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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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WATCH: AOC accuses Trump of ‘betrayal’ after Supreme Court immigration rulings

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused President Donald Trump of a «betrayal» after the Supreme Court handed his administration a pair of immigration wins involving Temporary Protected Status and asylum claims.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian and Syrian migrants, clearing the way for the administration to remove legal protections that have allowed many Haitians to remain and work in the U.S. since Haiti’s 2010 earthquake and many Syrians since the country’s civil war prompted a TPS designation in 2012.
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital the TPS decision targets the very people Trump supporters were told would not be the focus of his aggressive immigration deportation agenda.
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«I think it’s really sad because these decisions are targeting exactly the kind of people that Republican voters said that they did not want targeted in the Trump administration’s immigration policy,» Ocasio-Cortez said.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to members of the media as she arrives for the last votes of the week at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
She argued the ruling marked «a reversal of President Trump’s promise to only go after, quote unquote, criminals and rapists.»
«This decision to overturn TPS targets nurses, it targets health care workers, it targets domestic workers, cleaners, people who work in restaurants,» she said, calling it «a real betrayal of President Trump’s promise.»
Ocasio-Cortez also argued the ruling would hurt U.S. citizens by raising prices, making it harder to find workers, while also breaking up longstanding communities.
House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., criticized Trump and Republicans over the asylum ruling, saying the president has «time and time again» attacked a process that has been part of U.S. law for decades.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
«People are fleeing terrible conditions and they have a lawful right to declare asylum,» Aguilar said.
AOC TELLS VOTERS WORRIED ABOUT GROCERY PRICES TO JUST ‘WAIT UNTIL THE FARMS ARE EMPTY’ FROM DEPORTATIONS
«Temporary Protected Status was always meant to be temporary,» White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said on Thursday. «It was never meant to be a pathway to permanent status or citizenship…our asylum system, for years, has been abused and exploited by bad actors…this ruling is a step in the right direction towards clearing up our asylum system and making sure that people can’t enter our country who shouldn’t be here — and that people who are here, who shouldn’t be here, should be deported.»
Asked what Democrats’ next step would be on TPS, Aguilar pointed to legislation he said Democrats forced through the House by discharge petition.
«Democrats led legislation in order to bring certainty to that. It’s sitting over in the Senate,» Aguilar said. «We forced a discharge petition, and were successful because we believe in governing.»
Aguilar appeared to be referring to House-passed legislation aimed at extending TPS protections for Haitians.
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., said he had not yet read the full decisions but was «beyond the point of being surprised by almost any decision that comes out of court.»

Congressman Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at a press conference on healthcare with other members of the House Democratic caucus in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Figures defended TPS for Haiti, citing natural disasters, political instability and violence.
«There’s not a country that I think TPS is designed at its core that’s more deserving of that than the situations we currently see in Haiti,» Figures said.
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Después del terremoto, Venezuela busca a los desaparecidos entre los escombros y la incertidumbre

La familia de Crescencio Marotta ha recorrido hospitales, refugios y edificios colapsados sin encontrar una respuesta. Su nombre figura en los reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas registrados tras el terremoto que sacudió Venezuela.
Las primeras 24 horas después del doble terremoto que sacudió Venezuela han estado marcadas por la incertidumbre y una búsqueda contrarreloj de sobrevivientes. Los sismos, de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5, ocurrieron con apenas 39 segundos de diferencia, poco después de las 18.00 (hora local), y se convirtieron en la peor catástrofe sísmica de la historia moderna del país. Las zonas más afectadas fueron La Guaira, Caracas y otras localidades del centro-norte venezolano.
Según el balance oficial ofrecido por el ministro de Salud, Carlos Alvarado, la tragedia deja hasta el momento 235 fallecidos, 4.300 heridos y 157 personas desaparecidas. Y en el boletín pasado se informaron más de 200 personas atrapadas bajo los escombros, 250 edificios destruidos y 2.927 familias sin hogar.

Sin embargo, organizaciones ciudadanas advierten que el número de personas cuyo paradero se desconoce podría ser mayor. El Buscador de personas desaparecidas, localizadas y atendidas tras el terremoto, impulsado por la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas, ha recibido cerca de 500 reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas desde el inicio de la emergencia.
“Surge como una respuesta urgente frente a la emergencia. Cuando pasan estas cosas vemos cómo el sistema de salud colapsa, los bomberos trabajan en las peores condiciones y Protección Civil no se da abasto. En un país donde el acceso a la información es cada vez más difícil, contar con información confirmada y oportuna puede ayudar muchísimo a las familias”, explicó Valeria Pedicini, periodista e impulsora de la iniciativa de la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas.
Otro sitio, desaparecidosterremotovenezuela.com, registra cifras más alarmantes: 49.822 personas que aún no se contactaron con quienes los buscan.
Mientras continúan las labores de rescate, miles de venezolanos recorren hospitales, refugios temporales y centros de atención en busca de noticias de sus familiares. Otros revisan listados de pacientes o publicaciones en redes sociales, mientras las fallas en los servicios de telefonía e internet dificultan el intercambio de información.
La situación más crítica se vive en La Guaira, la ciudad costera que concentra buena parte de los daños provocados por los terremotos. Allí, decenas de edificios colapsaron y los equipos de rescate continúan buscando a cientos de personas entre los escombros.
Los registros de la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas indican que más de 400 de los reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas corresponden a esta zona del país, convertida en el principal foco de las operaciones de búsqueda.
Entre esos casos estuvo el de Camila Márquez, quien permaneció casi 24 horas sin comunicarse con su familia después del terremoto. Sus allegados difundieron su fotografía en redes sociales hasta que, cerca de las 17.00 (hora local), su hermana Sophia confirmó que había sido localizada con vida.

La incertidumbre continúa para otras familias. Crescencio Marotta y Gladys Ríos permanecen desaparecidos desde el colapso del edificio Solymar, en el sector Los Corales de La Guaira. En ese mismo inmueble también es buscado Sebastián Valencia. Sus familiares, dentro y fuera de Venezuela, mantienen una intensa campaña para difundir sus fotografías y obtener cualquier información sobre su paradero.
“Mis primos y mi hermano están allá tratando de levantar los escombros. En realidad, es la propia comunidad la que está intentando sacar a las personas. Hemos publicado en las redes sociales y también en el portal para desaparecidos”, relató Bárbara Mendoza, sobrina del matrimonio desaparecido.
A medida que pasan las horas, la esperanza de encontrar sobrevivientes convive con la angustia de cientos de familias que siguen sin respuestas. En una emergencia donde las comunicaciones son limitadas y la información circula con dificultad, cada reporte, cada fotografía compartida y cada nombre confirmado representan una posibilidad de reencontrarse.
A más de 24 horas de la tragedia, la búsqueda continúa.
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