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September 23, 2025
Crime
Immigration

ICE Recaptures Escaped Illegals Accused of Assaulting Female Border Agent.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Two illegal immigrants who escaped custody after allegedly choking a female Border Patrol agent have been recaptured by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Juan Carmen Pardon Mendez, 29, and Juan Carlos Padron Barron, 23, both from Mexico, along with ICE and law enforcement partners.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The escape occurred on September 22 in Conroe, Texas. Both were recaptured on Tuesday.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “It is sickening that another law enforcement officer has been needlessly harmed as a direct result of the continued demonization of legitimate law enforcement activities by political leaders and certain members of the media,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez.

🎯IMPACT: Both men will be criminally prosecuted. The incident highlights the ongoing risks faced by law enforcement and the challenges of securing the border.

IN FULL

Two illegal immigrants, Juan Carmen Pardon Mendez, 29, and Juan Carlos Padron Barron, 23, have been recaptured by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after they escaped custody and allegedly attacked a female Border Patrol agent. ICE confirmed both men are back in custody and will face criminal prosecution.

The escape occurred on September 22 in Conroe, Texas, when one of the men managed to free himself from restraints and choke the agent who was transferring them to the Montgomery Processing Center. Both individuals were initially detained during an ICE-led operation targeting violent criminal aliens and egregious immigration offenders near Spring, Texas.

“It is sickening that another law enforcement officer has been needlessly harmed as a direct result of the continued demonization of legitimate law enforcement activities by political leaders and certain members of the media,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations acting Field Office Director Gabriel Martinez, adding: “Every time they label the brave men and women who work for ICE, CBP, or Border Patrol as Nazis or bounty hunters, they might as well paint a bright target on their backs because attacks like this are inevitable and will continue to occur.”

ICE noted that Padron Barron has entered the U.S. illegally at least three times and was previously expelled in December 2022 and January 2023.

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Immigration
News

Reformed Immigration Courts Accelerate Deportations with Mass Hearings.

An expedited immigration court process implemented by the Trump administration aims to reduce the backlog of cases, accelerate mass deportations, and fulfill campaign promises.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is using mass hearings to support mass deportation efforts with upwards of 100 immigrants scheduled in single sessions.
đź“ş DETAIL: Immigration courts under President Trump have adopted “mega master” hearings to expedite deportation cases. Suspected illegal migrants will now face immediate removal if they don’t respond in court or miss a hearing. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has also instructed immigration judges, including roughly 600 temporary military lawyers, to deny bond, dismiss cases, and enact removals as swiftly as possible. According to the Department of War, the use of military lawyers aims to “augment existing resources to help further combat a backlog of cases by presiding over immigration hearings.” Since last year, more than 100 immigration judges have been fired, while others have retired or resigned, with more than 150 new judges hired. The “mega master” sessions are conducted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at the direction of the Attorney General.
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “The Trump administration is committed to reestablishing an immigration judge corps that is dedicated to restoring the rule to the law in our nation’s immigration system.” – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a statement last week.
🎯 IMPACT: The policy has been implemented in response to reports that over three million active cases are awaiting verdicts. According to Congress, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to deport approximately one million people between 2026 and 2027. The agency will also hold at least 99,000 people in detention centers. This decision follows growing pressure from within the Trump coalition to expedite mass deportations. Back in April, the Mass Deportation Coalition pushed President Trump to go further on mass deportations.

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52 minutes ago
Corruption
News

Fraud Crackdown Could End Up Balancing the Budget: Miller.

The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is uncovering welfare fraud on a scale so vast that eliminating it could balance the federal budget, according to Stephen Miller.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller has said Vice President J.D. Vance’s anti-fraud task force is identifying so much fraud that it could eliminate the federal deficit.
đź“ş DETAIL: According to the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, the scale of welfare fraud is so vast that eliminating it could balance the U.S. federal budget. In a press conference alongside Vice President Vance on Tuesday, Stephen Miller said: “The amount that has been fleeced from us is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. We could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the Treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them.” Making reference to Minnesota welfare fraud in particular, Miller said: “What’s happened to our country is we became a society, as you’ve seen with the Somali refugee problem in Minnesota, where you have a large number of people that are not following the honor system. They’re not playing by the rules.” Notably, the Trump administration is launching audits of Medicaid Fraud Control Units nationwide.
🎯 IMPACT: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has established a National Fraud Enforcement Division, which has uncovered $6.3 billion in suspected fraudulent contracts. Meanwhile, the Small Business Administration identified 562,000 fraudulent loans amounting to roughly $22 billion. Furthermore, over 10,000 suspected fraudulent immigration student work programs were discovered, along with $60 million in student loan fraud. In December last year, research from the Center for Immigration Studies revealed that approximately 80 percent of Somali refugee-headed households in Minnesota are on at least one form of welfare, further underscoring the vast extent of waste attributable to just one small fraction of the U.S. population.
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “Because of the Vice President’s leadership, you are seeing the most muscular, robust, aggressive, dedicated, determined, and speedy effort to shut down criminal fraud that has not only ever occurred in the history of this country, but in any developed nation.” – Stephen Miller

