An arrest warrant has been issued for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan migrant and lying about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Monday that ICE officer Christian Castro has been charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime involving an attempted arrest in January, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-agent-charged-four-counts-assault-minnesota-shooting-venezuelan-im-rcna345732" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NBC News.
Castro is accused of firing his weapon at the front door of a Minneapolis home “with the intent to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death to the four adults who were just inside the door,” Moriarty said during a Monday news conference.
“Mr. Castro fired his service weapon at the front door of the home, knowing there were people who had just run inside that presented absolutely no threat to him or anyone else,” Moriarty said.
According to Moriarty, the bullet pierced the front door and struck Venezuelan migrant Jose Sosa-Celis in the leg before traveling through a closet and lodging in the wall of a child’s bedroom.
At the time of the shooting, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/15/dhs-releases-more-details-about-three-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-who-violently" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that Sosa-Celis tried to &#8220;evade arrest&#8221; before he &#8220;began to resist and violently assault&#8221; a federal officer.
DHS said two other individuals came out of a nearby apartment and began attacking the officer &#8220;with a snow shovel and broom handle.&#8221; Sosa-Celis then &#8220;got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broomstick.&#8221;
The officer &#8220;fired a defensive shot&#8221; after &#8220;fearing for his life and safety,&#8221; hitting Sosa-Celis in the leg, DHS said. Sosa-Celis and the two others &#8220;ran back into the apartment and barricaded themselves inside&#8221; before ICE arrested the trio.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons announced in February the opening of a federal investigation after video footage showed that “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements.&#8221; The officers were also placed on administrative leave.
“Lying under oath is a serious federal offense,” Lyons said.
“The men and women of ICE are entrusted with upholding the rule of law and are held to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct,” he said. “Violations of this sacred sworn oath will not be tolerated. ICE remains fully committed to transparency, accountability, and the fair enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws.”
A federal judge dismissed charges against the two migrants in February after the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota filed a motion to dismiss, citing “newly discovered evidence” that was “materially inconsistent with the allegations” made against the pair, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-prosecutors-assault-shooting-minneapolis-charges-d713836a06471af9f38ee6ee8976a20c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press.
During Monday&#8217;s press conference, Moriarty said Castro “was not under any physical threat when he fired his weapon, or even beforehand,&#8221; according to NBC News.
“He was not hit by a shovel or a broom. In fact, he was not hit at all,” she said.
The latest charges come a month after Moriarty issued a separate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-state-prosecutor-issues-arrest-warrant-for-ice-agent">arrest warrant</a> for another ICE officer accused of flashing a gun at motorists while passing them on a highway.
The Minnesota State Patrol received a 911 call in February from the alleged victims who said a driver pulled up next to them on the shoulder of a highway and pointed a gun at them, Moriarty said at an earlier press conference.
The Trump administration pulled back its deployment of hundreds of federal agents to the Twin Cities after the deadly, immigration officer-involved shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
President Donald Trump also sent his border czar, Tom Homan, to quell the chaos and broker agreements between ICE and local authorities.
Trump subsequently fired then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the wake of the two fatal shootings.

