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Artemis IV: los detalles de cómo será la misión de la NASA que busca llevar astronautas a la superficie lunar en 2028

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El camino de regreso de astronautas a la superficie lunar tiene una nueva meta: la NASA prevé un alunizaje tripulado en 2028 con la misión Artemis IV.

Antes, Artemis III pondrá a prueba en 2027 los sistemas y maniobras necesarios para ese objetivo durante una misión en órbita terrestre.

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La Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y el Espacio (NASA) anunció cambios en el calendario y en la arquitectura del programa Artemis, que incluye pruebas con vehículos de SpaceX y Blue Origin, alternativas para el cohete de lanzamiento y un traje espacial más liviano destinado a las primeras caminatas en la Luna.

“Esta es una NASA con mucha energía, y estas actualizaciones son solo una pequeña parte de esa historia. Estamos poniendo un foco extremo en la misión para garantizar resultados que cambien el mundo tan rápida, segura, asequible y exitosamente como sea posible”, afirmó el administrador de la NASA, Jared Isaacman.

El funcionario agregó: “La NASA está impulsando resultados para hacer realidad las misiones a la Luna, y no estamos esperando que otros nos presenten sus planes: la campaña debe avanzar con urgencia mientras competidores estratégicos buscan una presencia permanente más allá de la Tierra”.

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Así será la misión Artemis III en 2027

Artemis III probará en órbita terrestre las maniobras necesarias para futuras misiones lunares

La misión Artemis III, prevista para 2027, no llevará astronautas hasta la superficie lunar. Su propósito será validar operaciones que la NASA considera necesarias antes de un descenso tripulado, entre ellas los encuentros y acoplamientos entre vehículos espaciales.

Cuatro astronautas viajarán a bordo de la cápsula Orion, que despegará mediante el cohete Space Launch System (SLS). La misión tendrá una duración estimada de 14 días en órbita terrestre.

La agencia prevé una secuencia con varios lanzamientos. En primer término, Blue Origin enviará a la órbita terrestre un prototipo de su módulo de aterrizaje Blue Moon. Después despegarán el SLS y Orion con la tripulación. La cápsula se acoplará con el vehículo de prueba de Blue Origin.

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Más tarde, SpaceX lanzará un prototipo de la versión 3 de su nave Starship. Orion se separará del vehículo de Blue Origin para conectarse con Starship.

Artemis III realizará en 2027 pruebas de acoplamiento y maniobras en órbita terrestre

La misión Artemis III reunirá en órbita terrestre a Orion, Blue Moon y Starship. Un acoplamiento implica la unión controlada de dos naves en el espacio, lo que permite el traslado de personas, equipos o recursos entre vehículos.

La NASA señaló que estas pruebas permitirán reducir riesgos antes de que una tripulación intente descender en la Luna. El programa contempla que los sistemas de transporte y aterrizaje funcionen de forma coordinada antes del vuelo que buscará concretar el regreso a la superficie lunar.

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Artemis IV apunta a llevar astronautas a la Luna en 2028

Para Artemis IV, la NASA proyecta el lanzamiento de astronautas a bordo de Orion y del SLS desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy, en Florida. La agencia trabaja con SpaceX y Blue Origin en el desarrollo de módulos lunares para trasladar a la tripulación desde la órbita hasta la superficie.

En el plan de SpaceX, Starship recibirá combustible en la órbita terrestre y luego se encontrará con Orion para iniciar el viaje hacia la Luna. El repostaje orbital consiste en transferir propulsante entre naves que ya se encuentran fuera de la Tierra. Este método permite que un vehículo lleve una mayor cantidad de combustible sin depender de un único despegue.

La NASA evaluará encuentros y acoplamientos entre vehículos antes de intentar un nuevo alunizaje tripulado (Reuters)

Blue Origin plantea un método distinto. La compañía usará etapas de transferencia en órbita terrestre para impulsar el módulo Blue Moon Mark 2 hacia la Luna. La nave se reunirá con Orion en una órbita lunar más cercana antes de descender hacia la superficie.

