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House Republicans warn anti-ICE rhetoric from Democrats is driving violent attacks on agents
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President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and deportation rollout has ignited anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests across the United States.
House Republicans told Fox News Digital there is a parallel between Democrats’ rhetoric against federal immigration officers amid this crackdown and the surge in violence against ICE and Border Protection (CBP) officers.
«The increasingly violent attacks against law enforcement are being egged on by irresponsible Democratic politicians,» Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said in an exclusive interview.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday blamed Democrats’ «sanctuary city policies» for the shooting of an off-duty CBP officer in New York City.
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A split image of demonstrators in New York City protesting the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to more quickly deport certain migrants from the U.S. to El Salvador, alongside a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in 2025. (Getty Images)
A second illegal immigrant has been apprehended in connection to the shooting of the CBP officer. He was reportedly struck in the face and forearm in Manhattan’s Riverside Park on Saturday night. Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a Dominican national who was caught by Border Patrol in April 2023, was taken into custody following the shooting.
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«Without enforcing our immigration laws, we have no immigration laws,» McClintock continued. «Without immigration laws, we have no border, and without a border we have no country. And that’s what Americans suffered for four long years with the open borders policies of the Biden administration.»
Democrat Sens. Alex Padilla and Cory Booker, two of the leading Capitol Hill critics of Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown, have introduced legislation that would require immigration enforcement officers to clearly identify themselves without masks.
Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga, told Fox News Digital that he has «absolutely» seen an increase in violence, explaining that when a member of Congress uses «radical rhetoric,» people take it to heart.
US soldiers seen at the US-Mexican border in New Mexico on May 8, 2025. (Can Hasasu/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«We should be applauding them. We should be thankful to them. They are literally removing criminal aliens from our midst and making us a safer nation. And yet these radical Democrats are inflaming the public. And as a result, you’re seeing more violence against them. And it’s unconscionable that they do that,» Clyde said.
Federal immigration law enforcement officers have been targeted since Trump signed his «big, beautiful bill» into law, which includes legislation for robust immigration reform. There were at least two ambushes in Texas, and protesters clashed with federal officers at the Portland, Oregon, ICE facility, over the Fourth of July weekend.
Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., told Fox News Digital that there has been «growing rhetoric by many on the Democratic side» from everyone except Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. Particularly in Los Angeles, Guest pointed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s and Mayor Karen Bass’ anti-ICE rhetoric as protests delved into riots in the West Coast city last month.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, along with other federal law enforcement agencies, attend a pre-enforcement meeting in Chicago on Jan. 26, 2025. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bass has signed a series of executive orders aimed at impeding ICE deportation raids in Los Angeles, criticizing the «unconstitutional, reckless raids» and establishing a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) working group that expands resources for families impacted by Trump’s deportation rollout.
«When we have Democrats constantly attacking our ICE agents for what they’re doing, demonizing them for enforcing the law, that is going to create more violence, and the situation is going to get worse and not better,» Guest added.
Rep. Mariannette Miller‑Meeks, R‑Iowa, added in an interview with Fox News Digital that it’s «unreal to me that people are attacking law enforcement agents trying to do their job.»
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She said the emphasis should be on supporting ICE and CBP agents.
«Keep the focus on deporting criminal illegals, people that are bad actors that should be out of the country, focusing on the influence of gangs and cartels in this country,» Miller-Meeks added, urging her fellow House Republicans to remind Americans that these deportations are necessary due to the surge of illegal immigration under the Biden administration.
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
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Iran’s top diplomat says nation’s power lies in defying pressure: ‘No to the great powers’
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Iran is prepared to pursue diplomacy while remaining ready to defend itself if challenged, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, arguing that Tehran’s strength lies in its ability to stand firm against pressure.
«We are a man of diplomacy, we are also a man of war; not in the sense that we seek war, but … we are ready to fight so that no one dares to fight us,» he said, according to Press TV, Iran’s state-run English-language broadcaster.
Araghchi made the remarks in Tehran at the National Congress on the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Policy, two days after Iran and the United States held nuclear talks in Oman.
Fox News previously reported that negotiations between Iranian and U.S. officials in Muscat, the capital, were held face-to-face, marking the first such meetings since U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in June.
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Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ahead of U.S.-Iran talks in Muscat, Oman, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Oman Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the talks as «intensive and lengthy» in a post on X, saying the meetings allowed both sides to present their positions and concerns.
«It was a good start, but its continuation depends on consultations in our respective capitals and deciding on how to proceed,» the government account said.
It added there was broad agreement on continuing the negotiations, though decisions on timing, format and the next round will be made following consultations in the two capitals, with Oman continuing to serve as the intermediary.
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Araghchi said Sunday that Iran views its nuclear program as a legitimate right and is seeking recognition of that position through negotiations.
«I believe the secret of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s power lies in its ability to stand against bullying, domination and pressures from others,» he said, according to Press TV.
«They fear our atomic bomb, while we are not pursuing an atomic bomb. Our atomic bomb is the power to say no to the great powers,» the top diplomat added. «The secret of the Islamic Republic’s power is to say no to the powers.»
A map created by Fox News shows U.S. naval vessels positioned across key waterways in the Middle East, from the eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Sea, as part of an expanded American military presence in the region. (Fox News/USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker)
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President Donald Trump has expanded the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and the USS Michael Murphy, a guided-missile destroyer.
Other U.S. naval assets, including the USS Bulkeley, USS Roosevelt, USS Delbert D. Black, USS McFaul, USS Mitscher, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., are positioned across key waterways surrounding Iran, from the eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.
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Donald Trump insiste en que las elecciones en Estados Unidos están «amañadas» y son «fraudulentas»
El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, volvió a insistir este domingo en que las elecciones en Estados Unidos están «amañadas» y son «fraudulentas», mientras se prepara para hacer campaña para los comicios de medio mandato del próximo 3 de noviembre.