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3 hours ago
News

WATCH: Kassam Blasts Elon Musk’s UK Puppet Party.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, has called out the groyper-style Restore Britain as a front for Elon Musk, which is aiming to sabotage Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and prop up the far-left Labour Party in a crucial special election.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, outlined how Restore Britain, a fringe British political party backed by Elon Musk, could give Britain’s governing Labour Party a new lease on life by peeling votes away from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in a parliamentary by-election (special election) on June 18. Speaking on Stephen K. Bannon’s War Room show on Tuesday, he also highlighted comments by Restore’s chief spokesman, Charlie Downes, that the party is “the enemy of populism.”
đź“° DETAIL: Kassam explained how Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield constituency (electoral district), Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, is expected to supplant the unpopular Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and, by extension, Prime Minister if he wins the seat. “The people right now who are trying to stop Farage’s party winning that seat and keeping the Labour Party out—this would be the end of the Labour Party if we kept [Andy Burnham] out—are this small group of people called Restore Britain that is backed by Elon Musk. And these people are polling at seven percent… but that seven percent will be enough to return that seat for the Labour Party,” Kassam said. He explained that Restore leader Rupert Lowe, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for Reform who was expelled amid allegations of bullying staff and other infractions, is a “spite politician” driven by a grudge against Farage, but “It’s not really his party, it’s Elon Musk’s party.”
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “There’s a huge question mark over whether or not Elon Musk and all of these guys are actually working hand in hand with the British political establishment to stop a real change coming in the United Kingdom.” – Raheem Kassam
🎯 IMPACT: If Restore Britain succeeds in drawing votes away from Reform UK, it could enable Labour to secure the seat, and Burnham to reverse Labour’s decline in the polls. Kassam said American observers should think of Restore “[as] if Ron DeSantis and the Groypers had a baby,” noting: “Elon Musk, remember, was a DeSantis guy before he was a Trump guy, then he tried DOGE, he failed at that, then he threatened to build the America Party, failed at that, then he started attacking Trump over Epstein, failed at that. Now he’s turned his sights on the United Kingdom, because he wants more electric vehicle mandates, more H1B-style migration.”
đź“ş WATCH: Kassam’s remarks can be seen in full here.

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3 hours ago
News
Sports

Washington Nationals Director Admits Team Blacklisted Christian Player, Spies on Fans.

An undercover report revealed the Washington Nationals’ Director of Community Relations talking about discriminating against a Catholic player, surveilling fans, and promoting far-left ideologies.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: Sean Hudson, the Director of Community Relations for the Washington Nationals, was caught on video admitting to discriminating against pitcher Trevor Williams over his Catholic beliefs, surveilling fans at Nationals games, and advocating for communist principles in baseball.
📺 DETAIL: Hudson referenced Williams’s criticism of the Los Angeles Dodgers for honoring the blasphemous Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence drag group during the club’s 2023 Pride Night, saying the pitcher “went on social media” saying the event mocked Christianity. Williams had previously argued that baseball stadiums should make all fans feel welcome and said the Dodgers’ decision unfairly targeted one religion. Hudson also claimed the Nationals track fan data extensively, categorizing attendees based on purchasing habits, visiting teams, and online activity gathered through accepted website cookies. According to the report, Hudson said the team obtains “a plethora” of fans’ Google history and uses the information to tailor content. Hudson also described himself as “very far-left leaning,” said he keeps a “join the Communist Party” poster in his kitchen, and expressed support for wealth redistribution concepts in sports promotions. He additionally defended the politicization of baseball despite acknowledging some fans dislike it, noting that supporters have few alternative teams nearby. Hudson also said certain workplace meetings are reserved exclusively for LGBTQ employees and women, adding that those outside those groups “shouldn’t be at this specific meeting.”
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “He is very Catholic… we don’t use him [Williams] for social media campaigns.” – Sean Hudson, Washington Nationals
🎯 IMPACT: The revelations raise concerns about religious and ideological discrimination within professional sports, invasive surveillance of fans, and the politicization of baseball.

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4 hours ago
News

State RINOs Block Redistricting in Surprise Vote.

