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Conservative immigration experts split on whether Trump is ‘backing down’ in MN ICE fight
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Conservative immigration experts were split on whether President Donald Trump was «backing down» after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the president told him he was considering reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota after they went into the state to enforce immigration law.
In addition to reported plans to retreat from Minnesota, the top Border Patrol official leading deportation operations around the country, including in Minnesota, will be reassigned back to his former duties as chief of Border Patrol in the El Centro, California sector as of currently, Fox News’ Bill Melugin reported.
«If the Trump Administration accedes to Minnesota’s unreasonable, unlawful demands, it will have surrendered the rule of law to thugs and brigands. Lawlessness is a choice, and it’s not a choice that the Trump administration should make, or support in any way,» Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) Executive Director Dale Wilcox told Fox News Digital.
«FAIR believes that Congress charged ICE with enforcing the immigration laws of the United States. And that is exactly what ICE should do. The Supreme Court has opined that the power to enforce immigration law belongs exclusively to the federal government. The mere fact that irresponsible state and local leaders in Minnesota have mistakenly led their citizens to believe that they are free to interfere with federal government operations, and have thereby incited civil unrest, is not a valid reason to keep ICE from doing its job.»
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ICE split with President Donald Trump. (Trump-Vance Transition Team, ICE)
But, Executive Director at the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian clapped back at the idea that Trump was «backing down.»
«I didn’t think that’s what Trump is saying – rather, based on his Truth Social post, he was saying ICE won’t have to do at-large arrests if Minnesota changes its sanctuary policies and allows ICE into the jails and prisons to take custody of illegals once the locals have finished with them,» Krikorian told Fox News Digital. «That’s not ending enforcement – that’s returning enforcement to the ways it’s always been done and the way it’s being done even now in non-sanctuary jurisdictions.»
On Monday, President Trump said that «Tim Walz called [him] with the request to work together,» calling it a «very good call» in a post on his platform Truth social.
«I told Governor Walz that I would have Tom Homan call him, and that what we are looking for are any and all Criminals that they have in their possession. The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future. He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I!» Trump continued in his post, writing, «We have had such tremendous SUCCESS in Washington, D.C., Memphis, Tennessee, and New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually every other place that we have ‘touched’ and, even in Minnesota, Crime is way down, but both Governor Walz and I want to make it better!»
Walz subsequently indicated that President Trump had agreed during the call to consider pulling out some federal agents from Minnesota, so long as Minnesota leaders follow federal immigration detainers and ensure criminal illegal aliens in state custody are transferred to federal officials. Trump’s reported consideration to pull ICE officials out of Minnesota comes after Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey used harsh language, and sometimes expletives, to tell ICE to «get the f— out» of their city and state.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers question a man about his status on Lake Street near Karmel Mall in Minnesota on Dec. 10, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Minnesota’s leaders, in particular those at the state’s Department of Corrections, have been going back-and-forth with the Trump administration over whether it adheres to federal immigration detainers for illegal immigrants caught by police committing crimes. The Trump administration has claimed Minnesota officials’ do not adhere to federal immigration detainers, leading to illegal alien criminals being released back onto the streets, but the state’s Department of Corrections has challenged that assertion, arguing it does adhere to ICE detainers.
Fox News Digital reached out to Homeland Security for comment about concerns the Trump administration was «backing down» and was referred to the White House.
«The Trump Administration remains committed to removing the worst of the worst from American streets – including in Minnesota – and President Trump wants to work with local leaders to get public safety threats out of their communities,» White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital. «Democrat leaders must stop inflaming tensions and providing sanctuary to dangerous criminal illegal aliens. The Trump Administration will always enforce the law and do what’s best for the American people.»
Numerous congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were also contacted, asking whether they thought Trump’s potential decision to pull federal agents from Minnesota was «backing down» and whether it might embolden the left in other cities, but none returned comment in time for publication.
«If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and governor are going put our ICE officials in harm’s way and there’s a chance of losing more innocent lives, or whatever, then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide: Do we want to continue to have all of these illegals?» Rep. James Comer, R- Ky., said on Sunday.
Federal law enforcement agents detain a demonstrator during a raid in south Minneapolis, Minnesota. An Oklahoma man is charged with threatening to kill ICE agents, «MAGA Republicans» and politicians, the Justice Department said Wednesday. (Getty Images)
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Amid news of federal agents potentially pulling out of Minnesota, questions began swirling about the status of top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovion, who was tapped by the Trump administration to lead Border Patrol’s large-scale operations like the one occurring in Minnesota.
«Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties. As press secretary Leavitt stated from the White House podium, Gregory Bovino is a key part of the President’s team and a great American,» Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Monday.
But multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News’ Bil Melugin that Bovino’s position called «Commander of at large operations» has now ended for him. He will now return to his prior duties leading border security efforts in California’s El Centro sector.
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, will be traveling to Minnesota soon to continue the border security efforts there in place of Bovino.
Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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Colorado House advances conversion therapy lawsuit bill; GOP lawmaker calls it ‘slap in the face’ to SCOTUS
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The Democratic-controlled Colorado House passed a bill Thursday allowing people harmed by conversion therapy to sue therapists, just days after the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the state’s ban on the method.
