The House of Representatives has voted 217-214 to partially fund the government and end the partial shutdown. 

The bill now heads to Trump’s desk, and he is expected to sign it today.

21 Republicans voted against the bill, including Andy Biggs of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Eric Burlison of Missouri, Kat Cammack of Florida, Eli Crane of Arizona, Byron Donalds of Florida, Randy Fine of Florida, Brandon Gill of Texas, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Cory Mills of Florida, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Chip Roy of Texas, David Schweikert of Arizona, Keith Self of Texas, Victoria Spartz of Indiana, Greg Steube of Florida, and William Timmons of South Carolina.

21 Democrats also voted in favor.

The bill only funds the Department of Homeland Security until February 13.

Democrats are demanding reforms to ICE including unmasking agents, forcing them to wear body cameras during immigration, and forcing them to obtain warrants from a judge as opposed to administrative warrants against criminal illegal aliens.

On Monday, Kristi Noem announced that the Trump Administration has already partially caved to Democrats’ demands, forcing ICE agents in Minneapolis to immediately wear body-worn cameras, and body cameras will be worn by DHS law enforcement across the country once funding is available. Hopefully, this will show what kind of circumstances ICE agents face when anti-ICE radicals attack them, but it will surely bring more scrutiny to our brave American heroes as they attempt to remove violent criminals from the country.

I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner. Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.

As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body…

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 2, 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to negotiate with Democrats to have the Department of Homeland Security funded before funding lapses.

Per CBS:

Johnson told reporters that any attempt by Democrats to hold up long-term funding for DHS over objections to immigration enforcement would be futile, because ICE and CBP received an influx of money in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said the agencies that would be affected carry out important services like disaster aid and airport security.

“So they have enough funding to go for the next few years,” he said of immigration agencies. “So what they will be tying up, if the Democrats choose to close the government, is these very essential services for everything else – FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA and other aspects of national security.”

The legislation passed last year included $75 billion for ICE and $65 billion for CBP, well beyond their annual allotments.

“This is no time to play games with that funding,” Johnson said. “We hope that they will operate in good faith over the next 10 days.”

As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump on Monday called for Republicans to pass the Senate-passed funding deal without any changes.

“There can be NO CHANGES at this time. We will work together in good faith to address the issues that have been raised, but we cannot have another long, pointless, and destructive Shutdown that will hurt our Country so badly — One that will not benefit Republicans or Democrats. I hope everyone will vote, YES!” Trump said.

President Trump Calls on House GOP to Pass Funding Package that Funds DHS for Only Two Weeks with “NO CHANGES”

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President Trump on Monday slammed Grammys host Trevor Noah and doubled down on his threat to sue him for falsely accusing him of being a pedophile and partying with Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Clinton, and underage girls. 

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Noah attacked Trump on Sunday during the annual Grammy Award ceremony, saying that he hung out on Epstein Island with Bill Clinton.

President Trump responded on Sunday night, trashing the entire ceremony, which was heavily anti-ICE and anti-Trump, and threatening to sue the “poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.,” Trevor Noah, for his comments about Trump on Epstein Island.

Trump on Monday confirmed his plans to sue Noah, calling him “terrible” and a “lightweight.” He said, “I thought he did a terrible job at the Grammys. I thought the whole Grammys was terrible,” slamming the Grammy award ceremony as “not watchable.”

“He was a lousy host. I’d say, not as bad as Jimmy Kimmel, but pretty close,” Trump added.

He further called out Bill Clinton and Bill Gates, who were deeply embedded in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. Then, he noted that Epstein was working with “sleazebag” Michael Wolff, whom he also plans to sue for “conspiring with Epstein to do harm to me.” As The Gateway Pundit reported, Wolff, infamous for his error-riddled “Fire and Fury” book that painted a sensationalized and widely debunked portrait of Trump’s White House, encouraged convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to blackmail then-presidential candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, according to newly released emails.

“The Democrats are pushing it, and the problem is that it’s turning out to be the Democrats that were with and conspired with Epstein. So, I think you’re probably going to see a little pullback from them, but think of it, they were working together to try and help me lose the election. But this is the Oval Office, so I guess that didn’t work out too well,” Trump said.

WATCH:

Reporter: Are you going to sue Trevor Noah? Last night in a post, you alluded that something could become—

Trump: Yeah, well, he said that, he said that I spent time on Jeffrey’s, Jeffrey Epstein’s, Island. I didn’t, I mean, he’s a lightweight. This guy, he’s a terrible— I think he’s terrible. I thought he did a terrible job at the Grammys. I thought the whole Grammys was terrible. I watched part of it. It’s not watchable.

But he was a lousy host. I’d say, not as bad as Jimmy Kimmel, but pretty close. And no, he made a statement about me and Jeffrey Epstein. I had nothing to do with that. I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. And in fact, if you look at the DOJ, they announced, you know, they released 3 million pages. It’s like, this is all they’re supposed to be doing. And frankly, the DOJ, I think, should just say, “we have other things to do,” because that whole thing has turned out, I mean, other than Bill Clinton and, you know, Bill Gates and lots of people that have— there are a lot of questions about it, but nothing on me.

But it was even sort of better than that because they found that Jeffrey Epstein and this sleazebag writer named Michael Wolff were conspiring against Donald Trump to lose the election. So, Epstein was conspiring with a writer for me to lose the election. So, right there, you know that I had nothing to do with this guy, but yeah, it’s a terrible thing, the amount of time that’s being wasted.

You know, when Epstein was alive, like 10 years ago, nobody cared about him, but they’re only doing it, but now it’s really hitting back on them because Bill Clinton is such a big part of it. The Democrats are pushing it, and the problem is that it’s turning out to be the Democrats that were with and conspired with Epstein. So, I think you’re probably going to see a little pullback from them, but think of it, they were working together to try and help me lose the election. But this is the Oval Office, so I guess that didn’t work out too well.

Throughout the night at the Grammys, Americans were lectured by woke Hollywood stars about how awful ICE is.

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, the anti-Trump, America-hating 2026 Super Bowl halftime act, followed the lead of his owners and also used his acceptance speech to trash ICE.

(VIDEO) Bad Bunny Gives Acceptance Speech for Album of the Year Grammy in Spanish, Says “ICE Out” – Lectures Americans and Claims Illegal Aliens are Americans?

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President Trump on Monday called on the House of Representatives to pass the Senate-passed funding deal without any changes, despite the lack of funding for the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. 

This comes as House Republicans seek changes to the bill. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has threatened not to vote for the bill unless the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in elections, is not attached to the bill.

Via Fox:

Still, Mike Johnson has said that he is confident that “we’ll get it done by tomorrow.”

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Senate last week voted 71-29 to pass a revised $1.2 trillion funding package that will partially fund the government until September 30.

However, the Senate’s bill only funds the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks.

If passed in the House, the Democrats and President Trump will have two weeks to negotiate the Homeland Security appropriations bill.

Democrats are attempting to defund the Department of Homeland Security to stop ICE from deporting illegal aliens.

But President Trump called for the House to pass the bill “IMMEDIATELY” to reopen the government amid the partial shutdown.

“We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY,” Trump said.

“There can be NO CHANGES at this time. We will work together in good faith to address the issues that have been raised, but we cannot have another long, pointless, and destructive Shutdown that will hurt our Country so badly — One that will not benefit Republicans or Democrats. I hope everyone will vote, YES!”

Full statement below:

I am working hard with Speaker Johnson to get the current funding deal, which passed in the Senate last week, through the House and to my desk, where I will sign it into Law, IMMEDIATELY! We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY. There can be NO CHANGES at this time. We will work together in good faith to address the issues that have been raised, but we cannot have another long, pointless, and destructive Shutdown that will hurt our Country so badly — One that will not benefit Republicans or Democrats. I hope everyone will vote, YES!

The House is expected to vote on the funding package at approximately 6:30 pm ET.

This is a developing story.

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President Trump went off on the Somali fraud scandal in the “rigged state” of Minnesota on Tuesday, highlighting the massive amount of taxpayer dollars that have been stolen through social services on Monday. 

The Gateway Pundit has long reported on the Somali scams in the US, which have once again come to the center following Nick Shirley’s exposé on Somali daycares in Minnesota.

In 2016, Somali welfare recipients were busted funneling millions of dollars in suitcases full of cash through Seattle, Washington, one of the states with the largest Somali populations in America. In 2018, we reported that over $100 million was funneled through St. Paul International Airport in just one year.

And over a decade ago, a whistleblower in Minnesota exposed fraud totaling over $100 million, with at least four daycare centers exploiting Minnesota’s Child Care Assistance Program. But officials, as they continue to do now, covered it all up.

While speaking to former DBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Trump said, “They have a country where they have no money, they have no nothing, and they come over here, and they steal, they’re able to steal more than $19 billion.” He then declared, “We’re right on their ass” as investigations into the fraud and complicity of state officials remain ongoing.

Trump further slammed Somali immigrants, calling them “people that don’t work” and “people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly.”

“And we got to get them out, most of them, and it’s most of them,” Trump added.

“92% don’t work, and they have an unbelievable system, corrupt system, of welfare. You know, many of them drive Mercedes Benzes. They had nothing when they came over.”

WATCH:

Trump: A rigged state, really rigged badly, with the Somalians and the Somalians and the theft. And I guess you studied it, but I hear it’s over $19 billion, okay? can you imagine they have a country where they have no money, they have no nothing, and they come over here and they steal, they’re able to steal more than $19 billion? And we’re right on their ass.

