White House rips Minnesota Dems after illegal immigrant drunkenly kills a mother: ‘On the run’
The Trump White House is taking aim at Minnesota leaders for not honoring an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer, as an illegal immigrant charged in a criminal vehicular homicide case is not yet in custody. Ecuadorian national German Adriano Llangari Inga is facing numerous felony and misdemeanor charges for drunk driving last August, which resulted in a crash killing Victoria Eileen Harwell, and hurting her teenage daughter and sister, according to local media outlets. “An illegal immigrant drove drunk, killed an innocent mother, and is now on the run because Democrats didn’t do their most important job: protect their constituents,” Alex Pfeiffer, White House Principal Deputy Communications Director, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MURDERERS COULD FACE DEATH PENALTY UNDER NEW GOP BILL “This is precisely why the Trump Administration is taking action to hold these so-called ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions accountable,” he added. “U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a detainer on German Llangari Inga, 35, of Ecuador, with the Hennepin County Jail, Minnesota, Aug. 4, 2024, after he was arrested for criminal vehicular homicide,” an ICE spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “The Hennepin County Jail did not honor the detainer and released Llangari without notification to ICE Aug. 6, 2024, and he remains at large. Llangari initially entered the United States in June 2016, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, issued an order of expedited removal and placed into removal proceedings.” The Sheriff’s Department said that they were following the rules put forth by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on immigration-related matters. FOX NEWS RIDES ALONG AS FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL BEGINS ENFORCING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS ON STATE ROADS CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGE “As per guidance from the MN Attorney General’s Office, HCSO cannot lawfully hold individuals in custody based solely on an administrative detainer issued by the Department of Homeland Security or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). If a judicially-signed warrant is presented to HCSO, ICE will be notified when it becomes the holding agency. In the absence of such a warrant, individuals must be released once all criminal charges or holds have been resolved. HCSO is committed to working with federal and local partners and honoring the constitutional rights of all individuals.” Fox News Digital contacted Mayor Jacob Frey’s office, the Minneapolis Police Department, and Ellison’s office for comment. DEMOCRAT MAYOR BLASTED FOR VOWING TO MAKE MAJOR CITY ‘SAFE HAVEN’ FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order last month, cracking down on “sanctuary jurisdictions” that could be at risk of losing federal funding if they do not make changes to their immigration policies, particularly with how certain cities interact with federal law enforcement on immigration cases. “The term ‘sanctuary city’ is very amorphous, and that’s part of the problem in Trump’s use of it,” Frey told MPR News in an interview last month. “In Minneapolis, we do not enforce federal immigration law, because that’s not our job. We have a separation ordinance in our city that says that our police and our public officials will not collect information as to whether an individual is documented or not. And because we don’t collect any information, our response when Trump or others come asking is very simple: We don’t have any.” In addition to Frey, several Democratic Minnesota officials defended the state’s sanctuary laws, including Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who said, “If you are an undocumented immigrant, please know that you are in my thoughts and that I will keep fighting.” “With President Trump’s immigration policies targeting sanctuary cities like Minneapolis, the fear of ICE raids is very real, and our communities are on high alert,” Minnesota State Sen. Omar Fateh said in January after Trump was sworn in. “Now is the time for bold leadership that stands firm in our progressive values and puts our communities first.”
