No search warrant was provided. Show me your hands. Get your hands up! Hands up! Authorities raided the homes of pro-Palestinian activists [00:00:18] across the state of Michigan. And that video that we just shared with you, we just watched was just one example. It was shared with drop site news by the students allied for Freedom and Equality, and for all of those American citizens who were, you know, [00:00:35] happy to sit by and watch green card holders get their green cards revoked because they had the audacity to write an op ed that was critical of Israel. For all those people who thought nothing's going to happen to American citizens, [00:00:50] it's just those, you know, visa holders, those stupid PhD students who had green cards, who cares about them? Yeah, their free speech rights were violated, but the government's not going to violate our free speech rights. We're American citizens, right? This happened to American citizens. [00:01:09] Yeah, yeah. So let's give you some details. The FBI, along with local and state law enforcement, were involved in the raids. The attorney General's office clarified immigration officers were not involved and all were American citizens. [00:01:26] These are student American citizens who are student protesters. That's who was targeted here. So the AG's office in Michigan stated that these raids did not pertain to on campus protest activity. No, no, no, that's not what this was about. [00:01:43] It was rather a multi-jurisdictional investigation into vandalism. Vandalism. I live in Los Angeles. Vandalism happens in broad daylight, all day, every day. [00:02:00] You will literally see a guy take a spray. Spray can out of his baggy jeans and spray paint the wall with his. Like nonsense. His home ain't getting raided. Okay, so I don't believe that this is about vandalism. [00:02:16] Because the way. These raids were carried out were suspicious. No evidence was presented. And by the way, no one ended up getting arrested for any reason. Seems like these students were. Being sent a message, if you will, but nonetheless drop site. [00:02:33] News also reported on this. They say Ann Arbor police told drop site news contributor they participated in the April 23rd raids as part of a multi-jurisdictional investigation led by the Michigan Attorney General's office, adding the probe concerns reported crimes committed in the city of Ann Arbor [00:02:52] as well as other jurisdictions. The department clarified this investigation is not related to immigration enforcement. We're just terrorizing American citizens who are critical of the Israeli government. And we're accusing them of vandalism, although we're not being specific [00:03:08] with those allegations. And the warrants for these raids are very vague, very vague. So the AG, Dana Nessel has not provided any specific details [00:03:24] about the alleged vandalism that they think justifies these types of raids. The Ann Arbor Police Department added that the investigation concerns reported crimes committed in the city of Ann Arbor, as well as other jurisdictions. Super vague, super vague. I'm sorry. [00:03:40] Let's just let's just pause in order to justify the authorities breaking your freaking door down in order to do a raid. I think the explanation needs to be a little more specific. We're talking about American citizens here. [00:03:57] So, Liz Jacob, who's the lawyer representing the students who were targeted? Says the following. We've done a lot of work with these students. To our knowledge, there is no vandalism. We have no idea what this is about. What I've seen reported in other places is some kind of claim of multi-jurisdictional vandalism, [00:04:15] which seems like a pretty flimsy pretext to send FBI agents, state police and local police to the homes of young people. Where's Gretchen Whitmer? Where's the Gretch? You know, the heroic Democrat who might have a future as [00:04:30] the next president of the United States? Where are you at, girl? You're okay with this? You're okay with the feds terrorizing students in your state on flimsy allegations with no evidence being presented. No arrests have been made. The Democrats are pathetic, man. [00:04:49] Look, I've got no love for the Republican Party, but on this issue, both parties are garbage. Absolute garbage. A real leader would stick up for Americans. In this case, that's what a real leader does. [00:05:05] They don't cave. They don't hide in their office hoping that they don't, you know, cause a stir that might hurt them in their presidential run in the future. They lead. They're strong. They fight for what's right. But I'm not seeing any of that from any Democrats, [00:05:20] with a few exceptions, to be honest. So the way these raids were carried out was super suspicious. There was no reason noted in the search warrants for