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New York Post
10-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
National Guard troops to join ICE agents on LA immigration raids: sources
Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles, multiple sources told The Post. The troops, who were mobilized by President Trump, are providing 'operational security' to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after they faced attacks and threats from anti-ICE rioters, sources said. It's 'in case sh-t hits the fan,' said a federal law enforcement source. A second source added: 'It's needed for extra safety and security doing operations.' 3 Homeland Security agents arrest a suspect in Riverside, California. @HSILosAngeles/X ICE agents are happy that the National Guard soldiers will have their backs, but some are concerned that their presence could make the federal immigration agents an even bigger target, the first source said. 'They're showing up with Humvees and uniforms,' the source said. ICE agents often try to fly below the radar before they swoop on a target, traveling in unmarked SUVs and operating in street clothes. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson didn't immediately respond to The Post's request for comment. The soldiers are not making any arrests on behalf of ICE. The Trump administration deployed 2,000 National Guard soldiers to LA over the weekend as rioters set cars ablaze and hurled rocks at law enforcement officers. 3 National Guard soldiers stand guard near an ICE detention center in downtown LA. AP 3 A flash bomb explodes on the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday during anti-ICE protests. AP Later, the Department of Defense mobilized 700 active-duty Marines from Twentynine Palms, California, to help maintain order in LA. Roughly 150 Border Patrol agents have also been pulled from the southern border in both California and Arizona to help control the riots, according to sources. Border Patrol agents were pummeled with rockets and cinder blocks by protesters on Saturday night following a series of ICE raids, including in Compton and at a Home Depot in the majority-Hispanic city of Paramount. At least one border agent was injured by a missile flying through his windshield. Trump earlier praised the National Guard while criticizing LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Gavin Newsom for being 'unable to handle the tasks' of quelling the violence. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth earlier warned the National Guard was being deployed 'IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles in a post on X. ICE agents have been undeterred by the anti-ICE riots, collaring illegal migrant criminals as part of the mass deportation effort. On Sunday, ICE arrested several illegal migrant criminals, including child abusers and pedophiles, according to DHS. California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration for sending in the National Guard, claiming that it has only fanned the flames of the protests. Newsom also dared border czar Tom Homan to arrest him. And Trump said he 'would do it' – if he were Homan, at least.
Miami Herald
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
‘A direct attack': South Florida leaders blast travel ban for Haiti, Venezuela, Cuba
South Florida leaders on Thursday denounced the Trump administration's travel ban targeting Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela, crisis-wracked nations that are among 19 countries hit with full or partial prohibitions against entering the United States. 'This is not only a cruel and xenophobic policy proposal – it is a blatant attempt to scapegoat an already suffering people. This unjust policy will sow chaos in our communities, separating families and disrupting lives,' said Marleine Bastien, a Haiti-born Miami-Dade County commissioner who represents one of the largest Haitian communities in the U.S. Bastien noted that the Haitian-American community is 'a cornerstone of Miami-Dade County, contributing to its culture, economy and strength. 'Targeting Haiti in this manner is not just only discriminatory, but a betrayal of the values America claims to uphold – compassion, justice, and opportunity for all,' she said, slamming the administration's recent immigration directives stripping Haitian migrants in the U.S. of immigration protections. On Thursday, there was still confusion among holders of current U.S. visas who are in Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela about whether they would be let in as of Monday when the travel ban takes effect. Still, South Florida elected officials emphasized the harm the policy would create in the communities in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, which of which boast sizable and thriving populations with roots in Cuba, Haiti and Venezuela. North Miami Mayor Alex Desulme said his city's Haitian population aren't just residents. They are small-business owners, healthcare workers, educators and parents raising young children. South Florida boasts one of the largest Haitian diasporas in the United States. 'The reinstatement of this ban is a direct attack on the values of equity, compassion and opportunity that our city and this nation were built upon. It causes fear, separates families, disrupts lives and unfairly targets communities that have long contributed to the country's strength and prosperity,' said Desulme. He asked federal leaders to reconsider the 'harmful policy and work toward an immigration system that reflects our shared values and honors the dignity of all individuals.' Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen described the ban as an attack 'on our collective humanity, a blatant disregard for the principles that make our nation great. 'This policy is not about safety; it's about exclusion,' said the official, who is Haitian American. President Donald Trump flipped Miami-Dade red for the first time since George H.W. Bush won the presidency in 1988, riding new support throughout the majority-Hispanic county. He received loyal backing from local Republicans who also viewed his victory as integral to their own. But as the Trump administration has rolled out immigration policies targeting Venezuelans, Haitians and Cubans, GOP officials in Miami have had to draw a careful balance between supporting the White House and the many immigrants in their district affected by Trump's immigration agenda. U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a Miami Republican, told the Herald in a statement that travel restrictions could serve as 'temporary tools' to ensure national security and said they were a way to fight against the governments in Cuba and Venezuela. However, she warned that those with family-based petitions should be protected. 'We must draw a clear line between hostile regimes and the families who suffer under them,' she said. 'These are people who have followed the law and waited years, even decades, to reunite with loved ones in the U.S. We can protect our country while upholding the values that make America a beacon of hope and freedom.'
