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Dem governor’s ‘dangerous’ anti-ICE law ignites backlash after alleged box cutter attack by illegal alien

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FIRST ON FOX: The arrest of an illegal alien who allegedly sliced his wife’s neck open with a box cutter in Anne Arundale County, Maryland, would have been jeopardized by a new sanctuary law signed by the governor on Tuesday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  

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Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Wes Moore pushed back, saying that «nothing in today’s legislation would prevent criminals from getting deported.»

DHS told Fox News Digital that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the illegal, Filberto Gonzalez Gutierrez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, who was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment in Anne Arundale County, Maryland. 

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Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., (left) signed a bill on Tuesday banning 287(g) cooperation with ICE, which DHS said would jeopardize the arrest of illegals such as Filberto Gonzalez Gutierrez (right), a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, who was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment in Anne Arundale County, Maryland.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; DHS)

Local Maryland outlet, the Capital Gazette, reported that Gutierrez sliced his wife’s neck open with a box cutter and accused her of cheating on him.

Following the crime and his subsequent arrest, DHS said that the ICE detainer lodged with the Anne Arundale County Detention Center was honored, «allowing a safe and controlled transfer of custody.» Gutierrez is currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to DHS.

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The agency said that «safe arrests like these are now in jeopardy with sanctuary politicians in the Maryland legislature passing a bill banning cooperation with ICE.»

The bill, signed by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday, prohibits state and local jurisdictions in Maryland from partnering with ICE in immigration enforcement operations through what is known as the 287(g) program. Signed as a piece of emergency legislation, the bill takes immediate effect and requires any local jurisdictions with standing 287(g) agreements to terminate them immediately.

The bill does not ban local law enforcement from honoring ICE detainers, which, under Maryland law, is up to the discretion of the local agency. However, by banning 287(g) partnerships, local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from issuing immigration detainers of their own.

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Ammar Moussa, a spokesperson for Moore’s office, responded to DHS by telling Fox News Digital that, «Nothing in today’s legislation would prevent criminals from getting deported.»

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Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.) appears on «Meet the Press» in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7, 2025. (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images))

A Tuesday statement released by Moore’s office said that the legislation does not authorize the release of criminals, impact state policies and practices in response to immigration detainers issued by DHS, prevent state or local jurisdictions from working with the federal government on the removal of violent criminals who pose a risk to public safety or prevent state or local jurisdictions from continuing to notify ICE about the impending release of an individual of interest from custody or from coordinating the safe transfer of custody within constitutional limits.

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In the same statement, Moore ripped into federal immigration agents, saying, «In Maryland, we defend Constitutional rights and Constitutional policing—and we will not allow untrained, unqualified, and unaccountable ICE agents to deputize our law enforcement officers.» 

Moore said that «this bill draws a clear line: we will continue to work with federal partners to hold violent offenders accountable, but we refuse to blur the lines between state and federal authority in ways that undermine the trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.»

«Maryland is a community of immigrants,» added Moore, «and that’s one of our greatest strengths because this country is incomplete without each and every one of us.»

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However, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who is set to depart from DHS next week, told Fox News Digital that the Maryland legislature is «unfortunately following a dangerous path … of putting criminal illegal aliens over American citizens.»

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Criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE in Maryland

Left to right, from top: Vladimir Herrera-Garcia, Manuel Portillo Cardoza, Jose Rivera Medrano, Nilo Herrera Sanchez and Jeffry Alfaro Lemus. (G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images; DHS)

«Filberto Gonzalez Gutierrez, a monster who sliced his wife’s neck open with a box cutter, will never walk American streets again because Anne Arundale County worked with ICE to keep this criminal off our streets,» continued McLaughlin. 

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«Now, Maryland sanctuary politicians are playing Russian roulette with American lives by outlawing cooperation with ICE and forcing law enforcement to RELEASE criminals from their jails into our communities and perpetrate more crimes and create more victims.» 

In addition to Gutierrez, DHS accused Maryland politicians of «choosing to protect» other «public safety threats» recently arrested by ICE in Maryland.

