Colony Ridge Footage & German Crash Kills Two | Afternoon Update | 3.3.25
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What are the key headlines of today's Afternoon Update?
Undercover video exposes Colony Ridge, firefighters battle wildfires across the Carolinas, and female track athletes refuse to compete against a trans-identifying male. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley. It's Monday, March 3rd, and this is your Morning Wire Afternoon Update.
What was revealed in the undercover video at Colony Ridge?
Undercover footage from Project Veritas shows Colony Ridge sales staff appearing to admit that they sell land to buyers with foreign IDs. It can be a Mexican passport.
It can be a Mexican passport, but we need two.
The passport and maybe the... Like a Mexican passport and a Mexican driver's license.
Would that be okay? Yes, those two.
Daily Wire reporter Spencer Lindquist has more.
In the video, saleswoman Sandy Moreno goes on to say they also don't check whether potential buyers are in the country illegally.
And they need to be residents of Texas.
They need to live here?
Uh-huh, yes.
So if they're undocumented?
Uh-huh, yeah. Because we're not check that.
You don't check that?
We're not check that.
What legal challenges is Colony Ridge facing?
This comes just one week after state and federal law enforcement raided the area, resulting in the arrests of 118 illegal aliens. Colony Ridge, which is estimated to currently house 75,000 to 100,000 people, is projected to grow to 250,000 people within a decade. The development also faces lawsuits from the Texas Attorney General and federal agencies over alleged predatory sales tactics targeting Hispanic buyers. Promotional materials and social media campaigns specifically encourage foreign buyers to, quote, "...own land in the United States."
Who was arrested in a major human smuggling operation?
Federal agents have busted two Guatemalan men for allegedly running one of the largest human smuggling operations in the US. Authorities say the suspects helped smuggle 20,000 migrants from Guatemala since 2019. Caught in Los Angeles, the alleged ringleader reportedly charged migrants up to $18,000 and held those who couldn't pay hostage. A third suspect, still at large, is accused of threatening a federal agent. Officials say dismantling these networks is critical to saving lives and securing the border.
A new investigation reveals that a federal union boss collected a taxpayer-funded paycheck for 34 years without working a single hour for the Social Security Administration. Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak reports.
Vitold Surinsky, the president emeritus of the American Federation of Government Employees Social Security Council, received his salary under a policy called official time. That allows union officials to receive government salaries while working solely on union activities. In 2018, Sirinsky was actually banned from Social Security offices amidst allegations that he sent a sexually explicit photo to an agency employee. Despite retiring, he remains a powerful force in union leadership, strategizing against efforts to reform the federal workforce. The case has reignited calls to eliminate taxpayer-funded union time, with lawmakers arguing some misuse of public funds. Donald Trump's Office of Personnel Management is now demanding that agencies report how so-called official time is being used.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency as firefighters battle wildfires across the Carolinas. Nearly 5,000 acres have burned in South Carolina. The largest fire is in Carolina Forest near Myrtle Beach, now at 1,200 acres with 0% contained. The state's Army National Guard has deployed Black Hawk helicopters to assist. A statewide burning ban is in effect with violators facing prosecution. Here's what Forestry Commission Chief Russell Hubright told NBC about how this happened.
It's very erratic. You saw the flames were low and all of a sudden they jumped up, right? So wind changes can do that. And this kind of a fuel type, as we call it, so it can be a little scary.
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5 chapters
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Who sponsors this episode of Morning Wire?
0:00–0:15
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What are the key headlines of today's Afternoon Update?
0:15–0:35
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What was revealed in the undercover video at Colony Ridge?
0:35–1:19
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What legal challenges is Colony Ridge facing?
1:19–1:49
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Who was arrested in a major human smuggling operation?
1:49–6:46
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