June 11, 2025
Border Czar Tom Homan Explains ICE Operations, Comments on Protests
We got a job to do and we’re going to do it.
Border czar Tom Homan on recent operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Homan says a “surge operation” started in Los Angeles due to a money laundering investigation where a business allegedly failed to pay $17 million in tariff taxes. Homan alleges the money flowed to cartels in Mexico and Colombia.
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- Border czar Tom Homan: ICE raids not ‘going too far’ (NewsNation)
Governor Newsom Addresses Federal Actions, Protests
This administration is pushing mass deportations, indiscriminately targeting hardworking immigrant families, regardless of their roots or risk.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in a nearly nine-minute address he entitled, “Democracy at a Crossroads,” describing the actions of federal law enforcement in his state. During the speech, Newsom more broadly addressed the actions of Pres. Donald Trump, who he says has taken a “wrecking ball” to the nation’s founding principles: “Democracy is under assault before our eyes.”
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- Governor Newsom Delivers Major Address to Californians (YouTube)
- Transcript of speech HERE
Elon Musk: Some Posts “Went Too Far”
I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.
Elon Musk on X at 2 a.m. Central Time on June 11th, nearly a week after the two faced off on social media, first with a dispute about the reconciliation package proposed by Republicans and then with personal attacks.
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Overnight Curfew Set for Part of Downtown LA
The curfew is a necessary measure to protect lives and safeguard property following several consecutive days of growing unrest throughout the city.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell on a curfew that went into effect between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. in a specific area of downtown Los Angeles. The mayor of Los Angeles said that unrest reached a “tipping point” earlier this week with the looting of nearly two dozen businesses.
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by Jenna Lee, Founder of SmartHER News