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Actress Margaret Cho said she turned down a role in the popular gay hockey drama “Heated Rivalry” because it was filming in Canada and she was afraid of being “detained at the border.”
The 57-year-old comedian and outspoken Trump critic made the comments during a recent appearance on the “I Never Liked You” podcast.
“Last year, I got a pilot script for a show that I really loved, but it shot in Canada. I was, like, so scared because I’m so vocal about hating ICE and hating this administration,” she said. “I was like, I will get detained at the border and I will be put in ICE detention if I go. And I was like struggling over it, and I had to talk to all these people about it, and I was super upset, and I said no. And it was ‘Heated Rivalry.’”
“Like, it kills me,” Cho added. “And it’s all because of Trump.”
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She further stated that she asked showrunners about being involved in season two, which is currently in development. “I asked them, we’ll see,” Cho said.
The stand-up comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-actress-says-its-time-for-a-trans-disney-prince-princess">made headlines</a> in 2023 for advocating for trans characters in Disney projects. Cho said as much after playing an LGBTQ guidance counselor in the made-for-TV Disney+ movie, “Prom Pact.”
“I would love to see them everywhere,” Cho said of “queer characters” in kids&#8217; films. “I would love to see trans characters and different types of people in roles of, like, Disney princess, Disney prince, and Disney everything.”
“I think this would be really important and it’s a move towards the future,” she added. “It’s a move towards who we are. I think it’s really admirable and really exciting.”
“Heated Rivalry,” which became a breakout hit in 2025, follows two closeted hockey players who engage in a romantic relationship. It’s been criticized for featuring graphic sexual content. Despite that, it has been especially popular with heterosexual women.
Former first lady Jill Biden was fully prepared to shell out $35,000 for a chance to appear in an upcoming season of the show after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jill-biden-paid-how-much-for-a-chance-to-appear-in-gay-hockey-show">bidding on the prize</a> during an LGBT charity auction last month.

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The Trump administration is suing the sanctuary state of New Jersey over its recent law banning federal agents from wearing masks.
Democratic New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the “Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act&#8221; last month, barring federal agents, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, from wearing masks on the job. At the time, the sanctuary governor declared: &#8220;We’re not going to tolerate masked roving militias pretending, pretending to be well-trained law enforcement agents.&#8221;
Now, the Justice Department is taking legal action against the state, arguing that its unmasking law violates the federal government&#8217;s power granted by the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, according to the lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday. Additionally, the Trump administration asserted that the mask ban would put agents at risk at a time of heightened threats.
&#8220;The law creates a Hobson’s Choice for all federal officers: either put themselves at risk by unmasking and providing individual identification, at the cost of officer safety, the safety of their families, and operational effectiveness or face legal consequences by Defendants,&#8221; the lawsuit stated.
&#8220;Federal law enforcement officers have faced a significant increase in doxxing, harassment, and assaults, with antagonists and criminals filming and tracking officers using  individual identifiers such as their faces and badges. This conduct has led to violence and undermined law enforcement operations,&#8221; it added.
After Sherrill signed the unmasking law, masked ICE agents arrested a twice-deported illegal immigrant who faced domestic violence charges in 2024, <a href="https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2026/04/09/ice-mask-ban-ignored-during-jackon-nj-arrest/89532168007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Asbury Park Press.
At the time, ICE openly admitted that the agents were masked, making &#8220;crystal clear&#8221; that &#8220;we will not abide by this unconstitutional ban.&#8221;
“Sanctuary politicians attempting to ban our federal law enforcement from wearing masks is despicable and a flagrant attempt to endanger our officers,” an ICE spokesperson said.
Sherrill&#8217;s office responded, saying she was &#8220;prepared to take any necessary measures if ICE continues to violate the law,&#8221; &#8220;including taking the Trump Administration back to court.”
The Justice Department then sent the governor a letter &#8220;seeking assurances that the law was not enforceable against federal officers and no officials would  attempt to enforce it,&#8221; according to the lawsuit. Days later, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport responded in an email &#8220;declaring that the law was constitutional and that federal officers were obligated to comply but refusing to opine on any enforcement actions.&#8221;
The Justice Department said they were &#8220;unsatisfied&#8221; and &#8220;sought clarity on whether New Jersey would enforce the law given the recent alleged violation,&#8221; according to the lawsuit. They also sent another court&#8217;s decision that struck down a similar law in California.
&#8220;To be clear, the Federal Government will not comply with this blatantly unconstitutional law. But the threat of enforcement by Defendants chills individual officers from protecting themselves and performing their duties. The consequences for public safety are severe,&#8221; the Department of Justice wrote in the lawsuit.

