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ICE confusion ignites MAGA backlash: ‘I would have called for impeachment’

Reported guidance directing some ICE offices to pull back on arrests of illegal immigrants without criminal histories triggered backlash from policy hawks, raising questions whether the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals on enforcement.
The guidance was rescinded within hours, and Trump told there had been no change in an enforcement posture that prioritizes — but is not limited to — the «worst first.» The verbal guidance had been relayed to ICE field offices around the country, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter, though it remains unclear who initially issued the instruction.
Administration officials later characterized it as a misunderstanding rather than a formal policy change, and new guidance reaffirming there had been no change in enforcement policy was sent within hours. The episode nevertheless reinforced concerns among some immigration hawks who say recent public messaging from administration officials has suggested a narrower approach to interior enforcement than Trump campaigned on.
Mike Howell, a leader of the Mass Deportation Coalition and president of The Oversight Project, argued public criticism helped force the reversal but said the episode also fit what he views as a broader pattern of mixed messaging from DHS on interior immigration enforcement.
«[The guidance] was walked back, allegedly, which is great, and I think it was in large part walked back because people spoke out very, very loudly,» Howell said, while adding there is a troubling undercurrent to some of DHS’ messaging on the greater matter:
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As an example, Howell pointed to a tweet from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin posted one day before the ICE guidance news broke, in which the secretary said the department was «not conducting worksite operations in Kansas» but was targeting criminal illegal immigrants and those facing removal.
The post followed ICE operations in Kansas that prompted complaints from Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who said DHS had failed to coordinate with local authorities during operations in cities including Liberal.
«I’ve never seen a secretary put anything like that in writing,» Howell said. «[If it were] an Obama or Clinton or Biden DHS secretary, we would have called for impeachment if they said that.»
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Asked to put a finer point on it, Howell stated outright: «If Mayorkas tweeted that, I would have immediately called for his impeachment: for flagrant admission that they are not enforcing the laws and faithfully executing them — It was amnesty by another means.»
Howell emphasized that he was not calling for Mullin’s impeachment, but using the comparison to underscore how seriously he views any pullback from broad immigration enforcement.
He further argued that shifting signals are unfair to rank-and-file ICE agents who served during the Biden administration.
It remained unclear who originated the guidance, but was told it was a «misunderstanding» and that the person responsible would likely face reprimand.
A source told Digital on Sunday evening that the order «definitely went out» and that some immigrant-heavy Republican districts have seen anger over family members being caught up in worksite-enforcement removals. The source pointed to Kansas as an illustration.
«This type of ping-pong is deeply unfair to ICE, the men and women there tasked with actually deporting these people,» he said. «They watch the news, they read X, they see these mixed signals and it’s affected operations.»
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White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis pushed back, saying Trump has been clear that «no one is off the table.»
«DHS continues to deliver results for the American people including the most secure border in history and three straight months of a record number of ICE arrests,» she said, citing more than 3 million deportations thus far.
An ICE report also put arrests-per-month at a record high of 51,000 in August, while a source familiar confirmed that ICE guidance that went out was a «miscommunication» and not from the top.
Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates for tighter immigration controls, said the situation is uniquely instructive because it comes at a time when factions of the Republican Party are at odds, whether silently or not, over the immigration enforcement issue.
«All of this comes on the backdrop of conflicting goals and messages within the administration on immigration,» he said.
Krikorian said the administration may have contributed to that confusion by repeatedly emphasizing its focus on the «worst of the worst,» even as officials including border czar Tom Homan have said immigrants without criminal records are not exempt from enforcement.
«The administration does need to get its story straight internally so that they can then present a consistent message externally,» Krikorian said.
He argued the larger unresolved issue is worksite enforcement, which he said is critical to encouraging self-deportation but creates political tension between business interests seeking labor and working-class Republicans demanding tighter enforcement.
Republican donors who favor the «loose labor market» that low-wage migrants bring clash with the working-class Republican bloc demanding tighter labor markets and stricter enforcement, Krikorian said.
Krikorian said he had hoped Trump or Mullin would clarify after the Kansas controversy that the administration was not «randomly» cracking down on employers, but conducting worksite enforcement based on intelligence about businesses employing illegal immigrants.
Several Republicans, including Marshall and Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., have criticized aspects of the administration’s immigration push ahead of the midterms. Krikorian argued that conflicting signals could also carry political consequences with Trump voters focused on enforcement – citing competing pressures between big-business and the base.
«You don’t tweet out that you’re not doing what voters want you to do,» he said.
Krikorian praised the administration’s border policies but argued interior and worksite enforcement create more complicated political tradeoffs for the Trump coalition.
After the Wire report broke, DHS responded in part «this is false. No one is off the table.»
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Digital reached out to Salazar and DHS for further comment.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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Protestas en Francia: el gobierno acusa a grupos de ultraizquierda y mantiene los toques de queda en varias ciudades

