President Donald Trump said that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids carried out by his administration have not gone “far enough” because they have been hampered by &#8220;liberal judges.&#8221;
Trump, who campaigned on enacting mass deportations, defended his illegal immigration crackdown during an interview on “60 Minutes” broadcast on Sunday. When asked by CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell about accusations of ICE tear-gassing neighborhoods and similar tactics, the president stood by his administration’s efforts. 
“I think they haven&#8217;t gone far enough because we&#8217;ve been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges that were put in by Biden and by Obama,” Trump said. 
Judges have blocked Trump&#8217;s efforts to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-rips-judiciary-after-judge-nixes-mass-deportation-plan">deport</a> suspected Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act and <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-halts-trump-effort-to-expand-speedy-deportations-of-detained-migrants">efforts</a> to carry out speedy deportations.
The Trump administration has conducted ICE raids in major cities across the country that have often prompted violent reactions. Over the summer, riots broke out in Los Angeles County after federal agents started making arrests in the area. In recent weeks, ICE has been active in the Chicago area, and federal efforts have faced major protests.
Trump reiterated that he supported ICE being aggressive when asked by O&#8217;Donnell about his administration&#8217;s tactics. 
“You have to get the people out. You know, you have to look at the people. Many of them are murderers. Many of them are people that were thrown out of their countries because they were, you know, criminals,” Trump said. “Many of them are people from jails and prisons. Many of them are people from, frankly, mental institutions. I feel badly about that, but they&#8217;re released from insane asylums. You know why? Because they&#8217;re killers.”
Trump said that more than 11,000 illegal immigrant murderers had been released into the country, and that over half of those had killed multiple people. He said the deportation efforts were focusing on getting the “bad ones” out of the country. 
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“We have to start off with a policy, and the policy has to be you came into the country illegally, you&#8217;re gonna go out,” Trump said. “We&#8217;re gonna work with you, and you&#8217;re gonna come back into our country legally. Because we have a lotta good people. We have some great people.”

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An El Salvadoran national who’s been deported from the United States three times was arrested on October 17 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Arlington, Virginia, The Daily Wire has learned.
It’s unknown when or where Carlos Ramirez-Guzman entered the country most recently. He was booted from the United States by ICE in 2006, 2014, and again in 2016, and he is currently in the agency’s custody.
In addition to re-entering the country after deportation, Ramirez-Guzman’s criminal charges include “aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, domestic battery, exhibition of a dangerous weapon, resisting, obstructing, or opposing a law enforcement officer,” according to a Homeland Security press release.
“Carlos Ramirez-Guzman racked up an extensive criminal history over the last 21 years he has spent ignoring America’s laws,&#8221; DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. &#8220;Not only has this man been removed from our country on THREE previous occasions, but he also has a violent criminal history of assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, domestic battery, and resisting arrest.&#8221;
“Under President Trump and Secretary Noem this criminal illegal alien’s crime spree has come to an end. GOOD RIDDANCE, you are not welcome in this country,” McLaughlin added.
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Immigration has also become a hot topic in the Virginia governor’s race, which is next Tuesday.
Northern Virginia has become a hotbed for ICE arrests since efforts started during the second Trump term, including in Arlington and Fairfax counties. While Democratic leaders in the state have pushed back on ICE crackdowns, Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an Executive Order in February to allow state and local authorities to help with federal immigration operations.
<a href="https://virginiamercury.com/2025/08/27/spanberger-vows-to-scrap-youngkins-immigration-order-if-elected-governor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Virginia Mercury</a> reported in August that former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee, would “rescind” Youngkin’s aforementioned executive order if she is elected.
“Our borders are a front door, and we have to know who’s coming into the country. Do you mean us good or do you mean us ill? Who are you? Are you running from a murder charge, or are you running to something like liberty, like freedom?” Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who’s the Republican nominee for governor, said on Jillian Michaels’ “Keeping It Real” podcast last week. Earle-Sears legally immigrated to the United States from Jamaica.
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An illegal immigrant charged in the murder of 43-year-old Mary Gonzales entered the United States under President Joe Biden using the controversial CBP One app, The Daily Wire has learned.
Javier Roman Hernandez entered the country in July 2023 through Hidalgo, Texas. He was arrested on October 8 and charged earlier this week with murdering Gonzales, whose body was discovered on October 6 in a “wooded area” near a tire shop in Austin after she was reportedly shot and killed. Hernandez was one of nearly a million immigrants who entered the country under Biden using the CBP One app, which streamlined the entry process at the peak of the immigration crisis.
