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Noem slams Dems blocking DHS funding bill citing TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard: ‘I hope they come to their senses’
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem warned Thursday that a lapse in funding for her department could disrupt airport security, disaster response and counterterrorism operations, escalating a partisan standoff in Congress over immigration policy.
Senate Democrats demanded stringent reforms to immigration enforcement and blocked multiple attempts Thursday to keep the agency open, though Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) only accounts for 11% of the bill’s funding, according to Noem.
Noem’s comments came as she joined U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks and Executive Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Diane Sabatino in Otay Mesa, California, to discuss ongoing drug seizure operations.
Noem accused Democrats of sending «the wrong message,» arguing that failing to fund DHS undermines national security. Democrats have said the dispute centers on immigration enforcement policies, not disaster response or transportation security.
NOEM RIPS DEMS FOR USING FAMILIES AS ‘POLITICAL WEAPONS’ AS DHS FUNDING FIGHT THREATENS LIFE BEYOND ICE
DHS Secretary Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry accompanied by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks and Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Field Operations at CBP Diane J. Sabatino, Thursday, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (Carlos A. Moreno/Getty Images)
She warned other DHS-funded agencies will see the impacts of the shutdown, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
«If we had some kind of an attack or a terrible disaster that hit our country, FEMA is the agency that’s responsible for running our government, for stabilizing our country — and the Democrat Party is choosing not to fund FEMA and putting us in jeopardy in that situation.»
According to DHS, disaster grant funding could be stuck due to the FEMA GO system being offline, National Fire Academy classes will be canceled, and preparedness exercises will be paused nationwide.
The housing market could also see disruptions, as federally-backed mortgages require national flood insurance, managed by FEMA.
Noem added that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees, who keep the skies safe, will not be paid after Friday — leading to increased wait times at airports and safety concerns.
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«They’re expected to still show up. How long would you continue to show up for a job that you’re not being paid for,» she said. «These TSA employees just went through a 43-day shutdown where they weren’t paid. How often do you expect these good patriots to keep showing up and to do their job, knowing that their salaries won’t be taken care of and their families’ bills won’t be taken care of.»
The U.S. Secret Service (USSS), which is tasked with protecting current and former administration officials and visiting dignitaries, will also go unfunded, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, which is addressing winter weather impacts on the East Coast.
«The Coast Guard right now is keeping rivers open on the East Coast so that critical food and energy sources can get to our largest cities,» Noem said. «… What you’re saying by not funding the Coast Guard, is that the Democrat Party doesn’t think it’s important that people eat, or that they stay warm, or that our national security is protected.»
«This is a dangerous situation that we’re in, that the Democratic Party has chosen to shut down the department that was created after 9/11. This department was created recognizing that we are vulnerable to terrorist attacks,» she continued. «… We have responsibility for cyber operations … and going after terrorists who would attack our critical infrastructure, our electrical grid, our water systems, that would come in and hack into our intelligence agencies and our national security operations.»
KENNEDY CLAIMS ‘KAREN WING’ WILL PUNISH ANY DEMOCRAT WHO VOTES TO KEEP DHS OPEN AMID BUDGET STALL
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks speaks during a news conference with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, left, at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, Thursday, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (Pool)
The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office lacks legal authority to operate during the lapse, leaving biodetection and mail screening disrupted.
«The Democrat Party is choosing not to fund [DHS] and making us very vulnerable to those terrorists being successful here in our homeland,» Noem said. «I hope that they will come to their senses, recognize that the American people need to come first, and have a policy discussion.»
During Noem’s plea for critical funding, anti-ICE protesters gathered nearby chanting, «shame, shame» through megaphones, while blowing horns.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, released a statement Thursday afternoon, emphasizing the urgency of a deal.
SCHUMER ROLLS OUT LIST OF ICE DEMANDS AS WHITE HOUSE SAYS DEMS ‘BLOCKED’ DEAL-MAKING SESSION
Protesters held signs during a protest against immigration enforcement operations after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem spoke at the southern border Wednesday, in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
«There will be a burden shouldered, and the cost will be paid by people who never asked to be part of the fight,» Cole wrote. «… And while all these consequences are slated to start tomorrow at midnight, Senate Democrats are still readying to get on a plane out of town — instead of focusing on completing the job they were elected to do. Flying home or abroad while leaving TSA in limbo isn’t the message of leadership I’d want to send.»
He added the House has «acted in good faith at every turn,» as the House and Senate previously struck a bipartisan and bicameral deal to finalize all Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills.
After helping negotiate the deal, Senate Democrats altered it at the last minute, undermining DHS funding.
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«The consequences are real, and the responsibility for them in this moment is clear,» Cole wrote.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus have demanded a list of reforms to ICE.
«The administration doesn’t actually want to reform ICE,» Schumer said. «They never do it on their own. That is why we need — we are fighting for — legislation to rein in ICE and stop the violence.»
