Sickening ICE Actions
Funding Anti-ICE Protests: Follow the Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oz3DrFGwUc
Very informative and worth the watch."Companies are ditching business with ICE"
As well they should!
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/02/business … e-backlashMore examples of Trump and DHS's cruelty
"Lawmakers hear testimony today on several people’s encounters with DHS agents. Catch up on their stories here"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/us/testi … ice-dc-visI guess I am going to find out what it is like to do battle with DHS. Probably the Sherriff and maybe some Bradford County Florida commissioners had a consultant come in on the 15th to make a proposal to establish a 3,000 bed detention facility just outside of Starke city limits. It will include another 1,000 people to staff it whom most will have to come from the outside. Note: Starke has less than 6,000 people and Bradford County about 28,000.
It is interesting in that the the commissioners hid the presentation so nobody would know it was happening by hiding it in the agenda as "consultant briefing" or something like that. Word got out anyway and a few members from the Bradford County Democratic Executive Committee and quite a few citizens from the county made their way in to oppose the move. Many got up and spoke their three minutes. One of them wouldn't stop commenting from the gallery. I was watching this live on Zoom and say the Sherriff who was speaking forcefully in favor of this, lunge off camera to go after this guy.
I think one commissioner was already opposed and another appeared swayed by the opposition along with not liking the sneaky way his fellow commissioner tried to keep this quiet. The proposal was to allow the consultant to prepare a proposal to submit to DHS to locate a detention center on a 30-acre piece of property just South of town. The vote was 3 - 2 in favor.
(more on the guy the Sherriff seemed to lunge at. The board told the guy to leave the room and he did, while say a couple of more things while doing it. I am not sure where the Sherriff went, but this guy was met by 5 Bradford County deputies at his car who interrogated him, threatening to throw him in jail. Fortunately, they didn't
The DEC set up a committee to look into what actions we can take to keep this terrible facility out of our county. We were joined by members from the local Sierra Club who has the same goal.
I'll keep you updated.An honest ICE lawyer (a dying breed) tells the truth to a judge
"An Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney detailed to Minnesota to help handle the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities has been removed from her post after telling a judge that the job “sucks” because of the crushing workload and the government’s apparent inability to comply with court orders.
The attorney, Julie Le, was sent back to her job at ICE, according to a source familiar with the matter.
In an extraordinarily candid exchange with a federal judge on Tuesday, Le, who had been asked to explain why the administration was not promptly complying with a slew of court orders stemming from immigration cases she’s handling, admitted that the government did not have enough lawyers on the ground to adequately keep up with Operation Metro Surge and that trying to get errors fixed is like “pulling teeth.”
“They are overwhelmed and they need help, so I, I have to say, stupidly (volunteered),” she told US District Judge Jerry Blackwell, according to a transcript of the hearing obtained by CNN. Blackwell is threatening to hold her and another lawyer in contempt for repeated violations of orders he’s issued in immigration cases.
“Sometime I wish you would just hold me in contempt, your honor, so that I can have a full 24 hours of sleep. I work days and night just because people (are) still in there,” Le said.
“And, yes, procedure in place right now sucks. I’m trying to fix it,” she continued. “I am here with you, your honor. What do you want me to do? The system sucks. This job sucks. And I am trying every breath that I have so that I can get you what you need.”"She thought ICE agents were taking her to school. The 10-year-old ended up 1,200 miles away at a detention facility"
I see the DHS Goons are at it again.
"More than an hour before dawn, on a pitch-black street lined with heaps of Minnesota snow, 10-year-old Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano and her mother headed out to her school bus stop – just like they do every weekday at 6:10 a.m.
Out of nowhere, federal agents’ vehicles surrounded the family’s car in suburban Minneapolis. Elizabeth thought the agents were going to take her to school, her father told CNN.
Instead, the aspiring doctor and her mother were detained and flown 1,200 miles away to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas – with the young girl’s future up in the air.
Over the next month, at least five other kids from her small school district were also sent across the country to Dilley – including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos."
Again - Pure Trump Terror!
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/06/us/minne … mmigrationIn short, it was an immigration deportation enforcement case (related to a prior removal order and asylum proceedings), not a criminal arrest.
She is described by DHS as an "illegal alien from Ecuador with a final order of removal" (meaning she had gone through immigration proceedings and was ordered deported after due process).
Because a child (10-year-old Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano) was in the car and no alternative caregiver was immediately arranged, the family was kept together and transferred to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.
Perhaps she should have left when asked to by our immigration court. This would have prevented her child from ending up in a detention center. As a parent, the mother made a poor choice to break our immigration laws.In short, we don't know that. It doesn't look like they are the worst of the worst criminals they are supposed to be going after does it. Remember, they said they weren't going after kids or tax paying nannies or landscapers
How do you know they were even asked to leave? As has been shown multiple times now, that is not a criteria DHS uses any longer.
