Leftist Protesters Swarm Border Czar Tom Homan's House

A horde of a thousand protesters marched to border czar Tom Homan’s residence in New York to demand the release of a mother and her three children who Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested during a search at a dairy farm.

The Jefferson County Democratic Committee organized the protest. New York Attorney General Letitia James supported the demonstration, issuing a message saying she was “heartbroken and angry” over the decision to detain the family on March 27 as authorities executed a search warrant for a separate investigation, NBC News reported.

The three children and mother were detained after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents searched a dairy farm on March 27 during a separate child pornography investigation.

The New York Immigration Coalition, a nonprofit that campaigns for immigrant rights, told NBC News that the family is currently being held in Texas.

The protests included teachers and school officials who expressed concerns over the children’s absence from class.

Homan explained that the operation “wasn’t a raid” but “a search warrant execution at a house where a family was found in the country illegally.”

He further asserted that ICE did “everything by the book” and “once the investigation gets to the point where we don’t have an interest in this family, then a decision will be made on release.”

Several community members expressed concerns about the family detention. Educator Jamie Cook told NBC News, “I’ve driven [the children] to their house after tutoring sessions … I know them.”

Sackets Harbor Mayor Alex Morgia touted the peaceful nature of the demonstration. “Because we are in this small community together, I think it’s easier for us to be polite and respectful of each other’s opinions.”

Still, Homan is facing significant backlash over the incident at the dairy farm and his overall approach to illegal immigration.

The family has been transferred to Karnes County Immigration Processing Center in Texas, The Intercept reported. Superintendent Jennifer Gaffney said, “The reaction of our students is that they have been traumatized by this.”

Murad Awawdeh of the New York Immigration Coalition slammed the use of collateral detention. “They go in allegedly looking for someone else and then they’ll take whoever they can find just so they can meet their quota numbers that Donald Trump has put in place,” he said.

Before the protest occurred, Homan responded to news that people planned to stage the demonstration at his home. He told 7News that detaining the family was necessary to determine whether the children had been victimized by the child pornography operation.

Of the protests, Homan said, “they can rally and protest all they want, but I'm not gonna be bullied-- I'm not gonna be intimidated. We're gonna do our job."

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/04/06/open-borders-protesters-harass-tom-homan-at-his-residence-n2655073

BOOM: Julie Kelly Catches Radical Pro-Illegal Alien Obama Judge in a Big Setup Against Trump After Uncovering a Bombshell Revelation in Court Transcript

Judge James Boasberg 

On Saturday, conservative journalist and warrior for justice Julie Kelly uncovered a bombshell in the transcript from Thursday’s hearing in a radical District judge’s courtroom regarding whether the Trump Administration has the authority under the Alien Enemies Act to deport violent illegal aliens.

As Jim Hoft previously reported, Judge James Boasberg, who is running a coup-d-etat of the executive branch, is considering holding Trump officials in contempt for not turning planes around mid-flight and returning over one hundred killers, gangsters, r*pists, and other criminal illegals back to the US.

Judge Boasberg, an Obama appointee, implemented a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport criminal aliens last month, calling it, “incredibly troublesome and problematic.” He then extended his block last week, arguing the plaintiffs suing the Trump administration need more time to file motions and prepare arguments.

Kelly predicted back in March that Boasberg was attempting to set a contempt trap for Trump officials. Now, she has proof that Boasberg slyly positioned himself to get assigned to this immigration case so he could implement his sinister scheme.

“I have just received the (purchased) transcript from Thursday’s hearing before Judge Boasberg,” Kelly wrote on X. “Lots of good stuff, especially as I develop a fuller timeline of what went down behind the scenes on March 15.”

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Then Kelly pointed out something incredibly damning.

“This really caught my eye,” she noted. “Remember the whole “THESE CASES ARE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED” bit by Boasberg and others?”

“No one really believes this…right?” Kelly added. “Also, during the start of the 5 p.m. Zoom hearing on March 15, Boasberg apologized for his casual dress, saying he had gone “away” for the weekend and did not bring a tie or his robe.”

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Credit: Julie Kelly X

“He knew this case was coming. He wanted this case,” Kelly wrote. “He wanted to stop the deportations and most importantly–he wanted to set a contempt trap for the Trump administration.”

