New Yorkers may not get the chance to attend NBA Finals Game 5 — which could be the last game of the championship series — thanks to a rule blocking out-of-town fans from purchasing tickets to the San Antonio-based game.
A Ticketmaster warning shows sales for Game 5, which might see the New York Knicks win the NBA Finals for the first time in 53 years, are limited to fans within a 150-mile radius of the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
“Residency will be based on credit card billing address,” the warning reads. “Orders by residents outside of a 150-mile radius of Frost Bank Center will be canceled without notice and refunds given.”
The Ticketmaster rule has been in effect for the entire playoffs, according to social media users. Other ticket sites, however, including StubHub and SeatGeek, do not appear to restrict ticket sales to specific locations.
The New York Knicks currently lead the series 3-1 over the San Antonio Spurs. If the Knicks win Game 5, the team will secure the NBA title for the first time since 1973. If the team loses, the series will return to Madison Square Garden for Game 6.
This is the Knicks’ first Finals appearance since 1999, when the New York team lost to the Spurs. The Spurs’ last appeared in the NBA Finals in 2014, when the team defeated the Miami Heat to win the championship.
Despite the roadblock from Ticketmaster, fans from New York and New Jersey have already purchased 45% of Game 5 tickets, <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/12/sports/new-york-new-jerseys-knicks-fans-bought-50-of-tickets-for-game-5-in-san-antonio/">as reported by</a> the New York Post. According to the Post, some New Yorkers bought Game 5 tickets because they were cheaper than tickets to Madison Square Garden, the Post reported.
The cheapest seats for Game 5 cost around $1,000 on Ticketmaster, while the best seats cost anywhere from $10,000 to $36,000.
In contrast, the cheapest tickets for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden cost around $5,000 — with courtside tickets going for as much as $100,000, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/knicks-star-calls-out-crazy-ticket-prices-for-nba-finals-see-how-much-fans-spent">reported</a>.
Win or lose, the Knicks have already made history in their Finals run. The team won Game 4 with a 29-point comeback, the largest in NBA Finals history.

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There is no shortage of star power in Madison Square Garden. But tonight, the NBA Finals start in San Antonio, and the Spurs have something in Frost Bank Center that has captured the eyes and hearts of fans across the country — &#8220;The Spurs Nuns.&#8221;
The group of Catholic sisters has gone viral during the Spurs&#8217; 2026 NBA Playoff run for praying for the players and cheering their hearts out as the Spurs went on a Western Conference tear to make it to the Finals.
The Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco in San Antonio show up to home games decked out in Spurs jerseys over their habits. They cheer when Spurs star Victor Wembanyama nails a dunk typically only seen in video games. They sigh when the opposing team makes a three-pointer. They even take the time to bless the players, most recently backup center Luke Kornet, during pre-game warm-ups.
When they’re not in the arena watching basketball, they’re showing off their own basketball skills at the Catholic school where they use their Spurs knowledge to enhance their ministry with the children they serve.
&#8220;Our ministry is with young people, and we need to be able to converse with them and talk to them,&#8221; Sister Bernadette Mota told the <a href="https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-spurs-fans-nuns-salesian-22242330.php">San Antonio Express-News</a> in May. &#8220;I can talk basketball with the kids and it&#8217;s something that I&#8217;ve really enjoyed watching.&#8221;
The enjoyment is a two-way street with Spurs fans often taking pictures with the sisters before games, and when the group chose to stay in San Antonio instead of traveling to Oklahoma City for Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Thunder fans playfully dressed up as &#8220;Spurs Nuns.&#8221;
While it’s easy to get caught up in the spectacle of nuns sitting courtside at an NBA game, the sisters take their Catholic practice seriously.
&#8220;Pre-game, we’re praying the rosary for peace (in communion with the Church and Pope Leo),&#8221; Mota told the San Antonio Express-News. &#8220;And we’ll add a special intention for the Spurs. God bless and Go Spurs Go!&#8221;
In a world of bandwagon fans, the Salesian Sisters have been die-hard for decades. Sister Mota says 20 years ago, there were elder sisters in their convent who would watch every Spurs game on TV. When those sisters passed, others in the convent carried on the tradition of being devoted fans of their hometown team, per <a href="https://sojo.net/articles/culture-interview/san-antonio-nuns-chanting-go-spurs-go-and-god-bless">Sojourners</a>.
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Ahead of Wednesday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the sisters posted a 30-second video of kids from their ministry wearing Spurs gear and waving foam fingers as they cheered alongside the nuns. The short clip shows the world that what the sisters want more than social media lore is to share the love of Christ through basketball.
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&#8220;Our Salesian mission comes to life in beautiful moments like this!&#8221; the video caption states. &#8220;These precious moments remind us why presence matters, why Christ matters, and why our mission matters.&#8221;
&#8220;As we kick off Game 1 of the Finals tonight, we&#8217;re soaking in every moment together. Go, Spurs Go, and God bless!&#8221;

