.@DHS_Wolf at this year’s State of the Homeland: “For nearly two months, while defending the federal courthouse [in Portland], our federal officers were assaulted with sledgehammers, commercial grade fireworks, rocks, metal pipes, IEDs...our officers suffered over 240 injuries.”
Wolf: “Some politicians and media figures have brazenly characterized the extreme violence in Portland as ‘mostly peaceful.’...[DHS] supports the exercise of everyone’s First Amendment rights. There is no Constitutional right to loot burn, to burn, or assault law enforcement...”
Wolf: It has been disappointing to see so-called ‘experts’ criticize our response in Portland without knowing the facts on the ground. It’s unsettling that these self-appointed experts rush to criticize [DHS agents]...even before they condemn the violent behavior of a rioting mob
Wolf: “Let me be clear - DHS stands in absolute opposition to any forms of violent extremism. Whether by white supremacists or anarchist extremists. We will continue our daily efforts to combat all forms of domestic terror.”
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🚨On the ground at UCLA for @theblaze, as I’m now their new national correspondent: LAPD is now inside the encampment on campus. Protesters moved back but are standing their ground.
Anti-Israel protesters inside the encampment at UCLA lined up with shields to face LAPD officers.
🚨: LAPD officers withdrew from inside the UCLA encampment. Protesters followed them very closely and scuffles broke out. Protesters broke out in celebration once the officers left. Very intense situation.
🧵: A brutal Venezuelan gang beat up cops in NYC, is connected to the Laken Riley case, and the US government allowed them into the country.
Victims of Tren de Aragua explained to me how the gang operates and what needs to happen to stop them.
All of the Venezuelans who we interviewed wanted to remain anonymous. A few others wanted to be interviewed but backed out because they were too scared to say anything, highlighting how much power Tren de Aragua has in the US and Venezuela.
Tren de Aragua is very much connected to the Nicolás Maduro regime, despite actions by the government to indicate otherwise, according to people we interviewed. TDA works as enforcers for the regime, in addition to controlling much of the criminal underworld in Latin America.
On the ground in Eagle Pass, TX. This is a small example of the many debris fields along the US side of the Rio Grande. Illegal immigrants dump their wet clothes and change into a new set after wading across the river.
Meanwhile, groups of illegal immigrants continue to enter into Eagle Pass, resulting in long lines to wait to be processed. This is by far the worst I’ve seen the area.