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Nashville mayor stands behind doxing ICE agents even after officials said his actions put them in danger
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The Democratic mayor of Tennessee’s largest city, who has been accused of obstructing federal immigration efforts, defended his office’s decision to publicly dox the names of immigration officers.
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s defense came even after the names of federal immigration officials were removed from a public immigration report detailing a month’s worth of immigration-related interactions between local police and federal immigration authorities.
Initially, the public report detailed immigration officers’ names, but following backlash over the move the names were taken down.
«I wouldn’t say it was an endangerment process, I would say they may have some concerns – I’m far more concerned about the overall dynamic we have about unmarked, unidentifiable masked people whisking people into vehicles – i think that’s a bigger concern,» O’Connell, who is currently under investigation by GOP House lawmakers for potentially interfering with federal immigration efforts, said during a press conference with reporters.
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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell criticized ICE raids in Nashville, saying they are not focused on making the city safer, but instead leave the community fearing law enforcement interaction. (Associated Press / Getty Images)
O’Connell did add the move was not «intentional,» but then quickly followed up that he wouldn’t have described what happened as «doxing» in the first place.
«It’s not a process that I would characterize as doxing. It was an unintentional release of names that were already part of a public record,» he told reporters. «They were already part of a public record by being in Department of Emergency Communication’s calls, so I don’t think it puts them at additional risk. But it’s also not an intention of the executive order under which those names are released.»
Fox News Digital reached out to O’Connell’s office for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.
Larry Adams, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Field Office Director, told local Fox affiliate in Nashville WZTV that ICE agents disagree that making their names public is not a risk, noting their faces can easily be matched to photos on social media.
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«It has gotten more and more difficult,» Adams said of his job under the new administration’s aggressive deportation tactics, during a ride along with WZTV that occurred last week. «What affects me the most, is we understand the job we are doing, we understand what we sign up for, it’s mostly the attacks or threats against our families.»
Federal immigration authorities arrested 16 illegal immigrants at a Mississippi business during a raid. (ICE)
After Tennessee Republican Congressman Rep. Andy Ogles requested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigate the Nashville mayor over allegedly obstructing federal officials, the agency followed through and opened an investigation. Meanwhile, two congressional committees are also investigating him, including requesting documents related to O’Connell’s Executive Order 30, which has required city departments to report federal immigration communications to the city of Nashville’s Office of New Americans.
In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin remarked at the danger associated with doxing federal immigration officers, noting that the act effectively handed cartels intelligence «on a silver platter.»
«These are the tip of the spear, these are the people on the front lines trying to make our communities safer,» McLaughlin said. «So, when Democrats and the media show us who they are, we’ll believe them, and it’s the fact that they’re fighting for people like MS-13 and child rapists to be on American streets.»
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents detain an immigrant in California. (Getty Images)
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According to local news outlet, the Tennessee Lookout, McLaughlin has also clapped back at O’Connell’s claims that the release of immigration officials’ names was a mistake.
«They claimed it was a mistake. There’s zero chance it was a mistake, and there will be repercussions,» she said, according to the outlet.
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Las primeras olas del tsunami golpearon Japón, Hawaii y Rusia tras el sismo de 8.8 y desató evacuaciones masivas en el Pacífico
Las primeras olas de tsunami han comenzado a impactar distintas regiones del Pacífico tras el terremoto de magnitud 8.8 registrado frente a la península de Kamchatka, en el extremo oriental de Rusia. El fenómeno ha generado alertas, evacuaciones y cierres de emergencia en al menos una decena de países.
En Hawaii, el Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis del Pacífico (PTWC) confirmó que las olas golpearon varias zonas costeras del estado. “Se debe actuar de inmediato”, advirtió la entidad en su boletín más reciente. Las autoridades locales mantienen las órdenes de evacuación en toda la línea costera y reiteraron que no se debe regresar a las zonas evacuadas hasta nuevo aviso.
El archipiélago del Pacífico occidental también registró impactos. En Japón, las olas del tsunami alcanzaron gran parte de la costa este, desde Hokkaido, al norte, hasta regiones de la isla principal Honshu, incluidas zonas cercanas a Tokio. La Agencia Meteorológica de Japón informó que las olas detectadas hasta el momento alcanzaron los 1.3 metros, aunque advirtió que la situación puede cambiar.
Las primeras olas fueron registradas en la ciudad de Hanasaki, en Nemuro, a las 10:30 (hora local), y se observaron fenómenos similares en Hamanaka, el puerto de Kushiro y Ako, según informó la agencia japonesa NHK.
