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Ben Ferguson
This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human. That is why under the Trump administration, we're strongly defending religious liberty. We're bringing back faith in America. We're bringing back God. We have stopped forced taxpayer funding of abortion at home and abroad. With your help and support, we will continue to fight at the eternal truth that every child is a gift from God. You're listening to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson. Good Saturday morning to you. Ben Ferguson with you. And these are some of the stories that you may have missed that we talked about this week on the 47 Morning Update. First up, the Department of Homeland Security has arrested at least 10,000 criminal legal aliens in Minneapolis. Media of course, doesn't want you to know the story. Kristi Noem is saying the record straight about what the Trump administration has been doing and just how many these criminals were dangerous and violent as well as sexual predators. So why is the media not telling you that part of the story? We'll explain that and give you the facts. Also, it is a civil war in the Democratic Party right now. Democrats coming out in force trying to demonize ICE and more of them calling to abolish ICE altogether. So what are they going to do and what does President Trump have to say in response? It's the 47 Morning Update and it starts right now. Story number one, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sang on Monday that federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 criminal illegal aliens in Minneapolis alone. She added that investigators have opened what she described as a sweeping fraud probe totaling at least 19 billion, sharpening her criticism of the Minnesota Governor Waltz and the Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Fry, for what she called a failure to protect public safety. In a statement, Noem said the Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers carried out the arrests and that about 3,000 were made in the past six weeks alone. She said those arrests included murderers, rapists, child sex offenders and other violent criminals. But the media, they don't want you to know this story. Krissy Noem is a great example of one of those that the so called media loves to go after. And on Sunday morning on Face the Nation on cbs, there was this exchange and it was amazing because Krissy Noem took the anchor to the woodshed over her own lies. I want you to listen to the DHS secretary destroying CBS News Margaret Brennan over the ICE arrests and listen to the bias that was on the show that she didn't allow to become reality.
Kristi Noem
You just said millions.
Margaret Brennan
What's the breakdown of the percentage of.
Kristi Noem
Those who you have in custody who.
Margaret Brennan
Have actually committed a criminal offense versus.
Kristi Noem
Just the civil infraction. Every single individual has committed a crime, but 70% of them have committed or have charges against them on violent crimes and crimes that they are charged with or have been convicted of that that have come from other countries that are here illegally, first of all. And then they have committed a criminal act while they've been here or in their home countries as well. It's not 70%. Yes, it is. It absolutely is.
Margaret Brennan
70% of everyone you guys detain, you.
Kristi Noem
Guys are changing your percentage. You pick and choose what numbers you think work. But that is the facts is that 70% of the people that we have detained have charges against them or have been convicted of charges. And they need to be brought to justice. And we're going to keep doing that no matter how much you guys keep lying and don't tell the public the truth. It absolutely is that these law enforcement officers are out there every day doing the work to protect the American people and they will keep doing that because they believe in enforcing the law, which is exactly what President Trump has charged them with.
Ben Ferguson
You listen there to again the lies coming from CBS News. They try to spin the numbers, they try to say what she said is not accurate. And then when they're called out on it, you notice how quiet Brennan shut down because she knows that this is the actual number. Which also brings us to another part of this story. You may not know the headline that I'm about to give you and that is the DOJ is investigating the Minnesota governor as well as the Minneapolis mayor. They're both to crime. The probe is a quote, intimidation tactic. And the liberal media is more than happy to spin it that way. Exactly. For them, CNN doing a perfect job of giving you state sponsored media from the governor and the mayor as they reported on this story between Jake Tapper and Kaitlin Collins. Listen to how they tried to explain the story to you so that you think that somehow Donald Trump is the one doing something wrong, not the mayor who said that we should get the ICE agents, the F out of his city or the governor who said it's civil war. And let's also be clear, why are they saying that? Because billions of dollars have been coming into their state and have been disappearing through corruption, fraud and much of the money actually going directly to terrorist organizations like Al Shabaab. There is a massive fraud in the entire state and they don't want the federal government there trying to clean it up. So CNN says, yeah, we'll give you cover to that, no problem.
