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FIRST ON FOX: ICE officials on Saturday released a shocking list of the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal immigrants arrested during their recent surge in the sanctuary state of Minnesota, including child rapists and nearly a dozen killers.
ICE told Fox News the criminal illegal immigrants were roaming freely in Minnesota prior to their recent arrest, and that they are the type of people Democratic politicians and activists are referring to as their «neighbors,» as they attempt to interfere with ICE.
«Regardless of staged political theatrics, ICE is going to continue to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota and elsewhere,» ICE director Todd M. Lyons wrote in a statement. «Some of these criminal aliens have had final orders of removal for 30 years, but they’ve been free to terrorize Minnesotans.»
Anti-immigration enforcement agitators clash with federal law enforcement outside an ICE facility in Minneapolis, Minn. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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«ICE’s arrests prevent recidivism and make communities safer, but it feels like local politicians want to ignore that part and drum up discontent rather than protect their own constituents,» he continued.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted to the arrests on X Saturday, calling the convicts «sick people.»
«This is why we have ICE Agents,» Leavitt wrote in the post. «May God Bless them for their thankless work to protect American communities from these sick people.»
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a photo of a plane on X Saturday captioned, «Lawbreakers going wheels up in Minneapolis.»
Some of the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal immigrants arrested in Minnesota include:
Sriudorn Phaivan, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of strong-arm sodomy of a boy and strong-arm sodomy of a girl. (ICE)
Sriudorn Phaivan
Sriudorn Phaivan, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of strong-arm sodomy of a boy and strong-arm sodomy of a girl, another aggravated sex offense, nine counts of larceny, unauthorized use of a vehicle, four counts of fraud, vehicle theft, two counts of drug possession, obstructing justice, possession of stolen property, receiving stolen property, burglary and check forgery.
He also has pending charges for two counts of receiving stolen property, flight to avoid prosecution or confinement and burglary.
Phaivan has had a deportation order since 2018.
Tou Vang, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of sexual assault and sodomy of a girl under the age of 13, and procuring a child for prostitution. (ICE)
Tou Vang
Tou Vang, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of sexual assault and sodomy of a girl under the age of 13, and procuring a child for prostitution.
Vang has had a deportation order since 2006.
Chong Vue, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of the strong-arm rape of a 12-year-old girl, and kidnapping a child with intent to sexually assault her. (ICE)
Chong Vue
Chong Vue, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of the strong-arm rape of a 12-year-old girl, and kidnapping a child with intent to sexually assault her.
Vue has had a deportation order since 2004.
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Ge Yang, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of strong-arm rape, aggravated assault with a weapon, and strangulation. (ICE)
Ge Yang
Ge Yang, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of strong-arm rape, aggravated assault with a weapon, and strangulation.
Yang has had a deportation order since 2012.
Pao Choua Xiong, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of rape and child fondling. (ICE)
Pao Choua Xiong
Pao Choua Xiong, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of rape and child fondling.
Xiong has had a deportation order since 2003.
Kou Lor, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of rape, rape with a weapon, and sexual assault. (ICE)
Kou Lor
Kou Lor, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of rape, rape with a weapon, and sexual assault.
Lor has had a deportation order since 1996.
Hernan Cortes-Valencia, a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, was ordered to leave the country in 2016 and has been convicted of sexual assault against a child, sexual assault-carnal abuse and four DUIs. (ICE)
Hernan Cortes-Valencia
Hernan Cortes-Valencia, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was convicted of sexual assault of a child and DUI.
Cortes-Valencia has had a deportation order since 2016.
Abdirashid Adosh Elmi, a Somalian illegal immigrant, was convicted of homicide. (ICE)
Abdirashid Adosh Elmi
Abdirashid Adosh Elmi, a Somalian illegal immigrant, was convicted of homicide.
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Gilberto Salguero Landaverde, a criminal illegal immigrant from El Salvador, has been convicted of three counts of homicide. (ICE)
Gilberto Salguero Landaverde
Gilberto Salguero Landaverde, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant, was convicted of three counts of homicide.
Landaverde has had a deportation order since June 2025.
