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Blue state’s anti-ICE pledge collapses as GOP warns of new sanctuary ‘confederacy’
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Colorado has reversed a controversial requirement that attorneys using the state’s court e-filing system certify they would not use court information to assist federal immigration enforcement efforts.
The verification requirement was removed from state law last week after Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 26-1276, creating a carveout for attorneys seeking to use the filing system.
Multiple attorneys spoke out in April after the state’s e-file system required them to certify they would not share such personal information with the federal government — a requirement Colorado officials said stemmed from the Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status Act of 2025.
Colorado Springs attorney Ian Speir told Fox News Digital that Colorado appeared to be «unlawfully coopting private attorneys across the state to further its anti-federal sanctuary policies,» while noting that he doesn’t practice criminal nor immigration law but couldn’t sign into the state court system without «saluting the resistance.»
COLORADO LAWYERS SAY COURT E-FILE SYSTEM NOW MAKES THEM CERTIFY THEY WON’T ASSIST ICE
The House Judiciary Committee took note of Fox News Digital’s reporting on the matter and notified Colorado officials in April that their immigration-related certification wrongly «commandeers private attorneys into Colorado’s radical sanctuary policies, handcuffs federal officials from enforcing immigration law in Colorado, and violates fundamental free speech principles.»
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s immigration integrity, security and enforcement subcommittee, told Fox News Digital in a Monday interview that he was pleased to see Colorado reverse itself but warned that the incident is just the latest volley in sanctuary states’ battle against federal supremacy.
He called it the latest example of the notion that any state «can obstruct federal laws they don’t like.»
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«I think they’ve crossed the line into obstruction by forbidding attorneys access to the court system without this outrageous pledge under penalty and perjury that they wouldn’t report any information for federal immigration enforcement purposes,» McClintock said.
«Obviously, the state recognized what tenuous ground they had staked out, and it reversed themselves. But I remain concerned over what other sanctuary jurisdictions that comprise this new ‘Confederacy’ may take in the future.»
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., arrives for the House Judiciary Committee markup on the Justice in Policing Act in the Capitol Visitor Center on June 17, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA)
FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, celebrated the news and noted it was prepared to file a lawsuit against the state government in Denver on First Amendment grounds if it did not repeal the provision.
«Colorado made the right move removing the certification requirement, which was a clear viewpoint-based regulation that violated the First Amendment,» the Washington-based group said in a statement.
Speir added that while the state may be able to tell its own public lawyers what to say to ICE, he, as a private attorney, «work for my clients, not the government.»
Greg Greubel, FIRE’s senior attorney, said in a statement that the government by law cannot condition an attorney’s access to courts «on a promise not to use information for a lawful purpose the state disfavors.»
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey. 5/28/26. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital.)
«Kudos to Colorado legislators and the governor for acting quickly to resolve this issue, but it’s troubling that the state attempted this in the first place.»
Laws restricting speech must be viewpoint-neutral under the First Amendment, but critics argued that by forcing attorneys not to speak with ICE, they were putting their thumb on the partisan scale.
McClintock said his panel’s focus continues to be on the variety of sanctuary policies in states and cities that are «resisting and in many cases obstructing federal law enforcement,» citing the Supremacy Clause’s assertion that immigration falls under the federal government’s authority.
«That’s particularly important in regions such as mine where the local sheriffs very much want to cooperate with ICE,» said McClintock, who notably chaired the raucous hearing that featured Fairfax County, Virginia, prosecutor Stephen Descano and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid who have been lambasted for their handling of illegal immigrant-related cases.
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A measure his panel is working on would allow victims of sanctuary policies to sue those jurisdictions for damages created by the release of illegal immigrant criminals and the like.
Fox News Digital reached out to Polis and ICE for comment.
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De escasez de remedios a falta de médicos especializados: la vida de los cubanos se complica mientras ven colapsar el sistema de salud
La crisis que atraviesa el sistema de salud en Cuba se refleja en casos como el de Rosa Valentina Pérez, quien lleva casi tres semanas esperando una tomografía computarizada en la principal clínica oncológica de La Habana. La urgencia de su diagnóstico contrasta con la realidad: solo un escáner funciona en la capital y la lista de espera es larga.
“No se pueden imaginar lo que es tener este dolor, saber que tu esperanza de vida se está reduciendo y oírles decir: ‘Veamos cuándo podemos hacer esa tomografía’”, relató Pérez. Su historia ilustra el deterioro de un sistema que durante décadas fue considerado el emblema de la revolución cubana.
Aunque Cuba fue célebre por su atención médica gratuita y de calidad, hoy la sanidad pública está al borde del colapso. Factores como la pandemia, el endurecimiento de sanciones internacionales y una crisis energética agravada por el bloqueo de combustible llevaron la infraestructura hospitalaria a una situación crítica.
En los hospitales cubanos, los cortes de energía y la escasez de medicamentos son el pan de cada día. A esto se suman el éxodo de profesionales hacia el exterior y la obsolescencia de los equipos médicos, lo que deja áreas prioritarias como oncología, cardiología y nefrología al límite de sus capacidades.
El director del Instituto Nacional de Oncología y Radiobiología, Luis Eduardo Martín, expuso la magnitud del problema: “El 80% de los equipos utilizados en diagnóstico y tratamiento están obsoletos o averiados”. Este déficit tecnológico obliga a los médicos a “administrar medicamentos sin poder verificar en ocasiones que estén teniendo el efecto que esperamos… porque no contamos con los reactivos ni el equipo para controlarlos”.
La lista de espera para acceder a la radioterapia en el INOR supera los 1.200 pacientes. El relato de Pérez a la agencia AFP, quien tras una cirugía de cáncer de mama necesita saber si la enfermedad avanzó o no, se repite entre quienes enfrentan el drama de la demora diagnóstica.
