Federal officials identify 400 noncitizens registered to vote in Washington state: ‘Tip of the iceberg’
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that investigators have identified more than 400 noncitizens illegally registered to vote in Washington state, some of whom have cast ballots in multiple elections dating back decades. Many on the list are green card holders with legal immigration status and permanent residency, according to the U.S. attorney’s offices for the Eastern and Western districts of Washington. “We have identified over 400 noncitizens who are registered to vote and have voted in multiple elections. This is only the tip of the iceberg,” Neil Floyd, acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, said in a statement. “We will continue to investigate and identify those who are committing crimes by voting illegally.” DOJ HAS VERIFIED 20,000 NONCITIZENS ON CALIFORNIA VOTER ROLLS, FEDERAL PROSECUTOR SAYS The move builds on the DOJ’s legal action against Los Angeles County, where it has sought to set aside roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to individuals whose citizenship status is in question. Immigration officials told Fox News Digital Tuesday that dozens of noncitizens have also been arrested nationwide in a major voter fraud crackdown. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Floyd said investigators identified hundreds of noncitizen voters by reviewing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records, which showed that some people who applied for certain benefits had also voted. While some individuals voted only once or three times in past elections, Floyd said others voted as many as 27 times. In total, his office counted approximately 1,500 instances of noncitizens casting ballots. He emphasized that some noncitizens had been voting for decades, predating Washington’s transition to a vote-by-mail system. “I think the earliest moment we have is 1984,” Floyd said. “It’s early ‘90s, late ’80s, I believe.” However, Floyd said he had not checked whether any of the individuals voted in the upcoming midterms, explaining that he did not want to “interfere with the current election.” The number of potential noncitizen voters could represent only a fraction of the broader population, Floyd said, because the list includes only individuals who sought certain benefits in Washington state. NINTH CIRCUIT QUESTIONS TRUMP DOJ’S EMERGENCY REQUEST TO SET ASIDE 20,000 CALIFORNIA MAIL BALLOTS “If you take that population, and you expand it out to include all the people that are here illegally that we haven’t had contact with, just my estimation is that it’s going to be in the thousands,” Floyd said. Federal officials said many green card holders were registered to vote without their knowledge through Washington’s Motor Voter program, which integrates voter registration into the state’s Department of Licensing. “We have heard from green card holders who were registered against their knowledge via the Washington Motor Voter program. Then they receive a ballot in the mail and assume they are legally registered — that simply is not the case,” the notice said. According to the Washington secretary of state’s website, eligible residents are automatically registered to vote only if they provide proof of U.S. citizenship during a driver’s license or ID card registration process. The findings have prompted federal officials to identify patterns in how the voter registration process has failed, Floyd said. According to the DOJ notice, federal officials are asking Washington state to set aside ballots cast by the identified individuals until their citizenship status can otherwise be confirmed. “Washington is now on notice that noncitizens are voting. It is up to the state to take action to make sure that they are not allowing these noncitizens to vote illegally,” the notice said. Officials warned that voting as a noncitizen can have serious consequences for those seeking to become U.S. citizens. Potential criminal charges include making false statements in a naturalization application, and some individuals could also face charges for fraudulent voter registration. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital numerous illegal aliens had also admitted to unlawfully registering to vote or casting ballots in U.S. elections. Of the dozens of suspects arrested, at least 18 had voted in a federal election. The individuals were from a range of countries, including Mexico, Somalia, Honduras, Guyana, Cuba, Germany, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Vietnam, El Salvador, Cambodia, Guatemala, Portugal and Italy. Many also faced charges for numerous alleged crimes, including counterfeiting, fraud, kidnapping, DUI, sexual offenses, assault with a dangerous weapon, drug possession and burglary.
