Fox News: Trump launches $1M Gold Card for US residency status through government website

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President Donald Trump on Friday announced the “Trump Gold Card,” which will allow individuals and corporations to receive rapid residency in the U.S., is now available for purchase with a starting price of $1 million.

The card features a portrait of the president, the Statue of Liberty and the American flag underneath a gold background, with “Trump Gold Card” stamped on the left side.

“For far too long, we have had millions of Illegal Aliens pouring into our Country, and our Immigration System was broken,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “It is beyond time that the American People, and American Taxpayers, are benefitting from our LEGAL Immigration System.”

Individuals are now able to purchase the card for $1 million, and corporations will later be able to purchase a card for $2 million.

“We anticipate THE TRUMP GOLD CARD will generate well over $100 Billion Dollars very quickly,” Trump wrote. “This money will be used for reducing Taxes, Pro Growth Projects, and paying down our Debt.”

Interested parties can apply for the “exclusive privileges” on the official website, trumpcard.gov.

According to the site, applicants will submit their documents and pay a nonrefundable processing fee, triggering an accelerated probe by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

From there, officials will conduct an in-depth background check and vet the potential cardholder.

Once an applicant is approved, a Trump Gold Card will be available for use throughout all 50 states and territories. They will be given lawful permanent resident status as an EB-1 or EB-2 visa holder.

The website notes that the Trump Gold Card status acts as a visa, and may be revoked due to national security and other risks.

The administration also plans to roll out the Trump Platinum Card, which will allow individual applicants to reside in the country for up to 270 days per year, without being subject to tax on non-U.S. income. It will take the place of travel visas.

While the platinum card has not yet been released, the website notes applicants should join the waitlist immediately, as they will be processed on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Only stinking rich white guys need apply!!!

Trump launches $1M Gold Card for US residency status through government website
Trump’s new Gold Card program allows individuals to purchase U.S. residency at a starting price of $1 million, with corporations paying $2 million for similar benefits.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-launches-1m-gold-card-us-residency-status-through-government-website

GO Banking Rates: Trump Said He Would End Inflation on Day 1 of His Presidency — See Where We Stand Now

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On the campaign trail, then-candidate Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “end inflation on Day One” of his presidency.

“Starting on Day One of my new administration, we will end inflation, and we will make America affordable again,” the president said in at an October campaign rally in Saginaw, Michigan, per RollCall.

How well has the president kept that promise?

Inflation Since January

Over the eight months from January through August, the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate averaged 2.65%, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That remains higher than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%, but not egregiously so.

The problem for Trump — and all Americans — is the change in trend direction, not the average.

Inflation had been trending downward when Trump entered the White House in January. It dropped from 3.0% in January to 2.3% in April, and Trump has claimed many times that he has in fact defeated inflation. As recently as Sept. 8, he told WABC, “We have no inflation. Prices are down on just about everything.”

But inflation has been rebounding since April, rising from 2.3% to 2.9% in August. What changed?

Tariffs Trickling Down to Consumers

Through June, companies only passed on 22% of the heightened cost of imported goods to consumers, according to a Goldman Sachs analysis shared with Bloomberg.

Yet the bank warned that if the current tariff policies continue, that number will rise to 67%.

Sure enough, the latest CPI report found that grocery prices jumped 0.6% in August, the largest leap in three years. Apparel and audiovisual prices rose 0.5%, while car parts increased 0.6%. Coffee costs 20% more than it did a year ago.

Overall prices rose 0.4% in August, the largest monthly gain since December.

Ironically, President Trump may have actually been able to deliver on his campaign promise to curb inflation quickly, if it weren’t for sweeping tariffs. All Americans can do today is speculate on that point however, as inflation reaccelerates.

In a nutshell: Trend is upwards; total inflation was 0.4% (annualized rate 4.8%) in August.

Not good!!!

Trump Said He Would End Inflation on Day 1 of His Presidency — See Where We Stand Now
Trump vowed to end inflation on day one—has he kept that promise? Explore where prices, wages and the economy stand now under his leadership.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/trump-said-he-would-end-inflation-on-day-1-of-his-presidency-see-where-we-stand-now/ar-AA1MTakk

Alternet: ‘Go somewhere else’: Sheriff may file charges against Democrats over anti-Trump buttons

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Members of the Ashland County, Ohio Democratic Party were recently escorted out of the county fair for displaying merchandise critical of President Donald Trump. And criminal charges could soon follow, according to the local sheriff.

Cleveland, Ohio-based ABC affiliate WEWS reported Friday that Ashland County Sheriff Kurt Schneider is contemplating filing criminal charges against the Democrats for displaying several buttons that he and other fairgoers found objectionable. WEWS reported that before the Democrats were escorted out, they were told to stop displaying the buttons. After several fairgoers continued to complain, deputies escorted the Democrats off of the fairgrounds.