The South Carolina Senate voted against advancing a congressional map that would have eliminated a Democrat-voting black-majority district, despite pressure from President Trump and the state governor.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: The Republican-controlled South Carolina Senate voted 26-18 against a proposed congressional map that sought to eliminate the state’s racially gerrymandered black-majority district, which votes Democrat. The map, backed by President Donald J. Trump, national Republicans, and the state House, would have likely handed the GOP another U.S. House seat in the November midterms.
đź“Ť WHEN & WHERE: The vote occurred on Tuesday in the Republican-led South Carolina Senate, following a special session called by Governor Henry McMaster (R).
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway,” said Republican-in-name-only (RINO) state Senator Richard Cash.
🎯 IMPACT: The rejection halts efforts to redraw the map in time for the 2026 midterms, maintaining the status quo for South Carolina’s congressional districts in a manner that will help the Democrats in November.
📺 DETAIL: The South Carolina House had approved the map last week, with plans for a new primary election in affected districts. However, RINO state senators claimed to be concerned about the speed of the process, which followed a Supreme Court ruling that electoral districts racially gerrymandered to create a typically Democrat-voting minority majority are unconstitutional. The vote was a surprise, as the state senate previously voted in favor of redistricting, but not with the supermajority necessary to pass it. The special session only required a simple majority. Notably, Republican Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey previously said he was opposed to the new map because “Republicans are stronger when the Democrat Party is vibrant and viable.”

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5 hours ago
Immigration
News

Leftist Activists Erect Illegal Encampment at ICE Facility.

Federal agents dismantled a makeshift “autonomous zone” near a Newark ICE facility, highlighting ongoing clashes between law enforcement and NGO-backed activists.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: Federal agents intervened to dismantle a makeshift “autonomous zone” created by anti-ICE activists outside the Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters erected barricades and attempted to block vehicles entering or leaving the facility, prompting agents to deploy tear gas and other less-lethal measures.
đź“ş DETAIL: Protest organizers, including the New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, have been accused by critics of receiving indirect support from larger nonprofit networks tied to foundations such as George Soros‘s Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Opponents of the demonstrations argue that activists deliberately provoke confrontations with immigration authorities to generate media coverage portraying ICE negatively. The dispute also centers on deportation policy, with critics of Democrats alleging the party has falsely claimed federal immigration enforcement was intended to target only migrants with criminal records, despite the Trump administration repeatedly stating deportation efforts would apply broadly to illegal immigrants. According to figures cited by supporters of the enforcement campaign, ICE has carried out more than 72,000 deportations since early April, averaging roughly 1,286 removals per day, as the administration expands detention capacity and agent training ahead of a wider crackdown expected through the end of the year.
🎯 IMPACT: The disruption highlights the ongoing challenges ICE faces in enforcing immigration laws, particularly in blue states and sanctuary cities where activists operate with relative impunity. Despite these obstacles, ICE plans to expand operations further by year-end.

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6 hours ago
Bonkers Britain
Immigration

Age Fraud: Reform-Led Council Finds ‘Child Migrants’ Are Actually Adults.

A local council in Britain led by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party found that at least ten illegal immigrants claiming to be child refugees are actually adults, fueling concern over the safety of real children housed in the same facilities.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: Ten illegal immigrants claiming to be child migrants in Kent, England, were revealed to be adults following age reassessments conducted by local authorities under the control of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Concerns were initially raised by Kent County Council staff, leading to the reevaluation of the ages of 19 individuals, with ten ultimately determined to be adults.
📺 DETAIL: Kent County Council reviewed the ages of 19 migrants in 2025 and concluded that at least ten were older than 18, prompting warnings that the situation could endanger children placed in foster or care homes. Kent County Council said it had taken in 2,656 child migrants in 2025, while British Home Office figures show that 75 percent of small boat arrivals since January 2018 have been adult men aged 18 and over. The issue resurfaced as nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel illegally over the recent holiday weekend, with the Home Office claiming that “the safety and well-being of children in care is paramount” and confirming plans to strengthen age checks through the use of Facial Age Estimation technology. However, the governing Labour Party previously relaxed rules requiring migrants to submit to scientific age tests, making it much easier for adults to pose as children.
🎯 IMPACT: The revelation has sparked serious concerns about the safety of children in foster care and the integrity of the British asylum system.

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7 hours ago
News
Politics

Hasan Piker Exposes Pro-CCP Tycoon Singham’s Funding of ‘Political Movements.’

