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December 22, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Illegal Rams ICE Agents in Walz’s Minnesota, Officer Bitten, Shots Fired.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents opened fire after an SUV driven by an illegal alien rammed into them.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Juan Carlos Rodrigues Romero, ICE agents, and officers.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: December 21, 2025, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “Romero was noncompliant and refused to roll down his window, causing officers to warn that they would have to break the window if he continued to not comply with lawful orders.” – Department of Homeland Security

🎯IMPACT: Two officers and Romero sustained non-life threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.

IN FULL

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers engaged in a tense and physical altercation with Juan Carlos Rodrigues Romero, a Cuban illegal immigrant, as they attempted to take him into custody on Sunday. The encounter in St. Paul, Minnesota, started when agents spotted Romero entering a white SUV. Officers initiated a lawful traffic stop, but Romero declined to lower his window. Agents informed him that they would break the glass if he did not follow instructions. Romero then accelerated away, hitting one officer during his escape attempt.

A short pursuit followed, during which Romero entered a parking lot and deliberately collided with an ICE vehicle, injuring a second officer. The struck officer discharged two shots in self-defense, though no one was struck by the gunfire. Romero proceeded to drive toward his apartment building, where he again rammed an ICE vehicle. He then left the SUV and tried to reach his residence on foot. Pursuing officers caught up to him and took him into custody after he resisted forcefully, including biting one agent.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has stated that “Romero was admitted into the United States in 2024 by the Biden Administration through the CBP One app, which released over a million completely unvetted illegal aliens into the interior of the United States.” Under President Donald J. Trump, CBP One has been repurposed as CBP Home, which facilitates migrants willing to self-deport in exchange for $,1000 and free airfare. This has been increased to $3,000 over the Christmas period.

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December 22, 2025
Immigration
News

Migrants Offered $3,000 Christmas Bonus to Self-Deport Before 2026.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a $3,000 “exit bonus” for migrants who voluntarily self-deport by December 31, 2025, using the CBP Home app.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security, and illegal immigrants.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The program is active through December 31, 2025, across the United States.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return.” – Kristi Noem

🎯IMPACT: DHS reports 1.9 million migrants have voluntarily self-deported since January 2025, with tens of thousands utilizing the CBP Home app.

IN FULL

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expanded its voluntary self-deportation initiative by increasing the financial incentive for migrants living in the United States to $3,000 if they leave the country by the end of December. The program, promoted through the CBP Home app, is designed to encourage migrants to depart voluntarily rather than face arrest and removal by federal authorities.

In addition to the cash payment, DHS is offering free airfare to eligible participants returning to their home countries and waiving certain civil fines or penalties associated with unlawful residency, provided they leave voluntarily. The incentive was previously set at $1,000 but has now been tripled as part of what the department has described as a seasonal push to increase participation.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the program reflects the administration’s broader immigration enforcement strategy. “Illegal aliens should take advantage of this gift and self-deport because if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return,” Noem said in a statement.

She added that since President Donald J. Trump began his second term in January 2025, 1.9 million migrants have voluntarily left the United States. “Since January 2025, 1.9 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported and tens of thousands have used the CBP Home program,” Noem said in a recent news release.

The CBP Home app, which replaced the earlier CBP One platform, allows users to notify the government of their intent to leave and track their departure without being placed in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. DHS officials say the app is also used by people who legally cross the border, such as those traveling regularly between the U.S. and Mexico. A DHS spokesman confirmed that tens of thousands of migrants have used the app to exit the country, though the agency has not released precise figures.

The voluntary departure program comes as the administration intensifies formal deportation efforts. Federal officials have indicated that ICE is approaching a goal of roughly 600,000 deportations in 2025, marking one of the largest annual removal totals in recent history. The scale of the effort has drawn attention across the political spectrum, including from John Sandweg, a former acting ICE director under former President Barack Obama, who called the current deportation numbers “a remarkable accomplishment.”

Administration officials have also linked the enforcement push to economic effects. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said mass deportations are helping lower rents by easing pressure on housing markets, arguing that reduced illegal immigration benefits American workers and families.

