House and Senate Democrats are trying to turn two tragic federal shootings in Minneapolis into cause célèbres to shackle, slash and ultimately break the budgetary back of ICE. But let’s not pretend this political firestorm is about compassion or accountability. 

If Democrats are successful in abruptly halting the deportation of what some estimates put at as many as 20 million illegal aliens imported under President Joe Biden, hundreds of additional American citizens would be murdered and thousands raped, assaulted or robbed by a violent subset of Biden’s illegal-alien horde. 

Here is the statistical story behind America’s latest true-crime nightmare. 

Numerous studies have analyzed the link between illegal aliens and crime. Using large administrative data sets, researchers have calculated — with surprising precision — the rates at which illegal aliens commit various crimes. From those rates, it is simple arithmetic to estimate how many Americans would fall prey to new illegal-alien violence.

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Start with homicide. 

The Cato Institute has examined one of the largest and most credible data sets available, drawn from the border state of Texas, and found that for every 100,000 illegal aliens, about 2.2 Americans are murdered. Using essentially the same Texas data, the Center for Immigration Studies corrects for delayed identification and other methodological issues and arrives at a homicide rate of roughly 3.9 per 100,000 in one illustrative year. 

Apply those rates to Biden’s 20 million new illegal aliens, and the result is stark: between 440 and 780 additional Americans would be murdered.

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That’s not a statistic. That’s a slaughterhouse. 

Past victims already have names. 

Laken Riley, 22, murdered in Georgia after prosecutors said she resisted a rape attempt by José Ibarra, a Venezuelan illegal alien previously released after arrest.

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Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, was strangled to death in Houston in June 2024. Two Venezuelan nationals — Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel and Franklin Jose Peña Ramos — are charged with capital murder. Both had entered the United States illegally, were apprehended near El Paso, Tex., and were released with notices to appear before the killing. They remain in the Harris County Jail awaiting trial, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. 

Rachel Morin, raped and murdered on a Maryland trail by the El Salvadoran Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez. 

Apply those rates to Biden’s 20 million new illegal aliens, and the result is stark: between 440 and 780 additional Americans would be murdered.

Kayla Hamilton, a 20-year-old Maryland woman with autism, raped and strangled by Walter Javier Martinez, an illegal alien from El Salvador who had entered the United States only months earlier.”

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Future victims would have names, faces, families, and dreams, too — every bit as sympathetic as Renée Good and Alex Pretti. 

And homicide is only the tip of Biden’s illegal alien iceberg. 

According to a National Institute of Justice–funded study published in 2020 using Texas Department of Public Safety arrest data (2012–2018), felony arrest rates per 100,000 undocumented immigrants were 11.3 for felony sexual assault, 77.8 for felony assault, 18.2 for felony burglary, and 136.0 for felony drug violations.

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Scaled to 20 million illegal aliens, that arithmetic implies roughly 2,260 more Americans would be sexually assaulted, 3,640 American homes burglarized, 15,560 Americans violently assaulted, and 27,200 felony drug arrests involving dealers, traffickers, smugglers and hard-core possession cases. 

These are the kind of inconvenient statistics Hill denizens like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Democrat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and sanctuary politicos like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Illinois Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker and Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz don’t want to compute — and pure evil they don’t want you to see. 

As misdirection, the left also loves to point out that many studies conclude crime rates among illegal aliens are marginally lower than those of American citizens. But that is the wrong yardstick.

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Even if illegal aliens have a lower crime rate — and the data is far from clear — when millions of illegal aliens enter the country, the absolute number of crimes increases. You don’t need to be a mathematician — or illegal alien crime victim — to understand that. 

There is also this: the older data sets used by many analysts today almost certainly understate the danger posed by the most recent Biden-era wave. Why? 

Because countries around the world like Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela deliberately opened their prisons and released violent criminals during the latest border breakdown — both to reduce crime at home and export crime to America.

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That’s the statistics. Here’s the politics. 

The strange bedfellows coalition out to kneecap ICE is led by Democrats playing the long electoral game who view illegal aliens as political pawns and funded by corporate interests that benefit from cheaper labor and wage suppression. Throw in the drug and human-trafficking cartel supply chains and a legacy media blinded by Trump Derangement Syndrome, and you have today’s government shutdown crisis.

