A growing number of Blue State governors have begun to draw battle lines over President Donald Trump&#8217;s use of National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to clean up violent crime — and expedite the deportation of criminal illegals — in major cities all across the country.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) joined host Martha Raddatz on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; and he began by blaming Trump for the animosity between them and claiming that he would &#8220;love&#8221; help from the Trump administration to clean up his city.
Moore, who just recently claimed that his state was perfectly safe and effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stop-talking-and-get-to-work-trump-targets-top-dem-governor-in-sunday-morning-scolding">dared Trump</a> to go for a walk with him to prove it, told Raddatz he would welcome help from Trump to reduce the crime rate in Baltimore &#8220;instead of this arrogant criticism and cynicism that he continues to introduce into the conversation.&#8221;
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> that he would “love” help from President Trump to continue crime reduction efforts in Baltimore “instead of this arrogant criticism and cynicism that he continues to introduce into the conversation.” <a href="https://t.co/ck8wwBFBP4">https://t.co/ck8wwBFBP4</a> <a href="https://t.co/iduozQAoyG">pic.twitter.com/iduozQAoyG</a>
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Moore continued to buck Trump&#8217;s suggestion that the National Guard ought to play a role, arguing that the military should not be utilized in that fashion. Trump has argued that since their deployment in Washington, D.C., has been quite effective, the same should be done in other major cities with similar crime problems.
&#8220;As the commander in chief of the Maryland National Guard, I am not just deeply respectful, but very cognizant of the skill sets that our national guards bring. And the National Guard is not trained for municipal policing,&#8221; Moore told Raddatz.
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The Maryland Governor — who has been floated as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 — went on to defend his criticisms of Trump, arguing that he was only doing it in the service of the people in his state: &#8220;I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities and fighting for our people.&#8221;
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended his rhetoric against Pres. Trump over crime in Baltimore amid their escalating feud: “I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities and fighting for our people.” <a href="https://t.co/ePGtbHEyNN">https://t.co/ePGtbHEyNN</a> <a href="https://t.co/CNkY5sihDc">pic.twitter.com/CNkY5sihDc</a>
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On CBS News&#8217; broadcast of &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) took a remarkably similar posture. While claiming he&#8217;d welcome help from the federal government to address violent crime, Pritzker also claimed that his state — even Chicago — was making great progress and said he&#8217;d fight back if Trump&#8217;s help came in the form of ICE agents or the National Guard.
&#8220;They&#8217;ll be in court pretty quickly,&#8221; he said of the Trump administration.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he hopes the Trump administration doesn’t send National Guard troops, along with ICE and other federal agents, to Chicago in the coming weeks as part of its crackdown on crime, but if it does, “they&#8217;ll be in court pretty quickly,” he warns.
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Pritzker went on to chastise Trump for pointing out the violent crime rampant in Chicago, claiming instead that the biggest crime problems were in red states. What he did not mention was the fact that those cities were almost all controlled by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jb-pritzker-tries-to-fact-check-trump-gets-his-backside-handed-to-him-by-grok-instead">Democratic mayors</a>.
&#8220;He wakes up in the morning and whatever whim strikes him is what he apparently says. And recently, I guess, I&#8217;ve been living rent-free in his head. Notice he never talks about where the most violent crime is occurring, which is in red states,&#8221; Pritzker said.
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In response to President Trump calling Chicago “a hellhole” in recent days, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says the city “apparently is living rent-free” in the president’s head.
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Pritzker claimed he &#8220;would love more help&#8221; from the Trump administration, but added, &#8220;We don&#8217;t want troops on the streets of American cities.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s taking away federal funding for those programs, which are so important to us. We&#8217;ve increased funding at the state level, but we need that federal funding,&#8221; Pritzker said.
