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WSJ: Add Bill Gates to growing the list of billionaires dining with President-elect Donald Trump before he returns to the White House.
The Microsoft co-founder said he recently spent more than three hours with Trump and spoke to him about global health challenges.
“I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates said during an interview with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker.
The meeting also included Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff, Gates said. Fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk, a Trump confidant, wasn’t among the small group of people whom Gates mentioned as having attended.
Gates described the discussion as “quite wide-ranging.” He said they talked about global health issues, which has been a focus of his philanthropic work through the Gates Foundation.
The conversation covered topics including efforts to develop a cure for HIV, Gates added. “He, in the Covid days, accelerated the vaccine innovation,” Gates said. “So I was asking him if maybe the same kind of thing could be done here, and we both got, I think, pretty excited about that.”
Gates also said he discussed efforts to combat polio around the world.
“I felt like he was energized and looking forward to helping to drive innovation,” Gates said. “I was frankly impressed with how well he showed a lot of interest in the issues I brought up.”
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The Microsoft co-founder said he recently spent more than three hours with Trump and spoke to him about global health challenges.
“I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates said during an interview with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker.
The meeting also included Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff, Gates said. Fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk, a Trump confidant, wasn’t among the small group of people whom Gates mentioned as having attended.
Gates described the discussion as “quite wide-ranging.” He said they talked about global health issues, which has been a focus of his philanthropic work through the Gates Foundation.
The conversation covered topics including efforts to develop a cure for HIV, Gates added. “He, in the Covid days, accelerated the vaccine innovation,” Gates said. “So I was asking him if maybe the same kind of thing could be done here, and we both got, I think, pretty excited about that.”
Gates also said he discussed efforts to combat polio around the world.
“I felt like he was energized and looking forward to helping to drive innovation,” Gates said. “I was frankly impressed with how well he showed a lot of interest in the issues I brought up.”
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President-elect Donald Trump will place his hand on the Bible given to him by his mother as well as the Lincoln Bible when he is sworn into office on Monday. The revelations come as it has also been announced that the inauguration will be moving indoors due to cold weather.
The late Mary Anne MacLeod Trump gave the Bible to her son in 1955 when he graduated from his Sunday Church Primary School at the church congregation they went to as a family, per The Hill.
Trump's name as well as other details of when it was gifted to him by his mother are inscribed on the Bible copy. In addition to the Bible from his mother, Trump will use the Lincoln Bible for the swearing in ceremony. The copy was used for Lincolns 1861 swearing in and has been used three times since then by former President Barack Obama at both his inaugurations well as Trump's first swearing in.
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The late Mary Anne MacLeod Trump gave the Bible to her son in 1955 when he graduated from his Sunday Church Primary School at the church congregation they went to as a family, per The Hill.
Trump's name as well as other details of when it was gifted to him by his mother are inscribed on the Bible copy. In addition to the Bible from his mother, Trump will use the Lincoln Bible for the swearing in ceremony. The copy was used for Lincolns 1861 swearing in and has been used three times since then by former President Barack Obama at both his inaugurations well as Trump's first swearing in.
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JUST IN: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today a landmark settlement with BlackRock, Inc., resolving allegations that the global investment firm misled consumers regarding the role of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors in its investment practices. The settlement concludes a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
Tennessee’s suit alleges that BlackRock failed to adequately disclose its integration of ESG considerations into its decision making with respect to asset management. The suit further alleges that BlackRock overstated the financial benefits of ESG-related strategies. These practices allegedly misled investors and consumers regarding BlackRock’s investment objectives and alignments with climate-focused initiatives and other policy-oriented goals.
“This resolution assures that the money Tennesseans invest with BlackRock is managed consistent with the funds’ disclosures,” said Attorney General Skrmetti. “While investors are always free to buy cause-oriented products instead of focusing on maximum return, this settlement ensures that only investors who make a knowing choice will see their assets directed toward these non-financial goals.”