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-administration-ends-cbp-one-immigration-app-moments-after-taking-office">terminated</a> the app, which is estimated to have allowed nearly a quarter of a million “inadmissible aliens” into the country.
“These alleged cold-blooded murderers should have never been in our country in the first place and Mary Gonzales should still be alive,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “One of these criminals came into our country using Biden’s disastrous CBP One app. Open border policies have deadly consequences. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, these accused murderers will never be free on American streets to commit heinous crimes again.”
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Jesus Llamas-Yanez, who had convictions for driving under the influence and assault and is currently wanted in Mexico, was also charged with Gonzales’s murder, according to <a href="https://www.fox7austin.com/news/2-men-from-mexico-arrested-connection-north-austin-murder">Fox 7 Austin</a>. A third suspect, Enrique Gomez-Urbina, was also in the country illegally and arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrants-arrested-after-woman-found-shot-death-texas-woods-1-wanted-mexican-feds-police">Fox News</a>.
The Biden administration introduced the CBP One app in January 2023, allowing hundreds of thousands of migrants to remotely schedule appointments at points of entry and be paroled into the country’s interior. It was later discovered that three suspected ISIS members from Tajikistan arrested by federal authorities last year had used CBP One to enter the U.S., <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/FILE_6538.pdf">according</a> to data the Department of Homeland Security provided to the House Judiciary Committee.
Two other suspected Tren de Aragua gang members accused of <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/09/06/us-news/tren-de-aragua-members-arrested-in-shooting-released-from-custody/">attempted murder</a> in Aurora used the app to come into the United States.
Jennie Taer contributed to this report.

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This week, NFL fans launched a petition to have an alternate Super Bowl halftime show featuring country singer George Strait. 66,000 signatures so far. Roger Goodell, however, is not moved. It&#8217;s all in response to the NFL tapping Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny for America’s largest stage, giving a platform to a man who openly hates America. 
But not all Puerto Ricans share Bad Bunny&#8217;s sentiment. Samuel Rodriguez is a pastor of Puerto Rican descent who has advised three U.S. Presidents, been a prolific author and movie producer, and has a much different outlook on the United States. In fact, he says the rapper doesn&#8217;t come close to representing traditional Hispanic values. It&#8217;s certainly worth your time. —The Daily Wire
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As an American of Puerto Rican descent, I live in tension. I admire Bad Bunny. He is a generational talent, creative, charismatic, and relentless. He rose from the barrios of Vega Baja to the summit of global culture. He did not inherit wealth or privilege. He succeeded through determination, resilience, and hard work. Even those who do not understand his lyrics recognize his artistry and marketing brilliance. He has become a global symbol of Latino influence.
My admiration, however, stops there. As the world prepares to watch his Super Bowl halftime show next February, my heart aches. For all his brilliance, Bad Bunny misunderstands both Puerto Rico and America. His refusal to stand for “God Bless America” during the Major League Baseball playoffs at Yankee Stadium was not an act of protest, it was a moment of detachment. Millions of us who cherish both the island and the mainland felt that sting. We love America; We appreciate its Christian foundation, promise, and opportunity. Simply stated, we believe God has blessed this nation.
Unfortunately, much of what Bad Bunny stands for and espouses in his music not only fails to resonate with many Hispanics in America, but it also fails to honor and understand the community’s deep love for this country.
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I will be the first to acknowledge that America is not perfect. But despite that, it remains blessed. This nation is not anti-immigrant. It supports legal immigration.
Hispanics know this better than anyone. Many of us lived that journey or watched our parents walk it. We support borders and order not out of cruelty but out of conviction. We believe in compassion expressed through law. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/trump-harris-latino-voters-2024-election-pew&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761311002633000&amp;usg=AOvVaw197pP1ngxt9G7_phoNF8Bb">Nearly half of Hispanic voters supported President Trump in 2024</a>. More than half of Hispanic men did the same. That was not betrayal. It reflected deeply held values.
These traditional Hispanic values — faith, family, and freedom — stand in contrast to much of what Bad Bunny promotes. His embrace of transgender ideology and sexually explicit performances does not represent the Latino family gathered around the table after Sunday church. We love God. We honor family. We understand freedom as responsibility, not rebellion. The Latino vote has not drifted to the Right, it has returned home to convictions that have always defined us.
Hispanics also see dissonance in Bad Bunny’s condemnation of capitalism, given that he lives from its blessings. He has praised socialist regimes such as Venezuela, yet his success story could not exist without the free market. He thrives in a system that rewards risk, creativity, and persistence. One cannot criticize capitalism while enjoying everything it provides.