How do you know the mother broke any immigration law - perhaps she had a legal reason to be here. In America, haven't you said before innocent until proven guilty or don't you believe that for brown people?
The point is you don't know anymore because you can no longer trust ANYTHING DHA says they have lied so often and broken so many laws as have proven many times already..
Some of you on the Right will get a chuckle out of this and applaud the ICE agent who violently throws woman to the ground.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/09/us/video … prays-vrtc"Trump administration deported some migrants at a cost of $1 million each, Democratic report says"
In full disclosure, that was meant to catch your attention, the actual cost is more like $17,000
Apply that to the 4,000 in Minneapolis DHS says they kidnapped (ok, a few were real criminals), then since Dec 1, Trump has wasted $68 MILLION shipping hardworking, taxpaying, less violent than native-born counterparts nannies and landscapers out of the country. You who support this terrorism sure like to spend money. Just think how many hungry American kids that could have fed.
That doesn't count the ~$7,000 per person in lost tax revenue and the $36,000 per person lost economic activity. Just applying that to the 70% of detainees who were hardworking, taxpaying, less violent than native-born immigrants from Minneapolis you get ~$20 million MORE lost and a reduction in economic activity of ~$100 million! And that is just from 2,800 people. GOD WHAT A WASTE just to satisfy Trump's ego.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/politics … nts-report
I am aware that those on the other side would have run with the $1,000,000 rather than the $17,000)Maybe if they were never allowed in, in the first place, we wouldn't have had to waste that money.
Wonder how much they were costing the American taxpayer to be here?
Which was the better deal... if spending 68 million dollars saved American taxpayers 680 million dollars, a year, for even a few years, then the math speaks for itself... if that is your primary concern.Seems like that is a red herring. They are already here. According to your side, Bush, then Obama, then Trump, then Biden wrote laws and policies that made these people cross the border. It had nothing to do with them trying to save their and their children's lives from where they came from does it.
Actually that is somewhat true... those laws (International) and those agendas set by the UN were supported by the Obama Administration.
Partly explained here (timestamped to the relevant part):
https://youtu.be/oS4vzUqoOhc?t=217
The UN's Global Compact for safe orderly and regular migration. Now, there is speculation that China "supported" this knowing that flooding "the West" with millions of uneducated people would burden the Welfare states of the West and hasten their downfall.
The Obama Administration initiated American participation in the UN's New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants in 2016, as they expected an easy victory over Trump, there was a decision to keep it under wraps until Clinton took control... then what occurred during the Biden Administration would have occurred 4 years earlier... on day ONE Biden signed on to the UN Global Compact on Migration (Trump had refused) and opened the borders, flew in hundreds of thousands of migrants at taxpayer expense and put them on government support.
But going back to the Clinton years, when he allowed in tens of thousands of Cuban and Haitian migrants, putting them on 7 years of full government support (housing, welfare, snap, etc.) ... the tone was being set, politicians would cave and give migrants free stuff rather than make the hard choices and say... Citizens and American interests first.
Besides, all those lobbyists and corporate funders wanted that cheap labor all that was needed was a little silence, some false reporting, or a feel good story sold to the American people... few realized that the wage stagnation and job loss had just as much to do with the millions of illegals flowing in, as the exporting of industry to China and elsewhere.
The Left talks alot about wanting to be like Europe, in particular the Netherlands and their social welfare state(s)... but as we see, they are ready for economic collapse... largely because they no longer have access to cheap Russian energy and resources... but also because they are now carrying millions of migrants, welfare states that could ill afford to add millions more to the ranks of those getting 'free stuff'.
As explained here:
Why the Netherlands Is Becoming a Dystopia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56qKx6Y5LBU
Now lets consider for a moment... if AI is replacing menial jobs at the fast food restaurant as well as white collar jobs in office buildings that were once six figure salary jobs... why is it that we are letting in millions of uneducated people that do not share our language or cultural values?
Doesn't make much sense, unless there are others who are wanting to see our economic decline and social cohesion evaporate... if you think in terms of what China (and others for sure) wants for America, then the decisions our politicians have made for the last 30 years (minus Trump) makes a ton of sense... our industry was gutted and moved to China, made the 'elites' immensely rich the financial institutions and international banking gained wealth and power beyond the imagination.
At the cost of our economy... our Middle Class... our Industrial might... a few got rich, or got trips to Epstein Island... at the expense of the rest of us.
