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Pritzker calls for criminal investigations into ICE agents over ‘Midway Blitz’ conduct

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Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker is urging state officials to pursue criminal investigations into federal immigration enforcement agents involved in Operation Midway Blitz, citing a report released by a commission he created to investigate federal agents’ conduct during the months-long investigation.
Pritzker’s Thursday press conference unveiling the Illinois Accountability Commission’s recommendation to pursue criminal investigations into ICE and other federal agents came just over a month after he first vowed to seek criminal charges against Trump administration officials and law enforcement officers he said had «broken the law.»
«Our communities and our people were subjected to an unprecedented campaign of harassment, intimidation and brutality,» Pritzker said at the news conference. «They deployed tear gas and smoke grenades against peaceful protesters and peaceful crowds and in peaceful neighborhoods. They committed flagrant and egregious abuses of power and force that went unchecked.»
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has positioned himself to be one of President Donald Trump’s leading antagonists and a potential 2028 Democrat presidential primary candidate. (Eileen T. Meslar / Chicago Tribune)
The report was compiled by eight members who were appointed to the commission by Pritzker. Members of the commission include retired judges, a retired law enforcement official, former prosecutors and a nonprofit leader. The report pinpointed more than a dozen incidents involving federal agents as alleged instances of misconduct that warrant further investigation, including the death of Silverio Villegas González, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, who was shot and killed by ICE agents.
The more than 150-page report accused the Trump administration of lying and the motivation behind Operation Midway Blitz and that it «distorted key facts about events involving federal immigration agents.»
«High-level White House, DHS and other federal officials enabled and encouraged misconduct by ICE and CBP agents during Operation Midway Blitz by urging agents to «go hard,» defending and mischaracterizing incidents of use of force, shielding agents from accountability, lifting safeguards, and effectuating harmful policies,» the report alleged.

Federal agents make multiple detainments in a far north side neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 31, 2025, as part of the Trump administration’s «Operation Midway Blitz» immigration enforcement surge. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)
The report alleged that federal agents engaged in «unconstitutional uses of force» which consisted of «extreme physical force, indiscriminate use of chemical agents, shootings, beatings, and other violent acts.»
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«Governor Pritzker continues to refuse to do his job to protect his citizens from illegal alien crime and instead chooses to smear our law enforcement,» Department of Homeland Security Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said. «Where is the investigation into his own policies that allowed Sheridan Gorman’s killer to be released from jail to go on and commit her heinous murder?»
Bis slammed Pritzker’s calls for criminal prosecution as «nothing more than a political stunt.»

Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino and federal officers detain people in a parking lot on the far north side of Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025, before transferring them to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during «Operation Midway Blitz.» (Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)
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«Federal officers acting in the course of their duties can only be investigated by other Federal agencies,» Bis said. «The states do not have the authority to run such an investigation.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and the Office of the Illinois Attorney General for comment.
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WATCH: Talarico embraces ‘freaky’ identity as crowds chant name meant as insult: ‘So weird’

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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is fully embracing his «Talafreako» moniker given to him by Republican opponent Ken Paxton, and is even selling t-shirts with the slogan «I’m a Talafreako.»
While speaking at a general election kickoff event in Houston this week, Talarico encouraged supporters to purchase a T-shirt, saying, «I also saw that Ken Paxton started calling me ‘Talafreako,’ and I am proud to announce that we have ‘I’m a Talafreako’ t-shirts on our website. So, when you go home tonight, make sure you grab one.»
After Talarico exited the stage, the crowd at the Houston rally began chanting «Talafreako» repeatedly.
Despite the bravado, some believe that, with Talarico already having to deal with a series of highly controversial resurfaced comments, the move will backfire with moderate Texas voters. Talarico’s prior comments include saying that «God is nonbinary,» that there are six genders and that the Bible supports abortion.
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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico addresses supporters at a rally in Houston. (F. Carter Smith/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A strategist familiar with the Senate race remarked to Fox News Digital that «Talarico can’t run from his record of supporting every freaky left-wing policy under the sun.»
«Selling merch that says ‘Talafreako’ on it is just going to remind people that he is on the wrong side of every 80/20 issue,» the strategist said, adding, «It’s so weird.»
Commenting on a clip of Talarico saying in an interview, «I love» transgender-identifying children, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., posted on X, «Talarico was constructed in a Woke Lab. In the end, that dog won’t hunt.»
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is now set to become the state’s senior senator, posted on X, «Texas will never elect someone who thinks God is nonbinary.»
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received President Donald Trump’s endorsement one week before his runoff election against Republican Sen. John Cornyn for the GOP Senate nomination. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
Despite this, not all believe embracing Talafreako will backfire. Eric Koch, founder of Downfield Strategies, told Fox News Digital that he «love[s]» the Talarico campaign «coopting» the jab.
«There were a lot of people wondering if James Talarico can throw a punch. In the first 24 hours of the general election, James made the case that Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in the country and called him out for giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles,» said Koch.
He added that the Democratic candidate «can throw a punch and will make this race a choice between himself and Paxton.»
During the kickoff rally in Houston, Talarico ripped Paxton as the «most corrupt politician in America,» who he said, «Has sold us out for years.»
If elected, he pledged that his first move in the Senate would be to file a «comprehensive anti-corruption package,» which he said would include a ban on «unlimited donations» from corporate political action committees and super PACs, as well as banning congressional stock trading, instituting term limits and establishing a national ban on gerrymandering. He also said the package would include a measure to «overhaul» the Supreme Court.
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Talarico held a general election kick-off event in Houston the day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the GOP’s Senate nomination. (Peter Pinedo/Fox News Digital)
He addressed some of the criticisms already being lodged against him, saying, «They’re going to throw everything they’ve got at us. They’ve already called me a radical leftist. They’ve already called me a fake Christian. They’ve even called me a vegan. And those are fighting words in the state of Texas.»
«They’re going to call us a threat,» he continued. «The only truth out of all of those lies is that we are a threat. We’re a threat to their corrupt system.»
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Speaking on MS NOW, Talarico asserted, «Ken Paxton has a criminal record. I have a legislative record.»
He touted himself as a bipartisan legislator, saying, «For over 4 terms in the Texas House of Representatives, I have brought Democrats and Republicans together to pass more than 60 bipartisan bills to cut property taxes, to raise teacher pay, to lower the cost of housing, prescription drugs, and childcare across Texas — and I’m gonna put that record up against Ken Paxton’s criminal record any day of the week, twice on Sunday.»
Paxton, meanwhile, has cast Talarico as too progressive, posting on X on Thursday that «James Talarico is too radical for California, let alone Texas.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Paxton and Talarico’s campaigns for additional comment.
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Inauguran una sala inmersiva en el aeropuerto Tocumen para transformar la experiencia de quienes transitan por Panamá