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SAN ANTONIO—City officials found a way to flaunt state and federal prohibitions on “pride crosswalks,” and it could come at a high price for taxpayers.
These rainbow-painted stretches of road became a common sight during the Biden years. That has changed since President Donald Trump returned to office, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy <a href="https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-governors-roads-are-safety-not-politics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warning</a> governors that “roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is one of several red state leaders who expressly prohibited pride crosswalks, <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-greg-abbott-today-directed-the-texas-department-of-transportation-txdot-to-ensure-counties-and-cities-are-in-compliance-with-federal-and-state-guidelines-regarding-roadway-safety-tex" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> in October that “Texans expect their taxpayer dollars to be used wisely, not advance political agendas on Texas roadways,” and warning that “any city that refuses to comply with the federal road standards will face consequences including the withholding or denial of state and federal road funding.”
Rather than comply, the City of San Antonio devised a clever workaround to Abbott’s prohibition: it will start painting sidewalks instead.
Construction crews began power-washing a block of sidewalk in the city’s “Pride Cultural Heritage District,” or “gay strip,” as it is locally known, earlier this month. This follows about three months of planning by the city council and “LGBTQ+ Advisory Board,” and is projected to cost taxpayers $170,000.
Several Texas cities initially sought exemptions to Abbott’s ban on political road artwork, requests the governor’s office denied. San Antonio’s decision to plow ahead with its pride sidewalk comes as several Florida towns have done the same in violation of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2025/08/18/florida-rainbow-crosswalk-removal-key-west" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prohibition</a> on these installations.
Abbott’s press secretary, Andrew Mahaleris, told The Daily Wire that the governor “expects all Texas municipalities to fully comply with his directive on roadway safety and U.S. Department of Transportation guidance and regulations.”
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones and the San Antonio City Council did not respond to requests for comment.
It is unclear how Abbott or the Transportation Department will penalize San Antonio. But the pride sidewalk already faces steep local opposition from an unlikely coalition.
Pride San Antonio, a nonprofit that organizes pride events, funded most of San Antonio’s original rainbow crosswalk, sued to block the pride sidewalk alongside the San Antonio chapter of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum.
While the parties to this improbable joint lawsuit have radically different end goals — Pride San Antonio wants to bring back the rainbow crosswalks, while the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum wants to nix all public pride paintings — both groups argue that it is a misappropriation of funds to do so, <a href="https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2026-01-08/san-antonio-pauses-rainbow-sidewalks-due-to-joint-lawsuit-by-pride-sa-and-texas-conservative-liberty-forum?_amp=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to attorney Justin Nichols.
Pride San Antonio, in particular, objects to the astronomical cost of painting the sidewalk, noting in the lawsuit that it spent $4,690 in 2023 on maintenance for the pride crosswalk, and noted elsewhere that most of the $19,000 that originally went into painting the crosswalk was fundraised, rather than provided by the city.
Texas Conservative Liberty Forum president Joe Garza said both parties “hope the city will hold a public debate and vote on the proposed rainbow sidewalk.” And while he acknowledges that debate will pit his group against Pride San Antonio, he remains committed to the joint lawsuit.
“We believe cities have to make the choice that’s best for them,” he said, “but that elected officials should make those choices, not bureaucrats.”
One such elected official is San Antonio City Councilwoman Misty Spears.
“I believe the elimination of the rainbow crosswalks was an important roadway safety decision made by the state of Texas and not intended to target San Antonio or the LGBTQ community,” the Republican wrote in a statement. “Tax dollars should not fund individual viewpoints.”
Whether or not this lawsuit succeeds, it seems that other Texas cities are hellbent on flouting Abbott’s ban. Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas decided to paint its steps rainbow in response to the city agreeing to repaint the pride-themed crosswalk.
And Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert told the mayor and city council that she would continue to look for ways to “allow neighborhoods to express their unique community identity,” according to a December 12 memo.
Neither Tolbert nor the mayors of Austin or Dallas responded to requests for comment.
Sam Korkus is a student at the University of Dallas and a contributor to The College Fix.