Cassidy Hutchinson avoids indictment after DOJ effort to charge her over Jan 6 testimony fails: sources
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined to indict former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson after the Justice Department sought criminal charges over statements she made to Congress in 2022, two sources confirmed to Fox News Digital. The Justice Department had sought to indict Hutchinson over allegations she lied to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, but the effort failed Tuesday, according to the sources. It remains unclear whether federal prosecutors will make another attempt to secure an indictment. EX-FBI OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP PROBE AS TESTIMONY COMES UNDER SCRUTINY Hutchinson, a former top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, emerged as one of the most prominent witnesses before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. During a nationally televised hearing in June 2022, Hutchinson testified about Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, including an account she said she heard from another White House official about the president’s reaction after being told he could not travel to the Capitol. Her account of an alleged confrontation inside the presidential vehicle was subsequently disputed by other individuals familiar with the events. READ THE LIST: 44 LAWMAKERS SWEPT INTO JACK SMITH TEXT SWEEP AS HIS LEGAL RECKONING GROWS Fox News Digital previously reported that a federal grand jury in Washington had heard evidence concerning possible false statements Hutchinson made to the congressional committee. At the time, a source familiar with the matter said additional evidence could be presented to the grand jury as soon as the following week and that no final decisions had been made about whether the investigation would result in criminal charges. The New York Post also reported that the Justice Department was investigating Hutchinson over possible false statements to Congress. DOJ OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP ALLY COREY LEWANDOWSKI The grand jury’s decision not to indict Hutchinson does not establish whether her congressional testimony was truthful or false. Hutchinson has previously maintained that she stands by her testimony. Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s office and Rep. Bennie Thompson’s office for comment.
Rep Tom Tiffany claims Kamala Harris’ visit signals weakness in David Crowley’s Wisconsin campaign
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent trip to Wisconsin to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley shows his campaign is struggling to rally voters, according to his Republican opponent, Rep. Tom Tiffany. Harris arrived in the key battleground state Monday to campaign alongside Crowley in Milwaukee just eight days before Election Day. “For the last year and a half, I know many of us have been going through a whole lot of emotion: anger, sadness, disappointment, destruction, depression, all kinds of emotions,” Harris told supporters at Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel. “And we’ve been feeling powerless. People have been feeling like, ‘I can’t do anything about this.’ And I know how much pain people are in. I know how it is creating so much fear among so many communities of people.” KAMALA HARRIS CALLS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ‘MOST CALLOUS AND CORRUPT’ IN AMERICAN HISTORY Tiffany asserted that Harris was brought in to energize a Democratic base where Crowley’s campaign has lagged amid a sense of national political fatigue caused by polarization and endless campaign messaging. “This is clearly a move that says that they’re struggling to get their base to vote. David Crowley has not excited the base,” Tiffany told Fox News Digital. ABORTION, ICE AND SOCIALISM SPARK FIREWORKS IN SWING STATE GOVERNOR DEBATE: 5 TOP MOMENTS Critics and political opponents have accused Crowley of being handpicked by Democratic leaders, including Gov. Tony Evers, as a centrist alternative to more progressive candidates such as state Rep. Francesca Hong, whom Crowley narrowly defeated in the primary. The critique echoes challenges Harris faced during her own presidential bid. MEET THE DEMOCRAT WHO NARROWLY DEFEATED SOCIALIST RIVAL IN KEY SWING-STATE BATTLE OVER THE PARTY’S FUTURE “It was, once again, the Democrats that pulled somebody off the bench,” Tiffany said. “They handpicked them rather than letting democracy work in their own party, and there’s people very frustrated with that. They’re trying to excite their base, and it’s a problem for them.” Tiffany has framed himself as a commonsense candidate while targeting Crowley, the current Milwaukee County executive, over local economic conditions. “It’s not in his DNA to reduce costs for people in Wisconsin or to reduce taxes,” Tiffany said. “He is going to raise taxes. That’s what he’s done every single year when he’s been county executive. That’s not what people want to hear. “ A spokesperson for Crowley’s campaign pushed back in a statement to Fox News Digital, highlighting his efforts to detail his affordability plans amid inflation and blaming Tiffany and the Trump administration. “David Crowley is criss-crossing the state to discuss his plan to lower costs for working families who are struggling to pay their bills because of Congressman Tom Tiffany and Donald Trump’s unaffordable MAGA agenda,” the spokesperson said. “David has spent his career lowering costs for working families, including balancing the budget and lowering the property tax rate every single year as county executive. “Meanwhile, Tom Tiffany went to Washington and sold out working Wisconsinites to give the same billionaires funding his campaign massive tax breaks.”