The Democratic Strategic Communications Committee did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Ráfagas de 167 km/h, vuelos cancelados y 86 heridos: las fotos y los videos más impactantes del temporal de viento en Cataluña
Un temporal de viento con ráfagas de hasta 160 km/h sacudió a Catauña y Barcelona, con destrozos, vuelos cancelados y 86 heridos, al menos dos de ellos en estado grave. El Gobierno catalán tuvo que aplicar medidas de emergencia: restringió la movilidad en las calles, cerró las escuelas y los parques y pidió que las empresas hagan teletrabajo.
«Viento extraordinario». Así fue cómo lo catalogaron las autoridades, que debieron atender más de 3.900 incidentes por el viento. Las ráfagas arrasaron con árboles, muros y hasta motos, que terminaron volcadas en la calle como fichas de dominó.
«En total, 86 personas requirieron asistencia sanitaria y 34 fueron trasladadas a diferentes centros hospitalarios. De estas, dos se encuentran en estado grave y una en estado crítico», indicó Protección Civil en un comunicado.
Al menos siete se encuentran en estado grave. El lesionado de mayor consideración es un voluntario de Protección Civil en Sant Boi de Llobregat, una localidad del área metropolitana de Barcelona. Además, hay un hombre internado luego de que le cayera parte del techo de una fábrica.
En el puerto de Barcelona el viento alcanzó los 105 km/h. Fue el récord histórico en el lugar. Allí las postales fueron de turistas y lugareños batallando contra las ráfagas y contra la arena. Gran parte de los heridos se vieron afectados por caídas de árboles o muros, según informó la Protección Civil catalana.
Peor la pasaron en Puig Sesolles (en la cima del Montseny), donde las ráfagas treparon a 167 km/h.
* Vent 105 km/h a Gràcia, Barcelona pic.twitter.com/ZZPiMBbYUb
— lutXana (@lutxana) February 12, 2026
Los fuertes vientos también provocaron la cancelación de al menos 101 vuelos y el desvío de otros 10 en el aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat, indicó el gestor de aeropuertos Aena, así como afectaciones en algunas carreteras y líneas ferroviarias.
Ante las previsiones metereológicas, las autoridades de esta región de ocho millones de habitantes enviaron un mensaje de alerta a los ciudadanos en la tarde del miércoles, avisando del peligro al día siguiente.
Igualmente, decidieron la suspensión de la actividad educativa y de la atención sanitaria no urgente, e instaron a restringir en lo posible la movilidad en la región hasta las 20 del jueves.
«Son ráfagas de viento muy importantes, con una virulencia extraordinaria. Es un episodio extraordinario», subrayó la responsable regional de Interior, Núria Parlon, este jueves en la radio catalana Rac 1.
Potser si tinguessim més cura de l’arbrat, amb podes regulars, reduiriem perill en episodis de vent, i no m’estarien tocant les branques al balcó. Barcelona. Poblenou. #VENTCAT pic.twitter.com/a4xreba6mq
— Assumpció Martinez (@martinezroges) February 12, 2026
También hubo consecuencias en la Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper, del FC Barcelona. Las fuertes rachas de viento derrumbaron un sector de la valla metálica que separa el centro de entrenamiento y la calle Francesc Macià de Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona), sin que nadie resultara herido.
De hecho, por las alertas de Protección Civil, el club Barcelona tuvo que adelantar su vuelo a la capital de España, donde este jueves enfrenta a Atlético de Madrid en la ida de las semifinales de la Copa del Rey.
Borrasca Nils, el fenómeno detrás de los destrozos en España, Francia y Portugal
Esta borrasca, bautizada Nils, la octava que barre la península ibérica desde que se inició el año, está afectando también a otros puntos de Portugal, Francia y España.
Así, el litoral vasco, en el norte español, se encontraba bajo aviso rojo -«peligro extraordinario»- de la agencia meteorológica nacional por vientos y oleaje, y amplias zonas costeras estaban bajo aviso naranja por los mismos motivos.
Las inundaciones provocaron el derrumbe parcial de un viaducto en la autopista Lisboa-Oporto en Portugal, así como la muerte de un camionero en Francia, donde varias zonas del suroeste se encontraban también bajo alerta roja.
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Tim Walz demands federal government ‘pay for what they broke’ after Homan announces Minnesota drawdown
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Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is demanding the federal government «pay for what they broke» after the Trump administration announced it would draw down its immigration enforcement presence in the Twin Cities.
During a news conference after Border Czar Tom Homan’s announcement that the administration would be ending its Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, Walz said federal law enforcement’s presence in the state was leaving «deep damage» and «generational trauma.»
«The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here,» said Walz. «There [is] going to be accountability on the things that happened, but one of the things is the incredible and immense costs that were borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible. You don’t get to break things and then just leave without doing something about it.
