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July 31, 2025
Education
Politics

Another Ivy League School Bends the Knee to Trump.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump secured a historic settlement with Brown University to restore fairness, merit, and safety in higher education.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Brown University, and state workforce development organizations.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The agreement was announced on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Congratulations to Brown University on the settlement made with the United States Government. There will be no more Anti-Semitism, or Anti-Christian, or Anti-Anything Else! Woke is officially DEAD at Brown.” — President Donald J. Trump

🎯IMPACT: The agreement ensures compliance with anti-discrimination laws and restores federal grants to Brown University.

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Another major Ivy League university has entered into a settlement agreement with the Trump White House to end unlawful racial discrimination in admissions and university programming. The settlement with Brown University will see the Ivy League institution provide the federal government with extensive data on admissions and hiring practices to ensure compliance with the Trump administration’s merit-based academic policies.

“Congratulations to Brown University on the settlement made with the United States Government. There will be no more Anti-Semitism, or Anti-Christian, or Anti-Anything Else!” President Donald J. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Thursday morning. He added, “Woke is officially DEAD at Brown. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

In another major policy coup for President Trump, Brown says it will adopt the definitions of “male” and “female,” laid out in Executive Order 14168. This will, in effect, bar biological males at Brown from competing in women’s athletics, using women’s facilities and housing, or participating in female-specific programming. Importantly, the Ivy League school also says its medical institutions will no longer perform gender reassignment surgeries on minors or prescribe puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones.

Additionally, the university has agreed to pay $50 million over ten years to help fund state workforce development organizations. These groups must comply with anti-discrimination laws and support regional economic growth and career opportunities.

Brown has also pledged to “improve the campus climate for Jewish students and combat anti-Semitism.” Consequently, the Trump White House will restore the university’s federal grants and reinstate its eligibility for future government funding. The settlement agreement also establishes a three-year monitoring period, ensuring Brown’s compliance.

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July 31, 2025
William Upton
Economy

Two Fed Governors Break Ranks on Interest Rate Decision in Historic Dissent.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two Federal Reserve governors dissented on holding interest rates, marking a break from an over 30-year-old norm.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Federal Reserve Vice Chairman of Supervision Michelle Bowman, Fed Gov. Christopher Waller, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The decision was made during a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “But we had two dissenters…. you want that clear thinking—expression of your thinking, and we certainly had that today,” said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

🎯IMPACT: The dissent highlights internal disagreements on monetary policy amid ongoing economic uncertainty.

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Two members of the Federal Reserve‘s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), in a historically rare event, broke with the central bank panel’s decision to keep its benchmark lending rate at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent on Wednesday. FOMC members Michelle Bowman and Christopher Waller both voted to reduce rates by 25 basis points, setting expectations on Wall Street that the cost of borrowing will finally begin to fall after the committee’s next meeting in September.

A total of nine FOMC members voted to maintain interest rates at their current levels. However, the dissent by Bowman and Waller is significant, as the committee rarely sees disagreement among its members—having not occurred in at least three decades. Even more notable is that Waller and Bowman have both been publicly critical of the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell, for their reluctance to begin another rate-cutting cycle.

“We should not wait until the labor market deteriorates before we cut the policy rate,” Waller, a member of the central bank’s board of governors, said in a speech earlier in July.

However, some Fed observers are dismissing the significance of the Waller and Bowman dissent against Wednesday’s FOMC rate decision. They contend that both committee members are merely engaging in public politicking to garner favor with President Donald J. Trump in the hope of being tapped to replace Powell as chairman when his term expires next year—or if he is potentially removed earlier.

Last week, President Trump made a rare visit to the Federal Reserve’s headquarters, where he met with Powell and toured renovations being made to the central bank’s offices. Despite the strained relationship between Trump and Powell, the America First leader has recently indicated that he is content to allow the Fed chief to serve out his term.

“This was quite a good meeting all around the table. People thought carefully about this and put their positions out there,” Powell said on Wednesday following the conclusion of July’s FOMC meeting. He continued: “The majority of the committee was of the view that inflation is a bit above target. Maximum employment is at target. That calls for modestly restrictive [interest rates] in my way of thinking.”

The Federal Reserve chairman added: “But we had two dissenters …. you want that clear thinking—expression of your thinking, and we certainly had that today.”

Responding, President Trump said, “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell has done it again!!! He is TOO LATE, and actually, TOO ANGRY, TOO STUPID, & TOO POLITICAL, to have the job of Fed Chair,” indicating he may be considering removing him once again.

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July 31, 2025
Economy
News
World

Trump Tariffs on the Line as Court Decision Looms.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal appeals court is reviewing President Donald J. Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs, just before another round of duties is set to take effect.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, five small businesses, and 12 Democrat-controlled states.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C.