Gabriel Figueroa Gama, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was convicted of homicide. (ICE)
Gabriel Figueroa Gama
Gabriel Figueroa Gama, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was convicted of homicide.
Gama was previously deported in 2002.
Galuak Michael Rotgai, a criminal illegal immigrant from Sudan, has been convicted of homicide and assault. (ICE)
Galuak Michael Rotgai
Galuak Michael Rotgai, a Sudanese illegal immigrant, was convicted of homicide.
Thai Lor, a criminal illegal immigrant from Laos, has been convicted of two counts of homicide. (ICE)
Thai Lor
Thai Lor, a Laotian illegal immigrant, was convicted of two counts of homicide.
Lor has had a deportation order since 2009.
Mariama Sia Kanu, a criminal illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone, has been convicted of two counts of homicide, four DUIs, three counts of larceny and burglary. (ICE)
Mariana Sia Kanu
Mariana Sia Kanu, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone, was convicted of two counts of homicide.
Kanu has had a deportation order since 2022.
Aldrin Guerrero Munoz, a criminal illegal immigrant from Mexico, has been convicted of homicide and assault.
Aldrin Guerrero Munoz
Aldrin Guerrero Munoz, a Mexican illegal immigrant, was convicted of homicide.
Munoz has had a deportation order since 2015.
Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, a Somalian illegal immigrant, was convicted of manslaughter.
Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed
Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, a Somalian illegal immigrant, was convicted of manslaughter.
Ahmed has had a deportation order since 2022.
Mongong Kual Maniang Deng, a criminal illegal immigrant from Sudan, has been convicted of attempt to commit homicide, weapon possession and DUI.
Mongong Dual Maniang Deng
Mongong Dual Maniang Deng, a Sudanese illegal immigrant, was convicted of attempt to commit homicide, weapon possession and DUI.
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Aler Gomez Lucas, a criminal illegal immigrant from Guatemala, has been convicted of negligent homicide with a vehicle and DUI.
Aler Gomez Lucas
Aler Gomez Lucas, a Guatemalan illegal immigrant, was convicted of negligent homicide with a vehicle and DUI.
Lucas has had a deportation order since 2022.
Shwe Htoo, a criminal illegal immigrant from Burma, has been convicted of negligent homicide with a weapon. (ICE)
Shwe Htoo
Shwe Htoo, a Burmese illegal immigrant, was convicted of negligent homicide.
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The Department of Justice has begun investigating nonprofit groups that the Trump administration says are involved in organizing or funding political violence and destructive protests, including those linked to Antifa, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.
The effort involves the FBI and IRS, the sources said, and stemmed from directives by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to probe political violence. The Trump administration has contended that the violence is often being perpetrated by self-described Antifa adherents and could be a result of organized and well-funded campaigns by nonprofits.
«These movements portray foundational American principles (e.g., support for law enforcement and border control) as ‘fascist’ to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution,» Trump wrote in his memorandum in September, days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a man who authorities say wrote antifascist phrases on his bullet casings.
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President Donald Trump during a roundtable on Antifa in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 8, 2025. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump’s directive came after a string of harrowing ideologically-inspired shootings that included Kirk’s killing, an attack on a Dallas ICE facility that killed one detainee and the murder of a health insurance CEO. The DOJ also recently secured convictions for nine members of a Texas Antifa cell for their roles in an attack on an ICE facility in Alvarado last year that involved weapons, explosives and a murder attempt.
Bondi, in a memorandum on Dec. 4, directed federal law enforcement to carry out Trump’s memorandum, coined NSPM-7, in part by looking into Antifa’s funding sources and investigating any tax crimes by «extremist groups.»
A spokesperson for the IRS Criminal Investigations unit confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency was working with the FBI on the matter.
«In accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7), IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is collaborating with federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, to investigate individuals and entities that may be funding domestic terrorism or political violence,» the spokesperson said, calling it a «coordinated effort.»
