October 21, 2025 • 13 mins
1. Immigration Enforcement
- 480,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the first nine months of Trump’s administration.
- 70% of those arrested had criminal convictions or pending charges.
- Specific cases of individuals with serious criminal histories (e.g., murder, sexual assault, DUI) who were deported or incarcerated.
2. Sanctuary Cities & Political Opposition
- Sanctuary cities and the “radical left” are protecting illegal immigrants.
- Frames Democrats as obstructing law enforcement and enabling crime.
3. Law and Order Narrative
- Trump’s efforts to make cities safer, including Memphis, Portland, Washington D.C., and Chicago.
- The deployment of the National Guard and a favorable ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, allow Trump to send troops to Portland.
4. Violence Against Law Enforcement
- “1000% increase” in violence against police due to anti-cop rhetoric.
- Incidents such as a shooting at an ICE facility and threats against law enforcement officers, including bounties placed on officials.
5. Public Opinion & Polling
- 54% of Americans support deporting illegal immigrants.
- 78% want criminal illegal aliens brought to justice.
6. Media Criticism
- MSNBC and other liberal outlet's reaction to Trump’s policies and court victories.
- The mainstream media is biased and resistant to Trump’s agenda.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
You know, we have fifty nine countries that agreed to
the deal. We have a piece in the middlease for
the first time ever, we made a deal with him
us that you know, they're gonna be very good. They're
gonna behave, they're gonna be nice, and if they're not,
we're going to go and we're gonna eradicate them. If
we have to, they'll be eradicated. And they know that.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Good Tuesday morning. It's nice to have you with us
on the forty seven Morning Up. They've Ben Ferguson with you.
And here are the two big stories that are coming
out of the White House this morning.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
First up, the Department.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Of Homeland Security has announced an incredible feat arresting more
than four hundred and eighty thousand illegal immigrants in the
first nine months of President Trump being in office. You're
gonna be shocked to know just how many of these
four hundred and eighty thousand have criminal records. Also, there
was a massive win for the President when it comes
(00:53):
to deploying the National Guard, this time coming from the
ninth US Circuit decision dealing with him doing exactly this
in Portland and what does this mean for other cities
around the country.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
But first, did.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
You see that gold just hit an all time new
high of over four thousand dollars an ounce?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
And if you hear that and you're like, are you
kidding me?
Speaker 3 (01:15):
And you're thinking, gosh, I missed my opportunity, Well, I
don't know if you missed your opportunity, But my friends
at Kurt Elliott Precious Medals they can answer that question
for you. You also may not be paying attention to the
incredible gains with silver that are happening right now as well,
And that's why I trust the guidance of the team
at kirk Elliott. In fact, I literally just got a
(01:39):
hundred ounce bar of silver the other day, and the
reason why is because after I talked to the team
at kirk Elliot Precious Medals, they let me understand exactly
where I could have a big upside in investing in silver. Now,
the other part that I love about them is this
they have transparent pricing. There are a lot of gold
companies that you'll hear if you listen to talk radio
(02:02):
or podcasts or watch TV, but do they tell you
how the pricing actually works well at kirk Elliott. They're
real simple, just eight percent when you buy and zero
commissions when you sell, with no hidden fees. Ever, that
is the other reason why I recommend them to all
of you. They also don't sell you quote rare coins
(02:24):
or precious coins that you pay insane markups on and
then when you go to sell them you find out
they're really not worth that much. They are a bullyon
only approach. They focus on investment grade metals, no overpriced collectibles,
no gimmicks. That means you get more gold or silver
for your money at fair value when it's time for
(02:46):
you to sell. So if you're ready to find out
if gold and silver is right for you in your portfolio,
then call them and get a plan.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
You can visit them at.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
KEPM dot com slash ben that's k e PM dot
com slash ben or seven to zero six oh five
thirty nine hundred at seven two zero six oh five
thirty nine hundred Kirk Elliott Precious Medals online.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
At k e PM dot com.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
We've got a very.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Big story coming out of the White House, and as
a promise that President Donald Trump made to every American
if he was elected president, it was that he was
going to do whatever he could to get rid of
illegal immigrants in this country, and he was also going
to get rid of the illegal immigrants first that had
committed the most heinous crimes. He also promised he was
(03:47):
going to make dangerous cities safe again. All of this
he is paying off on. But now we have some
of the biggest data we've seen so far backing this up.