Trump to bring white Afrikaners to US as refugees from South Africa, in wake of expropriation legislation
The Trump administration plans to bring white Afrikaners from South Africa to the United States as refugees starting next week after saying they are “victims of unjust racial discrimination.” The arrival of more than two dozen Afrikaners, likely on Monday, comes as the administration has suspended most refugee resettlement programs. “What’s happening in South Africa fits the textbook definition of why the refugee program was created,” Stephen Miller told reporters on Friday. “This is persecution based on a protected characteristic — in this case, race. This is race-based persecution.” The South African government has approved legislation which, under some circumstances, allows for expropriation of land without compensation. He said the first wave of refugees would be part of a “much larger-scale relocation effort.” TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAKES NEW MOVE TO BRING SOUTH AFRICAN REFUGEES TO US AS PRESIDENT BLASTS NATION’S RULERS AGAIN The Afrikaners are expected to be met by a government delegation, including the deputy Secretary of State and officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press. Amid his immigration crackdown, Trump said in January the U.S. will only admit refugees who “can fully and appropriately assimilate.” The State Department said: “The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria has been conducting interviews and processing pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order on Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa. The Department of State is prioritizing consideration for U.S. refugee resettlement of Afrikaners in South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination.” Afrikaners are mainly descended from early Dutch settlers in South Africa. South Africa’s government has criticized the Trump administration’s effort, saying it doesn’t recognize the country’s history of colonialism and apartheid. The refugees will be sent to states like Minnesota, Idaho and Alabama. JD VANCE CLASHES WITH CBS ANCHOR OVER UNVETTED REFUGEES: ‘I DON’T WANT THAT PERSON IN MY COUNTRY’ In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio expelled the South African ambassador in the U.S., calling him a “race-baiting” politician who hates America and President Donald Trump after he said the commander-in-chief is leading a global white supremacist movement. Rubio also boycotted a G20 foreign ministers meeting in Johannesburg in March. South Africa’s foreign ministry has said the accusations of racial discrimination against Afrikaners are “unfounded.” “It is most regrettable that it appears that the resettlement of South Africans to the United States under the guise of being ‘refugees’ is entirely politically motivated and designed to question South Africa’s constitutional democracy; a country which has in fact suffered true persecution under apartheid rule and has worked tirelessly to prevent such levels of discrimination from ever occurring again,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The South African government said it wouldn’t block anyone from leaving the country, but questioned their status as refugees. The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
Pakistan gets $2.3 billion bailout package from IMF amid conflict with India, New Delhi abstains from voting
The IMF board approved two loan programs – $1 billion under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and $1.3 billion under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
Texas Democrats cancel planned vote to condemn Rep. Henry Cuellar
Concerns about measures to enforce a ban against a lawmaker’s access to voter files led the party to drop the vote, a party leader said.
They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy
The group from Johnson County waited 18 hours to testify at a hearing that started at 1 a.m. on a bill to limit toxic chemicals in fertilizer.
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Dem in Trump District Deletes Past Praise of Progs
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here’s what’s happening… –Veteran advocacy leader defends Trump’s shake-ups at VA, calls for reform to support veterans -Trump pushes tax hikes for wealthy as ‘big, beautiful bill’ deadline looms -Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter dead at 85 FIRST ON FOX: A Democrat running for Congress in New Jersey who has been positioning herself as a moderate to unseat the sitting Republican in a pro-Trump district, has deleted several social media posts promoting progressive candidates and causes. Democrat Rebecca Bennett, who is running in the Democratic primary to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, is a Navy veteran and current member of the Air National Guard who has been labeled by local media as a “moderate” in a race the Cook Political Report ranks as “Lean Republican.” A Fox News Digital review of Bennett’s X account, which was created in July 2011 and recently converted from @BigRedBecks to @RebeccaForNJ07, shows several deleted posts that seemingly drift away from the “moderate” label, including praise of progressive Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren…READ MORE ‘I DON’T KNOW HER’: Trump claims ‘I don’t know her’ and ‘listened to’ RFK about surgeon general pick who’s getting MAGA pushback WORKHORSES: Rubio just got an additional job in Trump’s administration — and he’s not the only one with multiple hats ‘WITCH TRIAL’: Letitia James town hall derailed by Trump supporter’s question: ‘Will you apologize?’ NOT EVERYONE’S PLEASED: Inclusive tone of new pope isn’t sitting well with some in the America First movement ‘SUPER-HAPPY DAY’: Pope Leo XIV, a Villanova grad, introduces himself adorned in symbolism, proverbial religious devotion HOLY HOMILY: Pope Leo gives first homily as American pontiff, says loss in faith has led to crisis in humanity MILITARY MIGHT: Russia’s Putin hosts China’s Xi at massive Moscow military parade on Red Square NOT OUR FIGHT: Vance says India-Pakistan conflict ‘none of our business’ as Trump offers US help ‘NORMALIZING HOODIES’: OpenAI’s Sam Altman thanks Sen John Fetterman for ‘normalizing hoodies’ ‘A DISGRACE’: Dems erupt after Trump fires the Librarian of Congress ‘WARNING’: $8 gas? New study reveals it may come to a blue state next year, triggering bipartisan concern CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: Newsom debuts rapid-response website as critics accuse him of prioritizing presidential ambitions ‘OUTRAGEOUS’: Columbia suspends anti-Israel agitators after takeover, spreading of pamphlets glorifying alleged terrorist ‘VERY PLEASANT CONVERSATION’: Blue state governor touts meeting with CCP official cozying up to Dems: ‘Grateful for the opportunity’ ‘AUTHORITARIAN ETHOS’: Columbia faculty rights group condemns university’s handling of library takeover ZERO TOLERANCE: Republican DA bucks blue state’s ‘broken sentencing’ with tough-on-crime approach Get the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
