The George Soros-backed district attorney in Norfolk, Virginia, where Thursday’s mass shooting at Old Dominion University took place, doubled down on his viral comments, saying community members looking to place blame on the shooting should direct it towards pro-gun lawmakers and judges.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi was pressed by Fox News Digital to elaborate on his comments during the press conference earlier, prompting him to stand by his comments.

«I absolutely stand by what I said. It is the truth, no matter how much the gun lobby wants to deny it,» Fatehi said when asked if he stood by his comments despite Thursday’s mass shooter in Virginia having a public record of supporting Islamic terrorism. 

The shooter, a former National Guardsman and naturalized citizen from Sierra Leone, was previously sentenced in 2017 for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, but appears to have been released by the federal Bureau of Prisons in late 2024 during the Biden administration.  

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«No matter the ideology of an attacker, that attacker is more dangerous with a gun than without one,» Fatehi, whose top two donors include the Soros-subsidized Justice and Public Safety PAC and Democracy PAC, said. A Fox News Digital review found that the two Soros-funded PACs donated over $650,000 combined to his campaign coffers between 2021 and 2025.

A conservative group that tracks nonprofit spending, The Capital Research Center, reported that across a decade, between 2012 and 2022, Soros spent $40 million on the Justice and Public Safety PAC, which is known for supporting left-wing prosecutors. Democracy PAC, a super PAC created by Soros in 2019, was given nearly $30 million during the first three months of 2020, The Capital Research Center also reported.

Some of the better-known liberal prosecutors supported by these Soros-backed groups include recalled San Francisco district attorney, Chesa Boudin, Chicago district attorney, Kim Foxx, and Los Angeles district attorney, George Gascon, according to the Capital Research Center.  

On Thursday, Fatehi, who has served as the Commonwealth’s Attorney in Norfolk since 2022, walked up to the podium during a post-shooting press conference unprovoked before giving his remarks about who should be to blame – at least in part – for the shooting. 

«I’m constrained in what I can say about the facts of the case, but I can speak a little more freely about the bigger questions,» Fatehi said after walking up to the podium.

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«These men work every day to make people safe,» he continued, referring to law enforcement officials. «People are as safe on the ODU campus as anywhere, arguably safer than in other parts of Norfolk. But this is not an ODU problem. This is a national sickness. We live in a country where people care more about guns than they care about 6-year-old children. They care more about guns than they care about synagogue worshipers. And they care more about guns than they do about college students.»

The left-wing prosecutor went on to say that it doesn’t matter «how hard» law enforcement or the university works to ensure tragic incidents like what happened Thursday, are not repeated, adding that «somebody will be a victim eventually.» 

These remarks sparked backlash on social media, with several conservatives attacking him and bringing up the criminal history of the shooter.

«I really try not to cuss here, but Fatehi can f— right off with this statement,» BearingArms editor Cam Edwards posted on X.

«Given this lunatic is the DA, there’s like a 90% chance he’s going to charge the hero who stabbed the Islamist to death to stop the attack,» RedState writer Bonchie wrote on X.

Bystanders are evacuated from Old Dominion University’s campus after reports of an active shooter on Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va.  (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

«You see, ISIS terrorists wouldn’t be terrorists if it weren’t for Republican gun culture or something,» Bonchie said in another X post. «Mind-numbing.»

«I generally stop short of telling bad faith morons to go to hell because eternal damnation isn’t a trifling matter, but this level of intentional and malicious imbecility is testing my resolve,» Amy Swearer, a senior legal fellow at Advancing American Freedom, wrote on X.

«Until there is the political will to break the spell of the cult of gun absolutism, you will see more incidents like this. So, if you are looking for somebody to blame, don’t look at anybody up here, look at our lawmakers who don’t have the courage to implement sensible gun control measures, look to a Supreme Court that enables them, and do something about it,» Fatehi continued. 

«That is the lesson – let’s mourn the people who’ve died, let’s decry what has happened, but let’s keep the focus where it belongs. It belongs on us, and having to change something so that we don’t have to suffer through this.»

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The campus of Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, was the victim of a mass shooting on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News that the suspected shooter at ODU, in Norfolk, was Mohamed Jalloh. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:49 a.m., the university said in an emergency alert. The gunman was later pronounced dead when responding officers arrived following a shooting near ROTC cadets, Police Chief Garrett Shelton told reporters during a news conference. 

Reporting from the New York Post indicated that Jalloh was targeting ROTC members on campus, before one eventually stepped in to stop the madness, stabbing and killing the suspect.

Later in the day Thursday, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton indicated one victim died from the shooting, along with the gunman, while two others were injured. FBI Director Kash Patel also indicated Thursday that federal authorities were investigating the matter as an act of terrorism.

Fox News’ Ashley Carnahan, Louis Casiano, and Bill Melugin contributed to this report

Venezuela y la empresa española Repsol, junto con la italiana Eni, suscribieron este jueves un acuerdo que garantiza el suministro de gas en el país caribeño, además de abrir la puerta a la exportación y a la expansión de proyectos conjuntos en el área energética.

La jefa del régimen chavista, Delcy Rodríguez, destacó la continuidad de ambas compañías en el país durante periodos de inestabilidad y agradeció el compromiso mostrado al mantener sus operaciones en territorio venezolano.

“Me complace mucho que sea de la mano de dos empresas europeas que se quedaron en Venezuela, que creyeron en Venezuela y que no le dieron la espalda a nuestro pueblo”, expresó Rodríguez.

La firma se centró en el desarrollo conjunto del campo Cardón IV, uno de los mayores yacimientos de gas natural en América Latina, con una producción actual de 580 millones de pies cúbicos diarios, según datos proporcionados por la multinacional española.