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Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday night that he would deploy the National Guard &#8220;across the state&#8221; as anti-ICE protests hit major cities.
Protests against President Donald Trump&#8217;s illegal immigration crackdown started earlier this week in <a href="https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-joins-anti-ice-protests-immigration-crackdown-intensifies">Dallas</a> and <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/live-blog-ice-protest-at-texas-capitol/">Austin</a>, and more demonstrations are planned for San Antonio on Wednesday and Saturday. In a <a href="https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1932656855764861152">post</a> on X, Abbott said he was mobilizing the National Guard as a precautionary measure &#8220;to ensure peace &amp; order.&#8221;
&#8220;Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal &amp; will lead to arrest,&#8221; the governor added. &#8220;@TexasGuard will use every tool &amp; strategy to help law enforcement maintain order.&#8221;
In Austin, the state&#8217;s capital, police used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a group of protesters who were ignoring warnings to clear out of the street, KXAN Austin <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/live-blog-ice-protest-at-texas-capitol/">reported</a>. Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Austin Police Department arrested more than a dozen people during the protest Monday night, according to Abbott. During the demonstration, a federal building where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds detainees was vandalized with messages reading, “ICE NEEDS 2 SURRENDER &amp; RELEASE THE HOSTAGES” and “MODERN DAY SLAVERY DISGUISED AS CRIMINAL REFORM.”
Six men arrested during the Austin demonstration were charged with felony criminal mischief, resisting arrest, among other offenses, according to the <a href="https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/abbott-deploys-national-guard-san-antonio-protests-20371032.php">San Antonio Express-News</a>.
&#8220;Peaceful protesting is legal. But once you cross the line, you will be arrested,&#8221; Abbott <a href="https://x.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1932304416435998771">wrote</a> on social media early Tuesday morning, adding, &#8220;FAFO,&#8221; the acronym for &#8220;F*** Around and Find Out.&#8221;
The protest in Dallas on Monday turned &#8220;tense&#8221; as some demonstrators clashed with police officers, The Dallas Morning News <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2025/06/09/protestors-in-dallas-rally-to-show-solidarity-with-la-demonstrators-amid-ice-crackdowns/">reported</a>. After sunset, authorities deployed pepper spray to disperse the crowd and appeared to make some arrests.
Texas National Guard troops will be on &#8220;standby in areas where mass demonstrations are planned in case they are needed,&#8221; according to Abbott&#8217;s office. Demonstrations, organized by a group called &#8220;No Kings&#8221; are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-issues-warning-to-any-protester-that-wants-to-come-out-during-d-c-military-parade">planned</a> for cities in all 50 states on Saturday as the U.S. Army will hold a massive parade in Washington, D.C., coinciding with the president&#8217;s birthday, with Trump in attendance.
Protests, some of which have turned into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/anti-ice-riots-break-out-in-san-francisco-as-more-troops-deploy-to-l-a">riots</a>, have already popped up in cities across the country after anti-ICE rioters attacked law enforcement officers and damaged businesses and public property in Los Angeles last weekend. President Trump deployed the National Guard to L.A. on Saturday and then sent in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sends-another-2000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a">reinforcements</a> days later, including 700 Marines, as he blasted Democrat officials, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
California then sued the Trump administration over the National Guard deployment, arguing that Trump infringed on Newsom&#8217;s power. Trump has defended his decision, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-sends-another-2000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Sends+Another+2%2C000+National+Guard+Troops+To+L.A.">claiming</a> that L.A. would be &#8220;burning to the ground&#8221; without his action.

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San Antonio Police Chief William McManus walked back statements he previously made about his department finding “no evidence whatsoever” that actor Jonathan Joss’ death was a hate crime.
Social media and mainstream media lit up following the death of the “King of the Hill” voice actor on Sunday. At first, news reports were saying that the Texas native was shot following a dispute with his neighbor. Soon after, a man claiming to be Joss’ husband said Joss was really the victim of anti-LGBT bigotry.
While San Antonio police originally ruled out a hate crime, now McManus is walking back those statements. “That was way, way, way premature,” he <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SanAntonioPD/videos/1356101808802458/">said</a> during a Thursday press conference. “Shouldn’t have done it. It was way too soon before we had any real information, and I will own that and simply say, again, that we shouldn&#8217;t have done that. It was way too early in the process for any statement of that nature to be issued.”
“We understand that many in the LGBTQ+ community are feeling anxious and concerned,” he continued. “A lot of it has to do with that premature statement that we released, and again, I own that, shouldn&#8217;t have done it. The loss of Jonathan Joss was tragic and most, most heavily felt by the LGBTQ+ community.”
Just two days earlier on June 3, the SAPD said that they “thoroughly reviewed all available information” and said there was no reason to believe Joss’ death “was related to his sexual orientation.”
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As some people have pointed out, the post from Joss’ alleged husband following the incident is full of extreme, unsubstantiated accusations, including one about angry neighbors burning down their home several months ago. But <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lgbt-activists-have-found-their-next-hate-crime-hoax-and-its-the-most-insane-one-yet">news reports</a> from the time state that Joss admitted to using a propane heater, which may have caused the fire.
According to a report from local station WFAA, Joss also had a long history of getting into altercations with his neighbors and was reported to have been causing a disturbance on the night he was killed.
“Neighbors [said that Joss] was at the site Sunday night checking his mail, which he did regularly, when something went terribly wrong. A video shared by a neighbor who was present shows a man, who they identified as Joss, pacing up and down the street with a pitchfork and screaming,” the outlet reported.
It went on, “The neighbors say it was common behavior over the years for Joss to scream while carrying weapons, and even though they say they didn’t like it, several neighbors said they were surprised when a man who lives just 50 yards away responded to the situation with a gun around 6 p.m. Sunday.”
One person claiming to be a neighbor of Joss posted on Facebook saying the voice actor “started gun fights constantly” and “constantly threatened his surrounding neighbors.”
Footage of Joss behaving aggressively at an event for the &#8220;King of the Hill&#8221; revival two days before his death also started circulating online. The voice actor had to be escorted from the premises by security.
Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, 56, who is described as a former neighbor of Joss, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. His is currently under house arrest on $200,000 bond.