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December 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Minnesota Somali Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Medicaid and Food Stamp Theft Scheme.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Asha Farhan Hassan pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with schemes to defraud Medicaid and a child food program in Minnesota.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Asha Farhan Hassan, six additional defendants, and federal prosecutors in Minnesota.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Hassan pleaded guilty on Thursday in Minnesota. The fraud schemes span several years.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “To be clear, this is not an isolated scheme. From Feeding Our Future to Housing Stabilization Services and now Autism Services, these massive fraud schemes form a web that has stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer money. Each case we bring exposes another strand of this network. The challenge is immense, but our work continues.” – First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson

🎯IMPACT: The fraud schemes have raised concerns about oversight in Minnesota’s public programs and led to criticism of the state’s Democratic leadership, including Governor Tim Walz.

IN FULL

The first defendant in Minnesota’s sprawling Medicaid autism program fraud scandal pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud on Thursday. Asha Farhan Hassan, 28, was part of a scheme defrauding Medicaid of $14 million in taxpayer dollars. Additionally, Hassan participated in a separate fraud scheme that saw the theft of $465,000 from a food assistance program for needy children.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota announced new charges against six other defendants in what the Department of Justice (DOJ) describes as “staggering, industrial-scale fraud.” The schemes are part of a broader fraud conspiracy tied to the state’s Somali immigrant community, which is now believed to have seen the theft of an estimated $9 billion in taxpayer dollars.

“To be clear, this is not an isolated scheme. From Feeding Our Future to Housing Stabilization Services and now Autism Services, these massive fraud schemes form a web that has stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer money. Each case we bring exposes another strand of this network. The challenge is immense, but our work continues,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in September when the charges against Hassan were initially filed.

Evidence presented by federal prosecutors detailed how Hassan participated in fraudulent claims for a Medicaid program aimed at supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and in the Feeding Our Future nonprofit, which misused state grants intended to provide meals to schoolchildren. Investigators allege much of the money was stolen, with few meals ever delivered. Thompson stated, “Every day, we look under a rock and find a new $50 million fraud scheme.”

Governor Tim Walz (D) has faced mounting criticism for his administration’s failure to take action against the fraud schemes. State government whistleblowers claim that Walz and other state officials were aware of the fraud network as early as 2019, but avoided taking legal action out of fear of being seen as “racist” by the powerful Minnesota Somali voter constituency.

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December 19, 2025
Immigration
NatSec

Research Visa Holder from China Charged with Smuggling E. Coli Into U.S.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced charges against a Chinese post-doctoral researcher for attempting to smuggle E. coli bacteria into the U.S.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: FBI Director Kash Patel, Chinese researcher Youhuang Xiang, and U.S. authorities from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: Federal charges against Xiang were announced on Friday, December 19, 2025.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “This is yet another example of a researcher from China – given the privilege to work at a U.S. university – who then allegedly chose to take part in a scheme to circumvent U.S. laws and receive biological materials hidden in a package originating from China.” — Kash Patel

🎯IMPACT: The arrest is just the latest to involve a foreign research visa holder attempting to illegally smuggle prohibited biological materials into the United States.

IN FULL

Federal charges were filed on Friday against a Chinese national in the United States on a J-1 academic research visa who was caught attempting to smuggle Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria cultures into the country. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel, the charges were brought against Youhuang Xiang after it was discovered that he intended to receive a package originating from China containing prohibited biological materials.

“Youhuang Xiang, a post-doctoral researcher and J-1 visa holder from China, was charged with smuggling Escherichia coli (E. coli) into the U.S. and making false statements about it,” Patel wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He continued: “This is yet another example of a researcher from China—given the privilege to work at a U.S. university—who then allegedly chose to take part in a scheme to circumvent U.S. laws and receive biological materials hidden in a package originating from China.”

“The FBI will not tolerate any attempt to exploit our nation’s institutions for illegal activity—as we have seen in this case and the three Chinese nationals charged in Michigan in November for allegedly smuggling biological materials into the U.S. on several occasions,” Patel added.

In addition, Director Patel reiterated that American research and academic institutions must remain vigilant against the abuse of visa programs and illegal activity by visa holders. There has been a concerning number of potential national security incidents in the U.S. in recent years involving foreign nationals conducting research in the country, including attempts to smuggle dangerous biological material and the theft of sensitive research and technology.

