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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

✈️ The administration is paying illegals to self-deport. The Department of Homeland Security announced it will pay for flights and offer $1,000 stipends to illegal migrants who voluntarily leave the US through the CBP Home app. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the program could reduce deportation costs by 70 percent compared to forced removals. Market incentives may prove more efficient than roundups, with the program already securing its first departures.

🧬 Trump blocks risky research funding to China. President Trump signed an executive order prohibiting federal funding for gain-of-function research in China, Iran, and other countries with insufficient oversight. The order targets research like that conducted by EcoHealth Alliance at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ban highlights how US-funded foreign research may risk unleashing more deadly pathogens.

🎬 Trump slapped 100 percent tariffs on foreign films. President Trump ordered the Commerce Department to begin imposing 100 percent tariffs on movies produced outside America, calling the shift of production overseas a "national security threat." The move comes after reports that Trump's Hollywood envoy, Jon Voight, was developing plans to revitalize domestic film production. Even with adversarial industries, Trump wants to rebuild American cultural dominance through economic leverage.

🇮🇱 Israel plans operation “Gideon’s Chariots” to take over Gaza: Israeli officials revealed plans to reoccupy and demolish remaining structures across Gaza if no hostage deal is reached by Trump's mid-May Middle East visit. This comes as Israel launched major strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen after an attack on Israel’s main airport. Some military analysts believe this effort will seek to eliminate Hamas and establish new authorities in Gaza.

INSIDER RADAR

Pam Bondi on reopening Alcatraz

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• The NIH shut down its last in-house beagle lab after decades of deadly experiments.

• President Trump announced talks with Turkish President Erdogan on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, saying he looks forward to working together to end it immediately.’

• Around 12 alleged Tren de Aragua gang members attacked two NYPD officers last weekend.

• MSNBC had to issue an on-air correction after a guest falsely claimed FBI Director Kash Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at headquarters.

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Welcome to Israel’s “Deep State,” with MK Simcha Rothman

Judicial reform. The Israeli Supreme Court. Bibi Netanyahu. The hard right. These key elements of Israeli society — constantly at war with each other — were the reason Israel was more divided than ever in the days before October 7.

And though that division was swept away in the fervor of war, two years later, they’re all poised to erupt again…

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Obama declared war on cops. Trump is ending it.

Good morning. Over the past two weeks, I’ve fallen into a rabbit hole, looking into how my home city — Baltimore — got caught in a seemingly endless cycle of crime. And guess what I found at the root of it? Obama.

As president, Obama used his DOJ to crack down on police departments in cities like Baltimore, Chicago, and St. Louis. The problem, in his view? Arrest outcomes were racially disproportionate. The solution? Federal threats: either pull back policing or face consequences. These federal controls were called “consent decrees,” and they forced cities to hamstring their own law enforcement.

Now something major has happened — quietly. Last week, the Trump administration signed an executive order to begin reviewing and undoing Obama’s consent decrees. The stated goal:

“Unleashing America’s law enforcement to pursue criminals and protect innocent citizens.”

After four years of Biden following Obama’s playbook— Trump is finally cutting the leash and getting our police back to work.

P.S. I haven’t written one of these editor’s notes in a while. The economy’s been uncertain, and I’ve been focused on the business and ensuring Upward News can weather the storm. But I’m back — with more editor’s notes and more content. If you’re not a paid member, we need you now more than ever. Join free for 30 days →

THE MAIN STORY

Debate erupts over due process for illegals

WHAT’S HAPPENING_

Recent comments made by President Donald Trump during a “Meet the Press” interview have sparked a debate over due process and the extent to which noncitizens are entitled to Fifth Amendment protections.

The Fifth Amendment states that “no person” shall be "deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.”

Some argue these protections apply to illegal border crossers, but Trump and his allies disagree, arguing it would lead to millions of court hearings and significantly delay deportations.

_THE FACTS_

• When asked during the interview if noncitizens deserve due process rights, President Trump responded, "I don't know. I'm not a lawyer," deferring to his legal team.

• Trump argued that granting due process to every deportable migrant would result in "millions of court cases," claiming it would take "300 years" to process them all.

• The Trump administration has been fast-tracking immigration cases by allowing judges to dismiss asylum claims without hearings.

• In 2021, Circuit Judge Lawrence Van Dyke ruled that noncitizens in deportation proceedings are not entitled to the same constitutional rights as criminal defendants.

• One Georgetown University law professor asserted that the Fifth Amendment is “not open to interpretation,” and that “The Supreme Court has said it applies to anyone in the United States for more than 100 years now.”

• On the other hand, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller stated, “The right of ‘due process’ is to protect citizens from their government, not to protect foreign trespassers from removal.”

• Miller continued, “Due process guarantees the rights of a criminal defendant facing prosecution, not an illegal alien facing deportation.”

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How left and right outlets frame Trump banning gain-of-function research funding

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