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10-06-2025
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SEIU leader charged with 'conspiracy to impede an officer' for protesting ICE raid
California labor leader David Huerta, 58, was released from federal custody on Monday on a $50,000 bond after being charged with "conspiracy to impede an officer." Huerta, the president of Service Employees International Union California (SEIU), was arrested during an anti-ICE protest in Los Angeles on Friday. Huerta was photographed wearing socks and carrying shoes following his release from custody. He told reporters he did not intend to get arrested, and the only way to win change is through nonviolence. "This fight is ours, it's our community's, but it belongs to everyone," Huerta said in Spanish, according to the Associated Press. "We all have to fight for them." Fbi Will Investigate 'Any Evidence Of A Criminal Conspiracy' In La Riots Huerta was arrested while law enforcement officers were executing a federal search warrant at a Los Angeles business suspected of hiring illegal immigrants and falsifying employment papers, a special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, which is part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, wrote in a federal court filing obtained by the AP. Read On The Fox News App SEIU represents 750,000 members in 17 local unions across 58 counties, according to its website. Among the members are "nurses, healthcare workers, janitors, social workers, security officers, in-home caregivers, school and university employees, court workers, and city, county and state employees." Fbi Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Assaulted Federal Officer During Anti-ice Riots In Los Angeles While SEIU International President April Verrett said on Monday that the labor union is "relieved" that Huerta is free, she added his arrest only drew attention to a larger issue. "Thousands of workers remain unjustly detained and separated from their families. At this very moment, immigrant communities are being terrorized by heavily militarized armed forces. The Trump regime calling in the National Guard is a dangerous escalation to target people who disagree with them. It is a threat to our democracy. The federal government should never be used as a weapon against people who disagree with them," she said in a statement. "America is a nation of immigrants. Immigrant workers are essential to our society: feeding our nation, caring for our elders, cleaning our workplaces, and building our homes," Verrett added. "Immigrants are scientists, they are teachers and professors. They are our co-workers, neighbors and family members. They deserve our respect and they need their constitutional rights respected." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Original article source: SEIU leader charged with 'conspiracy to impede an officer' for protesting ICE raid
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10-06-2025
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DOJ identifies suspect accused of assaulting federal officer, as Trump vows tough response
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Monday that the suspect accused of assaulting a federal officer during the anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles has been identified. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli identified Elpidio Reyna as the suspect who was captured on video allegedly throwing rocks at federal officers in Paramount, California. The FBI initially asked for the public's help by offering a $50,000 cash reward for information leading to the man's arrest. He was accused of injuring a federal officer after throwing rocks at law enforcement vehicles, according to the FBI. Bondi was a guest on "Hannity" Monday night, when she broke the news to host Sean Hannity. Fbi Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Assaulted Federal Officer During Anti-ice Riots In Los Angeles "The FBI has identified him," Bondi said. "That guy has just been identified, and they are doing a search warrant on his house, as we speak. And he has been identified…his name is [Reyna]. He is going to be on the Most Wanted list. Read On The Fox News App "He has been identified by the great police work by the FBI," she continued. "So, you can run, you can't hide. We are coming after you federally. If you assault a police officer, if you rob a store, if you loot, if you spit on police officers, we're coming after you." Bondi told Hannity that federal authorities have the ability to go after looters and those throwing Molotov cocktails and committing other crimes under the Hobbs Act. Those who loot a business in California, Bondi said, will face a maximum of 20 years in prison. Those who spit on federal law enforcement officers will also serve time. Patel Promises Fbi Coming For Anyone Assaulting Cops As Los Angeles Erupts Over Ice Raids "As President Trump said: 'You spit, we hit,'" Bondi said. "Get ready. If you spit on a federal law enforcement officer, we are going to charge you with a crime federally. You are looking at up to five years maximum in prison." On Saturday at about 3:30 p.m., the now-identified suspect allegedly threw rocks at law enforcement vehicles on Alondra Blvd. in Paramount, California, resulting