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December 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Mexican Cartels Are Hiring Teenagers to Carry Out Targeted Killings in the U.S.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Two teenagers hired by the Sinaloa Cartel pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder in connection with assassination attempts in Chula Vista, California.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Andrew Nunez, Johncarlo Quintero, the Sinaloa Cartel, the Westside Wilmas gang, and an accomplice, Ricardo Sanchez.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The incidents occurred on March 26, 2024, in Chula Vista, California. The pair pleaded guilty on December 18, 2025, and sentencing is scheduled for March 2026.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The disgraceful tactic of cartels, street gangs, and the Mexican Mafia using underage children for murderous acts to evade enhanced punishments will not be tolerated.” – Mark Dargis, FBI Special Agent in Charge

🎯IMPACT: The case highlights a new avenue of concern in migrant perpetrated crime, with Mexican drug cartels employing teenagers to carry out violent murder plots.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has revealed that Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel is using teenagers to carry out targeted assassinations in the United States. Andrew Nunez and Johncarlo Quintero, both 15-year-old members of the Mexican Mafia-affiliated Westside Wilmas gang, pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court to murder and attempted murder charges in relation to an assassination plot ordered by the cartel.

Federal prosecutors detailed how the two teenagers—hailing from the greater Los Angeles area—were hired by the Mexican drug cartel to murder several targets in Chula Vista, California. The attacks resulted in one death and multiple injuries before the teenagers fled to Los Angeles.

The pair admitted to making two attempts in one day to eliminate a cartel target, first at a Chili’s restaurant and later at a luxury apartment complex where the target was allegedly residing. Court documents detail that on March 26, 2024, the teens drove from Los Angeles to Chula Vista to execute the hit. The first attempt at the restaurant parking lot failed after a gun jammed, and the teens then tried to strike the target with their vehicle. Later that evening, they returned to the target’s residence with an accomplice, Ricardo Sanchez, who was fatally shot by a family member defending the target.

According to the DOJ, the teens were promised $50,000 each for the assassination. Both admitted their goal was to gain status within the Westside Wilmas gang and exploit their status as minors to avoid harsher penalties. The family member who shot Sanchez was injured but survived.

Mark Dargis, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) San Diego Field Office, stated, “The disgraceful tactic of cartels, street gangs, and the Mexican Mafia using underage children for murderous acts to evade enhanced punishments will not be tolerated.”

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December 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Democrat Judge Convicted of Obstructing Arrest of Violent Illegal Immigrant.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: A Wisconsin judge was found guilty of obstruction for aiding a Mexican illegal immigrant in evading U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, ICE agents, and federal prosecutors.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: December 18, 2025, in a Milwaukee County courtroom.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “This case is serious for all involved, it is ultimately about a single day, a single bad day, in a public courthouse.” – U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel

🎯IMPACT: The judge faces up to five years in prison on the felony obstruction conviction.

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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan has been convicted of obstruction for aiding Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a violent and criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, in evading arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The federal jury found her guilty of the felony obstruction charge but acquitted her of a misdemeanor count of concealing an individual to prevent arrest. The obstruction charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison.

The incident occurred on April 18, 2025, during a pretrial hearing in a domestic abuse case involving Flores-Ruiz. ICE agents, alerted to his court appearance, arrived to detain him. Prosecutors argued that Judge Dugan intervened to obstruct the arrest, directing the agents to the chief judge’s office and allowing Flores-Ruiz to escape through a private jury door. Surveillance footage and audio recordings played during the trial supported these allegations.

Judge Dugan and her Democrat allies attempted to portray the prosecution as being politically motivated. However, U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel dismissed these claims, emphasizing that the case was singularly about Dugan’s criminal actions. “Some have sought to make this about a larger political battle,” Schimel said, adding: “While this case is serious for all involved, it is ultimately about a single day, a single bad day, in a public courthouse.”

During the trial, defense attorneys contended that Dugan was following courthouse protocols requiring employees to report ICE agents to supervisors. They argued she did not intentionally obstruct the arrest. However, prosecutors presented evidence that she expedited Flores-Ruiz’s case and instructed him to leave through a restricted exit, saying she would “take the heat” for her actions.

