Rep. Henry Cuellar has argued his party is making a mistake in defending Kilmar Abrego-Garcia.

Abrego-Garcia, an illegal immigrant with ties to MS-13, was deported to his home nation of El Salvador last month and placed in the CECOT prison facility.

In a radio interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, Cuellar said that it was “not the right issue” for Democrats to be complaining about.

“This is not the right issue to talk about due process,” he said.

“This is not the right case,” he continued. “This is not the right person to be saying that we need to bring him back to the United States.”

JUST IN: New DHS Memo Reveals Details of Abrego Garcia’s Human Trafficking Allegations and How He Was Identified as Member of Notorious MS-13 Gang

Cuellar also warned Democrats against using Abrego-Garcia’s case to highlight the issue of Trump’s deportations.

"When you look at immigration, is this the immigration case you want to take to fight on? In my opinion, absolutely no."

The Congressman, who represents a largely Hispanic district in South Texas, added that his constituents are increasingly voicing anger over what they perceive as an immigration system that benefits those who do not follow the rules.

"People were saying, ‘Our parents came in the legal way. They came in, became legal residents,' and, 'They came in and did it the right way.’”

”But when you see people jumping in, not knowing who they are," he added. "That’s something wrong."

Cuellar also slammed the Biden administration for their refusal to secure the southern border.

"It was laughable when they would say that the border was secured," he said.

"Why are we going to let people in when you have no idea who these people are, and then let them roam the streets of the United States while you wait four or five years for an immigration court hearing?”

”That was wrong, absolutely wrong."

It is worth noting that Cuellar has long been considered among the more moderate Democrats in Congress.

There has even been speculation that Cuellar may join the Republican Party in return for a pardon from President Trump after he was indicted for bribery. However, these rumors have so far yet to materialize.

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An Iraqi man was the first immigrant the U.S. deported to Rwanda in a new supposed Trump administration arrangement.

The U.S. deported Omar Abdulsattar Ameen earlier this month, after he lived in the U.S. since at least 2014, when he was granted refugee status, Reuters reported Thursday.

The Handbasket, an independent news outlet, broke the story after publishing a U.S. State Department cable detailing the new deportation program.

Under the supposed agreement, Rwanda would serve as a “Third Party Nation” receiving immigrants whom the U.S. couldn’t deport to their home countries.

Ameen was the first to be deported in this new agreement, but at least 10 more immigrants are expected to go in the same way, according to The Handbasket.

In a March cable, the American Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, announced that the African nation was willing to accept America’s deportees. A second cable on Tuesday confirmed Ameen’s successful deportation.

“Rwanda’s primary motivation for accepting Mr. Amen and subsequent TCNs [Third Country Nationals] is to improve U.S. relations and show it can advance the America First agenda,” the U.S. embassy cable read.

The U.S. reportedly paid Rwanda “a one-time payment of $100,000 to support social services, residency documents, and work permits,” which the country requested.

Accused Islamic State fighter had been living in Sacramento after being accepted into the US as a refugee. https://t.co/eGqERp5aYz pic.twitter.com/pDwPRoQL9u

— KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM (@KCBSRadio) August 17, 2018

In 2014, Ameen was granted refugee status in the U.S. after facing Iraqi charges that he murdered a policeman in an ISIS plot.

In 2018 the Trump administration detained Ameen and tried to extradite him to Iraq, where he would stand trial.

But in 2021 a federal judge ruled that the case against him was “not plausible” and ordered his release, according to Reuters.

It was during the Biden administration, however, that Ameen was detained once again by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Reportedly, Ameen hadn’t disclosed in his refugee application his connection to a terrorist organization.

He had been detained by ICE ever since, according to The Handbasket.

The U.S. State Department has declined to comment on Ameen’s case, Reuters reported.

Neither the Department of Homeland Security or the Rwanda government’s spokesman has responded to Reuters’ requests for comment.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Racist wackjob Joy Reid recently went on a racist rant, crediting White people for the fall of Rome, suggesting that Whites will be responsible for the United States’ collapse, and embracing Great Replacement. 

