Republican Senator J.D. Vance argued Sunday that Ukraine should cede “some territory” to Russia in order to end the war. He explained that attempting to drive Russia back to Ukraine’s 1991 borders was unrealistic. He said Joe Biden must define tangible objectives if he wants Congress to approve $61 billion in aid.
“What’s in America’s best interest is to accept Ukraine is going to have to cede some territory to the Russians, and we need to bring this war to a close,” Vance said. “But when I think about the great human tragedy here, hundreds of thousands of Eastern Europeans innocent have been killed in this conflict… The thing that’s in our interest and in theirs is to stop the killing.”
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already conceded a much-hyped counter-offensive against the Russians this year has failed.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is slated to convene with Republicans in Washington on Monday. He will argue for an end to American military support for Ukraine, to bring Zelensky to the negotiating table.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in north Jerusalem, killing six people and wounding several others, including a pregnant woman.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The attackers were identified as two Palestinian militants. Israeli police, emergency responders, and civilians at the scene were also involved.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred late Monday morning at the Ramot Junction on Yigal Street, north Jerusalem, on September 8, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Innocent civilians, women, men, and children were brutally murdered and wounded in cold blood on a bus in Jerusalem by vile and evil terrorists,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
🎯IMPACT: The attack is one of the deadliest incidents since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, and heightens tensions in the region.
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Six people were killed and several others injured, including a pregnant woman, in a terror attack the morning of September 8 at a bus stop in northern Jerusalem. The shooting occurred at Ramot Junction on Yigal Street, where two Palestinian gunmen arrived in a vehicle and opened fire on civilians. A security officer and an armed civilian returned fire, killing both attackers at the scene.
Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) initially reported five fatalities, later updated to six by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Seven other victims were listed in serious condition, with no immediate updates on their medical status.
President Isaac Herzog condemned the attack, calling it a “painful and difficult morning” and stating, “Innocent civilians, women, men, and children were brutally murdered and wounded in cold blood on a bus in Jerusalem by vile and evil terrorists.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency security meeting following the incident.
The terror group Hamas praised the attack, labeling it a “natural response” to ongoing Israeli actions in Gaza and elsewhere. Hamas has been at war with Israel since launching a surprise attack on October 7, 2023, that left over 1,200 people dead, mostly civilians. Israel has since carried out extensive military operations in Gaza, where the Hamas-run health ministry claims more than 64,000 people have been killed. Israeli forces have also carried out operations in the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria.
The attack in Jerusalem comes as Israel intensifies its offensive in Gaza, particularly in Gaza City. Israeli forces have declared the city a “dangerous combat zone” and are reportedly conducting the early stages of a larger ground operation. Defense officials say roughly 60,000 reservists have been called up in preparation for what could be a full-scale assault.
Over the past several days, Israeli airstrikes have demolished several high-rise buildings in Gaza City that Hamas was reportedly using for military purposes. Hamas has denied those reports. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, with reports of widespread food shortages and increasing civilian casualties.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A High Court judge in England wished Haroon Aswat, a convicted terrorist linked to the 9/11 attacks on the United States and the 7/7 attacks on the United Kingdom, “all the best” ahead of his release.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Haroon Aswat, Judge Sir Robert Jay, Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: April 1, 2025, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I have to wish you all the best and say to you that the way forward is to keep on your medication, listen to the advice you are going to get, and keep out of the sort of things you were doing.” – Sir Robert Jay.
🎯IMPACT: Concerns have been raised over Aswat threatening public safety, with calls for judicial accountability and scrutiny of monitoring loopholes for psychiatric patients.
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Haroon Aswat, a jihadist who has admitted to playing a role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States and the 7/7 terrorist attacks on the United Kingdom, is about to be let loose among the British public. In a hearing at London’s Royal Courts of Justice in April, a transcript of which was only recently obtained by the press, High Court judge Sir Robert Jay shockingly wished Aswat “all the best.”