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San Antonio Police Chief Walks Back Statement That Jonathon Joss’ Murder Wasn’t A Hate Crime

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Seven police officers in San Antonio, Texas, were shot after responding to a call about a “suicide in progress” on Wednesday night.
Police were contacted by a family member of the suspect, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-shoots-police-officers-called-suicide-progress-san-antoni-rcna188902" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, who has since been identified as 46-year-old Brandon Scott Poulos. When the first officers arrived at the apartment complex, a woman said there was a man inside who was shooting, WOAI <a href="https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/four-san-antonio-police-officers-shot-in-stone-oak-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Poulos then reportedly walked out of the apartment and began shooting, hitting one officer in the leg. The suicidal man then shot six more officers while barricaded inside the property, NBC reported. The seven wounded officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect died during the encounter, but it is unclear whether he shot himself or was shot by police, the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) told NBC.
During the encounter, police evacuated residents from the apartment building, and resident Joseph Loredo told WOAI that he first heard a pop before hearing other noises and recognizing them as gunfire. He ran from his apartment and found an officer on the ground.
“When I went outside, I saw one of SAPD officers had been shot,&#8221; Loredo told the outlet. &#8220;It looked like a leg wound because they were putting a tourniquet on him and then they dragged him away.”
&#8220;I caught on video when [police] was actually firing back,&#8221; Loredo added. &#8220;Then I saw the [shooter] actually shoot a few of the officers. I witnessed this. That is when SAPD actually returned fire.&#8221;
Loredo also told the outlet that he saw Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies arrive on the scene followed by the SWAT team, who surrounded the area once the suspect barricaded himself in the first-floor apartment.
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Around 2:45 a.m., after an hours-long standoff and negotiations, SWAT entered the apartment to find Poulos dead from a gunshot wound.
&#8220;SWAT arrived on the scene and the suspect barricaded himself inside the apartment for several hours,&#8221; Police Chief William McManus said in a Facebook post. &#8220;At the end of the event the suspect was found to be deceased, we don&#8217;t know if he was shot by a self-inflicted wound or whether or not he was shot by squad officers.&#8221;
McManus also said that Poulos had been arrested on January 18 for violating a protection order, three assault charges, and driving while intoxicated. He was out on bond when the shooting occurred.
All of the injured officers are expected to make a full recovery.

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Members of the Tren de Aragua gang – the same group that has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/management-of-apartments-hijacked-by-venezuelan-gang-says-company-scapegoated-by-local-officials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taken over apartment buildings</a> in Colorado – were arrested in San Antonio, Texas, earlier this month.
A weeks-long joint operation at the beginning of the month saw 20 people arrested from an apartment complex in San Antonio, My San Antonio <a href="https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/tren-de-aragua-tda-san-antonio-19817730.php">reported</a>. Four of the people arrested were members of Tren de Aragua, known for violent illegal activities, including murder, drugs, and human trafficking.
San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said earlier this month that one of those arrested was “an enforcer” in the gang. He also said the bust was just the first, hinting that more arrests were to come. McManus noted that police had received multiple complaints from residents at an apartment complex, alleging drugs were being sold, people were being trafficked, and apartment employees were being threatened.
&#8220;We’re on to you, we’re coming for you, and we know where you are,&#8221; McManus said at a press conference, according to My San Antonio.
The outlet also reported that two members of the gang were arrested during a traffic stop the previous week, and that the police had shared a map showing suspected and documented gang activity.
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Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) declared Tren de Aragua to be a “foreign terrorist organization” following reports that more than 100 members of the gang had violently forced their way across the U.S. southern border, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-governor-declares-venezuelan-gang-terrorists-after-over-100-suspected-members-stormed-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> at the time.
“The recent entry and expansion of the vicious Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, is a dangerous and deadly problem facing our state and nation,” Abbott said.
“Our goal is to defend Texas from the growing threat of the gang. We will not let them use Texas as a base of operations to terrorize our citizens. They have a target on their back, and we are going after them. Texas is the wrong state for them to try to do business in,” the governor added.
The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-13958241/texas-gang-tren-aragua-apartment-complex-raid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the Tren de Aragua gang has taken over four apartment complexes in San Antonio. The Mail, citing law enforcement sources and residents of the complexes, said the situation has been going on for five or six months. The gangs have reportedly squatted in empty apartments and used them to deal drugs or traffic women and children for sex.
The San Antonio Police Department would not verify the claims made in the Mail article to The Daily Wire but did not deny them either.

