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MS-13, Tren de Aragua targeted for death blow in new GOP bill aimed at migrant crime
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday, the Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act, which would dramatically increase penalties for criminal activity by illegal immigrants, something the bill’s sponsors believe can help deliver a death blow to organized crime by illegals in the U.S.
Rep. Brad Knott, R-N.C., said the bill already has robust support in the House and that key members of the Trump administration have been very «supportive.»
This comes as the Trump administration has moved quickly to lock down the border and begin arresting the «worst of the worst» illegal aliens present in the country. The Trump administration has promised to be «ruthlessly aggressive» in cracking down on illegal criminal groups endangering Americans.
However, Knott, who introduced the bill Wednesday, told Fox News Digital that, from his experience as a prosecutor, he believes Congress must act quickly to secure the permanent changes needed to deter many of the hardened criminals who have made organized crime in the U.S. «big business.»
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Rep. Brad Knott, R-N.C., and House Republicans are introducing a bill this week to dramatically increase penalties for crimes committed by illegal aliens, something they believe is necessary to deter the «worst of the worst» from entering the country. (House Creative Services via Wikimedia Commons and Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«There is a very real set group of criminals that a wall and deportations alone is wholly insufficient to deter them from coming to the United States to commit crime,» Knott said. «I have prosecuted people who were deported more than ten times. Yet they come back exclusively to commit crime, whether that is human trafficking, whether it’s drug trafficking, whether it’s money laundering, you name it.»
Knott said, up until now, there has been an «incentive» for criminals, including members of migrant gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, to come to the U.S. «because they are able to enrich themselves with very low risk of extreme cost.»
«Two years is no deterrent,» he said. «I prosecuted cartel members, and if they got a 24-month sentence, a two-year sentence, it would not interrupt their criminal operation at all.»
During his time as a federal prosecutor, Knott said, instances of illegal felons returning to commit more crimes after being deported were «too many to remember.»
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Alleged MS-13 gang members (Reuters)
«I talked to someone who was deported more than ten times … and I asked him, ‘Why do you keep coming back to the United States?’ And he was very candid with me. He said, ‘Why wouldn’t I?’» Knott shared. «He could make more money. He could operate in a country that was safer. People were nice. He could enrich himself while poisoning the children that he would sell drugs to.
«This bill in large part closes that gap in the law,» he explained. «It categorizes illegal aliens who commit crimes in a wholly different category.»
If passed and signed into law, Knott’s bill would increase the punishment for any crime committed by an illegal alien that is punishable by more than one year from a maximum of two years to a minimum of five years.
Illegals who are removed and then reenter the country illegally can also face up to ten years in prison under the law.
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Inmates remain in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Center prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and the 18th Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Jan. 27, 2025 (Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images)
For illegal felons who have been previously removed from the country and returned again to commit more crimes, the bill would increase the punishment to a minimum of ten years and up to life in prison.
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Knott explained that the bill still leaves flexibility to federal authorities, leaving the option of deportation on the table while simultaneously increasing the legal penalties available to erase the incentives for illegally entering the country to commit crimes.
He said » flexibility is what law enforcement needs to really combat this on a person-by-person basis.»
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The U.S. Capitol Dec. 12, 2024, in Washington D.C. (Fox News/Paul Steinhauser)
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«The wall is important. Deportations are important, and we must maintain those. But we also must close the gap in the law so that, regardless of who’s president, we have the tools to fight the illegal immigrant criminals who inflict so much pain on this country,» said Knott.
«Immigration should be a net benefit to our country,» he added. «If we don’t punish those who want to come here to commit crimes, we will never have a healthy immigration system again. If we don’t fix this problem now, we might not have the chance to do it.«
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins NJ gubernatorial primary, setting up showdown with Trump-backed GOP winner
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Rep. Mikie Sherrill won New Jersey’s Democrat gubernatorial primary on Tuesday night.
The Associated Press projects that Sherrill has won the primary, which tees up a competitive race against three-time gubernatorial candidate and former GOP state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli to replace Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, who is term-limited this year.
Sherill swept a crowded field of Democrat candidates, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and fellow U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer.