Copa Airlines, el Gobierno de Panamá y el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen inauguraron este jueves una sala inmersiva en la terminal para promocionar el programa Panamá Stopover. El espacio apunta a que pasajeros en conexión extiendan su escala hasta 15 días y recorran el país, con la meta de llegar a 250.000 visitantes en 2026.
La instalación, llamada “Sala Panamá”, funciona en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, donde opera el Hub de las Américas. Según la información de Copa Airlines, el diseño busca que el viajero vea a Panamá como destino y no solo como punto de paso.
La aerolínea enmarcó el lanzamiento en el volumen de conexiones del principal aeropuerto panameño. Entre enero y abril de 2026, Tocumen movilizó 7.614.103 pasajeros, un 15% más que en el mismo período del año anterior, según cifras de las autoridades panameñas.

“Vamos a aprovechar los millones de pasajeros que transitan por Panamá, sin tener idea muchos de lo que ofrece este país. A partir de hoy verán las maravillas de Panamá”, afirmó el presidente ejecutivo de Copa Airlines Pedro Heilbron durante la inauguración.
Según EFE, la sala incorpora un mapa interactivo con 13 destinos del país, entre ellos la Ciudad de Panamá, lugares históricos y opciones ligadas a naturaleza, playa, cultura y gastronomía. El espacio suma contenido audiovisual y experiencias inmersivas inspiradas en paisajes locales.
La instalación está ubicada entre las dos terminales del aeropuerto. Allí, los pasajeros pueden armar itinerarios de acuerdo con los días disponibles y sus intereses, con apoyo del programa Panamá Stopover de Copa Airlines, que permite ampliar la escala en Panamá por hasta 15 días sin costo adicional.
La estrategia busca convertir el tránsito por Tocumen en visitas al país. De acuerdo con Copa Airlines y la Presidencia de la República de Panamá, la sala integra una política para elevar el turismo y su impacto en la economía local a partir del flujo de conexiones.

Durante el acto, el presidente de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, destacó la coordinación entre el sector público y el privado. “Felicitar a todo el equipo, el componente público y privado que trabajó en esta idea a lo largo de estos dos años, en relanzar este aeropuerto”, dijo Mulino.
La ministra de Turismo, Gloria de León, presentó la sala como un recurso para acercar la oferta turística a quienes conectan en el Hub de las Américas. “Es un espacio diseñado para que los pasajeros que conectan a través del Hub de las Américas vivan una experiencia de lo que el país tiene que ofrecer”, señaló la funcionaria.
De León sostuvo que el objetivo es cambiar la percepción de los viajeros en tránsito. “Quienes todavía no conocen nuestro país descubrirán que Panamá es mucho más que un punto de conexión”, afirmó.

En un comunicado institucional, el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen informó que la Sala Panamá se inauguró en el Puente Conector del aeropuerto y la definió como un espacio orientado a que los pasajeros en tránsito conozcan la cultura y la biodiversidad del país. La Presidencia de la República de Panamá sintetizó el mensaje con la consigna “Panamá es más que una escala”.
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