Immigration officials have quietly ramped up the number of arrests in the past several days, apprehending 10,000 people whom they say are in the country illegally in the past five days. According to The New York Times, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leaders instructed officials to focus more of their efforts on immigrants they want to deport. “Over the weekend, ICE agents across the country were ‘called into work on a mandatory 100% manpower work week surge effort,’ a source said, adding that the ‘huge effort’ was ‘pushed super last minute, destroying officers’ personal lives in the meantime,'” The Daily Wire immigration reporter Jennie Taer said. “The all-gas, no-brakes approach is ‘exhausting,’ another agency source said. This comes as the New York Times reports that ICE made more than 10,000 arrests during a recent five-day period. The goal of the new effort is to sustain 2,000 arrests per day, up from 1,000 earlier this year,” she continued. NEW: The White House is renewing pressure on ICE to turbocharge arrests, multiple ICE sources tell @realDailyWire. Over the weekend, ICE agents across the country were “called into work on a mandatory 100% manpower work week surge effort,” a source said, adding that the “huge… — Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) July 2, 2026 More from The New York Times: The surge has occurred without the fanfare of highly visible operations last year, in which officials announced their intentions ahead of time to target cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, and send officers pouring into the streets. Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, pledged to mount a quieter enforcement campaign following the chaos of a monthlong operation in Minnesota, where federal officers killed two U.S. citizens. The rise in arrests suggests that President Trump is determined to meet his pledge of mass deportations, a goal that is popular among his conservative supporters but that has fueled a political backlash amid the administration’s heavy-handed tactics. The Trump administration has promised more aggressive actions, particularly after the Supreme Court in recent days expanded the president’s power to set federal immigration policy, but undercut his effort to eliminate birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants and visitors. “Our message is clear: If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, we will arrest you and we will deport you,” Lauren Bis, a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman, said in a statement. “Of course, the White House works with their partners at different agencies to ensure the President’s agenda is being enacted. At the same time, the Secure America Act guaranteed funding for 3 years, hiring has continued to increase, the immigration courts are more streamlined, and ICE is operating more efficiently every day,” an official said, according to The Daily Wire. “We do have a different leadership style. We’re still enforcing immigration laws, we’re still deporting illegals that shouldn’t be here, we’re still going after the worst of the worst, but we’re doing it in a more quiet way because my goal in six months is to not have DHS on the lead story everyday,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in April. Watch below: Markwayne Mullin says his leadership style at DHS entails doing deportations "in a more quiet way." pic.twitter.com/GZ5oe82hjg — Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) April 16, 2026 The Daily Wire shared further: During a press conference Wednesday, Mullin announced that arrests and deportations are surging. “We’re seeing our arrest numbers come up, we’re seeing our deportation numbers continue to increase,” Mullin said. “Right now, we’re deporting on average over 3,000 individuals, actually the average has been for several weeks now over 3,200 individuals a day, 70% of those individuals we’re deporting have outstanding criminal charges on them or they’ve already been charged with a felony.” “So when we go after the worst of the worst, which is exactly what we’re doing, we’re saving lives,” Mullin said. Meanwhile, ICE’s detention population increased by 4,000 detainees with the facilities holding more than 63,000 illegal immigrants as of Tuesday, The New York Times reported. ICE leadership has applauded agency personnel for supporting the latest effort. “I want to personally thank each of you for your extraordinary efforts this past weekend,” Marcos Charles, Executive Associate Director of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, wrote this week in an email to agency staff, according to The New York Times. “Through your dedication, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to our mission, enforcement and removal operations achieved remarkable operational results,” Charles wrote. What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE The post Arrests By ICE Agents Surge – Significant Increase In Past 5 Days appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

President Trump’s Justice Department just took California to federal court over guns, and the argument is exactly the one Second Amendment supporters have been making for years. On July 1, 2026, DOJ filed suit against the State of California, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and other state officials to halt California’s new Glock Ban and to challenge the state’s Handgun Roster. The case is United States v. State of California et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, case number 8:2026-cv-1697. The core of the government’s argument is simple. California cannot ban ordinary, lawful handguns just because a criminal could illegally modify one. Justice Department SUES CALIFORNIA to Halt Glock Ban "The Second Amendment is a sacred right belonging to all Americans, even those in California. California cannot ban the most popular type of handgun in America," said Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche. "We will work to… pic.twitter.com/yqUDW2vzXp — U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) July 1, 2026 The Justice Department announced that it is challenging both the new Glock Ban and California’s Handgun Roster as unlawful under the Second Amendment. The department says the Glock Ban would stop retail purchase of common semiautomatic handguns made by Glock and other manufacturers with similar firing mechanisms. DOJ argues California is targeting ordinary pistols based on illegal aftermarket behavior by criminals. The release also says the state’s Handgun Roster limits which handguns Californians are even allowed to buy in the first place. That turns this from a narrow fight over one statute into a much broader fight over whether California can keep boxing citizens into a shrinking list of government-approved firearms. DOJ pointed to recent Supreme Court Second Amendment precedent and said its newly established Second Amendment Section is bringing the case. The signal is big: President Trump’s DOJ has moved from statements to federal litigation against blue-state gun restrictions. The heart of the fight lives in the DOJ complaint, and it lays out the theory in plain terms. The filing notes that handguns are the most popular self-defense weapon in America. It says California’s new Penal Code section 27595 bans common semiautomatic pistols based on illegal aftermarket conversion devices, often called switches. Those switches can turn a normal pistol into something it was never sold as. But the complaint stresses that Glock and Glock-style manufacturers are separate from those illegal converters, meaning the state is blaming lawful firearms for criminal add-ons. DOJ gives the court an analogy that lands hard. Banning these pistols because a criminal might illegally convert one, the complaint argues, is like outlawing ordinary shotguns because someone with a hacksaw can illegally make a sawed-off shotgun. The government also argues that the right to keep and bear arms includes the right to acquire arms in the first place. That right-to-acquire point is where the Handgun Roster comes in. "The Civil Rights Division will defend law-abiding citizens from states that seek to disarm them illegally," said @AAGDhillon. "This lawsuit is yet another example of this Justice Department enforcing the Second Amendment by protecting citizens against unconstitutional state… https://t.co/ePYSvVawhp — DOJ Civil Rights Division (@CivilRights) July 1, 2026 The complaint describes roster requirements such as chamber-load indicators, magazine-disconnect mechanisms, and microstamping-related restrictions. Here is the number that should stop any honest reader. DOJ says no new handguns were added to California’s roster from 2013 to 2023. For a full decade, the complaint argues, Californians were effectively pushed toward older models while newer handguns stayed off limits. The people carrying this fight are named. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Second Amendment is a sacred right belonging to all Americans, including Californians. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Civil Rights Division will defend law-abiding citizens from states that try to disarm them illegally. The Washington Examiner reported that Dhillon had already warned California officials to back off the Glock Ban before the lawsuit landed. According to that report, the lawsuit followed after a June 30 deadline passed with California refusing to stand down. That detail makes the filing look less like a surprise and more like the next step after DOJ put the state on notice. The outlet also noted the complaint’s argument that the ban is presumptively unconstitutional because it strips Californians of the chance to acquire common handguns. That is the cleanest version of DOJ’s case: a state cannot make the Second Amendment depend on whether politicians like the model. So the fight reaches beyond Glock. It is over whether California can use technical restrictions and approval lists to make ordinary arms practically unavailable to ordinary citizens. On the California side, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the suit names Attorney General Rob Bonta and challenges AB 1127, a measure signed by Governor Gavin Newsom that took effect July 1. The Chronicle noted the law stops short of explicitly naming Glock, though Glock has been the central target over claims its pistols can be modified with switches. Supporters of the law frame it as a response to illegal conversion devices, while DOJ says California overshot the Constitution by targeting common legal handguns. Bonta’s office defended the state’s gun laws and said California will respond in court. That means the fight now moves where it belongs: into a federal courtroom. That distinction matters because no judge has halted the California law yet. DOJ filed the case and is asking for relief, but the court battle still has to play out. The Associated Press reported that the Trump administration sued both California and Virginia on July 1 over new state gun restrictions. AP described the California law as a ban on gun-shop sales of certain handguns that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons. The outlet also noted that attorneys general in both states vowed to defend their laws. The broader context matters because this fight reaches beyond one state. Democratic-led states keep looking for new ways to restrict firearms after major Supreme Court gun-rights decisions, and now DOJ is signaling that those moves will get federal resistance. AP also noted the sharp split between blue states and red states on gun legislation. In practical terms, that means the next wave of Second Amendment fights is likely to be fought state by state, statute by statute, and filing by filing. SCOTUS’s recent 2A decisions hew to America’s natural law, and the right to self-defense. The @CivilRights Division’s 2A section at @theJusticeDept will continue to aggressively protect Americans’ right to keep and bear arms, and follow the precedent that SCOTUS set. pic.twitter.com/PdVMXn70cH — AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) July 1, 2026 For now, the lawsuit is filed and still pending. No court has yet halted California’s law, and the state is expected to fight hard to keep it. But the direction of this Justice Department is unmistakable. It is treating the right to buy a common handgun as a right worth suing over, and it is putting the states that chip away at that right on notice. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. 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The number is the whole point. On Thursday, July 2, President Trump’s Transportation Department announced $1.776 billion in FAA grants to upgrade airports across the country. That figure is not an accident. It is a deliberate nod to 1776 as America heads into its 250th birthday weekend, and the DOT wanted you to see it. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy rolled out the package as runway rehabilitations, safety upgrades, and family-friendly improvements at airports in 46 states. President Trump’s Transportation Department framed it simply: America is building again, and it is building for the long haul. The timing could not have been sharper. The grants hit the same day the FAA braced for the busiest Independence Day travel period in 15 years. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the $1.776 billion in FAA grants will fund runway and taxiway work, airport lighting, and safety and family-friendly upgrades across 46 states. The release names specific recipients and points readers to FAA grant data tools for the full airport list. Duffy tied the money to what he called a “Golden Age of Transportation” under President Trump and an aviation system worthy of the country’s history. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the grants would modernize the travel experience for families, rebuild runways and taxiways, and keep airports safe and ready for the future. Here is where the money is going. Denver International Airport gets $88.8 million for pavement projects. Boise Air Terminal at Gowen Field gets $74 million for runway rehabilitation, apron expansion, and visual guidance lights. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport gets $62.4 million for runway and runway lighting rehabilitation. Houston Hobby Airport gets $62.2 million for runway construction. JFK gets $47.6 million for taxiway construction and to rebuild an aircraft rescue and firefighting building. Orlando International Airport gets $36 million for terminal, taxiway, and lighting work. Oakland International Airport gets $28.1 million for taxiway rehabilitation. These are not vanity projects. Runways, taxiways, lighting, and firefighting buildings are the parts of an airport that keep planes from becoming headlines. And the demand is real. The FAA said it was staring down its busiest July 4 stretch in 15 years. The FAA is gearing up for the busiest Independence Day travel period in 15 years! Tomorrow, Thursday, July 2 – our peak travel day – we are expecting to manage over 52K forecasted flights. Pack your patience, arrive early and check your flight status with your airline…. pic.twitter.com/wQG05Duaz6 — The FAA (@FAANews) July 1, 2026 More than 52,000 flights were forecast on the peak day alone. That is the backdrop that makes runway and taxiway money matter to normal travelers and the crews who keep airports moving. Every family standing in a long line, every parent wrangling kids toward a gate, is depending on infrastructure that too often got ignored for decades. Today's the busiest day for #July4th air travel! The FAA's air traffic and weather pros are working 24/7 to get holiday travelers to their destination safely and efficiently. Remember:Check your flight status with your airlineArrive early to the airportPack your… https://t.co/j0UMDTKCjN — The FAA (@FAANews) July 2, 2026 The America 250 framing has substance behind it. This is the same DOT marking the 70th anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate System, the roads that stitched the country together after World War II. 70 years of connecting America This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Eisenhower Interstate System. As we look ahead to America’s 250th anniversary, we remain committed to building, maintaining, and innovating the infrastructure that moves us all forward @SpectrumNews1OH… pic.twitter.com/MBdfi6SW0J — U.S. Department of Transportation (@USDOT) July 1, 2026 The lineage is deliberate. Eisenhower built the roads, and now the Trump administration is putting real dollars behind the runways. Announced grants are a start, and the projects still have to get built. A $1.776 billion commitment across 46 states, timed to the country’s 250th year and the busiest travel week in over a decade, is the kind of concrete investment people can see and use. America is supposed to build. This is what building looks like. The post President Trump’s Transportation Department Just Put $1.776 Billion Behind America’s Airports appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

President Trump’s Treasury just opened a door that only opens once every ten years. On July 1, 2026, the Treasury Department announced the new nomination cycle for Qualified Opportunity Zones under the Working Families Tax Cuts. This is the part of the tax law that aims private capital at the communities Washington usually forgets. Governors in every state, plus the territories and the District of Columbia, now have a window to nominate eligible communities for Opportunity Zone status. The new designations take effect January 1, 2027. The timing matters because these designations only happen once every ten years. If a state does not nominate eligible tracts during this window, it waits until the next cycle. That is a long time to leave money on the table. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts permanently renewed the Opportunity Zone tax incentive instead of letting it expire, added enhanced incentives for eligible rural communities, and created a once-a-decade redesignation process. Treasury said the current cycle will determine which census tracts are eligible for new investment beginning January 1, 2027, and jurisdictions that miss this window do not get another shot until the next designation cycle. Treasury and the IRS previously released 25,332 eligible census tracts for nomination, including 8,334 that qualify for the new rural benefits. Secretary Scott Bessent framed the move as long-term certainty for investors, entrepreneurs, and local leaders ready to commit capital to overlooked communities. That certainty is the whole point. Investors do not pour money into a program that might vanish in a year or two. A permanent incentive changes the math. Today, Treasury opened the next nomination period for states, territories, and the District of Columbia to nominate eligible communities to be designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZs) as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts.@SecScottBessent highlights: “With the… — Treasury Department (@USTreasury) July 1, 2026 The eligible tracts include some of the most distressed areas in the country. Treasury says Opportunity Zone designation can help attract new investment, create jobs, stimulate economic growth, and open real opportunities for the people who live there. This is America First economics in a practical form. Instead of another federal spending program run out of Washington, the design rewards private capital for showing up in places that have been passed over for decades. Rural America gets a specific boost this time, with thousands of tracts eligible for the enhanced rural incentives. Small towns, farm communities, and forgotten Main Streets are exactly the places that get skipped when capital chases the coasts. To help governors move, Treasury pointed them to an Opportunity Zone Nomination Tool developed by the CDFI Fund, which lets them identify and select communities and access the instructions. The message to state leaders is direct. Do the work now, or explain to your voters why you let a decade-long window close. As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, our national prosperity remains rooted in the enduring principles of faith, family, liberty, and opportunity. Under @POTUS' leadership, we are strengthening the economic future for workers and families across America. At this year’s… pic.twitter.com/kzAwFYJM8F — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) July 2, 2026 None of this means every eligible tract is already funded or selected. This is a nomination window, and the real work of picking communities and drawing in investors is just beginning. But the framework is now permanent, the rural incentives are real, and the clock is running toward the January 1, 2027 start. President Trump promised to bring investment back to the places the political class wrote off. This is what that promise looks like when it moves from a speech to the tax code. The post President Trump’s Treasury Just Opened A Once-A-Decade Window For Forgotten American Communities appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Vice President JD Vance said he thinks Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will be the leading Democratic candidate for the 2028 presidential election. “I think it’s got to be AOC. I know that’s probably conventional wisdom,” Vance said during an interview on “The Michael Knowles Show.” Vance said that he thought she'd be the leading candidate for the Democratic Party. Here's what to know. https://t.co/DW6VRD4mCR — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 1, 2026 More from the New York Post: The 36-year-old currently ranks fourth in the RealClearPolitics primary polling aggregate with 11% support, behind former Vice President Kamala Harris (27%), California Gov. Gavin Newsom (17%), and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at (13%)%. Later in the interview, Vance dismissed host Michael Knowles’ suggestion that Newsom was the favorite to be the Democratic standard-bearer. “No, no, I don’t buy that. I think he hurt himself with his comment to an audience full of black Americans that ‘I’m low IQ, just like you,’” Vance mused. “Sort of bad in a couple of different ways.” In February, Newsom was holding a conversation with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens about his struggle with dyslexia. “I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you. I’m like you. I’m no better than you, you know, I’m a 960 SAT guy,” Newsom said at the time. “You’ve never seen me read a speech, because I can’t read a speech.” Newsom’s press team described the firestorm over those comments as “MAGA-manufactured outrage.” In response, AOC said she hopes Vance is the GOP presidential nominee. “I hope he is. That’s what I’ll say,” she said. Watch below: Reporter: JD Vance just said in an interview that he thinks you are going to be the leading Democratic candidate for president in 2028. What’s your response to that? AOC: pic.twitter.com/s5qodMBiN1 — Acyn (@Acyn) June 30, 2026 CNN shared further: Pressed on whether he believed Ocasio-Cortez would be the leading 2028 candidate over someone like Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, Vance said it will depend on where the power is held in the party. Ossoff has generated some buzz as a possible presidential contender, though he has a more immediate challenge of holding onto his Senate seat in the midterms. “I guess the question would be, ‘Who do you think really has the power in the Democratic Party?’ And if you think the answer is like Wall Street and the left of center business community, then it would be Ossoff, and if you think it’s the universities, it would be AOC,” he said. Vance argued that the Democrats are “just so dominated by the crazy people.” “It’s like they can’t figure out the part where they get the economic populism, which actually is very popular, and I think Republicans should be more worried about that,” he said. The post Vice President JD Vance Predicts 2028 Democrat Presidential Nominee appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.