in injury to a federal officer and damage to government vehicles. Federal Officials Slam Democrats For 'Dangerous' Rhetoric As Ice Agents Face Violent Mobs In La, Nyc The FBI said in a wanted poster that the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. FBI Director Kash Patel warned Saturday night, "if you assault a law enforcement officer, you're going to jail—period." "It doesn't matter where you came from, how you got here, or what cause you claim to represent," Patel told Fox News Digital. "If local jurisdictions won't stand behind the men and women who wear the badge, the FBI will." Patel also issued similar warnings on social media. "Doesn't matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won't back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will," Patel wrote Saturday night on X. Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this article source: DOJ identifies suspect accused of assaulting federal officer, as Trump vows tough response
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09-06-2025
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Trump travel ban blocking citizens from 12 countries takes effect
President Donald Trump's ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of 12 African, Middle Eastern and South American countries went into effect on Monday. The ban, signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don't hold a valid visa. The order does not cancel visas that have already been issued to citizens of the countries, and those who possess them will remain free to travel to the U.S. Suspect In Boulder Terror Attack Determined To Be Egyptian Man In Us Illegally: Fbi The president said on X the travel ban was being introduced after a terror attack against a pro-Israel group advocating for Hamas to release Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, last weekend, allegedly by an Egyptian man who had overstayed his visa. Read On The Fox News App In a White House fact sheet, Trump said, "We will restore the travel ban, some people call it the Trump travel ban, and keep the radical Islamic terrorists out of our country." This point was backed by the State Department's principal deputy spokesperson, Tommy Pigott. In a briefing last week, Pigott said, "This is a national security imperative." "We cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States," Trump said before signing the ban. "That is why today I am signing a new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya and numerous others," he concluded. "We will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm, and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe." Fox News' Paul Tilsley and the Associated Press contributed to this article source: Trump travel ban blocking citizens from 12 countries takes effect
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08-06-2025
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Rubio condemns assassination attempt on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other politicians from the U.S. and Latin America condemned the shooting of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe on Sunday. Rubio blamed the assassination attempt on "violent leftist rhetoric" originating from the Colombian government. Uribe, a Colombian senator, is currently fighting for his life after sustaining three gunshot wounds, one of which was to the head. "The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe. This is a direct threat to democracy and the result of the violent leftist rhetoric coming from the highest levels of the Colombian government," Rubio wrote. "Having seen firsthand Colombia's progress over the past few decades to consolidate security and democracy, it can't afford to go back to dark days of political violence. President Petro needs to dial back the inflammatory rhetoric and protect Colombian officials," he added. Who Is Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, Former Marxist Guerrilla And Country's First Leftist Leader? Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno also condemned the attack in a statement on social media. Read On The Fox News App "The assassination attempt on leading presidential candidate Miguel Uribe is a vile attack on democracy. This evil act must be investigated and anyone responsible, directly or indirectly, must face swift punishment," Moreno wrote. Chilean President Gabriel Boric also reacted to Uribe's shooting. "My strongest condemnation of the attack against Miguel Uribe Turbay, pre-presidential candidate in Colombia. In a democracy, violence has no place or justification," Boric wrote. Fbi's Kash Patel Vows 'You're Going To Know Everything We Know' About Trump Assassination Attempt Authorities say Uribe was shot by a boy less than 15 years old, and they are investigating who was behind the attack. Police recovered a 9mm "Glock-type" pistol from the suspect. "Miguel is fighting for his life at this moment. Let us ask God to guide the hands of the doctors who are attending to him," Maria Claudia Tarazona, Miguel's wife, wrote on her husband's X account. "I ask everyone to join together in a prayer chain for Miguel's life." Tarazona later announced that Uribe's initial surgery at the hospital "went well," though he remains in intensive care. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Uribe's chief opponent in the presidential race, said the attack crossed a "red line" and ordered an investigation. He also canceled a planned trip to France this week, citing the "seriousness of the events." Colombia's Ministry of Defense has offered a nearly $750,000 reward for information relating to the assassination attempt. Reuters contributed to this reportOriginal article source: Rubio condemns assassination attempt on Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe
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06-06-2025
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FBI Director Kash Patel reveals in Joe Rogan interview that his home was targeted in swatting attempt
FBI Director Kash Patel told podcast host Joe Rogan during an interview released Friday that his house was swatted this week. Patel was a guest on "The Joe Rogan Experience," and during the interview, the FBI director broke news about his home getting swatted. "As Director of the FBI of responsibility, I'm not just gonna bring a case because somebody hurt me. They did. And they continue to do it," Patel said. "S--t. My house just got swatted yesterday." Swatting is when a person attempts to send armed law enforcement to another person's house over a fake incident, which has led to deadly consequences in the past. Dhs Boss Noem Vows To 'Hunt' Down Those Making Swatting Calls Targeting Conservative Media The FBI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the matter. Read On The Fox News App Klas in Las Vegas reported that a swatting call was reported at Patel's home on Tuesday morning at about 11:15 a.m. When police reached out to the residence, they were able to determine the call was a fake before sending a response team to check it out. Patel mentioned the swatting as he spoke to Rogan about exposing the corruption of the leadership in place before President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office. Specifically, the same leadership did whatever it could do to protect themselves and their friends, and Patel said it was his mission to educate the world that it happened. Fbi Investigating Rise In Swatting Incidents After Several Conservatives Targeted, Kash Patel Says "It's the ultimate height of hypocrisy," Patel said. "They have two sets of rules, one against you and one for them. And what I want to do is lay out that entire body of work for the American people with Congress." He also said he wants to "let the American people know that my mission has always been to put out the truth, whatever the consequences are, whoever it's against, like I did when I signed up for Russiagate. If Donald Trump was a Russian asset and I proved it, I was telling the world that. That's what matters." "If we can hold people accountable in terms of indictments, then we'll work with our partners at DOJ," he continued. "His leadership team is in place. We've got great partners at DOJ. We're the ones working on all this stuff." Patel then turned his attention to the Jeffrey Epstein case, telling Rogan that people are upset that Epstein got a "sweetheart plea deal" for committing the most horrific crimes on the planet nearly 20 years ago. I Worked With Kash Patel To Expose The Russia Hoax And Know He's The Best Pick To Reform The Fbi But under Trump's last term, it was decided to not let the plea deal go and investigate Epstein once again, which led to charges and an indictment. "I've said, [FBI Deputy Director] Dan Bongino said, we've reviewed all the information, and the American public is going to get as much as we can release," he said. "He killed himself. Do you think, let's play out the logical conclusion of this? Do you think that myself, Bongino, and others would participate in hiding information about Epstein's grotesque activities, or do you think we would also participate in not prosecuting people we had evidence to prosecute people on? "But the problem is there's been like 15 years of people coming in and creating fictions about this that doesn't exist," Patel continued. "I'm working my ass off along with the leadership at the Bureau and DOJ to get you what we're allowed to give you. And you're going to get the video of the cell. And you're going to see for yourself." Patel's comments come days after Bongino told Fox News host Sean Hannity there is nothing in the Epstein file indicating he died by any other way than suicide. Bongino updated Hannity on the investigation into the Epstein file as conspiracies continue to float that he was murdered in prison. "The evidence we have in our files clearly indicates that it was, in fact, a suicide. We do have video. It's not the greatest video in the world. I don't want to set expectations on fire," Bongino said. "However, the video does show in that specific block, that he goes in, made a phone call; you'll see 12 hours of guards going in basically check on him, come back. You'll see nobody really comes out of that bay in that area than him. There's no one in there. "There's nothing there in the file at all that indicates anything other than in fact a suicide," Bongino added. The American financier died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking article source: FBI Director Kash Patel reveals in Joe Rogan interview that his home was targeted in swatting attempt
