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GLENN BECK: “Well, I don’t know about you, I would imagine you’re far more busy than I ever have been, but when South Park did an episode — and Cartman played me the whole time —” KRISTI NOEM: “Oh, really?” GLENN BECK:  “Yeah, oh yeah. It took me about a year before I even — I didn’t even know it …

Reuters reports: The Trump administration plans to slash terrorism prevention funding for New York City, according to a grant notice posted just days after a gunman killed four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a grant notice that the United States’ largest city would receive $64 million less this year from its urban area …

The Guardian reports: US border patrol agents carried out a raid outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with officers jumping out of an unmarked rental truck and chasing and arresting more than a dozen people. Videos of the operation, and federal officials’ statements boasting about the detentions, have raised questions about whether the US government was complying …

NBC News reports: Immigrants seeking green cards through marriage could be vulnerable to deportation, according to a new Trump administration policy. Federal immigration authorities may begin removal proceedings for immigrants who lack legal status and apply to become residents through a spouse, according to new guidance issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Monday. The policy, which …

DHS is going full white supremacist with a posted call to “Defend Your Culture!” From the FAQ page linked below: America has been invaded by criminals and predators. We need YOU to get them out. Your nation needs you to step into the breach. For our country, for our culture, for our way of life. Will you answer the call? …

Just in via press release: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will waive age limits for new applicants so even more patriots will qualify to join ICE in its mission to arrest murderers, pedophiles, gang members, rapists, and other criminal illegal aliens from America’s streets. All ICE law enforcement recruits …

Indianapolis’s NBC affiliate reports: DHS confirmed on Tuesday a new partnership with Indiana government to expand detention space for people arrested by ICE. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the initiative nicknamed “Speedway Slammer” will use 1,000 beds at the Miami Correctional Center near the Miami County town of Bunker Hill, Indiana. That’s about a 75-minute drive north of Indianapolis …

The New Republic reports: Last week, Representative Delia Ramirez, a Guatemalan American representing Illinois’s 3rd district, spoke at the second Panamerican Congress in Mexico City. A snippet of her remarks has infuriated MAGA commentators, lawmakers, and even the Department of Homeland Security. But the outrage stems from an apparent mistranslation by right-wing news site The Blaze, which reported that Ramirez …

The New York Times reports: On Tuesday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced in an internal email that it would offer cash bonuses to agents for deporting people quickly, an incentive meant to motivate the staff to speed up President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Less than four hours later, the agency abruptly canceled what was supposed to be a 30-day …

The Hill reports: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday used imagery from “South Park,” which had dedicated its season premiere to mocking President Trump, to encourage recruitment for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ahead of the show’s next episode, which deals with Trump immigration enforcement. All the characters in the ICE vehicles were depicted wearing masks covering the …

Reuters reports: U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency stated in grant notices posted on Friday that states must follow its “terms and conditions.” Those conditions require they certify they will not …

The Guardian reports: Out of fear of being targeted indiscriminately, cultural and musical events from coast to coast – block parties and summer concerts in California; Mexican heritage celebrations in Chicago; soccer fan watch parties in Massachusetts – have been postponed or canceled altogether. Even religious gatherings are no longer perceived as safe from ICE. In San Bernardino, California, Bishop …

The New Republic reports: An internal memo circulated inside the Department of Homeland Security suggests that Trump’s use of the military for domestic law enforcement on immigration could soon get worse. The memo — obtained by The New Republic — provides a glimpse into the thinking of top officials as they seek to involve the Defense Department more deeply in …

Axios reports: Federal immigration raids across the U.S. are leaving many immigrants no choice but to abandon their vehicles, work tools and even cherished family dogs and cats. Unlike local law enforcement agencies, ICE agents don’t appear to be impounding property after arrests, leaving work trucks, food carts and lawnmowers for the taking. Immigrant advocates from San Diego to Los …

New York Magazine reports: Zohran Mamdani is set to return from his post-primary vacation in Uganda on Wednesday, and his campaign is bracing for a possible confrontation at John F. Kennedy airport upon his arrival.  The Mamdani campaign has been in regular contact with both Governor Kathy Hochul’s office and the office of Attorney General Letitia James, who have pledged …

The Washington Post reports: The agency shared an image of Thomas Kinkade’s “Morning Pledge,” a painting depicting children walking to a schoolhouse where an American flag towers in the yard. “Protect the Homeland,” DHS wrote. The American artist died in 2012, but when his family saw how his work was being used by the Trump administration, they were aghast. Much …

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: A Delta Air Lines co-pilot was arrested Saturday night by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of federal agents, moments after Flight 2809 from Minneapolis landed at San Francisco International Airport, authorities confirmed. The Boeing 757-300 touched down around 9:35 p.m. after a delayed second approach due to heavy fog. What began as …

ProPublica reports: On Monday, the Department of Defense announced that it had awarded a massive new contract to build the nation’s largest migrant detention camp on the Fort Bliss military base, a facility that will play a key role in the Trump administration’s deportation plans. Unmentioned was that one of the subcontractors slated to work on the project, Disaster Management …

Reuters reports: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is preparing to send $608 million to states to construct immigrant detention centers as part of the Trump administration’s push to expand capacity to hold migrants. FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement. States have until August 8 …

The Washington Post reports: In a June 9 memo, ICE ordered staff to place ankle monitors on all people enrolled in the agency’s Alternatives to Detention program “whenever possible.” About 183,000 adult migrants are enrolled in ATD and had previously consented to some form of tracking or mandatory check-ins while they waited for their immigration cases to be resolved. The …