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Illinois “would love more help” from federal agents to fight crime across the state and in the city of Chicago, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says. But he pushes back on the Trump administration’s potentially sending National Guard troops to Chicago to assist law enforcement, telling… <a href="https://t.co/kGzCMnspPT">pic.twitter.com/kGzCMnspPT</a>
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He went on to compare Trump to Hitler, explaining, &#8220;I built a Holocaust museum. I know what the history was of a constitutional republic being overturned, after an election, in 53 days. And I&#8217;m very, very concerned. It&#8217;s thwart the media. It&#8217;s create mayhem that requires military interdiction. These are things that happen throughout history, and Donald Trump is just following that playbook.&#8221;
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Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) when asked if he believes President Trump is an authoritarian:
“I built a Holocaust museum. I know what the history was of a constitutional republic being overturned, after an election, in 53 days. And I&#8217;m very, very concerned,” he says. “It&#8217;s thwart the… <a href="https://t.co/pCqgYz9oiF">pic.twitter.com/pCqgYz9oiF</a>
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The Illinois Governor — who has also been rumored to have presidential aspirations — then claimed that shootings were also &#8220;down significantly&#8221; in Chicago before he pivoted to push for even more gun control.
&#8220;I very much believe that people who have a right to own a gun should be able to go get one, but that you&#8217;ve got to have universal background checks. You&#8217;ve got to make sure that you&#8217;re not selling guns that give someone the ability to commit a mass attack, in a school or anywhere else,&#8221; he said.
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Asked how Illinois’ new gun laws will help stop shootings at churches and schools, Gov. JB Pritzker says shootings “are down significantly” in the city of Chicago and across the state.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged with human smuggling, in Maryland on Monday morning. He is being processed for deportation.
The arrest came after Abrego Garcia checked in at the ICE office in Baltimore on Monday, just days after he was released from federal prison in Tennessee. Before turning himself in, Abrego Garcia and about 150 supporters rallied in solidarity outside the ICE facility and protested the Trump administration&#8217;s handling of the case.
Abrego Garcia, 30, faces federal charges of conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens. Those charges came after he was deported to El Salvador against judicial protection orders. The Trump administration has accused him of being a member of the MS-13 gang. 
&#8220;Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation,&#8221; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1959957649673396259">announced</a> on X. &#8220;President Trump is not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator to terrorize American citizens any longer.&#8221;
He had been held in federal prison for months as he awaited trial for human smuggling charges before a judge allowed his release on Friday.
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“I want you to remember this. Remember that I am free and I was able to be reunited with my family,” Abrego Garcia told supporters in Spanish, according to a translator.
He also lashed out at the Trump administration. 
“To all the families who have been separated or to all the families who have been threatened with family separation, this administration has hit us hard. But I want to tell you guys something: God is with us and God will never leave us. God will bring justice to all of the injustice that we are suffering,” he said, according to the translator. 
As he entered the ICE facility, the crowd chanted, “We are all Kilmar.” 
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-seeking-to-deport-maryland-man-abrego-garcia-to-uganda-report">said</a> that they were informed on Friday by the Justice Department that he would be deported to Uganda if he does not plead guilty to human smuggling. If he took the plea deal, he would be deported to Costa Rica after serving time for the crime. 
For weeks, the Justice Department <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-why-the-trump-admin-says-it-would-be-dangerous-to-release-kilmar-abrego-garcia?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Here’s+Why+The+Trump+Admin+Says+It+Would+Be+Dangerous+To+Release+Kilmar+Abrego+Garcia">fought against</a> releasing Abrego Garcia before his trial, pointing to his alleged history of violence toward his wife, sexual misconduct toward young girls, and participation in a human smuggling ring. They pointed to previous domestic violence complaints filed against him by his wife and testimony that he lied to law enforcement during a traffic stop in Tennessee during an alleged smuggling run. 
“A federal grand jury has charged Abrego Garcia with serious federal crimes … underscoring the clear danger this defendant presents to the community,” a Justice Department spokesman said over the weekend. “This defendant can plead guilty and accept responsibility or stand trial before a jury. Either way, we will hold Abrego Garcia accountable and protect the American people.”