Margaret Brennan
I've confirmed that the Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry. A source familiar has told me that that confirms what was reported earlier by cbs. And essentially, Jake, as we're still trying to figure out what exactly the contours of this investigation are, we have a pretty good idea so far. And we heard from the Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanch, after we had heard these comments from Mayor Fry, from Governor Walz, following the shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this week. Todd Blanche was saying that ICE operates in a bunch of different counties without incidents going on. He referred to what's happening in Minnesota as an insurrection and said it's the direct result of a failed governor and an all caps terrible mayor who he accused of encouraging violence against law enforcement. Something that Todd Blanche called disgusting. And he said, I'm focused on stopping you from your terrorism by whatever means ne. So, Jake, I think that gives us a pretty good sense of what exactly it is that the Justice Department is at least trying to base this investigation off of. Where it goes. It's not really clear right now, but this does come as the FBI director and the Deputy Attorney General were seen in Minneapolis today as they've been surging law enforcement to the area, as those tensions have only continued since the shooting of Renee Goode. But it does show you, Jake, who the Justice Department is focusing their targets on when it comes to the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Goode here. And right now it is the Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz and the mayor here, both of whom have been criticized by multiple White House officials for their comments, including Mayor Fry telling ICE to get the F out of Minneapolis the day that she was killed. And Governor Walz as well, making multiple public comments talking about the massive federal presence in their state. And so now it's an investigation by the Justice Department. It's not clear yet, Jake, that either of them have actually been served subpoenas as a result. This and where this is going to go, it seems to be in the very early stages of whatever investigation this is. But that is what we have learned so far.
Ben Ferguson
Jake, you notice there, they didn't talk about the actual problems in Minnesota. They did not talk about the fraud. They didn't talk about the millions that turn into billions of dollars that have gone missing from the taxpayers. No, no. Instead, what did they do there? They made up a totally different issue and that was some sort of retaliation or retribution, as they described it, for a Trump administration they claim is angry. Yes, the Trump administration, by the way is angry. They're angry that billions of dollars of our tax dollars have gone missing in corruption and fraud, that the governor and the mayor looked the other way on purpose. One thing is for sure, the Trump administration is not backing down. And because of President Trump's leadership, others are doing their jobs the way they're supposed to. That includes Kristi Noem, the FBI and Cash Patel and many others who are now going to hold those accountable in Minnesota for the crimes that they've committed. And that, my friends, is far from, quote, intimidation, even if CNN lies to you and says otherwise. Now, story number two, there is anarchy in the Democratic Party right now and they have gone to war. Not with the people that they should be going to war with the criminals who are being arrested in this country, but instead they're now going to war with ice. Now, there is a civil war within the Democratic Party of they're trying to decide, do we just straight up be honest and say we want to abolish ICE or do we kind of lie a little bit? Now, before I get to that, I want you to hear about the arrests that have happened since yesterday in Minnesota. I want you to listen to what the federal government has put out about the arrest since yesterday. As Democrats say that ICE need to get the F out of their city, the F out of their state, and there needs to be a civil war against the ICE agents. This is also coming, as the Democratic Party is saying, in the future they may go out and arrest ICE agents and hold them accountable for the crimes they claim they're committing now. So who are they actually out arresting? Well, listen to this. And this is again, just since yesterday came here today.
Jake Tapper
I printed out a couple of a few individuals that I'd like to share with you. Individuals that were arrested since yesterday. These three individuals were arrested just since yesterday. Keep in mind now, these individuals were walking the streets of Minneapolis with impunity as of yesterday. We've got Hovi Kumaye, a criminal illegal alien from Laos, a registered sex offender, convicted of sex offense against a child, including fondling and failure to register as a sex offender. This individual was walking the streets of Minneapolis just yesterday. This individual right here. It's very interesting that I haven't seen this individual or many others like him reported on very much by the local news media or the state news media. That's interesting. Let's don't quit there. No, you can't. Let's continue here we've got Samuel Aravalo Hernandez, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala charged with Rape and lewd or lascivious acts with a minor. Now think about that for just a second. Rape, and then on top of that, lewd and lascivious acts with the minor. This individual is walking the streets of Minneapolis with impunity. Just yesterday. Let's don't quit there. Let's, let's keep on there. We've got Annabelle Gomez, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, previously arrested for criminal sexual conduct and. And domestic assault. Other convictions include disorderly conduct and driving under the influence of liquor. Walk in the streets. As of yesterday, these are just three, three that I decided to print out. There's a whole stack of them. There's a whole stack of these. As a matter of fact, when we look over the past year at the 10,000 that have been arrested here in Minneapolis and Minnesota, that stack is enormous. These are the kinds of individuals this operation focuses on. Individuals who escalate situations and endanger others. Again, our neighbors, our friends, our colleagues and Ma and PA America. This is exactly, exactly why Interior Enforcement exists, to remove dangerous criminals from our communities. Remove dangerous illegal alien criminals from our communities. It's also.
