Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Tuesday arrested an illegal alien from Africa with over three dozen previous arrests and eight felony convictions, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. 
As Senate Democrats voted for a 14th time to block the reopening of the government, ICE agents arrested Marcelin Charles Gbey Gouley, an illegal alien from the Ivory Coast. Gouley has been arrested 39 times and has been convicted of eight felonies, according to DHS. 
The convictions have been on cocaine trafficking, possession of controlled substances, drug manufacturing and distribution, and drug possession in Florida, Maryland, and Virginia. 
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“ICE is on a mission to remove criminal illegal aliens from terrorizing American communities and fulfilling President Trump’s promise to make America safe again,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Daily Wire.
DHS also highlighted another “worst of the worst” batch of illegal aliens ICE arrested on Tuesday, including: 
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<li>Juan Pablo Martinez-Herrera, an illegal alien from Mexico convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years with force in Los Angeles, California</li>
<li>Jose Luis Tomalo-Viracucha, an illegal alien from Ecuador, convicted of attempted assault and aggravated sexual abuse in Monticello, New York</li>
<li>Adrian Perez-Vallejo, an illegal alien from Mexico convicted of aggravated kidnapping in Smith County, Texas</li>
<li>Javier Sanchez, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of carjacking and taking a vehicle without owner consent in Los Angeles, California</li>
</ul>
“Yesterday, ICE arrested pedophiles, kidnappers, and drug traffickers from American neighborhoods,” said McLaughlin. “Our law enforcement officers will let nothing stop them from removing the worst of the worst, including the Democrats’ government shutdown or even an 8,000% increase in death threats against them.”
The Trump administration says that it is on pace to deport around 600,000 illegal aliens by the end of his first year in office. DHS says that an additional 1.6 million have voluntarily self-deported since Trump took office. 
Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-ice-raids-havent-gone-far-enough-blasts-leftist-judges?author=Leif+Le+Mahieu&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=8&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Says+ICE+Raids+‘Haven’t+Gone+Far+Enough%2C’+Blasts+Leftist+Judges">said</a> on Sunday that the ICE raids haven&#8217;t gone far enough because of leftist judges.
&#8220;I think they haven’t gone far enough because we’ve been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges that were put in by Biden and by Obama,” Trump said during an interview on &#8220;60 Minutes.&#8221; &#8220;You have to get the people out. You know, you have to look at the people. Many of them are murderers. Many of them are people that were thrown out of their countries because they were, you know, criminals.&#8221;

Asylum Seeking Migrants Wait In Line For Immigration Customs Enforcement Appointments

ICE Nabs Illegal Immigrant With Over Three Dozen Previous Arrests

ICE Picks Up Illegal From Africa With Over Three Dozen Previous Arrests

Department of Homeland Security

Donald Trump

Illegal Immigation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

President Donald Trump said that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids carried out by his administration have not gone “far enough” because they have been hampered by &#8220;liberal judges.&#8221;
Trump, who campaigned on enacting mass deportations, defended his illegal immigration crackdown during an interview on “60 Minutes” broadcast on Sunday. When asked by CBS correspondent Norah O’Donnell about accusations of ICE tear-gassing neighborhoods and similar tactics, the president stood by his administration’s efforts. 
“I think they haven&#8217;t gone far enough because we&#8217;ve been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges that were put in by Biden and by Obama,” Trump said. 
Judges have blocked Trump&#8217;s efforts to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-rips-judiciary-after-judge-nixes-mass-deportation-plan">deport</a> suspected Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act and <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/federal-judge-halts-trump-effort-to-expand-speedy-deportations-of-detained-migrants">efforts</a> to carry out speedy deportations.
The Trump administration has conducted ICE raids in major cities across the country that have often prompted violent reactions. Over the summer, riots broke out in Los Angeles County after federal agents started making arrests in the area. In recent weeks, ICE has been active in the Chicago area, and federal efforts have faced major protests.
Trump reiterated that he supported ICE being aggressive when asked by O&#8217;Donnell about his administration&#8217;s tactics. 
“You have to get the people out. You know, you have to look at the people. Many of them are murderers. Many of them are people that were thrown out of their countries because they were, you know, criminals,” Trump said. “Many of them are people from jails and prisons. Many of them are people from, frankly, mental institutions. I feel badly about that, but they&#8217;re released from insane asylums. You know why? Because they&#8217;re killers.”
Trump said that more than 11,000 illegal immigrant murderers had been released into the country, and that over half of those had killed multiple people. He said the deportation efforts were focusing on getting the “bad ones” out of the country. 
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“We have to start off with a policy, and the policy has to be you came into the country illegally, you&#8217;re gonna go out,” Trump said. “We&#8217;re gonna work with you, and you&#8217;re gonna come back into our country legally. Because we have a lotta good people. We have some great people.”