Trump may be able to reverse the trend and deter America's downfall and the rise of China's global dominance... but its a longshot.We have an Executive and a Congress, I am not sure the UN carries much weight regarding our immigration policy. What, in my opinion, would help the most is if Republicans would stop boycotting a comprehensive immigration policy. Three times the Democrats tried to push one through; two of the times the Senate agreed. It was the Republican House that killed it. That is who I blame.
Of course I had check your Clinton claim. There was a tiny kernel of truth in what you wrote. The Fact is, the REPUBLICAN Congress passed the 1996 welfare law (PRWORA) and Clinton signed it. The 7 years that ALL the Cubans took advantage, as you claim, was part of the 1997 REPUBLICAN Balanced Budget Act.
The REPUBLICANS provided for "putting them on 7 years of full government support (housing, welfare, snap, etc.) .is just plain BS. Yes, there were some who used it for the full seven years, but not many.
So, this appears to be projection where you projected something Republicans did on to Democrats.
You on the right keep saying the immigrants should go through the normal process to gain citizenship (and we on the left agree). But apparently Trump, unsurprisingly, doesn't.
"Cancelled citizenship ceremonies and interviews are another part of Trump’s immigration crackdown"[b]ICE and DHS FINALLY admits they lied[b]
Remember that guy they were chasing who they said attacked them with a broom and that they shot as he ran for his life into an apartment? You know, the one many of you said was TOTALLY JUSTIFIED and wondered why the rest of us didn't believe ICE's initial version (I keep saying you can't believe ANYTHING ICE leadership or agents on the ground say).
Well, a surprising ICE investigation into the incident came up with an even more surprising conclusion - the agents and Noem LIED.
From the always reliable CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/15/us/ice-s … statementsI am chomping at the bit for the opportunity to see this administration and its techniques eliminated. The jackbooted goons are just the beginning of democracy dying in the darkness. This movement and everything its stands for MUST be done away with….
That sicko Trump is at again, continuing is ethnic cleansing campaign
"Trump administration expands ICE’s ability to detain legal refugees in latest memo"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/politics … ration-hnkFormer ICE Academy Instructor: the training for new agents is defective and broken.
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A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor responsible for educating new ICE officers on proper use of force told Congress Monday the agency's efforts to rapidly scale up its ranks will place recruits on the streets without the training they need to lawfully carry out immigration enforcement.
"Without reform, ICE will graduate thousands of new officers who do not know their constitutional duty, do not know the limits of their authority and who do not have the training to recognize an unlawful order. That should scare everyone," Schwank added.
Schwank is an attorney and former career ICE employee who resigned from the immigration agency less than two weeks ago. A spokesperson for Whistleblower Aid, the legal group representing Schwank, said he quit the agency in protest. It stands as one of the first instances of an ICE official who has served under the second Trump administration publicly rebuking the agency and the adequacy of its training. Schwank resigned from ICE on Feb. 13, according to congressional aides.
"I am duty bound to tell you the ICE Basic Immigration Enforcement Training Program is now deficient, defective, and broken," Schwank said Monday. He alleged ICE officials are lying about the amount of training new recruits receive.
MoreI know of at least one ICE officer stationed in Baker County, FL who is trying to figure out how to quit without giving up his huge bonus. He is disgusted with ICE and finds the conditions for inmates AND STAFF at the detention facility inhumane!
Newspaper articles say that he is not alone in that assessment by other ICE staff there.
In that stand-up comedy show last night ironically called the SOTU, Trump "said" he is for building houses. His ACTIONS tell a different story.
"This is misery for us:’ New home construction stalls after immigration crackdown in Minnesota"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/economy/ … ion-impactHmmm. Sounds like more companies hiring illegal aliens.
No sympathy for them at all. Seen it before, and saw the unions picketing the company. Then saw the company go out of business when ICE showed up.
Cheered.
Moral of the story: operate your business legally.Seems that one nowadays can pick and choose what laws they will support...
How do you know they weren't operating legally?? Is this a case of guilty until proven innocent?
It's called "critical thinking". Why would the housing market stall without illegal aliens? Only answer I can think of is that illegal aliens were the workers. It's a rare illegal that will BUY a house, so it isn't that.
Can you think of any other reason? And don't tell me that the children of Americans were afraid to go to school because ICE would kidnap them so the market stalled out.
How Incompetent can Hegseth get??!! ROFL
"Pentagon shoots down US Customs and Border Protection drone with laser system, lawmakers say"
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/penta … -cbp-droneYou do know, don’t you, that this whole “holier-than-thou” crusade against undocumented immigrants is built on two very old impulses: fear of the outsider and the belief that “real” Americans are a shrinking tribe that must be defended. Call it nativism. Call it cultural anxiety. But yes—too often it also taps into racism that’s been baked into American politics for a very long time.