Aswat’s connection to the 7/7 bombings in 2005—which saw suicide bombers target three subway trains and a double-decker bus, killing over 50 and injuring close to 800—was uncovered via phone records, while his connection to 9/11 was discovered in documents belonging to the attack’s lead planner, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in a Pakistani safehouse. He also attempted to set up a jihadist training camp in Oregon, having previously attended one in Afghanistan, in collaboration with the notorious hook-handed jihadist Abu Hamza.
Extradited to the United States to face U.S. charges in 2014, after the European Court of Human Rights initially blocked the transfer, he entered a guilty plea, but was returned to the United Kingdom in 2022. He is currently detained at Bethlem Royal Hospital in South London, but is now poised for release, with court documents indicating that he intends to stay with relatives in Batley, West Yorkshire. He will not even be subjected to an ankle monitor because of a loophole related to convicts with psychiatric issues.
The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command has voiced “grave concerns” over his impending freedom, with a senior detective noting he has “spoken positively of his time with al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and expressed aspirations to reconnect with them.”
However, Judge Sir Robert Jay appears for more relaxed about the terrorist being at large in society again, saying at the April hearing, “I have to wish you all the best and say to you that the way forward is to keep on your medication, listen to the advice you are going to get, and keep out of the sort of things you were doing.”
Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has called for the judge’s dismissal, arguing, “The public demands tougher justice than this by far. Aswat should be in a high-security jail until he dies and Mr Justice Jay should be sacked.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Legislators in Greece have passed a law imposing strict penalties on migrants who remain in the country after their asylum applications are denied.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris, Greek lawmakers, and migrants.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The law was passed on Wednesday in Greece, following a summer of increased migrant arrivals on the island of Crete.
💬KEY QUOTE: “All European countries now understand that it is not possible to have open borders, it’s not possible to welcome illegal migrants with flowers.” – Thanos Plevris
🎯IMPACT: Migrants face up to five years in prison, increased fines, and stricter monitoring.
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The Greek Parliament has passed a law imposing tough penalties on migrants who remain in the country after their asylum claims are rejected. Under the new rules, rejected applicants who fail to leave within 14 days of their applications being denied face up to five years in prison and fines equivalent to over $30,000. The Greek government will also begin using electronic ankle monitors to track individuals awaiting deportation.
The legislation is part of a wider campaign by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration to crack down on illegal immigration. In July, Greece suspended asylum applications for three months following a sharp rise in arrivals, with more than 2,600 migrants landing on Crete in the first week alone. Mitsotakis defended the move, saying it was necessary to send a clear signal to human traffickers that “the passage to Greece is closed.”
Migration Minister Thanos Plevris strongly backed the new law, explaining, “There are those who are downtrodden, and then there are some who are spoiled, who think that Europe owes them.”
“We need to put emphasis on the voluntary returns, but there will be consequences for those who do not choose to return to their countries,” he added.
Another significant change under the new law is the elimination of a longstanding provision that allowed illegal immigrants to apply for legal status after seven years of continuous residence in Greece. Authorities say the goal is to prevent abuse of the system and reduce incentives for illegal entry.
Early signs suggest the measures are already having an impact. By late August, migrant arrivals on Crete had dropped to around 500, down from over 2,600 in early July. Crete has become a key smuggler route as other European Union (EU) governments implement stricter border controls.
“All European countries now understand that it is not possible to have open borders, it’s not possible to welcome illegal migrants with flowers,” Plevris said. “There should be a clear message that countries have borders, (that) Europe has exceeded its capabilities and will not accept any more illegal migrants.”
Greece previously warned that ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, particularly in Gaza, could lead to a new surge in migration toward Europe.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Shabana Mahmood, a far-left Muslim, as Home Secretary, broadly responsible for border security, immigration, policing, and national security in the United Kingdom.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Keir Starmer, Shabana Mahmood, and Britain’s governing Labour Party.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: September 5, 2025, in the United Kingdom.
