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Soros-backed nonprofit accuses NJ Gov Sherrill of spreading ‘MAGA propaganda’ on ICE detainees
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A Soros-backed nonprofit organized a demonstration outside of New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill’s office on Monday afternoon, saying the Democratic governor is spreading «MAGA propaganda» and not doing enough for the migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J.
The protest reflected the backlash that Sherrill is facing by far-left members of her own party. On its donation page, Cooper River Indivisible directs donors to the politically powerful Indivisible Project, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit group that has been very active in backing Democratic politicians.
They work closely with Indivisible Civics, their 501(c)(3) sister organization.
Indivisible receives money from the Open Society Action Fund, a 501(c)(4), which is backed by notorious Democratic donor George Soros.
Protestors gathered outside Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office at the State House in Trenton, N.J., on June 1, 2026, demanding she take action and speak to the group about the Delaney Hall ICE facility. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
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«WE ARE HEADING TO MIKIE SHERRILL’S OFFICE — to demand that she answer for the mess that she has made,» the event’s sign-up page reads on the Mobilize.us platform.
«Governor Sherrill’s response has caused serious harm inside and outside of Delaney Hall. Peaceful protestors and journalists have been arrested, injured, and had their constitutional rights violated, all while GeoGroup Guards and ICE continue to retaliate against strikers,» the announcement continued.
The group is calling on Sherrill to meet with illegal migrants who are detained at the Delaney Hall ICE facility and release young, old or sick detainees. «GeoGroup Guards» is a reference to the security personnel hired by the government contractor, Geo Group Inc., that is running the facility as part of its national contract with ICE.
Protestors gathered outside Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office at the State House in Trenton, N.J., on June 1, 2026, demanding she take action and speak to the group about the Delaney Hall ICE facility. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
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Cooper River indivisible also accused Sherrill of «inciting violence by siccing the police on peaceful protestors» and said she is spreading «MAGA» propaganda after more than a week of protesting at the ICE facility.
In 2023, Open Society Foundations, through the Open Society Action Fund, issued a two-year grant of $3 million to the Indivisible organization. The grant was «to support the grantee’s social welfare activities,» according to the Open Society Foundations’ website.
Indivisible has also played a lead role in the organization of the «No Kings» protests.
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Protestors gathered outside Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s office at the State House in Trenton, N.J., on June 1, 2026, demanding she take action and speak to the group about the Delaney Hall ICE facility. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
According to the Open Society Foundations’ website, Soros «has given away more than $32 billion of his personal fortune» to the foundations. His son Alex Soros serves as chairman of the board.
«We support a wide range of independent organizations that work to deepen civic engagement through peaceful democratic participation, a hallmark of any vibrant society and a right protected by the Constitution,» a spokesperson from Open Society Foundations told Fox News Digital. «Our grantees make their own decisions about their work, consistent with the law and the terms of their grant agreements.»
Protests at Delaney Hall have exploded over the past week. Contrary to the allegations by the demonstrations, local law enforcement hasn’t been involved in arresting agitators or squashing often violent riots but New Jersey State Police did arrest rioters on Friday night.
Protestors rally outside the White House in Washington on Jan. 3, 2026, following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. George Soros is shown in a separate image. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
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On Saturday morning, Sherrill said that state police were present at the riot to protect the agitators from ICE agents, but the violent battle that took place the night before was mainly between local law enforcement and the rioters, according to first-hand witness by Fox News Digital.
State troopers, including some on horseback, deployed heavy riot control tactics on Friday night, including noise bombs, tear gas grenades, pepper spray and riot shields in an attempt to disperse the mob. The police had established barriers for the zone earlier in the afternoon, which rioters commandeered to fight back against police.
«My top priority is keeping New Jerseyans and our communities safe – and an increased ICE surge in the area outside of Delaney Hall is a threat to public safety,» Sherrill posted to X Saturday morning. «We know that lives would be at risk were that to happen. And I will not accept that risk.»
Police and rioters battled outside of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, charging rioters on horseback. (John Taggart for Fox News Digital)
By Saturday afternoon, the New Jersey governor held a press conference, issuing a list of demands to the Department of Homeland Security, including visitation for families and medical care for the sick and vulnerable.
