PrairiePundit

  Daily Signal President Donald Trump said Illinois’ Democrat leaders deserve to be in jail for letting crime run rampant in the city. “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday morning. “Governor Pritzker also!” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have vocally opposed Trump’s deployment of 300 Texas National Guard members to clean up crime in the city and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Johnson signed an executive order this week creating “ICE Free Zones” to ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from city property. The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday to block the National Guard deployment. For 13 consecutive years, Chicago has had the most murders of any U.S. city. For seven consecutive years, Chicago has had the highest murder rate among U.S. cities with more than 1 million people. Trump has said for weeks he wants to use the Nationa...

 Federalist Wire: ... In a rare victory for common sense and the rule of law, Apple has yanked several apps from its App Store that were basically turning smartphones into getaways for illegal immigrants dodging federal agents. These digital hide-and-seek tools let users spot Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from miles away, making it easier for lawbreakers to slip through the cracks of America’s borders. The New York Post broke the story, highlighting how Apple’s move targeted apps built specifically to track and steer clear of ICE operations. Leading the pack was ICEBlock, a sneaky little number that racked up hundreds of thousands of downloads from folks desperate to pinpoint federal enforcers. Users could drop anonymous pins on agent locations within a five-mile zone, turning every iPhone into a virtual lookout post. The app’s creators even pushed it as the go-to secure download spot right on the App Store. This purge didn’t happen in a vacuum. The Trump administra...

Federalist Wire: ... Portland, Oregon, is once again a battleground for lawlessness, and this time it’s not just Antifa thugs hurling firebombs at federal buildings. Federal agents just busted a crew of four illegal immigrants after one of them allegedly blasted a laser straight at a Customs and Border Protection helicopter hovering over the city. This brazen move happened on Saturday night, turning a routine patrol into a potential disaster high in the skies. Picture this: law enforcement choppers are up there keeping an eye on the streets, trying to maintain some shred of order in a city that’s been under siege for years. Then, out of nowhere, a beam of light slices through the darkness, aimed right at the cockpit. It’s the kind of stunt that could blind a pilot mid-flight and send a helicopter crashing. The FBI jumped on it fast, confirming the target was not just one aircraft but multiple ones scanning the urban war zone below. In a no-nonsense post on X, Kash Patel laid it out pla...

 Federalist Wire: ... President Donald Trump is firing back at Democrats, demanding they halt their vicious attacks on law enforcement following a horrific shooting at an ICE facility in Texas that left two illegal immigrant detainees dead and another wounded. The assailant, 29-year-old Joshua John, unleashed gunfire on the Dallas ICE building early Wednesday morning, according to local police. Investigators discovered shell casings etched with “anti-ICE” messages, pointing to a clear motive driven by hatred toward border enforcement. Trump didn’t mince words in his response, blasting the attack as utterly reprehensible and tying it directly to the toxic words coming from the left. “This is despicable!” Trump stated. “The Brave Men and Women of ICE are just trying to do their jobs, and remove the ‘WORST of the WORST’ Criminals out of our Country, but they are facing an unprecedented increase in threats, violence, and attacks by Deranged Radical Leftists.” The president made it crys...

  Newsmax: President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.” Trump said the decision was necessary to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he described as “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.” ... The ICE facility in Portland has been the target of frequent demonstrations, sometimes leading to violent clashes. Some federal agents have been injured and several protesters have been charged with assault. When protesters erected a guillotine earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security described it as “unhinged behavior.” ... The open borders left are chiefly responsible for these ICE att...

  Blaze: Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement sentiment has been on the rise in recent months as agitators continue to harass and attack ICE agents and facilities. In the wake of the deadly ICE facility shooting in Dallas on Wednesday, agitators have taken their rhetoric to the next level, with some now appearing to call for violence against ICE agents. On Friday, Blaze News captured footage of a crowd of anti-ICE protesters attempting to block a federal vehicle from entering an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. The initial standoff around the vehicle then escalates with multiple participants openly calling for violence against law enforcement. In a video captured by Rosas, the crowd of agitators can be heard shouting, "Arrest ICE!" One individual then yells, "Shoot ICE!" Another individual then appears to echo that violent statement. The first agitator can be heard escalating even further: "Shoot the f**kers! Shoot the f**ker!" In another video, t...

