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Judge orders deportation of ‘migrant influencer’ who bragged about handouts, encouraged squatting: report

Judge orders deportation of ‘migrant influencer’ who bragged about handouts, encouraged squatting: report

The illegal migrant from Venezuela who went viral on social media for mocking America and encouraging squatting has been ordered to leave the U.S., according to an exclusive report by the New York Post. Homeland Security sources told the Post that an Ohio-based judge ordered Leonel Moreno, 27, to be deported from the country on September 9. Moreno was initially arrested in March for not showing up to required check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He had illegally crossed into Eagle Pass, Texas, on April 23, 2022. Whether or not Moreno will actually be deported is up in the air, according to the Post. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s administration recently stopped accepting flights of migrants, complicating the deportation process. VENEZUELAN ‘MIGRANT INFLUENCER’ WHO ENCOURAGED SQUATTING UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR GUN CHARGES: REPORT Moreno became infamous earlier in 2024 because of his inflammatory TikTok videos. In one clip, he flaunted a stack of cash and bragged about not working. He also also made fun of migrants who work in landscaping, construction and cleaning. “I didn’t cross the Rio Grande to work like a slave,” Moreno reportedly said in Spanish. “I came to the U.S. to mark my territory.” Moreno also claimed that he made $1,000 a week on TikTok, in addition to his family being given $350 a week in government handouts. He also encouraged fellow migrants to squat in abandoned homes, according to TikTok screenshots. ILLEGAL MIGRANT ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF RAPE AFTER BEING RELEASED BY MASSACHUSETTS COURT: ICE After his TikTok account – which amassed over half a million followers – was removed earlier this year, Moreno bragged about the amount of money he earned on Facebook and Instagram. “Yes, they closed my TikTok account, but I keep earning on Facebook and on Instagram,” the migrant reportedly said in Spanish. “I won’t earn the same, but I am going to get my TikTok account back. I am going to keep earning money.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fox News Digital reached out to ICE for additional information. Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.

California GOP pushes back on bill that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants

California GOP pushes back on bill that would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants

California Democrats are working to advance another bill aimed at providing benefits to illegal immigrants, but Republican lawmakers are pushing to block the new bill.  “It’s insulting that California Democrats are even considering expanding unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants,” Senate Majority Leader Brian Jones said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Under the Newsom administration, the unemployment insurance fund is already broke with a $20 BILLION deficit. We cannot afford to expand benefits to those here illegally.” In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, Jones explained that the Employment Development Department (EDD) is still recovering from its shortcomings in managing the overwhelming demand for benefits following the COVID-19 shutdowns. SB 227, introduced by Democratic Senator María Elena Durazo, would require the EDD to develop a detailed plan to establish a permanent Excluded Workers Program to provide cash assistance that resembles unemployment insurance benefits to unemployed workers who are ineligible for unemployment insurance due to their immigration status. NEWSOM VETOES CONTROVERSIAL BILL THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN HOUSING LOANS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Jones mentioned that not only is the EDD still recovering from COVID-19, they are also dealing with its failure to prevent tens of billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment claims. “Until the EDD demonstrates it has effective systems and procedures to ensure timely benefits and prevent fraud, it should not be tasked with new responsibilities and costs,” Jones continued. Jones also stated that enacting this bill would impose additional demands and expenses on the EDD, divert resources away from implementing essential reforms, and further plunge the state into undermining federal immigration laws. GOV. NEWSOM SIGNS BILL TO RESUME HARSH PENALTIES FOR SMASH-AND-GRAB ROBBERIES IN CALIFORNIA “This radical proposal sends a dangerous message: come to California and get free money for not working. As California goes, so goes the rest of the nation.” Jones said. “Americans should be very concerned about a Harris-Waltz Administration taking this policy nationwide.”  California Assemblyman James Gallagher also echoed Jones and said small businesses are suffering due to the mismanagement of funds.  “Newsom is already jacking up taxes on small businesses to pay off the debt he rang up with his mismanagement of our unemployment system during COVID,” Gallagher said. “Democrats plan to open up the benefits to illegal immigrants is only going to invite more fraud and waste more money.” CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER REACTS TO ‘CRAZY’ BILL THAT WOULD GIVE UNDOCUMENTED FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS MONEY “Wouldn’t it be great if Democrats focused as much on bringing down our highest-in-the-nation unemployment rate as they do on pushing new giveaways to illegal immigrants?”  Gov. Newsom’s office told Fox News Digital that the measure will be evaluated on its merits and that the deadline to sign or veto legislation on the Governor’s desk is September 30.  This is the second bill the senate has introduced that would provide benefits for illegal immigrants. Last month, the California legislature advanced AB 1840, known as the “California Dream for All” loan program, which would have given illegal immigrants up to $150,000 in first-time homeownership loans — a bill that if signed into law would have given first-time homebuyers up to 20% of a home’s value or up to $150,000 as down payment assistance. “This bill seeks to prohibit the disqualification of applicants from one of California Housing Finance Agency’s (CalHFA) home purchase assistance programs based solely on their immigration status. Given the finite funding available for CalHFA programs, expanding program eligibility must be carefully considered within the broader context of the annual state budget to ensure we manage our resources effectively,” Newsom said in the veto letter.  “For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill.” Fox News Digital’s Jamie Joseph contributed to this report. 

