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Daily Mail
12 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Biden judge sticks it to Trump by releasing teens who assaulted Big Balls as president celebrates DC crackdown: 'Everybody's safe now'
A Biden-appointed judge has defied President Donald Trump by releasing two teenagers accused of assaulting a DOGE employee on the streets of Washington D.C. The revelation comes shortly after Trump celebrated his success i n cracking down on crime in the capital, telling Americans 'everybody is safe now' in a Thursday press conference. Trump had dedicated mass resources to Washington in the weeks after 19-year-old former DOGE staffer Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine was attacked on the streets. Coristine was left bloody, badly beaten and fearing he was concussed on August 5 when he tried to stop a carjacking. Judge Kendra Briggs, who was appointed by Joe Biden during his presidency, on Thursday ordered the release of the two teenagers believed to be responsible for the crime. The two suspects, a boy and girl both aged 15, are accused of an attempted carjacking and assaulting Coristine on August 3. Police later shared photos of a third suspec t. The duo, who cannot be named due to their ages, are from Hyattsville Maryland, and have been placed under strict orders in order to be released from juvenile detention. The girl will move into a youth shelter house, while the boy is permitted to live at his mother's home. Both will be required to attend school and will have a strict curfew, as well as electric monitoring. 'School and home, that's it,' Briggs told the duo, according to The Washington Post. 'The fact that this court is stepping you down from Youth Services Center is a serious step,' the judge added. The pair are forbidden from contacting one another, and Briggs assured them that if she heard of any breaches, there would be an emergency hearing scheduled to deal with the consequences. Each teenager had one parent virtually present at the hearing. The girl has another pending matter in Maryland, and prosecutors objected to her release, describing her as a danger to the community and a flight risk. At her youth shelter house, she will be subjected to weekly drug tests, and all electronic devices are barred at the facility. The court previously heard she had 'major truancy issues' and had been missing from her home for months at a time in the past. The boy is being permitted to live with his family because the a youth house is a long distance from his school. 'I don't want to put hardship on your family,' Briggs said. He will also be subjected to random drug testing when meeting with his probation officer. He is barred from visiting Washington D.C. unless he is attending a court hearing. The decision coincides with Trump's visit to D.C. on Thursday, where he publicly thanked federal and local law enforcement officers for cleaning up the streets of the capital. 'It's like a different place, it's a different city,' Trump said, adding: 'Everybody's safe now.' Trump admitted that he even feels 'more safe' in D.C. and thanked a group of federal and local law enforcement officers and agents gathered in Anacostia, a D.C. neighborhood known for high crime rates. The president federalized D.C. this month in a safety and 'beautification' effort. Beyond crime, Trump also wants to rid the streets of the homeless and clean up the graffiti. 'It was worse than ever just a short while ago,' Trump told the crowd in southeast D.C. 'Right now, it's better than it has been in years. And in a couple of weeks it's going to be far better than that.' 'One of the things we're going to be redoing is your parks,' the president said. 'I'm very good at grass because I have a lot of golf courses all over the place. I know more about grass than any human being, I think, anywhere in the world. And we're going to be re-grassing all of your parks.' 'You know, like everything else, grass has a life… The grass here died about 40 years ago,' Trump lamented. On August 11, Trump announced in a news conference from the White House he was invoking the D.C. Home Rule Act in order to place MPD under federal control. As of Thursday there were zero murders in D.C. for an entire week, marking a new record. Over the last five years, there has been an average of between .51 to 1 murders every day. Trump shared several celebratory posts to his Truth Social on Thursday night further boasting of his success in D.C. 'MAKE WASHINGTON, D.C. GREAT AGAIN!,' he wrote about 8.45pm, alongside a picture of himself. 'You people are winners, and I just think it's such an honor to be with you—We're going to Make Washington, D.C. Great Again!,' he wrote two hours earlier.
Daily Mirror
44 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
Donald Trump's latest brutal move could see millions deported - even if they have visas
Donald Trump's administration has ordered for the records of 55 million foreigners who hold visas to be reviewed - with the view to deport them from the United States Even foreigners with valid US visas could be booted out of the country under a brutal new move by Donald Trump. His latest policy will see the review of records of 55 million foreigners who hold visas. The State Department will assess if any of those residents broke any rules, as if so, they could become ineligible to live in the United States. But visa holders are in the nation legally, and so the policy shift is a huge escalation on the vow Mr Trump, 79, made during his election campaign to deport migrants coming into the US illegally from the southern border. The President's team told the media, though, visa holders must be subject to "continuous vetting." So, officials will now review everything about these citizens, including exploring their social media accounts, to detect any indication of criminal activity, hints they have overstayed their visas or are threats to public safety. The State Department said today: "We review all available information as part of our vetting, including law enforcement or immigration records of any other information that comes to light after visa issuance indicating a potential liability." The department also said evidence the foreigners are engaging in any form of terrorist activity or providing support to a terrorist organisation would likely also lead to deportation. They would follow the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants, who have kicked out of the US since the advent of the second Trump administration. These included a two-year-old girl, who in April was sent to Honduras. Although the child was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mr Trump had her deported "without "a meaningful process". And similar fury has arisen following the plans to review carefully the records of legal immigrants. It is a large change from Mr Trump's pledge on the topic throughout his campaign to stand against as president. Those applying for visas in the US have also faced a more strenuous process. The new restrictions and requirements include the need for each applicant to submit to in-person interviews. But the State Department added: "As part of the Trump Administration's commitment to protect U.S. national security and public safety, since Inauguration Day the State Department has revoked more than twice as many visas, including nearly four times as many student visas, as during the same time period last year." The vast majority of foreigners seeking to come to the US require visas, especially those who want to study or work for extended periods. Among the exceptions for short-term tourist or business visits are citizens of the 40 mainly European and Asian countries belonging to the Visa Waiver Program, which grants those nationals a stay of up to three months without having to apply for a visa.
Telegraph
an hour ago
- Telegraph
Hundreds of students have visas revoked for ‘supporting terror'
Hundreds of students in the US have had their visas removed for supporting 'terrorism'. More than 6,000 student visas have been revoked by the State Department in 2025, the 'vast majority' because of legal violations, an administration official said. Around 200 to 300 students had their visas rescinded for alleged terrorism after engaging in behaviour such as raising funds for Hamas, according to an official. 'Every single student visa revoked under the Trump administration has happened because the individual has either broken the law or expressed support for terrorism while in the United States,' a senior State Department official told Fox News. They added: 'About 4,000 visas alone have been revoked because these visitors broke the law while visiting our country, including records of assault and DUIs.' Donald Trump has continuously targeted Ivy League universities he has accused of allowing harassment of Jewish students on campus during pro-Palestinian protests last year. As well as pursuing universities with federal funding cuts and attempts to ban foreign enrolment, the Trump administration has singled out students active in protests against the war in Gaza. Those impacted include Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University PhD student, who was seized by masked federal agents from a street in Boston in March after writing a student newspaper article criticising the university for not sanctioning Israel. The Turkish student's visa was cancelled and she was detained for 45 days until a judge ordered her release in May. The State Department directed embassies and consulates to vet student visa applicants for 'hostile attitudes towards our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles' in June. Applicants were instructed they must set their social media profiles to 'public' to screen potential students for those who 'pose a threat to US national security.' Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, previously defended the policy, saying: 'There is no constitutional right to a student visa. A student visa is something we decide to give you'. Approximately 4,000 of the 6,000 visas were revoked because students 'broke the law', including cases of assault, driving under the influence, burglary and allegations of terrorism.