Bongino: Yeah, that was one of the first cases when I got into office.

Trump: People that don’t work. Dan, these are people that don’t work. These are people that are just not an asset to our society, to put it mildly. And we got to get them out, most of them, and it’s most of them. 92% don’t work, and they have an unbelievable system, corrupt system, of welfare. You know, many of them drive Mercedes Benzes. They had nothing when they came over. The good news is, you notice they don’t see ships being stolen anymore from Somalia because we hit those guys with the same weapon that we take out the drug dealers from the ocean.

We stopped, every time we hit a boat, we knocked out, we saved 25,000. On each boat, and pretty accurate, each boat is responsible for the death of 25,000 Americans. Think of that, okay. And we knock them out like candy. We are knocking them out. We also do that with the pirates in Somalia. That’s why you don’t see ships being taken anymore because they don’t play games. So, you know they were stealing ships every day. Now, it takes courage to steal ships. They don’t do it. You understand.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, it was recently revealed that Somali fraudsters have transported roughly $700 million in bulk cash through the Minneapolis airport to Somalia since 2024, according to Department of Homeland Security officials.

MORE:

REVEALED: HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS in Cash Flown Through Minneapolis Airport Each Year by Somali Couriers (VIDEO)

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Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny on Sunday declared, “ICE Out,” while accepting the Album of the Year Grammy award for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

This reportedly marked the first time a Spanish-language album has won Album of the Year, which should come as no surprise, as Hollywood and the left try to force Americans to accept the replacement of our American demographics and culture.

And when he took the stage to give his acceptance speech, he snubbed the official language of the United States, delivering a speech in only Spanish.

Per WVTM:

“Puerto Rico, believe me when I tell you that we are much bigger than 100 by 35,” he said in his acceptance speech in Spanish, referring to a Puerto Rican colloquialism about the island’s small size. “And there is nothing we can’t achieve. Thank God, thank you to the Academy, thank you to all the people who have believed in me throughout my career.

“To all the people who worked on this album, thank you mami for giving birth to me in Puerto Rico, I love you,” he continued.

Then he switched to English: “I want to dedicate this award to all the people who had to leave their homeland to follow their dreams.”

Though nobody knew what he was saying, all of the Hollywood liberals were clapping like seals.

WATCH:

As with the other speeches, Bad Bunny railed against ICE and Trump during his acceptance speech. But unlike the other America-hating artists, who were virtue signaling to minorities out of sheer stupidity, Bad Bunny did it only because he hates America.

“I’m gonna say ICE out,” he said before lecturing America on how they’ve been “contaminated” with hate and appearing to claim that illegal aliens are Americans. “We’re not Savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans.”

“The hate get more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love,” he continued. “So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them. We love our people, we love our family, and that’s the way to do it, with love.”

WATCH:

Bad Bunny: I’m gonna say ICE out. We’re not Savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans. Also, I want to say to the people, I know it’s tough to know not to hate on these days, and I was thinking, sometime we get contaminados. I don’t know how to say that in English.

The hate get more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love. So, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them. We love our people, we love our family, and that’s the way to do it, with love. Don’t forget that. Please, thank you. Thank you. God.

Throughout the night, Americans were lectured by woke Hollywood stars about how awful ICE is.

President Trump responded on Sunday night, trashing the entire spectacle and threatening to sue the “poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.,” Trevor Noah, for saying that he spent time on Epstein Island.

Bad Bunny is also scheduled to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, where he plans to perform only in Spanish.

The controversial anti-American Puerto Rican performer has stirred anger by repeatedly attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement, refusing to honor American customs, and saying he would not tour the United States out of fear that ICE agents would arrest his fans outside his shows.

He is also reportedly planning to wear a dress during his Super Bowl performance to “honor queer icons.”

MORE:

Anti-ICE Singer Bad Bunny Reportedly Planning to Wear a Dress at Super Bowl Halftime Show to ‘Honor Queer Icons’

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Senator John Kennedy, during a recent appearance with Fox News’s Hannity, tore into left-wing anti-ICE rioters and gave a new nickname for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. 

Amid the controversy following the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two violent left-wing agitators who were shot after interfering with ICE operations, as well as the Somali fraud scheme, the Trump Administration plans to “draw down on the number of people” from ICE and CBP stationed in Minnesota.

This comes after Trump went off on the chaos in Minneapolis on Sunday with a list of demands for Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and democratic Mayors and governors across the country. Among his demands was “Local Police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.”

“American Cities should be Safe Sanctuaries for Law Abiding American Citizens ONLY, not Illegal Alien Criminals who broke our Nation’s Laws,” Trump said.

Border Czar Tom Homan announced earlier this week, following discussions with Minnesota officials, that Minnesota has finally agreed to give illegal aliens in their jails and prisons to ICE instead of releasing them back on the streets to commit more crimes.

Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison later “clarified for me that county jails may notify ICE of the release dates of criminal public safety risks so ICE can take custody of them, upon their release from the jail,” Homan said. But can the radical Minnesota officials be trusted?

Kennedy laid into Walz, telling Sean Hannity, “Whatever he says, believe the opposite. I’m sorry, the man learned to lie before he learned to talk.”

He then unleashed a brutal new nickname  for Walz, adding, “He’s just a less masculine version of Hillary Clinton.”

WATCH:

Kennedy: Let me just say a couple of things quickly, Sean. Number one, Governor Tim Walz, whatever he says, believe the opposite. I’m sorry, the man learned to lie before he learned to talk. He’s just a less masculine version of Hillary Clinton.

Number two, unless you have a history of disappointing your parents, you know that illegal immigration is illegal, and the Democrats are always telling us, you know, nobody is above the law. Well, how come people who are in our country illegally or above the law? I support enforcing our immigration laws. Now, how you do it matters. It has to be done in accordance with due process and equal protection.

The other point, people just need to understand they have the right to protest, but they don’t have the right to protest violently. Violence undermines the morality that they say their movement is built on. Dr. King understood that, Mandella understood that. Interfering with the police, protesting violently is also deep dish stupid you can get hurt. The truth is, most cops, most ice officials, they will leave you alone unless you do illegal stuff.

This also comes as Walz and Attorney General Ellison are set to testify before the House Oversight Committee next month in the committee’s probe into the social services fraud by Somali immigrants in their state.

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Somali Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said the Democrats plan to impeach Kristi Noem if she doesn’t resign, and also called for Stephen Miller to be prosecuted after labeling him a Nazi last week. 

During an appearance on MSNow’s All In With Chris Hayes, Omar discussed the incident where she was sprayed with vinegar while speaking at a town hall event last week, conspicuously right after she said, “DHS Secretary Kristi Noem must resign or face impeachment.”

Many believe it was a staged attack, and Omar couldn’t even give a coherent answer when pressed on that possibility last week. It wouldn’t be the first time she made up a story in an attempted PR stunt. It can be recalled that Omar accused ICE agents of stopping her son and “racially profiling” him because he’s Somali, but ICE quickly demolished her narrative, revealing that they had “absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son.”

Now, she’s blaming the Trump Administration, accusing Trump of creating anger “by going after Somali immigrants.”

“It is their rhetoric that is risking lives, that have already gotten people killed here in Minnesota, that is producing political violence,” Omar told Chris Hayes. “And they are creating the domestic terrorists that they speak about because they are acting like domestic terrorists.”

Omar also made a promise to impeach Kristi Noem, telling Hayes, “Definitely, Kristi Noem should resign. If not, as Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated, we will initiate impeachment.” She then attacked White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, calling the Jewish Trump aide a “copycat of the Nazis.”

“He should definitely be out, I believe, for his part in this, definitely should be prosecuted at some point,” she continued.

WATCH:

Hayes: Final question for you, and I know you have to go. You were calling for Kristi Noem to resign when you were assaulted last night. Do you think Kristi Noem should resign? Do you think Stephen Miller should be out of a job? What do you want to see happen?

Omar: Yeah. I mean, definitely Kristi Noem should resign. If not, as Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated, we will initiate impeachment. Nobody should ever have hired Stephen Miller, who basically has a— is a copycat of the Nazis, and that’s kind of the cruelty that he wants to, you know, inflict on people. He should definitely be out, I believe, for his part in this, definitely should be prosecuted at some point.

And, you know, the level of cruelty also has been reflected in the man who attacked me because he was angry in one of his social media posts that they were not picking up and deporting enough Somalis, that the photos that she was showing didn’t have any Somalis in it. And so it just shows you the anger and frustration that the President has created in people by going after Somali immigrants, even though he should know, because he knows the numbers, that we are not deportable, right?

And, and, and that yes, because we are not deportable, when he’s not able to produce what he promises, then you get people like this, who will attack Somalis and will cause us harm, and when they say things need to be, um, turned down, it is their rhetoric that is risking lives, that have already gotten people killed here in Minnesota, that is producing political violence, and they are creating the domestic terrorists that they speak about because they are acting like domestic terrorists.

The Democrats are completely unified in a crusade against Trump’s top immigration officials.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week declared that the Democrats will imminently move forward with Noem’s impeachment, claiming she has “presided over the cold-blooded killings of American citizens like Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.”

Jeffries also said Stephen Miller “needs to go as well.” “He’s a stone-cold liar, he’s a bigot, he’s a hateful individual. He’s a malignant, unelected interloper,” Jeffries said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also went on an insane tirade last week against Noem and Miller. “Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are f*cking liars,” Schumer said, demanding that DHS and ICE be defunded as Senate Democrats held the government hostage, threatening a shutdown if ICE isn’t dismantled.

