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Federal judge blocks blue state’s law prohibiting ICE agents from wearing masks on the job
DOJ sues Virginia over anti-ICE policies as key anti-terror tool nears expiration
The Department of Justice launched a lawsuit against Virginia concerning new anti-ICE policies, including a controversial mask ban for federal agents. Acting AG Todd Blanche argues these laws jeopardize federal officers. Concurrently, a major anti-terrorism tool, FISA, faces expiration tonight due to congressional inaction, raising national security concerns. Shannon Bream and Jim Jordan analyze the political stalemate and potential consequences.
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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Virginia from enforcing a new law that would prohibit federal agents — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol — from wearing masks while carrying out enforcement operations, siding with the Trump administration in a dispute over federal authority.
Senior U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request for a preliminary injunction, preventing the law from taking effect Wednesday while the legal challenge proceeds. The injunction will remain in place while the case is litigated.
Payne found the federal government is likely to succeed on the merits because Virginia’s law attempts to regulate how federal officers enforce immigration laws, violating the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.
MINNESOTA SENATE VOTES TO BAN ICE FROM WEARING MASKS, ALLOW RESIDENTS TO SUE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS
Masked federal agents are confronted by anti-ICE agitators. (Getty Images, File)
The judge also found the government demonstrated it would likely suffer irreparable harm because enforcing the law could expose federal employees to «real risk of physical harm» while carrying out immigration enforcement duties.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit the DOJ filed last week challenging two laws signed by Democrat Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
The DOJ argued the measures would subject masked federal agents to criminal penalties and threaten agreements between federal immigration authorities and local law enforcement.
DOJ ESCALATES BLUE-STATE ICE STANDOFF AFTER STATES REFUSE KEY FEDERAL REQUEST
«Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe, and they do not deserve to be doxed or harassed simply for carrying out their duties,» Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said when the lawsuit was filed.
«Virginia’s anti-law enforcement policies regulate the federal government and are designed to create risk for our agents,» he added. «These laws cannot stand.»
The lawsuit argued Virginia was attempting to dictate how federal officers carry out law enforcement operations by restricting when they may wear face coverings, requiring them to display identifying information and placing conditions on cooperation agreements between local agencies and ICE.
MINNESOTA SENATE VOTES TO BAN ICE FROM WEARING MASKS, ALLOW RESIDENTS TO SUE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has ended agreements between state law enforcement agencies and federal immigration authorities. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images, File)
According to the DOJ, federal officers who violated Virginia’s mask and identification law could have faced a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
The lawsuit names Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones and Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano as defendants.
Payne’s order applies only to Virginia’s mask and identity law. The judge noted the Justice Department’s separate challenge to another provision governing immigration enforcement agreements will proceed on a different briefing schedule, with a hearing scheduled for Aug. 3.
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Spanberger, Jones and Descano have all taken steps to counter the Trump administration’s ICE agenda in Virginia.
In February, Spanberger rescinded an executive order issued by former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin directing state law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Spanberger’s office for comment on the development.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley J. DiMella contributed to this report.
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Ministerio de Salud intensifica fumigaciones y visitas casa por casa para frenar brote de dengue en cantón costarricense
El Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica reforzó esta semana las acciones de prevención y control del dengue en el cantón de Orotina, luego de que esa localidad se consolidara como la de mayor cantidad de casos acumulados de la enfermedad en el país centroamericano. Las autoridades desplegaron un operativo que contempla fumigaciones, visitas casa por casa, eliminación de criaderos del mosquito transmisor y campañas de información dirigidas a la población, con el objetivo de contener el brote y evitar que la transmisión continúe aumentando.
Las intervenciones son coordinadas por el Programa de Control de Vectores y se concentran en los barrios aledaños a las zonas donde se ha detectado una mayor circulación del virus. Según explicó la cartera de Salud, las labores iniciaron este lunes como parte de una estrategia integral para reducir la presencia del mosquito Aedes aegypti, responsable de transmitir el dengue.
Entre las acciones que se desarrollan destacan la fumigación casa por casa, la aplicación de insecticida con equipo pesado en puntos estratégicos del cantón, visitas domiciliarias para identificar y eliminar criaderos del mosquito, campañas educativas para sensibilizar a la población, perifoneo en las comunidades y jornadas de recolección de residuos que puedan acumular agua y convertirse en sitios de reproducción del vector.
Como parte de las labores ejecutadas hasta el momento, el Ministerio de Salud informó que ya se han fumigado 16,666 viviendas y se han realizado 1,843 visitas domiciliarias como parte de las acciones de control vectorial.
Los datos más recientes de la Dirección de Vigilancia de la Salud evidencian que, hasta la semana epidemiológica 24, Costa Rica registra un total de 1,411 casos de dengue. De ese total, 124 corresponden al cantón de Orotina, que actualmente presenta la mayor cantidad de casos acumulados en el territorio nacional.
Después de Orotina, los cantones con mayor número de contagios son Alajuela, con 109 casos, y San José, con 90. Estas cifras mantienen bajo vigilancia a las autoridades sanitarias, que continúan monitoreando la evolución epidemiológica para determinar si es necesario ampliar las intervenciones hacia otras comunidades.