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Tennessee’s suit alleges that BlackRock failed to adequately disclose its integration of ESG considerations into its decision making with respect to asset management. The suit further alleges that BlackRock overstated the financial benefits of ESG-related strategies. These practices allegedly misled investors and consumers regarding BlackRock’s investment objectives and alignments with climate-focused initiatives and other policy-oriented goals.
“This resolution assures that the money Tennesseans invest with BlackRock is managed consistent with the funds’ disclosures,” said Attorney General Skrmetti. “While investors are always free to buy cause-oriented products instead of focusing on maximum return, this settlement ensures that only investors who make a knowing choice will see their assets directed toward these non-financial goals.”
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BREAKING: CBS Owner Discusses Settling Trump Suit, With Merger Review on Tap
Paramount Global executives have held internal discussions about settling a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a CBS News interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to people familiar with the situation, a sign of larger efforts to dial down tensions with the incoming president.
Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration: its planned merger with Skydance Media. It’s become clear to executives at both companies that Trump’s dissatisfaction with CBS News will make the review tougher than they anticipated, and that they’ll likely need to offer concessions to win approval, people familiar with the situation said.
Incoming Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr gave Paramount executives a warning to that effect at a reception late last year following the taping of the Kennedy Center honors in Washington, according to people familiar with the exchange, and he has echoed the message in public remarks.
The FCC has the authority over the transaction because it would involve the transfer of broadcast-TV licenses held by local CBS-owned stations.
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Paramount Global executives have held internal discussions about settling a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a CBS News interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to people familiar with the situation, a sign of larger efforts to dial down tensions with the incoming president.
Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration: its planned merger with Skydance Media. It’s become clear to executives at both companies that Trump’s dissatisfaction with CBS News will make the review tougher than they anticipated, and that they’ll likely need to offer concessions to win approval, people familiar with the situation said.
Incoming Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr gave Paramount executives a warning to that effect at a reception late last year following the taping of the Kennedy Center honors in Washington, according to people familiar with the exchange, and he has echoed the message in public remarks.
The FCC has the authority over the transaction because it would involve the transfer of broadcast-TV licenses held by local CBS-owned stations.
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A book classified by the CIA for more than 50 years contains a shocking theory about how the world will end.
'The Adam and Eve Story,' written by former US Air Force employee, UFO researcher and self-acclaimed psychic Chan Thomas, was written in 1966 but its publication was halted by the agency.
The reason behind this decision remains unclear, but some have suggested the agency was concerned the book would cause mass panic, or leak information related to secret government research.
Thomas claims that every 6,500 years, a major disaster on the scale of the Biblical 'Great Flood' strikes the Earth.
While experts debate the exact date of that flood in the Book of Genesis, Thomas asserts that it happened roughly 6,500 years ago, and there is some archaeological and geological evidence to support that claim.
By that logic, Thomas argues that the next catastrophe is imminent.
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'The Adam and Eve Story,' written by former US Air Force employee, UFO researcher and self-acclaimed psychic Chan Thomas, was written in 1966 but its publication was halted by the agency.
The reason behind this decision remains unclear, but some have suggested the agency was concerned the book would cause mass panic, or leak information related to secret government research.
Thomas claims that every 6,500 years, a major disaster on the scale of the Biblical 'Great Flood' strikes the Earth.
While experts debate the exact date of that flood in the Book of Genesis, Thomas asserts that it happened roughly 6,500 years ago, and there is some archaeological and geological evidence to support that claim.
By that logic, Thomas argues that the next catastrophe is imminent.
As for what the end of the world will look like, Thomas believes that Earth's magnetic field will suddenly, drastically shift, wreaking havoc across the planet.
Thomas had connections to classified projects during his time at the defunct aerospace company McDonnell Douglas. He was part of a small team of scientists assembled by the company to investigate reports of UFOs.
While there are no official records of Thomas working directly for the CIA, the agency's secrecy agreement means past employees need to get approval before publishing books and other works of communication.
