OFFICIAL LRC President Donald Trump SECOND TERM Thread

So he always was a troublemaker / interferer.

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Alex Pretti's rib broken in previous encounter with federal agents: report

JESSICA A. BOTELHO | The National News Desk

Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old man who was shot and killed by a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agent on Saturday, suffered a broken rib during a previous en

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ESPN:

ICE unit to fill security role at Winter Olympics in Milan

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ICE unit to fill security role at Winter Olympics in Milan

Reaction to news that a unit of ICE would have a security role during the Winter Games in Milan set off concern and confusion in Italy on Tuesday.

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MILAN -- News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be present during the upcoming Winter Games has set off concern and confusion in Italy, where people have expressed outrage at the inclusion of an agency that has dominated headlines for leading the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events such as the Olympics to assist with security. HSI officers are separate from the ICE arm at the forefront of the immigration crackdown known as Enforcement and Removal Operations, and there was no indication ERO officers were being sent to Italy.

That distinction, however, wasn't immediately clear to local media Tuesday morning.

Italy reacts to U.S. security deployment

The reaction among some in Italy not only reflects a worsening perception abroad of the administration's tactics on immigration but also underscores a broader rift between the U.S. under President Donald Trump and its international allies.

Vague reports that ICE would be deployed in some capacity surfaced over the weekend, resulting in a series of online petitions gathering support of people opposed to the presence of ICE at the Games. They followed an RAI news report that aired Sunday showing an Italian news crew being threatened in Minneapolis by ICE agents. Trump's immigration crackdown has in recent weeks intensified in Minneapolis, leading to the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal immigration officers.

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ICE units breakdown

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is broken into various arms. Enforcement and Removal Operations is the part of the agency that is tasked with monitoring, arresting and removing foreigners who no longer have the right to be in the U.S. They're the officers most directly tasked with carrying out Trump's mass deportation agenda.

Another arm of ICE is Homeland Security Investigations. Agents from HSI conduct investigations into anything that has a cross-border nexus from human smuggling to fentanyl trafficking to smuggling of cultural artifacts. Agents from HSI are stationed in embassies around the world to facilitate their investigations and build relations with local law enforcement in those countries.

The ICE agents deployed to Italy for the Games will have a different role from the one seen in immigration crackdowns in the U.S., officials have stressed.

"Obviously, ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations in foreign countries,″ the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Tuesday.

"At the Olympics, ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is supporting the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and host nation to vet and mitigate risks from transnational criminal organizations. All security operations remain under Italian authority."

A U.S official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss security measures said the general public likely wouldn't even see or be aware of the HSI agents on the ground during the Olympics. The official said HSI agents would be working behind the scenes, mainly in offices or the U.S. consulate in Milan, as they have done during previous international events.

BINGO. This was a guy looking for trouble and experienced. He knew exactly what was going to happen when he entered the scene, because he already did it.
This time he brought an assault weapon and a scope. Don’t tell me this guy wasn’t acting for Suicide by Cop. it’s real, that’s what he wanted and that’s what he got.

I really don't get this. You can attribute nearly everything Trump does to (1) money, (2) ego and desire to be worshipped, and/or (3) trying to harm those he hates. But this one, I can't figure out.

Trying to reverse the J. Christ Salvation determination? There's no way. Millions of men with far better claims than Trump have tried and failed that. It's an Ecclesiastical impossibility.

and NBC:

Outrage has erupted in Italy after it emerged that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit would play a role in U.S. security for the Winter Olympics next month.

A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a part of ICE that focuses on transnational crime, would be involved in helping to "vet and mitigate risks" at the Milan Cortina Games starting a week from Friday.

It is not unusual for the division, which takes the lead in international human trafficking situations, to work on marquee events abroad. But its affiliation with ICE has sparked anger from some Italian politicians and media in light of the U.S. immigration crackdown and two fatal shootings by federal officers in Minnesota this month.

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Homeland Security Investigations is an investigative arm of DHS, and though it technically falls under ICE, it focuses on investigating transnational crime and issues with global trade or financial systems.

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Homeland Security Investigations said it was working with French officials “to secure” the Games “through the sharing of best practices.”

The U.S. Embassy in Italy said in a statement: “The State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service is leading the U.S. security effort at the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. As in previous Olympic events, multiple federal agencies are supporting the Diplomatic Security Service, including Homeland Security Investigations, ICE’s investigative component.”

So it did the same thing under Biden, and had no issues.

https://www.reuters.com/world/bovino-removed-his-role-us-border-patrol-commander-large-atlantic-reports-2026-01-27/

BOVINO FIRED!! Byeebyee azzlick.

True, but that team was classic. Reuben Sierra, Ivan Rodriguez, Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Julio Franco... awesome lineup and fun to watch. +5000th strikeout, 7th no hitter, 300+ strikeouts at 42!!, Ventura headlock (at 46 yeras old!)... High speed records.. He's a legend.

DONNY SAYS NO GUNS. IMAGINE IF OBAMA Had SAID THIS.

18 U.S.C. § 111 — Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Federal Officers

Bovino is the grandson of an illegal immigrant!

You opinion is irrelevant. Nobody believes what you bootlickers are selling.

Texas is hard to read. The best Dems have done state wide in recent memory was Beto v. Cruz in 2018 (48/50%). That was a big blue wave for Dems nationally. If that happens again, then the gerrymandering might not get the +5. But the new map gerrymandered the sh#t out of an already gerrymandered map.

Also, ICE has been pretty muted across Texas. The border communities are happy with the shut down of the border and may not care that much if ICE is shooting up white people in Minneapolis. But the 2026 senate race could see Ken Paxton M#GA primarying Cornyn and James Talarico has some pretty good JFK vibes that could turnout Dems (Crockett will not win the primary, sorry M#GA).

The other problem for Dems is that the party has generally done a horrible job developing candidates to run for Congressional seats. In the Rio Grande Valley, Dem Henry Cuellar is probably going to lose his seat after getting pardon from Trump. Dems have resisted grass roots efforts to primary Cuellar because they think that Cuellar is their best bet to hold the district. Jessica Cisneros was a Justice Democrat candidate who got very close to beating Cuellar in the primary in 2020 and 2022. But the corporate DNC Dems rallied to protect Cuellar even though he is old, pro lift and corrupt.

First mention in my list

MAGA said "take our guns and you die!" That was a few days ago. Now it's "take my guns or ICE will kill me!"

No weapons for ICE -- I agree with that

ICE agent was an 8 year veteran.

Throws out the leftist narrative that these guys are untrained rookies.

And raises the question why lefties were OK with him when he worked for Biden.

Trump private ICEes are not Federal Officers. They are J6 bounty hunters paid in what Trump call bonuses.

The president has immunity...