Reaction To Increased ICE Activity In Chicago Continues

Trump Says ICE Raids ‘Haven’t Gone Far Enough,’ Blasts Leftist Judges

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CBS News

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Immigration

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Car and ICE

Leftist Terrorists Have Gotten Away With Their Crimes For Too Long, But Not Anymore

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Chicago

Democrats

Leftists

Matt Walsh

New York City

Opinion

Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democrat representing Illinois’ 5th District — which includes a swath of Chicago neighborhoods ranging from Lincoln Park to Albany Park — has once again showcased why he is a prime example of the leftist politicians undermining public safety and law enforcement in America today.
On Wednesday, Quigley brazenly took to social media to publicly expose the locations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating in the Chicago area, posting details that could endanger federal officers.
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Find someone who loves you as much as Democrat Rep Mike Quigley loves protecting foreign r*pists and t*rrorists.
This is legitimately deranged behavior.
If only <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeQuigley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepMikeQuigley</a> cared about Americans as much as he cares about foreign criminals.
Cc <a href="https://twitter.com/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DHSgov</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> <a href="https://t.co/p05j35oiyY">pic.twitter.com/p05j35oiyY</a>
&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1983698449653756110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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This isn’t some isolated slip-up or accidental leak. Quigley has made it crystal clear over the last year that he intends to aggressively shield illegal immigrants and block ICE officers from doing their jobs. In August, he attacked President Donald Trump on social media, writing, “Chicagoans will not be intimidated by a thug. I will do everything I can to protect my constituents.”
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Chicagoans will not be intimidated by a thug. I will do everything I can to protect my constituents. <a href="https://t.co/3X0iOWCghF">pic.twitter.com/3X0iOWCghF</a>
&mdash; Mike Quigley (@RepMikeQuigley) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMikeQuigley/status/1960032657787539780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Despite tough crime challenges and the city’s ongoing struggles with gun violence, Quigley’s reflex is to undermine the agencies sent to help. Appearing on CNN on September 1, he slammed Trump’s intervention in Chicago, saying, “This is more an action of bluster and distraction of an autocrat.” He called the deployment of federal agents — even National Guard troops — a “distraction from inflation … foreign policy failures.”
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He compared the tens of millions spent on these operations to the city’s inability to hire 2,000 new police officers, without acknowledging that federal agents target illegal immigration and violent crime directly linked to that unlawful activity. He claimed crime trends were “positive” in Chicago — ignoring widespread reports and statistics that many neighborhoods remain under siege.
Law enforcement officers face real danger from violent gang members and human traffickers daily. Quigley’s decision to share operational details jeopardizes that work and could embolden those who wish them harm.
If Quigley’s recent actions weren’t concerning enough, his past defense of using “hearsay” evidence during the 2019 Trump impeachment hearings raises further questions about his commitment to due process. Arguing that “hearsay can be much better evidence than direct,” Quigley suggested a willingness to prioritize political outcomes over evidentiary standards.
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&quot;Hearsay can be much better evidence than direct.&quot;
Uh ?? 
So not only are the Democrats ADMITTING their entire impeachment sham is based off of hearsay, but now they&#39;re trying to defend it. What a joke! <a href="https://t.co/14oYqp2UGJ">pic.twitter.com/14oYqp2UGJ</a>
&mdash; Abigail Jackson 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) <a href="https://twitter.com/abigailmarone/status/1194700947475357700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The bigger picture shows Quigley as more than just a local congressman. With rumors swirling about a possible 2027 run for Chicago mayor, his actions reveal a dangerous political ambition rooted in antagonizing law enforcement and pandering to radical elements hostile to law and order.
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Don&#39;t think anyone has noticed this yet, but an hour ago, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IL05?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IL05</a> Congressman Mike Quigley updated his campaign finance page with the state of Illinois to show that he&#39;s running for Mayor of Chicago in 2027. 
Could be soon officially joining a *VERY* crowded field <a href="https://t.co/aKyNrGWivk">pic.twitter.com/aKyNrGWivk</a>
&mdash; Uncrewed (@Uncrewed) <a href="https://twitter.com/Uncrewed/status/1973511069432946732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Public safety depends on lawful immigration enforcement conducted professionally and transparently — something Quigley and his allies refuse to support. Instead, they weaponize identity politics and radical ideology to sabotage the agencies that keep citizens safe.

Day One Of The 2024 Democratic National Convention

Illinois Dem Congressman Posts ICE Locations Online To Sabotage Trump’s Immigration Enforcement

