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New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
LA official is relieved Trump is doing what mayor and governor won't
Stop! Los Angeles is burning, devastated, brought to its knees by pro-immigration rioters fueled by unspeakable politicians bent on defending sexual criminals, drug traffickers and all manner of maniac being detained and deported by agents of the US Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency. But not everyone in the state of California wants to see the once-glorious City of Angels destroyed by the mob, looted into poverty, burned to the ground as the Democratic mayor and governor cheer. Advertisement 'I would like to publicly thank President Trump for sending the National Guard to save us in Los Angeles,'' Ana Carril-Grumberg, elected to a neighborhood council in downtown LA, told me. Ana Carril-Grumberg, a member of downtown LA's neighborhood council, said she is grateful to President Trump for sending in the National Guard during the anti-ICE riot. Ana Carril-Grumberg Since this past weekend, she's witnessed fires raging out of control, violent clashes between protesters and cops, all while the mayor, governor and clueless members of the mainstream media denounce the president for his efforts to quell the mob and protect the citizenry — 77,000 of whom call her district home. Advertisement 'Once again, like during the wildfires of January 2025, when Mayor Karen Bass chose to go to Ghana to party, she allowed our communities to burn. Today she once again proves total incompetence, and runs a deeply corrupt administration. She is a danger to our city and does not care at all about us,' Carril-Grumberg said. She had equally harsh words for California Governor Gavin Newsom. California National Guard members stationed in downtown Los Angeles on June 9, 2025. Toby Canham for NY Post Earth to demented leaders: Your people are suffering. So what do you do? Advertisement It's a specious claim that Trump is 'creating'' the very real fear and terror overtaking LA. Far from being 'manufactured,'' the crisis is real. If the governor and others had simply done their jobs on behalf of the people of California, perhaps the city wouldn't be in this mess. And Ana Carril-Grumberg would not have to rely on the president of the United States to save her city.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Anti-sanctuary city bill heads to governor's desk
A decade-long campaign by Republican legislative leaders and governors to outlaw sanctuary city policies in New Hampshire reached the bill-drafting finish line Thursday. By a party line vote, the state Senate voted 15-8 to endorse a House-passed bill (HB 511) that would prevent any city or town from adopting an ordinance that stated its local law enforcement could not cooperate with federal Immigration, Customs and Enforcement officials inquiring about a possible, illegal immigrant. The final actions have presented Gov. Kelly Ayotte with three bills to sign on the topic which also include: • The Senate's cooperate with feds bill (SB 71): This would keep local officials from blocking police or correction officials from signing pacts with federal immigration authorities under Section 287G Task Force Agreement. • Senate's anti-sanctuary city bill (SB 62): Last week, the House of Representative decided to combine this bill with the one above dealing with cooperation with federal officials. In a statement, Ayotte suggested she's looking forward to signing them all. 'By banning sanctuary cities, we're ensuring New Hampshire doesn't go the way of Massachusetts and their billion-dollar illegal immigrant crisis,' Ayotte said. 'Thank you to the House and Senate for sending these bills to my desk — together, we're keeping our great state the safest in the nation.' State Police, sheriffs in three counties and police in six towns have already applied or received approval from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the cooperative agreements with Gov. Ayotte's blessing. Legally, the governor could sign all of these and the last one she signed would undo any conflicts with the two bills she previously signed. Safety with justice and fairness House and Senate supporters insist all three bills are compatible with one another. Senate Majority Leader Regina Birdsell, R-Hampstead, recalled as a new state senator in 2016 she had authored one of the first bills against sanctuary cities. 'This Legislature has never given local authorities (the power) to ignore federal law,' Birdsell said. 'I never thought this would be controversial. I never thought this would take us nearly a decade to get this through.' Sen. Tara Reardon, D-Concord, said relationships local police departments have worked on for years with their legal immigrant communities could worsen. 'I believe in fairness, due process and human dignity and I am deeply concerned about the practices and policies that seem to try to sidestep these principles,' Reardon said. 'We all want safe communities, but that safety must be rooted in justice and fairness.' Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Bill Gannon, R-Sandown, has held down point for this issue in the Senate for the past four years. Former Gov. Chris Sununu had also supported the cause, but in 2023 the narrowly divided House of Representatives rejected a final deal on the issue by a small margin. What's Next: All three bills must go through the enrolling stage where legislative lawyers ensure there aren't any technical flaws in them before they go onto the Ayotte's desk. Prospects: The only unknown is the date and time that Ayotte will choose for a photo opportunity signing ceremony for the bills. klandrigan@