One of the buttons in question shows a red baseball cap with “FELON” written on it, and the text “is he dead yet” underneath. Another button has a red baseball cap bearing the message “RESIST” with the caption “8647” (which is a reference to both a restaurant term to get rid of something on the menu and Trump being the 47th president of the United States).

Both Schneider and fairgoer Dan Kaufman viewed the buttons as “threatening,” and the sheriff said he had contacted the U.S. Secret Service over the buttons. He said he hadn’t ruled out pressing charges, but didn’t immediately specify what charges he was considering.

“Everybody can say anything, right? But then what are the consequences of what you say?” Schneider told WEWS. “This kind of nonsense, it can go somewhere else.”

State senator Bill DeMora (D) argued the buttons were protected speech, and blasted local authorities over their reaction.

“”This is censorship,” he said. “It’s a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech.”

“”[Schneider] is wrong and will lose any battle in court,” he added.

‘Go somewhere else’: Sheriff may file charges against Democrats over anti-Trump buttons

https://www.alternet.org/sheriff-democrats-trump-buttons

Independent: Reporter and House candidate Kat Abughazleh thrown to the ground by ICE as 400 arrested in Chicago

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‘This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights,’ said Kat Abughazaleh

Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist and Democratic congressional candidate, was thrown to the ground by an ICE agent during a protest in Chicago on Friday, with video of the incident going viral.

The 26-year-old running for Congress in Illinois’s 9th District in 2026 posted videos of the incident on X, writing, “This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights.”

In the first video, an armed agent grabs Abughazaleh around the chest and throws her onto the road, landing on her backside.

The other shows Abughazaleh seated on the street alongside other protestors wearing face masks and holding signs.

A group of ICE agents walks up to the group, and one picks up Abughazaleh, dragging her further back. She gets up to be shoved by other agents as multiple bystanders record the interaction.

“What ICE just did to me was a violent abuse of power — and it’s still nothing compared to what they’re doing to immigrant communities,” Abughazaleh added in another post. “I’ve been fighting the right as a journalist and now I’m running for Congress to do the same in DC.

“I hope you’ll join me in this fight,” she said, providing a link to her campaign website.

Some right-wingers appeared gleeful at the assault.

“I love watching communists get body slammed by ICE,” MAGA commentator Laura Loomer posted. “Communist and Palestinian. Pick a struggle.”

Abughazaleh first made a name for herself at Media Matters for America, where she drew attention for her sharp critiques of Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Her work has also appeared in outlets like Mother Jones and The New Republic.

“First off they shot pepper balls to the ground, and then said, ‘Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk,'” Abughazaleh told Newsweek. “And then when we tried to get in the way of the van, they picked us up or dragged us away, for some people, shoved people. I was picked up and thrown.”

“No one was violent. No one did anything that could possibly warrant being detained by federal officers. But they didn’t care,”

ICE throws reporter, House candidate down as 400 arrested in Chicago
‘This is what it looks like when ICE violates our First Amendment rights,’ said Kat Abughazaleh

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kat-abughazleh-ice-chicago-protest-b2830203.html

Axios: Trump to Harvard: Hand over race data or face enforcement

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The Trump administration warned Harvard on Friday that it would “face further enforcement action” if it refuses to turn over more information about the university’s use of race in admissions.

Why it matters: The warning continues the administration’s push to exert broad control over America’s higher-learning institutions as Trump seeks to eradicate what he calls “anti-white racism,” a reinterpretation at odds with the nation’s history.

What they’re saying: “No one – not even Harvard – is above the law,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a press release.

  • “We will not allow any institution to disregard its obligation to uphold students’ civil rights.”
  • “The Trump Administration will continue to use all legal tools available to restore accountability and transparency to our nation’s institutions.”

Yes, but: The Education Department hasn’t said what “further enforcement action” would mean, leaving the scope of potential consequences vague.

  • The Education Department and Harvard did not respond to Axios’ request for comment.

Catch up quick: The Supreme Court ruled that colleges cannot consider an applicant’s race in the admissions process in 2023, effectively banning affirmative action.

  • Trump also signed a memo in August requiring federally funded higher-education institutions to submit applicant data.

Zoom in: The administration launched its admissions investigation in May. Since then, it has routinely singled-out Harvard.

Zoom out: Trump officials seek to eliminate the diversity, equity and inclusion policies intended to level the playing field for minorities in systems that once favored white people.

What we’re watching: The letter gives Harvard 20 days to hand over admissions data.

Trump to Harvard: Hand over race data or face enforcement
Harvard could face “enforcement action” over race data.

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/19/trump-harvard-race-admissions-data

Guardian: Man arrested by Ice dies in jail cell in Long Island, New York

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Officials in Nassau county confirmed death of 42-year-old man to Newsday but declined to share details

A man arrested by US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (Ice) died in a Long Island, New York, jail on Thursday, according to a report.