As PJ Media notes, Boasberg’s true goal was usurping control over Trump’s legal authority on the matter of immigration and foreign policy. Boasberg was furious that the Trump administration decided to enforce the Alien Enemies Act to carry out deportations of illegal alien r*pists, murders, and gang members without his consent.

“This is not judicial restraint or a careful balance of powers,” Kelly said. “This is Boasberg giving away the notion that the executive branch should WAIT FOR APPROVAL from the judicial branch before taking action on matters clearly under the purview of the presidency, including foreign policy and diplomacy.”

“Boasberg knew throughout the day that ICE was rounding up the TdA gang bangers covered by the proclamation,” she added. “So he rushed not only to convert the initial lawsuit into a class but entered a second temporary restraining order prohibiting their removal and absurdly demanding the return of planes carrying the illegals.”

Kelly also uncovered a particularly troubling exchange involving Boasberg and one of DOJ’s lawyers. The ‘judge’ demanded answers from a DOJ attorney regarding which Trump officials were listening to his 5 p.m. hearing as if that is any of his business.

The Gateway Pundit previously reported Boasberg has so far been assigned to FOUR cases concerning the Trump Administration.

Federal district courts usually assign cases to judges through a random selection process to ensure impartiality and prevent “judge shopping,” where litigants might attempt to have their cases heard by a particular judge perceived as favorable. According to the Federal Bar Association, this practice is designed to uphold the integrity and fairness of the judicial system.

Now, we all know he has been scheming to position himself on one case. It’s likely he has done so for the other three as well.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/boom-julie-kelly-catches-radical-pro-illegal-alien/

‘Could Not Run Away’: Adam Schiff Says Harris Lost Race Due To Being ‘Status Quo’ Candidate

Democrat California Sen. Adam Schiff  said Sunday on NBC News Sunday that former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump due to being a “status quo” candidate.

Despite polls showing a tight race between Harris and Trump in 2024, the president won both the Electoral College and the popular vote for Republicans, leading Democrats to question their mistakes. While on “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker began by bringing up a new book by author Chris Whipple in which it is alleged how Biden had repeatedly been “struggling to focus” before withdrawing from the race. 

“Do you think that former President Biden’s advisers misled the American people about his capacities?” Welker asked.

“You know, it’s hard for me to gauge what they’re the closest advisers to the president were seeing at the time, ” Schiff responded. “I can only speak to the interactions that I had with him, which were, you know, in the months leading up to his getting out of the race, largely ceremonial occasions. But, you know, I will say this. He made the decision to get out of the race. I think that was the right decision.”

Biden withdrew from the presidential race on July 21, 2024, after mounting pressure from his party, including a public call out from Schiff, and donors following his disastrous debate against Trump. However, before the former president’s callouts, Biden’s White House staff and Democrat lawmakers attempted to downplay Republicans’ concerns while defending Biden’s mental fitness.

Schiff then pivoted to discussing Harris’ campaign, stating that despite a “great” attempt, she couldn’t “run away” from the existing conditions she faced as a candidate.

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“But, you know, I will say this. He made the decision to get out of the race. I think that was the right decision,” Schiff continued.  “The vice president as the vice president, I think, ran a great campaign, but could not run away from being a representative of the status quo.”

“The fact is that people are hurting and have been hurting for a long time. This is a frankly decades in the making problem where people are working harder than ever and still can’t get by,” Schiff said.

Schiff then criticized Trump’s economic decisions, stating that Democrats will have to “grapple with some of the central challenges, structural challenges in our economy.”

“I think the failure of Democrats to do that in the past resulted in our losing the White House. The catastrophic damage they’re doing to the economy now is going to cause Trump and Republicans to lose Congress. But both parties are going to have to tackle this global challenge to our economy,” Schiff said.

During her run for president, Harris was repeatedly criticized for her apparent avoidance of in-depth interviews, especially regarding her flip-flops on a handful of left-leaning policies she had once supported prior to 2020.

While Harris failed to answer basic questions on how she would address the U.S.’s top voter concerns like the economy, inflation and immigration, fellow party lawmakers like Schiff defended her. Before Harris’ debate against Trump, Schiff told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki that the former vice president’s biggest challenge could be “knowing the facts too well,” limiting her ability to use a “broader vision” against Trump.

https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/06/adam-schiff-democrats-kamala-harris-election-status-quo-candidate-loss/

Trump’s tough-love tariffs: Pain now, prosperity later

The president’s stance on trade could be the key to reversing America’s decline. A stronger economy may be on the horizon — but not without sacrifice.