Fox News
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump voter tells MSNBC reporter the president is 'killing it' in his first 100 days
A Michigan voter told an MSNBC reporter she couldn't be more excited about what President Donald Trump has done in his first 100 days in office. "I am totally excited," Becky Godspeed told MSNBC reporter Shaquille Brewster in a segment that aired Tuesday on "Morning Joe." Brewster asked Trump voters how they feel about Trump's immigration policies in his first 100 days in office, and Godspeed, who spoke to MSNBC from the Grand Rapids Township area, said that she is especially happy with what the president is doing. Trump touted the first 100 days of his second term as the "most successful" of any administration in history during a Michigan rally with supporters Tuesday evening. "Everybody I know is excited. My biggest issue is the border, and he's killing it," Godspeed continued. "Well, absolutely, everybody that's here illegally should go. I'm not one of these that, 'Oh, the poor person.' No, they need to go. They came in illegally." During the first 100 days of the Trump administration, Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) arrested at least 32,809 illegal immigrants and 1,155 individuals who were thought to be part of a criminal gang. Out of the over 32,000 illegal immigrants arrested, 14,111 were convicted criminals and 9,980 have pending criminal charges. Thirty-nine of the arrests made by ICE were either known or suspected terrorists. In the same timeframe, in 2024, only 14 known or suspected terrorists were arrested after crossing the border. Additionally, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers released for March showed 7,180 recorded illegal crossings, a strong contrast to the monthly average of 155,000 crossings under former President Joe Biden. Another Michigan voter, Jay Whitley, who also spoke to Brewster from the Grand Rapids Township area, mostly agreed with Godspeed's perspective, but thinks Trump should deal with families here illegally differently. "I do believe that people [who] are criminals, and they're doing the wrong things, they should be taken out of our country," Whitley said. "But some of the families. What are some ways we could have handled that a little bit differently?" Over the weekend, the Trump administration defended their deportation actions after U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty accused the administration of deporting a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras without due process. "Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children or ICE will place the children with someone the parent designates," the Department of Homeland Security said in response to a story about the judge's claims. "In this case, the parent stated they wanted to be removed with the children. We take our responsibility to protect children seriously and will continue to work with federal law enforcement to ensure that children are safe and protected." Secretary of State Marco Rubio also denied claims that minors have been deported without due process, calling a Washington Post headline "misleading." "Three U.S. citizens, aged 4, 7 and 2, were not deported, "Rubio said on Sunday. "Their mothers were legally deported, and the children went with their mothers. They can come back to their father or someone who wants to assume them. Ultimately, it was the mothers who were here illegally. You guys make it sound like ICE kicked down the door and grabbed the child and threw them on an airplane, and it's misleading and that is not true."
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
ICE arrests woman who spent years living in church and creating network of sanctuary spaces in Denver area
A prominent activist who created a network of sanctuary spaces for migrants was detained outside her work Monday by U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agents who 'laughed in her face,' her family said. Jeanette Vizguerra, described as a 'warrior' and a 'pillar of Denver's immigrant rights community' by family, friends and colleagues, was arrested in the parking lot of a Target Monday afternoon. She spent three years living in a church in Denver, which inspired her to become an immigration advocate and to create the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition to protect immigrants who fear deportation. Campaigners fear she has been targeted because of her history of activism in the state. The mother-of-four's immigration status is not known but a petition calling for her freedom claims she is a permanent U.S. resident. She is being held at a privately-run detention facility in Aurora and campaigners fear she could be moved out of state. 'My mom on Monday, March 17th got detained outside of her job at Target, and was arrested by a few ICE officers while they laughed in her face,' Vizguerra's daughter Luna Baez wrote on a Gofundme page. 'My mom has fought relentlessly for her community and it is time for all of us to now come together and show all the support for her like she has done to us,' she added. The Independent has contacted ICE for comment. Vizguerra has lived in Colorado for 30 years, according to the petition. She was targeted for deportation to Mexico in 2009 after she was pulled over for a traffic violation. The incident triggered immigration proceedings and her fight to remain in the U.S. Vizguerra was actively posting about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on her Facebook page hours before she was detained. She amplified an Instagram post Monday by another user that said: 'The public deserves to know more about the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda.' It was accompanied by a Denver Post news headline that read: 'Denver's ICE field office seeks to expand detention space by nearly 1,000 more beds.' Democratic Colorado Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet both called for the agency to release Vizguerra. 