The Hispanic future in America is not secular, cynical, or socialist. It is spiritual, hopeful, and devoted to freedom. We pray. We protect our families. We work hard. We still believe that God blesses nations that honor Him.
But before all of this, Bad Bunny must recognize one fundamental truth: He is an American. Every Puerto Rican is. We are born citizens of the United States. We do not need a passport to enter this nation, but we do need humility to understand what a privilege that is.
Bad Bunny may not need a passport, but he needs perspective. He needs humility. He needs clarity about what America truly represents for Puerto Ricans and for every dreamer who still believes this country offers the chance to rise.
America is not flawless. Yet it remains the most transformative and opportunity-rich nation in human history. My prayer is that when Bad Bunny steps onto that stage, gratitude will replace defiance — gratitude for a nation that gave a kid from Puerto Rico the chance to conquer the world.
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Samuel Rodriguez is the lead pastor of New Season and president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). Rodriguez has advised three U.S. Presidents and is the first Latino to participate in multiple presidential inauguration ceremonies. He is also a best-selling author of 12 books and serves as producer of 7 faith-based films including &#8220;Breakthrough,&#8221; &#8220;Flamin Hot,&#8221; and &#8220;Dream King.&#8221;
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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A 21-year-old Indian national arrested over a fatal California crash that killed three people was released into the United States by the Biden administration after illegally crossing the border in March 2022.
Jashanpreet Singh was arrested on Tuesday by the California Highway Patrol after the semi-truck he was driving <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/10-freeway-ontario-deadly-crash/">smashed</a> into slow traffic on a freeway in Ontario, causing an eight-vehicle pile-up, according to law enforcement. Investigators say Singh had drugs in his system at the time of the crash. In addition to the three fatalities, four others were injured. 
Singh is <a href="https://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/corrections/inmate-locator/">charged</a> with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of drugs causing bodily injury. He is currently in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and is not eligible for bail. He is set to make his first court appearance on Thursday.
Border Patrol apprehended Singh in March 2022 after illegally crossing into California, then released pending a court date, Fox News first <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrant-trucker-accused-fatal-california-crash-released-biden-admin-after-2022-border-crossing">reported</a>. 
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy commented on the footage of the crash on Wednesday, noting the Trump administration’s battle with California over commercial truck licensing standards. 
“This is exactly why [the Department of Transportation] has withheld $40 MILLION from California for failure to comply with our rules to protect drivers,” Duffy <a href="https://x.com/SecDuffy/status/1981098822601494833">posted</a> on X. ”We cannot allow our roads to be a dangerous place!”
Earlier this week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/10/21/criminal-illegal-alien-kills-indiana-man-after-driving-semi-truck-oncoming-traffic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lodged</a> a detainer against an illegal immigrant from Serbia and Montenegro who was accused of killing an Indiana man while driving a semi-truck without a valid commercial license. Borko Stankovic was arrested on October 15 after he allegedly swerved his truck into the wrong lane and fatally crashed into 54-year-old Jeffrey Eberly.
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Illegal aliens have NO BUSINESS operating 18 wheelers on America’s highways.
Borko Stankovic was driving a semi-truck without a valid commercial license when he swerved into oncoming traffic and struck an Indiana man, who tragically died at the scene.
Stankovic has been in the… <a href="https://t.co/nxd3z3xs5q">pic.twitter.com/nxd3z3xs5q</a>
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The Trump administration has attempted to crack down on illegal immigrants operating commercial trucks and rolled out new English proficiency requirements for commercial drivers in May.
Duffy announced last week that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would withhold $40 million from California for its failure to comply with English-language standards. A federal investigation found that from June 25 to August 21, California allowed at least 23 drivers with documented violations of English proficiency in other states to remain on the road.
Florida has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-sues-california-over-sanctuary-policies-trucker-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> California for issuing commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. That suit came after a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from India was arrested after he was accused of making an illegal U-turn while driving on the Florida turnpike and killing three people.

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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump can deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland to protect an ICE facility amid protests against the federal agency in the city.
“As we have always maintained, President Trump is exercising his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel following violent riots that local leaders have refused to address. This ruling reaffirms that the lower court’s ruling was unlawful and incorrect,&#8221; Abigail Jackson, White House spokeswoman, told The Daily Wire in a statement on Monday.
The Texas National Guard is still unable to be deployed to the city, according to the <a href="https://x.com/baylisswagner/status/1980351532433568058">San Antonio Express-News</a>.