Congress

Illinois

A Senate hearing on political violence highlights radical Left ideology, a brewing power struggle within DHS shakes up ICE leadership, and NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s lead slips amid criticism for his polarizing policies and past comments.
It’s Wednesday, October 29, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day. Today’s edition of the Morning Wire podcast can be heard below, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-251029">the video version can be seen on The Daily Wire</a>:
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Senate Addresses Left-Wing Violence</h2>
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Topline: Daily Wire host Michael Knowles testified in front of members of the Senate on Tuesday about the growing trend of ideologically motivated violence and its threat to the First Amendment.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and his Republican colleagues believe the threat of violence coming from radical leftists, including &#8220;Antifa,&#8221; is on the rise and will only continue to be an issue unless political leaders and the media are forced to face that fact.
The purpose of Tuesday’s Senate hearing was to present extensive evidence to shine a spotlight on the problem. The assassination of Charlie Kirk prompted this hearing, and it has made this issue of political violence impossible to ignore.
But even with legacy media outlets being forced to cover Kirk’s assassination, critics say they’ve worked hard to bury evidence pointing to the ideological motives of the suspect in the case. The suspect was a leftist who called Kirk’s conservative views “hateful” – and who was in a romantic relationship with a male who identifies as a female.
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As Schmitt said, there is still a strong need to ensure the efforts to bury that reality aren’t successful. Inviting a high-profile figure like The Daily Wire’s Knowles to speak was part of the strategy, as he has a large platform and firsthand experience with the kinds of threats coming from the Left.
Knowles specifically spoke to how past administrations refused to list things like the Black Lives Matter riots and massacres by transgender individuals as leftwing violence in official government records.
“Consider the Covenant School massacre in Nashville, for instance, in which a trans-identifying shooter murdered Christian children at school after leaving a manifesto outlining ideological motivations, such as gender ideology. That incident, according to authorities, lacked an ideological motive,” said Knowles. 
“The Black Lives Matter riots — overtly leftist demonstrations that left dozens of people dead and over a billion dollars’ worth of property damage — likewise fail to show up on registers of left-wing political violence,” he continued. “Even an attack by Antifa operatives that targeted me personally for my conservative political views appeared in official records and data sets as nothing more than ‘obstructing law enforcement.’”
Knowles said that the tide has somewhat begun to turn with things like the assassination of Kirk and the multiple attempts on Trump, forcing “honest” liberals to acknowledge the truth about where most of the violence is coming from.
“On September 23, no less an emblem of American liberalism than The Atlantic magazine admitted that fact in an article, based on a recent study, under the headline, ‘Left-Wing Terrorism Is On The Rise,’” said Knowles. “Less honest liberals, including members of Congress, have nevertheless persisted in denying this fact. Democrat Congressman Seth Moulton reacted to a leftist’s assassination of the most prominent proponent of civil debate on the American Right by blaming the Right.”
A YouGov poll just last month <a href="https://thehill.com/national-security/5504569-americans-political-violence-poll/">found</a> that 26% of young liberals say it is “sometimes justified” to resort to violence to achieve political goals. Only 7% of young conservatives said the same.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">An Administration Divided On Deportation</h2>
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Topline: A major leadership shakeup at ICE is exposing internal divides over the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort.
ICE leadership is being moved out of multiple offices across the country. They&#8217;re being replaced with Border Patrol leadership. The swaps have happened in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Denver, El Paso, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and New Orleans.
The Trump administration has already shifted when it comes to who is in charge of the mass deportation campaign. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol commander-at-large Greg Bovino has been put in charge of operations in places such as Los Angeles and Chicago, where Border Patrol agents are making arrests alongside ICE.
Quality versus quantity: There have been significant internal divisions within the Department of Homeland Security over how the administration should conduct its operations and mass deportation arrests.
The division centers on differing priorities: Corey Lewandowski, a senior advisor in a temporary position in the administration, wants to maximize the number of arrests and deportations. ICE Director Todd Lyons and border czar Tom Homan advocate for focusing on arresting hardened criminals.
Quality camp: Lyons and Homan’s camp is very concerned about public perception. Border Patrol and ICE are under a lot of scrutiny. They want to show the public that they&#8217;re getting hardened criminals off the streets and keeping Americans safe. It&#8217;s also about making sure ICE officers feel good about the work they&#8217;re doing and that they&#8217;re making targeted arrests.
Quantity camp: Bovino was involved in some of the more controversial raids, including Home Depot parking lots and car washes. Those raids drew big protests in places like Southern California and Chicago. Bovino has faced significant scrutiny for this. He was testifying in court on Tuesday about his alleged use of tear gas during an operation in Chicago.
ICE is also facing backlash, but it wants to minimize that and get officers back to quality work.
Who is winning? The internal announcement of the Border Patrol takeover of operations came from Lewandowski. He notified Homeland Security officials about the leadership changes at ICE. His being the source of the announcement suggests that his camp is winning the fight.
Lewandowski has, in some ways, more power than Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, sources tell The Daily Wire. His control at DHS has become a point of contention for many in the administration.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Mamdani Slips In Final Days</h2>
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Topline: Socialist candidate for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, continues to hold a commanding lead, but Andrew Cuomo’s attacks and other controversies are beginning to chip away at it.
Mamdani is up by ten points. Andrew Cuomo, the former New York Democratic governor now running as an independent, was polling 20 points behind Mamdani, but Cuomo recently cut that lead in half. A Suffolk University Poll released Monday <a href="https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/other-states/2025/10_27_2025_new_york_city_press_release.pdf?la=en&amp;hash=29E66C2E3D25A148940F2E3BB98DAC3E5A7C6D6F">shows</a> Mamdani leading Cuomo 44% to 34%. Current NYC Mayor Eric Adams dropped out of the race and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/nyregion/adams-endorse-cuomo-nyc-mayor.html">endorsed</a> Cuomo on Thursday, giving Cuomo a boost.
Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, the founder and CEO of the Guardian Angels, is in third place with 11% of the vote.
Opponents of Mamdani, some of whom view him as a communist, have pressured Sliwa to drop out to improve Cuomo’s chances. President Trump is among those who have leaned on Sliwa. But none of the pressure appears to have moved him. The odds are still in Mamdani’s favor, but it&#8217;s a much closer race than it once was.
In-person <a href="https://www.amny.com/politics/early-voting-turnout-nyc-mayor-first-day-2025/">early voting</a> started on Saturday, and Election Day is on November 4.
Mamdani’s controversies: Mamdani raised eyebrows when he tearfully spoke about his aunt, saying she was victimized in the wake of 9/11 because she is a Muslim and wears a hijab.
“My aunt stopped taking the subway after 9/11 because she did not feel safe in her hijab,” <a href="https://x.com/greg_price11/status/1981785770659586431">said</a> the Democratic candidate.
When Mamdani was pressed about the claim, he admitted the story wasn&#8217;t about his aunt but a different relative. He also suggested questioning his story is Islamophobic.
“I was speaking about my aunt, I was speaking about Zehra Fuhi, my father’s cousin – sadly passed away a few years ago,” <a href="https://x.com/realDailyWire/status/1982934087255097421">said</a> Mamdani later when pressed to clarify. “For the takeaway for my more than ten-minute address about Islamophobia in this race and in this city to be the question of my aunt tells you everything about Andrew Cuomo.&#8221;
Mamdani has also been accused of being antisemitic. Recently, a 2023 video resurfaced of Mamdani attacking the NYPD: “We have to make clear that when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it’s been laced by the IDF,” <a href="https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1982974662175752646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1982974662175752646%7Ctwgr%5Ea02eb94fab946ff40b5eebe5a6f258ab7b2b35b2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fstefanik-rips-hochul-for-backing-raging-antisemite-communist-zohran-mamdani">said</a> Mamdani. “Especially in New York City, you have so many opportunities to make clear the ways in which that struggle over there is tied to capitalist interests over here.”
A segment of New York City is not happy about Mamdani likely becoming mayor. The city is liberal, but Mamdani is seen as radical and outside the mainstream. His proposals include massive tax hikes, a “freeze the rent” policy, replacing cops with social workers in some cases, government-run grocery stores, decriminalizing “sex work,” etc.
As for the frontrunner’s successes in his campaign, Mamdani is doing well with residents under age 40, and he has made genuine efforts to reach out to immigrant communities in the city. The latest numbers show that nearly 40% of all NYC residents are foreign-born. The city&#8217;s changing demographics are definitely a significant factor in this election.

