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DHS fires back after Dem lawmaker claims she was 'pushed aside and pepper sprayed' during ICE raid
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday pushed back against accusations from Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who claimed she was pepper sprayed during an immigration raid in Tucson.
In a post on X, Grijalva said she was "pushed aside and pepper sprayed" after identifying herself as a member of Congress while seeking information from officers during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) operation near the Taco Giro restaurant.
"ICE just conducted a raid by Taco Giro in Tucson — a small mom-and-pop restaurant that has served our community for years," Grijalva wrote. "When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed aside and pepper sprayed."
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In a separate post, Grijalva called ICE a "lawless agency" that is "operating with no transparency, no accountability, and open disregard for basic due process."
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin swiftly fired back at Grijalva's claims, saying she was never directly sprayed but merely in the "vicinity of someone who was."
"If her claims were true, this would be a medical marvel," McLaughlin said. "But they’re not true. She wasn’t pepper sprayed. She was in the vicinity of someone who was pepper sprayed as they were obstructing and assaulting law enforcement."
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McLaughlin also said two law enforcement officers were "seriously injured" during the incident.
"In fact, 2 law enforcement officers were seriously injured by this mob that [Grijalva] joined," she added. "Presenting oneself as a ‘member of Congress’ doesn’t give you the right to obstruct law enforcement. More information forthcoming."
The clash also prompted the Congressional Progressive Caucus — which includes nearly 100 Democratic lawmakers — to call for a congressional investigation.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a deputy chair of the caucus, denounced the incident as a "disgusting display of violence" against Grijalva and warned that it reflects "a dangerous moment for American democracy."
The dispute unfolded a day after DHS announced it had rounded up at least a dozen criminal illegal immigrants — including "child sex offenders, domestic abusers, and violent gang members" — during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
"No matter when and where, ICE will find, arrest, and deport ALL criminal illegal aliens," McLaughlin said.
DHS and Grijalva did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.
Texas AG Paxton sues EPIC City developers after probe finds alleged fraud, misleading Muslim-only marketing
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Friday against the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), Community Capital Partners (CCP) and several associated leaders, accusing them of running an illegal securities and land development scheme tied to a proposed 400-acre community known as "EPIC City."
The lawsuit, filed in Collin County, follows a monthslong investigation and a referral from the Texas State Securities Board. The state alleges the defendants raised tens of millions of dollars while violating securities laws, misleading investors about the project’s nature and location, and misrepresenting how funds would be used.
"The leaders behind EPIC City have engaged in a radical plot to destroy hundreds of acres of beautiful Texas land and line their own pockets," Paxton said. "I will relentlessly bring the full force of the law against anyone who thinks they can ignore the rules and hurt Texans."
According to the Verified Petition, CCP sold investment interests for $40,000 to $80,000, despite failing to register the securities or qualify for federal exemptions.
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The state claims the group broadly solicited investors through meetings, social media and online promotions, which is activity not allowed under the exemptions they claimed.
Investigators also allege the developers failed to take reasonable steps to verify purchasers were accredited investors, with documentation missing or inadequate for a number of buyers.
The petition says the project was advertised as being "in the heart of Josephine, Texas," even after the city told developers in February 2025 that the land was not within its limits or utility district. Marketing materials allegedly continued to make the claim.
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The state further points to alleged promotional materials that appeared to target Muslim buyers, including early website language and videos describing EPIC City as the "epicenter of Islam in North America."
Paxton’s office also alleges CEO Imran Chaudhary publicly promised he would take "not a cent" in salary, but later signed a contract paying him $360,000 a year through a separate company, a compensation arrangement not disclosed in written offering materials.
Investigators allege more than $1 million in investor funds were withdrawn for general operating expenses, exceeding what offering documents described.
Texas Securities Commissioner Travis Iles claims EPIC entities sold securities without meeting registration or exemption requirements and referred the matter to Paxton after identifying "flagrant" violations.
Paxton first announced his investigation in March, and sought the referral in October after uncovering additional concerns.
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Paxton is asking the court to halt all fundraising tied to the project, freeze assets, appoint a receiver, correct public statements and impose civil penalties of up to $20,000 per violation. The suit also seeks the return of investor funds.
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EPIC City, since rebranded as "The Meadow," was marketed as a master-planned development spanning Hunt and Collin counties. Court filings show hundreds of investors purchased units.
Fox News Digital has requested comment from EPIC, CCP and Paxton’s office.
The full lawsuit can be read here.
Tim Walz slams Trump for calling Minnesota’s Somali community 'garbage': 'Unprecedented'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, criticized President Donald Trump on Thursday for describing the state's Somali community as "garbage."
