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EXPOSED: NYC Radical Democrats ATTACK Trump's DHS for Detaining Venezuelan Council Employee

Gary FranchiJanuary 13, 2026476 views
EXPOSED: NYC Radical Democrats ATTACK Trump's DHS for Detaining Venezuelan Council Employee
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The Trump administration's mass deportation operation is already driving New York City's radical Democrats into full meltdown mode, with far-left Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) launching hysterical attacks on the Department of Homeland Security for doing exactly what President Trump promised – enforcing immigration law.

DHS agents detained a New York City Council employee, described as a Venezuelan working as a data analyst, on Monday while the individual attended an immigration court hearing on Long Island. The detention has sent NYC's sanctuary city leadership into overdrive, with Mamdani and Goldman rushing to slam the Trump administration for the audacity of enforcing federal immigration law.

Sanctuary City Enablers Outraged by Law Enforcement

This is exactly the kind of enforcement action that millions of Americans voted for when they handed President Trump a decisive victory in 2024. While these Democrat officials cry about "targeting" immigrants, they conveniently ignore that this individual was already in immigration proceedings – meaning they were in the country illegally or had violated their immigration status.

The fact that New York City hired someone who was apparently in immigration court proceedings raises serious questions about the city's hiring practices and its willful defiance of federal immigration law. How many other city employees are working illegally while taxpayers foot the bill?

"This is what happens when local Democrats prioritize protecting illegal immigrants over following federal law and protecting American citizens."

Mamdani and Goldman's outrage perfectly encapsulates the disconnect between America First patriots and the radical left that has turned cities like New York into magnets for illegal immigration. Under Secretary Kristi Noem's leadership, DHS is finally doing its job after four years of the Biden regime's open borders disaster.

Patriots across America are watching as Trump's deportation promises become reality, while Democrat officials who enabled the invasion of our southern border scramble to protect their sanctuary city schemes. The question is: how many more city employees will be revealed as immigration violators as Trump's enforcement machine kicks into high gear?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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NYCExileVerifiedJan 13, 2026
I fled NYC because of this exact nonsense. The city protects everyone except actual Americans. Thank God I moved to Florida where we still have common sense.
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BorderSecurityMomVerifiedJan 14, 2026
My husband works in immigration law and he says this stuff happens more than people realize. Foreign nationals working in sensitive positions while their status is questionable. Good on DHS for checking.
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LawAndOrder2024VerifiedJan 14, 2026
If this person was here legally, there wouldn't be a detention issue. The fact that NYC Dems are screaming tells me everything I need to know about this situation.
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PatriotMike2024VerifiedJan 14, 2026
Finally! DHS is doing their job under Trump. These radical NYC Dems can cry all they want but laws are laws.
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ConservativeCarolVerifiedJan 14, 2026
Exactly Mike! We've been waiting 4 years for actual border enforcement.
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AmericaFirst_JoeVerifiedJan 14, 2026
NYC Democrats attack Trump for everything. Water is wet, sky is blue, and Dems blame Trump.
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RedStateRebelVerifiedJan 14, 2026
LOL so true Joe. They have no new playbook!
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ConstitutionalConservativeVerifiedJan 15, 2026
Question - does anyone know what specific role this Venezuelan employee had? Were they handling sensitive information or just administrative work?
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InfoSeeker99VerifiedJan 15, 2026
Great question. The article doesn't specify but any foreign national in government roles should be scrutinized.
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TrumpTrain2025VerifiedJan 15, 2026
MAGA! Clean house!
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TexasRancher47VerifiedJan 15, 2026
Venezuelan council employee? Sounds like we need to investigate how many foreign nationals are embedded in our government positions. This could be the tip of the iceberg.