The Department of Homeland Secure has arrested more than four
hundred and eighty thousand illegal immigrants in the first nine
(04:07):
months of the Trump administration. I'm going to give you
that number again, four hundred and eighty thousand illegal immigrants
in a nine month span. This while many illegal immigrants
have been hanging out in sanctuary cities being protected by
the radical left. Now here's something else that you need
to know. Seventy percent of the four hundred and eighty
(04:28):
thousand legal immigrants had been arrested, had been convicted of
crimes or had criminal charges against them pending. Christy nom
made the announcement during a stop in Branden, Florida.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
As.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
They also put out a press release giving you some
of the background, saying, quote, President Trump unleashed ICE to
target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. Some
of the criminals arrested included illegal aliens convicted of incests
with a minor, homicide, sexual assault, sexual assault of a minor,
(05:03):
and domestic violence. Seventy percent of ICE arrests are of
illegal aliens convicted or charged with a crime in the US.
This statistic doesn't even include they say, foreign fugitives, illegal
aliens convicted of crimes in other countries, gang members, and
(05:23):
also suspected terrorists. NOOM highlighted nine of the worst of
the worst illegal immigrants who have been arrested in South
and Central Florida alone. They included several different individuals. Nome
set the press conference, we are not going to let
these individuals terrorize our streets anymore, and we're not going
(05:43):
to let them make victims out of families that live
in this country. I want you to hear directly from
Christynome at the press conference, and here's part of what
she had to say.
Speaker 5 (05:53):
I'll give you some examples of individuals that were brought
to justice here in Sarasota and in this area. The
first one i'll talk of out as a convicted murderer
whose name is Eric Carlos Artilis Ramos, an illegal alien
who was from Cuba. He had a prior removal order
in two thousand and eight, and now because of the
work of this office, he is off the streets. He
was also previously convicted of kidnapping and carjacking. We also
(06:18):
have another individual, Oscar Alfredo Retina Maraquin, an illegal alien
from Al Salvador. He was convicted of sexual assault against
a child and in nineteen ninety five, and he was
also arrested for dui. He has been deported twice before,
in nineteen ninety nine and in twenty nineteen. Re Entry
after deportation, I'll remind all of you is a felony.
(06:41):
The next individual is Arturo Sanchez Morales. He's an illegal
alien from Mexico. He was arrested for driving drunk and
he's already been deported once before he re entered, which
is a felony, and was issued a final order of
removal in twenty sixteen. He had previously been arrested for
burglary as well for possession of cocaine and larceny and
(07:01):
has convictions for multiple DUIs and lud acts against a minor.
And again I'll talk about Laylis Rinaldo Benaro Zaharin, who
is an individual from Honduras who's been in this country
illegally and he has a conviction for domestic battery. He'd
been deported twice before, in twenty eleven and in twenty seventeen.
(07:22):
These individuals are just a handful of people that have
been in this country creating victims out of American citizens
that now those families do no longer have to worry about.
Not only have they been brought into and incarcerated, but
they're going to be brought to justice and pay for
the crimes that they've committed. Every single day, our law
enforcement officers put their lives at risk to protect the
(07:44):
American people. Every single day they get up and they
go do their jobs to make sure that American families
can live the lives that they've dreamed of since they
were young. The left's anti cop rhetoric has led to
a thousand percent increase in violence against our law enforcement officers.
We have to stop the rhetoric that is allowing individuals
(08:05):
the cover that they want to perpetuate violence against those
who enforce our laws. Last month, we had an individual
open fire at an ICE facility and we also saw
that we saw victims from that attack that happened not
just against ICE agents but also about detainees that were
there at that facility. That individual, when he fired upon
(08:27):
the building, created some victims. We lost two lives there.
Three individuals were hurt and two died later on. After
that event, the suspect had anti ICE written on the
ammunition and on his bullet casings, proving that he had
targeted against individuals that we're working to keep our streets safe.
(08:47):
Criminals are now even placing bounties on our law enforcement officers.
This last month, the Department of Homeland Security arrested a
criminal illegal alien and a Latin King's gang member who
placed a bounty on our US Border Patrol Chief Greg Bevino.