 Trending Politics: Authorities have confirmed the worst about the man behind Wednesday’s shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, according to one of the lead investigators. Handwritten notes left at the suspect’s residence appear to confirm many of the initial beliefs investigators formed about why Joshua Jahn, 29, of Fairview, Texas, opened fire on the ICE detention center at approximately 6:30 a.m. A hail of bullets struck and killed one detainee while wounding two others who are currently undergoing treatment, according to U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson. The result of the shooting suggests that Jahn inadvertently targeted detainees despite explicitly stating in his notes that he wished to avoid “collateral damage” while targeting ICE officers he accused of “picking up a dirty paycheck” through the performance of their duties. His intent, Larson stated, was to “maximize lethality against ICE personnel and to maximize property damage at the f...

 Blaze: The Department of Homeland Security confirmed early Wednesday morning that there was an active shooter at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement to Blaze News that while details are still emerging, "we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities. The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop. Please pray for the victims and their families." ICE agents and other immigration officers are facing an over 1,000% increase in assaults as the Trump administration carries out enhanced deportation operations. The attacks on the agents have been egged on by Democrat officials across the country, who have accused them of being similar to the " Gestapo " and want to prevent them from wearing masks. Police sources told WFAA that two ICE detai...

 Trending Politics: A side character in the “Squad” was thrown to the ground by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers this week after they accused her of trying to impede the lawful arrest of suspected illegal immigrants. Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist who is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th district, posted a video of her encounter with ICE agents in an ostensible attempt to make herself appear like the victim. However, many users quickly pointed out that she should have expected a physical confrontation if she put herself between ICE agents and their jobs. The incident occurred outside an ICE processing center in Broadview, according to the Western Journal. Video of the brief tussle shows Abughazaleh in blue jeans and a black long-sleeved shirt as she positions herself in front of an ICE vehicle about to depart the center. Protestors and reporters filled the surrounding scene to the point that another ICE agent deployed tear gas to try and di...

DC Daily Journal: In a massive victory for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Supreme Court has cleared the way for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to resume hard-hitting raids in Los Angeles. The decision, handed down on Monday, shuts down a lower court’s attempt to tie the hands of federal agents enforcing the nation’s laws. This ruling is a bold move toward restoring order and ensuring illegal immigration doesn’t run rampant in one of America’s largest cities. The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision put a stop to a restrictive order from U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Biden appointee, who tried to block ICE from targeting individuals based on practical indicators like their occupation or language. The justices’ ruling allows ICE to get back to work, stopping illegal immigrants who’ve been gaming the system while hardworking Americans bear the cost. This is a win for law-abiding citizens who demand secure borders and a government that prioritiz...

 TownHall: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Trump administration today, blocking an order by a federal circuit court judge that had limited federal agents from making 'indiscriminate' immigration-related stops in Los Angeles and other areas in central California. ...  Justice Brett Kavanaugh said: ... The interests of individuals who are illegally in the country in avoiding being stopped by law enforcement for questioning is ultimately an interest in evading the law. That is not an especially weighty legal interest.  ... I suspect that Los Angeles has many non-citizens on its streets and in some jobs in the city.

 Blaze: MIAMI, Fla. — The target, who agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were looking for, was no stranger to them. The Mexican national had been previously convicted of aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and was deported earlier this year. Apparently managing to be one of the few gotaways at the southern border, the man was once again back in Florida. Blaze News was embedded with the ICE team that was sent to arrest him so he could face federal charges for allegedly illegally re-entering after being deported. After giving the pre-dawn morning briefing, agents staged themselves outside of the home, waiting for the man to be picked up for work by a white pickup truck. The lead agent said it was possible to encounter other illegal aliens in the pickup. Surveillance conducted at the residence showed the man would leave the house anywhere from 6:15 a.m. to 6:50 a.m. So the team waited. Close to 6:50 a.m., the target was confirmed and intercepted down the road. The...

