18 FEB 2025: Headline Brief: Border Shockers // CIA Ramps up Operations in Mexico // Secret Strategy Behind 'Gulf of America' // Democrat Lawfare Updates
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, for an unplanned Headline Brief as he covers the latest breaking news shaping America and the world. In today's episode, we cover:
Border Crossings Plummet: Trump's immigration policies continue to drive record-low illegal crossings, with just 229 illegal entries reported in the past 24 hours—a dramatic shift from Biden-era numbers.
San Diego Migrant Shelter Shuts Down: A once-busy nonprofit aiding illegal immigrants is closing its doors after Trump's border crackdown eliminates demand. Meanwhile, a $22 million FEMA grant authorized under Biden remains frozen.
CIA's War on the Cartels: CIA Director John Ratcliffe shifts resources toward covert operations against Mexican cartels, with drone strikes and targeted assassinations reportedly under discussion.
Gulf of America vs. AP Style Guide: Trump formally renames the Gulf of Mexico, but the Associated Press refuses to comply. The White House's response? Revoking AP's White House press credentials.
74 Lawsuits Filed Against Trump: Democrat-appointed judges continue blocking Trump's executive orders, with a key Supreme Court case on presidential authority now looming.
Stay informed with expert analysis on the stories shaping America's future.
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
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| 0:00.0 | It's February 18th. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:12.4 | A good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Right Report, Your Daily News, podcast. |
| 0:22.6 | It's an unplanned headline brief this morning. It last minute trip for me, but that aside, |
| 0:27.7 | we've still got so much news that is shaping America and the world. We start this morning, |
| 0:33.5 | where we actually left off yesterday at the U.S. southern border. That's because we got three very interesting pieces of news to talk about. |
| 0:40.2 | First, President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, confirmed that the number of illegal aliens encountered at the southern border |
| 0:46.2 | continues to absolutely plummet. |
| 0:50.0 | He told Fox News yesterday that over the past 24 hours, U.S. Border Patrol agents have encountered only 229 illegals over the entire southern border. |
| 1:00.3 | That number was about 600 the week after President Trump took office, and he launched those series of his executive orders and crackdowns from the border wall construction to limiting asylum claims, and that is working. |
| 1:11.7 | We've now just got 229 illegals trying to cross per day, compare that to 10,000 or more per day |
| 1:18.5 | under Joe Biden. |
| 1:20.1 | Mr. Holman says that these Trump numbers are unlike anything he has seen since he started |
| 1:24.3 | working the border back in 1984. |
| 1:27.1 | Meanwhile, he also noted that the Department of Homeland Security is reporting that ICE arrests of illegals already inside of this country. |
| 1:33.8 | Those numbers are up 137% year over year from 5,000, about one year ago to 12,000 arrests today. |
| 1:42.9 | Now, before we pivot to San Diego for our next piece of border news, |
| 1:46.3 | let's talk some analysis and opinion. And to me, this is so very important, folks. |
| 1:51.6 | President Trump got this done without any additional money or any new legal authorities. |
| 1:57.4 | In other words, he is using the exact same powers that were available to Joe Biden and Democrats for the past four years, |
| 2:03.6 | but they clearly just chose to refuse them, to ignore them. |
| 2:07.7 | That is now self-evident. |
| 2:08.9 | The numbers are indisputable. |
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