The White House defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a convicted MS-13 gang member, after The Atlantic published a sympathetic profile labeling him a "Maryland dad" and attributing his removal to a mere “administrative error.” The Trump administration, however, maintains that Garcia was a verified gang member and posed a danger to public safety.
CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings sparked backlash from fellow panelists Monday after defending the Trump administration’s mass deportations of illegal alien gang members affiliated with the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Agua. The heated exchange unfolded during a segment discussing reports that individuals were deported based on body art linked to the gang.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Houston continue to arrest and remove violent criminals illegally residing in the U.S. In several recent operations, agents apprehended over 600 criminal foreign nationals, including previously deported offenders, gang members, sex offenders, and fugitives.
A federal judge has blocked the deportation of Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri after the Department of Homeland Security claimed he was "actively spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media."
Despite pushback from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, the White House is standing by President Donald Trump’s demand to impeach federal judge James Boasberg, who attempted to block recent deportation flights of foreign prison gang members.
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act over the weekend to authorize the deportation of hundreds of gang members tied to Tren de Aragua and MS-13. Both organizations are classified as foreign terrorist organizations by the federal government.
An Arizona Senate committee has passed legislation that would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, sending the bill to the full Senate for debate. The measure, known as the Arizona ICE Act (SB1164), aims to strengthen collaboration between Arizona law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enhance public safety.
