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Kristi Noem’s latest stunt video features her accidentally pointing a gun at an ICE officer’s head

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New White House tip line to report immigrants bombarded with calls to arrest Musk

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‘Throwing them in jail would send a message’: Pro-Trump accounts target teachers resisting potential immigration raids at schools

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‘Feel like this could’ve been avoided by not going out with white conservatives’: TikToker says ICE showed up after he agreed to date with Hinge match

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Greyhound buses will no longer allow Border Patrol checks

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Former developer at software company deletes his code to protest its ties to ICE 

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