, saying, “With the lack of leadership in Washington, we are stepping up to help our allies in Israel who are in need of supplies and our support. As we continue to bring back Americans who were stranded in Israel when the war began, we will also keep sending the necessary health care supplies for Israel to care for those who have been injured.”

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Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey gave a dire warning to any would-be rioters on Thursday, threatening to “kill” anyone who attacks law enforcement.
Ivey outlined expectations for potential protests during a news conference on Thursday, explaining a host of illegal actions and what their likely consequences could be.
“If you resist lawful orders, you are going to jail. Let me be very clear about that. If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard County, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you&#8217;re going to go to jail tired because we&#8217;re going to run you down and put you in jail,” the sheriff said. “If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County — gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave — in our county, you&#8217;re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street.”
“If you spit on us, you&#8217;re going to the hospital, and in jail. If you hit one of us, you&#8217;re going to the hospital, and jail, and most likely get bitten by one of our big, beautiful dogs that we have here,” he continued. “If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at because we will kill you graveyard dead.”
Days of anti-immigration enforcement riots have rocked the Los Angeles area. Rioters have burned vehicles, attacked law enforcement, and defaced buildings. Looters have ransacked businesses. Many demonstrators have carried foreign flags or worn Palestinian keffiyehs.
The sheriff appeared to have the chaos in Los Angeles in mind when he issued his warnings about protests.
“This has got to stop,” said Ivey. “You&#8217;re watching what&#8217;s taking place out there. You&#8217;re seeing police officers that are being attacked, being spit on, being put in harm&#8217;s way just for doing their jobs. You&#8217;re seeing ICE agents that are being targeted for doing their jobs, and you&#8217;re seeing obstructionists that are doing all of this standing in the way of law and order.”
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🚨 &#39;WE WILL K*LL YOU!&#39;: Florida sheriff has a message for would-be leftist rioters. NOT IN FLORIDA.
&quot;If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at. Because we will K*LL you, graveyard… <a href="https://t.co/rmpqCS9L2F">pic.twitter.com/rmpqCS9L2F</a>
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Ivey’s hard-nosed approach to protests and demonstrations that could take place in Florida over the Trump administration’s deportation policies echoes the stance Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken. DeSantis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-aint-california-desantis-lays-out-official-policy-if-youre-blocked-in-traffic-by-rioters?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=12&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Florida+Ain%E2%80%99t+California%3A+DeSantis+Lays+Out+Official+Policy+If+You%E2%80%99re+Blocked+In+Traffic+By+Rioters">appeared</a> on “The Rubin Report” podcast with host Dave Rubin in an episode that aired on Wednesday.
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“In terms of the unrest, Florida’s policy is very simple: You have every right to exercise your First Amendment rights to protest and demonstrate,” the Florida governor said. “The minute you cross that line, you are going to be met with serious pushback, and you will be held accountable. We do not tolerate rioting; we do not tolerate civil unrest; we do not tolerate looting; we do not tolerate attacks on law enforcement.”

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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis minced no words when speaking about the rights of citizens if they were surrounded by a mob while in their car.
DeSantis <a href="https://rumble.com/v6uncqd-exposing-the-real-origin-of-gavin-newsoms-ice-riot-problem-ron-desantis.html">spoke</a> to Dave Rubin of the Rubin Report regarding the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, and Florida’s policy regarding civil unrest.
“In terms of the unrest, Florida’s policy is very simple: You have every right to exercise your First Amendment rights to protest and demonstrate,” DeSantis explained. “The minute you cross that line, you are going to be met with serious pushback, and you will be held accountable. We do not tolerate rioting; we do not tolerate civil unrest; we do not tolerate looting; we do not tolerate attacks on law enforcement.”
