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Noem names Charles Wall ICE deputy director following Sheahan resignation
ICE veteran Charles Wall takes deputy director role under Trump administration, replacing Madison Sheahan who stepped down Thursday to pursue a run for Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez gets crushed online for her comments about ICE — from outraged liberals
Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) is facing a wave of backlash for her comments on Immigration and Customs Enforcement — because they were not extremist enough.
Ocasio-Cortez has infamously advocated for abolishing ICE, but many of her critics now claim that she is easing her extreme positions in order to seek higher office.
‘You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. That is what this administration is doing, that’s what the Republican party did.’
“My position has always been clear that ICE funding should be cut. We’re seeing what they’re doing with this reckless explosion in funding,” said Ocasio-Cortez to a reporter asking about ICE funding.
“And mind you, just so everybody knows, I want everybody to understand the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. All that extra money that everybody’s paying right now in their premiums, all that extra money that you’re paying, it is paid for with — it is all that extra money that the government and [Affordable Care Act] subsidies that was given to nearly a trillion dollars in health care was taken out and given to ICE,” she added.
“So understand how these dots connect,” Ocasio-Cortez concluded. “You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. That is what this administration’s doing. That’s what the Republican Party did.”
While many on the right might be offended by her histrionic description of ICE, some on the left were also offended that she was not far-left enough.
“Giving less funding to fascist state agents who abduct people and shoot people in the face doesn’t change their mandate, function and the impunity given to them. You didn’t run on less funding,” responded former Al Jazeera reporter Sana Saeed.
“Don’t trust any politician that doesn’t call for the outright abolition of ICE. ‘Cutting funding’ is bulls**t. ICE is a militarized police force terrorizing American cities and streets. It needs to be completely defunded,” replied social justice activist Anthony Zenkus.
“She’s still selling ‘Abolish ICE’ hats in her store reflective of her former position, a journalist should ask her why she changed her mind,” wrote liberal comedian Kate Willett.
“Abolish ice. Nothing else is acceptable!!” responded another user.
“Abolish ICE is the moderate position. You f**king suck,” said another detractor.
“We recently tested ~ a dozen public statements from a diverse set of Democratic elected officials on the murder of Renee Good and this was the top testing one,” joked one detractor.
A Blaze News request for comment from the congresswoman’s office was not immediately answered.
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Florida woman arrested for punching trooper in the face during ICE operation, AG says: ‘Not today, Jennifer’
A Florida woman was arrested on numerous charges after she allegedly punched a state trooper during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation Tuesday.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said 40-year-old Jennifer Cruz of Jacksonville objected to the ICE operation on Beach Boulevard but ended up getting arrested herself.
‘The idea that you’re going to assault one of our troopers is unacceptable, and you are going to face consequences as a result of that.’
“This is Jennifer Cruz of Jacksonville. Jennifer disagrees with immigration enforcement and decided to commit a few felonies by getting out of her car and punching a Trooper in the face,” Uthmeier said in a post on social media.
“But unlike Minnesota, we don’t put up with this nonsense. Not today, Jennifer,” he added.
Uthmeier included an image of Cruz’s arrest from a police camera.
The owner of the Mi Pueblo Mexican grocery store spoke to WJXT-TV about the arrest that unfolded in front of his business.
“What I witnessed was a traffic stop by the state trooper,” Juan Alvarez said. “ICE agents showed up with the state trooper. They detained a driver, the person was driving, and so yeah, they had an operation going on, and after that, they had detained another person, but it seems they got into an altercation with that person. It turned violent, and that led to the presence of a lot of more, you know, police, federal enforcement showing up.”
He was also able to record officers taking down Cruz from the window of his shop.
Jail records indicate Cruz was charged with a slew of crimes, including resisting an officer with violence, battery on law enforcement, and driving with a suspended driver’s license.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis commented on the arrest during a media briefing.
“This is not Minneapolis. This is not going to end well for you in Florida,” he said. “You have a right to go out there and criticize government policy. You can go out there and protest within respected zones, but the idea that you’re going to assault one of our troopers is unacceptable, and you are going to face consequences as a result of that.”
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Three Venezuelan illegals arrested after ICE officer ‘ambushed and attacked’ during traffic stop: Noem
DHS calls Minneapolis incident “attempted murder” as ICE officer fights for life following alleged violent attack by three Venezuelan illegal immigrants.
Early peanut exposure in babies tied to sharp drop in food allergy diagnoses
Research shows introducing peanuts during infancy cuts allergy risk, while eggs now surpass peanuts as the most common food allergen in children.
Biden DHS’s purchase of weapon linked to Havana Syndrome attacks leads House Republicans to demand answers
The Biden administration purchased suspected “Havana Syndrome” weapon with Russian components. House Republicans demand answers about mysterious device.
Pentagon vows to reform military newspaper Stars and Stripes, remove ‘woke distractions’
The Pentagon will be implementing reforms at the long-running military newspaper Stars and Stripes, vowing to eliminate “woke distractions” from its pages.
Former Ukrainian PM accused of bribing politicians with US dollars to weaken Zelenskyy’s government
Ukrainian authorities seized stacks of U.S. dollars during raids targeting former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who allegedly planned to bribe lawmakers
American hot spot slapped with ‘worst’ tourist designation in new global analysis
The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles is topping a list of the “worst” tourist destination in a new travel report, with visitors calling it “run down, dirty” and more.
Trump to attend College Football Playoff championship game in Miami with Rubio
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are expected at the CFP championship game in Miami on Monday. Trump’s growing sports involvement takes center stage again.
