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As the New York City mayoral results roll in, the Department of Justice is remaining silent on whether it will press charges against city comptroller and former Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander, who allegedly assaulted a federal immigration officer inside a courthouse.

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A spokesperson for the DOJ replied to Fox News Digital’s inquiry in an emailed statement, simply saying, «Unfortunately, we are not able to provide any additional information.»

Video footage taken of Lander’s arrest, which was on June 17, shows a chaotic scene in which Lander is hanging onto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as they escorted a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza. He repeatedly asked officials if they had a judicial warrant.

«I will let go when you show me the judicial warrant!» Lander said in the video. «Where is it?! Where is the warrant?!»

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was arrested by DHS agents on June 17, 2025. (Brad Lander/X)

The video shows federal officials eventually separate Lander from the immigrant whom the officials were targeting, and they proceed to handcuff Lander. He can be heard repeatedly insisting they do not have the authority to arrest him. One agent seemed to say that he was obstructing an arrest, to which he replied, «I’m not obstructing. I’m standing right here in the hallway. I asked to see the judicial warrant.»

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Hours later, Lander walked out of the federal courthouse where he was being held alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. During a news conference outside the courthouse, Hochul said that charges against Lander had been dropped, though the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said it was «continuing to investigate» Lander’s actions.

«The safety and security of official proceedings, government officials, law enforcement officers, and all members of the public who participate in them is a core focus of our Office,» said Nick Biase, chief of public affairs for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. «The Department of Justice will prosecute violations of federal law.»

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New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander, the latest politician to be swept up in President Donald Trump’s immigration raids, is arrested at an immigration court, in New York City, June 17, 2025 in this screen grab from a video obtained from social media.  (New York City Comptroller’s Office/via REUTERS)

At the time of the incident, Lander was running for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, a race in which he ended up placing third. Though he was hailed as a hero by progressives, some accused him of purposely getting himself arrested for political clout.

Joe Borelli, a former New York City councilman and GOP political operative, told Fox News Digital that he believes Lander’s arrest was a «staged event.»

«Election day is a week from today, and early voting has begun. Make no mistake, the purpose was to get the headlines that he’s getting,» said Borelli. «It’s instant name recognition and establishing even stronger liberal bona fides.»

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Speaking with Fox News after the incident, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused Democrat politicians, including Lander, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, of being purposely disruptive to «get their 15 minutes of fame… off the backs of our ICE law enforcement officers.»

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Brad Lander and Zorhan Mamdani appear on "The Late Show"

Then New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander and the now-Democratic mayoral nominee Zorhan Mamdani appeared on «The Late Show» on the eve of the Democratic rank-choice primary. (Screenshot/CBS)

«We won’t stand for it in this administration,» said McLaughlin. «If you lay hands on an officer or impede their enforcement action, you will be arrested as just as we saw here.»

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Weeks later, as New York City released its ranked choice election results, representatives for the Department of Justice declined to say whether the agency was still investigating the incident or whether it was considering charges against Lander.

The DOJ has similarly declined to comment on whether it will file charges against Padilla, who was temporarily detained after interrupting a press conference held by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on June 12.

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Sen. Alex Padilla is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference regarding the recent protests in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Padilla was pushed out of the room by the Secret Service and briefly arrested after trying to ask the secretary a question in the middle of her remarks.

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A DOJ spokesperson replied via email to Fox News Digital’s inquiry about Padilla, saying, «No comment here.»

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Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.

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Una joven quedó paralítica después de que un hombre se tirara de un tercer piso y cayera sobre ella

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Grace Spence Green sufrió un accidente que cambió su vida por completo. En 2018 un hombre saltó desde el tercer piso de un shopping de Londres con la intención de suicidarse y cayó sobre ella provocándole lesiones irreversibles en la columna que le impidieron volver a caminar.

Todo pasó el 17 de octubre cuando su amiga pasó a buscarla por su casa y la acercó hasta el centro comercial, se despidieron junto a la escalera mecánica y ella se fue rumbo a la facultad. Estaba en cuarto año de la carrera de medicina. En aquel entonces tenía 22 años y muchas metas por cumplir. Sin embargo, de repente sintió un golpe y cuando despertó ya nada fue igual.

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Cuando recuperó el conocimiento estaba tendida en el piso, rodeada de gente y a su lado el hombre que había provocado el accidente. “Recuerdo gritar y no poder sentir mis piernas“, relató en un artículo publicado por la BBC.

Ella no entendía nada, pero la gente le explicó que la habían golpeado y al hombre le decían que se había caído. Más tarde se enteraría de que en realidad había saltado voluntariamente desde 40 metros de altura y había aterrizado sobre su espalda.

