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Republican AGs visit US-Mexico border wall as Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears expansion funding

YUMA, ARIZONA – Republican attorneys general from 11 states visited the U.S.-Mexico border wall in remote Yuma, Arizona, this week touting a more than 90% decrease in illegal crossings since President Donald Trump began his second term.
Their visit came a day before the House narrowly passed Trump’s «big, beautiful bill,» which in part allocates $46.5 billion to revive construction of the wall, which at its current stage covers just a fourth of the approximately 1,900-mile-long stretch separating the United States from Mexico. In Yuma, a city of just 110,000 people, local officials briefed the Republican attorneys general of Kansas, Mississippi, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Alabama, Montana, Iowa and Indiana on how an average of 1,500 people were illegally crossing the border a day during the first six months of the Biden administration. That’s dropped to about four daily illegal crossings since Trump took office.
In addition to the border wall itself, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach — chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association – told Fox News Digital the administration needs other «force multipliers,» especially with the task of carrying out the «largest interior removal since the Eisenhower administration.» He announced an additional three GOP states entered into 287(G) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which means local and state deputies and officers are trained to exercise federal law enforcement powers, including making immigration-related arrests, initiating removal processes, conducting investigations and tapping into ICE databases.
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Republican attorneys general from 11 states visited the border wall in Yuma, Arizona, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Danielle Wallace/Fox News Digital)
«The thing the Trump administration needs the most right now is force multipliers,» Kobach said. «Even if we doubled the number of Border Patrol agents at ICE stations, we still wouldn’t have enough. This border wall, which I’m looking at, is one force multiplier at the border. The other big force multiplier is state and local law enforcement signing 287(g) agreements and then helping ICE in the interior. And that’s where the red states are leading the way.»
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said 540 kilograms of fentanyl and 850 kilograms of cocaine were trafficked into the Palmetto State originated from Mexican drug cartels. One kilo alone is enough to kill half a million people.
«This is the kind of stuff that keeps me up at night. I have two teenage kids in high school. When you hear about parents losing a kid in an overdose, it really strikes at your core. And so it’s not just about law enforcement, it’s about national security,» Wilson told Fox News Digital. «As a 29-year veteran of the Army, an Iraq war veteran. I think in terms of national security, as well as law enforcement. This right here, what happens here, President Trump’s policies here have empowered local law enforcement and local and state prosecutors like myself to be able to more effectively combat the illicit activity, starting with Mexican drug cartels and gangs like Tren de Aragua.»
Wilson said it’s important to fortify a «digital border,» noting how Mexican drug cartels, Chinese nationals and other illicit criminal organizations launder the proceeds of human and drug trafficking and other crimes using platforms such as WeChat. Wilson has partnered with North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, a Democrat, and attorneys general from four other states in a bipartisan effort to target the Chinese app allegedly linked to the international fentanyl trade.
The 11 Republican attorneys general in Yuma highlighted the importance of making the trip to the southern border despite their home states not directly bordering Mexico. Under the Biden administration, the Republicans argued that every state became a border state with the trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly drugs, as well as people across the border.
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«In the dark days of the Biden administration, this part of the border saw 1,500 illegal crossings a day. Today? Just four. That’s leadership,» Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said. «In Kentucky, we lost 1,400 lives last year to drugs coming over this border. That’s not abstract—it’s empty chairs at kitchen tables. I’m here to thank the men and women who wear the badge, who’ve made this border secure again.»

Republican attorneys general hold up makeshift fencing used during the Biden administration surge in Yuma, Arizona, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Danielle Wallace/Fox News Digital)
«Alabama may not be a border state, but we’ve seen the cost of an open border – fentanyl deaths, rising crime. The difference now? It’s not the law that changed, it’s the leadership,» Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said. «Border encounters are down 93%, gotaways down 95%. That’s the result of letting immigration enforcement do their jobs. We’re no longer the last line of defense—we’re partners in restoring the rule of law.»
«When federal officials can’t do their jobs, every state becomes a border state—even Indiana,» Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said. «We were the first non-border state to sue the Biden administration over its lawless immigration policies. Now, under new leadership, morale at the border has skyrocketed. I’m here not just for our law enforcement, but for the teachers overwhelmed by the fallout, for the parents and professionals caught in a broken system. Enough is enough.»
A stop on the tour included seeing pallets of $2 million worth of border wall supplies paid for under Trump’s first term that the Biden administration prevented federal contractors from erecting – something Kobach categorized as «dereliction of duty» and «deliberate efforts to keep our border open.» The Republican attorneys general also heard from the local hospital system, which incurred $26 million in unreimbursed care costs during a six-month period between December 2021 and May 2022 primarily due to treating migrants. At the peak of the crisis, approximately 350,000 illegal aliens crossed the border through the Yuma sector in a single year under the Biden administration.
The surge caused $1.2 million in losses to three family farms in the region, as migrants camped out and defecated around crops. Local officials underscored the national food security risks given Yuma produces 2,500 semi-loads of leafy greens per day during peak season. The Marine Top Gun School brings thousands more U.S. Marines to Yuma every six months, but live-fire drills had to be shut down due to the surge in illegal crossings near ranges, local officials told the attorneys general, highlighting how military readiness was also impacted due to the Biden border crisis.

A stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border wall seen in Yuma, Arizona, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Danielle Wallace/Fox News Digital)
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, whose state borders the U.S.-Canada border, said he knew many of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who were called down to the southern border during the Biden administration crisis.
«Many of them were rotated down here to put in pretty lengthy shifts. I heard the challenges. They were very, very frustrated, and a lot put in retirements. We had a lot of agents who just flat quit because they were demoralized,» Knudsen said, noting how Border Patrol agents who briefed the attorneys general in Yuma reported how the «difference is absolutely night and day» since Trump has returned to office with the amount of resources and support at their disposal.
«During the Biden administration, Montana’s fentanyl seizures went up 20,000% – cartel fentanyl piling into Montana up 20,000%. During those same four years, Montana’s official count of overdose fentanyl deaths went up nearly 2,000%,» Knudsen said. «Every state has become a border state. That’s why Montana cares.»
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Utah Attorney General Derek Brown stressed how his state was involved in the largest bust in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) history announced earlier this month. Authorities seized over 400 kilograms of fentanyl.
«We have highways traversing our state and when drugs cross the border here they reach Utah within a matter of hours. I recently met in fact a couple whose son overdosed on fentanyl. The availability of fentanyl that came from here in this area is mind-boggling,» Brown said.
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Fiscal estadounidense busca averiguar qué más sabe Ghislaine Maxwell del caso Epstein: se reunirán pronto

El fiscal general adjunto de los Estados Unidos, Todd Blanche, reveló este martes que inició los contactos para reunirse en la cárcel con la expareja del financista Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, para averiguar «¿Qué sabe?» en concreto en la trama de delitos sexuales que los llevaron a prisión y que salpicó a empresarios, nobles y dirigentes políticos de ese país y Europa.
El anuncio del segundo en ranking jerárquico del Departamento de Justicia obtuvo el visto bueno del presidente Donald Trump que consideró «apropiada» la medida, en medio del revuelo que sigue generando el caso.
Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what do you know? At @AGPamBondi’s direction, I’ve contacted her counsel. I intend to meet with her soon. No one is above the law—and no lead is off-limits. https://t.co/3IZh9viI7i
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) July 22, 2025
«Nadie está por encima de la ley y ninguna pista está descartada», advirtió Blanche en el posteo que publicó este martes en redes sociales que generó sorpresa cuando informó que «por primera vez, el Departamento de Justicia contacta a Ghislaine Maxwell para preguntarle: ¿Qué sabe?».
Maxwell que tiene ciudadanía británica, francesa y estadounidense cumple una condena a 20 años de prisión como aparente cómplice y captadora en la trama de delitos de abuso sexuales con menores de edad por la cual también había sido sentenciado Epstein, quien terminó muerto en la cárcel en 2019 «por suicidio», según las autoridades.
«Por orden de (la fiscal general) Pam Bondi, he contactado a su abogado. Tengo la intención de reunirme con ella pronto», afirmó el adjunto.
La fiscal Bondi, cuyo accionar siempre es destacado por Trump, fue cuestionada recientemente por no cumplir su promesa de publicar toda la evidencia de los delitos que se le adjudican a Epstein, luego de que en un encuentro en la Casa Blanca se repartieran a influencers copias de la investigación en las que se esperaba encontrar un listado de celebridades afines al magnate que nunca apareció.
Blanche remarcó que tras hablar con el abogado de Maxwell tenía «la intención de reunirme con ella pronto. Nadie está por encima de la ley y ninguna pista está descartada«.
Statement from @DAGToddBlanche:
This Department of Justice does not shy away from uncomfortable truths, nor from the responsibility to pursue justice wherever the facts may lead. The joint statement by @TheJusticeDept and @FBI of July 6 remains as accurate today as it was when… pic.twitter.com/uosIvk1818
— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) July 22, 2025
Además, en otro posteo en X, señaló que si Maxwell «tiene información sobre cualquier persona que haya cometido delitos contra víctimas, el FBI y el Departamento de Justicia escucharán lo que ella tenga que decir«.
En agosto de 2024, Blanche como abogado había defendido a Donald Trump ante los estados de Nueva York por las acusaciones que le había hecho una joven estrella porno por un supuesto contrato irregular con el magnate que llegó dos veces a la Presidencia.
El abogado de Maxwell, David Oscar Markus, confirmó que el contacto oficial y, según la cadena CNN, afirmó que su clienta «siempre testificará con veracidad».
Poco después del anuncio, Trump afirmó en una rueda de prensa en la Casa Blanca que no tenía conocimiento de la decisión de Blanche pero que le parece una acción «apropiada».
Y, volvió a cargar contra las críticas que recibe por el manejo del caso como la «continuación de la cacería de brujas» a la que dice ser sujeto.
El manejo del caso Epstein ha creado una inesperada crisis entre los miembros del movimiento Make America Great Again (MAGA) del presidente Trump, después de que el FBI y el Departamento de Justicia concluyeran en una investigación que el financiero no contaba con una «lista de clientes» famosos para chantajear y confirmaran su muerte por suicidio en 2019.
Los simpatizantes del presidente manifestaron su insatisfacción con la Administración del republicano, que había prometido en campaña publicar dicha lista, una supuesta agenda de cómplices de Epstein que incluiría a celebridades y políticos influyentes que ha sido por años el centro de numerosas teorías de conspiración de la ultraderecha.
Trump, quien ha defendido «el gran trabajo» de Bondi, ordenó al Departamento de Justicia divulgar todas las pruebas «creíbles» del caso para aplacar a su base.
«Este DOJ no rehuye las verdades incómodas, ni la responsabilidad de buscar justicia dondequiera que los hechos lo requieran», agregó este martes Blanche, quien defendió la validez de los hallazgos del DOJ y el FBI.
Y, remarcó que «en la reciente revisión exhaustiva de los archivos del FBI en el caso Epstein, no se descubrió ninguna prueba que permitiera iniciar una investigación contra terceros no acusados«.
La polémica sobre el caso fue avivada la semana pasada con la publicación por The Wall Street Journal de una supuesta carta de contenido «obsceno» enviada por Trump a Epstein durante los años en los que eran amigos, algo que el presidente ha negado categóricamente diciendo la nota es «falsa».
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Ante la corrupción en el Ejército, el régimen de Xi Jinping recurre a la propaganda para contener la descomposición interna

