They Lost the Kids, Now They’re Losing Control

Biden’s border scandal, Trump’s crackdown, and the courts in panic.

Good Morning, it’s Saturday, August 30th, 2025.

Washington wants you distracted, but the real story today is brutal: Biden’s DHS “lost” 300,000 children, Trump’s team is tracking them down, and sanctuary city mayors are staring at indictments. At the same time, a federal court just tried to kneecap Trump’s tariff war, and MS-13’s lawyers are asking judges to muzzle DHS. This isn’t politics as usual — it’s the swamp’s fingerprints all over America’s future.

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28,000 Children Found, 272,000 Still Missing

Biden lost them. Trump’s hunting them.

The Gut Punch: Former ICE Director Tom Homan says Trump’s administration has already located 28,000 trafficked children Biden abandoned. His words: “The last administration wasn’t even looking for them.”

What You Need to Know:

• Investigative reporter Breanna Morello revealed in May that 300,000 migrant kids went “missing” under Biden.

• Biden’s DHS handed them to “sponsors” using fake addresses, two phone calls as “welfare checks,” and then gave up.

• From Aug 2023–Jan 2025, 65,000 sponsor calls went unanswered — and cases were simply closed.

The Real Story:

Biden’s team funneled $6 billion to NGOs that acted as middlemen in child trafficking pipelines. Instead of vetting sponsors, they rubber-stamped the handoffs. No IDs, no accountability, no follow-up. Kids vanished into thin air.

Now, Homan, serving as Trump’s Border Czar, says 23,000+ kids have been located — the first real effort to fix the disaster. His pledge: “We’re not going to stop until we find every one of them.”

Meanwhile, sanctuary cities like Chicago ignored DOJ orders to cooperate with ICE. Their mayors are now facing potential criminal charges for releasing dangerous migrants back into communities instead of handing them over to ICE.

Receipts They Don’t Want You to See:

Ali Hopper, GUARD Against Trafficking founder, testified: “If the sponsors didn’t answer two phone calls, the case was no longer followed up on.” Translation: Biden’s DHS policy = voicemail trafficking.

Why It Matters:

• Biden didn’t just lose kids — he funded the system that trafficked them.

• The media yawns while 300,000 lives hang in the balance.

• Trump’s team is now cleaning up a humanitarian crime scene.

Bottom Line: Biden’s border wasn’t just negligent. It was criminal negligence on a scale the world has never seen. Trump’s team is playing cleanup crew for a mess the media refuses to even call what it is: the largest child trafficking scandal in U.S. history.

Court Calls Trump’s Tariffs Illegal — For Now

Supreme Court showdown could decide America’s trade future.

A federal appeals court just ruled that most of Trump’s tariffs are “illegal” under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Translation: the court claims Trump overstepped his authority when slapping reciprocal tariffs on foreign nations.

The receipts:

• 7–4 ruling: Judges affirmed Trump exceeded authority under IEEPA.

• Tariffs stay in place until Oct. 14 to give Trump time to appeal.

• Trump hit back on Truth Social: “If these tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the country.”

• The tariffs have generated $142 billion in revenue this year — more than double last year.

Why it matters:

Trump made tariffs the backbone of his second-term trade strategy — forcing nations to the table and protecting U.S. manufacturers. The court says Congress alone holds the power to tax and tariff, but for decades, lawmakers handed that leverage to presidents without a fight. Now they want it back.

The twist: This isn’t just a legal battle — it’s an economic war. Foreign nations hate Trump’s tariffs because they work. Farmers, factory workers, and Made-in-America producers know tariffs are leverage, not punishment.

Bottom Line: This fight isn’t over. Trump’s tariffs are still standing, and if the Supreme Court sides with him, it cements the president’s power to use America’s economic muscle. If not? Congress just handed China, Europe, and Mexico the biggest trade victory in decades.

MS-13 Suspect Wants Bondi & Noem Silenced

Lawyers cry “unfair,” DHS says “not a chance.”

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia — an illegal Salvadoran national accused of MS-13 ties and human smuggling — just filed a motion demanding a gag order against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Their claim: Trump officials are making “baseless public attacks” that hurt his chance at a fair trial.

The receipts:

• Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported in March to El Salvador’s megaprison, then returned to face U.S. charges.

• DHS blasted him online: “America is a safer nation without this MS-13 gangbanger.”

• Bondi and Noem have repeatedly called him a threat; his lawyers say the accusations are “false and inflammatory.”

• A federal judge has already blocked DHS from deporting him again — this time to Uganda — until hearings wrap.