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El hombre se tiró desde el tercer piso y cayó sobre ella. (Foto: Farid Qureshi a través de BBC)

Grace fue trasladada al hospital donde atendieron la emergencia y minutos más tarde estaban allí sus papás, su pareja y sus amigos. Los médicos le explicaron que en el impacto su columna vertebral se se había quebrado en varios puntos, provocándole la parálisis.

Como estudiante de medicina, tenía conocimiento sobre ese tipo de lesiones, pero el shock que atravesaba le impedía asimilar lo que estaba sucediendo. “No soy discapacitada, no voy a estar en una silla de ruedas. Esa no soy yo”, se repetía a sí misma constantemente.

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Lo que le tocó vivir le hizo darse cuenta de que tenía un enorme prejuicio hacía las personas con discapacidad. “Pensaba que las personas discapacitadas tenían menos calidad de vida porque eso era lo que me habían enseñado”, reveló.

El shopping de Londres donde ocurrió todo. (Foto: Reuters)

El shopping de Londres donde ocurrió todo. (Foto: Reuters)

Cuando vio las imágenes de la resonancia, fue un golpe de realidad. Al observar ese estudio con ojo médico, entendió que la pesadilla que estaba viviendo era una realidad. Entonces, asimiló que a partir de ese momento iba a necesitar una silla de rudas para tener autonomía.

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Comencé a seguir a personas discapacitadas en las redes sociales y fue muy importante para mí verlos publicando sobre su vida normal y pensar que yo podría tenerla también”, contó y dijo que la verdadera revelación fue cuando conoció a un médico que era usuario de silla de ruedas, porque le hizo ver que ella podía serlo también.

Grace fue a sesiones de rehabilitación y aprendió a usar la silla de ruedas. (Foto: Instagram/@gracesg)

Grace fue a sesiones de rehabilitación y aprendió a usar la silla de ruedas. (Foto: Instagram/@gracesg)

Así fue como retomó sus estudios después de mantenerlos un año en pausa: “Tener esta cicatriz tan visible me ayuda en mi trabajo porque es obvio que he sido una paciente, y me doy cuenta de que los pacientes son mucho más abiertos conmigo”, dijo sobre sus experiencias en el consultorio.

Qué pasó con el hombre que cayó del tercer piso del shopping

Grace sabe muy poco del hombre que cayó sobre ella y aseguró que no tiene interés en averiguar más. “Creo que la gente busca algún tipo de justicia restaurativa o ver si lo perdoné. Pero no lo perdoné porque no existía ningún enojo, para empezar”, señaló.

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Me dijeron que había saltado, luego fue a la cárcel y más tarde fue deportado. Y eso me molestó porque no quería que hubiera más ramificaciones de este hecho”, relató y contó que si bien muchas personas esperan que ella sienta algún tipo de resentimiento contra él, ella no lo experimenta. “La aleatoriedad de lo que pasó fue tal que me ayudó a no sentir ninguna ira. Pero la gente a menudo no lo entiende”, relató.

Pasé por muchos ‘qué hubiera pasado si…’. ¿Qué hubiera pasado si hubiera estado allí dos minutos antes o dos minutos después? ¿Qué hubiera ocurrido si…? Me di cuenta de que probablemente él estaría muerto si no hubiera frenado su caída” reflexionó y concluyó: “También me hizo pensar: ¿y qué tal si me hubiera muerto ese día?“.

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Federal judge partially blocks law banning adults from helping minors get out-of-state abortions

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A federal judge has blocked a portion of a Tennessee law that made it a crime for adults to help minors obtain out-of-state abortions without parental consent. 

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Known for prohibiting «abortion trafficking of a minor,» the law, enacted in 2024 by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, with support from the GOP-controlled legislature, criminalizes certain behavior toward pregnant, unemancipated minors by adults who are not their parents or legal guardians who help them receive abortions – even if the abortion is legal in another state. 

U.S. Circuit Judge Julia Gibbons, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, took issue with the law’s «recruitment provision,» which criminalizes giving information to minors about how to receive an abortion out of state or helping minors make travel plans. In a summary judgment Friday, Gibbons agreed the provision violates the First Amendment because it «prohibits speech encouraging lawful abortion while allowing speech discouraging lawful abortion.» 

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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti leaves a press conference discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision that upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender transition treatments for minors in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (The Tennessean )

«That is impermissible viewpoint discrimination, which the First Amendment rarely tolerates – and does not tolerate here,» Gibbons, who sits on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote.