Walz said Trump's statements of contempt for the state's Somali community were "unprecedented for a United States president."
"We’ve got little children going to school today who their president called them garbage," the blue state governor said.
Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the country, with about 84,000 people in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area of Somali descent. Nearly 60% of Somalis in the state were born in the U.S., while 87% of the foreign-born Somalis are naturalized U.S. citizens.
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Trump's comments about Somalis in the state have intensified after the City Journal, a conservative news outlet, claimed last month that taxpayer dollars from defrauded government programs have been sent to the Somali militant group al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaida.
The alleged ringleader of the fraud scheme is white, but dozens of people in the Somali community have reportedly been involved.
On Thanksgiving, Trump said Minnesota was "a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" and that he was terminating Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in the state.
On Tuesday, the president said at a Cabinet meeting that he did not want Somali immigrants to remain in the U.S.
"We can go one way or the other, and we’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country," he said.
During the meeting, he also called Somalia-born Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., "garbage" and said Somalia "stinks."
On Wednesday, Trump said Minnesota had become a "hellhole" because of the Somali community.
"Somalians should be out of here," he told reporters. "They’ve destroyed our country."
The Trump administration launched immigration enforcement operations targeting migrants living among Minnesota's Somali community.
"Demonizing an entire group of people by their race and their ethnicity, a very group of people who contribute to the vitality — economic, cultural — of this state is something I was hoping we’d never have to see," Walz told reporters during a briefing on the state’s budget. "This is on top of all the other vile comments."
Republican legislative leaders have been reluctant to condemn Trump's remarks, although some did suggest he went too far. They also contended that the dispute would not have happened if Walz had acted more effectively to stop fraud in social service programs.
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"In no way do I believe any community is all bad. Just like I don’t believe any community is all good. What we need to do is call the fraudsters in any community accountable for their actions and stop it here in the state of Minnesota," Republican Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, who is running for governor and hopes to secure Trump's endorsement, told reporters.
Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt, who is running for the congressional seat being vacated by Democrat U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, also would not defend the president's comments.
"It wasn’t said the way that I would have said it," Pratt said. "But what I will say is, I share the president’s frustration in the amount of fraud and corruption that’s effectively gone on in the state. I mean, it’s really put a black eye on the state, and we are in the national news for all the wrong reasons."
Trump and Walz have repeatedly hurled insults at each other in the past, including the president hitting the Minnesota Democrat as "grossly incompetent," a "mess" and "re----ed" and the governor calling Trump a "wannabe dictator," a "cruel man" and a "bad human being," and ICE under the administration a "modern-day Gestapo."
ICE operation in Minneapolis arrests seven 'worst of the worst' criminal illegal aliens
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) arrested seven more criminal illegal immigrants, including "pedophiles, gang members and drug traffickers" during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Friday announced its latest "worst of the worst" list, with offenders coming from Somalia, Venezuela, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Guatemala.
"Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey protected these criminals at the expense of the safety of Americans," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. "President Trump and Secretary Noem have a clear message for criminal illegal aliens: LEAVE NOW. If you don’t, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you."
The arrests included Abdi Gelle Mohamed and Sahal Osman Shidane of Somalia, who DHS said were convicted of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual conduct of a victim aged 13–15 years old, respectively.
Mukhtar Mohamed Ali, also from Somalia, was convicted of robbery and domestic assault, the DHS said.
DHS said Andriu Javier Padron-Chacare from Venezuela is a Tren de Aragua gang member convicted of theft who was previously deported.
Job Catani Cardenas of Ecuador was convicted of domestic assault, and Humberto Disla Sarita of from the Dominican Republic was convicted of conspiracy to import at least 50 kilograms of cocaine, the DHS said.
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An illegal immigrant from Guatemala, Ernesto Vides-Cabrera, was convicted of driving under the influence and assault, according to DHS.
The arrests came after DHS said Thursday it rounded up at least a dozen illegal immigrants in Minneapolis, including five Somali nationals, six from Mexico and one from El Salvador.
The Justice Department also filed federal charges this week against Abdimahat Bille Mohamed, 28, a convicted sex offender in Minnesota who allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman he met on Snapchat in September. He had been sentenced in May in two unrelated sexual assault cases, but a judge allowed him to serve no prison time under a plea agreement.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.
FAA investigates airlines for potential flight cut compliance violations during government shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration this week told airlines it will investigate whether they complied with orders from the Trump administration during the record-long government shutdown to cut flights.
The orders came in November after the shutdown had been going for a month and airports were facing shortages of air traffic control workers.
The emergency order affected 40 major airports in the U.S. and fluctuated between cuts of 3% to 6% for each airline before the shutdown ended on Nov. 12.