«Las elecciones estadounidenses están amañadas, son fraudulentas y son motivo de burla en todo el mundo. O las arreglamos o dejaremos de tener un país», aseguró el mandatario en su red Truth Social.
En la publicación, Trump pidió a los republicanos luchar por que todos los votantes muestren su documento de identidad y una prueba de ciudadanía estadounidense, así como que no se admitan votos por correo excepto por enfermedad, discapacidad, servicio militar o viaje.
El jueves, el presidente ya instó a los republicanos en el Congreso a que aprueben la Ley «SAVE America», un proyecto impulsado por su partido que endurecería los requisitos para votar en las elecciones de este año, en medio de nuevas acusaciones sin pruebas sobre un supuesto fraude electoral.
El mandatario reclamó a los legisladores republicanos que luchen por medidas como la exigencia de identificación de votantes, prueba de ciudadanía para registrarse y severas restricciones al voto por correo.
Previamente, en una entrevista con NBC, afirmó sin presentar pruebas que algunos estados podrían no estar contando correctamente los votos.
Las elecciones del 3 de noviembre, en las que se renovará el Congreso, son clave para el presidente, ya que está en juego la ajustada mayoría que los republicanos mantienen en el Congreso.
El republicano anunció recientemente que viajará cada semana dentro del país para hacer campaña de cara a estos comicios.
Los planes de Trump, que sigue afirmando sin presentar ninguna prueba que su rival Joe Biden ganó con fraude en 2020, desatan las alarmas en Washington. Ahora el mandatario pidió a los republicanos que arrebaten a los estados el control de los comicios para las legislativas de noviembre, en las que la oposición podría recuperar el control del Congreso.
Todo ocurre luego del último batacazo electoral en Texas, un histórico bastión republicano, donde el candidato demócrata Taylor Rehmet ganó un escaño en el Senado en un distrito en el que Trump había arrasado en 2024.
Ese mal trago en el voto se suma a varias elecciones, como las de gobernadores en Virginia y Nueva Jersey de noviembre último, con amplios triunfos opositores mientras los sondeos siguen revelando que la gente no está de acuerdo con lo que hace Trump desde la Casa Blanca.
Ante ese panorama, el presidente dijo que su partido debería “nacionalizar” la elección, al tiempo que cuestionó si ciertos estados -en poder de los demócratas, desde luego- deberían seguir celebrando sus propias elecciones como lo establece la Constitución.
En concreto, Trump quiere cambiar las reglas que dispone la ley. Desde hace décadas, son los estados o distritos electorales los que controlan los comicios. Trump quiere ahora que sea el Estado federal el que lo haga, lo que le permitiría digitar resultados y alterar el voto. Un tema son los extranjeros, blanco de su agenda migratoria. Según afirma, votan sin estar documentados y votan a los demócratas.
Trump viene planteando la cuestión desde hace días, a medida que los sondeos lo golpean. “Quiero ver que las elecciones sean honestas, y si un Estado no puede organizar una elección, creo que la gente que me respalda debería hacer algo al respecto”, dijo Trump el martes en la Oficina Oval, flanqueado por republicanos del Congreso.
“Miren Detroit… miren Filadelfia, miren Atlanta”, agregó el mandatario Trump, refiriéndose a las ciudades en estados clave como lugares de presunta corrupción, sin citar pruebas específicas. “El gobierno federal no debería permitir eso. El gobierno federal debería intervenir. Son agentes del gobierno federal encargados del recuento de votos. Si no pueden contar los votos de forma legal y honesta, entonces alguien más debería hacerse cargo”.
Los comentarios de Trump son un eco de lo que dijo en una entrevista de podcast el lunes con Dan Bongino, ex subdirector del FBI, en la que exhortó a los republicanos a “hacerse cargo” de los procedimientos de votación en 15 Estados, que no nombró.
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Morgan McSweeney resigned Sunday as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, stepping down amid mounting criticism over his role in advising the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States.
In a resignation statement obtained by The Guardian, McSweeney said the decision to appoint Mandelson was «wrong» and accepted full responsibility for recommending it, calling his departure the «only honourable course» under the circumstances.
«He [Mandelson] has damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself,» the former chief of staff wrote, noting the decision to resign wasn’t easy.
McSweeney said the controversy had damaged public trust and called for a fundamental overhaul of the government’s vetting and due-diligence process, while pledging his continued support for Starmer and the Labour government’s agenda.
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Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan McSweeney arrives for the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet at Guildhall in London, on Dec. 1, 2025. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters)
Emails and documents made public by the Justice Department in January show Mandelson maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein after his 2008 conviction on two felony counts of soliciting prostitution, one of which involved a minor.
The Associated Press reported that newly surfaced documents indicate Mandelson may have passed along sensitive government information to Epstein in the period following the 2008 global financial crisis.
The outlet also cited documents and financial records indicating Epstein transferred a total of $75,000 in 2003 and 2004 to accounts connected to Mandelson or his husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, talks with Britain’s ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador’s residence in Washington, on Feb. 26, 2025. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)
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Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty told the House of Commons on Sept. 11 that Starmer asked him to withdraw Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the United States after emails showed Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein was «materially different» from what was known at the time of his appointment.
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«In particular, Lord Mandelson’s suggestion that Jeffrey Epstein’s first conviction was wrongful and should be challenged is new information,» Doughty said. «In the light of that and mindful, as we all are, of the victims of Epstein’s appalling crimes, Lord Mandelson has been withdrawn as ambassador with immediate effect.»
Mandelson resigned from the Labour Party on Feb. 1.
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