Murdoch succession drama plays out in closed US court

Murdoch succession drama plays out in closed US court

Rupert Murdoch’s proposed amendment would reportedly block any interference by three of his oldest son Lachlan’s siblings, who are more politically moderate. A battle over control of Rupert Murdoch’s global television and publishing empire begins Monday in a Reno, Nevada courtroom, where a judge will consider the contentious matter of succession. Murdoch, 93, is attempting to change the terms of the family’s trust – which holds significant stakes in Fox News’s parent company and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp. The billionaire is looking to ensure that, upon his death, the media companies remain under the control of his eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, according to the New York Times, which obtained a sealed court document detailing the succession drama. A hearing to determine whether Murdoch is acting in good faith will take place in probate court, where the proceedings are closed to the public. A Nevada judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by Reuters and other news organisations to open the hearings to the public. The news organisations had said the fate of such culturally and politically influential media outlets was a matter of public interest, but the judge cited the need to prevent the disclosure of confidential personal and financial information. Most documents also remain sealed. The Murdoch trust was formed around the time of Rupert Murdoch’s divorce from his second wife, Anna, in 1999. The trust is the vehicle through which the elder Murdoch controls News Corp and Fox, with roughly a 40 percent stake in voting shares of each company. Upon Rupert Murdoch’s death, News Corp and Fox voting shares will be transferred to his four oldest children – Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan and James. Potentially, three of the heirs could out-vote a fourth, setting up a battle over the future of the companies, even as Lachlan Murdoch runs Fox and is the sole chair of News Corp. The Murdoch family members arrived in Reno on Monday morning for the hearing. James, Elisabeth and Prudence appeared first, and Rupert and Lachlan came later. The hearing was set to begin at 9am local time (16:00 GMT). Rupert Murdoch’s proposed amendment would block any interference by three of Lachlan’s siblings, who are more politically moderate, the New York Times reported, citing a sealed court document. Lachlan Murdoch is viewed as ideologically aligned with his conservative father. James Murdoch, who has donated to progressive political groups, resigned in 2020 from the News Corp board, citing disagreements over editorial content. Adblock test (Why?)

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt may have lain in wait for 12 hours

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt may have lain in wait for 12 hours