Someone should tell Reid, who apparently flunked history class, that the fall of the Roman Empire had several causes, none of them being a lack of diversity. One cause, however, is believed to be non-citizens, their inability to assimilate into Roman culture, and Rome’s DEI policies that welcomed immigrants to serve in the military.

It can be recalled that Reid lost her show on MSNBC earlier this year as the network’s ratings crashed following the 2024 election. Reid was reportedly “livid” over her firing and plotted with the networks’ far-left anchors to fight the shift away from liberal bias.

REPORT: Joy Reid Still Furious at MSNBC Over Firing, Plotting Revenge on the Network

Reid is now blogging and hosting her own podcast on Substack, where she recently went on her anti-white tirade.

They say "black don't crack," but she looks like hell!

WATCH:

Reid: If you take that away and try to distill us just down to white folks, we'll be like Europe, an aging, slowly dying former empire. The Roman Empire didn't survive because it didn't have enough strength in its diversity. It suppressed its diversity, and it died. If the US wants to be the Roman Empire, keep votin’ the way you votin' y’all.

In another clip, Reid advocates for the Great Replacement and changing the United States' cultural makeup to put Whites in the minority. "It's fait accompli. In 2045, the United States will be a country that no longer has a white majority," she cheered, pointing to Southwestern states, which are rapidly becoming majority Hispanic.

This is why the Democrats are trying to import immigrants to every state by the millions and vigorously defending birthright citizenship for illegal alien children.

WATCH:

Reid: If you're under the age of 20 right now, your generational group, the Gen Alpha group, are already majority non-white. So it's fait accompli. In 2045, the United States will be a country that no longer has a white majority. We are essentially a Latin American country, and we're going to look more like Latin American countries, which we kind of are, right? We're going to look more like our region, where most people will be brown, and the majority will not be white. Texas is already there, California is already there, the whole country is going in that direction.

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New details about the fatal helicopter-plane crash near DC’s Reagan Airport reveal the female pilot was repeatedly ignored warnings from her male co-pilot to turn away but she flew right into the passenger jet.

An American Airlines flight carrying approximately 64 souls collided with a Blackhawk helicopter near Washington D.C. Reagan National Airport (DCA) in late January.

All 64 passengers in the jet were killed.
The three pilots in the Blackhawk helicopter also died in the explosive crash.

A preliminary FAA report indicated that staffing at the DCA Air Traffic Control tower was “not normal” at the time of the helicopter-plane collision.

According to NBC News, at the time of the collision, one controller was overseeing both helicopter and airplane traffic.

Typically, one controller focuses on helicopter activity.

Webcam video from the Kennedy Center showed the Blackhawk helicopter flying right into the American Airlines plane.

WATCH:

Webcam at the Kennedy Center caught an explosion mid-air across the Potomac. https://t.co/v75sxitpH6 pic.twitter.com/HInYdhBYs5

— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) January 30, 2025

The US Army released the name of the pilot of the US Army Blackhawk helicopter that flew into a passenger jet landing at Reagan National Airport three days after the fatal crash.

The third pilot’s name, Rebecca Lobach, was finally released three days after the crash so they could scrub her social media.

The other two soldiers killed in the crash identified by the Army, are Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland.

Lobach reportedly had 45 hours of flying experience and served as an aide to Joe Biden.

On Sunday, The New York Times released new details about the fatal crash and it revealed Rebecca Lobach repeatedly ignored warnings from her right seat about altitude.

Lobach’s male co-pilot, an Army flight instructor, directly told her to turn away, and she flew straight into a passenger jet.

“Not only was the Black Hawk flying too high, but in the final seconds before the crash, its pilot failed to heed a directive from her co-pilot, an Army flight instructor, to change course,” The Times reported.

“The Black Hawk was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the jet. Warrant Officer Eaves then turned his attention to Captain Lobach. He told her he believed that air traffic control wanted them to turn left, toward the east river bank,” The New York Times reported.

“Turning left would have opened up more space between the helicopter and Flight 5342, which was heading for Runway 33 at an altitude of roughly 300 feet,” The Times reported.

And the fatal mistake, as reported by The Times, “She did not turn left.”