Democrat and Republican candidates often mentioned President Donald Trump’s name on the New Jersey campaign trail as Democrats positioned themselves as the most anti-Trump and Republicans vied to be the most pro-Trump candidate. It was Ciattarelli who landed the Trump endorsement as Democrats worked to contrast the president’s vision with their own.
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill speaks with reporters after voting at Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, N.J., on June 10, 2025. (Fox News Digital)
New Jersey is one of just two governor’s races in 2025, along with Virginia. Both will be used by politicians and pundits to gauge how Americans are responding to Trump’s second term ahead of the midterm elections next year.
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As they campaigned for the coveted nomination, Democrat candidates walked a fine line between building on Murphy’s legacy and promising to change the status quo in Trenton. Like Murphy, Democrat candidates have rejected Trump’s executive orders, his crackdown on illegal immigration and the Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts.
Acting as the last line of defense to a sweeping Republican agenda, Democrat governors have often rejected Trump’s executive actions during his second term. By suing the Trump administration to unlock federal funds or refusing to comply with ICE deportations, Democrat governors, including many rumored to harbor 2028 presidential ambitions, are often leading the party’s resistance to Trump.
Then-former President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., on May 11, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Trump once again took center stage on Tuesday as Sherrill and Gottheimer were peppered with questions by the press about the protests and riots unfolding in Los Angeles.
When asked how she would handle the ongoing situation in Los Angeles differently from Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sherrill touted her military and law enforcement background and told Fox News Digital she would stand up «strongly in favor of keeping people here in the state safe,» return safety to the streets and continue «speaking out against a president who is trying to create violence in the country.»
Sherrill is a Navy veteran and served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey as an outreach and re-entry coordinator, which she described as prosecuting federal cases and advising law enforcement on investigations.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, joined by her children, arrives at Hillside Elementary School in Montclair, N.J., to cast her ballot in the primary on June 10, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
«Governor Newsom surged law enforcement in, and what Trump seems to be doing is trying to add fuel to the fire and really make the situation violent and bad,» Sherrill told reporters after casting her ballot in Montclair on Tuesday morning. «That’s completely unacceptable.»
Gottheimer said it was «outrageous» for Trump to send the National Guard to California without Newsom’s request.
«The fact that the president, for the first time since 1965, sent troops in from the National Guard without a request from the governor is outrageous. It’s just more chaos that we’re used to having in this administration. It’s not how I would approach this,» Gottheimer told Fox News Digital after voting in Tenafly.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Stephanie Keith for Fox News Digital)
Democrat candidates threw their support behind Baraka last month after he was arrested for trespassing at an ICE facility in Newark. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called it a «beyond bizarre political stunt,» but Baraka has maintained that he did nothing wrong.
Last week, Baraka filed a lawsuit against Alina Habba, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, and DHS Agent Ricky Patel «for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation.»
Trump outperformed in the Garden State in 2024, according to Fox News Voter Analysis.
A «Vote Here» sign at the Presbyterian Church in Tenafly, N.J., on June 10, 2025. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
While former Vice President Kamala Harris won New Jersey in 2024 as expected, Trump saw a nearly five-point improvement from his 2020 vote share, and Harris’ support dropped by about five points. He gained across New Jersey, with his largest swings in the northeast corner of the state; Hudson and Passaic counties led the pack.
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Ciattarelli lost by a hair to Murphy in 2021 and framed his candidacy as a referendum on the Democrat policies that have driven New Jersey for the past eight years.
Fox News’ Remy Numa contributed to this report.
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“Histórica decisión”: las repercusiones de la condena a Cristina Kirchner en los medios del mundo
La prensa internacional le dedicó un espacio preponderante a informar sobre el fallo de la Corte Suprema que confirmó la condena a seis años de prisión e inhabilitación perpetua para ejercer cargos públicos a la expresidenta Cristina Kirchner por defraudación al Estado.
El influyente diario The New York Times se hizo eco de la noticia con un texto titulado “Un titán político en Argentina es condenado a prisión” . Según afirmó, esta decisión bloquea el “planeado regreso político” de Cristina Kirchner.