El Ejército Popular de Liberación (EPL) de China intensificó esta semana su campaña ideológica interna con la publicación de un editorial que insta a los cuadros políticos militares a “decir la verdad” y “enfrentar los problemas de frente”. El mensaje, difundido en el Diario del EPL, órgano oficial de las Fuerzas Armadas, forma parte de una estrategia propagandística que busca contener el desgaste institucional tras los múltiples escándalos de corrupción que han sacudido a la cúpula militar.
“El ocultamiento de los problemas o el maquillaje de la realidad reflejan un carácter partidario impuro y motivaciones egoístas”, advierte el texto, publicado sin firma individual, pero atribuido a un comentarista oficial del diario. El artículo exige a los funcionarios políticos del Ejército —encargados de aplicar la línea ideológica del Partido Comunista— actuar con “moralidad e integridad” en un contexto marcado por purgas internas, ausencia de información y la caída de varios altos mandos por corrupción.
Los cuadros, sostiene el editorial, deben ser “luchadores, no caballeros”, una formulación que refuerza la visión autoritaria del régimen sobre el papel del liderazgo militar. Se invoca además la figura de Mao Zedong y otros líderes revolucionarios para legitimar la necesidad de “predicar con el ejemplo” en medio de lo que el propio texto califica como “riesgos superpuestos” para el Ejército.
La publicación llega apenas dos días después de que la Comisión Militar Central (CMC), máximo órgano castrense de China, emitiera nuevas directrices para reconstruir la credibilidad de las Fuerzas Armadas. El documento, también difundido por el Diario del EPL, establece “líneas rojas políticas” y limitaciones en las interacciones sociales de los oficiales, con el objetivo explícito de frenar redes de favores y tráfico de influencias.

Aunque no se mencionan nombres, ambos textos aparecen en medio del silencio oficial sobre el paradero y la situación legal de figuras como el general He Weidong, uno de los oficiales de más alto rango que ha desaparecido del espacio público sin explicación. Tampoco se ha informado sobre las causas reales que llevaron a la caída de los dos últimos ministros de Defensa, reemplazados en medio de investigaciones internas cuya existencia no ha sido formalmente reconocida por las autoridades.
La falta de transparencia, sumada a la sustitución del debido proceso por campañas ideológicas, ha sido una constante en la gestión del Ejército bajo el liderazgo de Xi Jinping. En lugar de una rendición de cuentas abierta, el régimen ha optado por reforzar el control político mediante discursos de moral partidaria, publicaciones anónimas y referencias simbólicas a la historia del Partido.
La coincidencia entre el tono del editorial y las nuevas normas disciplinarias revela un patrón habitual en el sistema de propaganda del Partido Comunista Chino: el uso de medios oficiales para ejercer presión indirecta, consolidar el poder de la jerarquía política y silenciar cualquier forma de disidencia dentro del aparato militar.