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Members Of Violent Venezuelan Gang Arrested In Texas, Apartment Complexes Under Siege: Report

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A Texas police officer was shot multiple times on Sunday during a shootout with a 25-year-old Venezuelan national who entered the U.S. illegally and had been released by Border Patrol, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-migrant-shoots-texas-police-officer-rifle-after-domestic-violence-call-sources-say" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The shootout began after officers from the San Antonio Police Department responded to a domestic violence call around 3 a.m. and ended with the suspect, Jorge Chacon-Gutierrez, dead, and an officer wounded. The officer is expected to survive after undergoing surgery on Sunday.
It was unclear if the suspect was killed by return fire from police or if he committed suicide, according to Fox News. Chacon-Gutierrez illegally entered the U.S. in November 2023 and was apprehended by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, according to law enforcement officials. He was then released into the country with a court date set for April 2026.
SAPD Chief William McManus said, “When officers arrived, they learned that a female victim had been assaulted by her boyfriend. When officers went into the apartment, he was lying in bed with a rifle by his side.” A SWAT team entered the apartment and found the suspect, who was later pronounced dead, KSAT <a href="https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/07/28/sapd-officer-shot-suspect-dies-following-gunfire-exchange-at-north-side-apartment-police-say/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The female victim in the domestic violence call was not seriously injured, according to police.
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SCOOP: Per multiple law enforcement sources, the suspect who shot a San Antonio police officer w/ a rifle this morning is a Venezuelan illegal alien who was caught by Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, TX last November &amp; was released into the US w/ his next court date in April 2026.… <a href="https://t.co/Z9xScZZwoQ">pic.twitter.com/Z9xScZZwoQ</a>
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Illegal immigration remains a top issue heading into the 2024 election, especially after Vice President Kamala Harris — who President Joe Biden put in charge of addressing the immigration crisis in 2021 — became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Last week, the House — with the help of six Democrats — passed a resolution condemning &#8220;the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border.”
Throughout his 2024 campaign, former President Donald Trump has focused on the numerous violent crimes committed by illegal immigrants against American citizens during Biden and Harris&#8217; time in the White House. Just this year, illegal immigrants have been charged in the murders of Georgia nursing student <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-charged-with-laken-rileys-murder-is-active-gang-member-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laken Riley</a>, Michigan woman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/once-deported-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-25-year-old-michigan-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruby Garcia</a>, Maryland woman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deeply-touched-trump-calls-mom-of-rachel-morin-mom-of-five-allegedly-raped-and-murdered-by-illegal-immigrant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rachel Morin</a>, and most recently, Nashville restaurant and bar owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/authorities-believe-man-charged-in-murder-of-nashville-restaurant-owner-is-illegal-immigrant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Carney</a>.
Last week, Trump told Fox News host Jesse Watters that he would have &#8220;no choice&#8221; but to conduct mass deportations if he took back the White House.
“We have no choice, we have to get the criminals out,” Trump said. “These are murderers. These are drug dealers. These are people that will take women and put them in the trunk of a car and sell them to the highest bidder, they’ll come across the border, human traffickers. Actually, it’s almost as big as the drug trade. Now, you wouldn’t even believe this. And the reason is because of the internet. The internet has made that into a massive business, human trafficking, it’s mostly in women.”
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Trump says mass deportations are a hard thing to do, but we have no choice. “We have to get the criminals out. These are murderers, these are drug dealers, there are people that will take women and put them in the trunk of a car and sell them to the highest bidder.” He blames the… <a href="https://t.co/8sceymbhue">pic.twitter.com/8sceymbhue</a>
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseBWatters/status/1815911948698968200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Illegal Immigrant Shoots Texas Police Officer After Being Released By Border Patrol: Report