Far-left influencer Hasan Piker has acknowledged Shanghai-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham’s financial support for U.S. political movements, raising new concerns over the way nonprofit networks may be used for foreign influence operations.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: Hasan Piker, a prominent far-left commentator, revealed during a livestream that Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham has been a key financial supporter of leftist political advocacy and movements in the United States. The Turkish-American’s remarks come as federal investigators and congressional committees scrutinize Singham’s nonprofit network for potential violations of tax laws and foreign influence regulations, and a recent trip by Piker to Cuba.
đź“ş DETAIL: Piker’s comments are the first public acknowledgment from a figure within the far-left network that Singham’s nonprofits operate with a political agenda. Investigations have revealed that Singham funneled over $278 million into organizations promoting pro-China messaging and anti-U.S. protests. Groups like Code Pink and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, funded by Singham, have been involved in controversial activities, including protests against U.S. foreign policy. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of War announced earlier this month that they were expanding investigations into Singham’s activities, examining his role in the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis last year. Singham, who lives in Shanghai, is also closely connected with the Communist Party of China (CCP).
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “I think that ultimately the target is probably Singham and his operation from PSL to ANSWER Coalition to CodePink — like anything that he has ever financed.” – Hasan Piker
🎯 IMPACT: Piker’s comments come as he is facing a subpoena for a recent trip he made to Cuba, where he produced content sympathetic to the communist regime that may have violated U.S. sanctions. Piker has a long history of public controversies, including stating that “America deserved 9/11,” instructing his followers to “make f***ing suicide drones,” and appearing to suggest that former Florida governor Rick Scott should be “killed.”
đź“ş FLASHBACK: In 2017, Singham sold his tech company for $785 million and redirected his wealth into a network of nonprofits and shell corporations, many of which promote Chinese Communist Party-aligned messaging. Congressional hearings have previously raised concerns about his influence on far-left activism in the U.S.

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8 hours ago
News

WATCH: Kassam Hails Paxton’s ‘David vs Goliath’ Showdown With GOP Establishment in Texas.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, has urged voters in Texas to ensure the delivery of state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s expected victory over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary runoff.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, urged MAGA voters in Texas not to be “complacent” in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primary runoff between incumbent Senator Johyn Cornyn, backed by the Republican Senate leadership, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, backed by President Donald J. Trump, which Paxton is expected to win. Speaking on Stephen K. Bannon’s War Room show, he stressed the importance of turning out to vote, rather than assuming a MAGA victory is a foregone conclusion.
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “We don’t get these moments very often, these David versus Goliath moments, where they spend $100 million-plus against somebody with a track record, a MAGA track record, and they come out with nothing to show for it.” – Raheem Kassam
🎯 IMPACT: A victory for Paxton over Cornyn, who has a long history of backstabbing President Donald J. Trump, could signify a shift in power within the GOP, away from the party establishment and towards the grassroots. “The establishment, the consultant class in Washington, D.C., told us that we would never get to this position, that President Trump was going to endorse John Cornyn, that Texans would just have to suck it up. We were told all over social media that this day would never come. And today, I have a lot of friends who are from Texas, [who] all seem genuinely excited to go out, cast their votes, and make this happen,” he said.
đź“° DETAIL: Despite predictions that Trump would endorse Cornyn, the President endorsed Paxton on May 19, writing on his Truth Social platform, “KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” He contrasted this with Cornyn, recalling that the incumbent  “was not supportive of me when times were tough” and “very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency.”

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9 hours ago
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Politics

Judges Block Redistricted Map Ahead of Midterms.

A federal court has blocked Alabama’s proposed new congressional map, alleging racial discrimination against black voters, with the state likely to appeal the decision.

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âť“ WHAT HAPPENED: A panel of federal judges has blocked Alabama’s moves to implement a redistricted congressional map, ruling on Tuesday that it discriminates against black voters. The state had moved to eliminate a Democrat-leaning, black-majority district, mandated under the Voting Rights Act, after the Supreme Court ruled that such racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional.
🎯 IMPACT: The ruling adds to the confusion in the electoral landscape across the South, as GOP states redistrict their maps following the Supreme Court ruling against racial gerrymandering, and Democrats and leftist activist appeal to lower courts in an effort to preserve majority-minority districts. Alabama is expected to appeal Tuesday’s decision, which could further delay the implementation of new district lines as the midterms in November approach.
đź“° DETAIL: The court’s decision comes after the Supreme Court ruled that sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 requiring states to create majority-minority districts are unconstitutional, which has led to a rush by Republican-led legislatures to redraw district lines. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) has already scheduled special primaries in four affected House districts, indicating the state’s intent to challenge Tuesday’s ruling.
đź’¬ KEY QUOTE: “We cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,” the panel of judges stated in their ruling.

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