Lejos de ser un gesto de reforma, el llamado a la “honradez” y a la “verdad” se produce en un entorno donde la verdad institucional se decide desde arriba, sin mecanismos independientes ni espacio para el escrutinio público. En ese contexto, las apelaciones a la lealtad, la disciplina y la “pureza ideológica” funcionan como herramientas de blindaje para un régimen que prioriza la estabilidad política frente a la rendición de cuentas.
(Con información de EFE)
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ICE chief warns AI technology could lead to safety risks for agents: ‘Fringe organizations’

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Far-left organizations could be using artificial intelligence and other technology to reveal the identity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Fox News Digital in an interview.
Lyons’ remarks come as Democrats in Congress recently proposed the VISIBLE Act, which would require clear identification of ICE agents and prevent masking of federal immigration authorities in public-facing circumstances.
«If legislation passes to try to unmask ICE agents, they are not allowed to wear them, it runs the risk of agitators, different groups, you know, these fringe organizations using reverse technology, AI, to try to dox their families, try to get their identity, their home addresses,» Lyons said of the reaction from agents on the ground. «We’ve heard elected officials say there shouldn’t be any rest for ICE agents or their families.
«So they’re definitely concerned about that. They’re also concerned about their own well-being when they go out to effectuate these arrests because now we have to send more officers out into the communities because where we can send four or five to make arrests in the past, now we had to send up to eight or 10 just to protect the four that are making the arrests of one individual.»
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Residents surround federal and Border Patrol agents after an immigrant raid on Atlantic Boulevard in Bell, Calif., June 19, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
He added that the safety risk does require more resources when conducting arrests. When ICE was conducting operations in Los Angeles in June, President Donald Trump sent in the California National Guard to the city with the goal of protecting agents and quelling riots. That move was legally challenged by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
«The Marines are withdrawing. This is another win for Los Angeles,» Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted to X Monday.
ICE agents have faced an 830% increase in assaults since last year, according to DHS. However, proponents of the VISIBLE Act have said it’s nessescary for accountability.
«For weeks, Americans have watched federal agents with no visible identification detain people off the streets and instill fear in communities across the country,» Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, said in a statement July 8.
«Reports of individuals impersonating ICE officers have only increased the risk to public and officer safety. The lack of visible identification and uniform standards for immigration enforcement officers has created confusion, stoked fear and undermined public trust in law enforcement.»
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Ten suspects were charged with attempted murder of a federal officer in an alleged July 4, 2025, ambush attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. (Johnson County Sheriff’s Office)
«Assault could be anything from resisting arrest where they assault the officers, whether they’re kicking, grabbing officers. It could be something as dramatic as what we saw in Alvarado, Texas, where we had local police ambushed with firearms,» Lyons said.
«You saw it during the recent marijuana grow farm raid operation, where we had an individual firing a handgun at ICE officers, rocks thrown at them. It’s everything from verbal assault to physical assault to threats of bodily harm, deadly force. It’s run the whole gamut.»
Authorities have charged 12 people in an alleged anti-ICE attack at the Prairieland Detention Center on Independence Day, including ten for alleged attempted murder of federal officers and gun offenses. Reports have indicated that some planning occurred through a Signal group chat, and Lyons noted that this was likely planned by the Dallas area activists for some time.
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«Death to ICE» is written on a garbage cart after multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown Los Angeles June 6, 2025. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
«Well, the FBI is doing a great job investigating it as a whole organized event,» Lyons said. «So, you saw where it was actually organized with social media, where you have organized people in a typical L-shaped ambush where you had escape vehicles. So, without getting too much into what the Department of Justice and the FBI do, there is definitely evidence that this was planned for a while, and it wasn’t just a spur-of-the-moment protest. These were agitators focused on assaulting law enforcement officers and assaulting ICE.»
In terms of facing these coordinated efforts, the director said it’s a matter of planning and looking at the information available before conducting an operation.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents look over lists of names and their hearing times and locations inside the Federal Plaza courthouse before making arrests June 27, 2025, in New York. (Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images)
«What we’re doing is definitely working with all of our federal partners as well as the state partners that do coordinate with us what we use and all the intelligence that we have at our disposal to go ahead and try to find out as much about these groups and as much as about these organizations and these planned events that we can to let our officers and agents know in the field prior to going out,» Lyons said.
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«So, we wanna make sure that officers are fully aware of what the situations they’re getting into, but we are also making sure that we’re properly staffed when we go out.»
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