On Monday’s “CNN This Morning,” Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA) said that sanctuary policies don’t interrupt immigration enforcement and “Federal immigration enforcement agents can detain anyone anywhere in the country. They don’t need assistance from local governments to do that. We
On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) said that while he wouldn’t eliminate the filibuster to grant statehood to Puerto Rico or Washington D.C. or expand the Supreme Court, he might do so when Democrats have
On Friday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that the Biden administration’s “biggest policy failure was an ‘open border’, which means respecting treaties that we signed decades ago about letting people claim asylum in this country.”
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that many of the “Gaza protesters” would “like” to see all of the Israeli people killed. Maher said that arguing no one is illegal on stolen land is “so
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) responded to a question on if he thinks Democrats should consider a version of the SAVE Act to negotiate ICE changes by stating that “We shouldn’t be putting
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) discussed the situation in Minneapolis and said that “Whenever there’s use of deadly force, what do you do? You put the member of law
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said that one crucial way to help combat illegal immigrants having commercial driver’s licenses is to cross-reference Social Security numbers. She also stated that
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) stated that there will “need to be a waiver to address any particular concerns about doxxing” to any restrictions on ICE agents wearing masks, but local police in
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) discussed Iran and said that if there can be some deal “around slowing down their effort to get a nuclear weapon, that will be positive, not just for
On Friday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Ceasefire,” John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE Director under President Obama, said that, eventually, things in Minneapolis reached a situation where “it was crazy, ICE agents going out there and groups following them and whistles
On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stated that if Republicans don’t support immigration enforcement reforms pushed by Democrats, there will be a shutdown of “other aspects of DHS, like Coast Guard, like
On Friday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to a question on if he believes ICE agents are doxxed and targeted and how he would deal with that concern by saying that “We
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) responded to a question on whether he thinks Democrats will be tied to comparisons between ICE and Nazis when abolish ICE is compared to pushes to defund the
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) rejected considering some voter ID measures proposed by Republicans in exchange for ICE reforms Democrats want. Co-host Boris Sanchez asked, “Would you be willing to consider some voter ID
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) stated that he doesn’t think ICE officers should be setting up in or outside of schools. Host Jim Sciutto asked, “Should there be parts of the community that
On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Briefing,” former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson stated that 287(g) agreements, like the one ended in Virginia by Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), are “in general, a good idea, for reasons of public safety and
On Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) responded to Border Czar Tom Homan saying that drawdowns of agents in Minnesota depend on cooperation from state and local officials by stating that “this was never
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Arena,” host Kasie Hunt said that Hennepin County, Minnesota cooperated with ICE by allowing access to the county’s jail during the Obama administration, even letting ICE talk to people in the jail and “the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” U.S. Senate candidate Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) responded to Border Czar Tom Homan saying that drawing down in Minnesota depends on people not putting up roadblocks and not interfering with,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said that Border Czar Tom Homan and the Trump administration are saying that “if you capitulate to our demands, that is when we will end this occupation,
On Wednesday, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” mocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) track record on homelessness and high-speed rail.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) lamented that the passage of the most recent funding bill ended the “real opportunity” to make changes to ICE contingent on government funding, “and the longer we get from the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) responded to Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) arguments against sanctuary cities by saying that there is “a fair and reasonable debate” around the issue and his “red line” on DHS funding
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” co-host Michael Steele responded to Border Czar Tom Homan mentioning deporting illegal aliens by stating that “the only alien[s] are Homan and his thugs. Those are the aliens here.” He also said
On Tuesday’s “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) said that he agrees that the issue with abolish ICE as a phrase is that it puts all the attention on ICE, but “we’ve got to start somewhere, and starting with
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) discussed DHS funding and stated that arrests without warrants “are unacceptable.” He added that “At one time, perhaps, with an agency that you could trust,
On Tuesday’s “CNN News Central,” gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that Democrats shouldn’t accept any changes to sanctuary cities as part of negotiations on DHS funding, and a sanctuary city means we don’t deport people “for helping to
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) responded to criticisms from the Trump administration that banning police cooperation with ICE will require more ICE agents by stating that “They surround
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” FBI Director Kash Patel said that he was just telling people “you cannot bring a firearm to a public protest and incite violence.” And there is a “prudential” question of
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) argued that “What you’re seeing CBP agents do in interior cities like Chicago, like Minnesota, they have been doing to immigrants for a very long time,” and “This
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to criticisms that he doesn’t want to hear from people hurt by illegal immigrants by saying that those people “should be heard as well. The Republicans should face
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to a question on if he wants to defund ICE by saying that “I will vote against another dime for the Department of Homeland Security unless Republicans meet
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) said that it will be difficult for Democrats to convince people they can run America when multiple blue states are struggling and said, “Gavin Newsom, perfect example. I
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” former Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) said that “for most of my upbringing, Minnesota did work better,” but now “we’re paying a lot more taxes in Minnesota and not getting the services that we
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said that he thinks Republicans are in a bad position, and one reason is “the Democratic Party actually is messaging fairly effectively. Our leadership, during the government shutdown, I
On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) said that he supports requiring body cameras for ICE and Border Patrol agents, but “there’s a balance that comes with that, and that balance is that these federal agents
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” guest host Brianna Keilar stated that the line about tearing ICE down to the studs that she has heard “so many Democrats say,” is what she thinks “they say…if they don’t want to
On Monday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX), who was sworn in on Monday evening, discussed ICE and said he backs “fully abolishing the agency. I think you have to rip it down to the studs.”
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) argued that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem should be impeached because “She named Renee Good a domestic terrorist, within hours, without investigation,” and one condition for Democrats
On Monday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) said that requiring judicial warrants is a bottom line for Democrats on DHS funding “And removing masks, wearing ID badges, stop storming houses of worship and