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Las dos empresas buscan estar listas para respaldar un alunizaje tripulado en 2028, según el cronograma que difundió la NASA. Ambas modificaron sus diseños para simplificar las misiones y dotarlas de mayor flexibilidad frente a los planes anteriores.

La agencia informó que el hardware de Artemis III se encuentra dentro del calendario previsto. También indicó que redujo aproximadamente a la mitad los tiempos de procesamiento.

Entre las tareas realizadas, la NASA rediseñó, construyó y probó en cinco meses un componente crítico de una línea de combustible. El costo fue cercano a una décima parte de la estimación inicial realizada por un proveedor externo.

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La NASA estudia dos alternativas para la etapa superior del cohete Space Launch System

El gerente del programa Artemis, Jeremy Parsons, vinculó ese resultado con el refuerzo de las capacidades técnicas propias de la institución. “Se debe esperar que la NASA haga este tipo de trabajo, y contamos con algunos de los mejores conocimientos técnicos del mundo sobre hardware y operaciones de cohetes para hacerlo”, afirmó.

Parsons añadió: “Es un ejemplo de cómo estamos reconstruyendo nuestras capacidades centrales y desarrollando centros de excelencia en funciones técnicas, en lugar de seguir tercerizando el conocimiento especializado”.

Para Artemis IV, la NASA evaluará dos opciones para la etapa superior del SLS. Una corresponde a la etapa criogénica provisional que integra la configuración actual del cohete. La otra es una versión alargada del Centaur V, de United Launch Alliance, capaz de transportar más propulsante.

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La agencia busca evitar una dependencia de una única opción técnica. Si una de las alternativas enfrenta inconvenientes o demoras, el programa contará con otra vía para sostener el calendario previsto.

La NASA también anunció un trabajo conjunto con Axiom Space para crear un segundo modelo de traje espacial, denominado Sortie suit. El equipo estará destinado a las primeras caminatas de los astronautas sobre la superficie lunar.

El Sortie suit no sustituirá al traje principal de Axiom, pensado para misiones futuras de mayor duración y exigencia. El nuevo modelo tendrá cerca de la mitad del peso del traje más grande, una diferencia que, de acuerdo con la NASA, permitirá avanzar con mayor rapidez en las misiones iniciales.

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El programa Artemis prevé operaciones cada vez más complejas en el polo sur de la Luna. La agencia plantea que esas misiones ampliarán la exploración de esa región y contribuirán a preparar el terreno para una futura misión tripulada a Marte.

Artemis III tiene prevista una prueba en 2027 y Artemis IV mantiene como objetivo el regreso de astronautas a la superficie lunar en 2028.

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Bitter Fetterman-El-Sayed feud threatens to complicate Schumer’s Senate unity push

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Democratic Party unity Wednesday following the midterm elections, but a bitter feud between Sen. John Fetterman and Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed could complicate efforts to unite the caucus in the 120th Congress.

The two Democrats traded personal insults throughout the 2026 election cycle, clashing over U.S. military assistance to Israel, Medicare for All and the ideological direction of the Democratic Party.

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«You put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message,» El-Sayed, D-Mich., reportedly told progressive donors during a private Zoom call, arguing that challenging moderate Democrats in primary elections would send a message to the party’s establishment.

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Fetterman, D-Pa., has been an outspoken supporter of U.S. military assistance to Israel, including funding for its Iron Dome missile defense system, and he has backed military action against Hezbollah and Iran. El-Sayed, meanwhile, campaigned against the war in Iran and opposed taxpayer-funded military operations and U.S. aid to Israel.

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A longtime Democratic Senate staffer told Digital that they would «not be surprised» if tensions emerged between the two lawmakers but expressed confidence that their loyalty to the Democratic Party would outweigh their personal disagreements.

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The staffer added that Fetterman has faced criticism from other members of the Senate Democratic caucus, though those disagreements have not necessarily prevented lawmakers from working together.