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ICE arrested a Mexican man who killed his nephew while driving drunk in Texas, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire on Thursday.
The department arrested 39-year-old Mexican national Jose Luis Gonzalez-Montiel alongside four other “worst of the worst” criminal aliens during enforcement operations on Wednesday. The arrests come as the Trump administration seeks to carry out the president’s mass deportation plans.
Gonzalez-Montiel was convicted of intoxicated manslaughter in Bexar County, Texas, after he drove off the road near San Antonio in his Ford SUV with his nephew in the vehicle back in 2017. Both Gonzalez-Montiel and his nephew were ejected from the vehicle.
Gonzalez-Montiel was arrested on vehicular manslaughter charges after his nephew died from his injuries 13 days after the crash. He <a href="https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/accused-drunk-driver-apologizes-for-deadly-crash-at-victims-memorial-service-say-police">reportedly</a> told police that he drank up to eight beers before driving.
“Every single day, our brave ICE law enforcement risk their lives to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens,” a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. “From pedophiles to drunk drivers killing innocent people, President Trump and Secretary Noem will not allow criminal illegal aliens to terrorize American citizens. Our message to criminal illegals is clear: LEAVE NOW. If you don’t, we will find you and we will deport you.”
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The department also picked up multiple other criminal illegal aliens on Wednesday, convicted of heinous crimes from the East to the West coast.
ICE arrested 58-year-old Viroth Phannavong, an illegal alien from Laos, convicted of first-degree child molestation in Providence, Rhode Island. His crime <a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/rhode-island/supreme-court/2011/10-256.html">involved</a> molesting the daughter of his former girlfriend.
The agency also arrested 40-year-old Meljim Ramirez-Perez, an illegal alien from Guatemala convicted of continuous sex abuse of a child in Los Angeles; 35-year-old Andre Etienne, a criminal illegal alien from Jamaica convicted of child molestation in Conyers, Georgia; and 45-year-old Zhiping Liu, an illegal alien from China convicted of theft by extortion in Brookville, Pennsylvania, Homeland Security told The Daily Wire.
Under Trump, ICE arrests have surged as the agency targets illegal aliens convicted of violent crimes.

