Congressman Andy Ogles
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So whether it's human trafficking, whether it's drugs, whether it's guns, geographically, we're about six hours from most of the population in the country. So if you look at a map and you draw a big ring, with the exception of the West Coast, Chicago, New York, You can get almost anywhere in the country from Nashville.
So whether it's human trafficking, whether it's drugs, whether it's guns, geographically, we're about six hours from most of the population in the country. So if you look at a map and you draw a big ring, with the exception of the West Coast, Chicago, New York, You can get almost anywhere in the country from Nashville.
So the gangs, the violent gangs in Central and South America, they want strongholds in Nashville. They want to take over Nashville. And the more competition and the more fighting, the more violence you're going to see on our streets. And I'm not going to stand for it. Heck, I'll go out there and I'll help ICE. But we're going to find these people. We're going to get them off our streets.
So the gangs, the violent gangs in Central and South America, they want strongholds in Nashville. They want to take over Nashville. And the more competition and the more fighting, the more violence you're going to see on our streets. And I'm not going to stand for it. Heck, I'll go out there and I'll help ICE. But we're going to find these people. We're going to get them off our streets.
Oh, absolutely. Under the Biden administration, there was a whole economy essentially set up by nonprofits who were making money off bringing people into this country. So Someone would come across the border, then they would swoop in, get them housing, get them benefits, and then they would profit off of it from the federal government. President Trump is putting an end to that type of nonsense.
Oh, absolutely. Under the Biden administration, there was a whole economy essentially set up by nonprofits who were making money off bringing people into this country. So Someone would come across the border, then they would swoop in, get them housing, get them benefits, and then they would profit off of it from the federal government. President Trump is putting an end to that type of nonsense.
And literally, you have these nonprofits, whether they mean to or have ill will or not, they're literally undermining our cities and our communities. And I go back to that classified briefing, which I can't give great detail on, but I can tell you that these gangs are sophisticated. They're in every city in our country. They have very sophisticated surveillance equipment, tactical equipment.
And literally, you have these nonprofits, whether they mean to or have ill will or not, they're literally undermining our cities and our communities. And I go back to that classified briefing, which I can't give great detail on, but I can tell you that these gangs are sophisticated. They're in every city in our country. They have very sophisticated surveillance equipment, tactical equipment.
I mean, this isn't just some thug on the street selling drugs. These are cartels and criminal enterprises that are moving and sweeping across our country. And so this idea that they're just, the Brego case, he's just a father of three. No, he's a member of a gang. I was just invited by the president of El Salvador to come to El Salvador to see the notorious Seacock prison.
I mean, this isn't just some thug on the street selling drugs. These are cartels and criminal enterprises that are moving and sweeping across our country. And so this idea that they're just, the Brego case, he's just a father of three. No, he's a member of a gang. I was just invited by the president of El Salvador to come to El Salvador to see the notorious Seacock prison.
And the folks that are being deported that are going to that prison are the worst of the worst. I literally talked to one of them. By the way, one of them was from Nashville, but I talked to another individual. He said, why are you here? He said, homicide. Just as you and I are talking, just very plain, not animated. He said, homicide. How many people did you kill? He said, 50.
And the folks that are being deported that are going to that prison are the worst of the worst. I literally talked to one of them. By the way, one of them was from Nashville, but I talked to another individual. He said, why are you here? He said, homicide. Just as you and I are talking, just very plain, not animated. He said, homicide. How many people did you kill? He said, 50.
So this is a young man. He came to this country at 13. He joined the gangs. He was moving in between like Virginia and New Hampshire. And in that time, he had killed 50 people. And this is who we're deporting. And so when the mayor of Nashville, when this state rep in Nashville is standing up and defending these people, we literally caught rapists.
So this is a young man. He came to this country at 13. He joined the gangs. He was moving in between like Virginia and New Hampshire. And in that time, he had killed 50 people. And this is who we're deporting. And so when the mayor of Nashville, when this state rep in Nashville is standing up and defending these people, we literally caught rapists.
and murderers and child traffickers and human smugglers and drug dealers. This is who was caught up by ICE. This is who we're trying to deport. And I, for one, am going to stand with my community, my state, my country, and these people should not be in our communities.
and murderers and child traffickers and human smugglers and drug dealers. This is who was caught up by ICE. This is who we're trying to deport. And I, for one, am going to stand with my community, my state, my country, and these people should not be in our communities.
Absolutely. I appreciate you having me.
Absolutely. I appreciate you having me.
We are facing something of a novel situation. Because the first time ever, the Government Accountability Office has decided to insert itself into the process and affirmatively declare that an agency rule submitted to Congress as a rule is not a rule. It's an extraordinary deviation from precedent for an agency that should be defending Congress's power instead of constraining it.
We are facing something of a novel situation. Because the first time ever, the Government Accountability Office has decided to insert itself into the process and affirmatively declare that an agency rule submitted to Congress as a rule is not a rule. It's an extraordinary deviation from precedent for an agency that should be defending Congress's power instead of constraining it.