Ryan W Routh, the 58-year-old man suspected of planning to assassinate Donald Trump, has been charged with two gun-related crimes in federal court a day after being spotted with a rifle on the perimeter of the former United States president’s golf course in Florida. Phone records suggest the suspect may have been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours, hiding in the bushes with a loaded SKS semi-automatic rifle, according to court documents filed on Monday. Routh, who appeared briefly in federal court in West Palm Beach, did not fire any shots and never had Trump in his line of sight, the Secret Service said. “The FBI is conducting its investigation of this incident as an assassination attempt upon the former president,” the US Attorney for the Southen District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, told a press conference on Monday afternoon. Routh was arrested on Sunday after allegedly fleeing the crime scene and is being held in custody on charges of illegally possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. US Secret Service agents stationed on the golf course ahead of Trump opened fire on the suspect after they noticed the muzzle of a rifle sticking through a fence that lines the course. The gunman fled in an SUV, leaving behind the rifle, which was fitted with a scope, as well as two backpacks and a GoPro camera, according to police. The man was stopped soon after by heavily armed law enforcement officers on Interstate 95, a busy highway in a neighbouring county, and put up no resistance. Police say the licence plate on his vehicle had been reported stolen from another car. Second assassination attempt in two months Trump is scheduled to unveil a new cryptocurrency business on X on Monday night at his private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, where he lives, before resuming his presidential campaign for events in Michigan on Tuesday and New York on Wednesday. The incident has raised new questions about the violent nature of US politics and how an armed suspect was able to get so close to Trump, just two months after another gunman fired at him during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing his ear with a bullet. Trump’s personal schedule is not made public, so investigators will be trying to find out how the gunman knew of his golfing plans. However, the Republican presidential nominee is an ardent golfer and it is no secret that he likes to fit in a round whenever he is visiting his Florida home. The Secret Service, which protects US presidents and presidential candidates, has been under intense scrutiny since the botched handling of the July attempt on Trump’s life. The service bolstered Trump’s security detail following the July 13 attack, in which the gunman was shot dead by responding agents. Trump was also due to meet the new head of the Secret Service in person on Monday after the former chief resigned in the wake of the July shooting. Trump posted a message on social media on Sunday thanking the Secret Service and law enforcement for keeping him safe, calling them “brave and dedicated Patriots” and adding that it was “certainly an interesting day!” He also blamed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, for the apparent assassination attempt. He claimed the suspected gunman was acting on Democrats’ “highly inflammatory language,” though authorities have not yet offered evidence of any motive. Biden and Harris were briefed on the matter and each issued a statement condemning political violence. Harris added that she was “deeply disturbed” by the day’s events and that “we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence”. Biden said he had directed his team to ensure the Secret Service “has every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure the former President’s continued safety.” Police officers stand outside the court, ahead of a possible planned appearance for Ryan W Routh, the suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, in West Palm Beach, Florida, September 16, 2024 [Marco Bello Reuters] Searching for clues Routh has at least two prior felony convictions, both in North Carolina, according to court records. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered fully automatic gun, according to the county district attorney’s office, and was sentenced to probation. He was also convicted of possessing stolen goods in 2010. The FBI is likely combing through Routh’s prolific social media posts searching for clues regarding his alleged planning of the crime and his motive for wanting to kill the president. Records show Routh lived in North Carolina for most of his life before moving to Hawaii in 2018. In 2020, he made a social media post backing Trump’s re-election, but in more recent years, his posts have expressed support for Biden and Harris. Routh is a staunch supporter of Ukraine and travelled there after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, seeking to recruit foreign fighters, according to an interview with The New York Times last year. Ukrainian officials distanced themselves from Routh on Monday and The International Legion, where many foreign fighters in Ukraine serve, said it had no links with Routh. Profiles on X, Facebook and LinkedIn with Routh’s name contained messages of support for Ukraine as well as statements describing Trump as a threat to US democracy. Adblock test (Why?)

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 935

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 935

As the war enters its 935th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Fighting At least one person was injured and several homes damaged in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Kyiv region, Governor Ruslan Kravchenko said. Ukraine’s Air Force said it shot down 53 of the 56 Russian drones that targeted the country’s central, northern and southern regions. Air defence units destroyed nearly 20 drones that were heading towards Kyiv itself, the military said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly video address, said there had been 100 battles over the past 24 hours on the eastern front with the heaviest fighting in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors. Russia ordered the evacuation of settlements close to the Ukrainian border in the Kursk region and said it had retaken two villages – Uspenovka and Borki – Ukraine captured last month in a surprise cross-border incursion. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha invited the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit the parts of Kursk it occupies to “prove [Ukraine’s] adherence to international humanitarian law”. The Kremlin said the move was a “provocation”. Politics and diplomacy Laurent Vinatier, a 48-year-old French researcher arrested in Russia on charges of unlawfully collecting military information, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial in Moscow. Russian state media said the guilty plea could mean a reduced sentence of about three years. Vinatier was arrested in June. France says he has been arbitrarily detained and has called for his immediate release. French citizen Laurent Vinatier was arrested in June [Dmitry Serebryakov/AP Photo] The US Attorney’s office in Boston said it had charged Sam Bhambhani and Maxim Teslenko with illegal smuggling and conspiring to violate export controls by selling equipment to Russia’s nuclear energy industry. Bhambhani was arrested on September 9 and released following a court appearance. Moscow-based Teslenko remains at large overseas. Ukraine added Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova, the director of a controversial war documentary, to its national security blacklist. Ukraine says her film Russians at War, which features interviews with soldiers fighting on the front line in Ukraine, spread “Russian propaganda” about Moscow’s invasion. Russia charged two more military officers with taking bribes, investigators said on Monday, the latest in a string of arrests linked to alleged corruption in the Ministry of Defence. Weapons Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said that his government had not transferred any weapons to Russia since it took office in August. The United States and its allies accused Iran last week of transferring ballistic missiles to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine. Outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomed talks on Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles to strike military targets inside Russian territory, but any decision on the weapons’ use would have to be made by countries individually. Adblock test (Why?)