Ron DeSantis RIPS Florida RINOS for misleading TRUMP Act that works against mass deportations



Not that long ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis considered Donald Trump a foe when he ran against him in the presidential primaries. Today, however, he’s doing everything he can to ensure Trump’s agenda is advanced in Florida. That includes fighting a group of “unbelievable RINOs” in the Florida legislature who are resisting his intentions to support Trump’s mass deportation plan.

This group has even created something called the TRUMP Act, which does the opposite of what its name suggests.

Yesterday, Gov. DeSantis joined Glenn Beck on “The Glenn Beck Program” to explain what exactly is in this misleading bill.

He first divided the states into three categories: The “sanctuary jurisdictions” that will attempt to “sabotage Trump’s agenda,” the neutral states that won’t help or hinder, and the states that will offer full support.

It’s the latter he hopes Florida will be.

“After the election, I said this is our chance; this is the number one issue the president ran on, and we need to get it right,” Gov. DeSantis told Glenn.

Unfortunately, RINOs in the Florida legislature are working to thwart Gov. DeSantis’ intentions to support ICE in carrying out deportations. Their resistance has come in the form of something called the TRUMP Act.

“They're playing this game where they think if they put Trump's name on a weak bill that somehow people will think it's going to be good, and it's totally inadequate,” he said.

These RINOs are aiming to preserve “cheap illegal alien labor” that is sought after in certain industries and remove “immigration enforcement authority from the governor” and place it in the hands of the “Commissioner of Agriculture.”

“That's like the fox guarding the hen house,” DeSantis analogized.

Further, under this proposal, “illegals can register [to vote] in Florida” without having to sign an affidavit alleging that they’re U.S. citizens, which violates Florida’s constitution.

“We have in our proposals a rebuttable presumption that illegals that get brought up on criminal charges are detained and then turned over to ICE,” but this group of resistors “watered that down so that judges are just going to release these guys back on the street,” he explained.

These Republicans, DeSantis reminded, “all ran on bashing Biden's border policies,” and argued that Florida needed “to get tough supporting Donald Trump's agenda in 2024.”

Now they’re “bragging” about purchasing “beds for illegals,” he said. “I don’t want to house the illegals, I want to deport the illegals.”

The constituents of these Congress members are unhappy as well.

“I've never seen our base react more negatively on an issue than what the legislature is trying to pull right now. It is like 99 to 1 in terms of opposition,” said DeSantis.

If the voters’ displeasure wasn’t evidence enough that the TRUMP Act is garbage, “Democrats in the Florida Senate were high-fiving them; liberal media in Florida have been singing their praises; the ACLU of Florida tweeted thank you for what you're doing.”

To hear more about the TRUMP Act and how Gov. DeSantis plans to fight it, watch the clip above.

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Trump admin revokes protected status extension for Venezuelan nationals



President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Wednesday that the administration had terminated a Temporary Protected Status extension for Venezuelan nationals.

TPS shields foreign nationals from deportation based on temporary conditions — such as armed conflicts and natural disasters — in their country of origin. Under TPS, eligible foreign nationals cannot be deported and can obtain employment and travel authorization.

'Before he left town, Mayorkas signed an order that said for 18 months they were going to extend this protection to people.'

Former President Joe Biden’s administration provided TPS to migrants from a number of nations, including Venezuela, Afghanistan, Haiti, and Honduras.

With just 10 days left in Biden’s presidency, former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced an 18-month extension to TPS for Ukraine, Sudan, El Salvador, and Venezuela.

The last-minute extension would have granted Venezuelan nationals deportation protections until October 2026.

Mayorkas contended that the extension was necessary due to “conditions in Venezuela,” stating that the country has experienced food insecurity, a lack of access to basic services, a health crisis, political repression, and criminal activity.

However, on Tuesday, Noem vacated Mayorkas’ notice for Venezuela. The existing extensions are slated to expire in April and September.

Noem stated that the DHS is required to decide at regular intervals whether to extend protections. She argued that Mayorkas’ last-minute extension was announced too early “given the exceedingly brief period” since the initial issue date.

The New York Times reported that Noem’s decision could impact more than 600,000 Venezuelan nationals currently residing in the U.S.

A DHS official told the Times that Mayorkas’ extension appeared to be an effort to tie the Trump administration’s hands.