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After leftist Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu attacked Attorney General Pam Bondi’s order to dismantle the city’s sanctuary policy, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/08/20/ice-director-vows-to-flood-boston-after-mayor-wus-refusal-to-strip-sanctuary-protections/">fired back</a> on Wednesday, saying the agency would “flood the zone.”
Earlier this month, Bondi sent a letter to Wu that <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/08/18/mayor-wu-to-respond-to-feds-demand-to-strip-sanctuary-protections-boston-does-not-back-down-to-bullies/">stated</a>, “For too long, so-called sanctuary jurisdiction policies have undermined this necessary cooperation and obstructed federal immigration enforcement, giving aliens cover to perpetrate crimes in our communities and evade the immigration consequences that federal law requires. You are hereby notified that your jurisdiction has been identified as one that engages in sanctuary policies and practices that thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States. This ends now.”
On Monday, Bondi told Fox News of her directive to sanctuary cities: “If they don’t comply with us, we’re going to work with other agencies to cut off their federal funding. We are going to send in law enforcement just like we did during the LA riots, just like we’re doing here in Washington, D.C. And if they’re not going to keep their citizens safe, Donald Trump will keep them safe.”
Wu held a press conference on Tuesday where she  arrogantly responded, “The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response today, so here it is. Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures. Unlike the Trump administration, Boston follows the law, and Boston will not back down from who we are or what we stand for. We will not back away from our community that has made us the safest city in the country.”
Bondi had given Wu a Tuesday deadline to respond to the letter she sent to Wu and other leaders of cities and states identified by the Department of Justice as sanctuary jurisdictions, with an order to “eliminate laws, policies and practices that impede federal law enforcement.”
Speaking on “The Howie Carr Show” on Wednesday, Lyons said ICE is “going to keep making Boston safe, as she’s failing to do with the sanctuary city policies.”
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“We did Operation Patriot March which yielded over 1,000 arrests, and now you’re going to see more ICE agents come to Boston to make sure that we take these public threats out that she wants to let go back in the communities. We’re going to keep making America safe. &#8230; We’re definitely going to … flood the zone, especially in sanctuary jurisdictions. Boston and Massachusetts decided to say that they wanted to stay sanctuary. Sanctuary does not mean safer streets. It means more criminal aliens out and about the neighborhood. But 100%, you will see a larger ICE presence.”
Lyons accused Massachusetts of ignoring ICE detainers or releasing “criminal aliens” convicted of crimes in the United States and abroad, adding,  “So not only do we have to go ahead and go after the ones we were targeting, but we have to also deal with jurisdictions releasing criminal aliens in real time while we’re out there working the streets. It’s not making anyone safer.”
Lyons said that although Boston police are barred from helping ICE because of the city’s Trust Act, some are helping ICE surreptitiously because they fear “getting in trouble or getting fired.”
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That’s the issue we’re seeing in so many jurisdictions. We have so many men and women on the Boston Police Department and other jurisdictions that are so pro-ICE, that want to work with us and that are actually helping us behind the scenes. And that’s what I think local leaders don’t understand, is they need to talk to the men and women on the ground, because … there are so many of these criminal aliens that keep getting released to go out and commit more crimes that the local law enforcement have to deal with. We can take that violent criminal alien instantly out of the neighborhood.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced new facilities to support Alligator Alcatraz, called the Deportation Depot.
&#8220;We&#8217;re taking yet another step in supporting the important mission that President Trump was elected to implement of securing the border, enforcing immigration laws, and removing illegal aliens who are in our society now and sending them back to their home country,&#8221; DeSantis <a href="https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1955981567320580574" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a press conference.
The new facility will be based in the Baker Correctional Institution in Baker County, a men&#8217;s state prison located 45 miles west of Jacksonville. The Deportation Depot is projected to be able to house between 1,300 and 2,000 individuals.
DeSantis claimed in the press conference that the Department of Homeland Security would be reimbursing the state for the cost of operating the facility.
The Florida governor touted the new facility&#8217;s infrastructure, saying that a large part of the prison was not in use &#8220;for any correctional purposes&#8221; and could be easily converted to house those facing deportation.
DeSantis also noted that a nearby airport would enable Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to speedily deport illegal aliens from the Deportation Depot, although it was not as convenient as the runway directly on the property of Alligator Alcatraz in South Florida.
Alligator Alcatraz, which has been in operation since mid-June, has seen both controversy and success in its time in operation. Although it faces protests by environmental activists and anti-ICE demonstrators, the facility is deporting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-deported-in-first-flights-from-alligator-alcatraz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds of illegal aliens</a>, according to DeSantis.
&#8220;This is a priority for the people of our state. It&#8217;s a priority for the people of this country and I don&#8217;t want to see any more Angel Moms,&#8221; DeSantis said, referring in particular to mothers whose children are killed by illegal aliens.
The Deportation Depot is the third facility of its kind, joining Alligator Alcatraz and the Speedway Slammer, which the Trump administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alligator-alcatraz-has-some-new-competition-the-speedway-slammer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> will be operated in a partnership with the state of Indiana.
DeSantis&#8217;s announcement comes as the Trump administration continues to rack up wins against sanctuary cities and human traffickers.
On Wednesday, two immigrants from Mexico were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/couple-convicted-for-harboring-illegal-aliens-at-texas-bakery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> by a Texas jury of harboring illegal aliens at their bakery near the southern border, which a federal investigator said &#8220;not only [violated] federal immigration laws but also [exploits] vulnerable individuals for profit.&#8221;
The Trump administration also filed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-guns-for-nyc-in-lawsuit-over-sanctuary-city-status" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuits</a> over the past few months against New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago in an effort to legally force the cities to collaborate with federal officials to apprehend, detain, and deport illegal aliens. A federal court has since dropped the Department of Justice’s case against Chicago due to a lack of standing on the federal government’s part.
President Trump&#8217;s legal action is still having some effect. Some cities, such as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-effect-d-c-police-break-from-sanctuary-city-policies-will-cooperate-with-ice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C</a>., and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-city-abandons-sanctuary-city-policy-after-warning-from-trump-administration?author=Spencer+Lindquist&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Blue+City+Abandons+%E2%80%98Sanctuary+City%E2%80%99+Policy+After+Warning+From+Trump+Administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisville</a>, Kentucky, have abandoned &#8211; or are taking steps to move away from &#8211; city policies that favor illegal immigrants over federal law enforcement personnel.