La situación actual en el sistema de salud cubano es insostenible: la falta de recursos, equipos dañados y la escasez de personal también provocaron que los tratamientos y diagnósticos se ralenticen o se limiten, poniendo en riesgo la vida de miles de pacientes. El deterioro afecta tanto a adultos como a niños, y las soluciones improvisadas rara vez bastan para evitar consecuencias graves.
La crisis no distingue edades. Según datos oficiales, la supervivencia al cáncer infantil cayó del 85% al 65% en pocos años. “Es muy frustrante saber que puedes salvar al niño, lograr una mayor tasa de supervivencia, y no puedes hacerlo porque tienes las manos atadas”, lamentó Mariuska Forteza, jefa de oncología pediátrica del INOR.
La falta de reactivos y combustible para transportar muestras entre hospitales obligó a recortar análisis sanguíneos esenciales. A pesar de la adversidad, los técnicos intentan mantener los equipos en funcionamiento. “A veces tengo que venir al hospital a medianoche o a las 2 de la madrugada para reparar equipos para que el paciente pueda comenzar su tratamiento”, contó Alexis Amado Domínguez, técnico de reparaciones.
En el Instituto Nacional de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, el número de operaciones cardíacas anuales cayó de más de 400 a apenas 100, según el médico José Esteban Abreu. Unos 130 pacientes esperan la implantación de un marcapasos, mientras el personal recurre al canibalismo de piezas para mantener algunos equipos activos.
“Siempre estamos inventando, trabajando, innovando”, dijo el técnico Luis Alexis Duncan, mostrando equipos desmantelados que esperan ser reparados en el taller que atiende el 80% del equipamiento médico de la ciudad.
La inventiva cubana, aunque legendaria, no alcanza para sortear todas las limitaciones. Incubadoras y respiradores neonatales defectuosos se acumulan en los talleres, mientras el éxodo de médicos y enfermeros agrava una situación ya crítica. Los salarios estatales, pagados en pesos muy devaluados, no alcanzan para retener al personal sanitario.
En la unidad de diálisis del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras, la jefa de nefrología Iamara Castro admitió que debieron reducir las sesiones de cuatro a dos horas para atender a más pacientes. “Cuando se acorta el período de hemodiálisis, se acorta la vida”, señaló con gravedad, subrayando que el servicio se sostiene por la pura “compasión”.
Nelson Companioni, paciente de 81 años, describió su temor a que los equipos fallen antes de terminar su tratamiento. “Se ve a las enfermeras arrodilladas allí, golpeándolo para que funcione”, relató sobre la escena habitual en el hospital.
(Con información de AFP)
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Omar’s disclosures erased millions, leaving her with potential negative net worth. She won’t explain why
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., refused to address her revised financial disclosures that could imply she has a negative net worth after the progressive lawmaker dramatically reduced the reported value of assets tied to her husband’s business ventures.
«Can you tell us if your husband still has the consulting business and the wine business?» Fox News Digital asked Omar.
The congresswoman stayed silent as she was repeatedly questioned, after previously telling Fox News Digital that the original filing — showing Omar’s reported assets reducing by as much as $29.9 million — was inaccurate and «incomplete» information.
ILHAN OMAR’S OFFICE SAYS SHE’S ‘NOT A MILLIONAIRE’ AFTER $30M FILING REVISED DOWN TO UNDER $100K: REPORT
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., May 18, 2023. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
The controversy surrounding Omar’s finances began when a 2024 financial report estimated that Omar and her husband possessed between $6 million and $30 million in assets, all while the Minnesota fraud scandal within the Somali community was beginning to come to fruition.
A more recent 2025 financial disclosure report shows Omar’s revised value of shared assets between her and husband to sit at a maximum of $125,000 — a multimillion-dollar drop from the year prior. The lower estimate of their assets, $20,000, compared to the low and high debt estimates, $30,000 and $100,000, would imply the Minnesota Democrat could have a negative net worth.
Both she and her husband have separate debts, each ranging somewhere between $15,000 and $50,000 — from her own student loans and her husband’s credit card debt, according to the disclosures.
WATCH: OMAR SILENT WHEN CONFRONTED ON ALLEGED TIES TO MASSIVE MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL
Rep. Ilhan Omar campaigns with her husband Tim Mynett at the Richfield Farmers Market on Aug. 8, 2020, in Richfield, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The biggest change in the documents involved Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett. His reported ownership interests in both his winery and venture capital advisory firm, which were previously valued in the millions of dollars, are listed with no value now.
In Omar’s 2024 financial disclosure records, Mynett’s share in his winery was valued between $1 million and $5 million, and his share at the venture capital advisory firm was valued between $5 million and $25 million. Now, his equity interests are both listed at $0.
Omar’s office previously told Fox News Digital that Mynett has partners in both businesses and said the earlier disclosure mistakenly reflected the businesses’ total equity rather than his ownership interest. The office also said the original filing listed assets without accounting for liabilities.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., has publicly voiced his interest in the Ethics Committee opening an investigation into Omar’s personal finances after the 2025 financial reports came out showing the possibility of a $29 million drop in her net worth.
Vice President JD Vance also has said the U.S. Department of Justice will be opening a probe into her alleged fraud as part of the administration’s anti-fraud taskforce that he spearheads, though no formal investigations have been shared with the public at this time.
Omar has been reluctant to answer Fox News Digital’s questions about her financial fallout and potential probes to be opened against her.
The Minnesota lawmaker similarly dodged answering any of Fox News Digital’s questions just last month about the revised disclosures.
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«There’s also the possibility that it might rain on this sunny day,» Omar replied without responding directly to the content of the question.
Fox News Digital’s Robert Schmad contributed to this report.
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