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Sanctuary authorities in Oregon cut an illegal immigrant truck driver loose after he allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-trucker-with-california-license-accused-of-killing-newlyweds-in-tragic-collision">killed a newlywed</a> couple in a tragic collision, leading federal officers to track him down, The Daily Wire has learned.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer with local authorities after Indian national Rajinder Kumar jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer in November. Kumar&#8217;s disabled big rig blocked both lanes of a major highway in Deschutes County, Oregon, allegedly causing the deaths of William Micah Carter and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Lower, after their vehicle “struck the trailer at highway speeds,&#8221; <a href="https://bendbulletin.com/2025/11/28/two-vehicle-crash-in-deschutes-county-kills-two/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to local reports.
The couple had only been married for 16 days at the time of the fatal collision, Jennifer’s father, Tom Lower, <a href="https://bendbulletin.com/2025/11/28/two-vehicle-crash-in-deschutes-county-kills-two/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Bulletin.
Despite facing local charges, along with having an ICE detainer, Kumar was released from a local jail on April 2, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ICE was left to hunt him down in the streets, nabbing him on April 22.
It appears Kumar was released after posting $25,000, a portion of his $250,000 bond, before federal authorities caught up to him, <a href="https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/justice/2026/04/28/truck-driver-charged-in-death-of-springfield-couple-is-in-ice-custody/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
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Kumar crossed the border illegally into Lukeville, Arizona, in 2022 and was subsequently released into the country, according to DHS. He received a work permit in 2023, along with a California Commercial Driver&#8217;s License (CDL).
Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis pinned the blame on Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with sanctuary authorities in Oregon, for opening doors for Kumar throughout his time in the United States. The Trump administration has tagged California as a major source of fatal collisions involving illegal immigrant truck drivers after the state issued 17,000 non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses to foreign drivers.
“This illegal alien was issued a CDL by Gavin Newsom’s California. He then went on to recklessly drive a truck on America’s highways and KILL two honeymooners. Instead of cooperating with ICE law enforcement, Oregon sanctuary politicians RELEASED him from jail back into American communities,” Bis said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire.
“Every time sanctuary politicians release a dangerous criminal illegal alien back into our communities, they are gambling with American lives. We are grateful to our ICE law enforcement officers who tracked this killer down to ensure he’s permanently removed from America’s highways and can never harm another American family again,&#8221; Bis said.
Kumar is now locked up at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, where he will face deportation proceedings before an immigration judge. The illegal immigrant pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges in March.

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A crazed illegal immigrant allegedly bit a 3-year-old girl in the face and also attacked her mother in a Texas park after the Biden administration refused to take him into custody, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Indian national Atharva Vyas, 24, allegedly came out of the woods in San Antonio&#8217;s Espada Park on the afternoon of April 18 before he started punching the girl&#8217;s mother, Gabriella Perez, 27, and pulling her hair, <a href="https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/toddler-injured-in-violent-attack-at-espada-park-suspect-under-arrest-san-antonio-texas-atharva-vyas-south-side-brooks-city-base-assault-causing-bodily-injury">according</a> to Fox 29. Vyas then allegedly jumped on the little girl and bit her face.
Perez said she pulled Vyas&#8217; hair to get him off her daughter, while several good Samaritans restrained him until police arrived at the scene, Fox 29 reported.
The little girl lost two teeth in the attack and is now traumatized, Perez <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-our-family-after-traumatic-attack">posted</a> on a GoFundMe page for the family.
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&#8220;The emotional distress from this event has been overwhelming for both of us, and we are now focused on helping her heal physically and emotionally,&#8221; Perez said.
&#8220;Since the attack, my daughter has needed constant care, comfort, and reassurance. She is unable to be left with anyone else, so I have had to take time away from work to be by her side,&#8221; she said.
Vyas entered the United States in August 2023 on a student visa, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/04/25/ice-takes-enforcement-action-against-indian-illegal-alien-who-barbarically-attacked">according</a> to DHS. Three months later, he was arrested on the campus of the University of Texas for felony assault.
University police contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the time, but &#8220;the Biden Administration determined this crime was not &#8216;egregious&#8217; enough to warrant visa revocation and decided to take no enforcement action against Vyas,&#8221; DHS said.
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Since the latest attack, ICE has lodged a detainer with local authorities, asking them to hand Vyas over for deportation proceedings. The Trump administration also revoked his visa.
“This criminal illegal alien brutally bit this child and caused her to lose two teeth. This barbaric assault against this woman and her three-year-old in a park was completely preventable,” Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a recent statement.
“The Biden administration NEVER should have released this animal following his arrest for assault. We are working with our partners in Texas to ensure this criminal illegal alien never roams free in American communities again,&#8221; Bis said.
Vyas was charged with aggravated assault and assault causing bodily injury, according to Fox 29. He is being held in the Bexar County jail.