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Future victims would have names, faces, families, and dreams, too — every bit as sympathetic as Renée Good and Alex Pretti. 

It is our job to resist. Because “defund ICE” doesn’t just mean fewer deportations. 

It means more empty seats at dinner tables. More funerals. More shattered lives — in addition to all the jobs American citizens lose.

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Republicans must do a far better job holding ranks on Capitol Hill and messaging these essential Secure Border Trump truths. 

And Democrats would do well to remember one of the major reasons why they lost the last election. A supermajority of Americans wants both secure borders and mass deportations. For their safety. For their jobs. For their wages. For their culture. 

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Seattle Seahawks star linebacker Ernest Jones IV said it himself: he probably should have been the last person who should have been given the microphone during the team’s Super Bowl parade on Wednesday.

Jones, 26, passionately talked up his team in a profanity-laced speech and delivered a message to the critics.

“Imma keep it a buck, I’m prolly the last person they should have gave the mic too, but we finna turn up man,” Jones said during his speech.

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“First off, I want to say shoutout to (owner) Jody Allen, shoutout to (general manager) John Schneider for making this all possible, man. Shoutout to coach Mike MacDonald for helping us get to this point. But also, shoutout to these bada– motherf—— who play this game the right way.”

After praising his team for their relentless play style that helped Seattle win the Super Bowl, he then delivered a two-word message to those who were critical of his team.

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“Not only do we have the best defense in the world, we got the best team in the world, and quite frankly: if you got anything to say about my quarterback, if you got anything to say about defense – if you got anything to say my defense – if you got anything to say about my o-line, and if you anything to say about the city of Seattle, I got two words for you,” Jones said.

“F— you!”

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Jones was one of the pillars of the Seahawks’ championship defense. In 15 games during the regular season, the 26-year-old had 126 total tackles, half a sack, and five interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown.

In three playoff games, the linebacker had 25 total tackles with an interception, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.

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Eight people have been killed in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings, which also left the attacker dead.

Police have now shared more details about the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, a small town with a population of just 2,400, in British Columbia on Tuesday

Here’s what we know so far.

What do we know about the suspect?

The attacker has been identified by police as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said at a news conference on Wednesday.

He said the suspect, from Tumbler Ridge, identified as female but was born a biological male, and began to transition around six years ago.

The suspect was found at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The deputy commissioner added that Van Rootselaar was not currently attending Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and had dropped out about four years ago.

“Police had attended that (family) residence on multiple occasions over the past several years, dealing with concerns of mental health with respect to our suspect,” Mr McDonald added.

A public alert sent to phones initially described the shooter as “a female in a dress with brown hair”.

Police superintendent Ken Floyd earlier said the suspect’s motive remained unclear and that authorities are “not in a place to understand why or what may have motivated this tragedy”.

Suspect’s mother among those killed

Police said they received a report of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, which has around 175 students, at 1.20pm on Tuesday (8.20pm UK time).

When officers entered and searched the school, they found multiple victims dead.

An individual believed to be the attacker was also found dead with what appeared to be a self‑inflicted injury.

At the school, police said those killed were a 39-year-old female teacher, three 12-year-old female students, and two male students aged 12 and 13.

They said two further victims, a 39-year-old female and an 11-year-old male, were found at a local home.

When questioned by reporters, police said the 39-year-old was the mother of the suspect, with the 11-year-old thought to be their brother or step-brother.

The attacker’s family members were killed first, before the school shootings.

Initial reports claimed another victim died while on the way to hospital, but Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said that “a female with significant injuries” survived the shooting.

Overnight, police said approximately 25 others were being assessed for non‑life‑threatening injuries.

Children ‘barricaded themselves’ as parents waited for news

Children who were at the school at the time were frantically trying to barricade themselves in their classrooms as the attack unfolded, according to local reports.

Citing the reports, Sky News’ international correspondent John Sparks said: “They were putting desks and chairs up against the doors, trying to keep the shooter out of their classroom.”

There were also “desperate scenes” in the town of Tumbler Ridge during the attack, Sparks added.

“Parents were shepherded to a local hall to await news of whether their children were affected by this.

“In a tight-knit community like this, it’s very difficult for the people who live there.”