Officials in Nassau county confirmed the death of a 42-year-old man to Newsday but declined to share details, saying that an investigation was under way.

“There is an ongoing investigation, which will be thorough and transparent to determine the cause of death,” the Nassau county sheriff, Anthony LaRocco, told the outlet. “Nassau county takes seriously its obligation to treat every prisoner humanely.”

The outlet reported that this is the first death of an Ice detainee in custody in Nassau county, where more than 1,400 people detained by the federal agency have been held between February and June this year.

A spokesperson for the office of the New York state attorney general, Letitia James, confirmed that it is conducting a preliminary assessment of the death.

Police arrived at the Nassau county correctional center in East Meadow on Thursday morning at around 6.30am to find the man “not breathing” after he was “observed in his cell unresponsive”.

At least 14 people have died in Ice custody in fiscal year 2025, which began in October 2024, according Ice figures. About 58,766 people have been detained this year, as of 7 September, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

Nassau county, home to a large Salvadorian and Guatemalan population, entered into a partnership with Ice in February, allocating 50 local jail cells for Ice detainees. The man who died was being held as part of that partnership.

The Nassau county executive, Bruce Blakeman, said in July that “there is no evidence” to suggest anyone was being held longer than 72 hours, per the agreement with Ice. The official said the federal government was reimbursing the county $195 per Ice detainee, per night.

The publication New York Focus calculates that New York state’s county jails have held six times more people for immigration authorities than they did in 2024.

The state’s jail system booked a total of nearly 2,800 people arrested for immigration reasons in the first seven months of 2025, up from only 500 last year, according to Ice data.

Man arrested by Ice dies in jail cell in Long Island, New York
Officials in Nassau county confirmed death of 42-year-old man to Newsday but declined to share details

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/ice-death-long-island-ny

Newsweek: US visa interviews to change from October: What to know

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“…requiring interviews for children is patently absurd.”

What To Know

In a notice published on Thursday, the State Department outlined the changes to its visa waiver policy.

The waiver program, which was expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce in-person interviews, will now be limited to a narrow set of categories.

Those exempt from interviews include individuals applying for diplomatic or official visas, namely A-1, A-2, C-3, G-1 through G-4, NATO-1 through NATO-6, and TECRO E-1.

Certain visa renewals are also eligible for a waiver. These are full-validity B-1, B-2, or B1/B2 visas, H-2A visas and Border Crossing Cards for Mexican nationals, as long as the renewal takes place within 12 months of the prior visa’s expiration and the applicant was at least 18 when the previous visa was issued.

Even if applicants meet the waiver criteria, they could still require an in-person interview on a case-by-case basis, the State Department said.

The new rules come into effect as data published by the State Department in August showed that appointment wait times for visitor and tourist visas have soared.

Between January and August, wait times for visitor visas rose 69 percent, while interviews for student visas grew by more than 250 percent.

Cecilia Esterline, a senior immigration policy analyst at the Niskanen Center, previously told Newsweek that the new changes could create unforeseen complications, such as children being required to attend a visa interview when their parents are not.

“A parent could have a valid visitor visa, and they could come as a tourist themselves without having to go to a U.S. Consulate. They could even renew their tourist visa without having to visit a consulate in person,” she said.

“However, if they have a child who needs a new visa, including a few-week-old infant, that child would have to go to an interview, which is an absurd idea to think about the fact that a six-week-old would need to go to have an interview but a parent would not, but that’s the reality of it.”

What People Are Saying

A State Department spokesperson told Newsweek in August that the Trump administration was protecting the nation and its citizens “by upholding the highest standards of national security and public safety.”

Houston-based immigration attorney Steven Brown wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in July: “This will lead to longer waits for appointments and is significantly less efficient for renewals of visas. Also requiring interviews for children is patently absurd.”

What Happens Next

The updated interview waiver guidance will take effect October 1.

Trumps racists are just trying to reduce the number of nonwhites in the U.S. by clogging the pipelines.

US visa interviews to change from October: What to know
The new rules roll back the wide-ranging visa interview exemptions that had been in place in recent years.

https://www.newsweek.com/us-visa-interviews-change-october-2132510

Rolling Stone: Children’s Hospital Chaplain Jailed by Trump Admin Finally Released

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Ayman Soliman, a beloved former children’s hospital chaplain in the Cincinnati area, was released on today

Ayman Soliman, a beloved former children’s hospital chaplain in the Cincinnati area, has been jailed by Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement since July 9. Soliman was finally released today, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. 

Just before 1:15 p.m., Adam Allen — one of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital chaplains who was fired after publicly backing Soliman — said in a brief phone call, “He’s at a mosque.”