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Comedy Central had planned for South Park to take a hiatus this week, long before the animated show’s 27th season premiered. Which means viewers will have to wait another week to see how creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone choose to lampoon the Trump administration next.
South Park parodied Trump last month in its season 27 premiere, prompting many viewers to note that the show — which has poked fun at both Democrats and Republicans — never mocked President Joe Biden while he was in office, despite having plenty of opportunities to do so.
“The Left’s hypocrisy truly has no end – for years they have come after ‘South Park’ for what they labeled as ‘offense’ content, but suddenly they are praising the show,” White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said. “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.”
Unfortunately for the South Park team, the rest of the Trump administration seems to be getting a kick out of the parodies.
The show’s latest episode, “Got a Nut,” includes a parody of Trump and JD Vance. The millennial vice president was thrilled,
“Well, I’ve finally made it,” Vance said in response to one of the clips being posted to X.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized the episode for focusing on mocking her appearance.
“It never ends, but it’s so lazy to constantly make fun of women for how they look,” she told Glenn Beck on his podcast the day after the episode aired. “It’s always the liberals and the extremists who do that. If they wanted to criticize my job, go ahead and do that, but clearly they can’t, they just pick something petty like that.”
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But Noem and her team also embraced the parody. The day before the episode aired, Homeland Security used the show to advertise its ICE recruitment currently underway.
“We want to thank ‘South Park’ for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment,” the agency said in a statement.” We are calling on patriotic Americans to help us remove murderers, gang members, pedophiles, and other violent criminals from our country.”
Later on, Noem tweeted out a screenshot of her South Park “appearance,” along with a link to the ICE recruitment website.
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— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/1953901524087669126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Perhaps disappointed in Noem’s response, earlier this week South Park shared an unaired scene from its latest episode, which portrayed Noem shooting up a pet store.
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Didn’t see this on TV?
Here’s the Paramount+ version of the end credits scene. <a href="https://t.co/QAvMgQfU9t" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/QAvMgQfU9t</a>
— South Park (@SouthPark) <a href="https://twitter.com/SouthPark/status/1955000014893355389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
The same episode depicted the character Eric Cartman impersonating Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk at a campus event. Cartman takes questions from the crowd as they discuss abortion.
“What makes you think you have the right to say what I do with my body?” a woman asks.
“Let me ask you something. If a pregnant woman is killed and the baby dies too, why is the killer charged with a double homicide?” Cartman replies.
“Well, but because people have different beliefs,” the woman responds.
“It’s not about belief. It’s about truth,” Cartman says. “Science confirms life begins at conception.”
Kirk <a href="https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1953290604365885923" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared the clip</a> on X and wrote, “Not bad, Cartman,” alongside crying laughing emojis. The TPUSA founder also changed his X profile picture to a screenshot of his South Park caricature.
The episode features school counselor Mr. Mackey being fired from his job and deciding to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After being hired by ICE immediately, Mackey watches a recruitment video where Noem shoots dogs, which is a reference to her once discussing killing an “untrainable” family pet.
Mackey later gets invited to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump offers to make him the “new face of Homeland Security.” Trump then brings Mackey into his bedroom and introduces him to Satan, who is reading a book in bed. Vance is also present and depicted as Trump’s short-statured servant.
The Season 27 premiere, “Sermon on the ‘Mount,” also depicted the president having a romantic relationship with Satan.

