ICE Burnout, Fed Firings, and Tech Trade Wars Are Reshaping America's Economic Landscape | Weekly Business Briefs w/ Martin Perdomo

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The tides of policy are shifting dramatically, and your financial future hangs in the balance. Martin Perdomo, the Elite Strategist, cuts through the noise to reveal how today's headlines directly impact your bottom line.

Immigration enforcement has reached unprecedented levels, with ICE agents burning out amid a 250% surge in daily apprehensions. The human cost becomes painfully clear through Martin's firsthand account of his contractor's employee – a man married to an American citizen and following legal processes – who was detained in a pre-dawn operation and transferred across the country. Beyond the personal tragedy, this enforcement wave creates ripple effects through labor markets, housing, and service industries that smart investors must recognize and navigate.

Meanwhile, the foundation of American monetary policy faces its greatest test in decades. Trump's firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud threatens the central bank's independence and could fundamentally alter how monetary decisions are made. If political influence penetrates the Fed's walls, expect increased volatility in yields, inflation hedges, and bond markets – creating both danger and opportunity for prepared investors.

The global economic chessboard grows more complex as the administration positions US tech companies as the frontline in an escalating trade war. New tariffs targeting countries that tax American tech giants might protect domestic interests but risk igniting broader conflicts with the EU and UK. For investors in semiconductors, data companies, and international markets, these developments demand immediate attention and strategic positioning.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
ICE agents are burning out.
The Fed governor got fired andUS tech companies are becoming
the front line in the latestnews in the trade war.
This is Martin Perdomo, theElite Strategist, and today's
global news has directimplications for your wallet,
your deals and your strategicmoney.
Let's break it down.

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First up.
Ice is under pressure.
Under President Trump'sexpanded migrant crackdown.
Ice has been granted recordfunding and broad authority to
ramp up arrests, but agents areburning out.
Arrest quotas have surged 250%rise in daily apprehensions in

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June versus last year.
Many arrests non-criminal visaholders, legal residents and
even US citizens.
Ice has launched a massiverecruitment drive of 10,000 new
officers, but staff reportsfrustration, fatigue and

(01:07):
operational strain fromunrealistic expectations For
investigators expect risingpolitical tensions and potential
market backlash from aggressiveenforcement.
This may ripple into sectorslike logistics, education and
housing market in highenforcement regions.

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So this past weekend I went toPennsylvania to take care of
some business.
As you guys know, I own realestate.
There I go and I talk to one ofmy contractors.
There we go, walk this property.
I'm essentially going to buy aseven-unit apartment building.
Go there, walk this property.
I'm talking to a lady in theback house.
She goes on to tell me herhusband got deported.

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Now, her husband was one of mycontractor's employees.
By the way, she's an Americancitizen, he's married to her and
they're in the process ofgetting his legal documents.
So he should have not beenarrested and they're in the
process of getting his legaldocuments, so he should have not
been arrested.
One morning the ICE goes,surrounds his whole property

(02:14):
like 10 of them surrounds theproperty is waiting for him to
come out.
They call his cell phonebecause he missed a court date.
Guys, they called his cellphone and told him you come out,
or we get a warrant for yourarrest, or we're going to stay
here until we get a warrant foryour arrest.
Eventually, by noon this was at530 in the morning Eventually

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by noon, the guy comes out,turns himself in.
They arrested him.
Now, this is a guy that is doingthings the right way.
Now, this is a guy that hasbeen, that is doing things the
right way.
He's met and legitimatelymarried to an American citizen
doing things the right way, andthey took him and then they
moved him from Pennsylvania toLouisiana.
Now, this is the type of stuffthat's just, that's just wrong.

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Right.
We cannot do that too, andthat's my freaking opinion, we
cannot do that to people thatare working here and are doing
things the right way, that arefollowing the law.
This is just screwed up.
This is a thin line ofviolation of rights and laws and
stuff and we just can't do that.
Now do I support ICE?
Getting rid of the criminals,people that are breaking laws

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and people that have criminalrecords?
Absolutely A hardworking guy.
By the way, this guy's aplumber.
He's done plumbing work for me.
Guys that are working here andproducing absolutely wrong, and
working and producing with nocriminal record is married and
following the law and payingtaxes there's just got to be a

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balance.
Next, a historic move at thefederal reserve.
Trump has announced the firingof Fed Governor Lisa Cook,
citing alleged mortgage fraudinvolving dual primary residence
claims.
Good for her.

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Cook denies wrongdoing and vowsto fight the dismissal.
Now look, if you committedfraud and you did if you had
allegedly allegedly this womandid commit fraud.
Um, you know she's not abovethe law.
It's like the rest of us.
Any of us do it, they're gonnacome after us.

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Legal experts are warning thisis uncharted territory.
The Federal Reserve Act allowsremoval of a governor for cause,
but that typically refers tomisconduct while in office, not
past actions.
This could end up before theSupreme Court.
If this is politicallymotivated firing succeeds, the

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Fed's independence could weaken,opening the door to aggressive,
easy politicized policydecisions.
Watch yields, inflation hedgesand bond markets closely this
week.
Lastly, trump is targetingnations that are taxing the US
tech firms.
He's threatening tariffs andexports restrictions on

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countries enforcing digitalservices and taxes.
The message is clear no longertolerate discriminatory DSTs on
American tech companies.
Good right, you got to protectus.
I'm America first agenda right.
Like, hey, this can be aone-way street.
You can come to my house and dowhatever you want, but when go

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to your house, you treat me likecrap.
Absolutely not, this is goodstuff.
These moves could escalatetensions with the eu and the uk
and complicate chip exports.
This positions the us forfriction and global tech war.
Watch semiconductors, datacompanies and international

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markets closely.
Tariffs shocks are coming.
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So three key dynamics this weekFirst, immigration enforcement

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is scaling aggressively, but ata cost.
Next, the Fed's independence isunder its toughest test In
decades.
And lastly, us tech is becomingthe front line of terror
warfare.
These shifts matter becausethey're not just politics.
They directly influence labormarkets, interest rates and

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global trade.
Smart investors are watchingcarefully and positioning
accordingly.
That's this week's businessbrief.
Stay sharp, stay informed.
See you next week on thewealthy af business brief.
Peace out.