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Ben Ferguson: “Media briefings describe payouts starting at around $2,000…”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

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BONUS POD: Bounties for ICE Agents as Trump mulls going after Cartels where they Live

Published | Video Starts at 03:40

Story number one, the Department of Homeland Security is now saying there intelligence the Mexican cartels have disseminated a bounty program, a bounty program incentivizing attacks on US Federal immigration officers. Media briefings describe payouts starting at around $2,000 for doxing or surveillance and rising to as much as $50,000 for assassinations of senior officials. The Department of Homeland Security publicly condemning a surge in doxing and threats against ICE personnel and their families and says it's coordinating with federal, state and local partners to counter the threat. (03:40–03:55)

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Asserts that payouts for targeting US officials range from $2,000 to $50,000.

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