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After Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer disparaged ICE and Border Patrol, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin didn’t just push back; he lit a match and scorched Schumer’s credibility on national television.
“It makes my ears red,” a visibly incensed Mullin fired back following Schumer’s claim that Border Patrol and ICE are agencies &#8220;nobody respects.&#8221; Mullin continued his blistering counter-attack: “It takes a lot to get me upset. But Chuck Schumer, no one respects you. The definition of a lying scumbag politician, that is you; you would be the definition if you Googled you right now.”
Mullin’s righteous indignation comes after Schumer has <a href="https://www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-releases/leader-schumer-floor-remarks-ahead-of-voting-against-the-dhs-funding-bill-instead-urging-republicans-to-work-with-democrats-to-rein-in-ice">suggested</a> ICE could become a “rogue&#8221; force. The DHS Secretary was quick to point out the staggering hypocrisy of a man whom he said enjoys 24/7 taxpayer-funded security while simultaneously working to defund the men and women protecting the rest of the country. “How about he walks around these city streets without a detail? I wonder how safe he would feel,” Mullin challenged.
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DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin TEARS into Chuck Schumer after the Senate minority leader said NO ONE respects ICE and Border Patrol:
CHUCK SCHUMER: &quot;Two groups&#8230; Border Patrol and ICE&#8230; that nobody respects in this country.&quot;
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: &quot;Chuck Schumer, no one respects you.… <a href="https://t.co/TyuXjqOrdx">pic.twitter.com/TyuXjqOrdx</a>
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The verbal fireworks exploded just as the Senate GOP moved to bypass Democratic obstruction through budget reconciliation. Early Thursday, in a 50-48 vote, Republicans advanced a plan to dedicate roughly $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol — a move necessitated by Schumer’s refusal to fund the agencies through traditional means. When California Democrat Senator Adam Schiff <a href="https://www.schiff.senate.gov/news/press-releases/news-in-new-report-sen-schiff-exposes-over-140-million-dedicated-to-ice-and-cbps-deadly-arsenal-of-weapons-and-munitions-since/">attacked</a> “multi-million-dollar surge in spending and contracts to amass deadly weapons and ammunition since the start of the second Trump administration,” in February, the DHS press office <a href="https://thelalocal.org/immigration/ice-and-border-patrol-weapons-spending-exploded-in-2025-says-new-report/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CA%20law%20enforcement%20agency%20purchasing,in%20an%20email%20to%20LAist.">responded</a>, “A law enforcement agency purchasing law enforcement officers guns and non-lethal resources — really riveting reporting.”
For Mullin, the issue isn&#8217;t just about the budget resolution — it’s about the safety of American streets. He noted that Schumer had years during the Biden administration to address the border, but instead chose to let &#8220;criminals run amok.&#8221; Now, as the Trump administration moves to arm 12,000 new agents to restore order, the Democrats are resorting to name-calling and fear-mongering.
As the budget battle moves to the House, the lines are drawn. On one side stands Schumer, decrying &#8220;lawlessness&#8221; while opposing the very funding needed to end it; on the other stands Mullin and a GOP majority finally willing to give federal agents the tools they need to do their jobs. As Mullin made clear, if Schumer wants to find the source of the &#8220;chaos&#8221; he claims to despise, he doesn&#8217;t need an oversight report — he just needs a mirror.