‘I probably know every victim’

Canadians in the small town, located more than 600 miles north of Vancouver, near the border with Alberta, are grieving after the tragedy.

Darryl Krakowka, mayor of Tumbler Ridge, told reporters: “I broke down. It’s devastating.”

He described the town’s small community as a “big family” and added: “I have lived here for 18 years. I probably know every one of the victims.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered his “prayers and deepest condolences” to the families and friends of the victims after the “horrific” attack.

“I join Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today, and in gratitude for the courage and selflessness of the first responders who risked their lives to protect their fellow citizens,” he said in a statement.

“Our ability to come together in crisis is the best of our country – our empathy, our unity, and our compassion for each other.”

The premier of British Columbia, David Eby, added: “Our hearts are in Tumbler Ridge tonight with the families of those who have lost loved ones.

“Government will ensure every possible support for community members in the coming days, as we all try to come to terms with this unimaginable tragedy.”

The school has said it will be closed for the rest of the week.

What are the gun laws in Canada?

While its neighbour has some of the most relaxed firearms legislation in the world, Canadian laws are much stricter.

Anyone wanting to possess a firearm in Canada needs to obtain a possession and acquisition licence (PAL).

Some types of firearm – such as handguns – need a restricted possession and acquisition licence (RPAL), which is issued by police.

In 2022, the government introduced a freeze on the importing, buying or selling of handguns.

A previous mass shooting in Nova Scotia in April 2020, in which an attacker killed 22 people, prompted the government to announce an immediate ban on the sale and use of assault-style weapons.

Justin Trudeau, then the prime minister, announced the ban of more than 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms, including two guns used by the 2020 gunman as well as the AR-15 and other weapons that have been used in a number of mass shootings in the US.

But almost six years later, possession of such firearms is not illegal – yet.

A compensation programme in which gun owners register their interest in turning in these firearms in exchange for cash runs until the end of March this year.

Owners have until the end of October to hand over any banned assault weapons.

After this, anyone in possession “will be breaking the law and could face criminal prosecution”, government briefing documents say.

It has not yet been made public what type of firearm or firearms were used in the most recent attack.

When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shuts down the airspace over a major American city for “special security reasons,” Americans should pay attention.

On Feb. 10, the FAA grounded flights in and out of El Paso International Airport. The original notice referred to a 10-day flight restriction, but it was rescinded the same day. Flights resumed. The questions, however, remain.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy later stated that the FAA and the Department of War had acted to address a cartel-related drone incursion, neutralizing the threat before reopening the airspace. No further operational details were released.

Subsequent reporting suggested the closure may have been precautionary and that full operational details have not been publicly disclosed.

Even without those details, the episode matters. It indicates that federal authorities assessed the drone activity as serious enough to affect civilian aviation. 

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Cartels Are Adapting

For decades, Mexican drug trafficking organizations have moved illicit narcotics — including fentanyl — into the United States. Federal assessments consistently identify synthetic opioids as one of the deadliest threats facing American communities.

Cartels adjust when enforcement pressure changes. As land routes tighten and maritime interdiction increases, new methods emerge.

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In 2024, NORAD Commander Gen. Gregory M. Guillot testified that more than 1,000 drone incidents per month were occurring along the southern border, primarily for surveillance or smuggling. If routine drone activity has been tolerated along the border, then federal officials concluded the El Paso incident warranted halting operations at a major American airport. 

Commercial drone platforms are widely available and attractive to criminal organizations. They are inexpensive, difficult to detect and capable of carrying meaningful payloads. Around the world, similar systems have migrated from recreational use to combat applications.

Their use by cartels is not speculative.

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What appears new is the decision to disrupt commercial aviation in response.

That raises an obvious question: Was this an escalation in capability, proximity or perceived threat? Absent further disclosure, the public cannot know.

The Broader Drone Environment

Conflicts abroad have demonstrated how low-cost unmanned systems can be adapted for surveillance, targeting and even kinetic missions. Non-state actors learn from those examples. Criminal organizations are no exception.

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None of this establishes that weaponized cartel drones are operating over American cities. There is no public evidence of that. But the technological threshold continues to decline.

The airspace over the Southwest is no longer immune to innovation.

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A Shift in U.S. Policy

The El Paso incident also fits within a broader change in how Washington frames cartel activity.