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Morning Brief: Congress Targets Left-Wing Violence, ICE Leadership Shake-Up, & Mamdani Slips

Morning Brief: Left-Wing Violence Rising, Divides On Deportation, And Mamdani Slips

Andrew Cuomo

Border Patrol

Charlie Kirk

Media

Michael Knowles

Morning Wire

Senate

Tom Homan

Zohran Mamdani

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more illegal alien criminals on Thursday as the Democrat-led shutdown continued into its fourth week. 
In a “worst-of-the-worst” update provided to The Daily Wire, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlighted five illegals convicted of crimes ranging from sexual assault to robbery picked up by ICE. 
“Every day, and despite the Democrats’ government shutdown, our ICE officers are arresting pedophiles, sexual assailants, murderers and violent criminals,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “It is unimaginable to think sanctuary politicians put these monsters and sickos over their own constituents.”
According to DHS, the arrests included: 
<ul>
<li>Froilan Mejia-Olvera, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of sexual assault in Collin County, Texas</li>
<li>Juan Enamorado-Leiva, an illegal alien from Honduras convicted of second-degree murder in Durham County, North Carolina</li>
<li>Jose Alfredo Gomez-Vallecios, an  illegal alien from El Salvador, convicted of robbery in Los Angeles County, California</li>
<li>Alejandro Gonzalez-Ortiz, an illegal alien from Mexico, convicted of lewd or lascivious act with a child under 14 in Santa Ana, California</li>
<li>Quoc Ky Luong, a criminal illegal alien from Vietnam, convicted of robbery in Pasadena, California</li>
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“American citizens deserve better. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, we are making America safe again one depraved criminal illegal alien removal at a time,” McLaughlin said. 
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The California arrests come as state Democrats have resisted the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration in the Golden State. 
While California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests, Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Kevin Mullin have <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. 
In a letter to California officials, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told them to “abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.”
“The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,” Blanche wrote.

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ICE Continues To Round Up ‘Depraved’ Illegals In California Despite Dem Shutdown

ICE Continues To Pick Up 'Depraved' Illegals In California Despite Dem Resistance

California

Gavin Newsom

Illegal Immigration

Coast Guard security personnel fired at a U-Haul truck that ignored &#8220;multiple verbal commands&#8221; and approached the entrance to Coast Guard Island Alameda in California late Thursday night.
Video of the incident posted by CBS News Bay Area shows the U-Haul backing up toward Coast Guard security personnel who had formed a line on a road that leads to the entrance to the base. As the truck approaches the security team, numerous shots are fired, and the driver stops before speeding away.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Video from KPIX photojournalist Rick Villaroman shows a U-Haul driver backing up toward a line of officers outside US Coast Guard base Alameda before officers opened fire. This was hours after almost all protesters dispersed. Awaiting an update from police <a href="https://twitter.com/KPIXtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPIXtv</a> <a href="https://t.co/UPrc3CDT3l">pic.twitter.com/UPrc3CDT3l</a>
— Sara Donchey (@SaraDonchey) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaraDonchey/status/1981607870325014602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The shooting happened as anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters gathered near the entrance of the military installation. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents recently <a href="https://apnews.com/article/federal-immigration-enforcement-coast-guard-island-05d4c04c4936e85205e4c2320a5be945">arrived</a> at the Coast Guard base as part of the federal government&#8217;s illegal immigration crackdown.
Earlier on Thursday, federal agents and California Highway Patrol officers clashed with protesters outside of the Coast Guard base, as civilian employees left the base located on a small island on San Francisco Bay. The base has only one entrance, reached by a bridge. The Coast Guard security personnel were positioned on the bridge as the protests continued late into the night.
The Coast Guard said in a <a href="https://x.com/USCG/status/1981669551264715196">statement</a> on Friday morning, &#8220;When the vehicle’s actions posed a direct threat to the safety of Coast Guard and security personnel, law enforcement officers discharged several rounds of live fire.&#8221;
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Two men arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds after the shooting, Mercury News <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/24/coast-guard-shooting-oakland-immigration-protest/">reported</a>. One of the men is believed to be the driver of the U-Haul, while the second man&#8217;s identity was unclear. The rental truck was later found by law enforcement.
The Trump administration said earlier this week that it planned on surging federal law enforcement officers to San Francisco as the president cracks down on illegal immigration and violent crime in American cities. President Donald Trump, however, said on Thursday that he was backing off those plans after some of his friends in San Francisco urged him to give Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie more of a chance to clean up crime in the city.
“I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around,&#8221; Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-warns-california-democrats-arresting-ice-agents-is-a-criminal-conspiracy?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Warns+California+Democrats%3A+Arresting+ICE+Agents+Is+A+%E2%80%98Criminal+Conspiracy%E2%80%99">wrote</a> on Truth Social. &#8220;I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
The Justice Department also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-warns-california-democrats-arresting-ice-agents-is-a-criminal-conspiracy?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Trump+Admin+Warns+California+Democrats%3A+Arresting+ICE+Agents+Is+A+%E2%80%98Criminal+Conspiracy%E2%80%99">warned</a> California Democrats, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday of potential charges, after Pelosi suggested that federal immigration agents could be arrested by state and local police.
“We urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a letter to the Democrats. “In the meantime, federal agents and officers will continue to enforce federal law and will not be deterred by the threat of arrest by California authorities who have abdicated their duty to protect their constituents.”