'In California, the mountains shake like ferns in a breeze; the mighty Pacific rears back and piles up into a mountain of water more than two miles high, then starts its race eastward,' Thomas wrote in his book.
'In a fraction of a day all vestiges of civilization are gone, and the great cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, New York — are nothing but legends,' he writes. 'Barely a stone is left where millions walked just a few hours before.'
The first chapter, titled 'The Next Cataclysm,' starts with: 'Like Noah's 6,500 years ago... Like Adam and Eve's 11,500 years ago... This, too will come to pass...'
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WaPo: Biotech entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy plans to run for Ohio governor, according to two people familiar with his plans who say that the co-leader of President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative will announce his bid shortly.
“Vivek’s base plan remains [the] same: to get accomplishments at DOGE and then announce a run for governor shortly,” said an Ohio operative familiar with Ramaswamy’s thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the former presidential candidate's intentions.
A person inside Ramaswamy’s political apparatus who spoke to Ramaswamy this week said that Ramaswamy said he plans to run to replace Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), who is term limited. “The statement is drafted. It is ready,” the person said Ramaswamy told them. Ramaswamy plans to announce his selection after DeWine announces his pick to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the Senate, the person said.
A representative for Ramaswamy did not respond to a request for comment.
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“Vivek’s base plan remains [the] same: to get accomplishments at DOGE and then announce a run for governor shortly,” said an Ohio operative familiar with Ramaswamy’s thinking who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the former presidential candidate's intentions.
A person inside Ramaswamy’s political apparatus who spoke to Ramaswamy this week said that Ramaswamy said he plans to run to replace Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), who is term limited. “The statement is drafted. It is ready,” the person said Ramaswamy told them. Ramaswamy plans to announce his selection after DeWine announces his pick to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the Senate, the person said.
A representative for Ramaswamy did not respond to a request for comment.
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😑"Develop" all you want. We're NOT DOING THIS AGAIN:
As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot.
On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it’s providing about $590 million in funding to Moderna in part to fast-track the development of an mRNA vaccine that targets the strains of bird flu currently circulating in wild birds, poultry and dairy cows.
The money is in addition to the $176 million HHS awarded the drugmaker in July to develop a bird flu vaccine.
The federal government already has two bird flu vaccine candidates in limited quantities in the nation’s stockpile. Those shots use traditional vaccine technology, but take far longer to produce — a hindrance during an emergency like a fast-moving pandemic.
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As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot.
On Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced it’s providing about $590 million in funding to Moderna in part to fast-track the development of an mRNA vaccine that targets the strains of bird flu currently circulating in wild birds, poultry and dairy cows.
The money is in addition to the $176 million HHS awarded the drugmaker in July to develop a bird flu vaccine.
The federal government already has two bird flu vaccine candidates in limited quantities in the nation’s stockpile. Those shots use traditional vaccine technology, but take far longer to produce — a hindrance during an emergency like a fast-moving pandemic.
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“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary has announced a $20 billion cash offer to purchase TikTok, just minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law requiring the Chinese-owned platform to sell or face a nationwide ban.
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Kevin O’Leary Announces $20 Billion for TikTok Following Supreme Court Ruling - Badlands Media
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary has announced a $20 billion cash offer to purchase TikTok, just minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law requiring the Chinese-owned platform to sell or face a nationwide ban.
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DJI, a technology company headquartered in China, discontinued its geofence software, which prohibited drones from operating in airspace over the White House, military bases, airport runways, power plants, and during public emergencies. Previously restricted locations will now be shown as "enhanced warning zones" rather than "no-fly zones." The change took effect on Monday, the Verge first reported.
Operators will no longer encounter automatic flight restrictions as a result of this modification; rather, they will receive notifications upon entering sensitive areas, including government facilities and airports. The change effectively places critical decision-making in the hands of civilian drone pilots. DJI is the world's largest civilian drone manufacturer, according to its website.
