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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | April 1st, 2025: Hamas Tortures Protester To Death In Barbaric Crackdown & DHS Reports More Than 100,000 Deportations Since Trump's Return
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Mike Baker
It's Tuesday, the 1st of April. Welcome to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. First. As rare public protests against Hamas spread throughout Gaza, the terror group is resorting to executions, torture and kidnappings to crush any dissent to their rule. Later in the show, an update on the White House's crackdown on illegal migration as border crossings plummet to their lowest levels in decades. And Department of Homeland Security sources report north of 100,000 deportations since President Trump's second term began. But first, today's afternoon spotlight will begin in Gaza, where reports are emerging that the terror group Hamas is turning on its own people, the very people that they claim to be fighting for and representing, cracking down on recent protests with executions, torture and kidnappings. As we've been tracking on the pdp, thousands of Gazans have taken to the streets over the past week in a rare show of public dissent against Hamas, the largest public demonstrations against the terror group inside the enclave since they took power back in 2007. Hamas is increasingly losing the support of local Gazans as frustrations mount over the group's handling of the war, particularly after the fragile ceasefire with Israel broke down just two weeks ago. The terror group's response has been, well, exactly what you would expect from an Iranian funded and supported terrorist organization, with Hamas fighters brutally executing at least six of the protesters. Many others have been publicly beaten or kidnapped by the group, and locals say a number of their loved ones still remain missing. That's according to a report from the Telegraph. In an example of the group's actions, Hamas thugs made an example out of a 22 year old protester. A senior police officer affiliated with the Palestinian Fatah party told the Telegraph that the militants beat and tortured the young man for nearly four hours before dumping his body on his family's doorstep as a warning to others of the consequences of opposing their rule. He was reportedly kidnapped shortly after leaving an anti Hamas protest last week and was held for several days before Hamas made their savage display. Before leaving him at the family's doorstep, he was dragged through the streets by a rope tied around his neck and beaten with clubs and metal rods in front of passerby. Photographs of his body, which was left swollen and disfigured, then began circulating locally on the messaging app Telegram, provoking further outrage against the organization. The Fatah police officer told the Telegraph, quote, hamas is oppressing people in a brutal way. Like a puppy with a rope around his neck, they dragged his body to the door of his house and told his family that this is the punishment for those who complain about Hamas, end quote. Now, if the organization was hoping to shock locals back into silence, well, they seem to have been mistaken. At the young man's funeral on Saturday, attendees could be heard chanting anti Hamas slogans. In another example of their actions, an unidentified Gazan was reportedly kidnapped, beaten, shot in the legs and left in a public square in a refugee camp. Sam Habib, a Gazan now living in London, said the recent protests are the first time that Hamas has seen such large scale uprisings since they took control of the Gaza strip back in 2007. While there have been some small pockets of protests over the years, notably in 2019 and 2023, they were swiftly and violently squashed by Hamas. But this time, given the destruction brought on Gaza by Hamas, 7 October Massacres in Israel, Habib said many protesters felt feel that at this point they have nothing left to lose. Regarding Hamas's reprisals. Habib told the Telegraph, quote, this is a heinous crime that's completely condemned. Not all people in Gaza are part of Hamas and they have the right to express their views freely, end quote. Well, you know that's true. Not all Gazans belong to Hamas, but unfortunately for them, all the guns belong to Hamas. During last week's protests, demonstrators could be heard chanting, quote, for God's sake, Hamas out. Hamas terrorists, and we want an end to the war. The protests first broke out roughly a week after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas collapsed and Israel resumed ground and air operations in Gaza, targeting the militant group's fighters and leadership. 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Mike Baker
Welcome back to the PDB Afternoon Bulletin. In the two months since President Trump returned to the White House, deportations have surged past 100,000 as the administration maintains the hardline immigration agenda that defined his first term. Since Trump's inauguration on 20 January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has arrested more than 113,000 individuals, including and deported, quote, north of 100,000. That's according to DHS source who spoke exclusively with the New York Post. The source characterized the pace and scope of the removals as a deliberate and immediate fulfillment of Trump's central campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration and expel those the administration classifies as national security threats, including alleged gang members and suspected terrorists. An ICE source told the Post, quote, he's doing what he was voted in to do, point blank, end quote. ICE has yet to release a formal breakdown detailing how many of the deported individuals had prior criminal convictions or from which countries they originated. Officials say the majority have been removed to Mexico. Detention facilities are now operating at full capacity, and ICE has formally requested additional funding from Congress to accommodate the expanding scope of its operations. Trump wasted no time implementing his immigration crackdown. Within hours of taking the oath of office, he declared a national emergency at the southern border, suspended the asylum process for those entering illegally, ordered the deployment of thousands of troops to the region, and initiated a broad deportation campaign that yielded 32,000 arrests within the first 50 days. One element of Trump's strategy has been the resurrection of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. That's a wartime authority seldom used in the modern era. For background, that statute grants the president sweeping powers to detain or expel foreign nationals from enemy nations without trial during war or invasion. On Sunday, 17 alleged members of Venezuela's Trenda Aragua, or TDA gang, as well as Ms. Thirteen gangs, were deported without trial to El Salvador's notorious mega prison. Despite a federal judge's order earlier this month blocking their removal. The Trump administration, citing national security interests, moved forward with the deportations anyway. Meanwhile, illegal border crossings have dropped precipitously. Just 7,000 illegal entries were recorded in March. That's down a massive 94% from the 137,000 logged during the same month last year under then President Biden. February numbers were likewise low at just over 8,300, the lowest monthly figure in the last two decades. DHS sources attributed the dramatic decline to what they're calling, quote, the Trump effect. Another DHS source stated, quote, migrants are scared. There are consequences. Now everyone who is caught is charged and does time, end quote. So imagine that. Consequences for not following the law, apparently. It's a revolutionary new concept. The most active crossing points remain the San Diego and El Paso sectors. If current trends persist, 2025 could see the lowest rate of illegal migration since 1968. That was a good year, wasn't it? A marker that the Trump administration is likely to tout as a campaign promise delivered. And that, my friends, is the PDB afternoon bulletin for Tuesday 1 April. Now, if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me at pdb@thefirst tv.com finally, by now you've probably noticed all the billboards, magazine ads, those banners that get towed around by airplanes advising you that you can listen to the show ad free. All you have to do is become a premium member of the President's Daily brief by visiting PDB premium.com I'm Mike Baker and I'll be back tomorrow. Until then, stay informed, stay safe, stay cool.
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Mike Slater
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