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DHS chief Noem accuses lawmakers of ‘committing felonies’ at Newark ICE facility: ‘They should be censured’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday called out members of Congress for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during a heated altercation outside a Newark immigration detention center last week.
Noem criticized the lawmakers for defending their actions as a supposed «oversight.» Appearing on ‘Jesse Watters Prime,’ Noem accused the lawmakers of committing criminal behavior.
«This wasn’t oversight. This was committing felonies. This was going out and attacking people who stand up for the rule of law. And it was absolutely horrible,» Noem said.
«I can’t believe they act like this and then they defend it. And then they’re doing these acts of violence to get people out of detention centers that are rapists, that are murderers, that are people that are [from] foreign terrorist organizations that have been out there victimizing our communities in the United States of America,» she went on.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called out members of Congress for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during a heated altercation outside a Newark immigration detention center last Friday. (Secretary Noem X)
DEM LAWMAKERS DEFEND ‘STORMING’ OF ICE FACILITY, SAY TRUMP ADMIN IS ‘LYING AT ALL LEVELS’
U.S. Reps. Rob Menendez Jr., Bonnie Watson Coleman and LaMonica McIver – all New Jersey Democrats – stormed ICE’s Delaney Hall detention facility’s gate in Newark on Friday, demanding they be allowed to conduct an «oversight visit.»
«These members of Congress storming into a detention facility goes beyond bizarre political stunt and puts the safety of our law enforcement agents and the detainees at risk,» a DHS statement to Fox News said. «Members of Congress are not above the law and cannot illegally break into detention facilities. Had these members requested a tour, we would have facilitated a tour of the facility.»
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits the Mariposa Port of Entry, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The three lawmakers were outside the facility with a group of protesters when the gates opened to allow an ICE bus in. The lawmakers then rushed through the gates and past security, DHS said.
«What are they trying to do?» Noem questioned. «Release these people back into the country so that there could be more Laken Rileys? So there can be more Jocelyn Nungarays? I just don’t understand what their point is. They have completely lost their minds.»
Reps. Robert Menendez, LaMonica McIver, and Bonnie Watson Coleman are being targeted in a new House GOP resolution (Getty Images)
DHS SAYS ‘ARRESTS ARE STILL ON THE TABLE’ AFTER NEW JERSEY HOUSE DEMS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ‘STORMING’ ICE FACILITY
She called for the trio to be censured and formally rebuked by the House of Representatives.
«It’s astounding to me that someone would even vote for someone to put them in a place of leadership when they perpetuate something as hypocritical and as criminal as what these individuals did,» she said.
«I hope that the rest of the members of the House of Representatives will hold them accountable,» Noem continued. «They shouldn’t be allowed to be on the committees that they’re on — in fact, one of them (McIver) is supposed to be conducting oversight over ICE and instead she’s assaulting them.»
«They don’t deserve to be in the House,» Noem added. «They should be censured by it.»
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., accused an ICE agent of shoving her during the incident. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Take Back the Court Action Fund)
In a press conference earlier, Coleman denied the accusations that they were trying to illegally enter the facility and claimed that ICE was «out of control.» McIver said the three lawmakers had waited more than two hours to gain access to the facility to conduct an oversight visit. She said all three of them were also assaulted by ICE personnel.
«There are people who are supposed to be officers, who are supposed to protect us, and they have done none of that,» McIver told reporters. «If they can treat three members of Congress like that, just imagine how they can treat people on the street each and every day, both undocumented and people who are citizens here in this country.»
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McIver doubled down in a post on X, saying that «none of this had to happen.»
«We arrived at Delaney Hall to do our jobs — period,» she wrote. «Instead of facilitating congressional oversight, as they are obligated to do, ICE created chaos.»
Fox News’ Bill Melugin and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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El líder golpista de Madagascar avanza con la formación de un Gobierno bajo control militar
Madagascar inicia la conformación de un nuevo gobierno en medio de una acelerada transición política, una semana después del golpe de Estado militar y de la investidura del líder golpista coronel Michael Randrianirina como presidente. Mientras tanto, la juventud malgache observa el proceso con cautela, decidida a actuar como contrapeso ante cualquier desviación autoritaria.
“Estamos en una etapa en la que no podemos hacer gran cosa, salvo observar. Es demasiado pronto para juzgar su competencia (de Randrianirina). Es crucial darles tiempo para trabajar”, declaró a Randrianantoanina Ny Aina, asesor de la plataforma Gen X-Y-Z Madagascar, que agrupa a los principales actores de las movilizaciones que precipitaron la caída del anterior Ejecutivo.
El coronel Randrianirina juró el pasado viernes como “presidente para la refundación de la República de Madagascar” y prometió impulsar una “reconstrucción nacional” en este país insular del sudeste africano.
Randrianirina, al mando del Cuerpo de Administración de Personal y Servicios del Ejército de Tierra (CAPSAT) —la poderosa unidad de élite que lideró el golpe del 14 de octubre—, asume la presidencia en medio de una grave crisis política y económica. Por su parte, el derrocado mandatario, Andry Rajoelina, ha huido del país.
“En lo que a nosotros respecta, el coronel siempre ha escuchado nuestra voz como jóvenes, como portadores del grito de la población malgache ante la crisis, y esperamos que conserve esa cualidad. El tiempo lo dirá”, añadió Ny Aina, uno de los jóvenes que encabezó las protestas.
El lunes, Randrianirina nombró primer ministro al empresario Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, presidente del consejo de administración del principal banco del país, BNI Madagascar, y desató una ola de reacciones críticas. Poco después, comenzaron a circular en redes sociales fotografías de Rajaonarivelo junto a Mamy Ravatomanga, poderoso empresario y estrecho aliado del derrocado presidente, conocido por sus vastas conexiones e influencia. Durante las protestas, los manifestantes clamaban tanto por la dimisión de Rajoelina como por el arresto del magnate, apodado “Piedra Azul” (traducción de su apellido).
