"Why they threw so much money at ICE and insulated it from the normal appropriations process is something that Republicans need to answer, along with why they are going to such lengths to prevent ICE from being subject to the same rules as other law enforcement agencies."
You can't have a proper battalion of Stormtroopers if they are accountable to the Republic Senate.
I flew back from Hawaii yesterday ahead of all of the TSA chaos. The biggest issue we had to deal with is that we had to sit around a while, since United wouldn't take our bags more than 4 hours before our flight.
I saw some reporting on social media that LGA had a grand total of ONE ATC working last night. Haven't verified that myself, so YMMV.
Trump 100% owns the fact that TSA is not funded. There is no disputing that and if you try, you will share in the blame. And telling Congress not to go home for Easter. To pass the save act for Jesus give me a freaking break. He has shown us in every way possible that he is not a Christian and has no idea who Jesus is. Pardon me while I go vomit.
Well there ya go Curtis, you've found the solution; trump just threaten to blow them off the face of the earth eh?
By the way C, for bonus point; who said this in Nov of 2011: "Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective. So the only way he figures that he’s going to get re-elected, and as sure as you're sitting there, is to start a war with Iran."
The only assassination attempts against federal executive branch and legislative officials I'm aware of came from the left - three against Trump alone.
Regarding negotiation, Trump actually negotiates instead of taking the easy way out. It's easy to cave.
You are talking about TACO man..right? And so we are clear, Obama negotiated the same deal trump now is begging for; you know Curtis, the one trump tore up.
Damn, David. You are risking all of your credibility with statements like that. How did we get those additional 20 million illegals other than from Biden / Mayorkas policies? Is the same thing happening now? No, we now have a mostly closed border.
I do appreciate your comments on flying and airport operations. I believe that is more your expertise as proven by hundreds of successful take offs and landings.
The spike started under Trump during the COVID pandemic. Biden (eventually) took steps to change the process to have people apply for asylum only at ports of entry or remotely via the CBP One app.
And it wasn't 20mil during those years, we're at ~11mil total - that's including those who came in prior to Biden.
I refuse to acknowledge that those who were given a free pass by Biden's web app are lawfully present because they were not vetted nor detained pending vetting. The total number of illegals is diminished by phony asylum claims that liberals assume are valid and confer legal status.
I hadn’t seen that. I did say “reported” since it couldn’t be verified when I published. Still looks like possible excessive force, but I will wait for verification on citizenship.
"Why they threw so much money at ICE and insulated it from the normal appropriations process is something that Republicans need to answer, along with why they are going to such lengths to prevent ICE from being subject to the same rules as other law enforcement agencies."
You can't have a proper battalion of Stormtroopers if they are accountable to the Republic Senate.
I flew back from Hawaii yesterday ahead of all of the TSA chaos. The biggest issue we had to deal with is that we had to sit around a while, since United wouldn't take our bags more than 4 hours before our flight.
I saw some reporting on social media that LGA had a grand total of ONE ATC working last night. Haven't verified that myself, so YMMV.
Trump 100% owns the fact that TSA is not funded. There is no disputing that and if you try, you will share in the blame. And telling Congress not to go home for Easter. To pass the save act for Jesus give me a freaking break. He has shown us in every way possible that he is not a Christian and has no idea who Jesus is. Pardon me while I go vomit.
Thanks for the update David, none of the story made any sense; it's still hard to get one's head around?
Better yet, this, 100%: "but the buried lede is that Trump is more willing to negotiate with terrorists than Democrats.'
Terrorists under threat are more amenable to negotiation and more reliable than Congressional democrats.
Well there ya go Curtis, you've found the solution; trump just threaten to blow them off the face of the earth eh?
By the way C, for bonus point; who said this in Nov of 2011: "Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective. So the only way he figures that he’s going to get re-elected, and as sure as you're sitting there, is to start a war with Iran."
The only assassination attempts against federal executive branch and legislative officials I'm aware of came from the left - three against Trump alone.
Regarding negotiation, Trump actually negotiates instead of taking the easy way out. It's easy to cave.
You are misremembering: they were all Republican voters.
You are talking about TACO man..right? And so we are clear, Obama negotiated the same deal trump now is begging for; you know Curtis, the one trump tore up.
Perhaps Republicans "overfunded" ICE in anticipation of the gargantuan effort to clean up Biden's 4 years of open borders.
For the love of....you KNOW ICE agents...and their FAMILIES...are being doxed.
Do better, Mr. Thornton.
Borders were not open under Biden. Do better, yourself.
Damn, David. You are risking all of your credibility with statements like that. How did we get those additional 20 million illegals other than from Biden / Mayorkas policies? Is the same thing happening now? No, we now have a mostly closed border.
I do appreciate your comments on flying and airport operations. I believe that is more your expertise as proven by hundreds of successful take offs and landings.
The spike started under Trump during the COVID pandemic. Biden (eventually) took steps to change the process to have people apply for asylum only at ports of entry or remotely via the CBP One app.
And it wasn't 20mil during those years, we're at ~11mil total - that's including those who came in prior to Biden.
Biden didn't open the border...??? Explain the pattern below.
The spike started under Trump...??? Started? Sure, there was *A* spike in 2019; what happened in 2020? How about 2021 - 2024?
Total CBP Enforcement Encounters by FY:
2017: 526,901
2018: 638,178
2019: 1,148,204
2020: 646,822
2021: 1,956,519
2022: 2,766,582
2023: 3,201,144
2024: 2,901,142
2025: 691,906
2026: 153,155 to Feb
Let's annualize 2026: 153,155 * (12/5) = 367,572
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics
I refuse to acknowledge that those who were given a free pass by Biden's web app are lawfully present because they were not vetted nor detained pending vetting. The total number of illegals is diminished by phony asylum claims that liberals assume are valid and confer legal status.
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/03/fair-study-on-illegal-immigrant-population.pdf
David had very little credibility before this.
Maybe there is an explanation that you prefer not to mention.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/ice-agents-arrest-crying-woman-sfo
I hadn’t seen that. I did say “reported” since it couldn’t be verified when I published. Still looks like possible excessive force, but I will wait for verification on citizenship.
I wonder where the plane was going.