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During a televised primary debate, El-Sayed confirmed that his «ogre on a pike» remark was directed at Fetterman, accusing the Pennsylvania senator of having «abandoned his elected values» through his support for U.S. military assistance to Israel.

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El-Sayed later doubled down on his criticism, arguing against funding foreign defense systems such as Israel’s Iron Dome while American schools struggle with limited resources.

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Fetterman fired back, referring to El-Sayed as the «Pontiac Platner» in an apparent jab at the Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who dropped out of his Senate race this election season under the weight of multiple scandals.

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The Pennsylvania senator also accused El-Sayed of seeking to become the «head of our emerging pro-Hamas wing here in the party,» criticizing his positions on Israel.

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El-Sayed’s campaign appearances with left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, who previously said «America deserved 9/11,» further fueled the dispute, prompting Fetterman to publicly condemn Piker’s remarks.

The tensions escalated after El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., in the Democratic primary by less than one percentage point.

Days before the general election, reports emerged that El-Sayed’s campaign had barred Stevens from attending its final campaign events, drawing another sharp rebuke from Fetterman.

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«Rep. Haley Stevens simply held Abdul El-Sayed accountable for his views on Israel and fixation with Jewish money. El-Sayed is going after a woman and banning her from campaign events for having an opinion,» Fetterman told Jewish Insider.

«He has the worst case of little man syndrome I’ve ever seen,» Fetterman added.

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Despite the public hostility, the Democratic Senate staffer’s assessment suggests the two lawmakers could ultimately set aside their differences to advance their party’s legislative priorities.

The feud could nevertheless present an early test for Schumer, D-N.Y., as he seeks to maintain unity among Senate Democrats, particularly on divisive issues such as U.S. foreign policy and the party’s progressive agenda.

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El-Sayed and Fetterman did not respond to Digital’s requests for comment.

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El papa León XIV llega a Uruguay, en la antesala de una visita histórica a la Argentina

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El papa León XIV inicia este viernes en Uruguay, un país orgulloso de su laicismo y considerado el menos religioso de la región, su histórica visita a Sudamérica que incluye su paso por Argentina y Perú.

Después de semanas de incertidumbre por su estado de salud, el avión que traslada a Robert Prevost es esperado hoy a las 16:30hora local (misma hora en la Argentina) en el aeropuerto internacional de Montevideo-Carrasco.

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Serán tres días de una intensa agenda que incluirá misas y distintos encuentros en Montevideo, Paysandú (frente a la ciudad entrerriana de Colón) y Florida.

León XIV será el segundo pontífice en visitar Uruguay, un país laico. Juan Pablo II estuvo en dos ocasiones en el país, en 1987 y 1988.

Su viaje servirá de antesala de su esperada visita a la Argentina que se desarrollará entre el domingo y el miércoles antes de emprender la última etapa de su periplo en Perú, país donde fue obispo de Chiclayo. Prevost tiene doble ciudadanía estadounidense y peruana.

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“Es esperado con mucha expectativa, pero su visita no tiene un significado político, como se habla en la Argentina. Cuando el papa llegue a la Plaza Independencia, en el centro de Montevideo, lo recibirá el presidente Yamandú Orsi junto a todos los exmandatarios vivos, dijo a TN el politólogo y escritor uruguayo Alfonso Lessa.

Allí estarán Julio María Sanguinetti (1985/90 y 1995/2000), Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera (1990/1995) y Luis Lacalle Pou (2020/2025) junto a representantes de todo el arco político nacional.

Uruguay es considerado el país menos religioso de Sudamérica. Según encuestas, solo el 39% de la población se declara católica y un 14% de otras religiones cristianas.

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“Este es un país muy particular, de una larga tradición laica desde principios del siglo XX”, indicó Lessa.

Cuál es la agenda de León XIV en Uruguay

El viaje de Prevost a la región estuvo rodeado de una enorme incertidumbre después de la operación a la que fue sometido el 13 de octubre en la clínica Gemmeli de Roma para extraele un tumón maligno de un pulmón.