Ny Aina lamentó que el nombramiento del primer ministro se haya convertido en el argumento principal de quienes buscan desacreditar o dividir el movimiento juvenil. “Difundimos el mensaje de que ‘la lucha continúa’, pero no hay que tomarlo al pie de la letra. Tras la destitución de Andry Rajoelina, ya mencionamos que es a partir de ahora cuando comienza la verdadera batalla. Y esta batalla la libramos contra las malas prácticas políticas y la corrupción. Seguiremos en esa línea”, explicó.
Para la generación Z malgache, las prioridades siguen siendo el acceso al agua y la electricidad, así como la reducción de la inflación, los mismos problemas que originaron las protestas masivas del pasado 25 de septiembre. Según la ONU, la represión de esas movilizaciones dejó al menos 22 muertos.
Las manifestaciones evolucionaron rápidamente en un movimiento antigubernamental que exigía la renuncia de Rajoelina, acusado de corrupción, nepotismo y malversación de fondos públicos, y que se aferraba al poder pese a la creciente presión social.
Antes de esta asonada, Madagascar ya había sufrido tres golpes de Estado desde su independencia de Francia: en 1972, 1975 y 2009. El CAPSAT, la misma unidad militar que hoy respalda a Randrianirina, también participó en el golpe de 2009 que derrocó a Marc Ravalomanana y llevó por primera vez al poder al propio Rajoelina.
(Con información de EFE)
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Democrats are pushing for more answers on President Donald Trump’s crusade against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean as the number of strikes continues to climb and amid the sudden retirement announcement of the military commander who oversees U.S. operations in the region.
While Trump claims that the strikes are necessary to put drug traffickers and cartels «on notice» and has warned them he will blow them «out of existence,» lawmakers are increasingly demanding more oversight and evidence backing up the legality of the strikes.
As a result, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, is urging Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., to bring the House back to session so the committee can hold a hearing on the operations in Latin America and to give the outgoing military commander an opportunity to testify.
TRUMP UNLEASHES US MILITARY POWER ON CARTELS. IS A WIDER WAR LOOMING?
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, September 4, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«President Trump and his Administration continue to fail to answer pressing questions regarding the President’s orders to carry out lethal U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea,» Smith said in a Monday statement.
«They have failed to demonstrate the legality of these strikes, provide transparency on the process used, or even a list of cartels that have been designated as terrorist organizations,» Smith said. «We have also yet to see any evidence to support the President’s unilateral determinations that these vessels or their activities posed imminent threats to the United States of America that warranted military force rather than law enforcement-led interdiction.»
The Trump administration has adopted an aggressive approach to combat the flow of drugs into the U.S., and designated drug cartel groups like Tren de Aragua, Sinaloa and others as foreign terrorist organizations in February.
Additionally, the White House sent lawmakers a memo Sept. 30 alerting them that the U.S. is engaged in a «non-international armed conflict» with drug smugglers, and the U.S. military has conducted at least seven strikes against vessels off the coast of Venezuela.
TRUMP TOUTS US STRIKE AS MADURO SLAMS MILITARY ‘THREAT’ OFF VENEZUELA
President Donald Trump directed a deadly strike on a suspected drug-running boat, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Oct. 3. 2025. (SecWar/X)
Meanwhile, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), whose area of operations includes the Caribbean waters where the strikes against the alleged drug boats have been conducted, announced Thursday he is retiring suddenly by the end of 2025.
Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, who became the commander of SOUTHCOM in November 2024, said that he will retire from the Navy in December in a highly unusual move. No reason for his abrupt exit was provided, and the Pentagon did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
However, the New York Times reported Thursday that Holsey had raised concerns and questions about the strikes against the alleged drug boats.
«Never before in my over 20 years on the committee can I recall seeing a combatant commander leave their post this early and amid such turmoil,» Smith said. «I have also never seen such a staggering lack of transparency on behalf of an Administration and the Department to meaningfully inform Congress on the use of lethal military force.»
«It is time for House Republicans to return to the Capitol and negotiate with Democrats so that we can all get back to doing our jobs for the sake of our national security and national defense,» Smith said.
The House has been out of session since September, and, since then, the government has entered a partial shutdown due to a lapse in funding.
HOW TRUMP’S STRIKES AGAINST ALLEGED NARCO-TERRORISTS ARE RESHAPING THE CARTEL BATTLEFIELD: ‘ONE-WAY TICKET’
Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth visits to the Panama Canal on April 08, 2025 in Panama City, Panama. Panama Canal Administrator Dr. Ricaurte Vasquez Morales welcomes Pete Hegseth. (Daniel Gonzalez/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A spokesperson for Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Smith isn’t the only one pressing for more information on Trump’s war on drugs. Lawmakers in the Senate — including some Republicans — also are pushing for greater oversight on the strikes, and have called into question whether the strikes were even legal as Trump weighs land operations next.
On Friday, Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced a war powers resolution that would prohibit U.S. armed forces from participating in «hostilities» against Venezuela.
«The Trump administration has made it clear they may launch military action inside Venezuela’s borders and won’t stop at boat strikes in the Caribbean,» Schiff said in a Friday statement.
«In recent weeks, we have seen increasingly concerning movements and reporting that undermine claims that this is merely about stopping drug smugglers,» Schiff said. «Congress has not authorized military force against Venezuela. And we must assert our authority to stop the United States from being dragged — intentionally or accidentally — into full-fledged war in South America.»
Trump has brushed off lawmakers’ concerns about the legality of the strikes, and said Oct. 14 that the alleged drug vessels are «fair game» because they are «loaded up with drugs.»
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