Still they keep pressing on, and we've seen as well,
individuals on TikTok and other apps making threats against our
(09:12):
law enforcement officers, putting bounties out on their head, and
we will bring all of those individuals to justice. We
will continue to bring murderers and rapists. Those who perpetuate violence, pedophiles,
gang members in our communities. We will go after them,
bring them to justice, and we will save lives. The
American people see this, and they see that President Trump
is focused on making sure that our streets are safe
(09:34):
and that our families have opportunities to raise their children
in safe communities. In fact, recent polls have shown that
fifty four percent of Americans want illegals to be brought
into justice and they want to deport those who are
in this country illegally. But seventy eight percent of Americans
want these criminal, illegal aliens brought to justice. That's because
(09:57):
the American people understand the benefits of having law and order.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Again, this isn't just a win for Donald Trump.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
This is a win for every man and woman in
this country, especially men and women that have been victims
of countless crimes by illegal immigrants.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Now story number two.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
The Ninth Circuit saying that President Trump can send the
National Guard to Portland is another massive win for law
and order. And if you think that the Left is
going to sit down and just say okay, fine, the
President's going to be able to be the president and
he has the authority to do this and he was
elected to do it. You're wrong, MSNBC having a total
(10:35):
meltdown as Lisa Rubin had to read the Ninth Circuit
decision authorizing Trump to deploy the National Guard in Portland.
Take a listen to how they spun it on MSNBC.
Speaker 6 (10:46):
Yeah, And I want to just correct one thing and
then explain why functional it is the same. This is
a stay of Judge Immigrant's opinion, and that's why it
reached the Ninth Circuit as soon as it did, because
this is an emergency motion to essentially pause for order.
But as a functional matter, you are absolutely correct. It
has the function of overturning her order and thereby allowing
(11:07):
the President to send the National Guard back onto the
streets of Portland. And Katy, I want to read if
I can, just from a little bit of the beginning
of this ninety three page opinion, it says, after considering
the record, and by the record they mean all the
factual evidence at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it
is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority
(11:28):
under ten USC. Section twelve four oh six. That's the
statute we've been referring to. As Title ten, when we
have conversations about the National Guard deployments, which authorizes the
federalization of the National Guard, when the president is unable
with the regular forces to execute the laws of the
United States. And this is the important part. The evidence
the president relied on reflects quote, a colorable assessment of
(11:51):
the facts in law within a range of honest judgment.
We thus conclude that defendants are likely to succeed on
the merits of their appeal, basically saying that when and
if a court considers all of the record in this
matter is tried and it gets back to an appellate
court through an ordinary process where they have full briefing
and full evidence, that they still think Donald Trump is
(12:13):
likely to prevail there because he has the discretion to
determine as the president, within a range of honest judgment.
So when it is reasonable is what you and I
were talking about last week.
Speaker 3 (12:25):
It is very clear the left realizes now they're running
out of ways to stop President Trump from doing his job,
a job that he was elected by the American people
to do, and they're going to do everything they can
to continue to try to stop him. But as we witness,
what is happening now in Portland, and the total number
of arrest nationwide in the last nine months, and law
(12:47):
and order that is also being restored to incredibly violent
cities like Portland, Washington, d C. Memphis, Tennessee, and many
more to come, including Chicago. You're with as a president
that is doing exactly what he promised he was going
to do, keep all Americans safe no matter where you live.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow
You know, we have fifty nine countries that agreed to
the deal. We have a piece in the middlease for
the first time ever, we made a deal with him
us that you know, they're gonna be very good. They're
gonna behave, they're gonna be nice, and if they're not,
we're going to go and we're gonna eradicate them. If
we have to, they'll be eradicated. And they know that.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben Ferguson.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Good Tuesday morning. It's nice to have you with us
on the forty seven Morning Up. They've Ben Ferguson with you.
And here are the two big stories that are coming
out of the White House this morning.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
First up, the Department.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Of Homeland Security has announced an incredible feat arresting more
than four hundred and eighty thousand illegal immigrants in the
first nine months of President Trump being in office. You're
gonna be shocked to know just how many of these
four hundred and eighty thousand have criminal records. Also, there
was a massive win for the President when it comes
(00:53):
to deploying the National Guard, this time coming from the
ninth US Circuit decision dealing with him doing exactly this
in Portland and what does this mean for other cities
around the country.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
But first, did.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
You see that gold just hit an all time new
high of over four thousand dollars an ounce?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
And if you hear that and you're like, are you
kidding me?