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The agency pointed to the recent arrests by ICE of Vladimir Herrera-Garcia, from El Salvador, who was convicted of homicide and larceny; Manuel Portillo Cardoza, from El Salvador, convicted of assault and lewd or lascivious acts with minor; Jose Rivera Medrano, from El Salvador, convicted of incest with minor, sex offense against child-fondling, and another sex offense; Nilo Herrera Sanchez, from Peru, convicted of strong-arm rape, sex assault, sex offense, and rape with weapon; And Jeffry Alfaro Lemus, an MS-13 member from El Salvador, convicted of possession of a weapon.

DHS stated that «by outlawing cooperation with ICE, Maryland’s sanctuary policies are siding with heinous criminal illegal aliens over public safety. McLaughlin added that «unfortunately, the only consequence will be the continued murder, rape, assault, robbery, and carnage of American lives.»

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Vance says Iran has ‘2 pathways’ as 12-hour deadline looms, prays US on ‘God’s side’ in nixing nuclear threat

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Vice President JD Vance said that Iran has «two pathways» it can take regarding the conclusion of the war as President Donald Trump’s 12-hour deadline is looming Tuesday for the regime to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and bridges. 

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Vance, speaking in Hungary, also said he is praying that the United States is on «God’s side» in its pursuit to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 

«There are two pathways that this thing is ultimately going to end. First of all, the United States has largely accomplished its military objectives,» Vance said. «There are still some things that we’d like to do, for example, on Iranian ability to manufacture weapons, that we’d like to do a little bit more work on militarily. But fundamentally, the military objectives of the United States have been completed.» 

«I think there really are two pathways, and I’m oversimplifying this a little bit, but I think pathway one is where the Iranians decide they’re going to be a normal country. They’re not going to fund terrorism anymore. They’re going to be part of the world system of commerce and exchange,» Vance continued. «And that’s going to mean much better things for them economically. It’s going to mean better things for the peace and safety of the world. It’s going to mean a lot of good things for a lot of people all over the planet. That’s option A.» 

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Vice President JD Vance holds a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/AP)

«Option B is that the Iranians don’t come to the table and they stay committed to terrorism, to terrorizing their neighbors, not just Israel but of course their Arab neighbors too. Then the economic situation in Iran is going to continue to be very, very bad. And frankly, it will probably get worse,» the vice president said. 

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«The president also has been very clear that while the Iranians are trying to exact as much economic cost through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has the ability to extract much greater economic costs on Iran than Iran has an ability to extract costs on us or on our friends in the world,» Vance also said. «So I hope that they’re smart. The president has set a deadline for about 12 hours from now, and the United States, we’re going to find out. But there’s going to be a lot of negotiation between now and then, and I’m hopeful that it gets to a good resolution.» 

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft «have been used to strike Iranian naval vessels during Operation Epic Fury,» CENTCOM said Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (U.S. Central Command)

Vance told reporters Tuesday that his attitude toward military conflict has been to pray that «we are on God’s side.»

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«We’re doing this because we don’t want a regime that has committed acts of terrorism to have the world’s most dangerous weapon. Because that would mean a lot of innocent people dead,» Vance said about the war. «I certainly hope that God agrees with the decision that Iran shouldn’t have a nuclear weapon, but I’ll keep praying about it.» 

Vance also accused Iran of unleashing «acts of economic terrorism» that are obstructing the free flow of gas and oil around the world. 

Satellite image showing the Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman

A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)

«So they’ve got to know, we’ve got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use. The president of the United States can decide to use them, and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don’t change their course of conduct,» he warned. 

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Vance also confirmed Tuesday that «we were going to strike some military targets on Kharg Island» and «I believe we have done so.»