“And so I know they’re planning stuff for all over the country; they tried to do a little protest in Florida, and they actually just held signs, which is fine, but that’s as far as it goes here,” he continued. “I think the problem in places like California is the authorities at both the local and state level; they’re effectively siding with the people that are causing the unrest. And part of it is because California is the Shangri-La of sanctuary states. They give you drivers’ licenses if you’re an illegal; you get in-state tuition; they pay for your healthcare; they will try to stymie ICE and protect you from having immigration law enforced, And so they’ve been doing this over a number of years and I think have developed a sense of entitlement that somehow, federal laws don’t apply to them because they don’t like them. So you’ve had the mayor, the governor, empower that element, not just now, but for many years &#8230;”
Asked what Florida’s policy was when demonstrators crossed the line, DeSantis replied:
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The Hamas demonstration, when that was in vogue, they tried to do that in the city of Miami and the Miami PD got them off the street in 13 minutes. They tried to do it in central Florida on a state road and our state highway patrol. they were able to dispatch them in 11 minutes. And so, yes, there is zero tolerance. You have no right to commandeer streets. First of all it’s just wrong. Second of all, that has huge impacts on people&#8217;s quality of life. You may have a parent needing to go pick up a child from daycare, from a camp, or from a school. You may have somebody who has a medical issue they need to get, and what, you’re going to clog all the roads?
So we have an absolutely zero tolerance policy for that and we also have a policy that if you&#8217;re driving on one of those streets, and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety. And so if you drive off, and you hit one of these people, that&#8217;s their fault for impinging on you. You don&#8217;t have to sit there and just be a sitting duck and let the mob grab you out of your car and drag you through the streets. You have a right to defend yourself in Florida.
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Florida is not playing with its rules on mobs surrounding your car. Take notes, Cali. 
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Florida high school students were drilled for being straight, asked to consider being gay, and told that straight people are to blame for overpopulation, according to course materials obtained by The Daily Wire.
During a course for high school children in Miami-Dade County, students were assigned to complete a sexuality-focused questionnaire that asked a series of bizarre questions such as: &#8220;What do you think caused your heterosexuality?&#8221;; &#8220;Is it possible that being straight is just a phase you may grow out of?”; and, “Considering the menace of hunger and overpopulation, could the human race survive if everyone were straight like yourself?”
Parents were shocked to learn that a professor made their children answer questions like this as part of a Miami-Dade College course being offered to high schoolers. The<a href="https://www.mdc.edu/asa/documents/competencies/pdf/SLS1510%20Preparing%20for%20Student%20Success.pdf"> course</a>, called &#8220;Preparing for Student Success,&#8221; was designed for students to develop academic goals and come up with strategies to succeed in college and offered in Miami-Dade County, an area that has<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/floridas-miami-dade-county-flips-red-in-voter-registration-for-first-time-in-history"> turned red</a> in recent years. 
“It&#8217;s not normal. I mean imagine if a person, anyone, goes close to your son and asks him these questions, I’d call the police,” a concerned mother whose son was enrolled in the class told The Daily Wire. “It&#8217;s perversion. Why are you talking about their sexuality to 15-year-old boys or girls? It&#8217;s absolutely sick. It’s sick.”
Other questions posed to the children included, &#8220;To whom have you disclosed your straight tendencies?&#8221; and &#8220;Why do you insist on showing off your heterosexuality?&#8221; The questionnaire ended by asking students what their reaction to it was and &#8220;about the assumptions you hold about what others are like.&#8221;
The questions come from the textbook &#8220;POWER: Strategies for Success in College and Life&#8221; by Robert Feldman, a senior research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The textbook was printed by McGraw Hill, one of the largest academic publishers in the United States whose products are used in 13,000 K-12 school districts across the country.
After being contacted by The Daily Wire, Miami-Dade College said that it had reviewed the assignment and determined that it would no longer be used.
&#8220;Miami-Dade College is committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and academically sound learning environment for all students,&#8221; the college told The Daily Wire. &#8220;In response to concerns raised about a classroom assignment, we have conducted a thorough review of the assignment, and it will no longer be used. We expect all those who teach to uphold these standards and will ensure any necessary adjustments are made.&#8221;
The other questions on the assignment were as follows: &#8220;when and how did you decide you were straight?&#8221;; &#8220;is it possible that your heterosexuality stems from a neurotic fear of others of the same sex?&#8221;; &#8220;There seem to be many unhappy heterosexuals. Techniques have been developed that might enable you to change your sexual orientation. Have you considered changing?&#8221; and, &#8220;why do straights place so much emphasis on sex?&#8221;
According to the textbook, the questionnaire was adopted from the work of Martin Rochlin, a gay rights activist and founding member of the Gay and Lesbian Center of Los Angeles who developed the &#8220;Heterosexual Questionnaire&#8221; in 1972.
