Dashinka

So you are saying just being in the Epstein files (flight logs, or other things) makes one criminal? I believe Trump actually cooperated with the Obama DoJ regarding Epstein. Did Bill and Hillary cooperate?

Love the strawman Jose. So are you suggesting ICE should give up on any enforcement due to the Jose's out there? Btw, I would like to know more about Jose. How did he enter? Did he repeatedly leave and re-enter? Why hasn't he pursued legal avenues now that he is married to a USC? Also, if you or others that support the Jose's really want to help, then like I said earlier, isn't it time to protest your congress members to change the laws to protect them. Instead the extremist want to actively impede enforcement of existing laws. Regardless, let's talk about the large amount of ICE/Federal agents in a city like Minneapolis. Have you ever asked yourself why there are so many there? I believe this has been talked about many times, but I expect the major factor is the leftist/Democrat sanctuary city play. Do you support cities/states run by Democrats with their sanctuary city play? Wouldn't cooperation by the local officials with respect to the worst of the worst protect the Jose's out there? Would they need so many agents if the worst of the worst were handed over to ICE when their prison sentence is finished? As to those in ICE detention, how many of these folks have been issued a removal order by an IJ? Lastly, yes, when a protester graduates from protesting to impeding, assaulting, and eluding, then they go from "protestor" to "extremist". This woman actively positioned the vehicle so the agent was directly in front of her, and who knows what was in her mind as her partner egged her to drive away. We shall see what the investigation says, but that was one of the big questions in my mind (why the agent was in front of the vehicle) until I saw more videos showing it was the driver that made that happen.

Europe is fairly silent right now related to what is going on in Iran. When solidarity costs too much: Europe’s silence on Iran Meanwhile, in Iran, something remarkable is unfolding. Women are tearing off their hijabs in open defiance. Students are facing down security forces. Workers are walking off the job. Protesters are being dragged to prison, tortured, and executed after trials in kangaroo courts. And Europe’s response? A few statements. Some vigils. NGO reports that barely make the news. Nothing remotely approaching the mobilization for Gaza. This isn’t about compassion fatigue or lack of information. The images are there. The stories are brutal. The gap reveals something fundamental: certain causes carry an ideological cost, and that cost determines which struggles ignite mass solidarity. The uprising in Iran checks every box that should matter to progressive Europeans. It targets a theocratic regime that subjugates women, censors thought, executes dissidents, and denies basic freedoms. The protesters in Iran demand exactly what the European left claims to defend as universal human rights: free speech, bodily autonomy, and the dignity of self-determination. By any measure, what is happening from Tehran to Iranian backwaters is a textbook liberation movement. Yet it remains marginal in Europe’s political imagination. The reason is structural, not moral. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-solidarity-costs-too-much-europes-silence-on-iran/

But wasn't the intent on these extremist activists to block ICE, but try to let others through? So if ICE tried to drive around, she was going to let them by? All will come out, but the actions of these extremists are over-the-top when they try to impede law enforcement (illegal) and they are misplaced as it is the congress members that need to feel the protest (a little secret, ICE agents cannot change the laws). Whatever, we shall see how this turns out and how political Ellison and Walz can make it. BTW, look at the folks ICE is going after in Minnesota. Do you want these folks in your neighborhood? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ice-arrests-in-minnesota-surge-include-numerous-convicted-child-rapists-killers/ar-AA1TY0E7

Now this has the potential to be really damaging to CA. Way way worse than a law being ruled unconstitutional. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-08/yes-california-should-tax-billionaires-wealth-heres-why

Is it arrogance, conceit, self-importance, etc.? Note, this is about the proposed CA wealth tax which of course is promised to be a "one time" thing (yeah heard that before - Obamacare Covid subsidies). Anyway, this is an opinion piece by some leftist/socialist and I am just amazed by some of the writing of those folks with their socialism like mantra masked by "public good". This could be way worse for CA than any open carry law being ruled unconstitutional. Whatever, btw, I was not sure if this has been posted in another thread or not, if so, feel free to move to any existing related thread. Commentary: California made them rich. Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back. California helped make them among the richest people in the world. Now they’re fleeing because California wants a little something back. The proposed California Billionaire Tax Act has plutocrats saying they are considering deserting the Golden State for fear they’ll have to pay a one-time, 5% tax, on top of the other taxes they barely pay in comparison to the rest of us. Think of it as the Dust Bowl migration in reverse, with The Monied headed East to grow their fortunes. The measure would apply to billionaires residing in California as of Jan. 1, 2026, meaning that 2025 was a big moving year month among the 200 wealthiest California households subject to the tax. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commentary-california-made-them-rich-140000938.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM51r5L5C0s99XIZbJku6c9_zH_oJxr1_AKYM0LO90X7prsbSHLEZMS88DCWcoHCkZ9a9_w43aD56V8uCx1ejQq3dPsVE3iDLFPIJstwcou-DUVOVJSXcVCYkJAtNKCYyRGJmRX9SSNNhJ3tQ5FWhkQ9gBgi9Z2luR9nd4T-KFma