MORE:

WATCH: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “We Intend to Proceed with Impeachment Proceedings if Kristi Noem is Not Fired” – Says Stephen Miller “Needs to go as Well”

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New York City’s new Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is already letting his far-left base down, and they’re showing up at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence in Carl Schurz Park on the Upper East Side, to make their disdain heard.

Thankfully for many New Yorkers, he just isn’t radical enough.

During a recent incident, centered around his unfulfilled promises relating to investigating the police, protesters surrounded the gate outside his residence at night and began shouting through a megaphone, “We was with you, Zohran! We voted for you, Zohran! We advocated for you, Zohran!” He continued, “You ain’t did nothing but get up in there and lie to us! You lied, Zohran! Shame, Zohran!”

The Gateway Pundit previously reported on Mamdani’s radical anti-police positions before he was elected Mayor in November, including his plan to replace police with social workers in response to certain crimes, which he backtracked on in November.

Now, he’s facing more heat from his liberal base for walking back on his promises to empower and give the final say on police accountability to the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), an independent agency that investigates police complaints and dishes out recommendations for punishment.

A man with a megaphone was filmed outside Zohran’s house with other protesters, shouting, “The first lie was CCRB, Zohran! CCRB should have the final say, Zohran!”

The others present could be heard shouting “Shame!” repeatedly.

WATCH:

Per the Daily News:

While still a candidate, Mamdani said he would as mayor empower the board — which investigates and prosecutes misconduct complaints against NYPD officers — to get the final say on what sort of disciplinary action should be taken against cops found guilty of wrongdoing. Under the current system, the board offers recommendations to the NYPD commissioner, who then gets to decide what punishment to mete out.

“What I would do is ensure that the recommendations of the CCRB be understood to be the final voice of the question of accountability,” Mamdani said in early October.

But in the wake of announcing Wednesday that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch will stay in her post under his administration, Mamdani took a step back from that position.

“What I believe is that the CCRB’s recommendations should be taken seriously, that we should ensure they’re able to make those recommendations time and again,” Mamdani said Thursday when asked by the Daily News if he still plans to expand the CCRB’s authority once he’s sworn in as mayor Jan.

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During a clash with the police on Saturday, radical left anti-ICE rioters in Los Angeles interfered with news crews and vandalized a news van with graffiti after breaking one of the van’s windows. 

One of the rioters also appeared to try to steal the van.

Justin O’Brien, another photographer who reports from Fox 11’s SkyFOX helicopter, said he watched the incident from the sky. “I found him at the back of the van loading his equipment, but then somebody came up with a rock, smashed the passenger side window, and then went to the front of the vehicle and started graffitiing it, and then tried to actually get in the vehicle. Luckily, the vehicle was not running or had a key in it,” O’Brien said.

The photographer escaped uninjured, but “the person was in his face, so just a very, very scary time,” O’Brien added.

Aerial footage of the scene shows two men spray painting the news van and one opening the driver’s side door.

Via Fox11:

Additional video shows the Fox11 crew being blocked from reporting, stalked, and harassed.

Per ABC7, 50 people were arrested when anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles turned violent on Saturday night.

Footage shared with the Gateway Pundit by Rhein Amacher shows shielded agents outside of the federal building, deploying gas and non-lethal munitions into the mob of leftists after they attacked agents with fireworks and bottle rockets.

WATCH:

Another clip shows rioters clashing with Los Angeles police and what appear to be National Guard troops at the federal building. A crazed leftist woman can be heard screaming as she is carried away and arrested. Graffiti scribbled all over the federal building by the so-called “protesters” reads “F*ck ICE” and F*ck Trump.”

Via Rhein Amacher:

As The Gateway Pundit reported, rioters ignited fires and clashed with federal law enforcement and local police outside of the ICE detention center in LA during the nationwide “ICE Out Everywhere” protests on Friday night.

Rep. Maxine Waters also made an appearance, leading the violent mob as they surrounded and attacked federal agents outside of the federal building in Los Angeles.

MORE:

Maxine Waters Incites Violent Leftist Rioters in Los Angeles – Threatens ICE, “We’re Going to Fight You Every Inch of the Way” (VIDEOS)

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At least three teens were arrested for assault in Arizona during anti-ICE school walkouts on Friday afternoon. 

Two middle schoolers from Poston Junior High in Mesa were detained after they were seen throwing objects at officers, according to ABC15. One was reportedly booked at the Durango Juvenile Detention Facility, and the other was released with a referral to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court.

Body camera footage from one of the arrests shows an officer pulling up to a girl on his motorcycle and throwing her to the ground to slap the cuffs on as she appears to resist. The video also shows the girl running in the street and throwing the water bottle at the officer as he drives past.

Per Fox, the teen girl faces charges of aggravated assault.

WATCH:

Nationwide walkout protests were held by students and school faculty at Marxist institutions on Friday, and thousands of students from all grade levels participated across Arizona.

Hundreds also marched to the State Capitol to oppose state cooperation with ICE.

A third student was arrested and charged with assault after she reportedly threw a water bottle at a masked counter-protester, who was armed, during a march near Chandler’s Hamilton High School.

The masked man eventually left the area at the request of police, but wanted to press charges after he was attacked. The teen girl is charged with assault and disorderly conduct.

Republican Maricopa County School Superintendent Shelli Boggs released a statement on the string of incidents, condemning the anti-ICE walkouts and the teachers who organized and encouraged students to participate.

“It is neither reasonable nor appropriate for students to walk out of class during the school day to protest federal policies or agencies, including ICE,” Boggs wrote.

“Instructional time is limited and valuable, and walkouts during school hours, regardless of the issue, disrupt learning, undermine classroom stability, and place schools in the middle of political disputes they are not intended to referee.”

“Superintendent Boggs has received numerous calls from parents, school board members, and district leaders across Maricopa County expressing concern about instructional disruption, student safety, and rising tensions on school campuses. Some parents have shared that they are keeping their children home out of concern that students who do not participate in walkouts may be pressured or bullied for their views,” Boggs continued.

More from 12 News:

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Jussie Smollett’s Don Lemon’s lead defense attorney, Abbe Lowell, sat for an interview with MS Now host Jen Psaki on Friday, where he laughably claimed that Don Lemon thought he was being attacked by right-wingers when federal agents were “stalking” him.  

“Don thought he was being mugged because he has been controversial, and he actually thought some crazy people on the right might be stalking him,” he said.

The disgraced ex-CNN host was taken into custody last week after storming a Minneapolis church and harassing churchgoers with deranged anti-ICE activists last month. He was charged with 18 USC 241, Conspiracy to Deprive Rights, and 18 USC 248, Violation of the FACE Act, but released without bail.

Lowell attacked the DOJ for arresting Lemon in Los Angeles, the city where he was in on Thursday, the same day the grand jury indictment was filed, claiming they “waited until he’s in Los Angeles,” as opposed to arresting him at home in New York.

“They wanted it to be terrifying. They wanted it to be intimidating. They wanted it to create fear,” he said, noting that “They waited until 11:30 at night,” when he returned to his hotel room.

But that’s not all they did wrong, according to Lowell. A “bevy of Agents” surrounded Lemon and arrested him, and he thought he was under attack just like Jussie Smollett claimed on that late night in the streets of Chicago.

“But they didn’t just take him away. Remember, they didn’t just stalk him in Los Angeles. They did it at 11:30 at night, so they knew that he’d have to spend a night in jail for no reason whatsoever. But they did that on purpose,” Lowell said.

Forget about the pre-dawn raids, battering rams, guns drawn, tactical gear, and countless FBI agents that were involved in the arrests of many prominent conservatives and January 6ers.

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Lowell: They didn’t do it just in the way you’re supposed to. They wanted it to be terrifying. They wanted it to be intimidating. They wanted it to create fear. So, he lives in New York, it’s not Minneapolis. He’s going to Los Angeles to do his job, which is to cover, in this case, the Grammys this weekend. They waited until he’s in Los Angeles. That’s not enough.

They waited until 11:30 at night, when he was coming back for doing what he does, in the lobby of a hotel, and not one, not two, not three, but the bevy of Agents surround and take him away. Don thought he was being mugged because he has been controversial, and he actually thought some crazy people on the right might be stalking him.

Psaki: Can I pause just for a moment because I think it’s so important for people to hear this, we just showed Georgia’s video. How many agents surrounded him in the lobby?

Lowell: I’m trying to count right now, but let’s put it this way. It’s more than the one that would have been necessary to do it the right way. And they’re— and they’re cloaked, and they’re protected and they’re armed. This is to somebody who’s not a threat, doesn’t have a criminal record, he’s not Maduro in Venezuela that you have to snap out.

You basically have heard from his attorney, and they don’t care about any of that. So, they take him away, and that’s what happened. But they didn’t just take him away. Remember, they didn’t just stalk him in Los Angeles. They did it at 11:30 at night, so they knew that he’d have to spend a night in jail for no reason whatsoever. But they did that on purpose.

Lemon has spoken out numerous times since his arrest, including on Saturday, where he vowed to get more “outspoken,” while laughing about his criminal charges and potential jail time like a madman.

Ironically, in contrast with Lowell’s claims, Lemon told his podcast audience, “I think people think like, I’m really scared. I am not, and you don’t even know the experience that I had over the last couple days. And I will talk about them at some point, and I’ll see, maybe it’s sooner than later, but we’ll see. But it wasn’t at all what I expected in many ways.” He continued, “I know that there are people who think like, oh, you know, do this, and you know that I’m gonna be locked up or whatever. I ain’t worried about that. You heard the truth, and the truth shall make you free. I ain’t even worried about that.”

