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‘Stop this insanity’: Angel mom rips Newsom, Dems for bill to use taxpayer dollars for illegals’ defense

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California Angel Mom Agnes Gibboney, who lost her son in an illegal alien-involved shooting, is blasting Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Democrats over a proposed bill that would use taxpayer dollars to fund legal defense for immigrants facing deportation. She urged voters to «stop this insanity.»
State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would expand access to taxpayer-funded legal representation for immigrants facing deportation proceedings. The measure would build on existing state programs by creating a framework to provide attorneys to adults in immigration court, regardless of legal status, with priority given to those in detention. This comes as California, and other sanctuary states across the country, are facing increasing pressure and scrutiny from the Trump administration for allegedly prioritizing illegal aliens over citizens.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Gibboney, whose son, Ronald, was shot and killed by an illegal alien, ripped into Newsom and California Democrats over the bill. She claimed that it is further proof that they care for illegal immigrants more than citizens.
«My son was murdered,» she said. «Not one politician has ever contacted me. Not one politician said, ‘I’m so sorry that this previously deported criminal illegal alien shot and killed your son.’ Not one of them.»
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is being criticized by angel mother Agnes Gibboney (far right), whose son, Ronald da Silva, was killed by an illegal immigrant gang member in 2002. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; White House)
Gibboney said that since losing her son in 2002, she sent Newsom «many, many emails,» and «never once did I get a response, not even from his office, much less from Newsom.»
Newsom has not signaled whether he would sign the bill into law. He previously signed legislation that created and expanded a state-funded legal aid program to ensure legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children in deportation proceedings.
Ronald da Silva, 29, the son of a law enforcement official, was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant gang member while standing in his driveway.
Gibboney asserted that «Newsom doesn’t care about citizens of this country, about legal immigrants like myself. He cares about free votes from illegal aliens.»
Regarding the legal defense bill, Gibboney said she is «outraged.»
«California is about three to 400 billion, with a ‘B,’ dollars in debt. How is that possible? How much more can you milk us citizens?» she railed.
Meanwhile, for citizens, she said, «everything has gotten worse» under Newsom.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom departs the Assembly Floor at the state Capitol in Sacramento after delivering his State of the State address on Jan. 8, 2026. (Jason Henry/Bloomberg)
«We have the highest tax in the entire country, we have the highest cost of living, the most homeless,» she said, adding, «We are number one on everything, and nothing number one in good things, it’s always on the bad things.»
«We taxpayers keep paying more and more each year for taxes just so our government, actually Gavin Newsom, can hand it out and squander our tax dollars and give it to illegal aliens.»
The bill, introduced by Democratic Assembly member Mia Bonta in February, advanced out of two Assembly policy committees and is currently under review in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
In addition to Gibboney, the bill has garnered significant outrage, including from the American Border Story, a group that advocates on behalf of the families of victims of migrant crime. Earlier this month, the group condemned the measure as «a grave affront to Angel Families across the country who have suffered immeasurable loss at the hands of foreign criminals.» The group asserted that the bill «actively incentivizes illegal immigration and directly undermines the progress achieved by the Trump administration since the President’s second inauguration.»
At the same time, the bill has been lauded by some, such as Abraham Bedoy, manager of California policy and government affairs for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. Bedoy said in a March statement that «increasing immigrant legal defense is critical to address the mass deportations, unprecedented numbers of people held in detention, and indiscriminate arrests devastating families, communities, and our economy across our state.»
He called the measure «another important step in our state’s strong trajectory towards universal legal representation.»
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Assembly member Mia Bonta attends a press conference announcing new funding for communities across the state to address homelessness and mental health in Hayward, California, March 2, 2026. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle)
While the bill does not explicitly outline all its exclusions, existing California policy suggests some immigrants with certain criminal histories could be excluded or deprioritized under any expanded program. California has already moved to limit state-funded legal aid in certain immigration cases, particularly for individuals with serious or violent felony convictions.
Bonta, who represents the Oakland area, framed her bill as ensuring «every Californian’s right to a fair hearing.»
In a March statement, Bonta’s office said the bill «builds on» her earlier bill to expand access to counsel for unaccompanied minors and other young immigrants in removal proceedings. That bill was signed into law by Newsom last year.
«Every person deserves their day in court, with a lawyer by their side. In California, thousands of our neighbors are being swept into one of the most complex legal systems in the country, often in a second language, without an attorney or a fair shot,» she said in a March statement.
She decried the Trump administration’s «mass deportation machine,» saying it is «accelerating that injustice.»
«[The bill] represents California’s chance to stand up for our values: a commitment to due process, dignity, and the principle that justice shouldn’t depend on what you can afford,» said Bonta.
Gibboney, however, said California should «use that money appropriately.»
«Use it for our education, which is failing… Use it for the veterans for better healthcare and for the seniors for better healthcare,» she suggested.
She urged Newsom to «recall his oath of office is to serve us, the public, we the people, not those that broke into our country and came here illegally.»
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«Ronald was my firstborn and only son. He was 29 years old, a father of two. They were 8 and 10,» she shared. «The media usually doesn’t talk about that kind of family separations, six feet of dirt in a coffin. But they talk about the ones that are deported to their country, where they can go back and visit and be reunited. I can never be reunited with my son.»
While expressing she is grateful that Newsom is term-limited, Gibboney urged California voters to vote to «stop this insanity,» saying, «Yesterday it was my son that was shot by a previously deported criminal illegal alien. Tomorrow it could be your child.»
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Man dies after attack by 13-foot great white shark near popular island resort: officials