Cuatro días después fue dado de alta. Los médicos que lo atienden finalmente lo autorizaron a viajar.

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Imagen facilitada por Vatican Media que muestra al papa León XIV oficiando una misa en la explanada del Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, en la localidad francesa de Lourdes (Foto: EFE/EPA)

Su primera etapa será intensa. La agenda incluye:

Viernes 6

  • 16:30. Llegada a Montevideo
  • 17:30. Ceremonia de bienvenida en la Plaza Independencia.
  • 17:45. Encuentro con las autoridades, la sociedad civil y el cuerpo diplomático. Discurso del pontífice.
  • 18:15. Visita al presidente Yamandú Orsi en el Edificio “José Artigas”, sede legislativa.
  • 19:10: Celebración de las vísperas con los obispos, los sacerdotes, los diáconos, los religiosos, las religiosas y los seminaristas en la Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción y San Felipe y Santiago. Homilía de León XIV.

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Inside ICE’s high-stakes raids targeting illegal migrants in NYC as chief rips sanctuary laws

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — With New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani escalating his opposition to ICE, federal agents continue to carry out high-stakes street arrests that one of the agency’s top officials says could be avoided if the city cooperated with federal authorities instead of enforcing its sanctuary policies.

Digital embedded with ICE agents last Thursday, getting a rare, firsthand look at the surveillance, tense stakeouts and split-second decisions behind arrests on Brooklyn streets — while riding along with the agency’s top local enforcement official as he blasted city and state leaders over policies he says put officers and the public at risk.

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The early-morning operation saw agents move in on two men, handcuffing them and rushing them into unmarked SUVs. The first arrest was over in seconds. The second turned into a tense struggle.

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Behind the wheel was Ken Genalo, head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in New York City, who accused Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the City Council of keeping dangerous offenders on the streets.

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«100% all of this is about politics. It is not about public safety,» Genalo said as he sat in his vehicle while his team staked out a Georgian illegal migrant charged with sexual abuse.

He argued that sanctuary laws force ICE to track down suspects who should have been handed over to agents at local jails. Instead, agents have to try and apprehend migrants on city streets.

«They don’t acknowledge the victims, they don’t acknowledge the angel families, those that unfortunately have suffered severe loss due to illegal alien crime,» he said.

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The operation came less than a week after Mamdani released a Spanish-language video advising New Yorkers on how to respond to ICE agents, as tensions flared following the shooting of a Dominican migrant who authorities say tried to ram officers with his vehicle. The migrant had been in the U.S. for just three years but had already racked up a lengthy rap sheet for theft, robbery, assault, drug and weapons offenses, according to DHS.

The Brooklyn arrests came amid a wider enforcement push, with ICE arresting nearly 2,200 illegal migrants during a statewide crackdown in August, known as Operation Rotten Apple.

But the ride-along with ICE revealed what those figures cannot: hours of painstaking surveillance, careful planning and tense waiting — all for arrests that can be over in seconds and quickly escalate.

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Before dawn Thursday, more than a dozen armed ICE agents gathered at a secret Brooklyn location, wearing protective vests marked «ERO.»

Commanders briefed them on several targets and the potential risks: one might be armed, another was an amateur boxer. The stark warnings offered a glimpse into the dangers agents face as they head onto the streets to carry out arrests.

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Agents checked their gear, attached body cameras to their vests and hit the streets around 5:50 a.m.

Genalo drove an unmarked SUV, monitoring radio chatter and explaining how agents tracked their targets, what could go wrong and why timing was critical.

The first target was Nika Tkeshelashvili, 40, a Georgian national who ICE said entered the United States illegally through the southern border in January 2023 and was arrested in September on a first-degree sexual abuse charge. The charge remains pending.

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His next immigration court hearing wasn’t until October 2028 — a five-year wait that drew disbelief from Genalo.