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(VIDEO) “Just Wait” – Don Lemon Maniacally Laughs, Says He’s Going to Get More Radical After Indictment for Harassing Churchgoers – “People Think I’m Gonna be Locked up or Whatever… I Ain’t Even Worried”

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Disgraced ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon on Saturday shrugged off his indictment for storming an ongoing church service and harassing churchgoers with radical left thugs in an illegal anti-ICE protest and threatened to be even more radical in the future.

Lemon was arrested on Friday morning for his involvement in storming a Minneapolis church last month with deranged leftist activists. Lemon and his fellow anti-ICE insurrectionists illegally invaded the church service, interrupting worship and shutting down the church because the pastor has alleged ties to ICE.

Lemon livestreamed his participation in the event. “This is what the First Amendment is about, the freedom to protest,” Don Lemon said as his crowd harassed families with children, explicitly stating his intent to terrorize members of the church. “I’m sure people here don’t like it, but protests are not comfortable.”

As noted in the unsealed indictment, Lemon and his co-conspirators “oppressed, threatened, and intimidated the Church’s congregantsand pastors by physically occupying most of the main aisle and rows of chairs near the front of the Church, engaging in menacing and threatening behavior,(for some) chanting and yelling loudly at the pastor and congregants, and/orphysically obstructing them as they attempted to exit and/or move aboutwithin the Church.”

Then, he refused a request from the pastor to leave the church. While “pepper[ing] him with questions to promote the operation’s message… ignored the pastor’s request and did not immediately leave the Church,” the indictment reads. 

Lemon was further involved in the planning stages of the attack on religious freedoms. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Lemon actually admitted that he was embedded with co-conspirator and BLM activist Nekima Armstrong and the group of rabid protestors and that he had direct knowledge of the plan but could not disclose it to his audience. “These operations are surprise operations,” Lemon said on his livestream. “Again, we can’t tell you where they’re going.”

As noted in the indictment, “At the pre-operation briefing, defendants ARMSTRONG and ALLEN advised other co-conspirators, including defendants KELLY, LEMON, [], LUNDY, CREWS, FORT, and [] about the target of their operation (i.e., Cities Church) and provided instruction on how the operation would be conducted once they arrived at the Church.”

“During a discussion with defendant ARMSTRONG at thepre-op briefing, (a) defendant LEMON thanked defendant ARMSTRONG forwhat she was doing and assured her that he was ‘not saying … what’s going on’ (ie, was not disclosing the target of the operation); (b) defendantARMSTRONG explained that ‘Operation Pullup’ was a “clandestine” operation in which she and other agitators would ‘show up somewhere that isa key location, [where the targets] don’t expect us … , and we disrupt businessas usual. That’s what we’re about to go do right now.’; and (c) defendant Lemon said he would see her there,” the indictment continues.

“Before heading to the Church to join his co-conspirators, defendant LEMON advised his livestream audience that, ‘We’re going to head to the operation. Again, we’re not going to give any, any of the information away’ (ie. operational details that would disclose where he and his coconspirators were heading).”

Lemon told his podcast audience on Saturday, “I think people think like, I’m really scared. I am not, and you don’t even know the experience that I had over the last couple days. And I will talk about them at some point, and I’ll see, maybe it’s sooner than later, but we’ll see. But it wasn’t at all what I expected in many ways.”

He then suggested that he found the whole experience of being arrested and charged with a felony to be “positive,” noting that it “really opened my eyes to a lot.” With a maniacal laugh, Lemon further taunted conservatives, saying, “If you think that I was outspoken before this, [laughter] just wait.

“I know that there are people who think like, oh, you know, do this, and you know that I’m gonna be locked up or whatever. I ain’t worried about that,” he continued. “You heard the truth, and the truth shall make you free. I ain’t even worried about that. Like, not don’t even think about it.”

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Lemon: “Republicans better wake up. A dictator doesn’t need Congress.” Thank you very much, Don Stanley. Right on to you, right on, right on to you. I think people think that— I see that there are some trolls in the comments. I think people think like, I’m really scared. I am not, and you don’t even know the experience that I had over the last couple days. And I will talk about them at some point, and I’ll see, maybe it’s sooner than later, but we’ll see. But it wasn’t at all what I expected in many ways.

And the for— as a journalist, it was quite a learning experience, taking many, many, many notes. And so, when you’re in certain positions, you have to think about, I think, as a journalist, I always think about, what’s a positive experience in this? What do I do? And I so, I so, I sort of take notes, mental notes. If you know, if I have a device or whatever, I’ll say something into it, but I have so many thoughts, and what this did was really opened my eyes to a lot. So, if you think that I was outspoken before this, [laughter] just wait.

Just wait. So, I know that there are people who think like, oh, you know, do this, and you know that I’m gonna be locked up or whatever. I ain’t worried about that. You heard the truth, and the truth shall make you free. I ain’t even worried about that. Like, not don’t even think about it. So whatever you know, what ever happens, I am, I always think that something good is always going to happen, and something usually good always happens if you have that mindset. Thank you very much.

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A man riding a tram tour at Universal Studios Hollywood gave fellow tourists an unforgettable experience on Saturday. 

The man reportedly exited the tram after it came to a stop and stripped naked.

More than 150 people, including women and children, caught an eyeful, KTLA reports.

A passenger told KTLA that they believed the man was intoxicated, and he began rolling on the ground and taunting employees during the altercation.

The passenger said it took about 15 minutes for park security to arrive during the tram’s emergency stop.

“We received apologies from the driver and the hosts of the experience and [I believe] that, although they did their best to handle the situation, procedures should definitely be reevaluated,” the passenger said. “It should not have been allowed to escalate to that level of intensity.”

Following the incident, all guests who had to witness the chaos were given express lane passes.

Reports have not identified the man, and it is currently unclear if he will face criminal charges.

Footage from the park shows the man pinned to the ground by security as employees wrestle with the situation.

Via KTLA:

More from ABC7:

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Nine criminal illegal aliens were arrested at a worksite in Midland, Texas, on Friday, with local cooperation from the Sheriff’s department and the fire department. 

The Fire Department was reportedly on scene at the worksite raid in a North Midland neighborhood near Stonebridge Road and Cedar Creek Road.

In one bystander video, the person recording says, “We spoke with some neighbors, and they did say that they believed this to be a medical emergency, and then they saw HSI, they saw people with green uniforms.”

A fire truck is seen in the clip with its ladder deployed to help ICE agents on the roof of the unconstructed homes, apprehending illegals. One illegal tries to run away but is tackled to the ground.

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Additional footage from the scene appears to show agents chasing and tacking another illegal.

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Per First Alert 7:

Telemundo 20 and First Alert 7 crews on scene report that the Midland County Sheriff’s Office and Midland Fire Department were at the site along with I.C.E. and Homeland Security Investigations.

The Midland County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the nine people arrested in this operation:

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Kristen Welker sparred with House Speaker Mike Johnson over election integrity on Sunday during a heated exchange where she lost it over Trump’s recent statements about the 2020 election and the FBI’s ongoing investigation into voter fraud in Georgia’s 2020 election. 

During a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Welker pressed Mike Johnson on the fairness of the 2020 election and recent statements he made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During the President’s January 21 speech, he told the World Economic Forum that the 2020 election “was a rigged election.” Trump continued, “Everybody now knows that. They found out. People will soon be prosecuted for what they did.”

More recently, the FBI executed a search warrant against Fulton County, investigating fraud in the 2020 election.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present during the FBI’s execution of warrants, sparking outrage among the left. President Trump recently told reporters, “She’s working very hard on trying to keep the elections safe, and she’s done a very good job,” and that “you’re going to see some interesting things happening.” Democratic lawmakers lost it, describing the DNI’s presence as “deeply concerning” in a letter to Gabbard.

Kristen Welker freaked out over Trump’s efforts to get to the bottom of the 2020 election, declaring, “That’s not election integrity,” and denying all evidence of irregularities across the nation while pushing the government line that it was “the most secure election in history.”

She then turned her attention to Georgia, echoing Senator Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) claim that the investigation is “a shot across the bow at the midterm elections.” Ossoff added, “He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020. We have to be prepared for all kinds of schemes and shenanigans. We have to be prepared for him to try to deprive people of their voting rights in Georgia.”

Welker asked Johnson to respond, but she repeatedly cut him off and didn’t even allow him to finish before moving on to attack Gabbard’s presence at the FBI investigation in Fulton County, implying it was inappropriate or illegal.

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Transcript:

Welker: Is it healthy for this country’s democracy for the sitting President to be questioning the 2020 election, five years ago, something— claims that have been deemed to be false, again, now that he lost?

Johnson: What’s healthy for our country and our democracy is for everyone to be laser focused on election integrity.

Welker: That’s not election integrity, Mr. Speaker! This was asked and answered and litigated and relitigated. The page has been turned. He’s still talking about an election that he lost, allegations which have been deemed claimed false.

Johnson: The President is keeping the focus on election integrity. It must be in the forefront of everyone’s minds, because if you don’t have a free and fair election, you cannot maintain a Constitutional Republic. He’s bothered by what happened in 2020, and we all know there was a lot of irregularity and problem in that, and we’re not going to relitigate it. That’s not the point. What we have to do is go forward and ensure that we don’t have these problems in the future. That’s why the House has passed the SAVE Act twice already. We have further election integrity measures that we’re working on now, and everybody in both parties should applaud that. They should support it.