💬KEY QUOTE: “If our Country was not able to protect itself by using TARIFFS AGAINST TARIFFS, WE WOULD BE ‘DEAD,’ WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL OR SUCCESS.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The decision could set a significant precedent for presidential authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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President Donald J. Trump’s global reciprocal tariffs are under review by the full 11-judge bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. The hearing comes just hours before a new wave of trade duties is set to take effect.

The court will determine whether Trump exceeded his authority by imposing reciprocal tariffs on various U.S. trading partners. The appeal follows a May ruling by a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade, which blocked the tariffs, stating that Trump’s use of emergency powers under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) was unjustified. That decision has been stayed pending the outcome of this new hearing.

On Thursday, Trump posted on Truth Social, calling this case “America’s big case” and defending his use of tariffs, stating, “To all of my great lawyers who have fought so hard to save our Country, good luck in America’s big case today. If our Country was not able to protect itself by using TARIFFS AGAINST TARIFFS, WE WOULD BE ‘DEAD,’ WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL OR SUCCESS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The challenge to Trump’s use of emergency powers has been brought by five small businesses and 12 Democrat-controlled states. They argue that the IEEPA is meant to address “unusual and extraordinary” threats in national emergencies, which they claim the tariffs fail to meet.

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July 31, 2025
William Upton
Economy
World

Trump Labels India and Russia ‘Dead Economies’ Amid Trade Dispute.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced new tariffs on India, set to take effect tomorrow, while criticizing India’s economic ties with Russia and high Indian tariffs.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Indian government officials, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and the BRICS bloc.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Tariffs take effect Friday; statements made on Truth Social and in Indian government responses over the past two days.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: Analysts estimate a $10 billion impact on Indian exporters.

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President Donald J. Trump took aim at two key members of the BRICS economic bloc early Thursday morning, slamming Russia and India, the latter specifically for having not reached a bilateral trade agreement with the United States. A number of nations, including Japan and South Korea, along with the European Union (EU), have scrambled to reach deals ahead of Trump’s tariff deadline on August 1 after trade duties were initially announced at the America First leader’s “Liberation Day” event in April.

“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He continued, with special ire for Russia’s former president and the current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev: “Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!”

Medvedev has written in a July 28 social media post, “Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia… Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran,” adding: “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with his own country. Don’t go down the Sleepy Joe [Biden] road!”

Trump announced that India would face a 25 percent tariff plus penalties for trading with Russia starting Friday. The Indian government has since responded, emphasizing that any deal must be “mutually beneficial” and protect its farmers and small businesses. Analysts at Mumbai-based Axis Bank estimate the tariffs could have a $10 billion impact on Indian exporters.

This dispute comes months after Vice President J.D. Vance visited India in April, calling the U.S.-India relationship a “win-win partnership” and advocating for stronger ties in energy and defense trade. However, Vance—and much of the America First movement—has also been critical of India’s abuse of the United States’s H1-B visa system, which Indians have used to flood the U.S. with cheap foreign labor.

While BRICS sees itself as being capable of launching an alternative competitor to the U.S. dollar, the bloc’s member states—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—all lack stable or internationally attractive currencies. Additionally, most BRICS member economies either heavily rely on exports to the United States, are entirely leveraged on resource extraction, or, in the case of Iran, barely function.

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July 31, 2025
News

Report: Trump Warns Donor ‘My People Are Starting to Hate Israel.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump reportedly warned a Jewish campaign donor about a shift in sentiment towards Israel among his MAGA base.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Donald Trump, an unnamed Jewish donor, and the Israeli government.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Reported by the Financial Times, July 31, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “My people are starting to hate Israel.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The comments highlight the Israeli government’s growing public relations issues in America, on the political right as well as the left.

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President Donald J. Trump recently expressed concerns to a Jewish campaign donor regarding a shift in sentiment towards Israel among his MAGA base, according to reports. Sources say Trump warned the donor, described as “prominent,” that “My people are starting to hate Israel.”

These remarks come amidst growing criticism of Israel, including from Trump and other Republicans, following images depicting hunger in Gaza. Some in the GOP, such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), have gone so far as to label the situation a “genocide,” echoing commentary that until now has been more prominent on the political left.

On social media, Greene stated, “It’s the most truthful and easiest thing to say that October 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza.”

President Trump has himself become more critical of Israel in recent weeks, disagreeing with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there is no starvation in Gaza, demanding an explanation after Israeli forces bombed the only Catholic church in Gaza, and chastising the Israeli government for attempting to ramp up hostilities with Iran again shortly after a ceasefire deal had been brokered.

However, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has dismissed claims of a rift between Trump and Netanyahu, saying, “The disconnect is with the media [that] wants there to be an anti-Israel message that they keep getting across; but it’s a false message,” Huckabee asserted.

Nevertheless, Huckabee did himself recently threaten visa retaliation against Israel for the mistreatment of Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.

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July 30, 2025
Corruption
News

Patel Found Trump-Russia Docs Hidden in ‘Burn Bags’ in FBI Secret Room.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel uncovered a secret room within FBI headquarters containing “burn bags” filled with sensitive documents, including material related to the Trump–Russia probe.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kash Patel, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Discovered at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., during Patel’s tenure as FBI Director. Documents are currently being reviewed for declassification.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Just think about this. Me, as Director of the FBI, the former ‘Russiagate guy,’ when I first got to the bureau, found a room that Comey and others hid from the world in the Hoover Building.” – Kash Patel

🎯IMPACT: The discovery has reignited scrutiny of the FBI’s handling of the Trump–Russia probe and could lead to further revelations about government malfeasance.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel found “burn bags” filled with sensitive documents, including materials tied to the Trump–Russia investigation, in a secret room at FBI HQ. Such burn bags are typically used to destroy classified or highly sensitive records.

Among the findings was a classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s final report on Russiagate, containing underlying intelligence from the investigation. Patel is collaborating with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and National Security Agency (NSA) Director William Hartman to declassify this annex, which is slated for transmission to Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), President pro tempore of the United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, for public release.

Sources disclosed that the annex includes intelligence indicating the FBI contributed to spreading the Trump–Russia collusion narrative prior to its Crossfire Hurricane probe. One source familiar with the annex remarked that the intelligence “predicted the FBI’s next move with alarming specificity,” stating, “It’s really hard to see how [former CIA Director John] Brennan, [former DNI James] Clapper, and [former FBI Director James] Comey are going to be able to explain this away.”

In a June interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Patel described the room in the Hoover Building, saying, “Me, as Director of the FBI, the former ‘Russiagate guy,’ when I first got to the bureau, found a room that Comey and others hid from the world… full of documents and computer hard drives that no one had ever seen or heard of.”

The documents are under review in response to an investigative request from Senator Grassley, who has been seeking details about Durham’s probe, which determined the Trump-Russia investigation had been baseless and biased but was criticized by America First figures such as then-Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for failing to push for any real consequences.

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July 30, 2025
Politics

Top Trump Ally Confirmed as Judge Despite Senate RINOs Collaborating With Dems.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate narrowly confirmed Emil Bove to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 50-49 vote.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Emil Bove, Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The confirmation vote took place on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Congratulations to our dear friend Emil Bove on his confirmation to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! This is a GREAT day for our country.” – Attorney General Pam Bondi

🎯IMPACT: The confirmation solidifies a key judicial appointment by President Donald J. Trump despite heavy Democrat opposition.

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Emil Bove, a former member of President Donald J. Trump‘s legal defense team and senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, was confirmed to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday night despite two GOP Senate defections. Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Susan Collins (ME) joined Senate Democrats in opposing Bove’s nomination, which was ultimately approved on a 50 to 49 vote.

“Congratulations to our dear friend Emil Bove on his confirmation to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! This is a GREAT day for our country,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “I cannot thank Emil enough for his tireless work and support at [the Justice Department]. He will be missed—and he will be an outstanding judge.”

Before Trump’s return to the White House, Bove served alongside now-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as one of President Trump’s defense attorneys, representing the America First leader in several high-profile cases involving alleged mishandling of classified documents and election interference. Bove’s judicial nomination faced stiff opposition from Democrats, with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) having what was widely described as a meltdown on the Senate floor just prior to the confirmation vote.

Democrats claimed that whistleblower complaints alleging Bove instructed DOJ officials to ignore judicial orders were disqualifying. However, Bove and other DOJ officials have emphatically disputed the allegations, pointing out that there is no material evidence to support them. Additionally, Senate Democrats attacked Bove over his role in dismissing a number of January 6 riot prosecutions and the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Despite the Democrat fueled allegations, Bove received a “Well Qualified” rating from the American Bar Association (ABA). “He has a strong legal background and has served his country honorably. I believe he will be a diligent, capable, and fair jurist,” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) said, while accusing Democrats’ “vicious rhetoric” and “unfair accusations” of having broken bipartisan norms.

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July 30, 2025
Health
Politics

FDA Official Who Stabbed Trump Voodoo Doll Resigns.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Dr. Vinay Prasad, a top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official appointed during President Donald J. Trump’s administration, has resigned less than three months into his tenure after it was revealed he had made numerous anti-Trump comments including claims he stabbed a voodoo doll to “curse” the America First leader.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Dr. Vinay Prasad, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, Laura Loomer, and former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Prasad’s resignation was announced less than three months after his appointment in May 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family.” – HHS spokesman.