San Francisco Chronicle
31-05-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Dems want to spend $20 million to learn how to talk to men. Have they tried mansplaining?
The national Democratic Party has decided to spend $20 million to figure out a way to talk to men. Let me know if they find out anything that dating sites haven't yet. On Wednesday night, the San Francisco Democratic Party weighed in, endorsing the idea as well. The resolution noted that Donald Trump got 56% of the votes of men aged 18-29, and that 'addressing the challenge experienced by boys and men is not only a moral imperative, but is essential to fostering a more inclusive and responsive political movement that truly speaks to the needs of all individuals, and countering the resultant rise polarization and disinformation.' This effort is intriguing to be sure. Polling after the 2024 presidential election showed former Vice President Kamala Harris coming up short with men as well. According to Navigator Research, men voted for Trump, 54-43 against Harris, a four-point improvement from 2020, when the Democratic nominee, former President Joe Biden, came closer: Trump only won by two points. Women voted for Harris 51-46 in 2024, but Biden carried women by 10 points in 2020. Let's factor in age. According to the Navigator polling 'Men under the age of 45 voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election by an 8-point margin (44% Harris, 52% Trump), a 16-point shift from 2020, where the group voted for Biden by an 8-point margin.' If you break the numbers down by race, Harris got 82% of the black male vote. Not bad, and close to the 86% Joe Biden got in 2020. What about Latino men? Here's where it gets more interesting. 'Trump made gains across the board. Of particular note, Trump won 47% of votes among Latino men, according to AP projections. He also produced double-digit gains in majority-Hispanic counties along the Mexico border in Texas and in Southern Florida. According to a survey by Edison Research, 'In 2020, Joe Biden won among Latino men by 23 percentage points: 59%-36%. Our latest estimate for the 2024 vote among Latino men is Trump winning by 10 points, 54% to 44%. This change of 33 points on the margin is a rather extraordinary shift in four years' time.' Rather. What's the problem? Democratic support for trans youth in sports? Naw, not really. Democratic support for basic social service programs? Nope. Democratic support for a robust U.S. foreign policy? Unlikely. It may be this simple: as unfair and irrational as it is, men like voting for men for president. This country has never had a woman president, and now looks even further away from that goal based on the 2024 results. The question is, how do the Democrats spend that $20 million? The New York Times reported last week that the plan 'is code-named SAM — short for 'Speaking with American Men: A Strategic Plan' — and promises investment to 'study the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces.' It recommends buying advertisements in video games, among other things. 'Above all, we must shift from a moralizing tone,' it urges. Well. God knows what those video game ads are going to look like. No moralizing in video games, I guess. Fundamentally, according to the data, younger voters, be they men, women, Black or Latino, voted on the economy. So, it's the economy, stupid, again. Younger voters have a particularly bleak worldview on the economy. Talk to any young person, and they don't really have IRAs, own homes, or have a lot of disposable income while they're working two or three jobs. The Biden economy worked well for some, and very poorly for others. My guess is that Trump's performance on the economy will make Biden look like FDR, his hero. The big, beautiful tariffs are already contributing to stock market uncertainty, likely inflation — or even stagflation, where prices rise while the economy stays flat. Oh, and interest rates are going to stay high for the time being, which doesn't help. I was talking to two men the other day about Trump. One voted for Harris, reluctantly, because he thinks Trump is erratic. If the GOP had nominated a good ol' 25 years ago Republican, he'd probably have voted for that candidate. He never said anything about Harris being a woman. 'Oh, he's (bleeping) crazy.' Well, that's the partial right answer. But do the Democrats have a response to them? The next GOP presidential nominee (if there is one) will not be Trump, and then the world looks a bit different, and by that I mean, maybe the country is just shifting right organically, Trump or no Trump. It happens. The country that elected JFK, Clinton and Obama also elected Nixon, Reagan and, gulp, Trump. Again. Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. wrote about a 30-year reset cycle in America that's been rather consistent: reaction begets over-reaction. Bring on the video game ads, the outreach to men (without the 'moralizing tone,' whatever that means), the appearances on Joe Rogan, all of it. Can't hurt. Maybe the Democrats need to mansplain to men. After all, it worked for Trump.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DOJ, CFPB seek to end Trustmark redlining consent order early