HB26-1322 would establish a pathway for Coloradans to bring civil claims against licensed mental health professionals accused of causing harm through efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The bill also allows people to seek legal action against the entities that hired and supervised a professional who conducted conversion therapy. The bill now heads to the state Senate, which is also controlled by Democrats, for consideration.
The measure could open the door to lawsuits years after therapy takes place and expose providers to significant financial liability.
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Students listen to a man explaining the significance of the statues adorning the U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
The legislation was advanced just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Colorado cannot enforce its conversion therapy ban regarding conversations between therapists and LGBTQ+ minors, arguing the law likely violates the First Amendment by allowing some viewpoints but not others.
In an 8-1 decision Tuesday, the court said the law favors one viewpoint by allowing therapists to affirm a minor’s gender identity or sexual orientation, but not help them change it if they want to.
Matt Soper, a Republican in the Colorado House, told Fox News Digital that the new bill pushed by Democrats is a «slap in the face» to the Supreme Court.
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Demonstrators protest against conversion therapy outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the Court hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on conversion therapy, on Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
«We have a bill that’s designed to be a de facto ban on conversion therapy moving forward,» Soper said.
«That just hits at the heartstrings of the average American, that the Supreme Court can’t even have a ruling be hot off the press before you have a legislature already pushing to undo what the Supreme Court just ruled,» he continued.
«At the bottom line, there’s not even a sense of what the law is or can be from the Supreme Court when you have states that are already working really hard to undermine an 8-1 ruling.
«Americans don’t like it when you have a legislature immediately trying to overturn or undermine the highest court in the land before the printing has even cooled down.»
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Colorado lawmakers passed a bill allowing lawsuits over «conversion therapy» days after a Supreme Court ruling limited the state’s ban. (Getty Images)
The sponsors of the bill in the Colorado House, Reps. Alex Valdez and Karen McCormick, released a statement following the high court’s ruling, reiterating that conversion therapy is «ineffective and harmful.»
«In Colorado, you belong just the way you are. Now more than ever, we must protect LGBTQ+ Coloradans from the harmful practice that is conversion therapy. We vow to keep moving forward to safeguard the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado,» the lawmakers said.
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The Supreme Court’s decision stemmed from a lawsuit brought by Kaley Chiles, a licensed Christian therapist, who argued her conversations with youth clients were a form of protected speech.
The Colorado government argued the conversations amounted to professional conduct that the state was allowed to regulate.
The case centered on a law Colorado passed in 2019 banning what the state government described as conversion therapy.
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While the 2019 law required that claims against providers be filed within two years, HB26-1322 would remove time limits for legal action, and if the victim has died, their representatives could pursue damages within five years of the individual’s death.
Soper criticized the bill for lacking a cap on recoverable damages or a statute of limitations on claims.
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«A mental health therapist could actually be liable for their entire life,» he said.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.
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«Está todo parado»: el turismo se desploma en Cuba en medio de la profunda crisis energética
Las calles de La Habana casi sin turistas, incluso en esta Semana Santa, muestran una fotografía abandonada de Cuba. En plena crisis energética, la isla mantiene un desplome en el turismo, y registró un 30% menos de visitantes en los dos primeros meses del año respecto a 2025.
«En esta zona, Habana Vieja, Parque Central, el mítico Capitolio, el turismo está malo por el problema energético. No está entrando turismo por eso. Todo en Cuba está parado», se queja Alberto Ruiz Laffitte, encargado del cuidado de los autos clásicos descapotables destinados al paseo de turistas.
La isla sufre una grave crisis energética desde 2024 debido a las frecuentes averías de sus obsoletas centrales termoeléctricas y la falta de divisas del Estado para importar combustibles, algo que se ha agravado desde enero de este año por el asedio petrolero de Estados Unidos.
Los apagones son constantes, es difícil conseguir combustible para los automóviles y las calles aparecen oscuras y sin tráfico, una imagen que recuerda a la pandemia de Covid-19.
Hasta febrero, se habían recibido 262.496 visitantes internacionales, es decir, 112.642 menos que en el mismo período del año anterior, informó el lunes un informe de la Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas e Información (ONEI) del país caribeño.
El sector turístico, esencial para su economía, se encontraba ya en crisis antes del agravamiento de la situación energética a partir de enero por el asedio petrolero de Washington y la captura de Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela.
Solo en 2025, el país recibió 1.810.663 visitantes internacionales, las peores cifras desde 2002 (sin contar los años de la pandemia).
«Hay muy poco turismo. No hay prácticamente. Nuestro trabajo se ha hecho muy difícil; ahora hasta ofrecemos servicio a cubanos y lo cobramos en la moneda nacional», cuenta Ezequiel Palacios, chofer de un carro a caballo en la Habana Vieja.
En febrero, señaló la ONEI, apenas llegaron a la isla 77.663 turistas.
El número de viajeros de los dos mayores mercados emisores, Canadá y Rusia, descendió en un 28,4% y un 7,6%, respectivamente, hasta los 124.283 y los 20.668 ese mes.