South Park

The Newest Republican Status Symbol? Being Parodied On South Park.

Charlie Kirk

Entertainment

Television

Two immigrants from Mexico were convicted by a Texas jury on Wednesday of harboring illegal aliens at their bakery near the southern border. 
Leonardo Baez-Lara and Alicia Avila-Guel were <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/jury-finds-abbys-bakery-owners-guilty-harboring-illegal-aliens">found guilty</a> of two counts of harboring aliens and conspiracy at their business in Los Fresnos, Texas. The married couple, who are lawful permanent residents from Mexico, employed and housed illegal aliens at the shopping plaza they owned, federal investigators said. 
“The jury’s verdict affirms that the defendants knowingly conspired to harbor individuals in the country illegally, committed two separate acts of harboring, and did so for personal financial gain,” said Special Agent in Charge Craig Larrabee. “These actions not only violate federal immigration laws but also exploit vulnerable individuals for profit. This conviction sends a clear message: those who engage in human smuggling and harboring for financial benefit will be investigated, prosecuted and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Baez-Lara and Avila-Guel could face up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and lose their legal status upon sentencing. They are set to be sentenced on November 18. 
Testimony during the trial revealed that the pair provided a room for employees to live in the same shopping plaza as the bakery. 
“It was a rectangular room with mattresses on the floor and housed two employees at the time of inspection who were unauthorized to work in the United States. Testimony revealed the room was originally an insurance office which became repurposed as a storage area for kitchen equipment. Authorities also found electrical wires which, coupled with the absence of a fire extinguisher and only one entrance, resulted in a safety risk for the inhabitants,” the Justice Department said. 
Investigators said that this room was used by the couple to house illegal workers and that as many as five to six adults lived in the room. 
Other testimony at the trial revealed that the couple failed to file proper paperwork declaring their employees and continued to pay their employees in cash even after their accountant told them not to. 
The case was investigated by ICE and Homeland Security Investigations.
Cesar De Leon, who represented Avila-Guel, claimed the laws against harboring illegal aliens were supposed to be focused on international criminal organizations.
&#8220;We believe that these were hardworking people, and they employed hardworking employees and they were just here to make a better living,&#8221; De Leon <a href="https://www.krgv.com/videos/lawyers-for-abby-s-bakery-owners-react-to-conviction-in-federal-harboring-case">said</a>. &#8220;I believe these laws were supposed to target international criminal organizations, stash houses, human trafficking.&#8221;
The Trump administration has sought a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and has brought a few cases against business owners for employing illegal aliens.

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Couple Convicted For Harboring Illegal Aliens At Texas Bakery