The imam’s attorney, Robert Ratliff, confirms that Soliman was released and “headed home,” and that he expects U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to fully reinstate his client’s legal asylum status, which was officially terminated by the Trump administration the month before his arrest. 

Ratliff says he is awaiting written confirmation from the government, but he views this as an unequivocal victory, clearing the way for his client to continue seeking his green card and getting his family members from Egypt to America.

The attorney adds that this morning, a staffer at Rep. Greg Landsman’s (D-Ohio) office called him to let him know that they had heard the termination of legal status would be rescinded imminently, and that Soliman would be let out of the Butler County jail within hours. Then, at 12:13 p.m., Ratliff says, he got confirmation from an attorney for the Trump Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that they had filed a motion to dismiss.

“It is 100 percent [good news], absolutely no downside to it,” Soliman’s lawyer says.

Soliman and his advocates have long claimed that if the U.S. government were to return him to Egypt, he would face political retribution, or even death. For years, Soliman has built a reputation in Ohio and northern Kentucky for his work as a chaplain at his former employer, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he was widely celebrated for his work that included comforting the parents of severely ill or dying kids.

None of that mattered to Trump and his administration, which jailed him for more than two months, and have been publicly trashing him (based on flimsy so-called evidence) as being connected to Islamist terrorists.

DHS did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Children’s Hospital Chaplain Jailed by Trump Administration Finally Released
Ayman Soliman, a beloved former children’s hospital chaplain in the Cincinnati area, had been jailed by Donald Trump’s administration since July 9.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-ayman-soliman-childrens-hospital-chaplain-released-1235431374

News Nation: ICE agents target roofers in Chicago suburb, leaving workers and residents shaken

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ICE arrested more people in Chicago’s western suburbs Wednesday and a dramatic raid in Naperville caused a chaotic situation, according to witnesses.

Witnesses said federal agents appeared to target a suburban roof repair to the distress of workers and many Cress Creek residents.

The agents converged on a two-story home early Wednesday afternoon without warning, sending roofers running in all directions.

Bobby Fischer said his Naperville home has a giant hole in the roof and no one to fix it after the ICE operation sent roofers running in all directions.

“Our neighbors witnessed agents with guns drawn running down a residential street, which seems irresponsible,” Fischer said.

He and his family were not home when ICE arrived as they were out celebrating a birthday. They came home to an abandoned work site with all the roofers inexplicably gone.

Neighbors quickly caught the Fischers up on what happened.

One of the roofers, who did not want to reveal his identity, told WGN-TV the ICE agents were heavy-handed, in his opinion, as they took many of the roofers into custody.

“They commenced to attack us, to throw us onto the ground,” the roofer said.

That roofer, a 32-year-old father, is still shaken and was barely able to finish his conversation as he was overcome with emotion.

“Some of them are fathers,” he said. “It’s very hard what is happening. It’s a lot of harm that they’re doing to us.”

Fischer wishes agents could have used more discretion and done this at a safer location without putting the roofers or the neighborhood in harm’s way.

“There shouldn’t be anything wrong with guys making a living. I don’t care if they’re documented,” Fischer said.

WGN-TV reached out to ICE for comment, but has not yet heard back.

Meanwhile, people in Cicero, Wheaton and Naperville spotted ICE’s arrest teams taking some people into custody and caught some of it on video.

Witnesses described a group of masked individuals trying to get others to come out of their vehicle in a Mendard’s parking lot off Aurora Avenue.

One man who spoke with WGN-TV said the masked men had no visible ID badges as they tried to make an arrest.

Community rapid response teams in Wheaton converged on a parking lot near Roosevelt as federal agents worked to arrest what Homeland Security described as “illegal criminal aliens.”‘

The local response team, however, questioned the ICE agents and demanded to see judicial warrants. The ICE agents soon left and abandoned their effort, according to witnesses.

ICE agents also continue to stake out local jails, looking to detain people as they’re released from custody.

Video obtained by WGN Investigates shows agents in the public library of the Kane County Jail in St. Charles, taking a man into custody on Wednesday.

It’s unclear why the man had been in jail, or why ICE agents targeted him.

ICE agents target roofers in Chicago suburb, leaving workers and residents shaken

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/ice-agents-target-roofers-in-naperville-leaving-workers-and-residents-shaken

Scripps News: Immigrant detainees reported mistreatment at private jail before suicide [Video]

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A Scripps News investigation found reports of suicide attempts and lack of medical care at a Pennsylvania detention center. 

Immigrant detainees reported mistreatment at private jail before suicide
A Scripps News investigation found reports of suicide attempts and lack of medical care at a Pennsylvania detention center. (Scripps News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/news/immigrant-detainees-reported-mistreatment-at-private-jail-before-suicide/vi-AA1MPDk4