Either way, we’ve seen this movie before—against the Irish, the Italians, the Chinese, the Jews, the Mexicans. Each wave was portrayed as a threat. Each wave was blamed for crime, wages, “culture,” and the collapse of civilization. And each wave became part of America.
And if Republicans stopped turning immigration into a permanent outrage machine, the same thing would be true for many of the people crossing the border today: most would work, build lives, raise kids, and—over time—be absorbed into the American story like everyone else.
The fact is, undocumented immigrants have been living and working in the United States for decades. They build houses. They harvest crops. They work in meatpacking plants, construction crews, restaurants, hotels, and elder care—jobs that, in many regions, employers struggle to fill at anything close to the wages customers are willing to pay.
They pay sales taxes. Many pay payroll taxes. Many contribute to Social Security using numbers they’ll never be able to use to claim benefits. In other words, they don’t just “take.” They also pay in.
Economically, most serious analyses conclude that immigrants—including undocumented immigrants—are not the drain they’re made out to be. At worst they are close to neutral over time; often they are contributors, especially when you look at labor supply, consumption, and the way entire industries depend on their work. They expand the workforce. They increase demand. They keep certain sectors viable.
And if Trump actually succeeds at mass removals and making people afraid to show up for work, the U.S. economy will be poorer for it—more labor shortages, more stalled construction, higher food and housing costs, and more chaos for employers who rely on a stable workforce. The grown-up solution is reform: modern immigration laws that match economic reality and enforce the rules without turning it into a cultural purge.
On crime, the data consistently show that immigrants—documented or undocumented—are less likely to commit violent crime than native-born Americans. That doesn’t mean “no immigrant ever commits a crime.” It means the cartoon story—“they’re flooding in and making us unsafe”—isn’t supported by the evidence.
And here’s the point your side always skips: you can always say “this crime wouldn’t have happened if X hadn’t been here.” You can also say that about tourists, about drivers, and women. How about people moving from one state to another. It’s not an argument—it’s a slogan. The real question is comparative risk. And the comparative-risk data do not support the claim that undocumented immigrants are more dangerous than native-born citizens.
So if your goal is public safety, you don’t improve it by demonizing an entire population that is statistically less crime-prone. You improve it with smart enforcement, real screening, real work authorization systems, and serious immigration reform.
If someone wants to argue for stricter enforcement, fine—make that case. But don’t pretend this is uniquely about crime, because the numbers don’t back that up.
And if the argument is “they broke the law,” then let’s also acknowledge what everyone knows but few admit: our political system has failed for decades to update immigration laws to match reality. Employers rely on this labor. Politicians know it. Reform bills have come and gone—and Republicans have helped kill or sabotage them again and again, because the outrage is more politically useful than the solution.
You can argue policy. You can argue enforcement. But turning millions of working people into moral villains doesn’t make your argument stronger—it just makes it emotional. And the “holier-than-thou” pose doesn’t look principled when the same people who demand mass deportations also depend on the cheaper labor and lower prices that immigrant work helps create."too often it also taps into racism..."
playing the "racism" card is far beneath you. There is absolutely nothing racist about following the law, for everyone
"The fact is, undocumented immigrants have been living and working in the United States for decades."
You're right. Is it your claim that because criminals have violated our laws (both illegals and Americans) for decades means the law should not be followed?
"In other words, they don’t just “take.” They also pay in."
And the other side of the story is that they pay in far, far less than they take out. Is there a reason you won't mention that?
"The grown-up solution is reform"
Unfortunately, that grown up solution is not something our legislature wants to address. Too many powerful voices telling us that only illegals will work. Too many quiet political voices recognizing the value of illegals in their constituency. So...no solution for decades, and the only one offered today by Democrats is wide open borders welcoming more illegals to provide political power while feeding at the American trough.
"It means the cartoon story—“they’re flooding in and making us unsafe”—isn’t supported by the evidence."
And yet...one more murderer, rapist or just plain thief in the neighborhood makes it less safe. The simple truth of that is somehow forgotten and set aside by those claiming that illegals are unlikely to.
"But turning millions of working people into moral villains"
What makes you assume they are moral villains? That they are violating the law is undeniable, that it is an action based on deficient morals is a false assumption. After all, many of these people have been taught that is is alright to violate the law, they are taught loopholes to get around the law and they are taught that it is a good thing to sneak into America. Liberals are good at that sort of thing.
Where would you suggest that the people demanding mass deportations buy the food that cheaper labor is producing? When the entire market uses illegals (illegally, I might add) then where is the choice? This statement, like so many others, sets aside the whole truth for a piece of sensationalistic verbiage that is designed and used to give a false impression.
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he will replace her at the department with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.). Noem will be shifting to the role of special envoy for “The Shield of Americas,” according to the president, a new initiative for the Western Hemisphere.
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