Noem must decide by Saturday whether she would like to issue her own TPS extension. If she does not decide by then, TPS for Venezuelans will be extended for another six months.

Noem told Fox News, “Before he left town, Mayorkas signed an order that said for 18 months they were going to extend this protection to people that are on temporary protected status, which meant that they were going to be able to stay here and violate our laws for another 18 months.”

“We stopped that,” she declared.

The influx of Venezuelan nationals arriving in the U.S. has brought with it the violent transnational gang Tren de Aragua. The notorious group has been linked to crimes across the nation, including apartment takeovers in Colorado. The Trump administration has pledged to prioritize removing these dangerous offenders from the streets.

Noem joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on their first raids in New York City, where officers captured a TDA gang leader who was captured on surveillance video storming through an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex in August with other armed men.

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Trump’s mass deportations are an ‘equal and opposite reaction’ to Biden’s open borders



When the border under the Biden regime got so bad that it became a nonpartisan issue, Joe told the nation that his hands were tied. It was up to Congress to act.

Donald Trump has been in office less than two weeks and already via several executive orders aimed at reversing the border crisis, he’s proved that Biden’s open borders were a deliberate choice.

“Now that we're seeing the Trump administration move on immigration, you are seeing just how feckless and treacherous on purpose the Biden administration was,” says Steve Deace.

“It was clearly overtly the goal of the Biden administration to let [the border crisis] happen,” says co-host Todd Erzen. “Whatever you're seeing Tom Homan do, it's a fraction of the number that is required to actually take care of the problem.”

Steve crunched the numbers — if Biden let 20 million illegal immigrants into the country, “the Trump administration would have to arrest and deport 4,000 people a day just to get rid of the illegals that have come in the last four years.”

“That’s untenable,” he says.

“And Biden let it happen under his jurisdiction — willfully, knowingly put his executive stamp on it. This is going to be ugly to untangle legally,” adds Erzen.

Co-host and producer Aaron McIntire says that Trump’s mass deportation plan is a necessary response to the gross abuse of the 14th Amendment.

Using “Senate records,” the 14th Amendment “could have been adjudicated properly on multiple occasions,” but it wasn’t. “The best-case scenario — the best explanation — is that it was just political laziness, malfeasance, and cowardice that it hasn't been to this day, so what's it going to take then for this to actually be adjudicated properly? An equal and opposite reaction,” he says, referring to mass deportations.

“They may strike down Trump's executive order on the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship, but it is a long overdue ... and absolutely necessary argument to be injected into the discourse here,” McIntire argues.

While it may be “a long battle” to get the 14th Amendment properly adjudicated, which he says is “a sad commentary about the state of our judicial system,” he’s thankful the process is finally in motion.

“I’m glad we're starting to get there because where we were before was just complete chaos,” he sighs.

Steve points to the 1982 Plyler v. Doe Supreme Court case as the start of the conflation of the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship.

To hear his analysis on this case, watch the episode above.

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Dr. Phil accompanies Tom Homan on ICE roundup, while Selena Gomez sobs hysterically for her ‘people’



After just one week of Donald Trump in office, our streets are already safer. ICE is finally getting to do its job. As promised by the Trump campaign, hundreds of illegal immigrants, the majority of whom fall into the category of violent criminals, have been arrested and deported.

Just yesterday, ICE agents “arrested 25-year-old Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, a Tren de Aragua ringleader tied to a viral surveillance video from August that captured armed suspected gang members storming through an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex.

Even though illegal immigrants with a history of criminal charges are the focus of the Trump administration and border czar Tom Homan, actress and singer Selena Gomez is reacting as if ICE is persecuting helpless families.

In a since-deleted social media video that went instantly viral, Gomez, in an attempt to identify with her “people,” recorded herself sobbing hysterically about mass deportations.

Sara Gonzales plays the clip.

“I just wanted to say that I am so sorry. All my people are getting attacked, the children,” she bawled.

“I don’t understand. I’m so sorry. I wish I could do something, but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise,” Gomez barely managed to say through hysterical sobs.

Sara, as a fellow Latina, doesn’t sympathize with her “people” as Selena claims to.

“So listen, Selena, as a Gonzales, I feel qualified to speak on the matter as well,” she begins.