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Aseguran que el líder supremo de Irán se encuentra inconsciente e “incapaz de participar en la toma de decisiones”

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El líder supremo Mojtaba Khamenei en 2016. Reportes señalan que está inconsciente en Qom e incapacitado para dirigir el país tras ser herido. (Amir Kholousi/ISNA/WANA vía REUTERS/Foto de archivo)

El nuevo líder supremo de Irán, Mojtaba Khamenei, se encuentra inconsciente y en estado crítico en la ciudad santa de Qom, según un informe de inteligencia que sugiere que el clérigo es “incapaz de participar en la toma de decisiones” del régimen.

La revelación, publicada inicialmente por el diario británico The Times de Londres, se basa en un memorando diplomático que circula entre aliados del Golfo. El documento sostiene que la condición médica de Khamenei es “grave” y que su incapacidad funcional ha dejado un vacío de poder en la cúspide de la República Islámica en un momento de máxima tensión bélica con Estados Unidos e Israel.

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El rastro del líder en Qom

Cartel de Mojtaba Khamenei junto a Alí y Ruhollah en Teherán. Se cree que el líder resultó herido en el mismo ataque que mató a su padre el 28 de febrero. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA vía REUTERS)
Cartel de Mojtaba Khamenei junto a Alí y Ruhollah en Teherán. Se cree que el líder resultó herido en el mismo ataque que mató a su padre el 28 de febrero. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA vía REUTERS)

De acuerdo con el informe citado por The Times, el cual integra evaluaciones de inteligencia estadounidense e israelí, Mojtaba Khamenei —hijo del fallecido ayatolá Alí Khamenei— está siendo tratado bajo estrictas medidas de seguridad en Qom, situada a unos 140 kilómetros al sur de Teherán. La ubicación del líder supremo había sido un secreto de Estado desde que estalló el conflicto actual.

El memorando detalla que Khamenei permanece en un estado de inconsciencia que le impide ejercer cualquier tipo de autoridad política o religiosa. Esta situación contradice las afirmaciones oficiales de Teherán, que insisten en que el líder de 56 años está “al mando” de la nación tras haber sido designado sucesor de su padre a principios de marzo.

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Un video de Mojtaba Khamenei creado con IA. El régimen ha recurrido a videos generados con IA para simular su presencia ante su total ausencia pública desde inicios de marzo.
Un video de Mojtaba Khamenei creado con IA. El régimen ha recurrido a videos generados con IA para simular su presencia ante su total ausencia pública desde inicios de marzo.

La salud de Mojtaba ha sido objeto de especulaciones desde el inicio de la guerra el pasado 28 de febrero. Irán confirmó en su momento que el nuevo líder resultó herido en el mismo ataque aéreo de precisión —atribuido a fuerzas de Estados Unidos e Israel— que acabó con la vida de su padre, su madre, su esposa y uno de sus hijos.

A pesar de haber sido nombrado sucesor, Mojtaba Khamenei no ha sido visto ni escuchado en público en las cinco semanas transcurridas desde el ataque. Las sospechas sobre su incapacidad física se intensificaron este lunes, cuando la televisión estatal iraní difundió un video generado por inteligencia artificial (IA) que mostraba al líder analizando mapas militares. El uso de tecnología digital para simular su presencia, sumado a que sus comunicados son leídos por terceros, ha reforzado la tesis de que el líder se encuentra en coma o en una condición de salud irreversible.

El papel de la Guardia Revolucionaria

Mojtaba Khamenei en un mitin en Teherán en 2019. Su incapacidad médica sugiere que la Guardia Revolucionaria ejerce hoy el poder real en el país. (Hamid Forootan/ISNA/WANA vía REUTERS/Foto de archivo)
Mojtaba Khamenei en un mitin en Teherán en 2019. Su incapacidad médica sugiere que la Guardia Revolucionaria ejerce hoy el poder real en el país. (Hamid Forootan/ISNA/WANA vía REUTERS/Foto de archivo)

La incapacidad reportada de Khamenei plantea interrogantes sobre quién dirige realmente el destino de Irán. Analistas de inteligencia sugieren que el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (IRGC) podría estar ejerciendo un control de facto sobre el país, utilizando la figura de un Khamenei silente como un mero símbolo de legitimidad.