«So, we’re going to be asking the federal delegation to be investing and doing the things necessary.»
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Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced he would not seek re-election at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5, 2026. (Reuters/Tim Evans)
Walz, best known for being former Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate in the 2024 election, has been at odds with the administration throughout much of the operation, which was meant to crack down on rampant fraud and abuse in the state.
Regarding the federal drawdown, Walz said, «We are cautiously optimistic … that this surge of untrained, aggressive federal agents are going to leave Minnesota, and I guess they’ll go wherever they’re going to go.
«The fact of the matter is they left us with deep damage, generational trauma. They left us with economic ruin in some cases. They left us with many unanswered questions: Where are our children? Where and what is the process of the investigations into those that were responsible for the deaths of Renee and Alex?
«So, while the federal government may move on to whatever next thing that they want to do, the State of Minnesota and our administration is unwaveringly focused on the recovery of what they did.»
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Anti-ICE protesters gathered in Minnesota Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
Homan announced Thursday that the administration will conclude Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota. Homan told reporters during a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal in Minneapolis that the operation succeeded in reducing public safety threats with «unprecedented levels of coordination» from state officials and local law enforcement.
«As a result of our efforts here, Minnesota is now less of a sanctuary state for criminals,» Homan said. «I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude.»
Homan said «a significant drawdown» of immigration agents was already underway and will continue through next week.
The border czar announced last week that 700 federal officers would leave Minnesota, though 2,000 officers will remain. He cited improved cooperation with jails and said a complete drawdown was the goal, but it was «contingent upon the end of illegal and threatening activities against ICE.»
ICE ARRESTS MURDERERS, PEDOPHILES DURING SUPER BOWL WEEKEND AS AGENTS SAY HALFTIME SHOW ‘DEMONIZED’ THEM
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks during a news conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis Feb. 4, 2026. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
He said only a «small footprint of personnel» will remain for a period of time, while he will also remain on the ground to oversee the operation’s drawdown and success.
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«Additionally, federal government personnel assigned to conduct criminal investigations into the agitators, as well as the personnel assigned here for the fraud investigations, will remain in place until the work is done,» Homan said.
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
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Netanyahu urges court to revoke Palestinians’ Israeli citizenship after convictions for violent crimes
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked a court to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinian men convicted of terrorism offenses.
The effort appears to be the first use of a law enacted three years ago allowing the revocation of citizenship and subsequent deportation of Palestinian citizens who were convicted of certain violent crimes such as terrorism and received financial support from the Palestinian Authority as a reward.
Netanyahu filed court documents arguing that the severity of the crimes, along with payments the men reportedly received from a Palestinian Authority fund, justify pulling their citizenship and expelling them from the Jewish State.
The prime minister has long claimed the fund rewards violence, including attacks on civilians.
TRUMP SAYS HE WOULD ‘ABSOLUTELY’ REVOKE CITIZENSHIP FROM NATURALIZED CRIMINALS — IF HE HAS THE AUTHORITY
Palestinian men are released from Israel’s Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
But Palestinian officials have contended that it is a safety net for the broad cross‑section of society with family members in Israeli detention. They also accused Netanyahu of focusing on the relatively small number of beneficiaries who carried out the attacks.
When the law passed, critics argued that it allowed Israel’s legal system to treat Jewish and Palestinian people differently. Civil rights groups said that basing a deportation law on Palestinian Authority payments effectively excluded Jewish Israelis, including settlers convicted of attacks against Palestinians, from the threat of losing their citizenship, as the statute targeted people of a certain race.
Netanyahu said this week that the government launched proceedings against the two men and that similar cases would be brought in the future.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked a court to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinian men convicted of terrorism offenses. (YAIR SAGI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli officials said Mohamad Ahmad, a citizen from Jerusalem, was convicted of «offenses that constitute an act of terrorism and receiving funds in connection with terrorism.» He allegedly received payment after he was sentenced in 2002 for a shooting attack and served 23 years before his release in 2024.
Mohammed Ahmad Hussein al-Halsi was sentenced in 2016 to 18 years behind bars for stabbing elderly women. He also allegedly received payments while in prison.
Ahmad would be deported immediately, while al-Halsi would be removed upon his release, as individuals are subject to removal to Gaza once their sentences are complete under the 2023 law, which applies to citizens or permanent residents convicted of «committing an act that constitutes a breach of loyalty to the State of Israel,» including terrorism.
When the law passed, critics argued that it allowed Israel’s legal system to treat Jewish and Palestinian people differently. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool/File Photo)
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The general director of Israel’s Adalah legal center, Hassan Jabareen, called the move to use the law «a cynical propaganda move» by Netanyahu. He said stripping citizenship violated the most basic principles of the rule of law, including by acting against people who have completed prison sentences.
«The Israeli government is attempting to strip individuals of the very foundation through which all rights are protected, their nationality,» he said on Thursday, according to The Associated Press.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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