This story was originally published on Banking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Banking Dive newsletter. The Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a motion last week to terminate a consent order against Trustmark Bank over allegations the Jackson, Mississippi-based lender engaged in redlining between 2014 and 2018. The 2021 consent order marked the launch of a concerted effort by the DOJ, CFPB and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency during the Biden administration to root out racial discrimination in mortgage lending. Throughout three years, the agencies agreed to 15 settlements that brought $150 million in relief, the DOJ said last October. Trustmark has paid a $5 million penalty in connection with the order and disbursed $3.85 million into a loan subsidy program meant to increase the bank's lending presence in majority-Black and majority-Hispanic neighborhoods in the Memphis, Tennessee, area, and took steps to implement improved fair lending procedures, the DOJ and CFPB argued last week. Trustmark's consent order was to remain in effect for five years. Terminating the order now would free the bank 17 months early. The DOJ and CFPB seek to have it dismissed with prejudice, too, so future iterations of the agencies can't file claims later on the same allegations. 'Trustmark has demonstrated a commitment to remediation, and … [the bank] is substantially in compliance with the other monetary and injunctive terms of the Consent Order,' the agencies wrote in paperwork filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The bank likewise referenced its 'commitment to remediation' and 'substantial compliance' with the consent order in a filing Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing the matter. The CFPB alleged in 2021 that Trustmark failed to adequately market, offer or originate home loans to consumers in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and around Memphis. Specifically, just four of the bank's 25 Memphis-area branches were in majority-nonwhite neighborhoods at the time, and none of the four had an assigned mortgage loan officer, the bureau said at the time. Further, Trustmark did not establish internal committees to oversee fair lending until August 2018, after the OCC launched an exam of the bank's fair-lending practices. 'The federal government will be working to rid the market of racist business practices, including those by discriminatory algorithms,' the CFPB's then-director, Rohit Chopra, said, noting the launch of the anti-redlining effort. Despite being used as a benchmark, the Trustmark settlement was hardly the first of the Biden era. The DOJ had reached an $8.5 million settlement with Cadence Bank just two months earlier over allegations the lender engaged in redlining in Houston from 2013 to 2017. But the Trustmark order signaled a lock-step among regulators. Observers might argue Trump administration regulators are aligning in a similar lock-step now, with different priorities. The CFPB, for example, dismissed 18 lawsuits and three civil investigative demands against various firms between February and early May, American Banker reported. So last week's Trustmark motion is in character. The DOJ and CFPB noted in their motion that 'modifications' to the 2021 consent order 'may be made upon approval of the Court, by motion by any Party, and that the Parties will work cooperatively to propose modifications if there are changes in material factual circumstances.' Trustmark's $5 million penalty was far from the highest from the cooperative anti-redlining effort. That distinction belongs to Royal Bank of Canada subsidiary City National Bank, which was ordered to pay $31 million in 2023. Recommended Reading Shared zeal for CRA reform leads OCC chief, entrepreneur to rare rapport
San Francisco Chronicle
08-05-2025
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
This small city is the fastest-growing in California
Among the almond orchards, grapevines and alfalfa fields alongside State Route 99 is California's fastest growing city with more than 20,000 people: Shafter, California. According to a state report released this week, the population of Shafter, a Central Valley city just north of Bakersfield, grew by 4.7% — about 1,000 people — between Jan. 2024 and Jan. 2025, the most of any city in California with more than 20,000 people whose population gains did not come from college dormitory populations. Shafter's boost was largely driven by an increase in housing, according to John Boyne, a research data specialist with the California Department of Finance, which compiled the report. With 309 new housing units built in 2024, Shafter was also one of the fastest growing cities in the state in terms of housing. All of the added units were single family homes, Boyne said. The majority-Hispanic town is, like many Central Valley cities, an agricultural hub. But it is also home to an industrial park owned by the Wonderful Company (of pistachio and pomegranate juice fame) that houses distribution centers for large companies like Walmart, Target and Amazon — with plans to expand. The city has grown significantly over the last decade and a half, going from about 17,000 people in 2010 to just under 23,500 as of January this year. Shafter's growth was part of an overall growth trend in California's Central Valley and inland areas. Several other cities in the Central Valley saw notable growth, including Lathrop and Patterson. (Merced and Folsom also showed large gains, but Merced's was due to the city annexing the UC Merced, incorporating its on campus students into the city's population, and Folsom's growth was due to increases in the state prison population there.) And of the ten largest cities in California, Bakersfield gained the most population, though the increase was slight at just over 1%. And Fresno and Kern counties were first and second in terms of year-over-year population growth among California counties with more than 500,000 people. But not all of the Central Valley saw gains. Wasco, which is less than 10 miles away from Shafter, lost nearly as many residents as Shafter gained. Boyne described this as 'a tale of two cities.' While Shafter added housing, Wasco lost it, he said — it had a net loss of 163 housing units due to the demolition of 226 multi-family units as a part of a multi-year affordable housing project. On top of that, Wasco's population was also impacted by decreases in the prison population at Wasco State Prison, Boyne said. Some Bay Area cities were among the fastest growing as well. Belmont, American Canyon and Burlingame, which are all around the same size as Shafter in terms of population, were all in the top 10 fastest growing cities by population, and each saw notable increases in housing supply between 2024 and 2025.
