The Trump White House reiterated that anyone residing in the U.S. illegally is eligible for deportation as its crackdown continues to initially focus on removing «the worst of the worst» violent illegal immigrants. 

«The President’s entire team, including Border Czar Tom Homan and Secretary Noem, are on the same page when it comes to implementing his agenda — which has always focused on prioritizing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens — and the successful deportations and historically secure border proves that,» White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital Tuesday. 

«As always, anyone in the country illegally is eligible to be deported,» she added. «President Trump is keeping his promise to carry out the largest mass deportation operation in history.» 

The administration, most notably offices within the Department of Homeland Security, are in the midst of ongoing arrest and deportation efforts as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on the immigration crisis that rocked the U.S. under the Biden administration. 

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Officials increasingly have zeroed in on messaging that violent illegal immigrants are the top priority for apprehension, while broader mass-deportation efforts targeting all illegal immigrants have faded from the forefront. 

Border czar Tom Homan, for example, told NBC News in June in an interview only released Monday that failure to prioritize arresting and deporting «criminal illegal aliens» over other illegal immigrants risks losing the «faith of the American people.» 

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed Tuesday that deporting all illegal immigrants continues to be the mission of the administration, with violent criminals first up for deportation.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

«I think the vast majority of the American people think criminal illegal aliens need to leave,» Homan said in an interview with NBC News in June. «And if we stick to that prioritization, I think we keep the faith of the American people.»

«And I think the more we do that, the more the American people will support what President Trump’s doing. We got to do it and we’ve got to do it in a humane manner.»

Homan has said in other public remarks that the «prioritization of criminal aliens doesn’t mean we forget about everyone else,» and that «If you are in the country illegally, you are not off the table.» 

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reaffirmed Tuesday that deporting all illegal immigrants continues to be the mission of the administration, with violent criminals first up for deportation. 

Shackled migrants board a transport van after getting off a plane at the Valley International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Harlingen, Texas. (Michael Gonzalez/The Associated Press )

«The Trump administration will continue our focus on deporting all illegal aliens present in our country, with a focus on the worst of the worst criminals,» she said Tuesday. 

The Trump administration and campaign historically focused on deporting violent illegal immigrants as the first order of business, but such comments were often coupled with messaging that all illegal immigrants would face deportation under Trump 

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Trump, for example, said in December 2024 that «we will send the whole family back to the country» if they were illegal in an interview that also included the then president-elect railing against countries who sent «murderers» from and «people from mental institutions» to the U.S.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents continue to conduct immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Jan. 28, 2026.  (Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

«Number one, we’re doing criminals and we’re going to do them really rapidly,» Trump said in another interview in December 2024, teeing up his administration’s immigration policies. «We’re getting the worst gang probably with MS-13 and the Venezuelan gangs are the worst in the world. They’re vicious, violent people.»

The administration has faced growing scrutiny from Democrats and other critics following the launch of immigration raids and operations in cities from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles to Minneapolis in 2025. 

The protests hit a fever pitch in Minneapolis earlier in 2026 as agitators took to the streets of the Twin Cities to speak out against and confront federal law enforcement officers, most notably following the fatal shootings of two Americans by immigration officials in January. 

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The administration repeatedly has said it is not backing down in Minneapolis. 

Officials have expanded coordination with local law enforcement — particularly jails — to take custody of illegal immigrants already detained, allowing arrests at facilities rather than in neighborhoods and requiring fewer officers on the ground. 

La prisión domiciliaria de Daniela Cabral, una de las imputadas de la causa de Conexión Ganadera en Uruguay, genera indignación. La mujer, viuda del director de la empresa Gustavo Basso, cumple con la medida cautelar en una apartamento de lujo en Punta del Este, que tiene un valor de USD 915.000. Pero ahora la familia sufrió un revés judicial: la Justicia resolvió la venta inmediata del inmueble.

Conexión Ganadera protagonizó en Uruguay una de las mayores estafas de la historia. Las víctimas son unas 4.000 personas. La causa avanza en los tribunales uruguayos desde hace cerca de un año. Fundada en 1999, la empresa se dedicaba a comprar ganado con el ahorro que obtenía de privados y a cambio pagaba una renta fija (en un negocio expuesto a variaciones) de al menos el 7%. Pero, en realidad, la empresa era un esquema Ponzi: pagaba las ganancias de sus clientes con el dinero que le ingresaba de los nuevos inversores.

Cabral –imputada por estafa– es la viuda de Basso, uno de los dos directores de Conexión Ganadero y hombre reconocido de los negocios rurales. Murió en un accidente de tránsito y, con el paso del tiempo, se sabría que en realidad chocó voluntariamente contra maquinaria vial para suicidarse.

El otro director era Pablo Carrasco, quien también está a la espera del juicio, pero en su caso en la cárcel. A diferencia de Cabral, está imputado también por lavado de activos y no solo por estafa. Lo mismo sucede con su esposa, Ana Iewdiukow, quien está en prisión preventiva en otro centro penitenciario.

Cabral eligió para su prisión un apartamento de lujo en Punta del Este, que se resistía a que fuera rematado.