Coast Guard Island Alameda

Coast Guard Opens Fire On U-Haul Truck That ‘Posed A Direct Threat’ During Anti-ICE Protests

Coast Guard Opens Fire On U-Haul Truck Driving Toward Base Entrance During Anti-ICE Protests

Coast Guard

San Francisco

Trump Administration

The Department of Justice warned multiple top Democratic California politicians, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of potential charges on Thursday, after Pelosi suggested that federal immigration agents could be arrested by state and local police.
Earlier this week, Pelosi, along with Democratic Rep. Kevin Mullin, <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">threatened</a> that ICE agents could be detained as President Donald Trump considered a major immigration operation in San Francisco. In response, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche sent a letter to Newsom, Pelosi, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, urging them to &#8220;abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy.&#8221;
&#8220;The Department of Justice views any arrests of federal agents and officers in the performance of their official duties as both illegal and futile,&#8221; Blanche wrote. The deputy attorney general then cited multiple federal laws that prohibit interfering with federal law enforcement operations.
The California Democrats addressed in the letter were told to &#8220;preserve all written and electronic communications and records related to any attempts to or efforts to impede or obstruct federal law enforcement officials.&#8221;
&#8220;We urge you and other California officials to publicly abandon this apparent criminal conspiracy, to stop threatening law enforcement, and to prioritize the safety of your citizens,&#8221; Blanche added. &#8220;In the meantime, federal agents and officers will continue to enforce federal law and will not be deterred by the threat of arrest by California authorities who have abdicated their duty to protect their constituents.&#8221;
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California politicians want to arrest federal agents for enforcing federal law. 
We just sent them a letter: Stand down or face prosecution. 
No one threatens our agents. No one will stop us from Making America Safe Again. <a href="https://t.co/xe0EK8QssO">pic.twitter.com/xe0EK8QssO</a>
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/1981495700450893894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi <a href="https://x.com/JesseBWatters/status/1981528588516987011">told</a> Fox News host Jesse Watters Thursday night that if Democratic officials are telling state and local police to arrest ICE officers, they will face charges.
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&#8220;If they think I won’t [charge them], they have not met me,&#8221; Bondi added. &#8220;Because we will charge them if they are violating the law. We will protect our federal agents.&#8221;
Pelosi and Mullin, who both represent parts of the Bay Area, wrote in a <a href="https://pelosi.house.gov/news/press-releases/pelosi-mullin-statement-reports-planned-federal-immigration-operation-bay-area">press release</a> on Wednesday that California law &#8220;prevents federal agents from taking certain actions.&#8221; The Democratic lawmakers added, &#8220;Our state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law — and if they are convicted, the President cannot pardon them.&#8221;
California Democrats have also moved to make ICE agents show their faces while on the job. Late last month, Newsom signed a bill into law that bans ICE agents from wearing masks during arrests. The bill was signed as federal immigration agents face a massive increase in attacks on them, including shootings and car rammings. ICE sources told <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nice-try-gavin-newsom-cant-stop-ice-agents-from-wearing-masks-sources-say">The Daily Wire</a> that the new California law would not apply to the federal officers, and U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told “Fox &amp; Friends” that California “does not and cannot have jurisdiction” over the federal agents.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-target-san-francisco-with-immigration-raids">announced</a> on Monday that the Trump administration would soon target San Francisco as part of its crackdown on crime and illegal immigrants. However, after Trump said some of his friends in San Francisco urged him to hold off on the federal law enforcement &#8220;surge,&#8221; the president had a phone call with Democratic San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and decided to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-off-deployment-of-federal-agents-to-san-francisco">hold off</a> on the operation.
“The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress,” Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1981406531926315028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">wrote</a> on Truth Social Thursday. “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around. I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
Jennie Taer contributed to this report.

