10,000 Arrests & Zero Headlines as Liberals push to Protect Criminals
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
1. Democrats Are in a “Civil War” Over Abolishing ICE
- There is an internal Democratic debate on whether to openly support abolishing ICE or downplay it.
- Democratic officials are hostile toward ICE agents, including statements telling ICE to “get out” of cities.
2. ICE Arrests Highlighted
- Lists several individuals allegedly arrested in Minnesota, described as:
- Illegal immigrants
- Convicted or accused of violent crimes, including sexual offenses and domestic assault
- These individuals were freely moving in public before being detained by ICE.
3. Assertion That Democrats Are Protecting Criminal Illegal Immigrants
- Senator Schumer and other Democrats are accused of defending criminals by opposing ICE operations.
- Local Minnesota authorities have refused cooperation with ICE, releasing individuals instead of transferring them to federal custody.
4. Portrayal of ICE Critics as Misrepresenting Agents
- Democrats and progressive activists are deliberately “demonizing” ICE, calling agents “Gestapo” or oppressors.
- Activists are actually protecting dangerous criminals.
5. Incidents Involving Protests in Churches
- Protesters have entered churches targeting individuals believed to have ICE ties.
- Some Minnesota officials are portrayed as defending protesters and blaming ICE for tensions.
6. Media Criticism
- Mainstream media (CNN, CBS, etc.) distort ICE arrest statistics and narrative.
- Example included: disputed ICE statistic of “70% violent offenders” challenged by a news anchor and defended by DHS Secretary.
7. Allegations of Massive Fraud in Minnesota
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is cited claiming:
- Over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens arrested in Minneapolis.
- A $19 billion fraud probe is underway in the state (no details provided).
- Fraud is linked to cases like Feeding Our Future, involving federal child‑nutrition programs.
8. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor and Minneapolis Mayor
- DOJ is probing whether Minnesota officials obstructed federal immigration enforcement.
- Officials describe the investigation as intimidation; commentary rejects that and calls it necessary oversight.
9. Depiction of Democrats as Opposing Law Enforcement
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- Defunding law enforcement
- Protecting criminal offenders
- Undermining federal authorities
- Trump administration leadership is restoring law and order.
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| 0:29.2 | You're listening to the 47 morning update with Ben Ferguson. Good Saturday morning to you. Ben |
| 0:34.9 | 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. |
| 0:41.5 | First up, the Department of Homeland Security has arrested at least 10,000 criminal legal aliens in Minneapolis. |
| 0:49.8 | The media, of course, doesn't want you to know the story. |
| 0:52.3 | Christy Knoam is saying the record straight about what the Trump administration has been doing |
| 0:56.0 | and just how many of these criminals were dangerous and violent, as well as sexual predators. |
| 1:02.4 | So why is the media not telling you that part of the story? |
| 1:05.2 | We'll explain that and give you the facts. |
| 1:07.7 | Also, it is a civil war in the Democratic Party right now. Democrats coming out |
| 1:13.1 | in force trying to demonize ICE and more of them calling to abolish ICE altogether. So what are |
| 1:21.9 | 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. |
| 1:29.7 | Story number one. |
| 1:30.9 | Homeland Security Secretary, Christy Noem, saying on Monday that federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 criminal illegal aliens in Minneapolis alone. |
| 1:47.1 | She added that investigators have opened what she described as a sweeping fraud probe totaling at least 19 billion, sharpening her |
| 1:53.8 | criticism of the Minnesota Governor Walts and the Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Fry, for what |
| 1:59.7 | she called a failure to protect public safety. |
| 2:03.2 | In a statement, Nome 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. |
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