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Mexico

On Thursday, following President Trump’s determined violent crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., the city’s police department has decided to break from its existing policy as a &#8220;sanctuary city&#8221; to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“Sanctuary cities” generally restrict local law enforcement from notifying federal immigration enforcement authorities about individuals not in custody. Some examples include Boston, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and San Diego.
A press release signed by Washington D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith stated, “Effective immediately, members may assist federal immigration enforcement agencies with the following: Sharing information about persons not in MPD custody (e.g., during traffic stops). Providing transportation for federal immigration agency employees and detained subjects,&#8221; NBC 4&#8217;s Mark Segraves reported.
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The statement cautioned, “Members shall not arrest individuals based solely on federal immigration warrants or detainers as long as there is no additional criminal warrant or underlying offense for which the individual is subject to arrest. &#8230; members shall not provide to a federal immigration enforcement agency, for an individual in MPD custody, their date and time of release, location, address, personal identifying information, medical information, photograph, or criminal case information. ”
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BREAKING: DC Police Chief issues new executive orders allowing police to notify ICE about subjects not in custody, including during traffic stops and to help ICE in the transportation of detained suspects. <a href="https://twitter.com/nbcwashington?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nbcwashington</a> <a href="https://t.co/wXfYlfp6Yv">pic.twitter.com/wXfYlfp6Yv</a>
&mdash; Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) <a href="https://twitter.com/SegravesNBC4/status/1955982188551327974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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In April, President Trump stated on social media, “No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims. They are disgracing our Country, and are being mocked all over the World. Working on papers to withhold all Federal Funding for any City or State that allows these Death Traps to exist!!!”
“The Trump administration has been pushing city and state officials to hold suspects longer to transfer them to federal custody without the use of judicial warrants,” The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-plans-to-withhold-all-federal-funding-from-sanctuary-cities-f2ce7387?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAgqKu9cjqBzl8olmJotxsuqkSxP2UGpn_8Z7cnxH0PilKAPBylXf0d_Y_YZV6w%3D&amp;gaa_ts=689df7d2&amp;gaa_sig=Tkdq1FcDidNbo1EPrkl2nE21An2S4PpmJClCn2214iU1-yJpeQUbxIHRR69ibVHwE5FQs5hEtT8JGmi4difKLQ%3D%3D">reported</a>.
On April 28, Trump issued an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-protects-american-communities-from-criminal-aliens/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">executive order</a> that ordered the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to “publish a list of States and local jurisdictions obstructing federal immigration law enforcement and notify each sanctuary jurisdiction of its non-compliance, providing an opportunity to correct it. Sanctuary jurisdictions that do not comply with federal law may lose federal funding.”
Back in February, President Donald Trump suggested the federal government should “take over” Washington, D.C., to crack down on crime and address widespread homelessness, declaring, “I think that we should govern the District of Columbia. I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawless.”
“And I think we should take over Washington, D.C. We could save people from getting killed,” Trump added. “They have a great police department there. Somehow they’re not utilized properly. We should govern D.C. The federal government should take over the governance of D.C. and run it really, really properly.”
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this article.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/law-and-order-trump-says-feds-should-take-over-washington-d-c">&#8216;Law And Order&#8217;: Trump Says Feds Should &#8216;Take Over&#8217; Washington D.C</a>.

Trump Effect: D.C. Police Break From Sanctuary City Policies, Will Cooperate With ICE

Trump Effect: Sanctuary City Bye-Bye: Washington D.C. Police Suddenly Decide To Cooperate With ICE

Washington D.C.

ICE arrested on Tuesday an illegal alien who raped and sodomized his 9-year-old stepdaughter, the agency told The Daily Wire.
The Department of Homeland Security released the names of five more criminal illegal aliens, whom it referred to as “the worst of the worst.” The arrests came as the Trump administration has ramped up deportation efforts, and ICE has faced protests from Democratic lawmakers and leftist activists.
One of the men arrested was Michael Kabiona, an illegal alien from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was convicted of sexual conduct against a child.
“Thanks to ICE, this depraved pedophile is not in our communities to hurt and victimize more children,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire. “It’s disgusting that ICE law enforcement is experiencing a 1000% increase in assaults against them while they are removing creeps like this who commit unforgivable crimes against children. Our ICE agents are heroes, end of story.”
Kabiona was convicted in 2015 for raping and sodomizing his 9-year-old stepdaughter over a two-year period, <a href="https://www4.erie.gov/da/sites/www4.erie.gov.da/files/archive/index.php-2352.html?q=pedophilic-rapist-convicted-after-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Erie County, New York, prosecutors. He was sentenced to just 12 years in prison, much less than the maximum 25 years he faced.
Kabiona was convicted after testimony from the young girl whom he victimized. The victim was left with chronic injuries to her genitalia. He first came to America as a refugee, his lawyer <a href="https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-man-gets-12-years-for-sexually-assaulting-child/article_d4c24671-f7c2-5f45-85b0-5243c01d74b8.html">said</a> after the trial, claiming that the whole incident was a “shame” because  Kabiona “fought for so long to get here from a war-torn country.”
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ICE also announced the arrest of 41-year-old Lorentino Martinez-Tejeda, an illegal alien from Mexico who was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault on a minor in McHenry County, Illinois. Martinez-Tejeda <a href="https://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/Home/Components/News/News/14873/11527?arch=1&amp;npage=21">pled guilty</a> to sexually assaulting a victim under the age of 13 and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Another illegal alien picked up by ICE was 36-year-old Nidia Tanya Quistian-Nino of Mexico, who was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in Warton County, Texas.
The agency also picked up 51-year-old Francisco Antonio Villalobos, an illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of kidnapping in Urbana, Illinois.