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The concerned mother whose son was forced to take the quiz told The Daily Wire that the questionnaire was included in the textbook as means of indoctrination.
She noted that dual enrollment classes are typically recommended for students looking to receive Florida&#8217;s Bright Futures Scholarship, a lottery funded-scholarship for top performing high school academic achievers. She said that teachers should avoid discussing issues of sexuality altogether.
&#8220;You don&#8217;t talk about these things, especially with kids. If you are a math teacher, you teach math,” she said. “These types of courses shouldn&#8217;t exist.”
She also voiced concerns about another questionnaire featured in the textbook on its chapter on diversity. One activity encourages students to determine the diversity of their campus by getting statistics of how many racial minorities attend their school, while another encourages them to &#8220;check your stereotype quotient.&#8221; That includes questions like, &#8220;If you found out that a star professional football player is gay, would you be surprised?&#8221;
The mother told The Daily Wire that she was contacted by the office of the president of Miami-Dade College and assured her that concerns would be addressed. They said the school told them that the quiz would no longer be administered and indicated that they would focus their teaching on what was academically appropriate.
Some parents believe that the content in the quiz may violate<a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=1000-1099/1006/Sections/1006.31.html"> Florida law</a> requiring content to be &#8220;accurate, objective, balanced&#8221; and &#8220;noninflammatory.&#8221;
In its statement to The Daily Wire, Miami-Dade College said that it would continue to provide education that follows state requirements.
&#8220;We are committed to creating a learning environment where students are successful and have the support to achieve academic excellence through fair and unbiased grading practices. We appreciate the engagement of our students, families, and school partners as we remain focused on delivering high-quality education that adheres to state guidelines,&#8221; the college said
The controversy over the curriculum comes as Miami-Dade County has shifted significantly to the right electorally in recent years. President Donald Trump won the county by over 10 points in 2024. The number of registered Republicans in the county also<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/floridas-miami-dade-county-flips-red-in-voter-registration-for-first-time-in-history"> just eclipsed</a> Democrats for the first time in history.

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‘Have You Considered Changing?’: Florida Teens Asked To Consider Becoming Gay In Class Assignment

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Miami

A 37-year-old illegal immigrant man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing at least one teen girl who the federal government sent to live with him as part of the Biden administration’s scheme to place “unaccompanied alien children” in the homes of unrelated, loosely-vetted “sponsors.”
Wilson Manfredo Lopez-Carillo was arrested by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office in Florida on May 22 and charged with three counts of sexual assault on a minor. 
Police said in charging documents that the victim arrived in the United States in August 2023 as a 16-year-old, and was placed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the home of several people, whose names are redacted but appear to include Lopez-Carillo.
The victim “reported three instances of sexual battery by [redacted] all occurring in February 2024. [Redacted] stated that [redacted] was not present during these incidents, as she would be out with her children selling tamales to support the family. She explained that [redacted] took advantage of [redacted’s] absence to abuse her,” a document said.
While she was in the kitchen, Lopez-Carillo “grabbed her, and took her to his bedroom. He removed her pants and underwear and proceeded to sexually batter her,” police wrote. A second incident unfolded similarly, with the man offering her $100 to keep quiet, which she refused, police said. She did not report the incidents to police initially “due to fear of retribution from [redacted], who had threatened her,” it continued.
The heavily redacted police statement suggested that the adult woman in the house became suspicious and confronted Lopez-Carillo. The victim was given three days to leave the house and “sought refuge with…a friend from church.” The friend contacted the woman who “revealed that [redacted] had sexually assaulted [the victim] which led to her expulsion. [The friend] expressed his shock and concern upon hearing this. He decided to allow [the victim] to stay in a room at his home to prevent her from being homeless.”
Once living with the friend, she felt safe enough to report the abuse to the police. The friend later became the girl’s legal guardian after receiving permission from her parents, and told police another girl had also sought refuge at his home after a person whose name was redacted had attempted to sexually assault her.
Police set up a recorded call where the victim asked Lopez-Carillo why he had assaulted her as a minor, and he “responded by attempting to justify his actions.” He did not deny the incidents but “tried to downplay their significance” and “attempted to shift the blame onto [redacted],” police said. 
“When confronted about the possibility of a pregnancy, due to unprotected sex, he mentioned giving [the victim] a pill,” they wrote.