Se ordenaron evacuaciones en al menos 21 prefecturas, incluyendo Hokkaido, Aomori, Miyagi y Fukushima y más de 1,9 millones de personas están bajo advertencia o instrucción de evacuación localizada.
Las autoridades también suspendieron más de 40 líneas ferroviarias y cerrado la pista del aeropuerto de Sendai como parte de las medidas de emergencia. El portavoz del gobierno japonés, Yoshimasa Hayashi, informó que se ha activado un equipo especial de monitoreo en la oficina del primer ministro.
En Rusia, el sismo impactó con fuerza la costa este del país. Autoridades confirmaron daños estructurales en algunos edificios, incluida una guardería que sufrió un colapso parcial, aunque no se reportaron heridos. Poco después del terremoto, varias olas de tsunami golpearon el distrito de Severo-Kurilsk, en las islas Kuriles, donde se declaró el estado de emergencia, según reportó la agencia estatal TASS.
Videos difundidos por medios rusos muestran corrientes de agua arrastrando escombros entre edificios e infraestructura industrial. La planta procesadora de pescado Alaid resultó inundada, y sus trabajadores fueron evacuados.
La jefa de la estación sísmica de Yuzhno-Sajalinsk, Elena Semenova, confirmó que la amenaza de tsunami se extendió a todo el archipiélago de las Kuriles y que continúa la supervisión del litoral.
El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS) ubicó el epicentro del sismo a 136 kilómetros al este de Petropavlovsk, con una profundidad de 19 kilómetros. El Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis de EEUU advirtió que la costa oriental de Rusia y Ecuador podrían recibir olas de más de tres metros.
En Chile, el presidente Gabriel Boric anunció medidas preventivas en toda la costa del país. “El protocolo es evacuar 3 horas antes de la estimación de llegada de la ola”, publicó en su cuenta oficial de X, y confirmó que se realizó una reunión del Comité para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres (COGRID).
El Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada (SHOA) y el Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres (SENAPRED) emitieron una alerta de tsunami para Atacama, Coquimbo y Valparaíso, y un Estado de Precaución para otras trece regiones del país.
Según el boletín N.4 de SHOA y SENAPRED, Isla de Pascua sería la primera en recibir las olas, con arribo previsto a las 9:25 de la mañana del miércoles. En el continente, el impacto se espera en Arica (14:51), Iquique (14:55) y Antofagasta (15:09).
El fenómeno también ha activado alertas en otros países del Pacífico. Filipinas, Indonesia, Perú, México, Panamá, Taiwán y Ecuador han emitido avisos de tsunami y mantienen en alerta a sus poblaciones costeras.
Las autoridades regionales y nacionales en todo el Anillo de Fuego del Pacífico mantienen activo el monitoreo de las condiciones oceánicas y reiteran el llamado a la población a seguir exclusivamente la información oficial y evitar las zonas costeras hasta nuevo aviso.
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Ex-Planned Parenthood director celebrates closure of Houston facilities: ‘Not shocking’
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life activist Abby Johnson said the organization’s announcement that two of its facilities in Houston, Texas, will be shutting down this fall represents a «symbolic victory» for the pro-life movement.
Johnson, who resigned in 2009, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that she believes the pro-life movement secured a key win with the facility closures, which includes a 78,000-square-foot clinic that was once the largest abortion facility in the Western Hemisphere before Texas’ abortion ban.
«I think it’s a victory, I think more than anything it’s certainly taking ground for the pro-life movement,» Johnson said. «As far as being a victory in saving babies, it’s more of a symbolic victory in that way, because women aren’t walking into that building to get abortions anymore. Abortions in the state of Texas are happening online.»
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast — which runs six clinics in the Houston area and two in Louisiana — will close its Prevention Park and Southwest centers on Sept. 30, while the other Houston facilities will be acquired by the organization’s largest Texas affiliate.
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Pro-life activist Abby Johnson said Planned Parenthood closing two of its facilities in Houston represents a «symbolic victory» for the pro-life movement. (REUTERS/Luis Cortes)
Facilities in GOP-led states with abortion restrictions, including Texas, have been forced to cease procedures following the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe V. Wade and returned power to make laws regarding abortion back to the states.
Johnson, who worked for eight years at a clinic in Bryan, Texas, that was run by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, recalled the celebration among her former colleagues when plans for the Houston mega-facility were unveiled, although she resigned from the organization before it was opened in 2010.
