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ICE Hired an Army of Sex Offenders Under Trump

The Pentagon invented new category to hide Iran war deaths, Trump's boat strikes killed 221 without affecting cocaine supply, and $7.5B in grants were cut by how states voted

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Jul 27, 2026
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A new study logged 25 ICE and Border Patrol officers charged or convicted of sex or violent crimes in 2025 and 2026 alone, most involving children. The Pentagon quietly invented a new casualty category to avoid admitting 18 US troops have died in the Iran war. A DEA assessment found Trump’s boa…

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