The @nytimes story on the January DC plane crash hides its takeaway until the last sentences: the lady helicopter pilot ignored multiple warnings from her right seat about altitude (and his directly telling her to turn away) and flew straight into a passenger jet.

The end. Ugh. pic.twitter.com/7emtYkZTwQ

— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) April 27, 2025

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Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic operative, has secured a major promotion at MSNBC, stepping into a prime-time role that effectively positions her as the network’s new leading voice.

Announced on Wednesday, Psaki, 46, will now anchor the 9:00 p.m. Eastern slot Tuesday through Friday, a significant leap from her previous Sunday show, per USA Today.

This move seemingly comes at the expense of Rachel Maddow, easily one of MSNBC’s most recognizable faces, who is scaling back to a once-a-week schedule on Mondays.

Psaki, who served as White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, has a history of working for Democratic administrations, including roles under former President Barack Obama.

Her new show, named “The Briefing,” marks her transition from a weekend slot to the face of MSNBC’s prime-time lineup, a clear promotion in visibility.

According to The Hill, the show will still be based in Washington, D.C.

MSNBC said the the show will “pull from Psaki’s decades-long experiences on campaign buses, in the Oval Office, at the State Department, and in the briefing room to dissect the most important stories of the day.”

Psaki’s rise at MSNBC is notable, given her well-documented pro-Democrat, anti-Trump stances, which align with broader criticisms against the network.

She’s often hypercritical of Republicans, a pattern likely to continue as she takes on a more prominent role at a network already known for its left-leaning bias.

The decision to elevate Psaki over Maddow, who has been MSNBC’s most recognizable figure for 17 years, signals a curious shift in the network’s thinking.

Maddow’s brand, once quite recognizable, appears to have eroded to the point where MSNBC is willing to reduce her airtime significantly.

This change is unlikely to represent an ideological shift at MSNBC, as both Psaki and Maddow share a staunchly progressive outlook.

In fact, Psaki’s tenure may intensify MSNBC’s anti-Trump rhetoric, given her history of sharp critiques against the former and current president.

Her rapid ascent at MSNBC mirrors the network’s pattern of hiring former Democratic insiders, which likely won’t help the network’s reputation with critics who accuse it of being a mouthpiece for the left.

Despite those lingering concerns, Psaki swears that she’ll approach Trump with — as USA Today describes it — “a fresh approach.”

“If you’re projecting that your show is only about insider views, that’s completely missing the moment,” Psaki said.

“Insiders don’t have all the answers, so I wanted to change the name immediately.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Rocky Mountain DEA and other federal agencies executed a raid on a Colorado Springs nightclub early Sunday morning, seizing drugs and weapons and arresting more than 100 illegal aliens. 

According to the agency, 114 illegal aliens were arrested and placed “on buses for processing and likely eventual deportation.”

DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen shared in a press conference that the investigation on the nightclub had been ongoing for several months, and they had uncovered evidence of drug trafficking and prostitution, along with Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members. They estimate that over 200 people, some of whom had outstanding arrest warrants, were in the nightclub during the raid, and over 100 people were taken into ICE custody. Pullen told reporters that over ten federal agencies and local police agencies assisted with the operation.

“We actually have a few other operations pending right now across the city. We’re waiting to determine if there’ll be other arrests from those,” he said.

WATCH:

Footage from the raid shows police busting down what appears to be a glass window before patrons of the club, including what appear to be prostitutes, come rushing out through the doors:

More footage from Rocky Mountain DEA on X:

This comes after another makeshift nightclub was busted earlier this year.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, federal narcotics agents arrested approximately 50 illegal aliens during a high-stakes drug trafficking raid in Adams County, Colorado, in January. Many of those apprehended had ties to Tren de Aragua. Federal agents found the roughly 50 illegals, along with drugs, weapons, and cash, in an illegal “invite-only” underground nightclub used for gang activity.

Trump’s Deportation Forces Raid Makeshift Nightclub in Denver, Colorado: Drugs, Weapons, Cash Seized – 50 Illegal Aliens Linked to Venezuelan Tren de Aragua Gang Taken into Custody

This is a developing story.

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