Trump administration creates undocumented immigrant registry

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NEW THIS MORNING — THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS CREATED A REGISTRY FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS. 

IT WILL  REQUIRE THOSE 14 YEARS AND OLDER TO SUBMIT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION,  OR FACE FINES OR EVEN PRISON TIME. 

IN A STATEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID **ALL** UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS 14 AND OLDER… 

MUST SUBMIT THEIR FINGERPRINTS AND HOME ADDRESS FOR THE REGISTRY. 

THOSE WHO QUALIFY BUT **DON’T** REGISTER REPORTEDLY COULD BE FINED UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,  

OR BE SENTENCED TO UP TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON. 

THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE REGISTRY WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE — THOUGH THE WEB PAGE HAS NOT YET BEEN LAUNCHED. 

IN A STATEMENT, A D-H-S SPOKESPERSON SAID PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM QUOTE “HAVE A CLEAR MESSAGE FOR THOSE IN OUR COUNTRY ILLEGALLY: LEAVE NOW.” 

SHE ADDED, “IF YOU LEAVE NOW, YOU MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN AND ENJOY OUR FREEDOM AND LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM.” 

THE MOVE TO CRIMINALIZE BEING IN THE UNITED STATES ILLEGALLY MARKS ANOTHER MAJOR POLICY CHANGE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. 

UNTIL NOW — BEING IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY WAS ONLY CONSIDERED A CIVIL OFFENSE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF GETTING DETAINED AND DEPORTED, IF CAUGHT AND PROCESSED 

ACCORDING TO A POST ON X, HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS AMERICA’S BORDERS ARE NOW CLOSED TO LAWBREAKERS AND THAT THIS PAST WEEKEND, CROSSINGS ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER, WERE AT THEIR LOWEST IN 15 YEARS.

IN A BIG WIN FOR SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON — HOUSE REPUBLICANS TUESDAY NIGHT PASSED A **MULTI-TRILLION** DOLLAR PLAN TO ADDRESS DEFENSE, ENERGY, IMMIGRATION AND TAX POLICY WITH ONLY TWO VOTES TO SPARE. 

STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT RAY BOGAN BREAKS DOWN WHAT’S IN THE BUDGET BLUEPRINT, AND WHAT REPUBLICAN HOLDOUTS SAID ABOUT THE RESOLUTION. 

Ray Bogan 

House Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution Tuesday evening on a party-line vote that saw one defection. 

Congressman Thomas Massie voted no. It’s an all-encompassing package that covers funding for the rest of fiscal year 2025. It also sets budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 and lifts the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.  

The bill also instructs committees to examine $1.5 trillion in budget cuts to fund President Donald Trump’s border security, energy and tax policies. 

Getting the bill passed required serious arm twisting. Some Republicans were going to vote against the resolution as they walked in the door and President Trump called them, personally. 

In the end, they could not change Massie’s mind. 

REP. THOMAS MASSIE, R-KY 

“We’re going to add $328 billion to the deficit this year. We’re going to add $295 billion to the deficit the year after that and $242 billion to the deficit after that. Under the rosiest assumptions, why would I vote for that?” 

“As Republicans preach fiscal responsibility, how does a bill that adds that much money to the deficit this year align with that value?” 

REP. MIKE LAWLER, R-NY 

“Well, first of all, when you are trying to unwind 30-plus years of bad fiscal practice, you’re not going to do it all at one time. I mean, that’s just a reality unless you make draconian cuts. And so I think part of this is working to bend the curve, stop the outrageous growth in spending that we saw under the Biden administration, $7 trillion in, you know, budget, 36 trillion in debt.” 

Republicans passed the resolution by themselves and left Democrats out of the process entirely. Earlier in the day, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats would not provide a single vote to help Republicans get the bill over the finish line. They kept their word. 

REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES, D-NY 

“Donald Trump, the administration and House Republicans are hurting the American people. It’s unacceptable, unconscionable, un-American, and we are not going to stand for it one minute.” 

Democrats opposed the bill because of its possible cuts to Medicaid. 

Even some Republicans said that they had to be convinced. 

REP. RICH MCCORMICK, R-GA 

“I still have my reservations, still concerned it’s not fiscally responsible enough, but I think it’s the best thing we’re gonna get. And if we don’t pass it, the Democrats get their way, and that’s never let good be the enemy of great.”  

In many ways, this resolution is, in many ways, just the beginning. Congress still needs to fully fund the government before March 14 to avoid a shutdown. And the committees are just beginning the process of looking for cuts. 

YESTERDAY’S VOTE WAS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARD UNLOCKING THE COMPLICATED LEGISLATIVE TOOL KNOWN AS RECONCILIATION. 

IT’S A PROCESS THAT WILL ALLOW REPUBLICANS TO AVOID A FILIBUSTER FROM DEMOCRATS IN THE SENATE. 

THE SENATE HAS ALREADY PASSED ITS OWN BUDGET RECONCILIATION PLAN. 

NOW, THE TWO CHAMBERS NEED TO PASS THE **SAME** BILL IN ORDER TO MOVE AHEAD.

NOW TO THE EFFORTS TO END THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.  IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEAL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE THAT WOULD GIVE THE U-S ACCESS TO UKRAINE’S RARE MINERALS.   