“Our country is going to be safer and cleaner and more secure with these people the f**k out of here, and I’m elated, I’m smiling. … I couldn’t imagine a more beautiful sight than these criminals getting chained and shackled and having to do the walk of shame, the perp walk, into the plane to go back where they came from,” Sara corrects. “I have never been so proud to be an American as I am in this freaking moment, Selena.”

“You're American. Americans are your people,” adds BlazeTV contributor and actor Matthew Marsden.

As for Gomez’s lamentation about “the children,” Sara says, “I saw planes full of military-aged males” being deported, not children.

Further, if Selena really cared about the children, then she would have posted a video a long time ago crying for the ones who were trafficked by illegal aliens.

Border czar Tom Homan responded to Gomez’s embarrassing video with the following: “We got a half a million children who were sex-trafficked into this country, separated from their families, put in the hands of criminal cartels to be smuggled into the country. This administration can't find over 300,000. Where's the tears for them?"

But Homan isn’t a foe to all celebrities. In fact, Dr. Phil just accompanied him on a recent roundup that left Sara laughing hysterically.

To see the footage of Gomez’s “3 out of 10” acting stunt and Dr. Phil’s ride-along with Tom Homan, watch the clip above.

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​Minneapolis will 'not be cooperating' with ICE to deport illegal aliens: Mayor​



Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) declared that the city would "not be cooperating" with President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

During a Tuesday press conference, Frey announced that city officials would "do anything in our power to help" illegal immigrants residing in Minneapolis.

'Do not deserve to be rounded up like criminals.'

"I want to speak directly to people who are undocumented: We love you. We care about you," Frey stated. "You're not an alien; in our city, you're a neighbor."

Frey explained that Minneapolis would rely on its separation ordinance to combat Trump's mass deportation efforts.

"That separation ordinance states clearly that our city officials, our police officers, and beyond will not be gathering information showing who is and is not documented," the mayor continued. "We do not ask the question with regards to immigration status, and because we haven't asked the question, we don't have any data to show documentation status in our city."

Frey remarked, "Our police officers will not be cooperating with federal law enforcement around federal immigration law. We enforce state and local laws here in Minneapolis, and we will do so to the best of our ability. But as for cooperation with ICE, the answer is no."

The Tuesday press conference centered on an ordinance passed by the city council in support of proposed federal legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

On January 22, Omar reintroduced the Neighbors Not Aliens Act, which seeks to eliminate the Alien Enemies Act of 1798.

Trump has indicated that he plans to use the 1798 act, which allows a sitting president to deport illegal aliens, to address the nation's immigration crisis.

Omar told reporters on Tuesday, "These are our neighbors, our friends, our community members who do not deserve to be rounded up like criminals."

She claimed that the "Trump administration is planning on targeting" Minneapolis "for political retribution."

Frey called the Alien Enemies Act "archaic" and "wrongheaded."

"It allows for people to be detained and deported not based on any criminal activity but based on where they come from," he stated.

Frey posted a video on social media on Wednesday claiming that the Trump administration is "trying to sow chaos."

"The first few days of this Donald Trump administration, we've seen some absolutely absurd actions take place," he stated. "They want to see chaos in this country, and we can't succumb to it."

On Wednesday, Frey announced his third and final re-election bid for mayor of Minneapolis.

Frey stated in a campaign video, "I'm not the same mayor as when I first took office. I've learned lessons that have made me a better mayor and a better person."

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Teachers Unions Conspire To Evade Trump’s Border Solutions With ‘ICE-Free Safe Zones’

The National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers published guides telling school staff how to help illegals evade ICE in a bid to derail Trump's popular immigration measures.

WATCH: MSNBC Pundit Compares ICE Deportations—Supported By Most Americans—To ‘Gestapo Raids’

MSNBC pundit Anand Giridharadas on Tuesday compared Immigrant and Customs Enforcement’s deportations to "Gestapo raids," though polls have repeatedly shown that most Americans support the agency's efforts.

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Democratic mayors called to testify as House committee launches investigation into sanctuary cities



The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced Monday that it is launching an investigation into sanctuary jurisdictions and their impact on public safety and federal immigration enforcement.

Sanctuary policies prohibit local officials from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

'Misguided and obstructionist policies.'

A press release from Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) explained that the committee sent letters to mayors of several sanctuary cities: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D), Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D), Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D), and New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D).

The mayors were requested to turn over “documents and communications related to their cities’ sanctuary policies” and asked to testify before the committee during a hearing scheduled for February 11.