“Finally, the proportionate response to the events in Portland further support that the President likely invoked [the law] lawfully and in good faith,” Judge Ryan Nelson, who was appointed by Trump, wrote in a concurring <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca9.b3c1c6b0-b390-4c9d-b557-fc5d525fd150/gov.uscourts.ca9.b3c1c6b0-b390-4c9d-b557-fc5d525fd150.61.0.pdf">opinion</a> in the case.
“A grossly disproportionate response could suggest that the executive might be acting pretextually, rather than in response to [the law’s] enumerated predicates,” he added.
However, Senior Judge Susan Graber, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, strongly disagreed with the ruling, saying that “no legal or factual justification” existed to send in the Oregon National Guard.
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“Given Portland protesters’ well-known penchant for wearing chicken suits, inflatable frog costumes, or nothing at all when expressing their disagreement with the methods employed by ICE, observers may be tempted to view the majority’s ruling, which accepts the government’s characterization of Portland as a war zone, as merely absurd. But today’s decision is not merely absurd,” Graber wrote.
“It erodes core constitutional principles, including sovereign States’ control over their States’ militias and the people’s First Amendment rights to assemble and to object to the government’s policies and actions. I strenuously dissent,” she continued.
Protests have been going on in the city since June, including over the weekend when federal law enforcement used tear gas, according to <a href="https://katu.com/news/local/portland-protests-at-ice-persist-as-federal-agents-use-tear-gas-oregon-portland-immigration-donald-trump-arrested-counter-protest-counterprotest-maga-democrats-republicans-no-kings">KATU</a>.
&#8220;At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,&#8221; Trump posted to Truth Social in September.
&#8220;I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221; he added.
Similar protests led to National Guard deployment in Los Angeles over the summer, which led to an intense legal battle.

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Federal immigration agents working during the shutdown will get a paycheck.
Agents from both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol will start to receive their paychecks again and get back pay for the time they&#8217;ve worked since the shutdown began, multiple agency sources told The Daily Wire.
In a message from the National Border Patrol Council, the agency&#8217;s union, some agents were informed this week that their payday is coming.
&#8220;This is unprecedented and is due to the hard work of all federal law enforcement officers and the continued support of President Trump and his administration,&#8221; NBPC President Paul Perez wrote in the email.
Border agents also &#8220;may receive &#8216;accelerated&#8217; pay&#8221; for their next paycheck, according to the memo.
The government <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/live-updates-countdown-to-government-shutdown?contentProgram=SHUTDOWN%20UPDATES%3A%20Firings%20Begin%2C%20Trump%20Vows%20To%20Protect%20Military%20Pay&amp;contentType=Post&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;location=Home%20Tab&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Home%20Featured%20Carousel">shutdown</a> entered its 16th day on Thursday. Another vote to reopen the government is scheduled, but is expected to fail again.
Democrats in Congress are asking to negotiate on healthcare, while Republicans are demanding that the government be reopened before any further talks proceed.
With no end to the shutdown in sight, Border Patrol sources expressed relief at the news they&#8217;ll get paid.
Some of those agents are patrolling not only the southern and northern borders, but have also been deployed to cities like Chicago to assist ICE with President Donald Trump&#8217;s immigration enforcement efforts.
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mexican-cartels-place-bounties-on-federal-agents-in-chicago?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=5&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Mexican+Cartels+Place+Bounties+On+Federal+Agents+In+Chicago">Chicago</a> are up against mounting threats to their lives, including bounties amounting to up to $50,000 that have been placed on their heads by local gangs and the Mexican cartels.
Those agents are taking a sigh of relief knowing they&#8217;ll get paid for their work.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a huge boost for us that this government has our backs, especially after all the stress the last administration put us through. We have been through shutdowns before, and we still come to work with pride, but I&#8217;m thankful to know we don&#8217;t have to deal with the stress of wondering how long it will be until we get paid again,&#8221; one agent told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;Getting pelted with rocks by Antifa really sucks, but it&#8217;s even worse when you&#8217;re not getting paid,&#8221; said another agent.
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President Donald Trump pivots from the Middle East to peace in Ukraine, Trump intervenes to protect military paychecks amid the Democrat shutdown, and drug cartels declare “open season” on federal agents.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">After Middle East Peace, Trump Turns Toward Russia</h2>
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Topline: After securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Trump has shifted his focus to the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will make his third trip to the White House on Friday since Trump began his second term. The two are expected to discuss supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons, such as Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as additional air defenses to counter Russian bombardments.
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The United States has reportedly started to share intelligence on Russian energy infrastructure with Ukraine, increasing Ukraine’s ability to strike deep inside Russian territory.