Members of the Communist Party USA and other anti-fascist groups burn an American flag on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Antifa, short for antifascist, is a broad term, and its members often promote a range of radical views closely aligned with anarchism, communism or socialism, according to the Congressional Research Center. Trump declared Antifa a «major terrorist organization» last year, drawing criticism from civil rights advocates who said the president was targeting people for their political views. Bondi’s memo carefully noted the DOJ would not investigate «solely for the purpose of monitoring activities protected by the First Amendment.»
One of the sources familiar with the NSPM-7 probe told Fox News Digital that every U.S. attorney across the country was directed by the DOJ to designate a federal prosecutor in their office to serve as a «district coordinator» for the cases.
The DOJ has been urging prosecutors to focus on funding because nonprofits could be funding and coordinating instances of domestic terrorism, the person said.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks as President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
A DOJ spokesperson said in response to a request for comment on the effort that the department was pursuing a wide range of domestic terrorism crimes.
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«The Department of Justice is fully committed to preserving the rule of law, protecting law enforcement from coordinated attacks, ensuring everyone has the freedom to speak in the public square, participate freely in the electoral process, and practice their faith without fear of violence or harm, and bringing to justice the full range of criminal actors engaged in criminal conduct matching Congress’s definition of domestic terrorism,» the spokesperson said.
The FBI declined to comment.
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De Stranger Things a los museos: cómo la nostalgia se volvió una fuerza cultural poderosa
Nuestra percepción del pasado rara vez coincide con los hechos históricos. Está influida por la cultura, los medios y la memoria colectiva, que permiten construir versiones de la historia reconfortantes.
Según Historia Extra, el portal especializado en historia, el cine, la televisión, los videojuegos y la literatura facilitan el acceso a otras épocas, pero lo hacen a través de relatos ajustados a las expectativas y deseos del presente. En este proceso, la nostalgia juega un papel central, conectando emociones intensas con recuerdos o imágenes idealizadas.
La nostalgia es una vía emocional que trasciende la racionalidad y ofrece una forma de conexión con la historia a través del sentimiento. Esta emoción impregna la cultura contemporánea, desde productos mediáticos hasta la manera en que se recuerdan y reinterpretan hechos pasados.
El medio señala que la construcción de la memoria está profundamente marcada por la nostalgia, que actúa como un motor de interés por el pasado y refuerza identidades individuales y colectivas.
La nostalgia, alimentada por la cultura popular, aparece en diversos productos como series, películas y videojuegos que evocan épocas pasadas mediante tropos y clichés más que una reconstrucción fiel. Series como Stranger Things recrean una versión imaginaria de los años 80 para una audiencia que, en muchos casos, no vivió esa década. Según Historia Extra, esta evocación genera una experiencia compartida y comercializada.
Este fenómeno se manifiesta también en el cine, la música y los videojuegos, donde se explora y amplifica la nostalgia por épocas recientes o remotas. Obras como Mad Men ilustran cómo los relatos del pasado pueden utilizarse como herramientas de marketing, mostrando que la nostalgia se transforma en mercancía simbólica.
Al consumir relatos, imágenes y símbolos de otros tiempos, la memoria colectiva se nutre de ficciones y referencias que refuerzan emociones y lazos sociales, integrándose en la vida cotidiana y dotando de sentido al presente a través del pasado.
La nostalgia se presenta en distintas formas, adaptándose al contexto y la experiencia individual. Historia Extra distingue entre la nostalgia personal, ligada a recuerdos propios y vivencias íntimas, y la histórica, orientada a períodos no vividos y conocidos solo por relatos y cultura. La nostalgia personal suele asociarse a la infancia o a momentos significativos, mientras que la histórica surge del contacto con narrativas colectivas, imágenes y productos culturales.
La psicología reconoce que casi todas las personas experimentan nostalgia en algún momento, aunque varía en intensidad. Este sentimiento consolida la identidad, fortalece los vínculos sociales y aborda la incertidumbre en tiempos de cambio. La nostalgia histórica, en cambio, puede propiciar visiones idealizadas que dificultan una comprensión crítica del pasado, reforzando clichés y simplificaciones.