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS INSISTED THAT UKRAINE PAY BACK THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC AID AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT THAT THE U-S HAS GIVEN TO UKRAINE FOR ITS WAR AGAINST RUSSIA OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.   

ONE OF THOSE DEMANDS INCLUDES THE U-S GETTING ACCESS TO THE EARTH MINERALS.   

UKRAINIAN SENIOR OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED TO NEWS OUTLETS AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED ON THE FRAMEWORK OF A ECONOMIC DEAL.   

AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON TUESDAY,  PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY IS LIKELY COMING TO WASHINGTON LATER THIS WEEK TO FINALIZE IT.  

“I hear that he’s coming on Friday its okay by me if he would like to.  we could sign it together. i understand that its a big deal a very big deal and I think if you look at the american people they are very happy. you look at poland, Biden was throwing money around like it was cotton candy.  and its a very big deal. it could be a triillion dollar deal. it’s rare earth and other things. “ 

Reports say THE UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE WOULD HAVE JOINT OWNERSHIP OVER A FUND AND UKRAINE WOULD CONTRIBUTE 50% OF STATE-OWNED RESOURCES, INCLUDING MINERALS, OIL AND GAS.

WE NOW KNOW WHO’S TECHNICALLY IN CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. 

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVEALED YESTERDAY AMY GLEASON IS THE ACTING ADMINISTRATOR OF DOGE. 

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER WEEKS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK’S ROLE AND AUTHORITY OVER DOGE AS ITS “CHAIR.” 

GLEASON PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR THE U-S DIGITAL SERVICE, WHICH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TURNED INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY. 

MEANWHILE, MORE THAN 20 CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES RESIGNED FROM DOGE YESTERDAY — SAYING THEY REFUSE TO USE THEIR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO “DISMANTLE CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICES.” 

THE MASS RESIGNATION INCLUDES ENGINEERS, DATA SCIENTISTS, DESIGNERS AND PRODUCT MANAGERS. 

THE WHITE HOUSE WAS DISMISSIVE OF THE MOVE. 

IN A STATEMENT, PRESS SECRETARY KAROLINE LEAVITT SAID QUOTE, “ANYONE WHO THINKS PROTESTS, LAWSUITS, AND LAWFARE WILL DETER PRESIDENT TRUMP MUST HAVE BEEN SLEEPING UNDER A ROCK FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.” 

MUSK POSTED ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM X THAT THE STORY WAS “FAKE NEWS” AND SAID STAFFERS WHO RESIGNED WERE QUOTE “DEM POLITICAL HOLDOVERS” WHO “WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED” ANYWAY.

A CLOSE CALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA — AS A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PASSENGER JET HAD TO ABORT ITS LANDING,  AT THE LAST SECOND,  TO AVOID HITTING A SMALLER PLANE AT CHICAGO’S MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON TUESDAY. 

THE SOUTHWEST FLIGHT THEN LANDED SAFELY AT THE AIRPORT AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED WHAT IS  KNOWN AS A “GO-AROUND” TO AVOID THE PRIVATE BUSINESS JET. 

THE F-A-A SAID THE PRIVATE JET WENT ONTO THE RUNWAY AFTER ITS PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO HOLD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, FORCING THE SOUTHWEST PLANE TO CLIMB BACK TO 3000 FEET — WITH THE PILOT ASKING THE TOWER “HOW’D THAT HAPPEN?”  

PASSENGERS WHO WERE ON THE FLIGHT,  FROM OMAHA TO CHICAGO, TOLD NEWS OUTLETS THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING HAD GONE WRONG UNTIL THEY SAW THE VIDEO LATER.  ACCORDING TO THE F-A-A, THE BUSINESS JET ENTERED THE RUNWAY WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. 

THIS IS THE LATEST CLOSE CALL IN A LONG LIST OF SERIOUS AIRCRAFT INCIDENTS IN 2025 — INCLUDING AT LEAST FIVE  DEADLY CRASHES — OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

FINALLY THIS MORNING — YOU MAY BE NEARING YOUR LAST CHANCE TO SNAG YOUR MORNING FAVORITE OR MIDDAY PICK-ME-UP AT STARBUCKS. 

THE COMPANY SAYS IT’S GETTING RID OF SOME OF ITS “LESS POPULAR” ITEMS STARTING NEXT MONDAY. 

AMONG THE 13 ITEMS GETTING PULLED STARTING MARCH 4TH ARE SEVERAL FRAPPUCCINO BEVERAGES, THE ROYAL ENGLISH BREAKFAST LATTE AND THE WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE. 

THE MENU CUTS WERE ANNOUNCED ALONG WITH PLANS TO LAY OFF MORE THAN 1,000 CORPORATE EMPLOYEES. STARBUCKS SAYS THESE MENU CHANGES WILL REDUCE WAIT TIMES AND “MAKE WAY FOR INNOVATION.” 

AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING — STARBUCKS SAYS IT WILL TAKE MORE DRINK AND FOOD CHOICES OFF THE MENU IN THE COMING MONTHS IN AN EFFORT TO DOWNSIZE THE MENU BY 30 PERCENT.