Lopez-Carillo is being held without bail in a Palm Beach County, Florida, jail, and a judge has determined that he is an illegal alien, according to court records.
The case was first reported by <a href="https://x.com/ImmigrantCrimes/status/1928537806344982826" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Illegal Alien Crimes</a> on X.
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More than 120,000 “unaccompanied alien children” entered the country annually during the Biden administration as part of a loophole that let illegal immigrants stay in the country if they said they were under 18 and were not with their parents.
That incentivized families to separate, paying human traffickers to take the children across the border alone. When the children arrived, they were astonishingly vulnerable to exploitation: they didn’t speak English, they were underage, they were in debt to cartels, and they were afraid to go to the police because they were illegal immigrants.
But Democrats had accused President Donald Trump of holding “kids in cages,” referring to the secure facilities developed by the Obama administration. So, when Joe Biden became president, he sought to avoid the charge of hypocrisy by quickly finding places for the children to live.
The problem was there were no safe homes waiting to take in hundreds of thousands of children. So the Biden administration began sending them to live in the homes of illegal immigrant adults who often were not related to them. It was impossible to vet them since the “sponsors” were illegal themselves, and since the Department of Health and Human Services is not a law enforcement agency.
As a result, contractors received billions of dollars to process the children, and HHS officials used makeshift vetting, such as having sponsors text a picture of a foreign passport to them. But there was no way of knowing whether the sponsors were who they said they were, and no way to check foreign criminal records or the authenticity of documents with the governments of their home countries.
Biden&#8217;s immigration policies came under renewed scrutiny this week after an illegal immigrant granted a work visa by the Biden administration threw a Molotov cocktail at a group of pro-Israel demonstrators in Colorado. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national and illegal alien, is believed to have entered the United States on a visa before he was granted work authorization by the Biden administration, which he overstayed after it expired in March, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/weeks-before-illegal-alien-terror-attack-colorado-dems-passed-law-shielding-illegals-from-ice?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Spencer+Lindquist&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Weeks+Before+Illegal+Alien+Terror+Attack%2C+Colorado+Dems+Passed+Law+Shielding+Illegals+From+ICE">reported</a>.
Biden&#8217;s Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said after children were delivered by contractors to &#8220;sponsors&#8221; — who government officials had typically never seen until the drop-off — the federal government was no longer responsible. Mayorkas also claimed that stopping the trafficking of children for labor was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-says-stopping-trafficking-of-alien-children-is-outside-the-responsibility-of-dhs">&#8220;outside the responsibility&#8221;</a> of DHS.
But Democrats, led by Kamala Harris, pushed to prevent HHS from sharing data with other federal and state government agencies, ostensibly to protect the privacy of the illegal immigrant adults and children. That meant that local school districts and state child welfare offices had no idea that the children existed, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-kamalas-kids-in-cages-lie-paved-the-way-for-a-child-trafficking-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">making it impossible</a> to ensure that they were attending school and not being trafficked for labor or sex.
Federal whistleblowers told Congress the scheme amounted to taxpayer-funded human trafficking, and the New York Times reported that one-third of the children could not be located 30 days after being placed with a “sponsor.”
Democrats said the solution was more money, obscuring the fact that HHS has no law enforcement powers and could not do anything to punish sponsors who would not say where the child was, even though an American whose child disappeared would go to jail.
In August, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general said the department did not know the location of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dhs-made-no-effort-to-locate-missing-unaccompanied-alien-children-auditor-says-in-urgent-alert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">300,000 minors</a>, and “[w]ithout an ability to monitor the location and status of UCs, ICE has no assurance UCs are safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor.”
The inspector general mentioned a case similar to Lopez-Carillo&#8217;s, in which &#8220;[o]ne ICE officer expressed concern with not being able to take action in a case involving a UC whose sponsor claimed the UC was in an inappropriate relationship with her husband.” That same month, the Democratic National Committee made preserving the unaccompanied minor loophole a plank of its 2024 platform.
Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/grassley-probe-hhs-contractors-lost-illegal-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rescuing</a> the missing “unaccompanied alien children” is a priority.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/guatemalan-traffickers-exploit-bidens-unaccompanied-alien-children-program-records-suggest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Guatemalan Traffickers Exploit Biden’s ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ Program</a>

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