Trump's Joe Rogan ICE Problem Is Getting Worse

ICE is allegedly arresting refugees in Minnesota who have already undergone extensive vetting and been legally admitted to the U.S., transferring them to Texas facilities known for unsafe conditions. This new initiative targets refugees who haven't yet received green cards within a year, a deadline previously not enforced with arrests or deportation threats. Many detained refugees are from countries like Somalia, Myanmar, and Eritrea, for which green card processing has been suspended by the administration, creating a Catch-22.

Lawyers and immigrant rights advocates report arrests of refugees, including children. Tracie Roy, legal director at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, stated this enforcement of the one-year green card deadline is unprecedented. The administration suspended green card processing for 19 countries, including those from which detained refugees originate.

Even pro-Trump podcaster Joe Rogan publicly compared ICE's actions, specifically the 'militarized people in the streets just roaming around snatching people up,' to the Gestapo. This criticism highlights the severity of the perceived overreach and the impact on U.S. citizens mistakenly detained.

Rogan stated, 'Are we really going to be the Gestapo? Where's your papers? Is that what we've come to?' He also questioned the administration's narrative surrounding the death of Rene Goode, despite also expressing general support for deportations and promoting a conspiracy theory about undocumented immigrants.

An investigative journalist, Laura Jede, went undercover at an ICE Career Expo and received a tentative job offer, and was even listed as 'entered on duty,' despite intentionally omitting her anti-Trump journalism background, failing a drug test, and not submitting required pre-employment paperwork or background check consent. This suggests an 'extremely leaky ship' in recruitment, raising concerns about who is being hired and the potential for unqualified or dangerous individuals to join the agency.

Jede's Slate article detailed her experience: minimal security at the expo, a superficial interview, missing deadlines for paperwork, smoking pot six days before a drug test, and then receiving a final job offer and 'entered on duty' status in the portal without any of the pre-employment activities being completed. DHS's official denial was contradicted by Jede's screen recording of the portal.

The Trump administration is actively seeking a U.S. takeover of Greenland, citing national security concerns about Chinese and Russian presence, despite widespread opposition from Greenland residents, Danish leaders, NATO, and the EU. Trump has not ruled out taking Greenland by force, prompting European countries to pledge defense.

Greenland's Prime Minister explicitly stated, 'Greenland does not want to be owned by the USA... we choose Denmark.' Denmark is increasing its military presence in and around Greenland, with support from other allied countries. Trump doubled down on his plan, linking it to his 'Golden Dome' missile defense system and criticizing NATO for not supporting the acquisition.

Newly released secret grand jury transcripts from the Georgia election interference case reveal prominent Republicans, like Senator Lindsey Graham and former Georgia State House Speaker David Ralston, privately dismissed Trump's 2020 election fraud claims as 'weird' and 'buffoonish,' despite publicly supporting him. Trump is also laying groundwork for the 2026 midterms by advocating for gerrymandering, a non-citizen census, eliminating mail-in ballots, and expressed regret for not seizing voting machines in 2020.

Graham called Trump's fake elector scheme 'weird' and said Trump would believe 'Martians came and stole votes.' Ralston resisted Trump's demands to overturn election results. Trump's Truth Social posts and interviews detail plans to 'lead a movement to get rid of Mail-In ballots' and 'highly inaccurate, very expensive... voting machines,' and his regret over not seizing machines in 2020.