Incluso el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha alimentado estas versiones al declarar públicamente que su administración está negociando con “otros funcionarios iraníes”, pero que no está tratando directamente con el líder supremo.

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El misterio del funeral y el mausoleo

Mojtaba Khamenei en Teherán en 2024. Un memorando indica que se construye un mausoleo en Qom para enterrarlo junto a su padre fallecido (WANA/Reuters/archivo)
Mojtaba Khamenei en Teherán en 2024. Un memorando indica que se construye un mausoleo en Qom para enterrarlo junto a su padre fallecido (WANA/Reuters/archivo)

El memorando diplomático también arroja luz sobre el prolongado retraso en el entierro del anterior líder supremo, Alí Khamenei. Aunque la tradición chií exige la sepultura inmediata, han pasado casi 40 días —el periodo tradicional de luto o Arba’een— sin que se haya realizado un funeral de Estado.

Según el informe visto por The Times, las agencias de inteligencia han detectado trabajos de construcción para un gran mausoleo en Qom diseñado para “más de una tumba”. Esto sugiere que el régimen podría estar preparándose para enterrar a Mojtaba junto a su padre, evitando así los riesgos de seguridad que supondría un funeral masivo en Teherán o Mashhad, donde las multitudes podrían ser blanco de ataques o protagonizar disturbios contra el régimen.



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3 gunmen open fire outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul, dubbed ‘terrorists’ by Turkish official

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A gunfight with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, left one attacker dead, two others injured and two police officers sustaining minor injuries.

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The armed attackers had ties to an activist group that «exploits religion,» according to Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci on X.

«The identities of the terrorists have been identified,» he wrote in a post translated by X. «It has been determined that the individuals, who arrived in Istanbul by a rental vehicle from Izmit, include one with ties to an organization that exploits religion; and it has also been established that one of the two terrorists, who are brothers, has a drug record.»

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A plainclothes police officer holds a gun after gunfire was reported near the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 7, 2026. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack condemned the attack and praised Turkish authorities.

«The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack on the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul,» Barrack wrote on X. «Attacks on diplomatic missions are attacks on the international order — and an assault on the principles that bind nations together. We commend Türkiye and Turkish security forces for their swift and decisive response.»

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Police officers pulled out guns and took cover as shots rang out for at least 10 minutes near a permanent security checkpoint near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. One person was seen covered in blood amid the glass towers in the heart of the city’s main financial district.

Footage obtained by Reuters showed an apparent attacker, in a dark top and carrying a backpack, moving among parked white police and security buses and firing with an automatic rifle and a handgun.

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Two bodies lay on nearby streets and parking areas, near grassy areas.

Turkish Police special forces standing guard near Israeli consulate building in Istanbul

Turkish Police special forces stand guard near the Israeli Consulate building in Istanbul, Turkey, after gunfire was reported on April 7, 2026. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)

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Two police officers were lightly wounded in the attack, Istanbul Governor Davut Gul told reporters at the scene.

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He said there had been no Israeli diplomatic staff at the consulate for 2-1/2 years, since the Hamas-Israel war began in 2023, leading to a deep chill in Turkish-Israeli diplomatic ties.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed there were no staff at the consulate at the time of the shootings.

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The incident occurred next to a major motorway just after midday, immediately outside the tower where the Israeli Consulate is located. The gunfire echoed inside nearby bank headquarters, where thousands of workers were breaking for lunch.

Turkey, a fierce critic of Israel’s military operations in Gaza, had recalled its ambassador from Israel in November 2023 and diplomatic relations have been effectively frozen since then.

Turkish Police special forces walking near the Israeli consulate building in Istanbul

Turkish Police special forces walk near the building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, after gunfire was heard on April 7, 2026. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

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At the same time that year, Israeli diplomats left Turkey due to security concerns after pro-Palestinian protests erupted across the country and in front of the consulate. Since then, a heavily armed police presence has been maintained in the area near the consulate.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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