{"id":165,"date":"2026-01-15T03:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/journalist-passes-ice-background-check-despite-weed-in-her-system-antifa-support\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T03:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:12:05","slug":"journalist-passes-ice-background-check-despite-weed-in-her-system-antifa-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/journalist-passes-ice-background-check-despite-weed-in-her-system-antifa-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Passes ICE Background Check Despite Weed in Her System, Antifa Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-051017ffa163f0d303cbacf263520371\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-5565dfe6-e0c4-4af5-ac98-5829749ebb1c-501307585-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-5565dfe6-e0c4-4af5-ac98-5829749ebb1c-501307585-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/16by9\/2026\/01\/14\/3cc2ab35e85e4ae4868f218cb5486ae2_md.jpg\" alt=\"laura-jedeed-kal-01-14-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-051017ffa163f0d303cbacf263520371--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-21a971140f1cd7513e70f2c31ff708db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Journalist <strong>Laura Jedeed<\/strong> should be considered a domestic terrorist, according to the <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> administration&#8217;s warped metric &#8230; but she tells &#8220;TMZ Live,&#8221; she was hired by ICE anyway!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-21a971140f1cd7513e70f2c31ff708db--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-984c4752e8fe7f5142e57bbc1e3eaa7d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This is a wild story &#8230; Laura was curious about how diligent the Dept. of Homeland Security is about screening ICE candidates during the agency&#8217;s current hiring surge &#8230; so she took a skills-based resume to a jobs event to find out how she&#8217;d fare.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-984c4752e8fe7f5142e57bbc1e3eaa7d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e26b9bb202f5db1855a699f2931a8843\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Despite maintaining an online portfolio chock-full of Trump hate and anti-ICE sentiment, Jedeed &#8212; who says she has her own page on an Antifa watch website &#8212; passed ICE&#8217;s shoddy screening process with flying colors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e26b9bb202f5db1855a699f2931a8843--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fbaed91fcfadf77f53a7cdde3aff004b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fbaed91fcfadf77f53a7cdde3aff004b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2df246b96e121f48adfe1246b2c25bd7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As a veteran of the U.S. military, Jedeed may look like a good candidate at a cursory glance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2df246b96e121f48adfe1246b2c25bd7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-42c7222b4076392b5b00106eccbc3a7b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But, she says &#8230; &#8220;If you type my name into a computer, you will immediately find that I am very vocal about how I feel about ICE, how I feel about Trump. I&#8217;ve written articles with titles like, &#8216;What I Saw in L.A. Wasn&#8217;t An Insurrection, It Was a Police Riot.&#8217; I am simply not what they are looking for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-42c7222b4076392b5b00106eccbc3a7b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2ca0077ac33e51df85c61277648e4e6e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jedeed suspects fast-food chains have a tighter selective hiring process.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2ca0077ac33e51df85c61277648e4e6e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ecb830ccdc95db25b77c9726336f105c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/a50c282f-44ed-4f23-a84f-de53fd660179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/37\/16by9\/2026\/01\/09\/37ea6692a21c4dd890154145c185c267_md.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Reiner-HULU-INLINE\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ecb830ccdc95db25b77c9726336f105c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fd052035c20151e8584b071a4c3a53f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She said, &#8220;If I was applying for McDonald&#8217;s, I feel like they would look at my social media, and if all I was saying was, &#8216;I hate McDonald&#8217;s,&#8217; I feel like they wouldn&#8217;t hire me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fd052035c20151e8584b071a4c3a53f9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-01cc1d1b331539bf5c81a8536c172ef8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jedeed told us she was also given a job despite not accepting it &#8212; she says it was listed on the agency&#8217;s jobs portal &#8212; and taking a drug test less than a week after using cannabis, but that&#8217;s not the main point.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-01cc1d1b331539bf5c81a8536c172ef8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-438a306fbf6e3de99ca69c33b06a28d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-438a306fbf6e3de99ca69c33b06a28d1-1149306855-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is such a lazy lie.<\/p>\n<p>This individual was NEVER offered a job at ICE.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may receive a Tentative Selection Letter following their initial application and interview that is not a job offer. It just means they are invited to submit information for review, similar to\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/jVgxOGCgNN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2011479124502528156?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 14, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@DHSgov<\/a>\n          <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-438a306fbf6e3de99ca69c33b06a28d1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ffbc2611911360bf33418e1fd061c1ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She says her big issue is &#8230; &#8220;We&#8217;ve been hearing a lot about how anybody that resists ICE or thinks that they&#8217;re not doing a good job &#8230; They have called that domestic terrorism. So, is it domestic terrorism, or are we good recruits for ICE?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ffbc2611911360bf33418e1fd061c1ef--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-31173dc28b7fd40a0b0942aee9d3b171\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>DHS responded to Jedeed&#8217;s story, saying, \u201cThis is such a lazy lie. This individual was NEVER offered a job at ICE. Applicants may receive a Tentative Selection Letter following their initial application and interview, that is not a job offer. It just means they are invited to submit information for review, similar to any other applicant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-31173dc28b7fd40a0b0942aee9d3b171--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-54ecc93dcedfc6ab05495f42836027ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-54ecc93dcedfc6ab05495f42836027ef--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-30b5b05bdb6b7c2bd081fddf41e1f65c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But Jedeed clapped back with a video of herself logging into ICE&#8217;s portal, where she was greeted with a graphic welcoming her to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with an onboarding date and everything.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-30b5b05bdb6b7c2bd081fddf41e1f65c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bd1f01ac7ff25d72780a18f91a52183a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pretty damning evidence, guys!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bd1f01ac7ff25d72780a18f91a52183a--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content TMZ.com Journalist Laura Jedeed should be considered a domestic terrorist, according to the Donald Trump administration&#8217;s warped metric &#8230; but she tells &#8220;TMZ Live,&#8221; she was hired by ICE anyway! 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