Los historiadores advierten sobre el riesgo de sustituir el análisis objetivo por la emoción, pero también reconocen la relevancia del tema en la motivación por el interés histórico y la creación de museos, documentales y recreaciones de época.
El auge de representaciones nostálgicas en el cine y los medios ha generado debates sobre su alcance y significado. La etiqueta de nostalgia se aplica con frecuencia a cualquier obra de época, independientemente de su género o intención, lo que puede derivar en una visión reduccionista de la relación entre el público y la historia.
Este fenómeno ha motivado estudios empíricos para analizar si la nostalgia refleja una relación auténtica con el pasado o responde principalmente a patrones de consumo y placer cultural. Incluso quienes sienten nostalgia intensa por ciertos tiempos suelen ser conscientes de que el presente ofrece comodidades y derechos que no cambiarían por épocas evocadas.
Además, en los últimos años, se ha producido una ola de historia pública accesible, desde recursos digitalizados hasta innovaciones en la televisión histórica, buscando equilibrar el entretenimiento con la fidelidad a los hechos y a las fuentes primarias.
Programas como ¿Quién te crees que eres? y series basadas en documentos históricos han actuado como contrapeso a las versiones idealizadas, promoviendo una aproximación más crítica al pasado y abriendo espacio para la reflexión colectiva.
La nostalgia es mucho más que un simple anhelo por el pasado; constituye una emoción compleja y cambiante. El término fue acuñado en el siglo XVII por un médico suizo para describir una dolencia: una añoranza patológica por un lugar perdido.
Solo en el siglo XX adquirió su sentido actual, el deseo de regresar a un tiempo pasado, más que a un espacio concreto. En la actualidad, la nostalgia puede verse tanto como un consuelo personal ante la incertidumbre como un motor cultural en la búsqueda de sentido histórico.
La historiadora médica Agnes Arnold-Forster, citada en el texto, advierte que existen “muchas nostalgias” y que este sentimiento puede ser beneficioso al reforzar los vínculos y la pertenencia, pero también riesgoso si idealiza el pasado y dificulta una comprensión crítica de la historia.
En su obra Nostalgia: una historia de una emoción peligrosa, insiste en la importancia de analizar con cuidado la nostalgia para evitar distorsiones o manipulaciones de la memoria colectiva. Así, la nostalgia puede funcionar como consuelo individual y motor cultural, pero siempre exige un análisis atento para no perder de vista la complejidad y las tensiones del pasado.
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Someone was playing possum — or stuffed animal.
Among plush kangaroos, dingoes and Tasmanian devils ready to be bought by parents of antsy children, a live brushtail possum waited in a gift shop at an Australian airport this week.
The wild animal was first noticed by a shopper in the store on Wednesday, retail manager Liam Bloomfield of Hobart Airport in the state of Tasmania said.
«A passenger reported it to …. one of the staff members on shift who couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing,» Bloomfield told The Associated Press. «She then called the (airport) management and said we’ve got a possum in the store.»
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A live Australian brushtail possum sits on the display shelf at a terminal shop at Hobart Airport in Hobart, Australia, on Wednesday. (Melissa Oddie via AP)
Staff at the airport were able to remove the animal without harming it.
«I’m imaging it saw some of the plush animals that were for sale on the shelf and it decided to make its home with those,» Bloomfield joked of why the possum was hiding with the stuffed toys. «It wanted to blend in.»
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The arrivals area at Hobart Airport in Australia. (Steve Bell/Getty Images)
«Can you spot the imposter?» the airport wrote in a Facebook post Thursday that showed the possum curled up in a cubby with its stuffed counterparts.
«This cheeky lost possum found a clever hiding place among the Aussie plushies in our retail store,» the airport continued. «Luckily it was safely relocated out of the terminal area and the space was cleaned.»
Passengers boarding a plane at Hobart Airport in Australia. (William West/AFP via Getty Images)
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Bloomfield said the possum not only found a way into the airport but also their hearts.
«We’ll have a little shrine to the possum,» he revealed, according to The Independent. «There will be a nice little photo; once it gets a name, we will put a nice little post in front of the store to make sure it’s remembered.»
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