🎯IMPACT: Prasad’s resignation highlights internal tensions within the FDA and debates over its handling of emerging therapies and pandemic-era policies.

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Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist-oncologist and critic of the pharmaceutical industry, has stepped down from his position as head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Prasad, who was also the FDA’s chief medical and scientific officer, served in the role for less than three months after being appointed in May 2025.

The National Pulse reported on Tuesday that Dr. Prasad has a long history of making anti-Trump comments, including claims he stabbed a voodoo doll to “curse” the America First leader. Additionally, he has opposed key Trump administration policies like the Right to Try Act—championed by the President to expand treatment options for terminally ill patients.

“Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family,” a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said. Notably, Prasad was the subject of intense scrutiny from investigative journalist Laura Loomer, who exposed a number of his anti-Trump comments and social media posts.

Joining Loomer in criticizing Prasad’s appointment was former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), who echoed the criticisms, calling Prasad “the man destroying President Donald Trump’s legacy for helping patients.”

However, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defended Prasad, describing him as an “impeccable scientist” and “one of the greatest scientific minds of our generation.”

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July 30, 2025
Economy

Trump Slaps 25% Tariff on India, Adds Penalty for Russia Trade.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on India starting August 1, alongside an unspecified penalty for trade and military equipment purchases from Russia.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the White House.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The new tariff rate was announced by President Trump in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country.” – President Trump

🎯IMPACT: The tariffs could affect U.S.-India trade relations and India’s economic ties with Russia.

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President Donald J. Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on India starting August 1, 2025, during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the East Room of the White House. The tariff comes with an additional “penalty” in response to what Trump described as India’s unfair trade practices and its purchase of military equipment and energy from Russia. Notably, the 25 percent rate is slightly lower than the 26 percent tariff Trump had previously imposed on “Liberation Day.”

Trump explained his decision on Truth Social, stating, “Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country.” He continued: “Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! “

“INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. MAGA!” Trump concluded.

The news of the tariff on Indian goods comes as the U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that the American economy grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of three percent. This figure exceeded economists’ forecast of 2.4 percent. Additionally, the Commerce Department published data on Tuesday showing the trade gap in goods narrowed to $86.0 billion, down from $96.4 billion in May—suggesting that President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs are successfully rebalancing the economy in favor of American industry.

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July 29, 2025
Crime
Immigration

Trump Is Prosecuting a Record Number of Illegal Immigrants.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration set a new monthly record for criminal prosecutions of illegal aliens in June, prosecuting over 3,000 for illegal reentry.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and illegal immigrants.

📍WHEN & WHERE: June 2025, with notable increases in prosecutions in New Mexico and other states across the U.S.

💬KEY QUOTE: “They’re a great way to get a conviction, a great way to get a criminal off the street, and a great way to remove them from the country in an expeditious way.” – Jonathan Fahey, former Acting Director of ICE during the first Trump administration

🎯IMPACT: Illegal alien encounters have plummeted over 90 percent in certain months, with tens of thousands voluntarily leaving the U.S.

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President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges against over 3,000 illegal immigrants in June, setting a new monthly record for prosecutions against aliens unlawfully present in the United States. The ramp-up in prosecutions stems from a multi-agency effort to identify illegal immigrants who have returned to the U.S. after being previously deported, allowing the DOJ to charge the individuals with felony illegal reentry.

In addition, federal prosecutors charged another 3,200 illegal immigrants with simple illegal entry—though that total is not a record for the DOJ. Nevertheless, the simple illegal entry charge comprised over 50 percent of U.S. Border Patrol arrests in June, setting a separate record. Notably, at the peak of the border crisis under former President Joe Biden, the arrest rate never exceeded one percent.

 The DOJ asserted that it is “using all available investigative and prosecutorial tools” in the effort to fight the “invasion of illegal immigration.” Trump White House officials say the move to bring criminal charges against illegal immigrants is just a component of its “whole government” approach to addressing the illegal immigration crisis.

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Fahey, who also served as the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the first Trump administration, notes that cases involving felony illegal reentry have a very high conviction rate. According to Fahey, prosecutors simply have to show that an illegal immigrant with a prior deportation subsequently reentered the country illegally.

“They’re a great way to get a conviction, a great way to get a criminal off the street, and a great way to remove them from the country in an expeditious way,” Fahey explained.

New Mexico, in particular, has seen a marked increase in felony illegal reentry cases. Filing data shows prosecutors brought 245 cases in May, with 277 filed in June. Under the former Biden government, not even 100 cases were filed in the final few months of 2024.

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