Welker: You’re saying there were irregularities. State and federal election officials called 2020 the most secure election in history. But let me ask you about what’s happening in Georgia this week. FBI agents executed a warrant at an election hub in Fulton County, seizing ballots and records tied to the 2020 election. I want you to listen to what Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia had to say about this search. Take a look… What do you say to that allegation that President Trump is going to meddle in the 2026, midterm elections, that that’s what he’s doing in Georgia?

Johnson: I find it comical that one of the senators from Georgia is talking about schemes in elections. Remember, Georgia was example A of that in the 2020 election–

Welker: There were two statewide recounts in Georgia!

Johnson: They sent mail-out ballots to everyone. Everyone knows all of the problems that occurred in Georgia. It was very controversial, and remains so to this day, because of all the things that happened there. Again, we’re not going to relitigate that, but what we have to focus on is going forward to ensure that there are not questions about the elections. And that’s why Republicans are working at the at the federal and the state levels to clean those things up, to clean up voter rolls, to make sure illegals are not voting, for example. That’s what the Save act is about. And we have to continue that, and the President is keeping a proper focus on it. This investigation is to ensure that all the questions about the elections in Fulton County are investigated properly, so that people have confidence in the system again. That’s very important.

Welker: But there are really no questions about election integrity from 2020 that have not been asked and answered. Even the Republican—

Johnson: That’s your opinion.

Welker: Nope, nope! The Republican led governor has pointed out, it’s been years, and no one has ever come forward under oath with evidence of fraud in Georgia. But let me ask you, was it appropriate for the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard— she was on the ground there— she is prohibited by law from taking part in domestic law enforcement. Was it appropriate for her to be a part of the raid on the election center in Georgia?

Johnson: I don’t know. I do believe the DNI has some involvement in some, some, some role to play in ensuring election integrity, but I don’t know the details of that, and we have to reserve judgment. I will—

Welker: The National Security Act of 1947 bars US intelligence agencies from exercising law enforcement powers.

Johnson: But we don’t know that that’s what happened there. I don’t know that she was part of a law enforcement function there.

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday schooled far-left ABC host George Stephanopoulos on the legal basis for Don Lemon’s indictment after he stormed an ongoing church service with radical left thugs while pretending to be a journalist. 

Lemon was arrested on Friday morning for his involvement in storming a Minneapolis church earlier this month with deranged leftist activists. Lemon and his fellow anti-ICE insurrectionists illegally invaded the church service, interrupting worship and shutting down the church because the pastor has alleged ties to ICE.

Lemon livestreamed his participation in the event. “This is what the First Amendment is about, the freedom to protest,” Don Lemon said as his crowd harassed families with children. “I’m sure people here don’t like it, but protests are not comfortable.”

During an interview on ABC’s This Week, Stephanopoulos referenced a judge’s decision to toss charges against Lemon and suggested he was just “reporting what was going on,” and Blanche hit him with the facts.

“Conveniently missing from what you just showed, George, is the appellate court and a judge on the appellate court who said just a few days later, there was clearly probable cause, and it wasn’t even a close question,” Blanche said.

“And by the way, a grand jury, which is what our system has set up to determine whether probable cause exists, concluded that there was probable cause. That indictment is now public. Everybody in this country can pull it up and read for themselves and see what the grand jury found that Mr. Lemon did.”

“I don’t know if you’ve watched the videos or read the indictment about what it’s alleged that Mr. Lemon did. But if anybody in this country thinks that that is, quote, ‘independent journalism,’ I would like to have a conversation with you,” Blanche continued. “It doesn’t matter if you happen to be a former CNN journalist. It doesn’t matter if you’re a rioter. It doesn’t matter if you think you’re peacefully protesting. You are not allowed to do that.”

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Stephanopoulos: When do you believe that Mr. Lemon crossed the line from reporting on what was going on to criminal activity?

Blanche: Conveniently missing from what you just showed, George, is the appellate court and a judge on the appellate court who said just a few days later, there was clearly probable cause, and it wasn’t even a close question. So — and by the way, a grand jury, which is what our system has set up to determine whether probable cause exists, concluded that there was probable cause. That indictment is now public. Everybody in this country can pull it up and read for themselves and see what the grand jury found that Mr. Lemon did. I am not going to comment on the charges specifically because it’s not appropriate.

But it’s interesting that — that we talk about the First Amendment right. You have a right, a freedom of religion, which is just as important as any other right that we have. And, George, I don’t know if you’ve — if you’ve watched the videos or read the indictment about what it’s alleged that Mr. Lemon did. But if anybody in this country thinks that that is, quote, “independent journalism,” I would like to have a conversation with you.

Now, he’s obviously has a very good lawyer. He can raise defenses in court to the extent he wants to, but nobody in this country should feel comfortable storming into a church while it’s ongoing and disrupting that church service and thinking that we’re just going to stand by and let that happen because there is a statute that does not allow that to happen. It doesn’t matter if you happen to be a former CNN journalist. It doesn’t matter if you’re a rioter. It doesn’t matter if you think you’re peacefully protesting. You are not allowed to do that.

As noted in the unsealed indictment, Lemon and his co-conspirators “oppressed, threatened, and intimidated the Church’s congregantsand pastors by physically occupying most of the main aisle and rows of chairs near the front of the Church, engaging in menacing and threatening behavior,(for some) chanting and yelling loudly at the pastor and congregants, and/orphysically obstructing them as they attempted to exit and/or move aboutwithin the Church.”

Then, while “pepper[ing] him with questions to promote the operation’s message… ignored the pastor’s request and did not immediately leave the Church,” the indictment reads. 

Lemon was further involved in the planning stages of the attack on religious freedoms. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Lemon actually admitted that he was embedded with co-conspirator and BLM activist Nekima Armstrong and the group of rabid protestors and that he had direct knowledge of the plan but could not disclose it to his audience. “These operations are surprise operations,” Lemon said on his livestream. “Again, we can’t tell you where they’re going.”

As noted in the indictment, “At the pre-operation briefing, defendants ARMSTRONG and ALLEN advised other co-conspirators, including defendants KELLY, LEMON, [], LUNDY, CREWS, FORT, and [] about the target of their operation (i.e., Cities Church) and provided instruction on how the operation would be conducted once they arrived at the Church.”

“During a discussion with defendant ARMSTRONG at thepre-op briefing, (a) defendant LEMON thanked defendant ARMSTRONG forwhat she was doing and assured her that he was ‘not saying … what’s going on’ (ie, was not disclosing the target of the operation); (b) defendantARMSTRONG explained that ‘Operation Pullup’ was a “clandestine” operation in which she and other agitators would ‘show up somewhere that isa key location, [where the targets] don’t expect us … , and we disrupt businessas usual. That’s what we’re about to go do right now.’; and (c) defendant Lemon said he would see her there,” the indictment continues.

“Before heading to the Church to join his co-conspirators, defendant LEMON advised his livestream audience that, ‘We’re going to head to the operation. Again, we’re not going to give any, any of the information away’ (ie. operational details that would disclose where he and his coconspirators were heading).”

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday, launching investigations into ICE agents and laying the groundwork for criminal referrals for alleged law violations. 

The order “creates a framework for public accountability in the event federal agents violate local or state law while operating in Chicago,” a press release from Johnson’s office reads. 

“Nobody is above the law. There is no such thing as ‘absolute immunity’ in America,” Johnson said in a statement.

“The lawlessness of Trump’s militarized immigration agents puts the lives and well-being of every Chicagoan in immediate danger. With today’s order, we are putting ICE on notice in our city. Chicago will not sit idly by while Trump floods federal agents into our communities and terrorizes our residents.” 

“In the event of illegal misconduct by federal immigration agents, CPD supervisors will preserve evidence of the incident and, at the direction of the Mayor’s Office, make a referral of felony matters to the Cook County States Attorney,” according to the press release. 

Per Fox:

Johnson said the order makes Chicago the first city in the nation to pursue legal accountability for alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents.

He accused federal immigration agents of violating constitutionally protected rights, destabilizing communities and provoking life-threatening confrontations while “remaining insulated” from local or civilian oversight.

The mayor said the order establishes clear procedures for CPD officers to follow if they witness or receive reports of federal agents engaged in illegal activity.

Johnson’s order follows several high-profile confrontations between federal agents and suspects in the Chicago area, including the case of Silverio Villegas González, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in September 2025 in suburban Franklin Park after authorities said he resisted arrest, attempted to flee during a traffic stop and dragged an ICE officer with his vehicle.

Johnson previously said he would “lead a resistance” against the Trump Administration and federal authorities.

He even signed an executive order this week, making Chicago an “ICE Free Zone” and “prohibiting use of city property for federal immigration operations.” 

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WATCH: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Declares Rebellion Against Feds – Vows to “Lead a Resistance” Against Federal Authorities

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President Trump on Saturday told reporters that Violent anti-ICE rioters will not be tolerated, but instead “met with very, very serious force,” going forward. 

This comes amid heightened tensions following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, who joined a mob of violent leftists who have been clashing with federal agents repeatedly over the last year. It was only a matter of time until somebody died while attacking ICE agents, as happened with the two.

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Multiple Target stores across Minnesota and in other states were targeted by protesters with demands for Target’s corporate leadership to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from being allowed in Target stores to arrest criminals. 