Trump pushes Putin: The U.S. president has made clear in recent months that he sees Russian President Vladimir Putin as the main obstacle to peace in the Ukraine war. The president is reportedly considering additional sanctions on Russia to increase pressure on Putin to negotiate.
“I’m very disappointed because Vladimir and I had a good relationship,” <a href="https://youtu.be/hfwxTnKt6iA?t=2418">said</a> Trump on Tuesday. “He just doesn’t want to end that war.”
View from Moscow: Moscow has said that even if Tomahawks were provided to Ukraine, that would not “change the dynamic” of the war. A Kremlin spokesman later added that the missiles would be an “extreme concern.” Putin said that he would increase Russia’s air defense, but he did not mention escalation on his end.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump Shuffles Funds In Dem Shutdown To Pay Military</h2>
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Topline: Two weeks into a Democrat shutdown, and now federal employees are starting to feel the effects. On Wednesday, military personnel were set to miss their first paychecks, but President Trump ordered War Secretary Pete Hegseth to find a way to keep the troops paid.
Morning Wire spoke with Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), chairman of the Republican Study Committee. (The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.)
Morning Wire: Now we&#8217;ve crossed one of the first thresholds for missed pay of this shutdown. There were fears that the military would miss a paycheck this week, but then Trump intervened. How did that go down? 
Pfluger: As a veteran and as somebody who served for over 20 years, this is personal to me because I saw it firsthand during previous shutdowns, where you had especially the junior enlisted personnel, those with families and young kids, some of them on food stamps. This puts them in a terrible position, and commanders, instead of focusing on the mission and the threat, readiness and lethality now have to focus on how are their men and women in uniform going to put food on the table? Thankfully, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth came up with a plan to pay the troops and that is happening mid-month. But it doesn&#8217;t last forever, so if Democrats keep up their shenanigans and keep up the shameful approach that they&#8217;re using and showing why they don&#8217;t really like the military, then I&#8217;m not sure that they&#8217;re going to get a paycheck on the next pay period.
Morning Wire: To be clear – they managed to pay everyone this time, but this isn&#8217;t something that can continue for weeks. 
Pfluger: Yeah, they&#8217;re pulling money out of other areas. I mean, the money that they&#8217;re using to pay the troops was probably intended to go to operations or readiness or things like that. It was not the bucket that Congress appropriated for military pay, personnel pay, so this isn&#8217;t going to last forever.
Morning Wire: Is there any way that Congress could ensure going forward that this doesn&#8217;t happen again, particularly with the military? Can we put in place emergency measures for how government shutdowns affect military members?
Pfluger: I sure hope so. I think there&#8217;s an appetite for that. And I&#8217;d go a step further. I would include Border Patrol. I would include law enforcement, federal law enforcement, all the agencies that are charged with keeping us safe, national security level agencies. I&#8217;d go a step further on that. But let me just say this. Where are my Democrat colleagues on the other side of the aisle who served in uniform? Where are they right now? Why are they not standing up and taking the stand and saying enough is enough? … I&#8217;d like to see a country where we come back together and we unite and do the right thing. I thought that was going to happen after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and, obviously, it hasn’t.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">DHS Says Cartels Threaten Federal Immigration Agents</h2>
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Topline: Federal immigration agents carrying out President Trump&#8217;s immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago are facing mounting threats stemming from drug cartels in Mexico, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 
Intelligence on threats is coming into federal immigration agencies daily, an agent on the ground in Chicago told The Daily Wire. Mexican drug cartels are recruiting and operating within the city of Chicago to go after ICE and Border Patrol agents. 
DHS says cartels are offering up to $50,000 in bounties for the heads of federal officers. On top of that, they are recruiting leftist, anti-ICE agitators who have already been out in the streets, and they’re asking them to help.
According to DHS, cartels are placing armed spotters on top of rooftops in areas where ICE agents are making arrests, and the spotters mark the coordinates of ICE officers and Border Patrol agents and relay their whereabouts.
The threats: The latest allegedly involved a Latin Kings gang member. A leader of that gang was nabbed by the federal authorities in Chicago. He is accused of placing a bounty on the head of Operation Midway Blitz, Chief Gregory Bovino.
On Tuesday, Border Patrol agents were rammed by an illegal alien driver who also had an illegal alien passenger in his car. That brought an anti-ICE riot mob to one of the quiet neighborhoods in Chicago.
The riot forced federal authorities to deploy tear gas. Federal officials were targeted with rocks and other objects.
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The Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection approved $4.5 billion for the construction of highly technical sections of the border wall.