El acuerdo también incorpora la gestión de la infraestructura existente y la posibilidad de incrementar la capacidad exportadora, tanto para abastecer el mercado local como para generar ingresos a través de ventas al exterior.

Por parte del régimen venezolano participaron la nueva ministra de Hidrocarburos, Paula Henao, y el presidente de PDVSA, Héctor Obregón.

Repsol estuvo representada por Gonzalo Antonio Carrillo Recalde y Francisco Gea Pascual de Riquelme, director general de Exploración y Producción.

El texto del convenio señala que Repsol “apuesta por ampliar sus inversiones y expandir sus fuerzas productivas con PDVSA en el plan estratégico 2026-2028”. Desde la petrolera española se confirmó la intención de restablecer y reforzar las operaciones diarias tras la obtención de licencias, además de invertir en la modernización de instalaciones y en la reactivación de equipos de producción.

Delcy Rodríguez subrayó que el acuerdo busca “garantizar el abastecimiento de gas” para el desarrollo nacional y el consumo doméstico, y que además permitirá retomar y ampliar las exportaciones.

El pacto se produce en un contexto de recuperación progresiva del sector energético venezolano, tras años de sanciones internacionales y restricciones operativas. En febrero, Repsol ya había anunciado su intención de reanudar operaciones, con el objetivo de sumar capacidad al sistema eléctrico nacional y aumentar la producción de gas.

En el ámbito petrolero, la empresa española comunicó su plan para triplicar la producción de crudo en Venezuela y alcanzar aproximadamente 135.000 barriles diarios.

La cúpula chavista ha intentado incentivar la llegada de inversión extranjera, como la reforma de la Ley de Hidrocarburos aprobada en enero por el Parlamento, que busca crear condiciones más favorables para los socios internacionales.

El acuerdo con Repsol y Eni se suma a una estrategia que apunta a convertir a Venezuela en una potencia exportadora de energía, tanto en petróleo como en gas, integrando a empresas internacionales en el desarrollo de proyectos clave.

En el escenario internacional, Venezuela cuenta con una de las mayores reservas de hidrocarburos del mundo, pero enfrenta desafíos relacionados con el deterioro de su infraestructura.

El acuerdo firmado este jueves es presentado por el chavismo como una muestra de la voluntad de consolidar alianzas estratégicas y avanzar hacia una mayor presencia en los mercados globales.

La ministra Paula Henao remarcó tras la firma que la meta es “posicionar a Venezuela como actor relevante en el suministro de gas en América Latina y el Caribe”.

(Con información de EFE y Reuters)

A handful of immigrants and advocacy organizations are asking the Trump Administration to extend its March 17 deadline to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) afforded to Somalis in the U.S., arguing that the Administration is changing the immigration designation purely along lines motivated by race.

The change in designation would force roughly 1,080 Somali TPS recipients to self-deport or turn themselves in to immigration enforcement, according to a Tuesday filing before a Massachusetts district court.

«President Trump has smeared the Somali community publicly, categorically, and repeatedly. He has called Somali people ‘garbage’ and ‘low IQ people.’ And he has said point blank: ‘I don’t want [Somali people] in our country,’» the challenge states, referring to remarks President Donald Trump made at a cabinet meeting last year.

«They reflect a desire to target and punish Somali nationals based on their race and national origin in violation of the U.S. Constitution,» the lawsuit continued.

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The suit is brought by African Communities Together and the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans and lists the Department of Homeland Security as a defendant.

Their challenge comes amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and his administration’s continued focus on Somali populations in states like Minnesota, where fraud activity has drawn national attention.

Trump has had an eye towards Somalia since his first term, when, in 2017, he included the country in a travel ban. That focus resurfaced in November 2025 amid news that a number of predominantly Somali-led fraud schemes had allegedly siphoned as much as $9 billion from Minnesota government assistance programs.

The news prompted Trump’s first move against Somali TPS.

«Minnesota is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity. I am, as president of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota,» Trump wrote in a November post on Truth Social.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Somali illegal immigrant Abdul Dahir Ibrahim, convicted of fraud, and connected to several high-profile Minnesota politicians, including former Democratic vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz. (ICE)

Outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem made the designation switch official in January.

Asked about the TPS designation in the wake of Noem’s recent ouster from the agency earlier this month, a DHS spokesperson confirmed the plans remained unchanged.

«Temporary means temporary. Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status. Allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. The Trump administration is putting Americans first,» an agency spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

Under the Immigration Law of 1990, Aliens protected by TPS are allowed to work in the United States and are shielded from removal — as long as their country of origin is experiencing «temporary conditions» like war or natural disaster that would prevent their safe return. The attorney general may extend a country’s TPS status for 18 months at a time.

Somalia, having received TPS in 1991, has held a TPS designation for 35 years.

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Soldiers of the Somalia National Army (SNA) walk near the frontlines at Sabiid, one of the towns they have liberated from the Al-Qaeda-linked militants, Al-Shabaab, in Somalia’s lower-Shabelle region on Nov. 11, 2025. (Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

Tuesday’s filing argues dangerous conditions remain in place, citing terrorist activity from groups like al-Shabaab listed in Somalia’s latest TPS extension.

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«The 2024 redesignation noted that ‘Somalia continues to experience widespread insecurity due to armed conflict involving state and non-state actors,’ … subjecting civilians to human rights abuses including summary executions, indiscriminate and targeted killings, gender-based violence, child recruitment, disappearances and physical abuse,» plaintiffs argued.

DHS declined to comment on its on-the-ground assessments of Somalia’s local conditions.