Las autoridades francesas acusaron este martes a la “ultraizquierda” de ser responsable de un plan “insurreccional” durante los disturbios que golpearon el país el fin de semana.
La denuncia se conoció en el segundo día de toque de queda previsto para varios barrios de París y varias ciudades del país, mientras los primeros detenidos empiezan a pasar ante los tribunales. Más de 2500 fueron arrestadas durante los incidentes.
La segunda mayor economía de la Unión Europea vivió el sábado algunos de sus peores episodios de violencia callejera de los últimos años, apenas seis meses antes de que el país elija al sucesor del presidente centroderechista Emmanuel Macron.
Las imágenes de enfrentamientos, de edificios públicos incendiados y de saqueos de tiendas dieron la vuelta al mundo.
El primer ministro francés, el centroderechista Sébastien Lecornu, acusó a grupos de “ultraizquierda” de planificar “un esquema insurreccional” en algunos lugares. Además, puso como ejemplo el incendio del ayuntamiento de Limoges, convertido en un símbolo de los desórdenes.
Por estos hechos, un hombre de 34 años fichado por su pertenencia a la ultraizquierda fue detenido este martes.
Las declaraciones de Lecornu tuvieron lugar durante una tensa sesión de control al gobierno en el Parlamento. Allí, la extrema derecha y la derecha acusaron al Ejecutivo de no haber anticipado los disturbios. La izquierda lamentó que el gobierno no respondiera a los reclamos de los cientos de miles de manifestantes que salieron a las calles el sábado pacíficamente a denunciar el “alto costo de la vida”.
Nuevos toques de queda y dispositivo policial masivo
Las autoridades se encuentran también bajo presión para recuperar el control. Por segunda noche consecutiva, decretaron un toque de queda en barrios de París y de otras ciudades para evitar de nuevo desórdenes y saqueos.
“Durante parte de la (primera) noche hubo helicópteros que sobrevolaban la zona y comprobaban que no hubiera pequeños grupos formándose”, dijo Sylvain Courant, habitante del barrio comercial de Les Halles en París.
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Bruce Blakeman hammers Dem Gov Hochul, Mamdani over subway safety during NYC campaign ride

Striking a Make America Safe Again tone, Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul as the «most pro-criminal governor» during a Monday campaign event riding the New York City subway system, which has been plagued by violent crimes and commuter safety fears.
«I have not heard from one person, and from all the people, that it’s safer on the subways and public transportation in New York,» Blakeman said as he rode the subway. «I’ve heard just the opposite. Everybody says they feel less safe.»
«So we want them to feel safe,» he said.
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Blakeman, a Nassau County executive, is a former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Now running for governor, he was campaigning Monday in the densely populated city, which is overwhelmingly a Democratic stranglehold.
«Hire more police officers, hire more conductors, clean up our subways and get help for those who are emotionally ill – get them help that they need; not have them roam around our subways,» Blakeman told reporters as he rode the subway, targeting both the governor and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the deep-blue area.
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«The crime in the subways has gone up tremendously under Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani,» Blakeman lamented. «They are not committed to public safety. I will be committed to public safety. I will make sure that our public transportation is safer and cleaner for the traveling public.»
«That’s how you get more people back in public transportation, not by putting a tax on them with congestion pricing, which is nothing more than a tax on the middle class,» he added.
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Blakeman hit Democrats for being negative influences on public safety, and Hochul specifically, for having «reduced the number of conductors on our trains and subways.»
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More police patrolling the subways and improving the lighting in dimly lit subway systems are on Blakeman’s priority list, but he also discussed having more conductors manning the subways.
Hochul vetoed Albany legislation that would have required conductors on more subway trains, leaving the MTA’s one-person train operation program in place versus the June 2025 state-passed bill requiring at least two-person crews — an operator and conductor.
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Hochul vetoed that bill on Dec. 5, 2025, arguing it would restrict MTA modernization efforts and cost up to $10 million annually.
«Police are very important, but I think people feel very comfortable and very safe when they see a conductor,» Blakeman said. «I want to increase the numbers so that people feel safe.»
Blakeman called Hochul «the most pro-criminal governor in the United States of America,» citing several criminal-justice and immigration policies.
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«Whether it’s cashless bail, Raise the Age, the HALT Act, Clean Slate, or refusing to cooperate with ICE and federal agents, she has made us less safe,» he said, striking at Democrat-backed legislation long rebuked by police groups and Republican public safety hawks.
Cashless bail limits when judges can require defendants to put up money to be released. Raise the Age generally keeps 16- and 17-year-olds out of adult criminal court, while the HALT Act limits solitary confinement and changes prison disciplinary practices. The Clean Slate law seals certain criminal convictions from public view after a designated waiting period.
«People feel less safe in every community that I go to in New York State,» Blakeman said.
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Congreso Nacional de Honduras aprueba moción que respalda financiar cárcel de máxima seguridad