CBP announced last week that 10 contracts were cleared in September for 230 miles for “barriers” and roughly 400 miles for “technology,” including a “Smart Wall,” which uses multiple elements to monitor and prevent people from crossing over the border illegally.
Some of the new technology includes “steel barriers, waterborne barriers, lights cameras,” and other tools to detect potential “illegal traffic,” according to CBP.
“For years, Washington talked about border security but failed to deliver. This President changed that,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said in a statement. “The Smart Wall means more miles of barriers, more technology, and more capability for our agents on the ground. This is how you take control of the border.”
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The 10 contracts were the first to be paid for through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed in July. The bill included billions for border and immigration purposes, including hiring more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and $12 billion to pay back states for costs inflicted by the Biden-era border crisis.
The funding will go to projects along the border, spanning from California to Texas. Since Trump took office in January, several other projects have been cleared through contracts or waivers to continue wall construction, which was primarily halted during the Biden administration.
CBP’s webpage on the Smart Wall explains that the overall goal is to “gain operational control of the border” by combining a mix of measures, including a “secondary” wall and other technologies based on factors such as “geographic characteristics” and “procurement timelines.”
“The Smart Wall serves as a necessary tool to protect areas between ports of entry along the Rio Grande, where crossings already constitute improper entry,” Brandy Perez, a research assistant at the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, said.
“The Department of Homeland Security’s $4.5 billion investment in Smart Wall construction amplifies America’s inherent right as a sovereign nation to decide who legally belongs on U.S. soil and who does not,” Perez added.
“The previous Trump administration implemented barriers in regions across the Southwest border and witnessed a decline in illegal crossings by 87% in the<a href="https://www.dhs.gov/archive/news/2020/10/29/border-wall-system-deployed-effective-and-disrupting-criminals-and-smugglers?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Yuma </a>sector and a 26% decrease in narcotics seizures in the Rio Grande sector, proving that walls deter foreign nationals who seek to break the laws of the United States and jeopardize public safety,” she continued.
As long-term developments at the border continue, the administration recently touted that fiscal year 2025 was the lowest for apprehensions at the southern border since 1970, and no releases of those crossing illegally in five months as of September, according to a CBP news release.
“Fiscal Year 2025 shows what happens when we enforce the law without compromise,” Scott stated at the time. “For too long, agents and officers were handcuffed by failed policies. Today they are empowered to do their jobs – and the result is the lowest apprehensions in more than five decades, and the most secure border in modern history.”

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A leftist professor was hit with felony charges for her alleged participation in violent anti-ICE riots in Illinois Friday.
University of Chicago assistant <a href="https://humdev.uchicago.edu/directory/eman-abdelhadi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">professor</a> Eman Abdelhadi, who teaches in the department of comparative human development, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a government employee, a Class 3 felony, and two counts of resisting/obstructing peace, a Class A misdemeanor, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office told The Daily Wire.
She was released on Saturday.
Abdelhadi posted a photo of Illinois state police outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, on X the day of her arrest with the caption: “Here’s a picture of Illinois state tax dollars going to enforcing Trump’s agenda of terrorizing our community with abductions.”
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Here’s a picture of Illinois state tax dollars going to enforcing Trump’s agenda of terrorizing our community with abductions. Thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPritzker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovPritzker</a>! <a href="https://t.co/0wfNCBAtb8">pic.twitter.com/0wfNCBAtb8</a>
— Eman Abdelhadi (@emanabdelhadi) <a href="https://twitter.com/emanabdelhadi/status/1974095223820296388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
She was seen at an anti-ICE demonstration shouting in officers’ faces while <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPWnbkBDe5I/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donning</a> a shirt reading “FREE PALESTINE” in a video posted to her Instagram.
Abdelhadi <a href="https://organizingmythoughts.org/holding-the-line-through-tear-gas-and-censorship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared</a> on “Movement Memos” the day before her arrest, where she shared her experiences participating in anti-ICE protests in Illinois.
“These people are terrorizing our communities and they’re setting up shop. I mean, in Broadview, ICE has been setting up shop in our backyard. Just brazenly taking up community resources to terrorize this very same community,” Abdelhadi said. “And so it felt really important to join protesters out there to say, not in our city, not in our name, not in our backyard. This will not go by unnoticed. This will not go by without resistance.”
“At this point, you are either on the side of protecting our neighbors and protecting our community, or you’re on the side of this administration. There is no neutral ground in this moment. There’s no center left. You’re either resisting or you’re complicit,” she added.
Abdelhadi was <a href="https://news.uchicago.edu/media/statement/update-faculty-members-recent-comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigated</a> by the University of Chicago after she called the school “evil” and “a colonial landlord” at an annual socialism conference on July 5.