Speaker 3 (01:15):
And you're thinking, gosh, I missed my opportunity, Well, I
don't know if you missed your opportunity, But my friends
at Kurt Elliott Precious Medals they can answer that question
for you. You also may not be paying attention to the
incredible gains with silver that are happening right now as well,
And that's why I trust the guidance of the team
at kirk Elliott. In fact, I literally just got a
(01:39):
hundred ounce bar of silver the other day, and the
reason why is because after I talked to the team
at kirk Elliot Precious Medals, they let me understand exactly
where I could have a big upside in investing in silver. Now,
the other part that I love about them is this
they have transparent pricing. There are a lot of gold
companies that you'll hear if you listen to talk radio
(02:02):
or podcasts or watch TV, but do they tell you
how the pricing actually works well at kirk Elliott. They're
real simple, just eight percent when you buy and zero
commissions when you sell, with no hidden fees. Ever, that
is the other reason why I recommend them to all
of you. They also don't sell you quote rare coins
(02:24):
or precious coins that you pay insane markups on and
then when you go to sell them you find out
they're really not worth that much. They are a bullyon
only approach. They focus on investment grade metals, no overpriced collectibles,
no gimmicks. That means you get more gold or silver
for your money at fair value when it's time for
(02:46):
you to sell. So if you're ready to find out
if gold and silver is right for you in your portfolio,
then call them and get a plan.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
You can visit them at.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
KEPM dot com slash ben that's k e PM dot
com slash ben or seven to zero six oh five
thirty nine hundred at seven two zero six oh five
thirty nine hundred Kirk Elliott Precious Medals online.
Speaker 4 (03:17):
At k e PM dot com.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
It's the forty seven Morning Update and it starts right now.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Story number one.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
We've got a very.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Big story coming out of the White House, and as
a promise that President Donald Trump made to every American
if he was elected president, it was that he was
going to do whatever he could to get rid of
illegal immigrants in this country, and he was also going
to get rid of the illegal immigrants first that had
committed the most heinous crimes. He also promised he was
(03:47):
going to make dangerous cities safe again. All of this
he is paying off on. But now we have some
of the biggest data we've seen so far backing this up.
The Department of Homeland Secure has arrested more than four
hundred and eighty thousand illegal immigrants in the first nine
(04:07):
months of the Trump administration. I'm going to give you
that number again, four hundred and eighty thousand illegal immigrants
in a nine month span. This while many illegal immigrants
have been hanging out in sanctuary cities being protected by
the radical left. Now here's something else that you need
to know. Seventy percent of the four hundred and eighty
(04:28):
thousand legal immigrants had been arrested, had been convicted of
crimes or had criminal charges against them pending. Christy nom
made the announcement during a stop in Branden, Florida.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
As.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
They also put out a press release giving you some
of the background, saying, quote, President Trump unleashed ICE to
target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens. Some
of the criminals arrested included illegal aliens convicted of incests
with a minor, homicide, sexual assault, sexual assault of a minor,
(05:03):
and domestic violence. Seventy percent of ICE arrests are of
illegal aliens convicted or charged with a crime in the US.
This statistic doesn't even include they say, foreign fugitives, illegal
aliens convicted of crimes in other countries, gang members, and
(05:23):
also suspected terrorists. NOOM highlighted nine of the worst of
the worst illegal immigrants who have been arrested in South
and Central Florida alone. They included several different individuals. Nome
set the press conference, we are not going to let
these individuals terrorize our streets anymore, and we're not going
(05:43):
to let them make victims out of families that live
in this country. I want you to hear directly from
Christynome at the press conference, and here's part of what
she had to say.
Speaker 5 (05:53):
I'll give you some examples of individuals that were brought
to justice here in Sarasota and in this area. The
first one i'll talk of out as a convicted murderer
whose name is Eric Carlos Artilis Ramos, an illegal alien
who was from Cuba. He had a prior removal order
in two thousand and eight, and now because of the
work of this office, he is off the streets. He
was also previously convicted of kidnapping and carjacking. We also
(06:18):
have another individual, Oscar Alfredo Retina Maraquin, an illegal alien
from Al Salvador. He was convicted of sexual assault against
a child and in nineteen ninety five, and he was
also arrested for dui. He has been deported twice before,
in nineteen ninety nine and in twenty nineteen. Re Entry
after deportation, I'll remind all of you is a felony.
(06:41):
The next individual is Arturo Sanchez Morales. He's an illegal
alien from Mexico. He was arrested for driving drunk and
he's already been deported once before he re entered, which
is a felony, and was issued a final order of
removal in twenty sixteen. He had previously been arrested for
burglary as well for possession of cocaine and larceny and
(07:01):
has convictions for multiple DUIs and lud acts against a minor.
And again I'll talk about Laylis Rinaldo Benaro Zaharin, who
is an individual from Honduras who's been in this country
illegally and he has a conviction for domestic battery. He'd
been deported twice before, in twenty eleven and in twenty seventeen.
(07:22):
These individuals are just a handful of people that have
been in this country creating victims out of American citizens
that now those families do no longer have to worry about.
Not only have they been brought into and incarcerated, but
they're going to be brought to justice and pay for
the crimes that they've committed. Every single day, our law
enforcement officers put their lives at risk to protect the
(07:44):
American people. Every single day they get up and they
go do their jobs to make sure that American families
can live the lives that they've dreamed of since they
were young. The left's anti cop rhetoric has led to
a thousand percent increase in violence against our law enforcement officers.