"In these zones, in-app alerts will notify operators flying near FAA-designated controlled airspace, placing control back in the hands of the drone operators, in line with regulatory principles of the operator bearing final responsibility," DJI said.
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Operators will no longer encounter automatic flight restrictions as a result of this modification; rather, they will receive notifications upon entering sensitive areas, including government facilities and airports. The change effectively places critical decision-making in the hands of civilian drone pilots. DJI is the world's largest civilian drone manufacturer, according to its website.
"In these zones, in-app alerts will notify operators flying near FAA-designated controlled airspace, placing control back in the hands of the drone operators, in line with regulatory principles of the operator bearing final responsibility," DJI said.
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ICYMI: Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.
Obama received an invitation but declined to attend, according to a source familiar with the matter. Clinton also was invited but does not plan to attend, according to a second source familiar with the matter, while Bush's office said it was not tracking an invitation to the luncheon.
Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton also received an invitation to the inaugural luncheon but will not attend, according to a third source familiar with the matter.
A spokesperson for Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the absences.
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Obama received an invitation but declined to attend, according to a source familiar with the matter. Clinton also was invited but does not plan to attend, according to a second source familiar with the matter, while Bush's office said it was not tracking an invitation to the luncheon.
Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton also received an invitation to the inaugural luncheon but will not attend, according to a third source familiar with the matter.
A spokesperson for Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the absences.
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Over half a dozen local DC-area police departments are not going to be helping to secure the capital city for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump next week, according to a new report from the Daily Caller.
The Caller reports that some local departments will not be assisting the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in order to secure the area and that "the decision by these departments could leave MPD with hundreds fewer officers than they would typically be able to rely on for an event of this magnitude.”
MPD has said that thousands of officers will be helping provide security for the event, however, when the outlet reached out to multiple local stations in the DC area, over than a half dozen of them said they would not be helping.
One department cited a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the local police stations and MPD. A spokesman for the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland said in a statement, “I was just told that based on the current MOU, we will not be assisting Metro PD."
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The Caller reports that some local departments will not be assisting the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in order to secure the area and that "the decision by these departments could leave MPD with hundreds fewer officers than they would typically be able to rely on for an event of this magnitude.”
MPD has said that thousands of officers will be helping provide security for the event, however, when the outlet reached out to multiple local stations in the DC area, over than a half dozen of them said they would not be helping.
One department cited a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the local police stations and MPD. A spokesman for the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland said in a statement, “I was just told that based on the current MOU, we will not be assisting Metro PD."
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BREAKING🔥 : Georgia’s appeals court on Friday rejected Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis’s bid to reinstate six counts in the state’s 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants.
In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel on the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed Fulton County Superior Court judge Scott McAfee’s ruling that dismissed the six charges last March on the basis that the indictment lacked sufficient detail.
“We find that the indictment fails to include enough detail to sufficiently apprise the defendants of what they must be prepared to meet so that they can intelligently prepare their defenses,” Judge E. Trenton Brown III wrote, siding with McAfee, who arrived at the same conclusion.
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In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel on the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed Fulton County Superior Court judge Scott McAfee’s ruling that dismissed the six charges last March on the basis that the indictment lacked sufficient detail.
“We find that the indictment fails to include enough detail to sufficiently apprise the defendants of what they must be prepared to meet so that they can intelligently prepare their defenses,” Judge E. Trenton Brown III wrote, siding with McAfee, who arrived at the same conclusion.
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BREAKING: Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens is stepping down from his role as head of the agency – telling Fox News that his agents have given 100% in difficult conditions, including some of the worst conditions he’s seen in his entire career
Owens, who was promoted to Border Patrol Chief in 2023, is retiring in April. Texas Border Czar Mike Banks will be tapped to be the next chief.
Owens spoke to Fox News about his time as chief during some of the most intense moments of the crisis at the southern border. He said it was "bittersweet" because it is the end of a chapter in his life.
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Owens, who was promoted to Border Patrol Chief in 2023, is retiring in April. Texas Border Czar Mike Banks will be tapped to be the next chief.