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A source at DHS told Fox News Digital that the department wouldn’t accept her demands, and that visitation was only suspended due to the violent riots. The source also said that ICE operations will continue as normal now that Delaney Hall is secure, allowing visitations to resume.
Fox News Digital reached out to Indivisible and Sherrill but did not receive responses.
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Panamá se sometió a una evaluación técnica de organismos internacionales para reforzar la seguridad de la navegación
En aras de contribuir a modernizar los servicios hidrográficos del país y reforzar la seguridad de la navegación, el sector marítimo de Panamá fue evaluado por la Organización Hidrográfica Internacional (OHI) y por la Asociación Internacional de Ayudas a la Navegación Marítima y Autoridades de Faros (IALA).
Ambas organizaciones prepararán un informe sobre la situación actual de la hidrografía y la cartografía náutica panameña, junto con recomendaciones técnicas orientadas a fortalecer las capacidades nacionales y ajustarlas a los estándares internacionales.
Entre los temas principales tratados figuró la adopción del estándar internacional S-100, identificado como la próxima generación de cartografía náutica digital.
Esta innovación permitirá integrar información marítima más precisa y actualizada, con el objetivo de mejorar la seguridad y la eficiencia en la navegación.
Asimismo, la agenda incluyó aspectos como la gestión de zonas costeras, la infraestructura geoespacial, la vigilancia marítima y los servicios hidrográficos existentes en el país.
La misión se realizó en el marco de la incorporación oficial de Panamá como Estado Miembro de la OHI, tras la aprobación de la Ley 479 de 2025.
Este proceso permitirá afianzar la cooperación técnica internacional, incorporar nuevas tecnologías y avanzar en la modernización de la infraestructura de información marítima panameña.
Durante cuatro jornadas, expertos de ambas organizaciones y de la Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (AMP) evaluaron las capacidades nacionales en hidrografía, cartografía náutica, ayudas a la navegación y gestión de información marítima.
Como parte de la agenda, mantuvieron reuniones técnicas y visitaron instituciones clave asociadas al desarrollo hidrográfico.
Con un registro mercante superior a 8,000 embarcaciones, lo que representa cerca del 13% de la flota mercante mundial, Panamá culminó esta evaluación técnica de alto nivel, que contribuirá a modernizar sus servicios hidrográficos y a reforzar la seguridad de la navegación.
Por otra parte, la entidad informó que el comportamiento del mercado laboral marítimo también mostró una tendencia positiva.
Entre el 1 de julio de 2024 y el 1 de julio de 2026, la Autoridad Marítima de Panamá registró 2,029 contratos de trabajo para gente de mar panameña.
Solo entre el 1 de julio de 2025 y el 1 de julio de 2026 se recibieron 1,096 contratos, lo que representa un incremento del 17.5 % respecto al mismo período del año anterior.
Asimismo, entre el 1 de julio de 2024 y el 1 de julio de 2025 se registraron 933 contratos, un 5.31 % más que en el período precedente, cuando se recibieron 886 contratos.
De acuerdo con la entidad gubernamental, estos resultados responden, en parte, al fortalecimiento de las inspecciones laborales y al acompañamiento brindado a las empresas del sector, lo que ha favorecido una mayor presentación de contratos para su revisión y registro conforme a la normativa vigente.
Durante ese período, la entidad igualmente tramitó 653 repatriaciones, atendió 788 quejas laborales marítimas, realizó 598 inspecciones laborales, brindó 407 consultas especializadas y concretó 39 conciliaciones, fortaleciendo los mecanismos de atención y defensa de los derechos de la gente de mar.
De acuerdo con la Autoridad Marítima de Panamá, estos resultados responden, en parte, al fortalecimiento de las inspecciones laborales y al acompañamiento brindado a las empresas del sector, lo que ha favorecido una mayor presentación de contratos para su revisión y registro conforme a la normativa vigente.
Como autoridad competente en materia laboral marítima, sostiene que una de sus dependencias verifica, registra y custodia los contratos de trabajo de la gente de mar, además de orientar a trabajadores y empleadores sobre el cumplimiento de la legislación laboral marítima aplicable.