 Blaze: MS-13 associate Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a Salvadoran national credibly accused of human trafficking, domestic abuse, and posing a danger to the community — was deported back to his home country earlier this year, where he was housed in a prison for terrorists. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Reps. Robert Garcia (Calif.), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Yassamin Ansari (Ariz.), and Maxine Dexter (Ore.) were among the Democrats who complained about the MS-13 associate's ouster and imprisonment and demanded his return. Democrats technically got what they wanted, but Garcia's story did not ultimately play out as they may have hoped. Garcia was brought back to the U.S. to face criminal charges over his involvement in an alleged multistate human trafficking operation, then temporarily held at the Putnam County Jail in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia's lawyer, Sean Hecker, told WZTV-TV on Friday that Garcia was free, "presently en route to his family in Maryland, after being unlaw...

  DC Daily Journal: ... The Trump administration has requested that the Supreme Court remove restrictions on immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, arguing for the continuation of unhindered law enforcement activity in the region. The administration contends that a district court judge lacks the authority to oversee immigration enforcement in an area where approximately one in ten residents is an undocumented immigrant, according to their emergency filing. “Not only is the Central District the Nation’s most populous district overall; at best estimate, it harbors some 2 million illegal aliens out of its total population of nearly 20 million people, making it by far the largest destination for illegal aliens,” the filing notes. It emphasizes that Los Angeles is a critical focus for enforcement due to the administration’s commitment to upholding immigration laws, which allow for investigative stops and detention to facilitate deportations. In July, U.S. District Judge Maam...

 DC Daily Journal: 110,000 ICE Applications Signal Overwhelming Support for Trump’s Border Crackdown According to the Department of Homeland Security, over 110,000 Americans have rushed to apply for jobs at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in less than two weeks, proving that real Americans are ready to stand with President Trump in securing our borders and restoring law and order. This massive surge comes after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the end of ICE’s age cap for officer applications, aiming to expand the agency by 10,000 positions to tackle the illegal immigration crisis head-on. During her appearance on Fox News’ Hannity, Noem revealed the eye-popping numbers when host Sean Hannity pressed for details amid reports of skyrocketing interest. ... There is widespread support for controlling the border.  The Biden administration had opened the border in what turned out to be an unpopular move.   I suspect that one of the reasons Trump was elec...

 Newsmax: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it has received more than 100,000 applications in less than two weeks. "Our country is calling you to serve at ICE. In the wake of the Biden administration's failed immigration policies, your country needs dedicated men and women of ICE to get the worst of the worst criminals out of our country," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. "This is a defining moment in our nation's history. Your skills, your experience, and your courage have never been more essential. Together, we must defend the homeland." Noem announced ICE had waived its age limits for new applicants to allow more people to qualify. All ICE law enforcement recruits are required to go through medical screening, drug screening, and complete a physical fitness test. ICE is offering new incentives including a maximum $50,000 signing bonus. ... The number of new applicants is impressive.  The country needs Immigration...

  Federalist Wire: ... The Department of Justice (DOJ) has significantly increased its legal actions against individuals involved in anti-deportation riots that broke out in central California in June, according to a statement from a local federal prosecutor on Wednesday. Bill Essayli, Acting U.S. Attorney and a President Donald Trump appointee, announced that his office has charged 53 individuals with crimes related to “assaults on [federal] agents or interference with immigration enforcement” since the riots began in Los Angeles. The unrest was sparked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, with rioters setting fires and attacking law enforcement. This marks a sharp rise from June 17, when Essayli reported that “more than 20” defendants had been charged. Of the cases, nine have advanced to grand jury indictments, seven defendants waived their right to an indictment, and four have entered guilty pleas, Essayli noted. Seven cases were dismissed but could be refiled, wh...

 Red State: Homeland Security @DHSgov THE FACTS: ICE officers conducted a targeted enforcement operation to arrest two illegal aliens. Officers in clearly marked ICE bullet proof vests approached the illegal alien targets as they exited a vehicle. One of the illegal aliens, Denis Guillen-Solis who is from Honduras, fled on foot to evade law enforcement. He ended up near the Ontario Advanced Surgical Center where hospital staff assaulted law enforcement and drug the officer and illegal alien into the facility. Then, the staff attempted to obstruct the arrest by locking the door, blocking law enforcement vehicles from moving, and even called the cops claiming there was a “kidnapping.” Last edited 4:22 PM · Jul 9, 2025 · 188.1K Views It would surprise me to see the staff wheo interfered with the arrest now under arrest.   See also:   Nationwide ICE Op Catches Arsonists, Pedophiles, Human Traffickers.