As the SUV rolled through Brooklyn, Genalo explained how agents establish a «pattern of life» — studying a suspect’s routine to determine when and where to make an arrest.

In Tkeshelashvili’s case, the intelligence was surprisingly mundane. Agents believed he regularly emerged between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. to move his car and avoid a parking ticket.

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Unmarked ICE vehicles took up positions along nearby streets while Digital waited with Genalo roughly half a block away, with a clear view of the apartment building where the Georgian national was expected to emerge.

But as the minutes ticked by, he was nowhere to be seen. Genalo remained unfazed.

Meanwhile, daylight crept across the neighborhood, bringing commuters, schoolchildren and growing traffic. Genalo explained that darkness was an ally during these operations, but as the streets filled, a discreet arrest became harder.

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Even weeks of surveillance could not guarantee Tkeshelashvili would appear, Genalo explained. If he stayed inside, agents might have to return another day.

Then, at 7:57 a.m., a voice broke over the radio.

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«Target one just stepped out with a cigarette going towards the car if I’m not mistaken,» an agent reported.

Genalo raised his hand and pointed toward the radio. «I think that’s ours,» he said as more chatter crackled through the SUV.

«He’s wearing a black vest, red shirt, red hat,» another agent radioed.

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«Team two, that’s Tango. That’s Tango,» an agent called out.

Within moments, agents converged on Tkeshelashvili in the middle of the street. Genalo accelerated toward the scene, the arrest unfolding through the SUV’s windshield.

By the time Digital pulled up, officers had already handcuffed Tkeshelashvili and were moving him into a waiting vehicle. He remained calm and said little. Within moments, the team was moving on toward Target 2.

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Genalo hailed the arrest as «textbook» and «flawless,» praising the intelligence, timing and surprise that allowed agents to secure their target without a struggle.

Speed, he explained, was critical.

Minutes earlier, we heard over Genalo’s radio that another ICE team had encountered agitators blowing whistles, shouting and warning locals that federal agents were nearby.

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The team was pursuing an Ecuadorian migrant who faced sexual misconduct charges involving a child, Genalo said, but the agitators disrupted the operation.

«Why would you protest that we’re trying to arrest this individual?» Genalo said.

As we pulled away from the first arrest scene, Genalo briefed us on the next target: Yves Frantz Augustine, 45, a Haitian national who ICE said entered the U.S. legally in 1997 but overstayed his visa. Ordered deported in 2006, he remained in the country, later amassing a criminal record that included an assault conviction for which he served seven years in prison, along with weapons offenses and a terroristic threat case, according to ICE.

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Augustine previously served seven years in prison for assault, but ICE’s attempt to deport him in 2011 during the Obama administration failed because Haiti would not issue the necessary travel documents, Genalo said.

ICE tried to take him into custody after further arrests, but New York authorities refused to hand him over despite three detainer requests, according to Genalo.

Agents faced a major concern during this operation: Augustine was taking a child to school.

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Genalo explained that agents would wait until Augustine drops off the child before moving in, saying ICE policy is to avoid making arrests near schools or in the presence of children.

Another team of agents was tracking Augustine from cars and on foot, relaying updates over the radio as Brooklyn’s morning rush gathered pace.

Genalo pulled up alongside the curb, explaining that Augustine was expected to walk straight toward our SUV. We waited as traffic rolled past and officers closed in on his position.

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At approximately 8:26 a.m., the go-ahead came over the radio.

Agents quickly surrounded Augustine just ahead of our SUV, grabbing his arms as they tried to handcuff him.

«Don’t move! Police! Let me see your hands!» an officer shouted, drawing his weapon.

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«We have a warrant for your arrest!» another announced.

But Augustine refused to put his hands behind his back, prompting the agents to press him against the metal shutters of a closed storefront as they struggled to cuff him.

«No, no, no, no,» Augustine shouted.

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«Sir, don’t fight,» an officer warned, while a third appeared and tried to calm him.