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Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne revealed he’s involved with so-called “rapid response” activist networks that mobilize people to track and disrupt ICE. 
“This is City Council President Elliott Payne,” he said in a <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elliottpayne.org/post/3mjvmeqqmp22y">video</a> posted to Bluesky. “We just got down, clearing a rapid response call. We had about twenty people show up at 10pm on Sunday, demonstrating how important it is for us to stay engaged. Even as we think that ICE isn’t here, they are still abducting people and somebody got taken today. Make sure you are staying connected with your neighbors, and make sure you&#8217;re staying safe, and staying vigilant.”
After Operation Metro Surge concluded, ICE agents who had been deployed to Minneapolis left the city. Agents permanently assigned to the Twin Cities remain on duty, however, and continue their regular work while being monitored by activist groups formed during the operation.
ICE Rapid Response Networks organize training on how to document ICE Agents, instruct their members to follow ICE vehicles, and urge them to protest ICE. Some of the larger groups have thousands of members that can be rapidly dispatched when ICE is spotted. The groups have been known to dox ICE agents and share their license plates. 
The network has raised rent money for “our neighbors who cannot leave their homes” and is deeply entrenched in the Minneapolis City Council, and activism regularly appears in their governance. The city council previously lobbied Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to use the city’s rainy day funds for rental assistance. If their request was granted, the city’s municipal bonds would have likely been downgraded resulting the city being able to borrow money at a higher cost. 
The City Council is overwhelmingly left-leaning — both the majority and minority leaders represent the Democratic Socialists of America — and has advocated for “economic blackout” days, which aim at halting the city’s economy for political leverage. The council has also taken direct action against businesses tied to federal immigration enforcement. In one high-profile move, members refused to immediately renew liquor licenses for hotels allegedly connected to ICE operations. 
Some council members have worn whistles — used by activists to alert passersby to ICE activity — to city meetings where they voted on policy. They have also described their interactions with rapid response groups during official proceedings. City Council Member Aisha Chughtai, for example, appeared at the scene as authorities <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-cries-tragedy-after-watching-ice-arrest-antifa-linked-suspect-accused-of-wanting-to-kill-cops">arrested</a> cross-dressing “ANTIFA Kyle” — who urged his followers “to assault, kill, and doxx officers.” Chughtai described the incident via her BlueSky as ICE taking “a woman who was our neighbor.” 
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A Minneapolis Council Member describes cross-dressing Antifa Kyle’s arrest as “a woman who was our neighbor” taken without an arrest warrant.
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Earlier this month, the council <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/15/minneapolis-city-council-considers-ordinance-to-protect-immigrant-renters">indicated</a> it may revise its housing code to require landlords to accept nontraditional identifiers such as their Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITN) instead of social security numbers. If the landlord violated these terms, the city could revoke any applicable rental licenses.