'There are serious concerns about ICE's actions to detain Jeanette Vizguerra,' Hickenlooper said in a social media post. 'Targeting a mother who has been an active part of our Colorado community for nearly three decades will not fix our broken immigration system or secure our border.' 'Jeanette Vizguerra is a mother and pillar in her community. I am deeply concerned about ICE's actions to detain her without any due process, like a deportation order,' Bennet added. 'ICE should ensure Jeanette has legal counsel and immediately release her.' In January, the Department of Homeland Security said that 'criminals would no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrests.' But the move has faced resistance and lawsuits from churches and activists. She is the latest to be targeted in the sweeping action by the Department of Homeland Security. This week a Brown University doctor, Rasha Alawieh, was deported to Lebanon despite a federal judge's order she must remain in the U.S. and a German green card holder is being detained by the immigration agency after being arrested at Boston Logan International Airport. And a woman who was brought to the U.S. at eight-months-old was deported to Laos despite never having stepped foot in the country. President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said that he 'doesn't care' what judges say or rule when it comes to immigration in an interview this week.
The Independent
18-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
ICE arrests woman who spent years living in church and creating network of sanctuary spaces in Denver area
A prominent activist who created a network of sanctuary spaces for migrants was detained outside her work Monday by U.S. Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agents who 'laughed in her face,' her family said. Jeanette Vizguerra, described as a 'warrior' and a 'pillar of Denver 's immigrant rights community' by family, friends and colleagues, was arrested in the parking lot of a Target Monday afternoon. She spent three years living in a church in Denver, which inspired her to become an immigration advocate and to create the Metro Denver Sanctuary Coalition to protect immigrants who fear deportation. Campaigners fear she has been targeted because of her history of activism in the state. The mother-of-four's immigration status is not known but a petition calling for her freedom claims she is a permanent U.S. resident. She is being held at a privately-run detention facility in Aurora and campaigners fear she could be moved out of state. 'My mom on Monday, March 17th got detained outside of her job at Target, and was arrested by a few ICE officers while they laughed in her face,' Vizguerra's daughter Luna Baez wrote on a Gofundme page. 'My mom has fought relentlessly for her community and it is time for all of us to now come together and show all the support for her like she has done to us,' she added. The Independent has contacted ICE for comment. Vizguerra has lived in Colorado for 30 years, according to the petition. She was targeted for deportation to Mexico in 2009 after she was pulled over for a traffic violation. The incident triggered immigration proceedings and her fight to remain in the U.S. Vizguerra was actively posting about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on her Facebook page hours before she was detained. She amplified an Instagram post Monday by another user that said: 'The public deserves to know more about the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda.' It was accompanied by a Denver Post news headline that read: 'Denver's ICE field office seeks to expand detention space by nearly 1,000 more beds.' Democratic Colorado Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet both called for the agency to release Vizguerra. 'There are serious concerns about ICE's actions to detain Jeanette Vizguerra,' Hickenlooper said in a social media post. 'Targeting a mother who has been an active part of our Colorado community for nearly three decades will not fix our broken immigration system or secure our border.' 'Jeanette Vizguerra is a mother and pillar in her community. I am deeply concerned about ICE's actions to detain her without any due process, like a deportation order,' Bennet added. 'ICE should ensure Jeanette has legal counsel and immediately release her.' In January, the Department of Homeland Security said that 'criminals would no longer be able to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrests.' But the move has faced resistance and lawsuits from churches and activists. She is the latest to be targeted in the sweeping action by the Department of Homeland Security. This week a Brown University doctor, Rasha Alawieh, was deported to Lebanon despite a federal judge's order she must remain in the U.S. and a German green card holder is being detained by the immigration agency after being arrested at Boston Logan International Airport. And a woman who was brought to the U.S. at eight-months-old was deported to Laos despite never having stepped foot in the country. President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan said that he 'doesn't care' what judges say or rule when it comes to immigration in an interview this week.