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In a letter sent Monday to U.S. airlines, the FAA warned that they could face $75,000 fines for each flight over the allotted limit during the shutdown.
Airlines have 30 days to prove they complied with the required cuts.
Air traffic controllers, like most other government workers, weren’t paid during the 43-day shutdown, and many missed work, sparking safety concerns.
The FAA lifted the restrictions Nov. 16, four days after the shutdown ended.
Despite the shutdown still being in effect Nov. 14 — when 6% flight cuts were required — only 2% of flights were actually cut, according to Cirium, a flight analytics firm.
The cuts also had a major financial impact on airlines, with Delta reporting that it lost $200 million between Nov. 7 and Nov. 16 when the order was in effect.
More than 10,000 flights were canceled in the U.S. during the nine-day period.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NFL cites player safety in plan to bring every stadium’s playing surface up to enhanced standards
As the debate over NFL playing surfaces continues, the league introduced a plan that aims to bring more consistency to all stadiums.
The new enhanced standards will have to be met by 2028, according to the NFL, and will be set through lab and field testing.
Nick Pappas, an NFL field director, shared some details about the plans for the program rollout.
Each team will be provided with "a library of approved and accredited NFL fields" before the 2026 season begins. Any new field will immediately have to meet those standards, and all teams will have two years to achieve them. Both grass and synthetic turf fields will be subject to the new standards.
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Most artificial surfaces are replaced every two or three years, Pappas said. Natural fields can have a shorter usage span and are often replaced several times during a single season.
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Pappas added that the fields will have undergone extensive testing and been approved by a joint committee with the NFLPA.
"It’s sort of a red, yellow, green effect, where we’re obviously trying to phase out fields that we have determined to be less ideal than newer fields coming into the industry," he said.
"This is a big step for us. This is something that I think has been a great outcome from the Joint Surfaces Committee of the work, the deployment and development of devices determining the appropriate metrics and ultimately providing us with a way to substantiate the quality of fields more so than we ever have in the past."
Pappas said fields have been tested in labs and on site using two main tools. One is called the BEAST, which is a traction testing device that replicates the movements of an NFL player. The other is called the STRIKE Impact Tester, which helps determine the firmness of each field.
The league's goal is to find fields that are as consistent as possible for all 30 NFL stadiums and at each stadium throughout the season. Pappas said the "key pillars" for a field are optimized playability, reducing injury risk and player feedback.
The NFL has no plans to require natural grass fields. The league’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said there are no "statistically significant differences" in lower extremity injuries or concussions that can be attributed to the type of playing surface or a specific surface despite widespread preferences by players for grass fields and complaints about surfaces such as the one at MetLife Stadium, where the New York Giants and Jets play.
"The surface is only one driver of these lower extremity injuries," Sills said. "There are a lot of other factors, including player load and previous history and fatigue, positional adaptability and cleats that are worn. So, surfaces are a component, but it is a complex equation."
The natural grass field for the upcoming Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, has been growing at a sod farm located a couple hours east of the Bay Area.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review as CDC withdraws infant hep B guidance: 'Fast track'
President Donald Trump ordered a sweeping federal review of every childhood vaccine recommendation in the United States Friday, just hours after a CDC advisory committee voted to end its long-standing guidance for infants to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, calling the rule unnecessary for healthy newborns.
"Today, the CDC Vaccine Committee made a very good decision to END their Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation for babies, the vast majority of whom are at NO RISK of Hepatitis B, a disease that is mostly transmitted sexually, or through dirty needles," Trump wrote.
The president also critiqued what he sees as a vaccine schedule that requires "far more than is necessary."
"The American Childhood Vaccine Schedule long required 72 "jabs," for perfectly healthy babies, far more than any other Country in the World, and far more than is necessary," the president added. "In fact, it is ridiculous! Many parents and scientists have been questioning the efficacy of this "schedule," as have I!"
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Trump announced he signed a memo directing HHS to ‘fast track’ the current American vaccine schedule.
"I have just signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Department of Health and Human Services to "FAST TRACK" a comprehensive evaluation of Vaccine Schedules from other Countries around the World, and better align the U.S. Vaccine Schedule, so it is finally rooted in the Gold Standard of Science and COMMON SENSE!" Trump wrote.
Trump closed his message by reiterating his support for his HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., writing, "I am fully confident Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the CDC, will get this done, quickly and correctly, for our Nation’s Children."
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The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
This is a developing story, check back later for updates.
Canadian politician arrested after claiming threatening voicemail was AI-generated
A Canadian politician who claimed a voicemail she allegedly left a potential mayoral candidate last summer was generated by artificial intelligence has been arrested and charged with making threats.
