New clashes over Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration

Political & Legal Developments - Protests and clashes with law enforcement are occurring in cities like Chicago and California [1] - President Trump is touting a crime crackdown and initially considered deploying federal agents to San Francisco but is holding off [1][2][3] - The White House is undergoing construction of a new ballroom, funded partly by President Trump and private donors, including Comcast, with Trump's donation being in the millions of dollars [3][4] - President Trump pardoned Shangping Xiao (CZ), the founder of crypto exchange Binance, who had served a four-month sentence for enabling money laundering [5][6] Cryptocurrency & Financial Crime - Binance founder Shangping Xiao (CZ) was pardoned after serving a four-month sentence for enabling money laundering through the crypto exchange [6] - The White House stated that Xiao had been overcharged by the Biden administration [6] - Binance had supported the Trump family's own crypto company [7]