Democrat Rep Pramila Jayapal Wants Reparations For Illegal Immigrants
'Some form of reparation'
Americans Shouldn’t Need The House To Save Mass Deportations From Weak Senate Republicans
The larger concern is not whether ICE and CBP can be funded, but whether Democrats will be allowed to set the conditions.
Senate approves DHS funding — but there's a catch
The Senate has partially funded the Department of Homeland Security following a 42-day stalemate — but there's a catch.
More than six weeks after DHS was first shut down in mid-February, the Senate agreed in the early morning hours on Friday to fund key agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and most notably, the Transportation Security Administration. Although the funding agreement was long overdue, the Senate continues to withhold funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
'Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis.'
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) called the supplemental funding "unfortunate," saying it is only prolonging policy disagreements Democrats continue to move their goal posts on.
“The Dems wanted reforms," Thune said. "We tried to work with them on reforms. They ended up getting no reforms, but, you know, we’re going to have to fight some of those battles another day."
The Senate greenlit this funding bill by a voice vote around 2:00 a.m. ET and is now headed into a two-week-long recess. The spending package is now on its way to the House.
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This funding was put through just hours after President Donald Trump ordered his new DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to "immediately pay our TSA Agents."
"Because the Democrats have recklessly created a true National Crisis, I am using my authorities under the Law to protect our Great Country, as I always will do!" Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday evening. "Therefore, I am going to sign an Order instructing the Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, to immediately pay our TSA Agents in order to address this Emergency Situation, and to quickly stop the Democrat Chaos at the Airports."
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"It is not an easy thing to do, but I am going to do it!" Trump added. "I want to thank our hardworking TSA Agents and also, ICE, for the incredible help they have given us at the Airports. I will not allow the Radical Left Democrats to hold our Country hostage any longer."
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Heroic ICE agent miraculously saves unresponsive child in TSA line
A heroic ICE agent rushed in and saved a 1-year-old boy who had become unresponsive while waiting in a TSA line at John F. Kennedy Airport.
The Department of Homeland Security released footage showing a child going limp in a man's arms before an ICE agent rushes to help. The agent was able to perform the Heimlich maneuver on the 1-year-old, ultimately restoring the child's breathing, according to a statement from the DHS.
'This officer's extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement.'
"At JFK Airport, as travelers waited in hours-long lines, an infant became unresponsive and stopped breathing," the statement read.
"The panic of the child's family and nearby passengers were heard by an ICE agent stationed at a checkpoint. This heroic officer immediately sprang into action — rushing toward the cries, taking the child, and performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing after nearly two minutes."
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"This officer's extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement," the statement reads.
According to Bill Melugin of Fox News, citing the DHS, the incident occurred Wednesday, and the child made a "full recovery."
This lifesaving moment comes just days after President Donald Trump deployed ICE agents to assist TSA agents in airports across the country while Democrats drag the DHS shutdown into its sixth week.
Although ICE has been treated as a politically contentious group, countless reporters show travelers thanking agents for stepping up to the plate. Some videos even depict ICE officers handing out water bottles while travelers wait in unprecedented TSA lines.
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"They're here to help," one traveler at Newark said. "They're not bothering nobody. As long as they can check my bags and get me on my flight, I'm good to go."
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Guatemalan laborers get surprise visit from federal agents during home renovation: 'We left home'
A video from a home renovation site in Maryland has gone viral over the detainment of several Guatemalan laborers.
On Monday morning, a group of men showed up to remodel a family home in Cambridge, Maryland. According to one of the workers, it did not take long for the job to turn into a federal investigation.
'The owner of the house kind of called immigration.'
The men had reportedly traveled about an hour and a half from Glen Burnie to Cambridge to complete a remodeling job on a house that included roofing.
As the men were on the roof, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement appeared and began calling the laborers to come down.
Video of the exchange, posted online, was reportedly recorded by one of the workers, Bryan Polanco, who claimed the homeowner had notified authorities.
"We practically had a project to start today ... when they started the work, the owner of the house kind of called immigration," Polanco told N+ Univision DC, according to a translation.
Six Guatemalan workers, reportedly between 18 and 40 years old, were subsequently detained by ICE. Polanco was not detained because he is said to be a permanent resident.
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The viral video, which has been seen nearly 5 million times, contains claims from Polanco that ICE agents are "just hurting working people" who "contribute positively" to the United States.
Polanco also described the homeowner as harboring hate for the workers.
"Instead of going out and looking for criminals on the streets — for drug addicts — they come here to screw over people who are just trying to work. And it's that same woman. ... We were fixing up her house, and yet she still harbors such hatred in her heart."
Polanco went on to tell Univision that the homeowner told him that "if immigrants return again to finish the project, she will always call ICE."
The worker continued to conflate legal workers with illegal immigrants, telling the outlet, "Many Hispanics here in the United States have felt persecuted. We left home, and we don't know if we are going to return."
"Seeing it is not the same as living it. It is because I have already seen many videos, and sadly, today, I had to experience it. And I feel that it is something that really moves you a lot," he recalled.
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According to Spanish-language outlet Conexion Migrante, Polanco can also be heard in the video calling the ICE agents "animals."
“Even the neighbors and passersby here were trying to support us, but there’s nothing to be done with these animals."
The wife of one of the Guatemalan workers spoke to Univision in a phone call under the promise of anonymity. The woman said she felt "sad" and "desperate" for her husband, who was detained.
"We are here to get ahead, not to do evil," she stated.