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An illegal immigrant fatally shot a 15-year-old boy after roaming the country for more than a decade.
Honduran national Yefry Archaga-Elvir, 18, was nabbed after a two-week manhunt. The illegal immigrant allegedly duped his victim, 15-year-old Miles Young, into thinking he was going to meet a girl in Springfield, Missouri, on March 12, <a href="https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/springfield-mo-immigration-detainer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Ozarks First.
Archaga-Elvir then allegedly ambushed Young.
Young was supposed to testify in a 2025 homicide, <a href="https://people.com/teen-thought-he-was-meeting-a-girl-but-prosecutors-say-he-was-walking-into-a-deadly-setup-11945795" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to multiple reports.
Witnesses warned Young against going to meet the girl over bad blood from the earlier case, <a href="https://www.ky3.com/2026/04/10/ice-issues-arrest-detainer-teenager-accused-deadly-shooting-another-teenager-near-springfieldmo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to KY3. They said the girl &#8220;previously mentioned a dislike for him&#8221; and blamed Young for the victim&#8217;s death in the earlier case, <a href="https://people.com/teen-thought-he-was-meeting-a-girl-but-prosecutors-say-he-was-walking-into-a-deadly-setup-11945795" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to People.
The illegal immigrant crossed the border as a minor in 2015 and was subsequently released by federal authorities, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/04/09/ice-requests-missouri-not-release-monstrous-illegal-alien-who-murdered-15-year-old" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ICE lodged a detainer, asking local authorities to hand Archaga-Elvir over for deportation, DHS said. It is not yet clear if they will honor it.
“This animal was released into our country by the Obama administration. ICE lodged an arrest detainer requesting Missouri not release this depraved killer from jail into American neighborhoods,&#8221; Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
The Honduran national and several other suspects are accused of using their vehicles to block Young&#8217;s vehicle before he tried to flee on foot, according to DHS. Witnesses reported that Archaga-Elvir, who was wearing a ski mask and carrying a Glock-style pistol, chased after Young and shot him in the chest, according to KY3.
The young boy then shouted out his last words: “I just don’t want to die,&#8221; DHS said.
Archaga-Elvir then allegedly “made a phone call” and “was braggadocious” about murdering Young, DHS said, citing a probable cause affidavit.
The illegal immigrant now faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges, according to KY3. He is being held without bond, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-detainer-lodged-illegal-migrant-accused-murdering-15-year-old-missouri-boy-begged-life" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News.
A second suspect, Praize King, 18, also faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with Young&#8217;s killing, Fox News reported.
In an earlier statement, the family described Young as &#8220;a compassionate, loving, and kind 15-year-old who brought light to everyone around him,&#8221; adding, &#8220;He was a big brother, a son, a grandson, and a friend … full of life and always showed care for others.&#8221;
&#8220;No parent should ever have to outlive and bury their child,&#8221; the statement continued.

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Young Boy’s Chilling Last Words Before Being Gunned Down By Illegal Immigrant

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Murder

ICE agents detained an illegal alien from Ghana convicted on 15 counts for stealing more than $8 million through an online dating fraud scheme targeting the elderly, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. 
Convicted three years ago in Boston, Massachusetts, for defrauding the elderly through fake dating profiles, ICE agents detained Kofi Ib Osei on Tuesday. Osei was convicted in March 2023 on seven counts of false statement to a bank, six counts of wire fraud, aiding and abetting, and two counts of money laundering. 
“Kofi Osei is a criminal illegal alien who committed fraud throughout New England,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told The Daily Wire. “On April 6, 2026, ICE arrested Osei from jail and took him into custody in Virginia. This is why we need local cooperation.”
Osei first entered the United States in 2010 and was convicted on March 22, 2023, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 
The indictment against Osei revealed that he targeted victims across the country, from Florida to California, from 2016 to 2020, through a romance scheme that involved tricking individuals into sending money to bank accounts operated by Osei under fake names. This money was then used for buying cars and other personal items, according to the indictment.
To open bank accounts, Osei would use passports from South Africa and Lesotho under various names. 
One victim in the indictment included a woman who met Osei on eHarmony under the name “William Karlsen.&#8221; They communicated by phone and text, and Osei claimed he needed her to send him money so he could leave the oil rig he claimed to work on to visit her. Eventually, the victim transferred Osei over $200,000, according to the indictment. 
A second scheme involved Osei using the name “William Woodcox” and getting money from a woman he targeted on the dating website Plenty of Fish. That victim transferred him around $65,000 to help him after an accident in which he&#8217;d claimed to be involved. 
In total, the Justice Department said that Osei scammed hundreds of people out of $8 million. He was sentenced to 54 months in prison over the scheme. 
Osei was just one of the illegal immigrant criminals arrested this week by ICE. 
Others arrested by ICE this week included Pedro Joel Martinez, an illegal alien from El Salvador convicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14-years-old; Miguel Angel Vazquez-Garcia, an illegal alien from Mexico convicted for dealing child pornography in Wilmington, Delaware; Ader Aldair Ramirez-Quiroz, an illegal alien from Honduras convicted for importation of fentanyl in San Diego, California; and Anyeli Carolina Peley-Herrera, an illegal alien from Venezuela convicted for acquisition of personal identification by false authority in Bonneville County, Idaho, according to DHS. 
“Yesterday, the heroic men and women of ICE arrested child predators, child rapists, drug traffickers, and other scumbags,” Bis said. “Under President Trump, criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the United States. If you come to our country illegally and break our laws, we will hunt you down, arrest you, deport you, and you will never return.”