Owens spoke to Fox News about his time as chief during some of the most intense moments of the crisis at the southern border. He said it was "bittersweet" because it is the end of a chapter in his life.
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Trump’s Vision: America’s Own Sovereign Wealth Fund for National Growth
Donald Trump proposes creating an American sovereign wealth fund to invest in national development and benefit all Americans. Funded through tariffs and strategic revenue, it will support highways, airports, advanced manufacturing hubs, defense, and cutting-edge medical research. Trump envisions it as the world's greatest wealth fund, fueling infrastructure and innovation while saving billions by preventing diseases.
Donald Trump proposes creating an American sovereign wealth fund to invest in national development and benefit all Americans. Funded through tariffs and strategic revenue, it will support highways, airports, advanced manufacturing hubs, defense, and cutting-edge medical research. Trump envisions it as the world's greatest wealth fund, fueling infrastructure and innovation while saving billions by preventing diseases.
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🥴Biden’s official X account draws mockery with reference to constitutional amendment that doesn’t exist
Biden doesn’t appear to be resting during his final weekend in the White House. Instead, he’s pushing for a new amendment to the Constitution that would make the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.”
In a statement released by the White House, Biden demanded that the United States “affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.”
While his point is clear in the statement, a post on his official X account had users mocking the president. The post references the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. However, the US Constitution only has 27 amendments, the last of which was ratified in 1992.
In a post on X calling the ERA the “law of the land,” implying that it is already part of the Constitution, which is not the case. Social media users were quick to point this out, with some calling the president a “dictator.”
Others online also brought up Biden’s past rhetoric about Trump being a “threat to democracy,” accusing the president of trying to “declare” an amendment into existence.
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Biden doesn’t appear to be resting during his final weekend in the White House. Instead, he’s pushing for a new amendment to the Constitution that would make the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.”
In a statement released by the White House, Biden demanded that the United States “affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.”
While his point is clear in the statement, a post on his official X account had users mocking the president. The post references the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. However, the US Constitution only has 27 amendments, the last of which was ratified in 1992.
In a post on X calling the ERA the “law of the land,” implying that it is already part of the Constitution, which is not the case. Social media users were quick to point this out, with some calling the president a “dictator.”
Others online also brought up Biden’s past rhetoric about Trump being a “threat to democracy,” accusing the president of trying to “declare” an amendment into existence.
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Why are democrats so cringe?
This is Kathy Hochul's entertainment for the state of the union for New York. I kid you not.
https://x.com/LibertyAngelo/status/1879236753267282082
This is Kathy Hochul's entertainment for the state of the union for New York. I kid you not.
https://x.com/LibertyAngelo/status/1879236753267282082
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A federal appeals court on Friday dealt the immigration program known as DACA a legal setback, keeping the program alive but teeing up a showdown at the Supreme Court.
In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the policy was unlawful but said that a federal judge in Texas had erred in concluding that the entire program should be halted nationwide. The court instead narrowed the injunction against part of the program so it would only apply to Texas.
The ruling injects fresh uncertainty for around half a million recipients of the Obama-era program that allows undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US illegally to live and work in the United States.
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In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the policy was unlawful but said that a federal judge in Texas had erred in concluding that the entire program should be halted nationwide. The court instead narrowed the injunction against part of the program so it would only apply to Texas.
The ruling injects fresh uncertainty for around half a million recipients of the Obama-era program that allows undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US illegally to live and work in the United States.
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The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago next week.
The raid is expected to begin on Tuesday morning and will last all week. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation.
The incoming Trump team intends to target immigrants in the country illegally with criminal backgrounds, and if anyone else in the country illegally is present during an arrest, they will be taken too.
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The raid is expected to begin on Tuesday morning and will last all week. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will send between 100 and 200 officers to carry out the operation.
The incoming Trump team intends to target immigrants in the country illegally with criminal backgrounds, and if anyone else in the country illegally is present during an arrest, they will be taken too.
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