💬KEY QUOTE: “There’s been an explosion of Islamophobia since October 7—but there’s also a huge underreporting of the issue.” – Shabana Mahmood, in 2024
🎯IMPACT: Mahmood’s appointment raises concerns over worsening censorship and the ongoing immigration enforcement failures in Britain.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Shabana Mahmood as Britain’s Home Secretary, broadly responsible for border security, immigration, policing, and national security. The Islamophobia-obsessed Labour Party politician, raised partly in Saudi Arabia, was previously the Justice Secretary, overseeing the mass early release of criminals and the imprisonment of many people who demonstrated against mass migration or criticized it online following a mass stabbing in Southport, England, by a migration-background teenager.
Mahmood’s appointment follows now-former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner exiting her role and being replaced by the Trump-hating David Lammy amid a tax scandal. Mahmood’s elevation has sparked public concern, given her poor record as Justice Secretary and apparent desire for even more draconian action against “Islamophobia,” at a time when Britons are already facing harsh restrictions on their speech.
As Justice Secretary, Mahmood implemented an early-release scheme for thousands of prisoners, ostensibly to ease overcrowding. Freed offenders were seen celebrating outside prisons, some popping champagne, and many quickly violated their release conditions, leading to their return to prison and causing distress to victims. Even then, Mahmood intervened to ensure such prisoners would be eligible for early release again after just 28 days, with Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove expressing “serious concerns” about the policy retraumatizing victims.
Notably, while prisons in Britain have become overcrowded, the government has always managed to find new spaces to house illegal immigrants when necessary. Moreover, much of the space freed up by the mass early release scheme was soon occupied by people who had criticized or protested against mass migration in the wake of the Southport killings.
As Home Secretary, it seems unlikely that Mahmood will move to redirect law enforcement resources away from policing opinions. In 2024, she alleged there had been “an explosion of Islamophobia since October 7″—but also, conveniently, “huge underreporting of the issue,” allowing her to justify aggressively pursuing the matter with or without statistical evidence.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington formally ended federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) after 13 years under a consent decree.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Seattle Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller, and Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued on Wednesday by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
💬KEY QUOTE: “For close to 14 years, the tax base in the city of Seattle had put forth over $200 million into this process. It’s crushed morale, we’ve lost over half of the department, and it has decimated public safety,” Mike Solan said.
🎯IMPACT: The end of the decree marks a return of full control of SPD to the city but has left lasting effects on morale, staffing, and public safety.
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The 13-year-old consent decree governing the Seattle Police Department (SPD) officially ended this week, following a ruling on Wednesday by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington declaring the 2011 Department of Justice (DOJ) order fulfilled. Established in the wake of United States v. City of Seattle, the consent decree had subjected the SPD to over a decade of federal oversight aimed at addressing issues surrounding use of force, crisis intervention, and accountability within the department.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division welcomed the District Court ruling, stating, “We congratulate the Seattle Police Department on its achievement of sustained substantial compliance with this consent decree.” Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller praised the department’s efforts, saying it had become “an example for other police forces.”
However, Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) President Mike Solan criticized the Barack Obama-era federal oversight requirement, claiming it was more about enriching oversight staff than reform. “For close to 14 years, the tax base in the city of Seattle had put forth over $200 million into this process. It’s crushed morale, we’ve lost over half of the department, and it has decimated public safety,” he complained.
Solan also tied the oversight bureaucracy to broader issues within King County, pointing to a $1.5 billion social justice spending spree with no accountability. He noted that the timing of the decree’s initial planned end coincided with the George Floyd riots, which reset progress. Solan remarked, “Just one week before Floyd’s death, city leaders and the DOJ had agreed that SPD was ready to exit the decree. Then George Floyd happens, and we’re back to square one.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED:New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to meet with White House officials to discuss his future, including potential roles within the Trump administration.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mayor Eric Adams, White House officials, President Trump’s aides, and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: A meeting is planned for next week in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I will always listen if called to serve our country.” – Mayor Eric Adams
🎯IMPACT: Discussions could lead to Adams stepping away from his re-election bid and accepting a role in the Trump administration, helping to consolidate support behind Andrew Cumo against Democrat nominee Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral contest.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to meet with White House officials next week to discuss potential roles within the Trump administration. The meeting comes amid speculation about the ex-Democrat’s political future and possible withdrawal from the upcoming mayoral race, as efforts to consolidate opposition against the Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani begin in earnest.