The latest economic numbers don’t look good. The inflation rate, which had inched down in the last two months, started to rise again. Moreover, stock prices continue their downward trend as the market faces ongoing uncertainty and volatility. And then there are tariffs.

The short-term impact of tariffs may be painful. If the 25% tariffs stick, your favorite European cars will be more expensive — as will all Canadian goods and possibly many Mexican goods. Nearly all American-made cars contain components manufactured elsewhere, meaning their prices will rise too.

Americans will see a vast increase in their standard of living.
A tariff is just like a tax: It increases the cost of producing a product and, therefore, its price. The key question is how much of that increase will be passed on to consumers through higher prices and how much the producer will need to absorb. That largely depends on how much consumers want the product and whether they can easily find alternatives.

The consumer will bear most of the tariffs' cost for essential products. For products where consumers say, “I like the product if the price is right,” they will pay a smaller portion. Either way, the price of imported products in the United States will rise.

That’s the short term. In the long term, Americans will see a vast increase in their standard of living — the most critical outcome of economic policy.
Short-term pain, long-term gain

Since January 2021, prices have increased rapidly. However, personal income has not kept pace, meaning households have been forced to buy less and opt for lower-quality goods, leading to a decline in their standard of living. Over the past 50 months, this steady decline has worn on the average American.

This needs to stop. Right away.

The United States must restore domestic manufacturing, especially for critical goods like steel, aluminum, and medical devices. These products are often made overseas simply because it costs less.

Americans have long believed they should buy goods wherever they are cheapest. But that mindset has caused serious economic harm.

Each year, about $1.2 trillion leaves the country through imports. That wouldn’t pose a problem if U.S. exports matched that amount. Instead, exports total less than $400 billion annually, creating a trade deficit of more than $800 billion.

Only two solutions exist: import less or export more.

Removing high tariffs and quotas on American-made products would give U.S. manufacturers better access to foreign markets. More exports could help close the trade gap.

That’s Trump’s preferred approach — open global markets to American producers. If U.S. companies can shrink the $800 billion deficit, free and fair trade will benefit everyone.

If that approach doesn’t work, then the U.S. must import less, leading to the second long-term gain.

For decades, U.S. manufacturers moved production overseas to meet consumer demand for lower prices. As a result, the country lost much of its industrial base.

In some cases, producing goods abroad makes economic sense. But the United States must bring back a strong commitment to "Made in America" products.

The only way to make that happen is to lower the relative cost of American-made goods. Tariffs can help by raising the price of foreign imports, making U.S. products more competitive at home.
Buckle up!

This shift will lead to a massive increase in U.S. manufacturing, creating more opportunities for American workers. In turn, this increase in U.S. manufacturing will lead to higher wages, stable prices, and a higher standard of living. Americans will be proud to say “Made in America” is best.

But in the short term, it will lead to more inflation.

Trump’s plan to combat inflation includes increasing domestic energy production, lowering energy prices and reducing overall inflation. Energy directly accounts for about 7% of the Consumer Price Index and indirectly nearly 30% of it. Though this will buffer some of the effects of inflation, it won’t absorb all of it, and we have to buckle up for some tougher times before we reap the rewards.

However, though we will have some short-term pain, the long-term gain will be well worth it.

https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/trumps-tough-love-tariffs-pain-now-prosperity-later

‘No Specific Memory’: Columbia University’s Armstrong Tells Feds She Can’t Recall Specifics of Any Anti-Semitic Incident on Campus

Armstrong will now take sabbatical to 'spend time with family,' university says

Former Columbia University president Katrina Armstrong told the federal government on Tuesday that she could not recall students calling for the destruction of the state of Israel. Nor could she recall hearing of allegations that students spit on their Jewish counterparts. Or that a member of the faculty had, in class, described Jewish donors to Columbia as "wealthy white capitalists" who "laundered" "blood money."

In fact, Armstrong, who sat for a deposition at the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with the Trump administration’s civil rights investigation into the university, didn’t seem to remember much of anything about her seven-month tenure as interim president of the embattled Ivy League school. The Washington Free Beacon obtained a transcript of that deposition.

"Sitting here, I have, you know, no specific memory of hearing that," Armstrong said regarding her recollection of student activists agitating for Israel’s demise, "but I recognize the concern about that and understand that."