In January 2025, the Trump administration designated several major drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. That classification moved cartel networks beyond a purely criminal framework and into the national security category.

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Federal agencies were directed to apply structural pressure against cartel enablers — financial systems, coordination networks and international supply chains.

The FAA decision did not occur in isolation. It occurred within a posture that treats cartel activity as a cross-border security threat.

What the El Paso Shutdown Tells Us

Several conclusions follow.

First, federal authorities assessed an aerial threat serious enough to affect civilian aviation.

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Second, the Department of War was prepared to respond.

Third, public transparency remains limited. Members of Congress, including Rep. Veronica Escobar, have noted that drone incursions along the border are not new. If this episode reflected a heightened or qualitatively different threat, that distinction should be explained clearly.

When civilian airspace is restricted, clarity strengthens public trust.

Temporary closures of this magnitude should remain exceptional — not routine.

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Policy Implications

Border Airspace

The United States needs a defined border airspace doctrine. That includes persistent detection capability, streamlined counter-UAS authority for DHS and DoD near the border, and clear standards for when civilian airspace restrictions are justified.

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Reactive shutdowns are not strategy.

Deterrence

If drone incursions continue, interception alone will not suffice. Disabling individual aircraft addresses the symptom, not the network behind it. Financiers, suppliers and planners enabling these operations must face sustained financial, legal and diplomatic pressure.

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Deterrence requires credibility. The United States has both the authority and the obligation to defend its territory and airspace. Persistent aerial incursions cannot become normalized.

Mexico remains central to a durable solution. Joint enforcement and intelligence cooperation are preferable to confrontation. But history shows that when cross-border threats harm Americans, the United States responds.

Cartels adjust when the cost of operating rises. The objective is to restore control before escalation becomes necessary.

Mexico’s Role

Mexico’s cooperation is indispensable.

Public escalation benefits neither nation. Quiet coordination—shared intelligence, joint surveillance, and coordinated counter-drone efforts—offers a more stable path. Quiet coordination, shared intelligence, joint surveillance and coordinated counter-drone efforts offer a more stable path.

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At the same time, persistent violations of U.S. airspace cannot be ignored. Bilateral security cooperation will either deepen or strain under pressure.

The Strategic Choice

The El Paso shutdown may prove to be an isolated episode. It may also mark the first visible sign that cartel operations have expanded decisively into the air domain.

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If criminal networks can probe American airspace without consequence, they will continue assessing its limits.

The administration now faces a choice: respond incident by incident — or establish durable control of the skies along the southern border.

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The ground border has dominated debate for years. The airspace above it may soon demand equal attention.

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According to information received from the Mumbai Police Control Room, preliminary investigation has suggested that the lift fell from the fourth floor due to cable failure. As soon as information about the incident was received, Mumbai Fire Brigade, Police, BEST personnel, ambulance and local ward staff reached the spot and started relief and rescue operations.

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Awaiting information about the health of the injured
Of the injured, three have been admitted to the state-run JJ Hospital, one to Balaji Hospital and another to Jaslok Hospital. According to officials, detailed information about the health condition of all the injured is awaited.

#WATCH | Maharashtra Five people injured following an incident of a lift collapse at Jay Krupa Tower, Byculla East, Mumbai. The lift collapsed after falling from the 4th floor due to a cable failure. The Mumbai Fire Brigade, Police, Ambulance, and BMC Ward staff are at the… pic.twitter.com/VaGZNrnd7a

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Student dies in another accident
A 26-year-old candidate died after completing a 1,600-metre run during a police recruitment drive in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Wednesday. An official said the exact cause of death was being investigated.

The deceased has been identified as Deepak Waghule, a resident of Mandkhel in Parli district of Beed. The recruitment process for 174 police constable posts had started in the grounds of Beed Police Headquarters. Waghule was among the 496 candidates who qualified for the field test.

After completing the 1,600-metre race around 12:55 pm, Waghule took a short rest. He walked to the medical room, where a medical team treated him, the officer said. The team noticed the candidate’s pulse becoming weak and sent him to the Civil Hospital at around 1:14 pm.

On reaching the hospital, doctors declared him dead. A case of accidental death was registered at Shivajinagar police station. Police said that the exact cause of death will be known only after the post-mortem report comes.

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