Flores-Ruiz, previously deported in 2013 and accused of multiple assaults in March 2025, was ultimately apprehended by ICE agents outside the courthouse after a chase. The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Dugan in May, citing public interest concerns. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed in November that Flores-Ruiz had been deported again.

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December 19, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Trump Suspends Diversity Visa Lottery After Recipient Linked to Brown, MIT Shootings.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump ordered the suspension of the U.S. green card diversity lottery program following the alleged involvement of a DV1 visa recipient in a series of shootings.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and suspect Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The directive was issued on Thursday, December 19, 2025, in response to crimes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing USCIS to pause the DV1 program to ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous program.” – Kristi Noem

🎯IMPACT: The diversity visa program’s suspension bolsters national security amid ongoing immigration policy reforms.

IN FULL

President Donald J. Trump has ordered a pause in the U.S. diversity visa lottery program following revelations that a recipient of such a visa was implicated in recent deadly shootings at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor. Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, a Portuguese national, was named as the suspect in the Brown University attack that killed two students and injured nine others, as well as the fatal shooting of MIT nuclear fusion scientist Nuno Loureiro.

On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed the move, declaring, “At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing USCIS to pause the DV1 program to ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous program.” She added that Neves Valente arrived in the United States via the diversity visa program in 2017 and received permanent residency.

According to court filings, Neves Valente first entered the country on a student visa in 2000 to study at Brown University. He departed the school shortly after, with his whereabouts unknown until he obtained his green card in 2017. Authorities located him dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in a New Hampshire storage unit late Thursday, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez reported.

The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts issued a complaint affidavit outlining Neves Valente’s immigration history and his alleged role in the MIT professor’s death. The diversity visa lottery, which distributes up to 55,000 green cards annually through random selection, has long drawn criticism for prioritizing diversity over merit-based qualifications.

No established motive has emerged for the attacks, although some speculation has pointed to potential international ties.

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December 18, 2025
Crime
Immigration

$7 Million SNAP Fraud Scheme Uncovered, Run by Haitian Immigrant Duo.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: Federal prosecutors have charged two Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts with operating a $7 million food stamp fraud scheme.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Antonio Bonheur, 74, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Haiti, and Saul Alisme, 21, a lawful permanent resident.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The fraud occurred in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, with charges filed by federal prosecutors on December 15, 2025, and announced on December 17.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “Fraud is not isolated, but widespread.” – U.S. Attorney Leah Foley

🎯IMPACT: The case underscores systemic failures in welfare oversight, with taxpayers bearing the cost and legitimate recipients facing increased scrutiny.

IN FULL

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced charges against two Haitian immigrants accused of perpetrating an estimated $7 million fraud scheme involving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as food stamps. According to federal prosecutors in Massachusetts, Antonio Bonheur, a 74-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Haiti, and Saul Alisme, a 21-year-old lawful permanent resident, operated two small bodegas in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood where the fraud scheme took place.

Despite observably low inventory and minimal business transactions, one of the bodegas reportedly redeemed upwards of $500,000 in SNAP benefits in a single month. The figure, prosecutors note, is one that would be expected for a major retail grocery chain and not a small independent convenience store.

The DOJ indictment details how undercover federal agents visited the two stores and found that the establishments exchanged SNAP benefits for cash payments, exchanged liquor for SNAP benefits, sold international humanitarian aid food packages, and laundered the fraud profits through secondary bank accounts to avoid detection. Prosecutors allege that Bonheur fraudulently redeemed an estimated $6.8 million in SNAP benefits over the past three years alone.

“Fraud is not isolated, but widespread,” U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said of the scheme, while criticizing Massachusetts officials and other Democrat-controlled states who have refused to share SNAP data with the federal government.

Notably, the Massachusetts case comes on the heels of multiple sprawling social services fraud schemes being investigated in Minnesota. The National Pulse previously reported that state government whistleblowers accuse Governor Tim Walz (D) and his administration of having discovered the over $1 billion fraud schemes—connected to the Somali immigrant community—as early as 2019, but having done little to stop the criminal activity.