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No Love Lost: ICE Nabs Illegal Who Scammed Grandmas In Online Dating Scheme

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Massachusetts

A suspected gang member in the country illegally was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in California after he attempted to use his vehicle to run over the federal officers on Tuesday, according to ICE Director Todd Lyons.
ICE officers stopped a vehicle near Interstate 5 in Patterson, California, to arrest Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, an 18th Street Gang member who was wanted for questioning related to a murder in El Salvador. As the federal agents approached, Hernandez &#8220;weaponized his vehicle in attempt to run an officer over,&#8221; Lyons said.
The ICE agents responded by firing defensive shots, striking Hernandez, who was hospitalized. Hernandez&#8217;s condition was unclear as of Tuesday afternoon, and it appears that no federal agents were injured.
&#8220;Following their training, our officers fired defensive shots to protect themselves, their fellow agents, and the public,&#8221; Lyons said.
The 18th Street Gang is one of the largest gangs in Los Angeles and has many members from Mexico and Central America.
Footage from the aftermath of the shooting captured by KCRA Channel 3 Sacramento showed multiple vehicles under an interstate overpass as authorities assessed the scene. The FBI&#8217;s office in Sacramento said it sent agents to the scene following the shooting.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom was briefed on the shooting, with his office stating, &#8220;As is established practice, we expect our federal law enforcement partners to appropriately collaborate with state and local law enforcement as this matter is investigated.&#8221;
For the past year, Newsom has clashed with the Trump administration over ICE operations in California. Newsom has claimed that state and local authorities cooperate with ICE and hand over illegal immigrants who have been convicted of state crimes, but California law severely limits cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration agents.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that none of its deputies were involved in the traffic stop or ensuing shooting in Patterson on Tuesday.
ICE agents have faced a massive increase in threats and violence directed toward them in recent months, including a 3,300% spike in vehicular attacks in the past year, <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/02/03/dhs-law-enforcement-experienced-more-180-vehicle-attacks-president-trump-took#:~:text=This%20is%20a%203%2C300%25%20increase,increase%20against%20CBP%20law%20enforcement.">according</a> to the Department of Homeland Security.
The ICE-involved shooting in California comes just months after two anti-ICE agitators were shot and killed in Minneapolis, which sparked weeks of protests and calls from Democratic leaders to cut or completely defund ICE. President Donald Trump shook up the Homeland Security Department&#8217;s leadership after the Minneapolis demonstrations and the department&#8217;s messaging missteps, replacing Kristi Noem with Markwayne Mullin as the new Homeland Security secretary and demoting former Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino.