Ben Ferguson
Now, these are the stories the left doesn't want you to know about, because this is all about a civil war. Quote, trump's politicalization of the DOJ will not deter Mayor Fry, Governor Waltz, and AG Ellison from doing their jobs to protect the people of Minnesota. I stand with them against these blatant abuse of power. So let's just be clear. Senator Schumer is fighting hard to keep criminals like Pajong, a rapist and child molester, in the country. He's been convicted of sex offenses against child fondling, burglary, larceny and rape. He was arrested in Minnesota. This individual is who Chuck Schumer is defending in the Democratic Party. That's where the Civil war comes in. There are other Democrats who are like, we can't say that publicly. Like, we know we want to abolish ice and we are the same party that says we wanna get rid of police officers. But now, how do you actually accomplish this? That is the debate they're having on tv. Now they're going back to their old playbook, which is to demonize, dehumanize, and try to convince Americans that ICE agents are the Gestapo, that ICE agents are not crime fighters, not actually going after the worst that are out there, that are illegal immigrants, you know, the rapists and the murderers and the sex traffickers and the drug deal Steelers. No, no, no, no. They want you to believe that somehow that is ICE and The Do Gooders are the people that broke into this country that are also committing heinous crimes. Take a listen to Chris Van Hollen. This is what he had to say is he's trying to rewrite history. And there's a theme that is happening. This is orchestrated by the Democratic Party. Listen to what he said about the deranged leftists that are impeding ICE operations and what he calls them.
Jake Tapper
One of the things that gives me great hope, even amidst all of this division and chaos sown by Donald Trump are the patriots in places like Minneapolis who are standing up, blowing whistles to protect their neighbors, blowing whistles on the illegal tactics of ice. And I was just at a rally in Hagerstown, Maryland today. Hundreds of people coming out because ISIS signaled that they might use a facility in Hagerstown for their purposes. And people were coming out to say no.
Ben Ferguson
You listen to Van Hollen. One of the things that gives me great hope are the patriots in places like Minneapolis who are standing up blowing whistles to protect their neighbors. Now, who are they actually protecting? They are protecting the child rapists and the murderers. The worst among us that ICE are going out to get. And why are they having to do that? Because in Minneapolis, the local government refuses to work with ICE. There have been more than 500 people that could have been handed over to ICE that were in custody of the Minneapolis police departments. And what did they do? They let them go. This is why every election is so important. It's also the reason why so many voted for Donald Trump, because they want law and order now. Thank goodness Donald Trump is not giving in to the radical left. Instead, he's holding them accountable. And as the left continues to tell you what they believe in, I say one thing. Listen to them. This is what they believe. This is what they want for this country. This is how much they hate law enforcement when they tell you believe them. And it's our job to call them out. Thank you for listening to the 47 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 on Monday morning. This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human.
Episode: 10,000 Arrests & Zero Headlines as Liberals Push to Protect Criminals
Date: January 24, 2026
Host: Ben Ferguson
This episode centers on what Ben Ferguson characterizes as a major media blackout surrounding the federal arrest of over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens in Minneapolis. Ferguson criticizes mainstream media outlets and Democratic politicians for allegedly downplaying or outright ignoring the public safety crisis, the scope of the crimes committed, and growing federal investigations into Minnesota government corruption. The episode also explores internal fractures in the Democratic Party over support for ICE and enforcement of immigration law, offering pointed commentary on the broader implications for law, order, and national politics under the Trump administration.
The episode is conducted in an urgent, polemical, and combative style, with Ferguson using direct language and sharp criticism of Democrats and the media. He frequently calls out perceived dishonesty, calls listeners to vigilance, and frames issues as high-stakes and binary (law/order vs. criminality, truth vs. media manipulation).
This episode delivers a detailed rundown of recent high-profile law enforcement actions in Minnesota, underscores political conflict around immigration enforcement, and offers a narrative sharply at odds with most traditional media coverage according to the host. It’s aimed at listeners seeking a pro-enforcement, behind-the-scenes account of evolving national debates over border security and public safety.
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