«Just put your hands behind your back, sir,» the third agent said, placing his hand on his shoulder.

As agents led Augustine away in handcuffs, his jacket slipped down, revealing the words «it’s all a trap» emblazoned across the back of his shirt. The front read «NOCOMP.»

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He continued pulling back as agents moved him toward a waiting SUV, pleading for his children.

«Think about my kids,» he cried out, according to footage recorded by Digital.

Appearing stunned, he continued questioning the arrest.

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«A warrant for what?» he shouted and asked to call his wife before claiming he was now a U.S. citizen. An officer showed him the warrant and gave him time to read it before placing him in the SUV.

Genalo disputed the citizenship claim, citing Augustine’s 2006 deportation order.

The arrest took roughly four minutes, far longer than the first, before agents secured Augustine and cleared the street.

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Back in the SUV, Genalo said Augustine’s resistance forced officers to use additional restraint techniques, explaining that agents typically move detainees to a secure location before transferring them to an ICE processing facility.

«We want to get in, make the arrest, and get out as fast as possible,» Genalo said.

He also rejected accusations that ICE agents abduct or disappear people, defending the speed of the arrests as a safety precaution.

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«We don’t kidnap people, we don’t disappear people. We arrest people,» he said.

For Genalo, the arrests reflected a wider battle over law and order — with ICE trying to remove dangerous offenders while city leaders refuse to cooperate and protesters work to disrupt operations.

«You have murderers on the street. I mean, that by itself is absolutely amazing that you can say you’re keeping the community safe by releasing murderers back on the streets,» he said.

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Genalo said both Brooklyn suspects had previously been in local custody, but authorities ignored ICE requests to hand them over. The refusals, he argued, wasted taxpayer money and put officers, suspects and the public at risk.

During the stakeout for Tkeshelashvili, agents feared their cover was blown when an NYPD patrol car appeared, adding another hurdle amid limited cooperation with local police. Genalo suggested a resident may have called police, but the concern was quickly resolved.

Genalo laid much of the blame on Mamdani, Hochul and the City Council, accusing them of putting political ideology ahead of public safety while allowing offenders to return to the communities they claim to protect.

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«They’re criminals that committed heinous crimes. And they should not be in the community,» Genalo said of many of the migrants ICE has been apprehending.

For Genalo, a Brooklyn native and 34-year law enforcement veteran deployed to Ground Zero with a special response team after 9/11, the breakdown in cooperation is personal. He recalled when ICE worked closely with local police and had its own unit at Rikers Island, taking more than 100 people a week into custody directly from the jail. Today there is no cooperation.

Genalo blamed former Mayor Bill de Blasio for ending the arrangement and said former Mayor Eric Adams tried to restore cooperation but was hamstrung by the City Council. Mamdani, meanwhile, has called for ICE to be abolished and publicly opposed its enforcement operations.

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Genalo repeatedly fumed over New York City’s sanctuary policies throughout the ride-along, challenging city leaders to put the issue on the ballot and let New Yorkers decide whether police should cooperate with ICE.

«Let the residents decide,» he said.

A bipartisan push for a public vote in 2024 and 2025 went nowhere. Genalo suggested council members feared the result.

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Genalo also criticized anti-ICE protest networks that monitor federal vehicles, alert residents and mobilize protesters when officers are spotted.

Even before Thursday’s operation began, a car carrying civilians circled the agents’ secret meeting point and parked nearby, raising suspicions that its occupants might be spotters. Officers kept watch until the car drove away.

«I give a lot of kudos to the men and women of ICE in New York City and nationwide staying professional in spite of the agitation that they’re facing,» he said.

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Despite his blistering criticism of Mamdani and the city’s sanctuary policies, Genalo said he was willing to talk with the mayor.

«I just wish we could sit down and collaborate and come to an agreement because we have the same job to do, and that’s to keep the people of the community of New York City safe,» Genalo said.

«The men and women of ICE in New York City will not waver,» he said.

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