El juez del concurso de Conexión Ganadera, Leonardo Méndez, rechazó el recurso presentado por la familia de Basso para evitar que el apartamento en el que cumple con la medida cautelar sea rematado, informó este miércoles El Observador. Así, ordenó la venta “inmediata” del inmueble.

“Se resuelve desestimar en todos sus términos el recurso de reposición interpuesto contra la providencia 3404/2025, debiendo procederse por la sindicatura a la venta inmediata del inmueble objeto de esta incidencia”, señala la sentencia de la Justicia uruguaya, recogida por el medio uruguayo.

La familia de la viuda había presentado a finales de diciembre junto a la familia un recurso de reposición y apelación con el objetivo de evitar que el apartamento se rematara.

Pero, ¿cuál era el argumento del juez para impulsar la venta? “Siendo de muy difícil conservación el bien inmueble descrito por sus importantes gastos fijos, autorizase la venta en subasta privada”, escribió en una resolución. Los gastos comunes de este lugar son de unos 80.000 pesos uruguayos mensuales, algo menos de USD 2.000 por mes en temporada baja. Este apartamento está valuado en USD 915.000.

Pero Cabral y sus hijas, Agustina Basso y Candelaria Basso, se resisten a esta posibilidad.

El apartamento está ubicado sobre la Playa Brava de Punta del Este. Está en el piso 13 del complejo de edificios Imperiale, cuya construcción terminó en 2010, de acuerdo a un informe de Canal 12. Tiene tres dormitorios y 214 metros cuadrados. Tiene living-comedor y terraza con vista al mar.

Los apartamentos son de lujo. Los propietarios tienen derecho a utilizar la piscina exterior e interior, el gimnasio, el spa, las salas de juego, la peluquería, un micro cine y la sala de reuniones.

En 2019, un apartamento similar al de Cabral fue rematado en 2019 y perteneció al expresidente de la Conmebol y de la AUF, Eugenio Figueredo. En esa oportunidad, la subasta fue por USD 493.000 dólares. La Junta Nacional de Drogas fue la que llevó a cabo la subasta. Pero los precios en Punta del Este se han disparado.

The six Democrats who urged U.S. service members to «refuse illegal orders» are threatening a legal battle with President Donald Trump over what they see as a «weaponization» of the Department of Justice (DOJ).

On Wednesday, four House Democrats — Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo.; Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H.; Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.; and Chris Deluzio, D-Pa. — hinted they had prepared for a case of their own after they escaped an indictment Tuesday evening.

«Yesterday, the Trump Department of Justice tried and failed to indict us on criminal charges based on a video that we filmed last year simply reminding our fellow service members to follow the law and the Constitution,» Crow said. «They failed, and they will always fail.

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«We are taking names,» Crow said. «We are creating lists. My lawyers just sent a letter today to the Department of Justice, putting them on notice that there will be costs.» 

Crow did not expand on what kind of suit he would pursue.

The «Seditious Six,» as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the group of military veteran Democrats, posted a video to social media in November 2025 urging service members to ignore commands that violated the Constitution.

«Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats coming to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad but from right here at home,» they urged. «Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.» 

In response, the Department of Justice launched a probe of the group, weighing whether their calls had amounted to sedition.

After those charges fell flat Tuesday, Democrats in the Senate who had also participated in the video similarly blasted the DOJ’s probe.

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Sen. Slotkin came under fire from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after sharing a video urging troops to defy «illegal» orders. (Getty Images)

«This is outrageous,» said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. «I want to be clear about something. This is not a good news story. This is a story about how Donald Trump and his cronies are trying to break our system in order to silence anyone who lawfully speaks out against them.» 

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who also appeared in the video, echoed Kelly’s framing.

«The president has used our justice system to weaponize (it) against his perceived enemies,» Slotkin said. «I think that we’ve come to a really sad moment in America, where the paradigm of leadership has become completely reversed in 2026. Instead of looking to our elected leaders, like the president, as setting an example, it is now up to individual citizens in their private capacity to uphold the values of democracy, free speech, liberty, justice.» 

When asked how he would distinguish between political prosecution and a good-faith effort to uphold the law, Crow pointed to past statements from the administration but declined to offer a litmus test for future cases.

«I’ve learned to take Donald Trump’s words and to listen to him,» Crow said. «He actually came right out and said what he thought about this and said this is because he wants to silence political opposition. So, let’s actually just listen to what the man says.» 

DEM CONGRESSMAN PRESSED ON WHAT TRUMP ORDERS ‘SPECIFICALLY’ WERE ILLEGAL

President Donald Trump speaks to the press aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2025.  (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

Trump has accused the six lawmakers of being «traitors» who engaged in «sedition at the highest level» and «should be in jail.» 

He even suggested they should be executed over the video, although he later retracted that comment.

Crow declined to answer questions about when he would press his legal strategy and hinted that it might depend on what Trump does next.

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«So, that’s actually a ball that’s in the Trump administration’s court,» Crow said. «We’ve been very clear about our position and that it needs to stop. If it doesn’t stop, then we’ll take all necessary actions.»

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.