Why it matters:

This is bigger than one case. It’s the left’s playbook: silence Trump’s team, elevate “victim” narratives, and paint border enforcers as villains. Meanwhile, ICE just rearrested Abrego Garcia in Baltimore — a reminder that he wasn’t exactly volunteering for Bible study.

The twist: A DHS official cut through the sob story: “If Kilmar Abrego Garcia did not want to be mentioned by the Secretary of Homeland Security, then he should not have entered our country illegally and committed heinous crimes.”

Bottom Line: The Biden years gave us missing children. Now the courts want Trump’s DHS to muzzle itself for calling out a known criminal. Guess who wins when lawfare gags law enforcement? Not the American people.

The Ledger: This Week’s Classified Briefing

The surveillance state no longer stops at national borders — it has fused into a borderless intelligence regime. FBI, CIA, and NSA now lean on Mossad, GCHQ, and Unit 8200 to spy on Americans by proxy. Spyware like Pegasus didn’t vanish — it multiplied, embedding into apps, telecoms, even faith communities. Meanwhile, NGOs like Aspen Institute and NewsGuard run cover as media “fact-checkers” for the machine.

The Forecast: whistleblowers abroad, silence at home. Reform isn’t coming — normalization is.

👉 The Daily Briefing tells you what happened. The Ledger tells you what they’ll never admit.

Trump’s Sanctuary City Crackdown Goes Live

President Trump is preparing a massive immigration enforcement campaign targeting sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with ICE. The plan includes deploying more agents, ramping up raids, and holding local officials accountable for shielding illegal immigrants. DHS says the focus will be on violent offenders and repeat border crossers. Trump has made clear: sanctuary city mayors who defy federal law are putting their citizens at risk — and his administration won’t let it slide. Expect a high-profile showdown as arrests ramp up and liberal leaders scramble for cover.

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Newsom Fearmongers ICE at the Ballot Box

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sounding alarms that Trump could send ICE agents to polling places — a claim with zero evidence but plenty of political theater. Newsom told reporters the “chilling effect” could suppress voter turnout, even though Trump’s team has said enforcement will target criminals, not citizens casting ballots. It’s a familiar playbook: Democrats frame immigration enforcement as voter suppression, hoping fear will drive turnout. But it reveals just how nervous blue-state leaders are about Trump’s renewed push to end sanctuary city protection for illegals.

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Court Strikes Down Venezuelan Protected Status

A federal appeals court just revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans, dismantling one of Biden’s most expansive immigration giveaways. The ruling means tens of thousands who entered under TPS could now face removal proceedings. The Trump administration argued TPS had been abused to shield economic migrants, not just refugees, and the court agreed. Democrats and immigrant advocacy groups warn of mass deportations, while Trump officials say the decision restores the rule of law. The fight highlights a sharp reality: Biden opened the door, but the courts are letting Trump close it.

• Charlamagne rips Dems on Biden decline. Radio host Charlamagne tha God torched ex-DNC chair Donna Brazile for lying about Biden’s mental collapse. He said Democrats “knew” but refused to tell the truth — proof the party gaslit voters until the bitter end. Fox News

• Noem’s DHS purge goes digital. Kristi Noem is revamping DHS tech contracts after years of bloated IT spending. Insiders say she’s cutting “consultant parasites” who milked Biden-era billions with nothing to show but failed systems. Newsmax

• Ukraine invites Trump’s man. Top Zelensky adviser just invited Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to Kyiv after Russia’s latest strike. Translation: Kyiv knows it needs Trump’s team — not Biden’s bureaucrats — if it wants to survive. NY Post

• Ashley Babbitt honored at Arlington. Judicial Watch forced the Pentagon’s hand: Ashley Babbitt, killed on Jan. 6, finally received full military funeral honors. Years overdue, denied under Biden, now delivered under Trump. Judicial Watch

• Chicago on notice. Trump’s looming takeover of Chicago spotlights a surge in violent crimes by illegal immigrants. The city’s mayor looks out of her depth — and DOJ’s clock on sanctuary defiance is ticking. Fox News

[Declassified Excerpt – House Homeland Security Testimony, July 2025]

“From August 2023 to January 2025, more than 65,000 sponsor check-in calls went unanswered. Under Biden’s DHS policy, if no one picked up, the case was closed and the child was considered ‘placed.’ That was the system.”

— Ali Hopper, Founder, GUARD Against Trafficking

Translation: Biden’s DHS turned America’s child welfare system into a voicemail inbox.

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