Yep, much better to be a doormat I suppose? How long as many establishment administrations been trying to get any work done in the ME. I suppose you prefer a loose coalition of enemies getting together against a common devil named Israel to some level of peace. More work to be done there of course, but way more progress during Trump's 5 or so years than since the early 70's under establishment type Presidents (yes, Obama was and is "establishment". Btw, maybe you might consider that all the rhetoric is just fodder for the left/Democrats and their MSM allies to make them look bad like they did when their Maduro narratives re-surfaced. All I know is that this is funny, and the reaction from those on the left is entirely predictable.

So a police chief cries when presenting facts to the public? I guess that is the case in the identity politics of the left/Democrats. Btw, did anyone see if he made a land acknowledgement statement? Portland police chief cries while confirming pair shot by CBP were tied to Tren de Aragua Day said he initially hesitated to disclose the suspected gang ties, citing concerns about what he called the “historic injustice of victim blaming,” while stressing the shooting remains under investigation and that the information was released for transparency. https://nypost.com/2026/01/10/us-news/portland-police-chief-chokes-up-while-confirming-tren-de-aragua-ties-in-cbp-shooting/

Not claiming to be a legal or constitutional scholar, but apparently the 9th Circuit deemed this a government overreach y CA. Now I realize that the Constitution is a pesky document in the eyes of the government given its restrictions on government (I think Obama opined about that once), but it is the law of the land. There are different interpretations of the 2nd Amendment, and the debate will continue.

So following the U.S. Constitution is a bad thing?

It doesn’t sound like this turned into an apprehension just based on insults or verbal assaults (I saw a lot of constraint on the agents part when that was occurring) by the two women, but rather due to the fact that they were blocking/impeding not only the ICE agents, but also the general public. Also, the agent was on the side of the vehicle until the driver backed up and then turned toward him. I am not sure how you would react to suddenly finding yourself in front of a 4-5k lb vehicle accelerating toward you, but I suspect it can be unnerving. Also, the image of ICE agents and their enforcement activities real, imagined, exaggerated or otherwise do not condone someone trying to run down an agent. But as I have said over and over again in this thread, there is nothing good that comes out of making any conclusions wrt to criminal culpability of the agent or protesters at this point. I am sure there will be even more evidence coming out in the future, and the event will scrutinized by people more experienced in these types of situations. Btw, police agencies around the world have been giving wide latitude for these disruptive protests and that has to stop. Protesting something one stands for is a good thing, breaking the law by blocking major roads, etc. is not unless a permit has been issued to allow for the closures.

I agree. To the OP, yes still take the copy to the interview even if you don’t have the certified copy.

Not necessarily an automatic RFE. Order a certificate online on Monday, and if asked for at the interview, and an RFE is issued, you should be able to respond to it relatively quickly. Good Luck!

Except the first shot did not occur until after the agent was struck. Considering the split second decision that had to be made about the uncontrollable nature of the situation, it seems a reasonable action by the agent (he did not know how bad he was hit, where he would end up if knocked down or what direction change of the vehicle might occur, etc.). The problem with all the analysis (YouTube or in print) is it is all discussing things after the event with the help of slow motion video, multiple angles, etc. and the law requires the judgement to be made without that. Again, we shall see how the criminal issues proceed with the investigation, and who knows how political bias will play into that process (hopefully not a lot). As to the civil case(s), just keep in mind the agent has civil avenues as well.

He makes a good point about the fact that it was the actions of the driver that put the agent in front of the car. I saw a few comments about why was the agent in front of the vehicle, seems that he was on the side until she turned into him and started moving forward. There may be a civil liability issue to the government and those types of things can and do happen all the time. I also suspect the agent may be able to lodge a civil complaint against the estate and spouse of the driver. I think the big debate right now, and the impetus for all the caterwauling by the left is about criminal liability.