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EXCLUSIVE: ICE Nabs ‘Depraved Pedophile’ Who Raped 9-Year-Old Stepdaughter

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&#8220;Lois &amp; Clark&#8221; star Dean Cain announced this week that he had signed on with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) team and encouraged others to join as well.
In a video posted to X, Cain reminded his followers that he was already &#8220;a sworn law enforcement officer&#8221; and had determined that saddling up with ICE was the best way for him to continue serving and protecting the people of the United States.
&#8220;JOIN ICE! We need your help to protect [America],&#8221; he said.
WATCH:
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JOIN ICE!! 
We need your help to protect 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/cXcUaDcDhY">pic.twitter.com/cXcUaDcDhY</a>
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealDeanCain/status/1952831589487919236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;For those who don’t know, I am a sworn law enforcement officer, as well as being a filmmaker, and I felt it was important to join with our first responders to help secure the safety of all Americans, not just talk about it, so I joined up,&#8221; he explained in the video clip.
Cain informed his audience of the pay and benefits afforded new agents — including a $50,000 signing bonus recently announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — and encouraged them to think about what they could do to help protect American citizens.
&#8220;Since President Trump took office, ICE has arrested hundreds of thousands of criminals, including terrorists, rapists, murderers, pedophiles, MS-13 gang members, drug traffickers, you name it — very dangerous people who are no longer on the streets,&#8221; he continued.
&#8220;So if you want to help save America, ICE is arresting the worst of the worst and removing them from America’s streets. I like that. I voted for that. They need your help, we need your help, to protect our homeland and our families. So check into it and join today if it’s something that tickles your fancy because we can use you,&#8221; Cain added. He also noted that there was no college degree requirement for ICE agents, meaning that many who wanted to join up would most likely be able to start work immediately.
Cain talked about his decision with Fox News host Jesse Watters on Wednesday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;Jesse Watters Primetime,&#8221; where he explained to Watters that he wasn&#8217;t entirely sure yet what his actual duties might entail.
&#8220;I will do whatever Director [Todd] Lyons wants me to do,&#8221; he declared when asked whether he&#8217;d be one of the agents jumping out of vans to apprehend criminals in the streets. &#8220;If that&#8217;s what it takes, absolutely. I somehow doubt I&#8217;ll be in that position, but I would be there in a heartbeat.&#8221;
&#8220;These brave men and women need someone to stand up for them, so rarely these days are we seeing that,&#8221; he said.
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Bad Hombres better watch out. Primetime accidentally drafted SUPERMAN into ICE.<a href="https://twitter.com/RealDeanCain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealDeanCain</a> is joining the 80,000 new ICE recruits who are ready to make America safe again <a href="https://t.co/vI7Aj6HadO">pic.twitter.com/vI7Aj6HadO</a>
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/status/1953268733943660888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Premiere Of “Paul’s Promise”

‘We Can Use You’: ‘Superman’ Actor Joins ICE, Immediately Starts Recruiting

'We Can Use You': 'Superman' Actor Joins ICE, Immediately Starts Recruiting

Dean Cain

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