A top Homeland Security official lambasted Rep. Maxine Waters for «lies» about the peacefulness of the riots and her efforts to force entry into a detention center to meet a detained union leader.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital on Monday that access to the Los Angeles detention facility was «temporarily restricted» to ensure the safety of both detainees and uniformed personnel – when Waters hurried toward a group of guardsmen entering a plywood-protected door to the building over the weekend. 

The 86-year-old, 18-term Democrat approached the guardsmen saying, «Hello, hello, hello — I’m Congresswoman Waters,» but the last one bluntly told her to talk to «public affairs» and slammed the door.

«As a result, Congresswoman Maxine Waters was denied entry,» McLaughlin said of that exchange.

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«The safety and security of DHS personnel, ICE agents, and those in our custody remain our top priority.»

Going on to reference when Waters, D-Calif., hollered at assembled armed guardsmen on the street and asked if they planned to shoot her, McLaughlin said the lawmaker’s efforts could be better used elsewhere.

«Instead of taunting national guard members, the congresswoman should be trying to defuse these violent riots,» she said.

«Elected officials need to tone down their dangerous rhetoric about ICE law enforcement.»

President Donald Trump had federalized the California National Guard, and Waters accused him of not properly informing Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one clip of comments to reporters.

DHS also rebuked Waters’ summary appearance on TV following clips of her various confrontations going viral:

«This morning on CNN, the congresswoman spewed lies that these riots have not been violent,» McLaughlin said.

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Maxine Waters gets a door slammed in her face by National Guardsmen in Los Angeles. (Reuters)

«The American people can see with their own eyes the truth. Rioters have assaulted law enforcement officers, thrown rocks, burned American flags, set cars on fires, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer-funded property.»

«The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Congresswoman Waters must call for it to end.»

Waters had told anchor Wolf Blitzer that «everybody was wondering what happened to» David Huerta, the SEIU leader detained during one of the immigration raids that sparked the violence.

She said she was wearing a congressional emblem on her jacket but lamented that the guardsmen still didn’t allow her in.

She called protests in the immediate area «very small and very peaceful – there was no animosity.»

Waters also expressed concern that the assembled guardsmen were armed, saying that «Trump has instigated all of this.»

Los Angeles riots continue. (Getty)

«My message to Donald Trump, you are a cruel human being — and you are using the poorest people in the land… to promote your politics,» Waters said separately.

«His ridiculousness has taken over the armed services to celebrate his birthday coming up,» Waters added, referring to the president’s planned military parade to signify the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army – which will also coincide with Flag Day and his 79th birthday.

In a statement on the incident, Waters said she went to the Metropolitan Detention Center to check on Huerta – whom the SEIU said was «caught» in one of a series of ICE raids in Los Angeles County the union described as «a violent sweep.»

Waters also alluded to another viral clip she produced, which showed her taunting armed agents standing in formation in another part of the city.

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«I pled [sic] with the National Guard, which was heavily armed, not to use their weapons against peaceful demonstrators who were simply exercising their rights to freedom of speech and protest,» Waters said in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter. 

«All people deserve to be treated with dignity and due process under the law: Peaceful, nonviolent demonstrations are critical to protecting our constitutional rights.»

«The President of the United States is a cruel, dishonorable human being,» she said, adding that he and others would «just as soon» like to see agents «shoot somebody down.»

When filmed confronting National Guardsmen on the street, Waters shouted, «You’re gonna shoot an elected official? If you shoot me, you better shoot straight.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Waters’ office for additional comment, but she could not immediately be reached.

El gobierno de Eslovenia declaró este lunes el estado de ciberamenaza y ordenó la suspensión inmediata del uso de memorias USB fabricadas en China, tras descubrir que estos dispositivos, utilizados en el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y otras instituciones estatales, estaban infectados con un gusano informático que podría facilitar actividades de espionaje.

La policía eslovena inició una investigación para determinar cómo se adquirieron las memorias USB y en qué momento se introdujo el software malicioso, ya sea en China, durante el transporte o una vez en Eslovenia. “No podemos dar más detalles para proteger los intereses de la investigación en curso”, señaló la policía a la emisora N1 Eslovenia.

Uroš Svete, director de la Oficina Estatal de Seguridad Informática, explicó en una rueda de prensa en Liubliana que los gusanos informáticos representan una amenaza significativa para la ciberseguridad, ya que los equipos infectados son más vulnerables a ataques. Estos gusanos pueden ser utilizados para descargar remotamente software que recopile datos de los ordenadores de la administración pública eslovena.

Aunque no se ha proporcionado información oficial sobre la cantidad de memorias USB afectadas, se estima que fueron adquiridas por una veintena de instituciones estatales diferentes, incluyendo ministerios y agencias. La empresa Extra Lux, con sede en Liubliana y responsable de importar estos dispositivos desde China, afirmó que los entregó a los clientes en su embalaje original, sin realizar ningún tipo de modificación.

Este incidente se produce menos de dos años después de que el Ministerio de Exteriores esloveno fuera objeto de un ciberataque atribuido a un “tercer Estado”, según informó en su momento la ministra de Exteriores, Tanja Fajon. Aunque no se especificó el país responsable, el ataque fue calificado de “grave” y se indicó que había estado en marcha durante un tiempo considerable.