Gibbons permanently blocked enforcement of the provision banning encouraging a minor to seek a legal out-of-state abortion. 

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«The recruitment provision targets speech because of its message – that abortion is safe, common and normal – and available in certain states – and is presumptively unconstitutional,» the judge added.

Gibbons noted that she was brought in to hear this lower court case after four judges from the Middle District of Tennessee recused themselves. If Tennessee appeals the decision, the case will advance to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

The Tennessee attorney general has already appealed a November decision by U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger that temporarily blocked the recruitment provision. That appeal remains pending in the Sixth Circuit Court. 

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The case was brought by Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn, who is a licensed social worker, and Rachel Welty, a Nashville attorney and pro-abortion advocate. 

«Because plaintiffs wish to speak about legal abortions and seek to help minors obtain legal, out-of-state abortions, their intended speech is protected under the First Amendment,» Gibbons wrote.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed the anti-abortion trafficking law last year. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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In response to the decision, Welty and Behn’s lead counsel, Daniel A. Horwitz, said Gibbons’ «thoughtful and well-reasoned opinion protects the right of all Tennesseans to share truthful information about abortion without fear that crusading prosecutors will try to punish them criminally for doing so.»

«It also affirms that the government has no authority to enact overbroad laws that criminalize pure speech based on the government’s disagreement with a speaker’s point of view,» he added in a statement. «This is a major victory for Ms. Welty, Representative Behn, and all Tennesseans who believe that the government has no right to prosecute citizens for sharing truthful information.»

In the final decision, Gibbons, however, rejected the plaintiffs’ claims that the law is too vague to be constitutional under the Due Process Clause. The judge sided with the state on that matter, saying the law is sufficiently specific in what behavior is forbidden. Gibbons did not block portions of the law criminalizing physically transporting minors across state lines to receive an abortion or harboring a minor for the purpose of helping them receive an abortion. 

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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, left, with Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, look on during a press conference discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision which upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender transition treatments for minors at the state capitol on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (The Tennessean )

«The court grants summary judgment for the plaintiffs on their free speech claims and enjoins enforcement of the recruiting prong of the statute,» Gibbons wrote. «The statute is not, however, void for vagueness. The court therefore grants summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff’s vagueness claim.»

The law does not apply to the minor’s parent or legal guardian, licensed media providers acting in emergency situations, or law enforcement acting within official duties. 

Violations constitute a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail or a fine of up to $2,500. The statute provides that violators «may be held liable in a civil action for the wrongful death of an unborn child who was aborted.» 

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After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Tennessee enforced a «trigger law,» effectively banning abortions in most cases, with limited exceptions. 

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Delta plane aborts takeoff in Mexico City after plane nearly lands on top of aircraft

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A Delta Air Lines passenger jet aborted takeoff this week in Mexico City after its flight crew observed another plane landing in front of it on the same runway. 

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The incident Monday involving Delta Flight 590 happened just days after a pilot of a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta Air Lines was forced to perform an «aggressive maneuver» to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. Another Delta flight also experienced an apparent engine fire shortly after departing from Los Angeles last week, forcing it to turn around. 

«Because nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, Delta will fully cooperate with authorities as the circumstances around this flight are investigated,» a Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital regarding the Mexico City incident. «We appreciate the flight crew’s actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly – part of Delta’s extensive training.» 

The spokesperson said the Boeing 737-800 plane, carrying 144 passengers, two pilots and four flight attendants, was initiating its takeoff process for Atlanta Monday morning when the flight crew spotted another plane landing in front of them. That plane was identified in media reports as an Embraer E190 operated by Aeromexico. 

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A Delta Air Lines airplane is seen at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 19, 2023.  (Reuters/Henry Romero)

The flight crew safely stopped the takeoff and returned to a gate at the airport, according to the spokesperson. 

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Then after taking on additional fuel and consulting with Delta safety and flight operations officials, the plane left Mexico City for Georgia about three hours later. 

The Delta spokesperson also said the airline filed reports with aviation authorities in Mexico as well as the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. 

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A Delta plane approaches for landing at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on July 22, 2025.  (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

Officials said Delta Flight 590 and Aeromexico Flight 1631 were just 200 feet apart at the time of the incident, with the Delta aircraft only reaching speeds of about 60 mph before braking, according to WSB-TV. 

Aeromexico did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday from Fox News Digital. 

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Video shows flames shooting from a Delta Air Lines plane as it departed Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, July 18. (LA Flights)

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«We are working closely with the corresponding authorities to conduct a detailed investigation,» a spokesperson told Simple Flying. «At Aeromexico, the safety of our customers and employees is, and will always be, our highest priority.» 


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