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-antonio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Antonio International Airport</a> worker who was “ingested” by the engine of a Delta Air Lines jet last week died by suicide, <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-airport-worker-who-was-pulled-into-a-jet-engine-died-by-suicide-medical-examiner-says/3284834/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Bexar County Medical Examiner.
The ground worker, who has been identified as 27-year-old David Renner, was killed late Friday night by an Airbus A319 aircraft arriving from Los Angeles. According to a Monday report from the medical examiner, an autopsy on Renner found he was killed from blunt and sharp-force injuries, with the manner of death listed as suicide.
“This isn’t the first time David has tried something like this from my knowledge,” David’s brother, Joshua, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12236345/PICTURED-Airport-worker-27-killed-jumping-engine-taxiing-Delta-jet.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Daily Mail. “There were other times. This time I thought it was different.”
On Friday, emergency crews responded after Renner was &#8220;ingested&#8221; into the jet’s engine as the plane was taxiing to its gate, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The plane had one engine on when the incident occurred, and a source <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/26/texas-airport-worker-jet-engine-suicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Guardian that Renner “intentionally stepped in front of the live engine.”
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Joshua Renner said that while his brother had struggled with mental health in the past, he had shown no signs recently of a desire to inflict harm on himself.
“The reason I say that is because he was almost five months clean and living every day to the fullest,” Joshua said. “David had been clean for over eight months, was in therapy, [was] actively taking his prescribed medication and had finally became the David we all knew he could be,” Joshua added.
Renner was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-airport-worker-killed-after-being-ingested-into-jet-engine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">employed</a> by Unifi Aviation, a ground handling and aviation services company based out of Atlanta and contracted by Delta. Unifi said it was “deeply saddened by the loss of our employee” in the “tragic” incident.
“We are heartbroken and grieving the loss of an aviation family member’s life in San Antonio. Our hearts and full support are with their family, friends and loved ones during this difficult time,” Delta said in a <a href="https://people.com/texas-airport-worker-ingested-engine-died-suicide-medical-examiner-7553767#:~:text=The%20Bexar%20County%20Medical%20Examiner's,%2C%2027%2C%20reported%20the%20AP." target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
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As a result of the death, counselors are available to airport employees, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-texas-airport-worker-was-ingested-airplane-engine-ruled-suicide-rcna91246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to NBC News. Shortly after the incident on Friday, Unifi said the death was no fault of their policies or operations. Initially, the NTSB was working with Delta to investigate the incident, but that investigation has been canceled in light of the medical examiner’s determination.
&#8220;The NTSB will not be opening an investigation into this event. There were no operational safety issues with either the airplane or the airport,&#8221; an NTSB statement said.
On New Year’s Eve, Courtney Edwards, a mother of three, was sucked into an American Airlines jet engine at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama. Edwards <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/airport-horror-as-baggage-handler-dies-after-being-sucked-through-jet-engine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worked</a> for Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/osha-fines-american-airlines-subsidiary-15k-after-worker-sucked-plane-engine-dies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fined</a> Piedmont $15,625 in June after the agency found the airline company was at fault, but the company is contesting that civil penalty.
Powerful fans and compressors “suck” air through jet engines, and during takeoff, 1.2 tons of air per second can be taken in, <a href="https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/ww2/projects/jet-airplanes/how.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Stanford University.
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Texas Airport Worker ‘Ingested’ Into Jet Engine Died By Suicide: Medical Examiner

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A Texas airport worker was killed after being “ingested” into the engine of a Delta Air Lines jet, airport officials confirmed. 
Emergency crews responded at San Antonio International Airport on Friday night after a ground crew member was sucked into the aircraft&#8217;s engine, which had just arrived from Los Angeles. The plane was reportedly taxying to its gate when the incident occurred, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
&#8220;An accident occurred on the ground at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) tonight that resulted in the fatality of an airline ground crew member,” the airport said in a <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/san-antonio-airport-worker-killed-after-being-sucked-into-delta-jet-engine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We are deeply saddened by this incident and are working with authorities as they begin their investigation. We will share more information as details become available.&#8221;
The victim, who hasn&#8217;t been identified, was employed by Unifi Aviation, a ground handling and aviation services company based out of Atlanta and contracted by Delta. The company said it was &#8220;deeply saddened by the loss of our employee” in the “tragic” accident. 
&#8220;Our hearts go out to the family of the deceased, and we remain focused on supporting our employees on the ground and ensuring they are being taken care of during this time,” Unifi added. 
NTSB officials confirmed on Saturday that the worker was “ingested” into the jet engine and said they were in contact with Delta investigating the accident. Unifi Aviation says the death was no fault of their policies or operations. 
“From our initial investigation, this incident was unrelated to Unifi’s operational processes, safety procedures and policies,” the company said. “Out of respect for the deceased, we will not be sharing any additional information. While police and other officials continue to investigate this incident, we defer to them on providing further details.&#8221;
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According to <a href="https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL1111/history/20230624/0057Z/KLAX/KSAT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from FlightAware, the airplane involved was Delta flight 1111, an Airbus A319 aircraft with 132 passenger seats.
On New Year’s Eve, Courtney Edwards, a mother of three, was sucked into an American Airlines jet engine at Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama. Edwards <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/airport-horror-as-baggage-handler-dies-after-being-sucked-through-jet-engine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worked</a> for Piedmont Airlines, a subsidiary of American. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Piedmont $15,625 in June after the agency found the airline company was at fault. 
Incidents like these are extremely rare. Powerful fans and compressors “suck” air through jet engines, and during takeoff, 1.2 tons of air per second can be taken in, <a href="https://cs.stanford.edu/people/eroberts/courses/ww2/projects/jet-airplanes/how.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Stanford University.