Video from a Target location in Richfield, Minnesota, shows reportedly over 100 protesters illegally marching through the store, chanting, “The people united will never be defeated,” while holding a Socialist Alternative banner that read, “National Strike Shut Down Trump & ICE.” Local police were at the scene but refused to do anything as the anti-ICE protesters berated them and called for Target to be shut down.

Via Frontlines TPUSA:

Another clip shows the angry mob marching through the Richfield store, chanting “F*ck ICE, shut it down. Every Target, Every town”:

Other clips show the Richfield protesters singing a “No Kings” protest anthem set to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

At a West St. Paul, Minnesota Target protest, a police officer lauded the protesters, saying, “I appreciate what you guys are doing. I understand what you guys are doing. Unfortunately, the store has the right to do what they need to do,” after threatening to arrest them for trespassing. “I have a hard job. As much as I want to come over here, and you know what I mean, and do what I need to do, I still have a job to do, unfortunately. And so, I appreciate you guys,” he continued.

St. Paul, MN: Cuckold cop warns the illegal protesters inside Target to scram or face arrest while gushing “I hate doing this, I appreciate your cause” like a soy-boy simp.

Pathetic display of weakness.

At least the terrorists scattered… pic.twitter.com/hK0351xa9w

— Kim “Katie” USA (@KimKatieUSA) January 31, 2026

Protesters in East Lake, Minneapolis, were also caught on camera complaining after they were removed from the store. “They said we have to be shopping. Well, first they told us we have to be standing, so we stood, and then they told us we have to be shopping. And so we said, hmm, doesn’t seem like ICE comes in here and shops. Do you kick them out when they’re not shopping?” one woman cried. “That’s what we’re here to do today, to call out that hypocrisy that Target actually can kick people out of their store, and they should be kicking ICE out of their store every day!

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Additional videos show protesters in a Crystal, Minnesota Target, as well as St. Louis, Minnesota.

Even a store in Seattle was invaded by these lunatics:

More from Bring Me The News:

On Jan. 31, multiple activist groups, including the faith-based Isaiah, Indivisible Twin Cities, and Unidos MN, planned protests inside at least 19 Target stores in Minnesota to demand the company take action against ICE and border patrol presence in the state.

At the Richfield store, where two Target employees who are U.S. citizens were detained by ICE agents earlier this month, more than 100 protesters marched in a loop around the store.

Organizers say they planned the protest to demand that Target, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, “stand with Minnesotans and call for ICE Out of MN and justice for Alex [Pretti], Renee [Good], and all hurt by Operation Metro Surge.”

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ICE has arrested a criminal illegal alien from Mexico after the alien rammed into an ICE vehicle this morning in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

Tranquilino Sixto-Anorve had a criminal record of multiple charges for driving under the influence.

Sixto-Anorve was taken into ICE detention at the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where anti-ICE demonstrators were seen earlier on Saturday parading in the streets in animal costumes, singing, “Kristi Noem is a bird-legged hoe.”

Via Frontlines TPUSA:

Per Real America’s Voice correspondent Ben Bergquam:

BREAKING: CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN RAMS ICE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MINNESOTA

Tranquilino Sixto-Anorve, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with multiple DUIs, rammed an ICE vehicle and struck a civilian car just after 9 a.m. this morning in St. Paul, Minnesota.

ICE targeted Sixto-Anorve for arrest because his criminal history indicated he was a PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT — Clearly, he was.

This did not have to happen. This is what Director Todd Lyons and Border Czar Tom Homan have been talking about — Criminal illegal aliens must be turned over to ICE. When they’re not, they go on to threaten our communities.

He’s currently in ICE custody at the Whipple federal building and will be dealt with appropriately for his crimes.

BREAKING: CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN RAMS ICE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MINNESOTA

Tranquilino Sixto-Anorve, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico with multiple DUIs, rammed an ICE vehicle and struck a civilian car just after 9 a.m. this morning in St. Paul, Minnesota.

ICE targeted… pic.twitter.com/PQNgpmrvAX

— Ben Bergquam – Real America’s Voice (RAV-TV) News (@BenBergquam) January 31, 2026

This comes as the Trump Administration plans to “draw down on the number of people” from ICE and CBP stationed in Minnesota, Border Czar Tom Homan announced earlier this week following discussions with Minnesota officials.

Trump sent Tom Homan to Minneapolis to deal with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who laid out demands for “swift, significant reduction” in federal agents deployed to Minnesota, and “an end to the campaign of retribution,” and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey who doubled down on his refusal to cooperate with the federal government, announcing on social media that “Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws.”

Homan said Governor Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison later “clarified for me that county jails may notify ICE of the release dates of criminal public safety risks so ICE can take custody of them, upon their release from the jail.”

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Far-left Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) was in Los Angeles on Friday, inciting her radical left followers to riot against law enforcement before several were arrested. 

The Gateway Pundit reported on the riots in Los Angeles, where anti-ICE demonstrators clashed with federal law enforcement and local police outside of the ICE detention center in LA during the nationwide “ICE Out Everywhere” protests.

Anti-ICE Rioters Clash with Federal Agents and Local Police, Set Dumpster Ablaze Outside Los Angeles ICE Facility (VIDEOS)

Rioters were seen hurling objects at shielded federal agents who pushed back with pepper balls and nonlethal munitions.

Via ABC 7:

Eventually, the rioters moved a dumpster toward the entrance of the ICE detention facility and set it ablaze.

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Over 100 Los Angeles Police officers reportedly responded in riot gear to quell the violence.

Multiple videos circulating on social media show Maxine Waters at the front lines of the riot as leftists were told to disperse for surrounding the federal building, trespassing on federal property, and later assaulting federal officers.

After pepper spray was deployed, Waters returned to the front of the riot with a mask and continued leading the insurrection.

Waters was seen pulling up to the scene early in the day in a black SUV before stepping out to rally her troops, flailing her arms and leading chants of "ICE Out of LA."

In another clip, Waters tells independent reporter Anthony Cabassa that her message to the mob of rioters is "stay on the street, stay on the street." When reminded that the demonstrators were on federal property, Waters doubled down, stating, "Stay on the street."

She then said, "We don't want you in Los Angeles, and we thought you had sense enough with the President to start getting out of Minneapolis, but I guess you have no sense and you don't understand the power of the people," in a message to ICE agents. Waters continued, "We are not going away. We don't want you in any of our cities in this country, and we're going to fight you every inch of the way."

In a message to President Trump, Waters cried,

"Donald Trump, you are absolutely the most outrageous, the most terrible, the most deplorable human being that I've ever met. You have no compassion for anybody. You have targeted this immigration, this migration, and you want to make MAGA people believe that you are all-powerful and that you're going to see to it that they get these people of color out of this country. But they're attacking everybody, Americans too. You see what they're doing up in Minneapolis. And so, Donald Trump, we are going to make sure we're going to beat you!"

Asked about the violence, Waters later told Cabassa, "Well, let me tell you, we have to know that they have violent ICE, they have violent police, they have violent bodyguards, and we have to be careful. We must protest, we must not be intimidated, but we must be careful." When asked specifically about rioters throwing objects, including rocks, at ICE agents, Waters claimed, "I haven't seen that," while purporting to want "peaceful protests" protected by the Constitution.

As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, President Trump has directed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to "guard, and very powerfully so, any and all Federal Buildings that are being attacked by these highly paid Lunatics, Agitators, and Insurrectionists."

Trump announced in a statement, "Please be aware that I have instructed ICE and/or Border Patrol to be very forceful in this protection of Federal Government Property. There will be no spitting in the faces of our Officers, there will be no punching or kicking the headlights of our cars, and there will be no rock or brick throwing at our vehicles, or at our Patriot Warriors. If there is, those people will suffer an equal, or more, consequence."

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The Democratic Party’s official 2026 platform is impeachment. 

Following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two violent radical left agitators in Minneapolis, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has announced that the Democrats plan to launch impeachment proceedings in the near future if Kristi Noem is not fired.

Good and Pretti joined a mob of violent leftists who have been clashing with federal agents repeatedly over the last year. It was only a matter of time until somebody died while attacking ICE agents, as happened with the two.

Good was shot and killed after attempting to run over an agent in her car, and Pretti, who had a history of violent encounters and spitting on ICE agents, engaged with federal agents while armed with a gun.

But just like we saw in 2020, the Democrats are siding with criminals over law enforcement and seeking to defund the Department of Homeland Security– and even impeach top officials overseeing the operation.

During a Capitol Hill press conference on Thursday, Jeffries declared that the Democrats will imminently move forward with Noem’s impeachment, claiming she has “presided over the cold-blooded killings of American citizens like Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.”

“Shame on every Republican in the Senate who put this wildly unqualified person into a position of significance, the Department of Homeland Security, so she could unleash brutalization on everyday Americans, American citizens, and law-abiding immigrant families. It’s disgraceful. She’s got to go. We are dead serious,” Jeffries continued. “She needs to be put on ice permanently,” he added, using a phrase which is frequently used in the context of murder.

Jeffries then took aim at White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, stating, “He needs to go as well,” while attacking President Trump for employing the two.

“He’s a stone-cold liar, he’s a bigot, he’s a hateful individual. He’s a malignant, unelected interloper,” Jeffries said of Miller.

If Democrats win the House and Senate this coming November, we can be sure that Trump’s agenda is cooked, and his entire cabinet will be impeached.

President Trump on Friday came out in defense of Kristi Noem, demanding that Republicans not “let these Crooked Democrats, who are stealing Billions of Dollars from Minnesota, and other Cities and States from all over the Country, push you around” as DHS funding is set to lapse in two weeks.