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Trump Admin Warns California Democrats: Arresting ICE Agents Is A ‘Criminal Conspiracy’

Crime

Nancy Pelosi

Pam Bondi

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo unloaded on a caller who suggested that American citizens should arm themselves specifically as a defense against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who might come to their homes or places of business.
Cuomo pushed back against the caller&#8217;s suggestion — one that was also voiced by Cuomo&#8217;s former CNN colleague Don Lemon days earlier — arguing that in addition to being illegal, it was reckless and highly dangerous to take up arms against law enforcement officers who were acting in their official capacities.
WATCH:
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🚨NEW: Chris Cuomo *UNLOADS* on caller suggesting maybe people should get guns to deal with ICE🚨
&#8220;Violence against an officer who is operating with color of authority is STUPID and ILLEGAL! And suggesting it is stupid and reckless!&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s effin&#8217; CRAZY. It&#8217;s just crazy talk!&#8221;… <a href="https://t.co/3SsoGsmvU2">pic.twitter.com/3SsoGsmvU2</a>
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonJournoDC/status/1980810395896930470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The advice that you&#8217;re giving, about not arming yourself if you&#8217;re confronted by ICE, is advice that somebody would give that&#8217;s not threatened by being confronted by ICE,&#8221; the caller began. &#8220;But what if ICE came to NewsNation and started rounding everybody up? You&#8217;re brown, they decide to detain you, and don&#8217;t give you an opportunity to explain that you&#8217;re a citizen and they want to take you and you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to happen if you go with them. Would your advice be the same?&#8221;
&#8220;One, you&#8217;re assuming effect — &#8216;you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going to happen,'&#8221; Cuomo replied. &#8220;You&#8217;re suggesting they may kill you, they may do something bad to you. They are not a gan. They are operating under color of authority. So you&#8217;re suggesting to me that if an officer makes a wrongful arrest, that it is okay for you to be violent to them, that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re saying?&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m saying what advice would you give someone that is being — that is under that type of threat?&#8221; the caller asked.
&#8220;I&#8217;m saying that violence against an officer who is operating with color of authority is stupid and illegal! And suggesting it is stupid and reckless!&#8221; Cuomo continued. &#8220;If that person has a boss and they&#8217;re in the media, they should be fired &#8230; I&#8217;m not telling you don&#8217;t bear arms, or don&#8217;t protect yourself, but just think about what you&#8217;re saying.&#8221;
Cuomo went on to give an example of a police officer coming to the door and saying they believe someone to be the person they&#8217;re looking for and making the arrest.
&#8220;You&#8217;re basically saying in that situation, you should be able to shoot them,&#8221; Cuomo observed. &#8220;It&#8217;s effin&#8217; crazy, okay? It&#8217;s just crazy talk!&#8221;
&#8220;How could you ever want to suggest that people should be violent?&#8221; he asked.
Cuomo&#8217;s comments come just days after Lemon, speaking with Wajahat Ali, argued that non-whites should take up arms in case ICE agents paid them a visit.
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Lemon tells non-whites to get armed to fight ICE: &#8220;Get a gun for when they go knockin on your door&#8221; CC: <a href="https://twitter.com/FBI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBI</a> <a href="https://t.co/7wvJPJ7Bsb">pic.twitter.com/7wvJPJ7Bsb</a>
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1978909346726547783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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‘Stupid And Reckless!’: Chris Cuomo Unloads On Caller’s ‘Effin’ Crazy’ Plan To Fight ICE

'Stupid And Reckless!': Chris Cuomo Explodes Over Caller's 'Effin' Crazy' Plan To Fight ICE