Ontario Councilor Corinna Traill was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of uttering threats, the Peterborough Police Service in Ontario said.
In September, former mayoral candidate Tom Dingwall wrote on his Facebook that, in August, Traill left him a voicemail, telling him not to run for mayor so a friend of hers could run unchallenged.
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"Miss Traill made it clear that if I did not, she would come to my home, kill me, and sexually assault my wife, then sexually assault her again," he alleged.
He called for Traill to step down, adding, "To be clear, no elected official, paid to represent us, should utilize intimidation or threats to dissuade anyone from pursuing elected office or engaging in public service, especially to the benefit of their friend."
In her own statement posted to Facebook in September, Traill denied having sent the voicemail.
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"I want to state clearly and unequivocally: I did not create this message," she wrote. "I have been advised that artificial intelligence technology was involved. Portions of the voicemail were my voice, but other parts were artificially generated."
She wrote at the time that her team was trying to figure out who created the message.
"For more than a decade I have worked to represent the best interests of our community, advocate for our residents, and ensure that local decision-making reflects the values and priorities of the people I serve," she added. "That dedication will not waver in light of these circumstances."
Traill was released from jail on her own recognizance and is expected in court in January, the police department said.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Traill for comment.
'View' host rejects Halle Berry’s attacks on Newsom, says he's 'done a lot for women'
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin went to bat for California Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday, days after actress Halle Berry called him out publicly for overlooking women in his state.
Responding to Berry’s criticism of the Democratic governor for vetoing a menopause-related bill in California, Hostin argued that Newsom was justified in his actions and touted his supposedly strong record of defending women.
"And, so, in an effort to keep healthcare costs down, he has to veto it because they’re not tailoring the bill, and he has done a lot for women," Hostin said.
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During her speech at The New York Times DealBook Summit Wednesday, Berry pulled no punches in her criticism of Newsom vetoing the bill, arguing it disqualifies him from being elected president in 2028.
"Back in my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill, not one, but two years in a row," she said. "But that’s OK, because he’s not going to be governor forever, and the way he has overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us, he probably should not be our next president either. Just saying."
Berry, who founded menopause care company Respin, railed against Newsom’s actions regarding AB 432, which had a goal of improving and expanding menopause care, mandating that a healthcare service plan or health insurer provide recommendations for menopause-related treatments.
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The bill would have also required healthcare providers to get training on menopause care, according to a press release from Bauer-Kahn.
Newsom vetoed the bill a second time in October.
Hostin shot Berry’s argument down, saying Newsom vetoed the bill because it was too expensive.
"I adore Halle Berry," she said. "I know Halle Berry. I disagree with her 100% because Gavin Newsom made it very clear that the reason he has vetoed this bill twice is because he’s asking them to tailor it for costs. Remember that, in 2026, healthcare premiums are going to go up to almost a thousand dollars per family."
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The co-host then listed off Newsom’s record of supporting women, naming multiple pro-abortion agenda items.
Hostin said, "In September, he signed a measure allowing healthcare providers to prescribe abortion medication anonymously. He requires a state regulated health plan to cover abortion pills regardless of federal approval status. He increased legal protection for providers against criminal prosecution in October.
"He signed legislation that protects women’s health by creating safety regulations for ingredients and materials in products used by women, including hair, menstrual products, prenatal vitamins. He has done a lot for women, but he is thinking about the health of the country and the rising costs of healthcare."
Two arrested after dozens of guns, including 'cop-killer' model, found in spare tire at southern border: DPS
Two men were arrested after authorities found 30 handguns allegedly destined for Mexico hidden in a spare tire during an inspection on the southern border in Texas, officials said Friday.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized the weapons this week at the Anzalduas Port of Entry in Mission, a town on the Texas-Mexico border, the agency said.
DPS special agents searched a 2015 Chevy pickup as part of a multi-agency task force with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
"During the inspection, special agents discovered 30 handguns, including a 5.7-caliber FN Herstal, 60 magazines and one speed loader concealed inside the vehicle’s spare tire," a DPS news release states.
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According to a DPS official, the 5.7-caliber FN Herstal is known as a "cop-killer" weapon because the ammunition can pierce body armor.
Investigators later discovered one of the handguns was reported stolen out of Austin, authorities said. The firearms were allegedly destined for Guanajuato in Mexico, where gun ownership is heavily restricted.
The driver, Luis Torres Mujica, 30, a resident of Guanajuato, and his passenger, Jesse Joe Camacho, 28, of McAllen, Texas, were arrested and charged with theft of property and firearm smuggling, a second-degree felony.