A source close to Adams stated, “Eric Adams knows he can’t win [in November] and is exploring his options.” The source added that Adams, currently running as an independent, is interested in roles such as an ambassadorship, though no formal offer has been extended by President Donald J. Trump.
News of the meeting follows Adams’s recent reaffirmation of his commitment to re-election. “I am still running for reelection, and my full focus is on the safety and quality of life of every New Yorker,” Adams said, while also noting, “I will always listen if called to serve our country.”
Discussions reportedly include the possibility of Adams being nominated as ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, is said to be advocating for this move, viewing it as a way to consolidate political support behind former Governor Andrew Cuomo against Mamdani.
Adams is weighing his options, as joining the Trump administration could have long-term implications for the former Democrat’s political career. A source noted, “Going into the Trump administration closes some doors. He would be tied to the Trump administration for better or for worse.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has threatened the European Union (EU) with retaliatory tariffs over huge fines directed at American tech giants like Google and Apple.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, U.S. tech firms, and the EU.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: President Trump announced the possible retaliation on September 5 on Truth Social.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Europe today ‘hit’ another great American company, Google, with a $3.5 billion fine, effectively taking money that would otherwise go to American Investments and Jobs.” – President Trump.
🎯IMPACT: The threat could see the EU back off on fines, or be forced to pay the equivalent in tariffs back to the United States.
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President Donald J. Trump is taking a hard line against the European Union (EU) after its regulators imposed a massive $3.5 billion fine on Google. The President is accusing Brussels of unfairly targeting American tech companies and threatening to launch a formal trade response.
“Europe today ‘hit’ another great American company, Google, with a $3.5 billion fine, effectively taking money that would otherwise go to American Investments and Jobs,” Trump said in a statement released Friday. He also pointed to Apple’s previous $17 billion fine in the EU, saying, “They should get their money back!”
Trump warned that his administration would not tolerate “discriminatory actions” against U.S. firms and threatened to initiate a Section 301 trade investigation, which would pave the way for tariffs or other retaliatory measures. “We cannot let this happen to brilliant and unprecedented American Ingenuity,” he stated.
The America First leader’s remarks come amid a broader dispute between the United States and the European Union over trade, taxation, and regulation. Earlier this year, Trump threatened 200 percent tariffs on EU wine, champagne, and other luxury goods, describing the EU as “one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the world.”
Beyond economics, the Trump administration is increasingly voicing concerns about free speech restrictions in the EU, particularly in Germany. Recent U.S. criticisms have focused on arrests tied to social media posts and sweeping EU digital content laws.
The German government has dismissed U.S. objections, insisting its laws—which recently saw a German woman receive a harsher sentence for insulting a migrant gang rapist than the migrant received for the gang rape—are necessary to fight so-called hate speech.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore the historic name “Department of War” as a secondary title for the Department of Defense.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and the Department of Defense.
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💬KEY QUOTE: “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.” – President George Washington
🎯IMPACT: The order aims to project strength, sharpen the military’s focus, and signal America’s readiness to secure its interests by force if necessary.
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President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order to restore the historic name “Department of War” as a secondary title for the Department of Defense. The order allows the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Defense, and subordinate officials to use titles such as “Secretary of War,” “Department of War,” and “Deputy Secretary of War” in official contexts. It further directs all executive departments and agencies to recognize and accommodate these secondary titles in communications.
The Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, was instructed to recommend legislative and executive actions to permanently rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. President Donald J. Trump believes that the name “Department of War” better reflects the military’s power and readiness to advance the national interest offensively as well as defensively. The ‘Department of War’ name dates from 1789 and was the department’s moniker during historic American victories in conflicts such as the First World War and Second World War.
President George Washington, in his First Annual Address to Congress on January 8, 1790, stated, “To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.” Citing this quote as justification for the name change, the Trump White House argued, “Our founders knew that projecting strength would be the best way to ensure that we would rarely need to use it.”