Civil war threatens GOP over millionaire tax hikes in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
Discussions over a potential tax hike for ultra-wealthy Americans are threatening to foment a civil war among Republicans on Capitol Hill. Some GOP lawmakers, as well as conservative groups that are frequently in touch with congressional Republicans, have been loudly voicing opposition to any tax increases. Meanwhile President Donald Trump and his allies are signaling that the idea could be a way to pay for significant tax breaks targeting middle and working-class Americans. “Raising taxes on one bracket is a slippery slope. What will stop future tax increases on middle-income earners as the federal government accumulates more and more debt?” a senior House GOP aide told Fox News Digital. “Republicans certainly shouldn’t be the party leading this effort.” SCOOP: REPUBLICANS DISCUSS DEFUNDING ‘BIG ABORTION’ LIKE PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN TRUMP AGENDA BILL But the idea found support among more populist Trump allies like House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md. “Personally, I’ve always believed that if we can’t find spending reductions elsewhere, we should look at restoring the [pre-2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)] tax bracket on million dollar income to help pay for the President’s agenda,” Harris wrote on X. It comes after Trump signaled to GOP leaders that he was open to raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy to offset the cost of new policies eliminating taxes on tips, overtime pay and retirees’ social security. A source familiar with the president’s thinking told Fox News Digital that to accomplish those goals, as well as preserving Medicaid for millions, Trump is considering a new top income tax bracket of 39.6% for single taxpayers making $2.5 million or more per year. The TCJA lowered the tax rate for the top income bracket — currently $609,350 for single filers — to 37%, a cut that’s expiring at the end of this year. Trump himself toyed with the idea publicly on Truth Social Friday morning, though made clear he saw the potential drawbacks. “The problem with even a ‘TINY’ tax increase for the RICH, which I and all others would graciously accept in order to help the lower and middle income workers, is that the Radical Left Democrat Lunatics would go around screaming, ‘Read my lips,’ the fabled Quote by George Bush the Elder that is said to have cost him the Election,” Trump posted, referencing ill-fated comments by late former President George H.W. Bush. “NO, Ross Perot cost him the Election! In any event, Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m OK if they do!!!” Discussions about raising taxes have traditionally been anathema to mainstream Republican beliefs. But it’s now a direction the GOP will have to contend with as Trump continues to bring more middle- and working-class people into the party base – but disagreements on the wisdom of such a move remain. “‘Tax the rich’ is a tired slogan with no evidence of spurring economic growth, as higher taxes on any group hinder innovation and investment,” Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital on Friday. “We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem. Ultimately, I don’t think this will even happen. We must focus on cutting spending and downsizing government, not raising taxes.” BROWN UNIVERSITY IN GOP CROSSHAIRS AFTER STUDENT’S DOGE-LIKE EMAIL KICKS OFF FRENZY Several Republicans told Fox News Digital late last month that they were wary of raising taxes – including Reps. David Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Tim Moore, R-N.C. Spokespeople for both said their opinions are unchanged as of Friday morning. “When we passed what was called the Tax Cuts Jobs Act of 2017, we did lower taxes for everybody. We reduced the tax rates. We condensed the brackets,” Kustoff said. “And what we saw is, that lifted everybody. And the U.S. Treasury still saw revenues continue to grow. So I don’t want to see taxes raised on anybody.” Moore told Fox News Digital, “I do not support any tax increases. I think that we do not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.” Moreover, nearly 200 past and present House Republicans signed onto a pledge to oppose all tax increases, run by think tank Americans For Tax Reform. But another Republican, Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital that day, “I would want to see some numbers behind it and how it would have an effect on the economy.” “What I’ve heard from people in the upper tax brackets is, you know, they’re willing to pay more as long as they know that it’s paying the debt down. They don’t want to see it go towards more spending,” Stutzman said. It’s one of several ongoing debates over how to advance Trump’s agenda via the budget reconciliation process, which allows the party in power to advance a massive piece of fiscal policy legislation while sidelining the minority by lowering the Senate’s threshold for passage from 60 votes to 51. SENATE GOP PUSHES TRUMP BUDGET FRAMEWORK THROUGH AFTER MARATHON VOTE SERIES Republicans are working to use the maneuver to advance Trump’s priorities on border security, immigration, energy, national defense and taxes, as well as raising the debt ceiling. On taxes, expected to be the costliest portion, Republicans want to extend Trump’s 2017 TCJA cuts expiring in 2026 as well as implement his aforementioned newer policies. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a longtime Trump ally, told Fox Business’ Stuart Varney on Friday, “We are not going to do tax increases.” But it’s not clear how many of those Republicans will change their minds if Trump begins exerting pressure on such tax hikes. Meanwhile, conservative groups like The Heritage Foundation and Americans For Prosperity (AFP) are already exerting pressure on Capitol Hill to resist any tax hikes. “Republicans have a chance to lock in pro-growth tax policy and reignite prosperity for a generation of Americans – something every conservative can agree on. There is no appetite anywhere for raising taxes on anyone,” AFP Chief Government Affairs Officer Brent Gardner told Fox News Digital. “The sooner Republicans can get back to this broad
Texas attorney general wins $60 million judgment in pollution lawsuit
A Texas business illegally dumped industrial waste into Skull Creek in Colorado County six years ago, then residents complained to the attorney general’s office.