El artículo, firmado por Daniel Politi, señaló que «Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, ex presidenta de Argentina y una de las figuras políticas más polarizantes del país, fue condenada este martes a prisión e inhabilitada de por vida para ejercer cargos públicos, luego de que la Corte Suprema confirmara su condena por corrupción».
“El fallo probablemente intensifique las tensiones políticas en el país y se conoce después de que Cristina Kirchner, quien fue blanco de un intento de asesinato hace tres años, anunciara sus planes de regresar a la política», afirmó.
El artículo de The New York Times (Foto: captura)
El diario británico Financial Times escribió que “la inhabilitación de Kirchner, una de las líderes más divisivas e influyentes de la izquierda latinoamericana en las últimas dos décadas, transformará la política argentina. Como presidenta del partido peronista, era una posible rival del libertario Milei en las elecciones presidenciales de 2027, y las encuestas indicaban que conservaba el apoyo de aproximadamente el 30% del electorado”, indicó.
En Uruguay, el diario El País abrió su portal con el título “Histórica decisión: Corte Suprema confirmó la condena a Cristina Kirchner a prisión y no podrá ser candidata”. La nota opacó incluso al decisivo partido por eliminatorias al Mundial 2026 que enfrenta hoy el seleccionado celeste frente a Venezuela.
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“La decisión confirmada hoy sacude a todo el sistema político. Cristina Kirchner es la primera expresidenta en tener una condena firme por corrupción», escribió el diario.
El diario El País, de Uruguay (Foto: captura)
En Chile, el portal Emol abrió su portada con la noticia bajo el título “Suprema de Argentina confirma condena a Cristina Fernández de seis años de prisión: No podrá ser candidata”.
Además, remarcó que “los tres jueces que vieron el caso rechazaron el recurso de queja presentado por la defensa de la exmandataria, que buscaba de esta forma dilatar el proceso”.
Desde Brasil, el diario Folha se limitó a dar la noticia de manera informativa. “Supremo niega recurso de Cristina Kirchner y confirma condena de expresidente”, tituló.
El titular del diario Folha (Foto: captura)
El diario OGlobo recordó que “en los últimos meses hubo diversas especulaciones sobre un supuesto acuerdo entre (Javier) Kilei y Cristina para evitar la confirmación de la condena a la expresidenta. A razón de este supuesto acuerdo, que Milei y Cristina negaron, la expresidenta se transformaría en la principal rival del gobierno en las elecciones legislativas de este año”, escribió.
En Paraguay la noticia también acaparó los primeros planos de la prensa. El diario ABC Color tituló: “Corte Suprema de Justicia deja firma condena a prisión de Cristina Kirchner”.
“Tras esta decisión, adoptada por unanimidad por los tres jueces del Supremo, Fernández podría ser detenida en las próximas horas o días para cumplir la condena, que la expresidenta ha calificado como un caso de ‘lawfare’, es decir, persecución judicial y política”, expresó.
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En España, El País de Madrid abrió su edición digital con la foto de la expresidenta bajo el título “La Corte Suprema argentina confirma la condena a seis años de cárcel contra Cristina Kirchner por corrupción”.
“La sentencia inhabilita de por vida a la expresidenta para ejercer cargos públicos. Kirchner será detenida”, prosiguió.
La portada de El País, de España (Foto: captura)
El diario La Razón de Madrid informó que “el Tribunal Supremo confirma la pena de prisión para la ex presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner”.
En Italia, el diario La Repubblica dio la noticia como urgente en su portada. “Corte Suprema Argentina confirma la condena de la expresidenta a seis años de cárcel”, señaló.
La portada de La Reppublica (Foto: captura)
En Colombia, el diario El Tiempo se limitó a informar sobre el caso. “Corte Suprema de Argentina toma decisión sobre Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: ratifican condena a 6 años de cárcel”, tituló. E informó que “Kirchner fue condenada en 2022 a prisión e inhabilitación política perpetua por un escándalo de corrupción”.
En Ecuador, el diario El Universo dijo que “la decisión de la Corte la excluye ahora de todo cargo electivo y obliga a la oposición a replantear su estrategia electoral de cara a las legislativas nacionales de medio término que se realizarán en octubre”.
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