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officer Niki Wilkinson was terminated after public LinkedIn posts surfaced criticizing the Trump administration and Republicans.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Niki Wilkinson, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), President Donald J. Trump, and Republican lawmakers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Friday, September 5, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Such a farce! Interesting how Senators outside the IRS are fear mongering and falsely describing the work.” – Niki Wilkinson
🎯IMPACT: The incident highlights continued scrutiny over IRS practices and political bias allegations.
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Niki Wilkinson, a now-former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee, has been fired after LinkedIn posts trashing President Donald J. Trump and Republican lawmakers surfaced. The IRS officer’s social media posts attacked the President and his Republican allies on Capitol Hill over the firing of former IRS official Holly Paz, a central figure in a Barack Obama-era scandal involving politically motivated audits of conservatives.
In her LinkedIn posts, Wilkinson accuses Trump and Republican lawmakers of “fear mongering” and misrepresenting Paz’s actions. During the Obama administration, Paz served as deputy to Lois Lerner, the IRS Director for Exempt Organizations. In May 2013, Lerner was placed on administrative leave after Congressional investigators revealed she had used audits of pass-through businesses to target conservative business owners. Paz, however, remained in her role at the IRS following the scandal and Lerner’s resignation in September 2013.
Wilkinson defended Paz’s work in a LinkedIn comment, stating, “Such a farce! Interesting how Senators outside the IRS are fear mongering and falsely describing the work. They have no idea what Examiners found in those audits, which in fact exposed fraud or noncompliance in the passthrough area as for years the IRS didn’t effectively audit them.”
In addition, Wilkinson used her LinkedIn account to criticize the Trump White House. Earlier this week, she published two posts on the networking site, accusing President Trump of corruption. Other posts promoted Democratic Party talking points and political attacks on the Trump administration. The publicly viewable comments were made despite Wilkinson not being authorized to speak on behalf of the IRS.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu (D), the Boston Police Department, and its commissioner over sanctuary policies that allegedly obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Michelle Wu, and the Boston Police Department.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was announced this week and targets the City of Boston, Massachusetts.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If Boston won’t protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will.” – Pam Bondi
🎯IMPACT: The lawsuit is part of a broader DOJ effort to dismantle sanctuary policies nationwide, citing public safety concerns and non-compliance with federal law.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday against the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu (D), the Boston Police Department, and its commissioner, accusing them of using “sanctuary” policies to obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Boston’s policies violate federal law and put residents at risk. “The City of Boston and its Mayor have been among the worst sanctuary offenders in America; they explicitly enforce policies designed to undermine law enforcement and protect illegal aliens from justice,” Bondi said in a statement. “If Boston won’t protect its citizens from illegal alien crime, this Department of Justice will.”
According to the DOJ, Boston routinely refuses to cooperate with federal immigration officials, leading to the release of migrants convicted of serious crimes, including aggravated assault, burglary, and drug and human trafficking, who would otherwise be held for federal deportation proceedings.
Mayor Wu has defended the city’s sanctuary status. Last month, she dismissed warnings from the federal government, criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and defending Boston’s commitment to illegal aliens.
The lawsuit is part of a larger federal push under the Trump administration to challenge sanctuary policies across the country. Since taking office, the DOJ’s Civil Division has been tasked with identifying and targeting cities and states that are blocking immigration enforcement.
In August, Bondi published a list of sanctuary jurisdictions, with Boston near the top. She vowed to pursue legal action against cities on the list. Similar lawsuits have already been filed against New York and Los Angeles.
On August 28, President Trump directed ICE to ramp up operations in Democrat-run New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, and Seattle. Plans include possibly using a naval base near Chicago as a staging area for expanded immigration enforcement action.
However, the administration has faced judicial resistance. Just days before the DOJ filed the Boston lawsuit, U.S. District Judge William Orrick, a Barack Obama appointee, blocked Trump’s attempt to withhold federal funding from over 30 sanctuary jurisdictions, including Boston. The judge ruled that the move amounted to unconstitutional coercion.
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