Texas Airport Worker Killed After Being ‘Ingested’ Into Jet Engine

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In the aftermath of the deadliest migrant smuggling event on the U.S.-Mexico border in American history that took the lives of 53 Mexican and Central American citizens in San Antonio, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a>, on Monday, the driver of the semi-truck could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.
&#8220;This is a horror that surpasses anything we&#8217;ve experienced before,&#8221; San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-mexico-san-antonio-12d7431c008ea0123dfa9c271a27a3ca">the Associated Press</a>. &#8220;And it&#8217;s sadly a preventable tragedy.&#8221;
Authorities said Homero Zamorano Jr. transported 64 illegal immigrants across the southern border and allegedly was &#8220;very high on meth,&#8221; the Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10963683/San-Antonio-migrant-deaths-lead-slow-effort-ID-victims.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus">reported</a>. Authorities said Zamorano hid in nearby bushes after attempting to escape.
Zamorano, originally from Brownsville, Texas, lives in Pasadena, Texas, a Houston suburb, authorities said. Six months before the tragedy earlier this week in San Antonio, Zamorano and his now-estranged wife, Jennifer Duncan, separated, the New York Post reported.
&#8220;I&#8217;m in shock,&#8221; Duncan told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/29/estranged-wife-of-texas-migrant-truck-driver-homero-zamorano-says-he-is-a-good-man/">New York Post</a>. &#8220;I mean, I just don&#8217;t even know what to say about it. I know he wouldn&#8217;t do anything if he knew it was gonna harm anybody.&#8221;
Duncan called Zamorano &#8220;a good man&#8221; who &#8220;goes out of his way to help anybody and everybody.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/53-fatalities-tractor-trailer-smuggling-incident-charges-filed-against-four">Authorities</a> charged three other men who were also found at the scene where a tractor-trailer truck first went through a Border Patrol checkpoint northeast of Laredo on Interstate 35 on Monday.
Authorities arrested Christian Martinez, 28, on Tuesday in Palestine, Texas, and charged him with one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death. Court documents show through a search warrant on Martinez&#8217;s cell phone that he and Zamorano were in contact regarding the smuggling event. Martinez faces up to life in prison or could face the death penalty if convicted.
Also arrested in the smuggling event were Mexican citizens Juan Claudio D&#8217; Luna-Mendez, 23, and Juan Francisco D&#8217; Luna-Bilbao, 48, who allegedly entered the U.S. illegally and were charged by criminal complaint with one count of possession of a weapon by an illegal immigrant. If convicted, both defendants face up to 10 years in prison.
Homeland Security Investigations and the San Antonio Police Department responded to the human smuggling scene after receiving 911 calls from nearby citizens.
Police said they discovered multiple individuals inside the tractor-trailer and on the ground in nearby brush — many of whom were already dead or incapacitated.
Homeland Security authorities confirmed that 48 individuals at the scene were deceased, including 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans, two Hondurans, and 17 other illegal immigrants from an unknown origin.
According to the Associated Press, Rubén Minutti, Mexico&#8217;s consul general in San Antonio, said several survivors were in critical condition with injuries such as brain damage and internal bleeding.
Five illegal immigrants died at a nearby hospital after authorities transported 16 of the 64 illegal immigrants found in or around the semi-truck. With the temperature reaching nearly 100 degrees, some were dealing with heat-related illnesses.
The Associated Press reported San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said those taken to the hospital were hot to the touch and dehydrated without water found in the trailer.
&#8220;They were suffering from heat stroke and exhaustion,&#8221; Hood said. &#8220;It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer, but there was no visible working AC unit on that rig.&#8221;
Hood told <a href="https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/texas/san-antonio-fire-chief-were-not-supposed-to-open-up-a-truck-and-see-stacks-of-bodies/285-775a57ad-5498-4e17-b5b8-56b0ea6f6b4f">KHOU 11</a> on Monday, &#8220;We&#8217;re not supposed to open up a truck and see stacks of bodies.&#8221;
President Joe Biden called the deaths &#8220;horrifying and heartbreaking,&#8221; the Associated Press reported.
&#8220;Exploiting vulnerable individuals for profit is shameful, as is political grandstanding around tragedy, and my administration will continue to do everything possible to stop human smugglers and traffickers from taking advantage of people who are seeking to enter the United States between ports of entry,&#8221; Biden said in a statement.
Craig Larrabee, acting special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in San Antonio, said, according to the Associated Press, South Texas has long been the busiest area for illegal border crossings. He added that U.S. authorities discover trucks with migrants inside &#8220;pretty close&#8221; to daily.
Larrabee said illegal immigrants pay anywhere from $8,000 to $10,000 for transportation across the border. Then, after packing into a tractor-trailer and hitching a ride to San Antonio, he said the smugglers transfer them to smaller vehicles for their final destinations across the United States.