ICE Agents Forced Into Split-Second Call As Illegal Gang Member Turns Stop Into Ambush

California

An illegal immigrant with a rap sheet is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl at a Kentucky church while serving as her pastor, The Daily Wire has learned.
Mexican illegal immigrant Jose Lopez-Hernandez, 52, snuck across the border at an unknown time before he landed in Covington, Kentucky, where he became a pastor, using &#8220;his position&#8221; &#8220;to lure&#8221; the young girl, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
Lopez-Hernandez was ordered last month to spend two years in prison for his crimes, but his attorney said his 862 days of time served credit covers his sentence, <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/2026/03/09/covington-church-pastor-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-teen-girl/89063982007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Authorities first learned of Lopez-Hernandez in September 2023 after receiving a report of sexual abuse at the Ministerio Jesus Liberta Church on East Ninth Street, the local news outlet reported. Lopez-Hernandez asked the then-14-year-old and her cousin to come to his office when they were attending her church with family on a Sunday.
The Mexican national eventually told the girl&#8217;s cousin to leave the office and asked the 14-year-old to stay with him, according to the report. The pastor then locked the door and began kissing and touching the girl.
She eventually pushed his hands away, leaving the office to tell her dad. The girl had a bruise on her neck that was consistent with &#8220;aggressive kissing,&#8221; witnesses told police.
The illegal immigrant then fled to the sanctuary state of California for a mission trip, skipping his return flight, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Covington Police learned that he didn&#8217;t plan to return and notified the FBI, the outlet reported.
In October 2023, federal agents arrested Lopez-Hernandez in Salinas, California, according to the report. More than two years later, he pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse.
Lopez-Hernandez must now complete court-ordered treatment, register as a sex offender for 20 years, and stay away from the now-16-year-old victim, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has since lodged a detainer with local authorities, asking them &#8220;not release this sexual predator from jail to prey on more innocent children.&#8221;
Before his latest arrest, Lopez-Hernandez was previously released by police in Kentucky after two arrests for theft, forgery, and reckless and careless driving, according to DHS.
&#8220;ICE law enforcement lodged a detainer asking Kentucky to not release this sexual predator from jail to prey on more innocent children. This criminal was previously released despite multiple criminal arrests,” Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
“These are the types of heinous criminals ICE is targeting every single day. Instead of demonizing our ICE officers and protecting criminals, Governor Beshear needs to work with our law enforcement to get these criminal illegal aliens out of our country,&#8221; she added.

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Illegal Immigrant Pastor Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl. Now His Lawyer Says He’s Served Enough Time.

Church

Immigration

Family members of slain Iranian general Qasem Soleimani — a niece and a grandniece — were arrested by federal immigration agents after their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States was revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The State Department announced in a Saturday <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/secretary-rubio-revokes-green-cards-of-foreign-nationals-with-ties-to-iranian-terror-regime/">press release</a> that Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter had been taken into custody and were being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
<blockquote>Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter are now in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As identified by both press reporting and her own social media commentary, Soleimani Afshar is an outspoken supporter of the totalitarian, terrorist regime in Iran.
While living in the United States, she promoted Iranian regime propaganda, celebrated attacks against American soldiers and military facilities in the Middle East, praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader, denounced America as the “Great Satan,” and voiced her unflinching support for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terror organization. Afshar Soleimani pushed this propaganda for Iran’s terrorist regime while enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, as attested to by her frequent posting on her recently deleted Instagram account.</blockquote>
Rubio explained in an X post why he had moved to terminate their LPR status, saying, &#8220;Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States. Afshar is the niece of deceased Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani.&#8221;
Rubio went on to note Afshar&#8217;s continued support for the Iranian regime and her attacks on the United States, adding, &#8220;This week, I terminated both Afshar and her daughter&#8217;s legal status and they are now in ICE custody, pending removal from the United States. The Trump Administration will not allow our country to become a home for foreign nationals who support anti-American terrorist regimes.&#8221;
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Until recently, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and her daughter were green card holders living lavishly in the United States.
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Afshar&#8217;s husband, according to the State Department&#8217;s release, will be barred from entering the United States in the future.
The U.S. State Department has also previously revoked legal status of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/their-parents-run-the-iranian-regime-theyre-teaching-your-kids-at-american-universities">Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani,</a> whose father was the late Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani, and her husband Seyed Kalantar Motamedi. In addition to having their status reversed, neither will be permitted to return to the United States.

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