From the unprecedented Mar-a-Lago raid to targeting parents at school board meetings, America’s premier law enforcement agency became less “Federal Bureau of Investigation” and more “Politically Biased Institution.” Many conservatives wondered if the agency would ever return to its glory days.

The alphabet soup agency that once inspired confidence in Americans across the political spectrum seemed to spend more time on partisan witch hunts. Whatever happened to catching dangerous criminals? Remember the good ol’ days when the FBI was about putting bad guys behind bars rather than determining which concerned citizens deserved surveillance for questioning progressive school policies?

From Political Theater to Public Safety

Well, America, it looks like those days might be back. Since President Trump took office in January, the FBI has been on an absolute tear, apprehending three fugitives from its prestigious “Ten Most Wanted” list in just two months. That’s not just impressive—it’s a complete turnaround from the politically-charged agency many Americans had come to distrust.

From ‘Fox News’:
“When you let good cops be good cops, this is what happens,” Patel wrote on X. “This administration is giving the new FBI and AG Bondi the resources to get the job done — and we won’t stop.”

FBI Director Kash Patel made that statement after announcing the third capture from the agency’s Most Wanted list since January 20, 2025. The message couldn’t be clearer: under new leadership, the FBI is getting back to basics—investigating and apprehending dangerous criminals.

Former FBI agent and Fox News contributor Nicole Parker believes this return to form isn’t accidental. “When President Trump took over in 2017 in his first administration, I was a violent crime agent in Miami, and I specifically remember that he said that his top priority was to focus on violent criminals,” Parker told Fox News Digital.

Bad Guys’ Worst Nightmare

So who exactly are these dangerous fugitives that the revitalized FBI has managed to nab? Let’s just say they’re not exactly choir boys.

The most recent capture was Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, a 47-year-old alleged MS-13 senior leader who was apprehended in Mexico on March 18th and promptly extradited to the United States. Roman-Bardales faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, narco-terrorism conspiracy, and alien smuggling conspiracy. In other words, he’s exactly the kind of criminal element that threatens American communities.

In January, authorities nabbed Arnoldo Jimenez in Mexico. His alleged crime? Murdering his newlywed wife less than 48 hours after their wedding in 2012, then fleeing to avoid prosecution. Nothing says “till death do us part” quite like a fugitive on the run for over a decade.

The first capture under the Trump administration came on January 25th when local Florida police officer Sgt. Michelle Bilbrey apprehended Donald Eugene Fields II during a routine traffic stop. Fields, facing child sex trafficking and rape charges, had been evading justice until a sharp-eyed local officer brought his freedom to an abrupt end.

Making the Badge Mean Something Again

For conservatives who have long supported law enforcement while criticizing its politicization, these developments represent more than just good police work—they signal a fundamental shift in priorities.

“This is what we need. We need to hold these individuals accountable,” Parker emphasized. “To take several of them off of the streets within two months is absolutely phenomenal. I am so excited to see what is in store for the FBI over the next three and a half years.”

Parker believes the new leadership will “make the FBI, in my opinion, the number one, premier law enforcement agency again.” It’s a sentiment that resonates with many Americans who want their tax dollars funding the capture of dangerous criminals rather than politically motivated investigations.

The proof is in the pudding, as they say. And right now, that pudding contains three formerly fugitive ingredients that are no longer threatening American communities. If the first two months of the Trump administration’s law enforcement focus are any indication, criminals across America might want to consider a new line of work—or at least a good hiding spot.

And for citizens concerned about safety? Perhaps it’s time to restore that picture of the FBI badge to the family mantle—it seems to mean something again.

Key Takeaways:

• The FBI has captured three “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives in just two months since Trump took office.
• Director Kash Patel attributes this success to letting “good cops be good cops” without political interference.
• Former FBI agent Nicole Parker believes this signals a return to the FBI becoming “the premier law enforcement agency again.”

Source: Fox News