WATCH:

Jeffries: I did reiterate in my conversation with Speaker Johnson that we intend to proceed with impeachment proceedings if Kristi Noem is not fired. Kristi Noem is a complete and total embarrassment. She’s a disgrace. And on top of all that, she’s presided over the cold blooded-killings of American citizens like Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Unacceptable!

She should have never been confirmed. Shame on every Republican in the Senate who put this wildly unqualified person into a position of significance, the Department of Homeland Security, so she could unleash brutalization on everyday Americans, American citizens, and law-abiding immigrant families.It’s disgraceful. She’s got to go. We are dead serious. She needs to be put on ice permanently. She’s got to go.

And by the way, she’s not the only one. Stephen Miller is the architect of Donald Trump’s toxic immigration policies. He’s a stone cold liar, he’s a bigot, he’s a hateful individual. He’s a malignant, unelected interloper. He needs to go as well. Why does Donald Trump, if he truly is trying to change direction, have these people around? So, when we evaluate the administration’s intentions, we’re not interested in a change in tone. We’re interested in a change in behavior on the ground in American communities across the country and as it relates to the people who are around Donald Trump.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also went on an insane tirade earlier this week regarding Noem and Miller. “Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are f*cking liars,” Schumer said, demanding that DHS and ICE be defunded as Senate Democrats held the government hostage, threatening a shutdown if ICE isn’t dismantled.

MORE:

WATCH: “Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are F*cking Liars” – UNHINGED Chuck Schumer Goes on Profane Tirade Amid Homeland Security Funding Battle

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Department of Homeland Security officials say that Somali fraudsters have transported roughly $700 million in bulk cash through the Minneapolis airport to Somalia since 2024.  

Officials also say that $136 million has been flown from Columbus, Ohio, to Somalia since 2023.

Meanwhile, large hub airports like John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas only see about three to four million dollars in cash being transported, according to Fox’s Kayleigh McEnany.

Under the network known as hawala, money is sent back without a paper trail to the third-world country of Somalia. But it’s reportedly estimated that only $215 million in remittances are sent each year by Somalis in the US, not the billion-plus dollars sent over the last three years.

Officials say this money could be siphoned or taxed by the terrorist group al-Shabaab, Fox News reports.

During a January 21 House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Ha Nguyen McNeill, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), testified that TSA agents report when the bulk cash is seen on the X-rays at airports and that there is an “ongoing investigation with our law enforcement partners.”

More from Fox:

The Gateway Pundit has long reported on this Somali scam in the US.

In 2016, Somali welfare recipients were busted funneling millions of dollars in suitcases full of cash through Seattle, Washington, one of the states with the largest Somali populations in America.

In 2018, we reported that over $100 million was funneled through St. Paul International Airport in just one year.

And as revelations of the massive Somali fraud scheme involving Minnesota daycare centers come to light again following Nick Shirley’s exposé, it should be recalled that this scheme was discovered over a decade ago, when a whistleblower in Minnesota exposed over $100 million in fraud.

Now, after years of inaction and increased brazenness from the foreign scammers, the amount of fraud has ballooned to billions of dollars.

Trump went off on the Somali fraud ring this morning in a statement, writing, “The Theft and Fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the 19 Billion Dollars originally projected” and demanding Somali Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) deportation.

“‘Scammer’ Illhan Omar and her absolutely terrible friends from Somalia should all be in jail right now or, far worse, send them back to Somalia,” Trump said, also slamming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for his corruption and incompetence.

“Send them Back to Somalia” – Trump Calls for “Scammer” Ilhan Omar’s Deportation, Slams Tim Walz Over Somali Fraud in Minnesota

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The Department of Homeland Security has purchased a massive $70 million building in the Phoenix, Arizona area to house illegal aliens awaiting deportation. 

This comes as the department plans to “draw down on the number of people” from ICE and CBP stationed in Minnesota, Border Czar Tom Homan announced earlier this week following discussions with Minnesota officials.

The 418,000-square-foot shipping warehouse in Surprise is roughly the same size as seven football fields, 12 News reports.

The city said in a statement, “While we do not participate in ICE operations, we also cannot interrupt or prevent their operations.”

State Senator. Analise Ortiz described the purchase as “abhorrent” and accused ICE of unconstitutional actions following the real estate deal.

“It really should chill all of us because ICE is violating the US Constitution, which means none of us are safe, including United States citizens,” she said.

Via 12 News:

Still, the fate of Trump’s mass deportations agenda remains uncertain as Democrats push to defund ICE and call for the impeachment and prosecution of top administration officials involved with directing ICE operations.

Meanwhile, Arizona officials are ramping up their rhetoric against ICE, with the state’s top law enforcement official, Attorney General Kris Mayes, providing justification for violent leftists to shoot and kill ICE agents.

Mayes recently suggested in an interview that you could lawfully shoot and kill ICE agents in Arizona, sparking outrage from state Republicans.

“You have these masked Federal officers with very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks. And we have a stand your ground law that says that if you reasonably believe that your life is in danger, and you’re in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself with lethal force,” Mayes said.

“You’re not allowed to shoot peace officers,” she added. “But how do you know they’re a peace officer?”

Mayes further presented a possible legal defense for anyone who shoots an ICE agent, telling 12 News’s Brahm Resnik, “It becomes, did they reasonably know that they were a peace officer?”

MORE:

(VIDEO) Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Disavows Attorney General Kris Mayes’ Calls to Murder ICE Agents, Calls for Mayes to Retract Statements

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Liberal ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, who occasionally criticizes the Democrats for their outrageous stances, showed his true colors on Friday, defending Don Lemon’s leftwing terrorism under the guise of journalism. 

“I’m a member of the press too, and ain’t no way in hell anybody in the field of journalism shouldn’t be supporting Don Lemon today. And that’s including anyone on the right, anybody in journalism,” Smith claimed while ignoring Lemon’s illegal actions.

Lemon was arrested on Friday morning for his involvement in storming a Minneapolis church earlier this month with deranged leftist activists. Lemon and his fellow anti-ICE insurrectionists illegally invaded the church service, interrupting worship and shutting down the church because the pastor has alleged ties to ICE.

Lemon livestreamed his participation in the event. “This is what the First Amendment is about, the freedom to protest,” Don Lemon said as his crowd harassed families with children. “I’m sure people here don’t like it, but protests are not comfortable.”

Pastor Jonathan Parnell took questions and shut down Don Lemon at the church, describing his behavior as “unacceptable” and “shameful” as Lemon defiantly claimed he has a First Amendment right to harass churchgoers. Lemon was extremely hostile and demanding as the pastor tried to explain very respectfully, “We’re here to worship Jesus,” and pleaded with Lemon to leave.

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But Lemon didn’t leave.

As noted in the unsealed indictment, Lemon and his co-conspirators “oppressed, threatened, and intimidated the Church’s congregantsand pastors by physically occupying most of the main aisle and rows of chairs near the front of the Church, engaging in menacing and threatening behavior,(for some) chanting and yelling loudly at the pastor and congregants, and/orphysically obstructing them as they attempted to exit and/or move aboutwithin the Church.”

Then, while “pepper[ing] him with questions to promote the operation’s message… ignored the pastor’s request and did not immediately leave the Church,” the indictment reads. 

Lemon was further involved in the planning stages of the attack on religious freedoms. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Lemon actually admitted that he was embedded with co-conspirator and BLM activist Nekima Armstrong and the group of rabid protestors and that he had direct knowledge of the plan but could not disclose it to his audience. “These operations are surprise operations,” Lemon said on his livestream. “Again, we can’t tell you where they’re going.”

As noted in the indictment, “At the pre-operation briefing, defendants ARMSTRONG and ALLEN advised other co-conspirators, including defendants KELLY, LEMON, [], LUNDY, CREWS, FORT, and [] about the target of their operation (i.e., Cities Church) and provided instruction on how the operation would be conducted once they arrived at the Church.”

“During a discussion with defendant ARMSTRONG at thepre-op briefing, (a) defendant LEMON thanked defendant ARMSTRONG forwhat she was doing and assured her that he was ‘not saying … what’s going on’ (ie, was not disclosing the target of the operation); (b) defendantARMSTRONG explained that ‘Operation Pullup’ was a “clandestine” operation in which she and other agitators would ‘show up somewhere that isa key location, [where the targets] don’t expect us … , and we disrupt businessas usual. That’s what we’re about to go do right now.’; and (c) defendant Lemon said he would see her there,” the indictment continues.

“Before heading to the Church to join his co-conspirators, defendant LEMON advised his livestream audience that, ‘We’re going to head to the operation. Again, we’re not going to give any, any of the information away’ (ie. operational details that would disclose where he and his coconspirators were heading).”

This was not journalism. This is terrorism, disguised as activism by some and journalism by Don Lemon.

But Stephen A. Smith caved and virtue signaled to the left in a screaming rant about press freedom and the First Amendment, arguing that Lemon should be immune because he’s a “member of the press” and has been for decades.

“This is straight BS, what he’s going through!” Smith stammered. “You support this, you don’t you don’t support the First Amendment, you don’t support freedom of the press,” he continued, after claiming that Lemon simply “walked into a church to do interviews and stuff like that for a couple of minutes.”

WATCH:

Smith: Whether you like it or not, Don Lemon is a member of the press. Don Lemon has been in journalism for 30 years! Don Lemon worked at CNN for 17 years! And just because you don’t have a specific organization that you’re working for, that’s where the word independence comes from. It doesn’t mean that your journalism credentials are stripped, not when you’ve been doing it for decades like him! This is straight BS, what he’s going through!