the underlying probable cause that the warrants were based on. They weren't charged with any criminal charges [00:05:36] that they were being investigated for. That was a statement from the lawyer. In addition to that, Tahrir coalition told Dropsite news that officers refused to present warrants at one of the sites that they raided. They meaning law enforcement, were looking for red and black paint. [00:05:55] They were looking for electronic devices and they were looking for any kind of communication materials that any kind of individuals had. The lawyer also says that several people were detained briefly, but no arrests were made. So that's what's currently happening to American citizens. [00:06:12] Just suspicious. Weird warrants. Vague warrants, flimsy allegations of vandalism. Again, for the FBI to join state authorities, local authorities to break down your door, there better be a serious crime committed. [00:06:31] But like, even if it were true that these students engaged in vandalism, a raid like that. Really vandalism justifies a raid like that. And I'm not buying that. It was vandalism. I need to see some evidence. There could have been. [00:06:47] But if there was, wouldn't some of these students actually be arrested for said vandalism? I think this was meant to send a message. So she also says that several people were detained, not arrested. And that's look, that's happening to American citizens. [00:07:03] But I want you to remember that this has been going on, maybe not in regard to American citizens, but it's certainly something that student visa holders have been dealing with. Green card holders have been dealing with. We can't forget about Rumeysa Öztürk, who was a doctoral student [00:07:24] at Tufts University, and she was arrested in broad daylight. For what reason? She co-wrote an op ed for the student newspaper that was critical of how Israel is carrying out this war in Gaza, and a lot [00:07:40] of people made justifications for that. Well, I mean, if we're going to set this tone, better be real careful. Honestly, it's just it's incredible to me that people are okay with this. [00:07:55] Now let's see what Trump loyalist Charlie Kirk has to say about what happened to Öztürk. He's getting some props for this. Let's see if he deserves it. Deporting somebody because they wrote an op ed critical of Israel. I think that's probably in the gray area. [00:08:12] So. So would you say that there's some things that the administration has done on immigration where you think they haven't been sufficiently, respectful of First Amendment rights? Is that fair to say? No, I wouldn't even say that. I would say that we run a little bit of a problem if we are going [00:08:31] to say that the criteria to get your visa revoked is writing an op ed. Now, that might be an exaggeration by somebody. Yeah, right. And and but if and the op ed was not even critical of America, which it was critical of a foreign country. [00:08:48] So why is this a gray area, Charlie? Why is this a gray area? It's not a gray area. So we're not allowed to be critical of a foreign country. We're not allowed to write an op ed criticizing the way Israel is carrying out that war in Gaza. That's a gray area. That's not a gray area. [00:09:05] Say it with your whole chest. I know you're afraid that the Trump loyalists are going to come for you, the way leftists have come for me when I, you know, attack one of the sacred cows. But grow a set of balls. Okay. Don't give this mealy mouth like response to what's actually happening here. [00:09:24] It's not a gray area. It is a violation of American values of what this country allegedly represents. Say it. It's not a gray area. Öztürk. [00:09:40] Okay. Could have PhD student. Okay. Turkish national who was here in America getting a PhD from Tufts University. She could have written an op ed highly critical of the United States. And no one was going to come for her. No one. [00:09:58] But she co-wrote an op ed that's critical of a foreign country, and she got arrested in broad daylight. How is that a gray area? It's not. I suspect that Charlie Kirk does have a problem. [00:10:15] I suspect that he doesn't see this as a gray area. But if you're going to say something, say it. You know the difference between right and wrong. And if you purport to believe in what this country is supposed to represent, [00:10:31] then you need to fight for it. The mealy mouthed, oh, it's a gray area. Doesn't work, doesn't work. I know it's uncomfortable to know that the president you love so much has been made to be a little bitch for a foreign country, but at the end of the day, facts matter. [00:10:48] And he's a little bitch for a foreign country. Every time you ring the bell below, an angel gets his wings. Totally not true. But it does keep you updated on our live shows.