The anti-Israel professor also <a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/article/some-us-professors-praise-hamass-october-7-terror-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> “Morning Freedom” with a Palestinian flag emoji on the day of the October 7 attack.
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Eman Abdelhadi: “F*** the University of Chicago&#8230; but it’s my best shot at power.”
At Socialism 2025, <a href="https://twitter.com/UChicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UChicago</a> professor Eman Abdelhadi called her employer “evil colonial landlord.&#8221;
Use it. Organize it. Seize its structural leverage.
“We don’t have power&#8230; but I work at one… <a href="https://t.co/Mes06SYMEp">pic.twitter.com/Mes06SYMEp</a>
— Stu Smith (@thestustustudio) <a href="https://twitter.com/thestustustudio/status/1941958171389538635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
The University of Chicago did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding Abdelhadi’s latest arrest.
The Trump administration has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-send-texas-national-guard-troops-to-quell-anti-ice-attacks-in-chicago">deployed</a> 200 Texas National Guard soldiers to Illinois amid an uptick in anti-ICE assaults.
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On Saturday, Border Patrol agents in the Chicago area were boxed in by a convoy of vehicles. Agents opened fire on one of the alleged attackers after it was determined that she was armed with a semi-automatic weapon.
A federal judge <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-allows-trump-to-deploy-troops-to-chicago-for-now?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=9&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Judge+Allows+Trump+To+Deploy+Troops+To+Chicago+%E2%80%94+For+Now">declined</a> to block President Donald Trump’s deployment of Texas troops to Chicago Monday, rejecting a lawsuit filed by the state of Illinois challenging the deployment.
Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-signs-executive-order-establishing-ice-free-zones">signed</a> an executive order Monday to create “ICE-free zones” across the city.

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The official account of California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s press office posted a vile meme on social media depicting White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller walking President Donald Trump as a dog on a leash.
The press office for California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom posted a vile meme portraying White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller walking President Donald Trump as a dog on a leash.
In all caps, the account wrote: “TIME FOR YOUR DAILY WALK, DONALD! (NO STAIRS),” a flourish echoing Trump’s own style that Newsom has recently adopted.
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The cartoon also appealed to antisemitic tropes, enlarging Miller’s nose in the caricature style long used by Jew-haters.
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The meme was also similar to an infamous 2019 cartoon published in The New York Times&#8217; international edition, which depicted a guide dog with the face of Benjamin Netanyahu — wearing a collar with a Star of David hanging from it — leading a blind, overweight Donald Trump, who was wearing dark glasses and a black yarmulke.
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Liberalism = 21st century Reich
Hitler and Goebbles used propaganda pre-WW2 very successfully. NYTimes, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. The left is trying to normalize anti-semitism again:
New York Times Posts then Deletes ‘Anti-Semitic’ Cartoon Depicting Trump, Netanyahu <a href="https://t.co/nByctsQnrM">pic.twitter.com/nByctsQnrM</a>
&mdash; Տᗩᑎᗪᖇᗩ🎗️ (@SandraXFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/SandraXFreedom/status/1122552143469326337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Newsom&#8217;s office has previously targeted Miller&#8217;s hard-line positions on immigration. In July, responding to a ruling from a Biden-appointed judge involving immigration enforcement in the Central District of California (Los Angeles area), Miller wrote on X: “The ruling has just been issued. A communist judge in LA has ordered ICE to report directly to her and radical left NGOs — not the president. This is another act of insurrection against the United States and its sovereign people.”
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The ruling has just been issued. A communist judge in LA has ordered ICE to report directly to her and radical left NGOs — not the president. This is another act of insurrection against the United States and its sovereign people. <a href="https://t.co/pkEjl7lEP4">https://t.co/pkEjl7lEP4</a>
&mdash; Stephen Miller (@StephenM) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/1943855465349198026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The Newsom press office account on X responded, “This fascist cuck in DC continues his assault on democracy and the Constitution, and his attempt to replace the sovereignty of the people with autocracy. Sorry the Constitution hurt your feelings, Stephen. Cry harder.”
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This fascist cuck in DC continues his assault on democracy and the Constitution, and his attempt to replace the sovereignty of the people with autocracy.
Sorry the Constitution hurt your feelings, Stephen.