«I was in the room on the day that they unveiled the plans. I was in the room on the day that they unveiled the model of that building. Everyone was so excited that we were going to have this 78,000-square-foot abortion facility,» Johnson said. «I remember the capacity that they were going to be able to see, the capacity of patients, the excitement of being able to perform 75 abortions every day, six days a week.»
«So the fact that this facility is no longer even going to be an option, even if surgical abortion was reinstated here in the state of Texas, that facility is no longer going to be operational,» she continued. «It’s no longer going to be able to be used as an abortion facility. That in itself is a victory.»
The company cited rising costs, staffing shortages and low reimbursement rates as the reasons for closing the two Houston facilities. State GOP officials in recent years have made repeated attempts to shut down Planned Parenthood even after nearly all abortions were banned under Texas law.
The closings in Houston come amid several closures of Planned Parenthood facilities in various states, including New York, where the organization is selling its only Manhattan health center building for $39 million.
Johnson, who now runs a pro-life ministry, said mergers were already happening when she worked for Planned Parenthood, including with the facility she worked for, and she expects mergers to continue as more facilities close across the country.
«When I first began working for Planned Parenthood, there were almost 100 affiliates. That number has more than halved since I left Planned Parenthood. Affiliates are merging, clinics are closing and they are losing staff. They’re having to lay off staff because of clinic closures and mergers,» she said, adding that «morale is low» and the work environment is not happy.
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast will close its Prevention Park and Southwest centers on Sept. 30. (Getty Images)
She said Planned Parenthood wanted to be the «big guy» and essentially close down independent abortion providers to create a monopoly, which she said seems like it will not end up happening.
«Many of the independent providers are closing as well. Planned Parenthood facilities are also closing at a very rapid rate,» she said.
Johnson also said she believes the shuttering of the facility is «incredibly demoralizing» and likely «humiliating» for Planned Parenthood and the pro-choice lobby.
«That was a trophy for Planned Parenthood to operate the largest Planned Parenthood in the country,» she said. «And for the largest Planned Parenthood to have to close, I think it’s incredibly demoralizing and probably humiliating for them as well.»
Addressing Planned Parenthood’s claim that abortions make up only 3% of its services, Johnson said that has been proven false given that facilities in states with abortion bans have had to close.
«Now we’re being proven right because all of these facilities that don’t provide abortions are being forced to shut down,» Johnson said. «Because abortion is an overwhelming part of what they do, so all of these clinics that do not do abortions are being forced to close.»
She said she was not shocked to see that the mega-facility was closing since it can no longer bring in money from performing abortions and can now only offer its other services.
«You’ve got a seven-story, 78,000-square-foot building that’s only doing birth control and STD testing. It’s not shocking that it closed down because you don’t have any significant revenue coming into the facility. There are no abortions going on. That’s their primary source of revenue,» she said.
Large facilities in some Democrat-led states are not experiencing the same setbacks because they are able to continue performing abortions and have money flowing in because of it, Johnson said.
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The company cited rising costs, staffing shortages and low reimbursement rates as the basis for the closing of the two facilities. (Getty Images)
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«I think Texas, Louisiana, the southern states, we could have a unique opportunity here because we don’t have abortion,» she said. «We don’t have legal abortion here in the state and we don’t have state and federal money pouring into these facilities.»
She also noted that places, like California, allowing access to surgical abortion are completely overrun with patients who travel for the procedure since it is banned in GOP-led states.
Johnson emphasized that despite the victory in Houston, the pro-life movement still has a lot of work to do, pointing to data showing that abortion numbers in Texas have remained about the same since the state banned surgical abortions.
«Even though abortion is technically illegal in the state of Texas, women are having abortions at the same exact rate as it was when it was legal,» she said. «These women are going online, they’re getting abortions from online abortion providers.»
Abortion pills are «very easy to obtain,» she highlighted.
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«¡Hago lío!»: entre la fiesta y la nostalgia, cientos de jóvenes argentinos peregrinan por Roma y rezan ante la tumba de Francisco
Un clima de fiesta y nostalgia
En fila para entrar a Santa María la Mayor. Foto: Victor Sokolowicz
El joven correntino Nahuel Berbere, de 28 años.Foto: Victor Sokolowicz
La sencilla tumba de Francisco. Foto: AP
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Jóvenes de Mendoza, presentes. Foto: Victor Sokolowicz
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El coordinador Nahuel Berbere. Foto: Victor Sokolowicz
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