Trump says 80% tariff on China ‘seems right’ ahead of weekend talks with Beijing
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said that an “80% Tariff on China seems right!” adding on Truth Social that the final number would be up to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. An 80% tariff on Chinese goods coming into the U.S. would be nearly half of the current 145% tariff on the Asian country. Minutes earlier, he posted: “CHINA SHOULD OPEN UP ITS MARKET TO USA — WOULD BE SO GOOD FOR THEM!!! CLOSED MARKETS DON’T WORK ANYMORE!!!” It was the first time the president has put out a specific number, after previously suggesting the tariff could be lowered. PIVOTAL TRADE TRADE WITH BEIJING LOOM AS TRUMP SWEARS IN NEW US AMBASSADOR TO CHINA: ‘WHAT TIMING’ Trump’s suggested lower tariffs come ahead of weekend talks between Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer and Chinese economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a press briefing Friday, “That was a number the president threw out there, and we’ll see what happens this weekend,” adding that Trump wouldn’t unilaterally lower the tariff and China would be required to make “concessions.” TRUMP IS COMMITTED TO 10% BASELINE TARIFF, WHITE HOUSE SAYS, DESPITE UK TRADE DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT Earlier this week, Trump said that China is eager to make a deal with the U.S. “Scott’s going to be going to Switzerland, meeting with China,” Trump told reporters Thursday at the White House. “And you know, they very much want to make a deal. We can all play games. Who made the first call, who didn’t make them? It doesn’t matter. Only matters what happens in that room. But I will tell you that China very much wants to make a deal. We’ll see how that works out.” The Trump administration announced widespread tariffs for multiple countries on April 2, following criticism that other countries’ trade practices are unfair towards the U.S. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The administration later adjusted its initial proposal and announced on April 9 it would immediately impose a 145% tariff on Chinese goods, while reducing reciprocal tariffs on other countries for 90 days to a baseline of 10%. China responded by raising tariffs on U.S. goods to 125%. Fox News’ Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
Gavin Newsom removes ad after being knocked for using Ukraine footage while bragging about California
California’s progressive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom posted an ad bragging about California’s economy and knocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but then quickly deleted it after an X user pointed out that the video used footage from Ukraine and Estonia rather than California. The footage has since been replaced with video shot in America. The governor, a vocal Trump critic who has been rumored to have presidential aspirations, released the ad this week. In the 30-second clip, Newsom claimed that Trump’s tariffs “punish families and risk ending America’s run as the world’s greatest economy.” He also touted California’s economic prowess, bragging that the state is now the fourth-largest economy in the world. NEWSOM DEBUTS RAPID-RESPONSE WEBSITE AS CRITICS ACCUSE HIM OF PRIORITIZING PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS While Newsom brags about California innovation and manufacturing, the ad plays footage of what looks like a high-tech office and a large warehouse. One X user was quick to point out, however, that the footage used in the ad was actually shot in Ukraine and Estonia, not California. Another X user, Brandon Phillips, a Georgia GOP operative, quipped, “Minor detail!” in response to parts of the California ad actually being shot in Eastern Europe. A simple internet search shows that the warehouse imagery was created in Ukraine by a Ukrainian photographer and videographer named “Artie Medvedev.” TRUMP DARES NEWSOM TO RUN IN 2028, SLAMS RECORD ON LA WILDFIRES Meanwhile, the office footage used in the ad was made by a company called “Gorodenkoff Productions,” which is based in Tallinn, Estonia. Newsom’s office did not respond to Fos News Digital’s request for comment. However, his team ended up removing the video with Ukrainian and Estonian footage, replacing it with one that lacked the foreign footage noticed by X users. Newsom has been heavily criticized for allegedly prioritizing his political ambitions above his role as governor. A new survey conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times found that 54% of California registered voters believe Newsom is more focused on his personal presidential ambitions than solving the ongoing problems at home in the Golden State. Trump has said he would “love” Newsom to launch a White House bid for the Democrats, but said the governor’s response to wildfires and other issues would “pretty much put him out of the race.”