Although no official information has been provided, Univision, citing relatives, reported that those detained do not have the required documentation to remain in the U.S.
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Soros-backed Democrat DA threatens ICE agents helping at airport: ‘President cannot pardon you’
Philadelphia's far-left district attorney issued a warning to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who have been deployed to the city's airport to help ease the burden on Transportation Security Administration agents amid the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
During a press conference at the Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) threatened to arrest and prosecute ICE agents.
'If you don't like it, Larry, tell your fellow Democrats to fund' DHS.
"I have a message for the good people, and there are a lot of good people who work for ICE as agents: Keep your oath; uphold the United States Constitution," Krasner stated.
He said that he views "mass deportation" as "immoral," but added that his opinion "does not matter for my job."
"My job is to enforce the law," he continued.
"You commit crimes within the jurisdiction that is the city and county of Philadelphia — I prosecute you. That is how it works. No, I don't take a phone call from the president, saying, 'Let him go.' No, the president cannot pardon you."
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Krasner, who previously received financial aid from left-wing billionaire George Soros, repeated that President Donald Trump would not be able to pardon prosecuted ICE agents.
"And yes, I will put you in handcuffs, and I will put you in a courtroom. And if necessary, I will put you in a jail cell if you decide to make the terrazzo floor of this airport anything like what you did in the streets of Minneapolis, which involved the criminal homicide of unarmed, innocent people. We are not having that here," Krasner added.
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On Wednesday, Krasner posted a video on social media further condemning ICE's deployment to airports.
"My message to ICE agents deployed at PHL Airport: Don't break the law, or you're going to find out," he wrote.
The White House responded by calling Krasner "sick and deranged."
"@ICEgov is there to help because Democrats have forced @TSA officers to work without paychecks. If you don't like it, Larry, tell your fellow Democrats to fund @DHSgov," Rapid Response 47 replied.
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Republican defends congressional airline perks as cost-savings for Americans
While the Democrat-induced shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security enters its sixth week, Americans and even some airlines are looking for new ways to apply pressure on Congress to end it.
Most recently, Delta Air Lines announced that it would be revoking key perks afforded to members of Congress until DHS is reopened and Transportation Security Administration employees can get paid. These services include express lanes and dedicated congressional phone numbers to afford members and their staff extra flexibility.
'I wait in line like everyone else.'
But with no clear end in sight to the DHS shutdown, Republican Rep. Mark Alford of Missouri offered his own defense of the congressional perks.
"The reason these are put into place is because of our irregular schedule in Congress," Alford told Blaze News during a Republican Study Committee press conference Tuesday. "We don't know what time of the day we're going to leave after votes to get back to our district, to work in our district, to see our families."
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"It's not like a special favor necessarily that we're getting. It's to accommodate a chaotic schedule in Congress so that we can represent the three quarters of a million people that we represent," Alford added.
Alford went on to offer a financial justification for these congressional benefits, arguing they ultimately save taxpayers money.
"There's also a discount for congressional travel," Alford said, "because this is taxpayer money that we're talking about. It comes out of our members' representational account, and going through this special office, there is a government fare for these tickets, and I would submit to you that that is in the best interest of the American taxpayer."
"These offices exist to help facilitate so that we can do our job, not for our pleasure, not to get through security any faster, but to do our job for the American people, and some use these services more than not," Alford added.
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Although Alford defended some of these members-only services, he said it was "disconcerting" to see members of Congress cutting TSA lines and going around security, particularly during the DHS shutdown.
"I personally do not do that," Alford said. "I wait in line like everyone else, and I think the more the American people see that we are — look, we're a voice and a vote for three quarters of a million people."
"We are not better because we have this pin," Alford added. "We're not better than anyone else, but we do have a job to do, and to get here and to get back home is part of that job."
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Will Pritzker honor ICE detainer against illegal alien accused of murdering 18-year-old college student?
A sanctuary state governor is refusing to confirm whether he will honor an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request against an illegal alien accused of fatally shooting a college student.
Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old college student at Illinois’ Loyola University Chicago, was attacked at around 1 a.m. on Thursday when she was out on a walk with friends to view the northern lights.
'We are calling on Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago’s sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal illegal alien from jail back into American neighborhoods.'
Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal alien from Venezuela, approached Gorman while wearing a mask and armed with a gun, according to the Department of Homeland Security. When Gorman attempted to flee, Medina-Medina allegedly fired his gun, shooting Gorman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The DHS reported that Medina-Medina was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents in May 2023 but was released into the country under the Biden administration. He was again released from custody the following month after he was arrested in Chicago for allegedly shoplifting.
On March 22, the DHS asked Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) not to release Medina-Medina from custody a third time and instead honor ICE’s arrest detainer.
The Federalist reported Monday that Pritzker’s office refused to say whether his administration would honor ICE’s request.
“Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and Loyola University community grieving the senseless murder of Sheridan Gorman,” a spokesperson for Pritzker’s office told the Federalist.
“Violent crime has no place in our streets, and we expect the alleged perpetrator to be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law,” the spokesperson continued. “The Trump administration needs to stop politicizing heinous tragedies and instead focus on real solutions, like reinstating federal funds to prevent violence that support our public safety efforts.”
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Medina-Medina is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
“Sheridan Gorman had her whole life ahead of her before this cold-blooded killer decided to end her life. She was failed by open border policies and sanctuary politicians who RELEASED this illegal alien TWICE before he went on to commit this heinous murder,” DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated. “We are calling on Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago’s sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal illegal alien from jail back into American neighborhoods.”
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