Los dispositivos USB han sido identificados como vectores comunes para la propagación de malware. Según un informe de Honeywell, las amenazas diseñadas para utilizarse en medios extraíbles crecieron en 15 puntos porcentuales en un año, representando el 52% de las amenazas de seguridad cibernética.

Eslovenia ha estado fortaleciendo su postura en ciberseguridad en los últimos años. En 2020, el país firmó una declaración conjunta con Estados Unidos sobre la seguridad de las redes 5G, subrayando su compromiso con la protección de infraestructuras críticas.

El ciberespionaje atribuido a China ha sido objeto de creciente preocupación internacional en los últimos años, con múltiples incidentes que han afectado a gobiernos, empresas y organizaciones en diversas en Europa.

En mayo de 2025, la República Checa denunció un ciberataque contra su Ministerio de Exteriores, atribuido al grupo de hackers chino APT31, presuntamente vinculado a los servicios de inteligencia de Beijing. El incidente provocó condenas y muestras de solidaridad por parte de la Unión Europea, la OTAN, Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y Australia. El ministro de Exteriores checo calificó el ataque de “campaña cibernética hostil”.

En Bélgica, entre 2021 y 2023, piratas informáticos chinos vulneraron un software de seguridad y accedieron al correo electrónico del Servicio de Seguridad del Estado Belga (VSSE), desviando el 10% de los correos electrónicos. La ministra de Justicia confirmó la brecha y presentó una denuncia ante la Fiscalía federal. Aunque el ataque no afectó información clasificada, comprometió potencialmente los datos personales de la mitad de los miembros de la Seguridad belga.

En 2009, se descubrió una vasta operación de espionaje electrónico denominada GhostNet, con origen mayoritario en China. Esta red logró infiltrarse en al menos 1.295 computadoras en 103 países, incluyendo embajadas y oficinas gubernamentales. Aunque la actividad se basaba mayormente en China, no hubo evidencia concluyente de que el gobierno chino estuviera involucrado en la operación.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is continuing to call on Democrats to tone down the rhetoric against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as riots not only persisted in Los Angeles Sunday night, but agents continue to face threats of doxxing and violence.

The department has taken issue with not only California leaders but also House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. 

«The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a Saturday statement. «The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens.» 

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«Make no mistake, Democrat politicians like Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor Wu of Boston, Tim Walz, and Mayor Bass of Los Angeles are contributing to the surge in assaults of our ICE officers through their repeated vilification and demonization of ICE,» McLaughlin stated. «From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi Gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end.» 
 
The department says there’s been a 413% increase in assaults against ICE agents, which comes as the riots in Los Angeles are centered against the presence of the agency in the city. 

Wu and Jeffries recently faced criticism for their comments on ICE agents masking while conducting sweeps to conceal their identity for safety reasons.

«Every single ICE agent who is engaged in this aggressive overreach and are trying to hide their identities from the American people will be unsuccessful in doing that,» Jeffries said on Capitol Hill. 

«This is America. This is not the Soviet Union,» he added, saying identification is needed to comply with the law and have proper «transparency.» «We’re not behind the Iron Curtain. This is not the 1930s. And every single one of them, no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, will of course be identified.» 

Wu was slammed for comments where she drew a tie between ICE and neo-Nazi group Nationalist Social Club-131 for the masking decision, which DHS called «sickening,» according to the Boston Herald.

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In response to an online video of a Democratic state representative in Tennessee allegedly stalking ICE agents, the DHS said that «this Administration is not playing games with the lives and safety of our ICE officers.»  (Minh Connors/Anadolu via Getty Images and ICE)

«I don’t know of any police department that routinely wears masks,» Wu said. «We know that there are other groups that routinely wear masks. NSC-131 routinely wears masks.» 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2024, also controversially drew a comparison to the Nazis in May. 

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«I’m gonna start with the flashing red light — Donald Trump’s modern-day Gestapo is scooping folks up off the streets,» Walz claimed at a University of Minnesota law school commencement speech. «They’re in unmarked vans, wearing masks, being shipped off to foreign torture dungeons. No chance to mount a defense. Not even a chance to kiss a loved one goodbye. Just grabbed up by masked agents, shoved into those vans, and disappeared.» 

In California, the anti-ICE riots triggered an order from President Donald Trump to deploy to the National Guard, which Newsom is expected to take legal action against. Newsom repeatedly has said that the Trump administration has instigated the situation «to manufacture chaos and violence,» and has said that those who are committing «violent acts» will face legal repercussions and are playing into the president’s hands.

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National Guard are deployed around downtown Los Angeles, Jun. 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the night before.  (Eric Thayer/The Associated Press)

«Continued chaotic federal sweeps, across California, to meet an arbitrary arrest quota are as reckless as they are cruel,» Newsom stated Friday. «Donald Trump’s chaos is eroding trust, tearing families apart, and undermining the workers and industries that power America’s economy.»

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on residents not to «engage in violence and chaos» and to not «give the administration what they want,» Sunday in an X post, but faced scrutiny for Friday comments saying that «these tactics sow terror in our communities and disrupt basic principles of safety in our city.»

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When Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom’s office about DHS’ comments, they sent a link to a post in which Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons credited Newsom for complying with ICE detainers for those already behind bars.

Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Wu, Bass, Walz and Jeffries and did not receive replies.