Cry harder. <a href="https://t.co/3a4pvYftxb">https://t.co/3a4pvYftxb</a>
&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1943871761658835148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In June 2025, the federal government, via ICE and other agencies, started launching patrols in Los Angeles. On July 11, 2025, Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong <a href="https://kesq.com/news/california/2025/07/14/feds-seek-stay-of-la-judges-ruling-on-immigration-raids/">issued</a> a temporary restraining order barring federal agents from conducting detentions unless they had “reasonable suspicion” that the person was unlawfully present in the country. The Trump administration sought a stay of the order, which Frimpong denied, prompting the case to be taken up by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. On August 1, the court rejected the emergency motion to stay the order.

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The illegal immigrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-superintendent-has-six-kids-with-five-different-women-records-show?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Illegal+Immigrant+School+Superintendent+Has+Six+Kids+With+Five+Different+Women%2C+Records+Show">superintendent</a> of an Iowa public school system did not undergo an immigration employment verification through the federal E-Verify system, which ensures workers are in the country legally and eligible to work, before he was hired for the role, The Daily Wire has learned.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts of Guyana on Friday. Roberts was handed a deportation order from an immigration judge in May 2024 and had weapons charges from Feb. 5, 2020, according to ICE.
Since then, the school district has come under scrutiny for how it came to hire Roberts in the first place.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesman Matthew Tragesser told The Daily Wire that the agency &#8220;did not find&#8221; any <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/red-states-consider-bills-to-push-illegals-to-self-deport">E-Verify</a> cases under Roberts&#8217; name going back more than a decade. Roberts <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/2025/09/announcements-on-detention-of-dr-ian-roberts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assumed</a> his latest role in July 2023.
USCIS also doesn&#8217;t have any record that Des Moines Public Schools &#8220;has ever been enrolled in the E-Verify program.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s inconceivable. Roberts deceived parents, students, and administrators. Justice will be served,&#8221; Tragesser said.
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Des Moines Public School board chair Jackie Norris <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/2025/09/announcements-on-detention-of-dr-ian-roberts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> Monday that &#8220;at no point was any DMPS employee or board member notified that Dr. Roberts was not eligible to work, either by a federal agency or Dr. Roberts.&#8221; She also said that Roberts &#8220;stated he was a citizen&#8221; on his I-9 employment eligibility form and provided a driver&#8217;s license and social security card when he was hired.
During Roberts&#8217; hiring process, the Dentons Davis Brown law firm reviewed the form and accompanying documents and stated that the information provided &#8220;did not raise concerns about his eligibility to work,&#8221; Norris said.
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Des Moines Public Schools also contracted the outside firm JG Consulting to recruit possible superintendent candidates in December 2022, the school district <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/2025/09/announcements-on-detention-of-dr-ian-roberts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. The firm used the company Baker-Eubanks to conduct a background check into Roberts, which the district said &#8220;found nothing related to citizenship or immigration matters related to Dr. Roberts.&#8221;
A spokesman for Baker-Eubanks, however, told The Daily Wire that &#8220;all publicly available criminal records&#8221; were disclosed to the school district, which &#8220;ultimately chose to proceed with the hire despite having received&#8221; the concerning history.
Notably, Iowa doesn&#8217;t require employers in the state to use E-Verify. The state Senate voted to mandate that employers use E-Verify last year, but the fate of the bill still sits in the hands of House legislators.
Former New York Field Office Deputy Director Scott Mechkowski told The Daily Wire that the Roberts case is the perfect example of why E-Verify is needed nationwide.
&#8220;The hiring of an undocumented individual with a criminal history and deportation order into a position of educational leadership exposes a profound vulnerability in our systems, one that E-Verify could have sealed at the outset,&#8221; said Mechkowski.
&#8220;This is not merely an oversight, it is a betrayal of public trust, demanding immediate reform to safeguard our institutions and communities. How many more are out there? Pass E-Verify immediately,&#8221; he added.
A spokesman for the school district didn&#8217;t immediately respond to The Daily Wire&#8217;s request for comment.
Roberts has since been placed on unpaid leave and lost his superintendent license. His lawyers <a href="https://x.com/GrageDustin/status/1973080084157174239" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during a press conference on Tuesday that Roberts will submit a formal resignation letter later in the day.
When he was nabbed by ICE, Roberts fled the scene and abandoned his car in the nearby woods, the agency said. ICE eventually found him and discovered he was carrying a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash, and a fixed-blade hunting knife.
Roberts previously applied for immigration status after overstaying his student visa and stated on the application that he had six children with five different women, including two in the same year, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-superintendent-has-six-kids-with-five-different-women-records-show?author=Jennie+Taer&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Illegal+Immigrant+School+Superintendent+Has+Six+Kids+With+Five+Different+Women%2C+Records+Show">reported</a>. The application was denied.
He first came to the United States in 1999 on a student visa.

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