Chris Cuomo

firearms

Persecution reaches a fever pitch in the “Christian Murder Capital” of the world, Russia ratchets up its saber-rattling with a nuclear drill, and an illegal immigrant honored by the City of Los Angeles allegedly rams an ICE vehicle.
It’s Thursday, October 23, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">The Christian Genocide You Probably Haven’t Heard Of</h2>
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Topline: The Christian genocide ongoing in Nigeria has claimed thousands of lives this year alone, but human rights advocates say the Nigerian government has turned a blind eye.
In the first nine months of this year, advocacy groups estimate that more than 7,000 Christians have been killed across Nigeria, many in attacks that leave entire communities burned to the ground.
For more than a decade, this pattern of violence has gone largely unnoticed. But American lawmakers — including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) — are calling for Nigeria to be reclassified as a “country of particular concern” for religious persecution.
“Many in the media share the same woke mindset that they will not call out radical Islamic terrorism for what it is, especially when it&#8217;s Christians who are the victims. And so it takes the rest of us to highlight this needs to end,” Cruz told Morning Wire.
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Judd Saul is the founder of Equipping the Persecuted, a group that has been on the ground trying to minister to Nigerian Christians. He said the crisis has been building for decades as radical Muslim groups have been taking control of the area.
“What they have done is they move in, they populate, and once they gain population, they start taking political control. And once they gain political control, the killing starts,” Saul told Morning Wire.
These deaths often occur among women, children, and the elderly who can’t easily flee their small villages.
Why the silence: One of Saul’s biggest frustrations is how little the world knows about the ongoing genocide. The Nigerian government effectively controls what gets reported. Western outlets too often repeat official denials without sending reporters to see the devastation themselves.
“The mainstream media never shows up. They just take the government’s word for it, and every time Christians are killed, it’s always ‘unknown gunmen.’ But we know who’s doing it,” Saul said.
Now footage is emerging of burned churches, mass graves, and displaced families living under tarps in camps with no food or medicine.
Response from Washington: Cruz introduced legislation this month: the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025. It will impose sanctions on Nigerian officials accused of facilitating violence against Christians and other religious minorities.
Response from Nigeria: Nigerian officials continue to deny that Christians are being targeted for their faith. They’re framing the violence as clashes between herders and farmers. But many international watchdogs like Open Doors and International Christian Concern say that’s false.
Saul says the Nigerian military has repeatedly failed to respond to warnings of attacks. It’s because of this inaction that many Nigerian Christians are calling on the United States government to use its international influence to shine a spotlight on these atrocities.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">The Push For Peace In Ukraine</h2>
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Topline: President Trump canceled a second summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and hours later, a fresh barrage of Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine.
Moscow doesn’t appear to want to end the war. It recently launched another major missile and drone attack on Ukraine that killed seven people – part of Russia&#8217;s campaign to knock out Ukraine’s energy supplies ahead of winter.
According to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-lifts-key-restriction-on-ukraines-use-of-western-long-range-missiles-5a15c12d?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdQ8iMn0Xl6WlTrEflM-qAdv5sTUs7vuBvNZqNHOO44yer9ClOXnPh5RoBrwOw%3D&amp;gaa_ts=68f9bcbf&amp;gaa_sig=bR0aCbBe-iAb62JlmwUtP7EmQ0bOUlbyBoNFYlO5isMUbFBJT0FTYJFJG1PtWOXrVgGcUK2uNDoFNFO31R14WQ%3D%3D">The Wall Street Journal</a>, the United States has given Ukraine the green light to launch its own attacks inside Russian territory. Trump has <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115419686256202789">denied</a> that report, but on Tuesday, Ukraine used a British Storm Shadow cruise missile to hit a plant in Bryansk, Russia.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also announced on Wednesday a “substantial pickup” in sanctions against Russia.
The exchange in missile attacks came as Trump backed out of a second peace summit with Putin. It was supposed to be held in Budapest, Hungary. The White House canceled the summit after a phone call between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Trump said Tuesday he <a href="https://x.com/Osint613/status/1980741977000821245">canceled</a> the summit because he did not “want to have a wasted meeting.”
Foreign policy experts <a href="https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/10/22/russia-does-not-feel-enough-pressure-ukraine-bombarded-over-2-deadly-nights-as-trump-sours-on-meeting-with-putin/">say</a> this was a necessary move by Trump, recognizing that Putin does not feel enough pressure for peace talks to be productive.
Ceasefire deal?: Trump said this week that the battle lines should be frozen where they are as a precondition to peace talks. Europe has backed that position, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“I think that was [a] good compromise, but I’m not sure that Putin will support it,” Zelensky told reporters after landing in Oslo.
The Ukrainian president has continued to press his case for Tomahawk missiles after his meeting at the White House last week. Zelensky said in a <a href="https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1980683702448386417">post</a> on X that “Russia continues to do everything to weasel out” of a ceasefire, and “as soon as the issue of long-range capabilities for Ukraine became less immediate, [Moscow’s] interest in diplomacy faded. This signals that deep strike capabilities may hold the key to peace.”
Israel: Vice President JD Vance paid a visit to Israel this week, primarily signaling the Trump administration’s commitment to holding together the ceasefire and moving forward with Trump’s 20-point peace plan. While there, Vance recognized some of the limits of the current situation.
“You basically have two regions in Gaza, one of which is relatively safe – I wouldn&#8217;t say very safe – and one of which is incredibly dangerous, and part of ensuring that we get to a durable peace is to broaden the scope of the area that&#8217;s safe,” <a href="https://x.com/AdamMilstein/status/1980692659422576716">said</a> Vance. “The international security force is a big part of that. We don&#8217;t yet have the international security force set up. That&#8217;s something we&#8217;re working towards.”
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Illegal Alien TikToker Nabbed In Los Angeles</h2>
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Topline: An illegal immigrant and well-known TikToker was shot by federal authorities in Los Angeles after he tried to evade arrest for a second time and allegedly rammed a federal vehicle.
The illegal immigrant allegedly behind the attack is Carlitos Ricardo Parías, 44, who is known on TikTok as Richard LA and who regularly exposes ICE operations online to his more than 132,000 followers.
The suspect allegedly tried to impede an ICE operation months ago, but got away. He was seen in handcuffs being hauled into a vehicle by bystanders while federal authorities were trying to arrest him for allegedly interfering with immigration operations, federal law enforcement sources told The Daily Wire.
U.S. Marshals encountered him again this week, arresting him while he attempted to flee a second time. During the attack on ICE agents in which Parías allegedly rammed a federal vehicle, agents responded with gunfire, hitting Parías in the elbow. A U.S. Marshal was wounded by a ricochet bullet that hit him in the hand.
Parías has been charged with assaulting a federal officer, which carries a sentence of up to eight years in prison.
Parías has been considered somewhat of a local hero, being honored by the Los Angeles City Council for his “tireless efforts to safeguard our neighborhoods from illegal raids” in exposing ICE operations on TikTok.
He is being prosecuted aggressively by U.S. attorneys in part because federal officials get so little support in deep blue, sanctuary areas that protect illegal aliens.
New York City riot over deportations: Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday raided New York City’s Canal Street, notorious for illegal immigrant crime, as a mob of rioters attempted to stop them.
Law enforcement arrested illegal aliens of African origin, each with a lengthy rap sheet. Five of the aliens entered the United States illegally and were let go under former President Joe Biden.
The raid on Canal Street came after Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez exposed African immigrants selling counterfeit designer handbags along the sidewalk. The aliens would take off running wherever the police showed up.
Sanctuary policies have protected the illegal immigrants, as well as facilitated their illicit activities on Canal Street, according to federal officials.