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December 18, 2025
Immigration
News

Trump Admin Intensifies Efforts to Revoke Citizenship in Fraud Cases.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is reportedly planning to increase denaturalization cases, targeting foreign-born Americans who committed fraud during the citizenship process.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and naturalized U.S. citizens.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: The guidance reportedly sets monthly quotas for 2026, with actions taking place nationwide.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We will pursue denaturalization proceedings for those individuals lying or misrepresenting themselves during the naturalization process.” – Matthew Tragesser, USCIS spokesman.

🎯IMPACT: A concerted denaturalization effort could discourage foreigners from attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship through illegitimate means.

IN FULL

The Trump administration is preparing a significant expansion of denaturalization efforts, seeking to revoke U.S. citizenship from foreign-born Americans who commit fraud during the naturalization process. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been instructed to provide the Office of Immigration Litigation with between 100 and 200 denaturalization cases per month by 2026, a dramatic increase from historical levels.

Denaturalization has long been an uncommon legal action. Fewer than 200 cases were filed over the past eight years, and between 1990 and 2017, the federal government averaged roughly 11 cases annually, according to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. The new targets would represent a sharp escalation as part of President Donald J. Trump’s broader immigration enforcement agenda.

Matthew Tragesser, a USCIS spokesman, defended the initiative, saying, “We will pursue denaturalization proceedings for those individuals lying or misrepresenting themselves during the naturalization process. We look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Justice to restore integrity to America’s immigration system.”

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued guidance directing attorneys to prioritize denaturalization cases involving alleged national security threats, serious criminal conduct, or material misrepresentations during the citizenship process. Pro-migrant organizations complain that the broad criteria could expand enforcement beyond traditionally narrow fraud cases. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that approximately 26 million people in the United States are naturalized citizens, with about 800,000 gaining citizenship in the past year alone.

The push aligns with other recent actions by the Trump administration aimed at tightening access to citizenship. The administration has also moved to deny visas to foreign nationals suspected of traveling to the United States to exploit birthright citizenship laws and has strengthened screening to prevent abuse of the system.

In addition, Trump has ordered changes to make the citizenship test more rigorous, emphasizing civic knowledge and English proficiency.

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December 18, 2025
Immigration
News

Islamic ‘City Center’ Proposed Near Liquid Chlorine Infrastructure.

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âť“WHAT HAPPENED: A proposal for an Islamic city center in Carrollton, Texas, near critical liquid chlorine infrastructure, was unanimously rejected by the Planning & Zoning Committee.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Madinah Masjid, Carrollton Planning & Zoning Committee, and local residents.

đź“ŤWHEN & WHERE: December 2025 in Carrollton, Texas.

đź’¬KEY QUOTE: “A school only providing education for a specific demographic of people would be a negative impact on the city and students.” – Public school teacher testimony.

🎯IMPACT: Madinah Masjid has 10 days to appeal the decision to the Carrollton City Council.

IN FULL

A development proposal for an Islamic city center in Carrollton, Texas, has been met with opposition from local residents. The proposal, put forth by the Madinah Masjid Mosque and Islamic Center, included plans for a three-storey school, retail offices, a gymnasium, and a funeral home.

The proposed site is situated near a City of Dallas water treatment facility and approximately 400 feet from rail cars storing large quantities of liquid chlorine, which are considered sensitive critical infrastructure. During a meeting held on December 4, concerns were raised about the proximity of the development to the rail line, which transports railcars each containing 180,000 pounds of liquid chlorine.

The committee questioned the necessity of a new school, given that the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD recently approved the closure of four schools this year. A public school teacher testified that a school serving only Muslims could negatively impact the community.

Ultimately, the Planning & Zoning Committee voted unanimously against the proposal. Madinah Masjid now has a 10-day window to appeal the decision to the Carrollton City Council.

These moves follow similar efforts to establish a large Muslim settlement, the EPIC City, in Texas. The developers of this project are now being pursued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who believes they “flagrantly and undeniably violated the law” while attempting to advance the scheme.

Nevertheless, efforts to establish EPIC City are proceeding, with the settlement rebranded as “The Meadow.”

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