We have to stop the rhetoric that is allowing individuals
(08:05):
the cover that they want to perpetuate violence against those
who enforce our laws. Last month, we had an individual
open fire at an ICE facility and we also saw
that we saw victims from that attack that happened not
just against ICE agents but also about detainees that were
there at that facility. That individual, when he fired upon
(08:27):
the building, created some victims. We lost two lives there.
Three individuals were hurt and two died later on. After
that event, the suspect had anti ICE written on the
ammunition and on his bullet casings, proving that he had
targeted against individuals that we're working to keep our streets safe.
(08:47):
Criminals are now even placing bounties on our law enforcement officers.
This last month, the Department of Homeland Security arrested a
criminal illegal alien and a Latin King's gang member who
placed a bounty on our US Border Patrol Chief Greg Bevino.
Still they keep pressing on, and we've seen as well,
individuals on TikTok and other apps making threats against our
(09:12):
law enforcement officers, putting bounties out on their head, and
we will bring all of those individuals to justice. We
will continue to bring murderers and rapists. Those who perpetuate violence, pedophiles,
gang members in our communities. We will go after them,
bring them to justice, and we will save lives. The
American people see this, and they see that President Trump
is focused on making sure that our streets are safe
(09:34):
and that our families have opportunities to raise their children
in safe communities. In fact, recent polls have shown that
fifty four percent of Americans want illegals to be brought
into justice and they want to deport those who are
in this country illegally. But seventy eight percent of Americans
want these criminal, illegal aliens brought to justice. That's because
(09:57):
the American people understand the benefits of having law and order.
Speaker 4 (10:00):
Again, this isn't just a win for Donald Trump.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
This is a win for every man and woman in
this country, especially men and women that have been victims
of countless crimes by illegal immigrants.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Now story number two.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
The Ninth Circuit saying that President Trump can send the
National Guard to Portland is another massive win for law
and order. And if you think that the Left is
going to sit down and just say okay, fine, the
President's going to be able to be the president and
he has the authority to do this and he was
elected to do it. You're wrong, MSNBC having a total
(10:35):
meltdown as Lisa Rubin had to read the Ninth Circuit
decision authorizing Trump to deploy the National Guard in Portland.
Take a listen to how they spun it on MSNBC.
Speaker 6 (10:46):
Yeah, And I want to just correct one thing and
then explain why functional it is the same. This is
a stay of Judge Immigrant's opinion, and that's why it
reached the Ninth Circuit as soon as it did, because
this is an emergency motion to essentially pause for order.
But as a functional matter, you are absolutely correct. It
has the function of overturning her order and thereby allowing
(11:07):
the President to send the National Guard back onto the
streets of Portland. And Katy, I want to read if
I can, just from a little bit of the beginning
of this ninety three page opinion, it says, after considering
the record, and by the record they mean all the
factual evidence at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it
is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority
(11:28):
under ten USC. Section twelve four oh six. That's the
statute we've been referring to. As Title ten, when we
have conversations about the National Guard deployments, which authorizes the
federalization of the National Guard, when the president is unable
with the regular forces to execute the laws of the
United States. And this is the important part. The evidence
the president relied on reflects quote, a colorable assessment of
(11:51):
the facts in law within a range of honest judgment.
We thus conclude that defendants are likely to succeed on
the merits of their appeal, basically saying that when and
if a court considers all of the record in this
matter is tried and it gets back to an appellate
court through an ordinary process where they have full briefing
and full evidence, that they still think Donald Trump is
(12:13):
likely to prevail there because he has the discretion to
determine as the president, within a range of honest judgment.
So when it is reasonable is what you and I
were talking about last week.
Speaker 3 (12:25):
It is very clear the left realizes now they're running
out of ways to stop President Trump from doing his job,
a job that he was elected by the American people
to do, and they're going to do everything they can
to continue to try to stop him. But as we witness,
what is happening now in Portland, and the total number
of arrest nationwide in the last nine months, and law
(12:47):
and order that is also being restored to incredibly violent
cities like Portland, Washington, d C. Memphis, Tennessee, and many
more to come, including Chicago. You're with as a president
that is doing exactly what he promised he was going
to do, keep all Americans safe no matter where you live.
Speaker 2 (13:08):
Thank you for listening to the forty seven Morning Update
with Ben Ferguson. Please make sure you hit subscribe wherever
you're listening to this podcast right now and for more
in depth news, also subscribe to the Ben Ferguson podcast
and we will see you back here tomorrow
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