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A 38-year-old man died on Saturday after he was attacked by a 13-foot shark in Australia.
The attack happened at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island on Australia’s western coast just before 10 a.m., police said.
The island is located about 19 miles west of Perth.
The man was brought back to shore but never regained consciousness.
«A 38-year-old man was in the water at Horseshoe Reef when he was believed to have been bitten by a shark,» a spokesperson for St. John WA Ambulance told People.
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Authorities say a great white shark attacked a man off Rottnest Island, a popular tourist spot on Australia’s western coast. (Getty Images)
«The man was conveyed by vessel to shore, where he was met by St. John WA paramedics. Sadly, the man was unable to be revived.»
Fox News Digital has reached out to St. John WA Ambulance.
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The death is the second fatal attack in Australia so far this year.

The death is the second fatal attack in Australia so far this year. (Steve Christo/Corbis)
Perth’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development told the AFP news agency that it was urging the public to take «additional caution» in the area, according to BBC News.
The agency added that it was reported to be a great white shark.
Footage of the incident provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed police at the scene with a boat and rescue officers.
In January, a 12-year-old died a week after he was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbor.

A great white shark swims near the sea floor at Neptune Islands, South Australia. (Auscape/Universal Images Group)
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Three others were attacked within the same two days along the New South Wales coast in non-fatal incidents.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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Harris labeled ‘institutional arsonist’ for plan to fundamentally transform SCOTUS and Electoral College

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris faced swift Republican backlash after calling on Democrats to consider expanding the Supreme Court and gutting the Electoral College the next time they are in power.
«Let’s invite ideas, for example, that are about Supreme Court reform, including the notion of expanding the court,» Harris said on a call with the left-wing nonprofit Emerge. «Let’s invite a discussion about how do we push for statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.; how are we thinking about the Electoral College.»
«We’ve got to neutralize this red state cheating,» she continued. «There’s a brutality at play on the other side, and a ruthlessness. And we need to play to win.»
Harris’ plea for «bold» reforms came after Democrats suffered two major setbacks in the redistricting wars, as both parties scramble to draw new congressional seats ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the 38th Annual Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon in Detroit, Mich., on April 18, 2026. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
In late April, the Supreme Court moved to curb the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts, effectively gutting Black-majority districts held by Democrats across the South. Democrats were dealt another blow at the Virginia Supreme Court earlier in May when a Democratic-friendly gerrymander was struck down over a procedural concern.
«What they have done with this decision, by saying that the politics of redistricting is okay, is they are back-dooring racism through politics,» Harris also said on the call. «What they are doing is intentionally about trying to suppress the voice of the people.»
The 2024 presidential candidate’s ideas drew a sharp rebuke from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who accused Democrats of being «institutional arsonists.»
«It’s a dangerous thing, a dangerous gambit,» the speaker said. «You don’t just blow up the system when you lose.»
«For the former vice president of the United States and a candidate for president to suggest that you should pack the Supreme Court or destroy these institutions because they lost is I just think outrageous,» he added.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., ripped former Vice President Kamala Harris for proposing extreme changes to the country’s electoral and judicial system following the Supreme Court’s Callais ruling. (Getty Images)
Conservative Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., also criticized Harris’ comments, calling them «totally insane» in an interview with Fox News.
«That’s why we can’t let her become president,» he said. «People … rejected her before; they’ll reject her again.»
Not all Democrats are in agreement with Harris.
«I think that’s putting the cart before the horse,» Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., told Fox News. «Right now I’m focusing on lowering costs, health care, ending a runaway war that’s costing Americans tens of billions of dollars. Those are the things that my constituents are talking to me about.»
Harris’ calls for Democratic retaliation come as Republicans are emerging as the clear winners in the redistricting battle ahead of the midterms. The GOP could pick up more than a dozen seats after a bevy of GOP-led states have drawn new congressional maps while Democratic gains have so far been limited to California and Utah.
Earlier in May, Tennessee carved up its lone Black-majority district, represented for decades by a white Democrat, allowing Republicans to pick up a seat that had long eluded them.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., said Democrats should be focused on cost-of-living issues, in an implicit rebuke of former Vice President Kamala Harris. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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Louisiana and South Carolina are conducting similar efforts to erase several Democratic-held seats following the Supreme Court’s ruling.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has vowed to respond with his own gerrymander push in a swath of blue and purple states, including New York, New Jersey, Colorado and Oregon. But those states are not likely to move forward with new maps until 2028, making it a moot point ahead of November.
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