The former Columbia president resigned last week, days after the leak of a transcript of an internal meeting in which she told faculty members that—despite the university’s public statements to the federal government—it would not in fact make several changes demanded by the Trump administration. The school said in a statement on Sunday—after the Free Beacon reached out for comment on this story—that, after discussions with her successor, Claire Shipman, "Dr. Armstrong has decided to take a sabbatical and spend time with her family." She had previously been set to return to her post as CEO of Columbia's medical center.

Over the course of the interview, the government pressed Armstrong about her familiarity with the university’s own Task Force on Antisemitism and whether the school had made any changes pursuant to its recommendations, as well as on whether and how the university planned to reform itself in the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to cut off more than $400 million in federal funding. She was also asked to explain just how much authority she had as interim president.

The testimony raises questions both about where authority at the university lies and about how, exactly, the Columbia board of trustees settled on Armstrong to lead the school in a moment of crisis after former Columbia president Minouche Shafik resigned last August, as the klieg lights trained on institutions of higher education and their leaders.

In response to a request for comment, a Columbia spokeswoman provided a statement from the school's board of trustees. "Columbia University is firmly committed to resolving the issues raised by our federal regulators, with respect to discrimination, harassment, and antisemitism, and implementing the policy changes and commitments outlined in our March 21st letter," the board said. "This testimony does not reflect the hard work undertaken by the University to combat antisemitism, harassment, and discrimination and ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community."

"So the—the buck stops with you, right? Under the Charter [of Columbia University], like you—you're in charge?" the acting general counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, Sean Keveny, asked. Not so, Armstrong said: "My understanding of the Charter is that the trustees have full responsibility for the University." Asked whether she had "any actual authority," Armstrong said she had "some."

Armstrong conceded that she could not recall much from a report published last August by the Columbia University Task Force on Antisemitism, which interviewed hundreds of Jewish and Israeli students about their experiences on campus in the wake of Oct. 7. "Many of the incidents that students reported involved being verbally attacked and spit on walking on Broadway because they were wearing kippahs," the report states.

Armstrong said she did not "have specific recollections sitting here of what is in this report or what I recall from this report."

Her struggle to recall the events of the past year—even those of the past month—appeared to befuddle her interlocutor, Keveny. "I don't understand how you could read that in this report and not remember hearing an allegation that a student had spit on a Jewish student?" he told her.

At another point, Keveny asked Armstrong whether she recalled any of the "specific horrible things you heard from Jewish students." She could not, though she said "the most hurtful things I heard were about friends no longer being friends."

"I'm just trying to understand," Keveny responded, "how you have such a terrible memory of specific incidents of antisemitism when you're clearly an intelligent doctor?" He continued, "Can you explain that to me; how do you not remember all these horrible specific things that happened on campus?"

While the Trump administration has paused funding to several other universities, including Brown University and Princeton University, the government’s battle with Columbia has become the centerpiece of its pledge to reform higher education.

The Manhattan-based school made national headlines in 2024 when students set up a tent encampment on the lawn in violation of university policy and refused to budge. A showdown between students and the administration reached a climax in April 2024 when students stormed and occupied an administration building, Hamilton Hall, and Columbia ultimately called in the New York Police Department to restore order. By that time, Columbia administrators had canceled in-person classes as well as the school’s graduation ceremony.

Columbia’s disciplinary process moved at a glacial pace, and most students were not disciplined at all. Some of the students who stormed Hamilton Hall were expelled in mid-March, though the university declined to provide a numerical figure.

The drama drew the Trump administration’s attention. After pausing hundreds of millions in federal grants, the administration’s Task Force on Antisemitism demanded a series of reforms, including a ban on masked protests, in order to jumpstart talks with university administrators about restoring those funds.

While Columbia announced a series of reforms, Armstrong told a group of faculty members a day later there would be "no changes" to the school’s policy on masked protests and no changes to the disciplinary process.

Asked in Tuesday’s deposition what she told faculty members in that meeting, a transcript of which was obtained by several news outlets, Armstrong said she "did not have precise recollections" of what she said "in that meeting or other meetings related in the following days."

"You’re aware there’s a transcript of that meeting?" Keveny, of HHS, asked her.

"I have understood that," she said.

https://freebeacon.com/campus/columbia-universitys-armstrong-cant-recall/