La mayoría de mercados experimentaron retrocesos durante este período, algunos de carácter marcado, como es el caso de la comunidad cubana en el exterior, que cayó más de un 40%, hasta los 23.002 viajeros; y de EE.UU., que cedió un 55,9%, hasta los 11.791.
También sufrieron un descenso las cifras de México (6.674), Francia (5.649), España (4.422) e Italia (4.059). Solo se incrementaron los visitantes procedentes de Argentina (10.590) y China (5.429).
Con la situación de desabastecimiento de combustible en la isla caribeña, agudizada por el bloqueo petrolero, las autoridades cubanas comenzaron a cerrar algunos hoteles.
Desde inicios de febrero, el viceprimer ministro Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga aseguraba que «se había diseñado un plan en el turismo para reducir los consumos energéticos, compactar las instalaciones turísticas y aprovechar la temporada alta que está transcurriendo en estos momentos».
Esto afectó principalmente a varias instalaciones turísticas ubicadas en el balneario de Varadero (oeste) y de los cayos del norte de la isla.
Además, el pasado 4 de marzo, las autoridades del país caribeño extendieron hasta el 10 de abril el aviso de falta de combustible para aviones en todos sus aeropuertos, señalando que el déficit de queroseno afecta a todos los aeropuertos internacionales de Cuba.
Tras una Semana Santa en mínimos, Cuba perfila un fin de temporada alta con cifras muy lejanas a los máximos de turistas registrados en 2018 (4,6 millones) y en 2019 (4,2 millones).
Esos números récord estuvieron ligados al «deshielo» de las relaciones diplomáticas entre EE.UU. y Cuba en esos años y a la eliminación de restricciones de Washington a los viajes a la isla.
La situación del turismo en Cuba contrasta con la de destinos similares de la región del Caribe, como Punta Cana (República Dominicana) y Cancún (México), que están registrando máximos históricos de visitantes tras la pandemia.
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FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal focuses on combating violent crime while boosting immigration enforcement, including funding for more agents, alongside additional resources for expanded detention capacity and removal operations, according to information provided exclusively to Fox News Digital by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) led by Director Russ Vought.
The plan calls for more than $19 billion in federal law enforcement funding — a 15% increase over current levels — which the administration says would go toward targeting violent criminals, drug traffickers and illegal immigrants.
«The President’s FY 2027 Budget fully funds a strong border, the removal of violent criminal aliens from our streets, and stops the endless stream of benefits to illegal aliens given preference over American citizens,» an OMB spokesperson said in materials shared with Fox News Digital.
OMB said the administration is building on what it described as «great success in reducing crime under President Trump’s leadership.»
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President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal focuses on combating violent crime while increasing immigration enforcement. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
«[We] will continue undeterred in removing the criminal illegal aliens terrorizing innocent Americans and arresting the criminals who bring drugs, crime, and chaos to our streets,» the office said.
The proposal would fund more federal agents «working to capture illegal aliens,» expand task forces targeting transnational criminal groups like Tren de Aragua and MS-13 as well as drug cartels, and increase the number of prosecutors handling violent crime cases, according to OMB.
The budget also relies heavily on funding from the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTC), which OMB said provides more than $190 billion for homeland security efforts over multiple years, including at least $31.4 billion in 2027.
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The Trump administration has made securing the border and deporting criminal illegal aliens a priority. (Gregory Bull/Associated Press)
That funding would be used to finish construction of the southern border wall, deploy new border security technology and support large-scale immigration enforcement operations, according to OMB.
A major focus is expanding detention and deportation capacity.
OMB said WFTC provides $75 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including funding to expand detention space to as many as 100,000 single-adult beds and 30,000 family-unit beds. It also includes $15.4 billion for transportation to increase removals and allows for a 67% increase in ICE staffing through 2029.
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg)
The proposal also includes $899 million for immigration courts — a $99 million increase — which the administration says would help speed up deportation proceedings by adding judges and expanding courtroom space.
The administration has pointed to prior federal enforcement surges as evidence that a heavier law enforcement footprint can quickly reduce crime.
In Memphis, Tennessee, a Department of Justice-led operation involving federal agents and National Guard troops resulted in more than 1,700 arrests in a single month, including suspects tied to homicide, drug trafficking and gang activity, according to data previously reported by Fox News Digital. The operation also recovered nearly 300 firearms and located dozens of missing children.
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A similar federal task force effort in Washington, D.C., has led to more than 10,000 arrests since 2025 and the seizure of over 1,000 illegal firearms, according to prior Fox News Digital reporting. Violent crime in the district has dropped sharply during that period, including declines in homicides and robberies.
The Coast Guard would also see increased funding, with a $2.1 billion boost to operations aimed in part at stopping migrants and illegal drugs at sea, according to OMB.
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The broader fiscal 2027 budget is expected to include a significant increase in defense spending as well. Reuters reported that Trump is preparing to request a $1.5 trillion defense budget, potentially the largest year-over-year increase in post-World War II history, with funding for missile defense systems, fighter jets and warships.
Trump’s proposed FY 2027 budget is expected to be presented to Congress on April 3, Good Friday.
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