I’m a member of the press too, and ain’t no way in hell anybody in the field of journalism shouldn’t be supporting Don Lemon today. And that’s including anyone on the right, anybody in journalism. I’m not saying it was wise. I’m not saying I would have done it. I’m not saying he should have walked into a church to do interviews and stuff like that for a couple of minutes. But it don’t warrant this. You support this, you don’t you don’t support the First Amendment, you don’t support freedom of the press. Don Lemon has been critical of me. I don’t give a damn.

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Leftwing insurrectionists in Los Angeles on Friday clashed with Los Angeles police outside of an ICE facility during a wave of nationwide “ICE Out Everywhere” protests, leading to arrests. 

Thousands attacked the federal detention center in Los Angeles, throwing objects at agents and vandalizing the area.

Video shows the rioters targeting shielded federal agents as they fired pepper balls into the mob.

Mayor Karen Bass even condemned the violent rioters, stating in a press conference, “That just hurts the city.”

She continued, “That does not impact the administration in any kind of way that is going to bring about any type of change.”

Via ABC 7:

Rioters even moved a dumpster toward the entrance of the ICE detention facility and set it ablaze.

Firefighters reportedly responded to the scene but were chased out by the rioters, returning later to put out the fire.

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Similarly, in Minneapolis, following the death of violent anti-ICE rioter Alex Pretti, rioters also lit a dumpster on fire last week.

Additional videos from the ground in Los Angeles show the rioters destroying property at the ICE facility, and the LAPD later pushing back on the crowd and deploying crowd control munitions.

Mayor Bass, on Friday, ignored the violence, writing on X, “Peaceful protest is a constitutional right. I urge Angelenos to exercise that right safely and not give this administration an excuse to escalate.”

“Los Angeles stands together,” she added.

Peaceful protest is a constitutional right. I urge Angelenos to exercise that right safely and not give this administration an excuse to escalate.

Los Angeles stands together.

— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) January 31, 2026

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Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recently went on an insane social media rant, calling Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller “f*cking liars” and demanding they be ousted from the Trump Administration. 

“Any administration that allows them to continue in office is rotten to its core,” Schumer said following the death of Alex Pretti, a violent anti-ICE rioter in Minneapolis. “The vote on appropriations is coming up Thursday night, and Democrats will not let the Republicans move forward if ICE and DHS funding are in the bill.”

This came as Democrats threatened to shut down the government if Republicans did not agree to defund the Department of Homeland Security.

Per Fox, “The deal brokered between the two would have the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill stripped from the broader six-bill package. Schumer and Democrats have been adamant that if the bill were sidelined, they’d vote for the remaining five, which includes funding for the Pentagon.

“Their agreement also tees up a short-term funding extension, known as a continuing resolution (CR), for two weeks to keep the agency funded while lawmakers negotiate restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),” the report continues.

The government is partially shut down through the weekend until House lawmakers return on Monday to pass the Senate’s package. If Democrats get the restrictions they want, say goodbye to mass deportations.

More from Fox:

In a video posted to Facebook on Tuesday, ahead of the deal, Schumer went off on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller. “In the wake of ICE’s abuses and the administration’s recklessness, Senate Democrats will NOT pass the DHS budget until it is rewritten. I will vote no on any legislation that funds ICE until it is reined in and overhauled,” the Minority leader wrote. 

WATCH:

Schumer: Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are f*cking liars. Any administration that allows them to continue in office is rotten to its core. The vote on appropriations is coming up Thursday night, and Democrats will not let the Republicans move forward if ICE and DHS funding are in the bill.

Amid the partial shutdown, President Trump on Friday came out in defense of Kristi Noem, demanding that Republicans not “let these Crooked Democrats, who are stealing Billions of Dollars from Minnesota, and other Cities and States from all over the Country, push you around” as DHS funding is set to lapse in two weeks.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Schumer struck a deal with Trump that will give more time to negotiate funding for the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate blocked a measure to advance a government funding package in a 45-55 vote ahead of Saturday’s deadline for a shutdown.

JUST IN: Senate Democrats Strike a Deal to Avert Government Shutdown

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President Trump, once again, highlighted the massive theft and fraud of welfare programs by Somali aliens this morning, slamming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar of Somalia, calling for her deportation. 

“Omar and her absolutely terrible friends from Somalia should all be in jail right now or, far worse, send them back to Somalia,” Trump said.

This comes after Trump sent Tom Homan to Minneapolis to deal with Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

However, on Tuesday after meeting with Homan, the Minnesota Governor laid out demands for “swift, significant reduction” in federal agents deployed to Minnesota, and “an end to the campaign of retribution.” Earlier, Walz had already taken a victory lap before meeting with Homan, declaring in an interview that what he described as a “massive organized nonviolent resistance” forced the Trump Administration to back down, a win for the radical thugs rioting in the streets of Minnesota.

Mayor Frey, who previously told ICE to “get the f*ck out of Minneapolis,” doubled down on his refusal to cooperate with the federal government, announcing on social media, “I shared with Mr. Homan the serious negative impacts this operation has had on Minneapolis and surrounding communities, as well as the strain it has placed on our local police officers.” Frey added, “I also made it clear that Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws, and that we will remain focused on keeping our neighbors and streets safe.”

Homan later announced that he plans to “draw down on the number of people” from ICE and CBP stationed in Minneapolis. Homan told reporters that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison had agreed to do the bare minimum and hand over illegal aliens from their prisons and jails instead of releasing them back into the community.

“Attorney General Keith Ellison clarified for me that county jails may notify ICE of the release dates of criminal public safety risks so ICE can take custody of them, upon their release from the jail,” Homan said. This is great if you trust Minnesota officials.

But Trump highlighted another glaring issue in Minnesota, slamming Tim Walz and Somali-born fraudster, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

“The Theft and Fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the 19 Billion Dollars originally projected,” Trump said.

“‘Governor’ Waltz is either the most CORRUPT government official in history, or the most INCOMPETENT. Even a very low IQ person, of which there are many, should have known what was going on in Minnesota!!!”

Full statement below:

The Theft and Fraud in Minnesota is far greater than the 19 Billion Dollars originally projected. The Biden Administration knew this FRAUD was happening, and did absolutely nothing about it. “Scammer” Illhan Omar and her absolutely terrible friends from Somalia should all be in jail right now or, far worse, send them back to Somalia. “Governor” Waltz is either the most CORRUPT government official in history, or the most INCOMPETENT. Even a very low IQ person, of which there are many, should have known what was going on in Minnesota!!! President DJT

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the President said in a statement earlier this week, “a major investigation is going on with respect to the massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud that has taken place in Minnesota, and is at least partially responsible for the violent organized protests going on in the streets.”

He further noted that Omar is under investigation by House Republicans, probing how she went from low-IQ Somali to multi-millionaire while serving in Congress. Omar, whose community has stolen billions of dollars from the American people, has reportedly gone from being worth  $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million now.

MORE:

JUST IN: Trump Says He’s Sending Tom Homan to Minnesota TONIGHT as “Major Investigation” into Welfare Fraud and Ilhan Omar Underway

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President Trump on Friday gave a strong defense of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as the left and Democratic lawmakers call for her ouster and scheme to impeach her following the midterm elections. 

This comes after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two violent rioters in Minneapolis who attacked federal law enforcement.

“The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB!” Trump said, reiterating his support for Noem as DHS Secretary.

“The Border disaster that I inherited is fixed, the violent criminals that were allowed into our Country through Sleepy Joe’s “sick” Open Border Policy, are largely gone, or being strongly sought for purposes of removal, and the Murder Rate in the USA just reached the lowest level in history, 125 years! Washington, D.C., is now one of the safest cities in America – Likewise, numerous other once very dangerous cities!”

Trump further slammed the “Crooked Democrats, who are stealing Billions of Dollars from Minnesota, and other Cities and States from all over the Country,” telling Republicans not to let them “push you around.”

“They are using this aggressive protest SCAM to obfuscate, camouflage, and hide their CRIMINAL ACTS of theft and insurrection. They should all be in jail. I was elected on Strong Borders, and Law and Order, among many other things,” Trump added, thanking Kristi Noem for helping to secure America’s borders.

Full statement below:

The Radical Left Lunatics, Insurrectionists, Agitators, and Thugs, are going after Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, because she is a woman, and has done a really GREAT JOB! The Border disaster that I inherited is fixed, the violent criminals that were allowed into our Country through Sleepy Joe’s “sick” Open Border Policy, are largely gone, or being strongly sought for purposes of removal, and the Murder Rate in the USA just reached the lowest level in history, 125 years! Washington, D.C., is now one of the safest cities in America – Likewise, numerous other once very dangerous cities!

Republicans, don’t let these Crooked Democrats, who are stealing Billions of Dollars from Minnesota, and other Cities and States from all over the Country, push you around. They are using this aggressive protest SCAM to obfuscate, camouflage, and hide their CRIMINAL ACTS of theft and insurrection. They should all be in jail. I was elected on Strong Borders, and Law and Order, among many other things. Thank you to Secretary Kristi Noem. Remember, ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Earlier this week, Trump responded to calls for Noem to resign or be fired amid the chaos in Minnesota, shutting down a reporter at the White House with a resounding “No.”

“I think she’s doing a very good job,” Trump added.

“The border is totally secure,” the President said. “You forget, we had a border that I inherited where millions of people were coming through. Now, we have a border where no one is coming through.”

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WATCH: Trump Gives One-Word Answer to Calls for Him to Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

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