La construcción de una nueva cárcel de máxima seguridad en Honduras entró en una fase de planificación luego de que el Congreso Nacional aprobara una moción para que varias instituciones del Estado busquen los recursos necesarios para ejecutar el proyecto.
La aprobación de la moción no significa que el presupuesto de construcción ya esté definido ni que las obras hayan comenzado. Por ahora, el proceso se concentra en cuantificar la inversión, identificar posibles fuentes de financiamiento y determinar el terreno donde se levantará el establecimiento.
Entre las alternativas planteadas figura el financiamiento nacional, la colocación de bonos y la contratación de préstamos internacionales. Sin embargo, las autoridades todavía no han divulgado un monto oficial para el proyecto ni han precisado cuánto aportaría cada fuente.
El ministro de Finanzas, Emilio Hércules, confirmó que se iniciarán los estudios correspondientes para determinar cuánto costaría la obra, mientras que el presidente del Legislativo, Tomás Zambrano, explicó que la gestión de fondos involucrará al Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INP), la Secretaría de Finanzas, la Secretaría de Seguridad y otras dependencias gubernamentales.
Uno de los primeros pasos será establecer el costo de construcción y las necesidades técnicas del nuevo centro penitenciario. Para ello, según lo anunciado por Hércules, se iniciarán los estudios que permitan cuantificar la obra.
El cálculo deberá servir de base para evaluar las opciones de financiamiento y definir cómo se cubrirá la inversión. Además del costo de construcción, el proyecto requerirá precisar las necesidades de equipamiento, seguridad, personal y operación del establecimiento, aspectos que incidirán en el gasto público a largo plazo.
Para este día se sostendrá una reunión con representantes de la Secretaría de Seguridad, la Policía Nacional, las Fuerzas Armadas, el INP, Finanzas y la Agencia Nacional contra el Crimen Organizado.
Las posibles ubicaciones

La selección del terreno es otro de los asuntos pendientes. El INP deberá designar el lugar donde se construirá el establecimiento, destinado principalmente a personas privadas de libertad identificadas como integrantes de maras, pandillas y otras estructuras criminales sujetas al régimen especial de reclusión.
En las discusiones previas sobre el proyecto se ha mencionado a Naco, Santa Bárbara, como una posible ubicación. No obstante, la información divulgada hasta ahora no confirma que ese lugar haya sido seleccionado de manera definitiva.
La decisión sobre el terreno deberá integrarse a la planificación técnica, junto con la evaluación de las condiciones necesarias para construir y operar una instalación de máxima seguridad.
Las autoridades tampoco han detallado públicamente la capacidad que tendría el nuevo centro, el plazo definitivo de construcción ni el modelo de administración que se utilizaría.
Zambrano justificó la iniciativa al señalar que las reformas penales pendientes de aprobación podrían aumentar la cantidad de personas enviadas a prisión, lo que, según advirtió, presionaría la capacidad operativa de los centros penitenciarios existentes.

El proyecto se plantea en el contexto de las medidas aprobadas en septiembre para endurecer las condiciones de reclusión de personas identificadas como integrantes de grupos declarados terroristas.
Las reformas contemplan un régimen especial de máxima seguridad, restricciones de comunicación y visitas, vigilancia reforzada y otras medidas de control penitenciario. La normativa correspondiente fue publicada en La Gaceta, diario oficial de Honduras, el 26 de septiembre de 2026.
Influencia del modelo Salvadoreño
La iniciativa tomó impulso después de una visita de diputados hondureños al Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), en El Salvador, donde conocieron aspectos del modelo penitenciario aplicado por ese país para recluir a integrantes de organizaciones criminales.
La eventual adopción de un modelo similar al salvadoreño requeriría definir qué elementos se incorporarían al sistema hondureño y cómo se aplicarían dentro del marco jurídico nacional.
El jefe de la bancada liberal, Jorge Cálix, respaldó la construcción de la nueva cárcel y sostuvo que el Estado debe aplicar medidas estrictas contra quienes sean responsables de delitos graves.
Con la moción aprobada, las siguientes etapas consisten en cuantificar la inversión, definir el terreno, establecer las fuentes de financiamiento y precisar las condiciones técnicas para construir y operar el centro penitenciario.
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