At Least 40 Migrants Found Dead In Truck In San Antonio

Semi-Truck Driver Of Deadliest Migrant Smuggling Event In U.S. History Found ‘High On Meth,’ Faces Death Penalty: Authorities

Driver Of Deadliest Migrant Smuggling Event In U.S. History Homero Zamorano Jr. Found ‘High On Meth,’ Faces Death Penalty: Authorities

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Three people have been taken into police custody after the bodies of at least 46 illegal immigrants were found smuggled in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, the deadliest smuggling incident in American history.
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Death toll rises: 50 dead after truck of immigrants found on San Antonio’s Southwest Side <a href="https://t.co/wqsQedqTRr">https://t.co/wqsQedqTRr</a>
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“Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, citing information provided by U.S. authorities, said the death toll was at least 50, including 22 Mexican citizens, seven Guatemalan citizens and two Honduran citizens,” <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/46-people-found-dead-18-wheeler-san-antonio/story?id=85820560">ABC News</a> reported.
“Forty-eight people died on the scene, and two died at hospitals, the federal law enforcement official told CNN on Tuesday, noting the toll is preliminary,” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/27/us/san-antonio-migrants-found-truck/index.html">CNN</a> stated, adding, “High temperatures Monday in the San Antonio area ranged from the high 90s to low 100s, <a href="https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=EWX&amp;product=RTP&amp;site=ewx">according to</a> the National Weather Service.”
16 people in the truck, which was found near Interstate 95, survived and were taken for medical treatment. The deadliest human smuggling incident prior to Monday occurred on May 13, 2003, when 18 migrants died, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/05/15/truck.bodies/">according</a> to a CNN article from the time.
The dead bodies  “were hot to the touch,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood stated, adding, “There were no signs of water in the vehicle, and no visible working AC unit on that rig.”
“This is nothing short of a horrific human tragedy,” San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg echoed, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/27/migrants-dead-texas/">The Washington Post</a>, which noted, “The deaths come amid a surge in migration at the border, with the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2022/06/16/united-states-border-immigration-arrests/?itid=lk_inline_manual_18">latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a> figures showing that immigration arrests there in May rose to the highest levels ever recorded. &#8230; The agency is on pace to surpass the record 1.73 million border arrests tallied in 2021.”
“The truck had U.S. and Texas Department of Transportation registration numbers on the cab,” The Post reported.
“Horrified at this tragic loss of life near San Antonio,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus stated in a <a href="https://twitter.com/CBPChrisMagnus/status/1541736131267596288">tweet</a> on Tuesday. “This speaks to the desperation of migrants who would put their lives in the hands of callous human smugglers who show no regard for human life.&#8221;
“As temperatures start to rise in the summer, human smugglers will continue to exploit vulnerable populations and recklessly endanger the lives of migrants for financial gain,” Magnus said prior to the incident. “The terrain along the Southwest border is extreme, the summer heat is severe, and the miles of desert that migrants must hike after crossing the border are unforgiving.”
“I hate to say this, but some of these kids are rented out by parents who can&#8217;t afford to pay the coyotes to the cartels,” Arizona GOP Rep. Andy Biggs <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biggs-warns-migrant-deaths-border-summer-months-overrun-right-now">said</a>. “So they let their kids be used over and over again to create these false family units. All of that horrific inhumanity that goes on when you don&#8217;t secure your border.”

Three People Taken Into Custody After Deadliest Smuggling Incident In American History

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