The committee’s press release noted that there are roughly “12 states and hundreds of cities and counties with sanctuary laws or policies across the country” that are “shielding removable aliens, especially criminals, from federal law enforcement.” It stated that the cities’ leaders “refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.”

In the letters to the mayors, the committee explained that it decided to specifically investigate those four sanctuary cities because they “stand out in their abject failure to comply with federal law,” adding that the cities’ citizens have “suffered” as a result.

“Sanctuary jurisdictions and their misguided and obstructionist policies hinder the ability of federal law enforcement officers to effectuate safe arrests and remove dangerous criminals from American communities, making Americans less safe,” Comer stated.

“On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump took decisive actions to restore the rule of law with respect to immigration enforcement,” he continued. “In addition to the efforts of the Trump Administration to ensure federal immigration enforcement can proceed unimpeded, Congress must determine whether further legislation is necessary to enhance border security and public safety. It is imperative that federal immigration law is enforced and that criminal aliens are swiftly removed from our communities.”

A spokesperson for Wu’s office released a statement in response to the House committee’s letter.

“We are proud that Boston is the safest major city in the United States. We have received the letter and are reviewing it,” the statement read.

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn told WCVB, “When someone commits a crime, regardless of immigration status, we can’t stand in the way of justice for a survivor of crime or respect for the rule of law and society.”

“A respectful and cooperative working relationship between Boston Police and federal authorities, including ICE, is critical. We can’t play politics with the security and safety of residents,” Flynn added.

A spokesperson for Adams’ office told Fox News Digital, “Mayor Adams has made clear that New York City is committed to working with our federal partners to fix our broken immigration system and focus on the small number of people who are entering our localities and committing violent crimes.”

“We will review the letter and respond accordingly,” the spokesperson said.

A representative for Denver Mayor Johnston said Monday night, “The most helpful thing congressional Republicans could do right now is fix our broken immigration system. While they work on that, we will focus on running the cities that manage the consequences of their failure to act.”

Chicago Mayor Johnson’s office did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Last week, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove issued a three-page memo signaling a crackdown on sanctuary cities. The correspondence directed the Department of Justice’s prosecutors to open investigations into state and local leaders who obstruct the Trump administration’s deportation plans.

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Trump's first NYC ICE raids snag Tren de Aragua gang leader tied to viral Colorado apartment incident



President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched its first raids in New York early Tuesday morning, resulting in the arrest of a notorious gang leader and other violent illegal alien criminals.

Police sources told the New York Post that ICE's first arrests involved individuals with warrants for crimes including burglary, menacing, kidnapping, extortion, and other violent offenses.

'We are getting the dirtbags off these streets.'

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News that the early morning raids targeted "murderers, kidnappers, and individuals charged of assault and burglary."

One of the individuals apprehended by ICE was a Dominican national wanted for a double homicide in his home country.

Federal immigration agents also arrested 25-year-old Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, a Tren de Aragua ringleader tied to a viral surveillance video from August that captured armed suspected gang members storming through an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex.

Zambrano-Pacheco was arrested by DEA agents and Department of Homeland Security officers at the apartment complex in the Bronx early Tuesday morning. He faces kidnapping, burglary, and menacing charges.

New DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joined ICE during its first New York City raids this week.

"We're here in New York City this morning. We are getting the dirtbags off these streets," she stated.

Noem posted a video on social media showing law enforcement officials arresting a "criminal alien with kidnapping, assault & burglary charges."

"We are doing this right — doing exactly what President @realDonaldTrump promised the American people — making our streets safe," she wrote.

The Post reported that the New York Police Department issued an internal memo reminding officers that they may partner with federal immigration officials regarding criminal investigations but that the city's sanctuary laws prevent them from aiding in deportation efforts.

ICE reported that on January 27, it arrested 1,179 and lodged 853 detainers. The following day, it made another 969 arrests and filed 869 detainer requests.

Border czar Tom Homan has stated that ICE is prioritizing the arrest of safety threats but noted that anyone in the country illegally is "on the table" for deportation.

Homan told ABC News, "You're going to see the numbers steadily increase, the number of arrests nationwide, as we open up the aperture."

"Right now, it's concentrating on public safety threats [and] national security threats. That's a smaller population," he continued. "So we're going to do this on a priority [basis], that's President Trump's promise. But as that aperture opens, there'll be more arrests nationwide."

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