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Morning Brief: Nigerian Christians Slaughtered, Russia Standoff, & Illegal Alien TikToker Nabbed

Christianity

genocide

Los Angeles

Nigeria

Russia

Ted Cruz

TikTok

Ukraine

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The illegal immigrant who allegedly rammed an ICE vehicle in Los Angeles Tuesday after previously escaping federal authorities was earlier given an award by the city for his efforts in exposing &#8220;illegal raids,&#8221; The Daily Wire has learned.
ICE officers fired at the Mexican illegal immigrant, who has since been identified as Carlitos Ricardo Parías, 44, shooting him in the elbow. A U.S. Marshal was shot in the hand by a ricochet bullet.
The U.S. Attorney has since hit Parías with the federal charge of assaulting an officer, which could put him behind bars for up to eight years.
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Parías is a well-known TikToker documenting ICE operations across LA to his more than 132,000 followers.
He was seen earlier this year in handcuffs being hauled into a vehicle by bystanders while federal authorities were trying arrest him for allegedly interfering with immigration operations, federal law enforcement sources told The Daily Wire.
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The officers engaged in a struggle with the bystanders, who refused to hand Parías over for arrest. They ultimately drove him to a nearby hospital after he wailed that his leg was broken.
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He was arrested on Tuesday for attempting to flee a second time. Tuesday’s shooting comes amid a 1,000% increase in assaults on federal immigration agents.“These are the consequences of conduct and rhetoric by sanctuary politicians and activists who urge illegal aliens to resist arrest. Resisting arrest puts the safety of illegal aliens, law enforcement, and the public at risk. Our law enforcement officers are facing a more than 1000% increase in assaults against them including vehicle rammings by illegal aliens,&#8221; Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
&#8220;We are once again calling on sanctuary politicians, agitators, and the media to turn the temperature down and stop calling for violence and resistance against ICE law enforcement,” McLaughlin said.
Gangs and cartels in Mexico have threatened bounties of up to $50,000 to take out immigration authorities. Last month, a sniper opened fire on an ICE facility in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-injured-one-killed-in-shooting-at-dallas-ice-detention-center">Dallas</a>, killing two detainees despite intending to kill feds.
Violent anti-ICE rioters took to LA over the summer, hurling concrete blocks at authorities, blocking major highways and setting Waymo autonomous electric vehicles ablaze. President Donald Trump called in the National Guard and Marines to quell the violence.
The Trump administration also recently hit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-hits-antifa-with-very-first-terrorism-charges-in-anti-ice-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antifa</a> with its first terrorism charges over a violent ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on July 4, when a cell of militants lured agents out of the facility with fireworks and began shooting at them. A local police officer was shot during the attack.

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The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump can deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland to protect an ICE facility amid protests against the federal agency in the city.
“As we have always maintained, President Trump is exercising his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel following violent riots that local leaders have refused to address. This ruling reaffirms that the lower court’s ruling was unlawful and incorrect,&#8221; Abigail Jackson, White House spokeswoman, told The Daily Wire in a statement on Monday.
The Texas National Guard is still unable to be deployed to the city, according to the <a href="https://x.com/baylisswagner/status/1980351532433568058">San Antonio Express-News</a>.
“Finally, the proportionate response to the events in Portland further support that the President likely invoked [the law] lawfully and in good faith,” Judge Ryan Nelson, who was appointed by Trump, wrote in a concurring <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca9.b3c1c6b0-b390-4c9d-b557-fc5d525fd150/gov.uscourts.ca9.b3c1c6b0-b390-4c9d-b557-fc5d525fd150.61.0.pdf">opinion</a> in the case.
“A grossly disproportionate response could suggest that the executive might be acting pretextually, rather than in response to [the law’s] enumerated predicates,” he added.
However, Senior Judge Susan Graber, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton, strongly disagreed with the ruling, saying that “no legal or factual justification” existed to send in the Oregon National Guard.
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“Given Portland protesters’ well-known penchant for wearing chicken suits, inflatable frog costumes, or nothing at all when expressing their disagreement with the methods employed by ICE, observers may be tempted to view the majority’s ruling, which accepts the government’s characterization of Portland as a war zone, as merely absurd. But today’s decision is not merely absurd,” Graber wrote.
“It erodes core constitutional principles, including sovereign States’ control over their States’ militias and the people’s First Amendment rights to assemble and to object to the government’s policies and actions. I strenuously dissent,” she continued.
Protests have been going on in the city since June, including over the weekend when federal law enforcement used tear gas, according to <a href="https://katu.com/news/local/portland-protests-at-ice-persist-as-federal-agents-use-tear-gas-oregon-portland-immigration-donald-trump-arrested-counter-protest-counterprotest-maga-democrats-republicans-no-kings">KATU</a>.
&#8220;At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists,&#8221; Trump posted to Truth Social in September.
&#8220;I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!&#8221; he added.
Similar protests led to National Guard deployment in Los Angeles over the summer, which led to an intense legal battle.

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