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Federal appeals court clears way for DeSantis-backed law restricting children at some drag shows
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A divided federal appeals court cleared the way for Florida to enforce a Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed law restricting children from certain sexually explicit live performances, including drag performances the state argues are obscene for minors.
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled Tuesday 8-5 that Orlando restaurant Hamburger Mary’s had not shown it was likely to succeed in its First and Fourteenth Amendment challenge to Florida’s Protection of Children Act.
The court vacated the preliminary injunction in full and sent the case back to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida for further proceedings. The ruling clears the way for enforcement, though Hamburger Mary’s could still seek additional review.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier celebrated the decision in a post on X.
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Florida AG James Uthmeier, center, touted Tuesday’s decision in a post on X. (Rich Pope/Getty Images, File)
«Huge victory for our team at the 11th Circuit! After 3 years of litigation, the full court affirmed the constitutionality of Florida’s ban on children attending sexualized drag shows,» Uthmeier wrote.
The law makes it a misdemeanor to «knowingly admit a child to an adult live performance,» according to the court’s opinion.
The law defines an «adult live performance» as a live show that «depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or specific sexual activities … lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts» and that also predominantly appeals to a «prurient, shameful, or morbid interest,» is «patently offensive» for the age of the child present and, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for that child’s age.
Writing for the court, Judge Andrew Brasher called the law «a straightforward regulation of obscenity.»
«Preventing children from attending adult live performances obscene for them is rationally related to Florida’s interest in safeguarding the well-being of minors,» Brasher wrote.
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A drag performer in Miami. (Getty Images, File)
The majority rejected Hamburger Mary’s arguments that the terms «lewd» and «the age of the child present» made the law unconstitutionally vague or overly broad.
Brasher wrote that Florida Supreme Court precedent limits the meaning of «lewd» to sexual conduct. He also wrote that all three parts of the law’s obscenity test must be met before a performance is prohibited.
The majority also ruled that using an age-variable standard did not make the law unconstitutional on its face.
Eight judges agreed that Hamburger Mary’s was unlikely to succeed on the merits of its constitutional claims. Six judges joined Brasher’s opinion in full, while Judges Kevin Newsom and Britt Grant joined all but the section addressing universal injunctions.
Grant wrote separately that the court did not need to rule on the scope of the injunction after deciding that Hamburger Mary’s was unlikely to succeed on the merits.
Five judges dissented.
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A drag queen performs onstage in Miami. (Getty Images, File)
Judge Robin Rosenbaum argued that the law forces venues to guess which performances are suitable for children of different ages while exposing operators to criminal penalties, fines and the possible loss of a business license.
«Today our Court embraces mess-around-and-find-out (‘MAFO’) First Amendment jurisprudence,» Rosenbaum wrote.
She argued that the law could chill protected speech by forcing businesses to risk prosecution before learning how officials would apply it.
Rosenbaum also argued that the statute effectively imposes strict liability over a child’s age and could expose violators to jail, fines and the loss of a business license.
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People take in a drag performance in Orlando, Fla. (Getty Images, File)
She wrote that the law «wields a Titanic-sized iceberg of chilling power against protected speech.»
Judge Nancy Abudu filed a separate dissent focused on the law’s legislative history.
Abudu argued that comments from the law’s supporters, along with warnings from legislative staff, supported Hamburger Mary’s claim that the measure would chill protected drag performances.
The majority rejected that argument, writing that courts generally do not strike down an otherwise constitutional law based on an alleged improper legislative motive.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images, File)
The majority also wrote that nothing in the law targets performances simply because they feature drag.
Hamburger Mary’s filed the lawsuit in 2023 after Florida enacted the measure.
The restaurant said it had previously hosted Sunday drag performances advertised as family-friendly but canceled those shows and barred minors from its other performances because it feared enforcement.
A federal district judge initially issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the law. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit affirmed that decision before the full court agreed to rehear the case.
DeSantis’ and Uthmeier’s offices, as well as the ACLU of Florida, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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