El dengue es una enfermedad viral transmitida por la picadura del mosquito Aedes aegypti, un insecto que se reproduce principalmente en recipientes con agua estancada dentro y alrededor de las viviendas. Debido a ello, las autoridades insisten en que la participación de la ciudadanía resulta determinante para reducir la presencia del vector y disminuir el riesgo de nuevos contagios.
En ese sentido, el Ministerio de Salud hizo un llamado a los habitantes de Orotina y del resto del país para colaborar activamente con las medidas preventivas, eliminando cualquier recipiente que pueda almacenar agua, permitiendo el ingreso del personal de salud debidamente identificado durante las inspecciones y participando en las campañas comunitarias de limpieza.
Las recomendaciones también incluyen mantener limpios los hogares y los lotes baldíos, desechar llantas y otros objetos que puedan acumular agua de lluvia, limpiar periódicamente las canoas de los techos, reducir el uso de plantas acuáticas y utilizar repelente cuando exista riesgo de exposición al mosquito.
Las autoridades recordaron que reconocer los síntomas de manera temprana también puede marcar la diferencia para evitar complicaciones. Entre las principales manifestaciones del dengue figuran la fiebre, el dolor muscular y articular, el malestar general y el dolor de cabeza. Sin embargo, también existen signos de alarma que requieren atención médica inmediata, como dolor abdominal intenso, vómitos persistentes o un deterioro evidente del estado general del paciente.
Ante cualquiera de estos síntomas, el Ministerio de Salud recomienda acudir cuanto antes al establecimiento de salud más cercano y evitar la automedicación, ya que algunos medicamentos pueden incrementar el riesgo de complicaciones, especialmente en personas con dengue grave.
Las autoridades sanitarias aseguraron que continuarán dando seguimiento permanente a la situación epidemiológica en Orotina y en el resto del país. Además, indicaron que las acciones de prevención y control seguirán desarrollándose de manera coordinada con otras instituciones y con las comunidades, con el propósito de disminuir la proliferación del mosquito, contener la transmisión del virus y proteger la salud de la población durante las próximas semanas.
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State Department congratulates Keiko Fujimori as Peru’s president-elect following razor-thin vote count
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The State Department on Tuesday congratulated conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori after she was declared the winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin.
The statement marked a significant milestone in Latin American relations, with Washington signaling it expects to work closely with Fujimori’s administration on shared priorities.
«The United States congratulates President-Elect Keiko Fujimori of Peru on her important electoral victory,» the department said.
«The Trump Administration looks forward to deepening collaboration with the Fujimori Administration to advance security cooperation and to strengthen bilateral cooperation on investment and trade in our region.»
TRUMP ADMIN WARNS PERU IT COULD LOSE SOVEREIGNTY AS CHINA TIGHTENS GRIP ON NATION
Peru’s presidential candidate for the Fuerza Popular party, Keiko Fujimori, waves to supporters during a closing campaign rally in Lima on June 4, 2026. (Anthony Nino de Guzman/AFP)
Her victory comes as Washington seeks to strengthen ties with pro-market allies in Latin America amid growing Chinese economic influence in the region.
Beijing recently completed the Chancay deepwater port in Peru — a $1.3 billion mega-project that serves as China’s key logistics hub on the Pacific coast.
Fujimori’s tough stance on organized crime also aligns with U.S. efforts to expand regional security and anti-trafficking cooperation.
BIDEN, XI TO MEET ON SATURDAY IN PERU, US OFFICIALS SAY
Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a ceremony at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on May 23, 2026. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP)
Fujimori was declared the winner Monday by Peru’s National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), the electoral authority responsible for reporting vote count results. The country’s final authority on election matters, the National Jury of Elections (JNE), has yet to issue its official proclamation, according to Reuters.
According to the ONPE, Fujimori secured 50.1% of the vote, winning by fewer than 50,000 votes out of roughly 18 million ballots cast.
Her victory over leftist challenger Roberto Sánchez marks her fourth presidential bid and makes her Peru’s first female president-elect.
The result caps a deeply divisive election cycle in a country that has gone through nine presidents in the past decade.
Fujimori is also the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who ruled the country during the 1990s.
TRUMP VICTORY BOOSTS CONSERVATIVES IN LATIN AMERICA, WAKE-UP CALL TO DICTATORS: ‘THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENCES’
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori waves outside his home in Santiago, Chile, on May 18, 2006. (Claudio Santana/AP Photo)
Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
While Washington once backed her father for his fight against communist guerrillas and economic reforms in the 1990s, the U.S. later condemned his government over the dismantling of democratic institutions and allegations of human rights abuses.
Keiko Fujimori has since spent more than two decades attempting to reshape «Fujimorismo» into a modern conservative, law-and-order political movement.
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Peruvians voted in favor of Fujimori amid a surge in violent crime, extortion and years of political instability.
Fujimori campaigned on an «iron fist» approach to security and a pledge to protect Peru’s free-market economy, while her opponent focused on rural economic grievances.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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