Russian diesel tankers close in on US ports as Trump, Putin deal triggers legal showdown
As three tankers carrying Russian diesel are crossing the Atlantic toward U.S. ports, with a fourth set to depart soon, President Donald Trump’s fuel deal with Moscow is drawing opposition in Congress and threats to investigate companies involved in the shipments. A former Treasury Department sanction official confirmed to Fox News Digital that Trump has the legal authority to allow the imports despite a 2022 law banning Russian energy products, arguing that Washington’s authorization does not eliminate the underlying prohibition. “The concern that the president has violated a law from 2022 that prohibits the importation is actually not founded in law, so the president certainly has the authority in this case to provide the authorization,” Jeremy Paner, a partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, told Fox News Digital. TRUMP TRIES DIFFERENT APPROACH WITH RUSSIA TO BRING AMERICANS RELIEF AMID ONGOING WAR WITH UKRAINE Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak also confirmed the tanker movements Tuesday on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GEC) summit, saying a fourth vessel was expected to depart Russia Oct. 28. “There are three ships at the moment. The fourth has not yet departed,” Novak said, according to TASS. The shipments, totaling around 140,000 metric tons, is the first authorized cargo under an Oct. 9 agreement between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin temporarily permitting imports of Russian diesel. The administration followed the process to ease diesel prices amid supply disruptions linked to the war with Iran and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. The deal triggered opposition on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers argue the administration lacks the authority to bypass the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act of 2022 without congressional approval. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., also escalated opposition Tuesday, demanding that two shipping companies recall tankers carrying Russian diesel bound for U.S. ports. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS BREAK WITH TRUMP ON DIESEL DEAL WITH RUSSIA In letters to Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited and PetroVietnam, Blumenthal argued that the Treasury Department’s General License No. 135 cannot override the 2022 import ban and warned that the deliveries would violate federal law. He also demanded details about the companies involved in the shipments and any federal guidance they received by Oct. 31. Paner, however, drew a distinction between removing sanctions and authorizing specific transactions. “Trump’s action did not lift or remove or waive the underlying prohibition on the importation of Russian diesel into the United States,” Paner said. “What it did was authorize it, and, as a matter of law, that’s different. A license does not get rid of a prohibition. It’s simply allowed,” the expert added. The incoming tankers have drawn scrutiny because at least two are subject to Western sanctions, according to reports. The first tanker, the Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes, is carrying about 40,000 metric tons of diesel and signaling New York as its destination, with an estimated arrival date of Nov. 7. A second vessel, the 20-year-old Talisman, is expected to reach the East Coast on Nov. 9 and is sanctioned by the U.S., United Kingdom and the EU. DRONE OFFENSIVE HITS RUSSIAN OIL TANKERS AND REFINERIES AT ‘INDUSTRIAL SCALE’ AS MOSCOW BANS DIESEL EXPORTS The third tanker, the Sierra Leone-flagged, Hong Kong-owned Leruo, is signaling an East Coast arrival around Nov. 11. The Leruo was sanctioned in 2025 by the European Union, United Kingdom and Canada over alleged deceptive shipping practices involving Russian oil and petroleum products and conducting ship-to-ship transfers at sea. Paner said the U.S. authorization would allow the shipments to proceed under American sanctions rules, even if a vessel is separately designated under U.S. sanctions. “From a U.S. legal perspective, U.S. sanctions do not get in the way of importing Russian diesel from these three ships, even though one of the ships is sanctioned by the United States and even though the importation of Russian diesel is prohibited by U.S. law,” Paner explained. “Because of the breadth of the authorization that OFAC issued, it would cover anything that would touch upon Russian sanctions,” Paner said, referring to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. “From a U.S. perspective, it’s not relevant that one of these three vessels is sanctioned by the U.S.,” he added. But Paner warned that American authorization would not automatically protect foreign companies operating under other countries’ sanctions regimes. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS BREAK WITH TRUMP ON DIESEL DEAL WITH RUSSIA “Where it gets complicated is the EU, U.K. and Canadian sanctions on some of the vessels, and that is because there are so many different players in the maritime industry, including shippers, insurers, re-insurers and banks,” Paner said. “There could be European operators involved, and the U.S. authorization would not authorize those European, U.K. or Canadian companies to have any involvement in these shipments.” The complications could explain why sanctioned vessels are being used for the deliveries, according to Paner. “Sanctioned vessels would be used because of the reputational and legal risk exposure from moving Russian diesel,” he said. “Even if it’s blessed by the U.S., there are other sanctions out there that these big global logistics companies and shipping companies have to keep in mind as well.” He also cautioned that vessel ownership could complicate efforts to determine which sanctions apply. “I don’t know who owns them currently. I don’t know if the same entity identified by the various sanctioning authorities owns them now.” The shipments underscore a shift in Washington’s approach to Russian energy restrictions imposed after Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, when the United States banned Russian petroleum imports and imposed price caps on Russian oil and refined products. TRUMP SAYS RUSSIA HAS AGREED TO DELIVER MILLIONS IN DIESEL FUEL AFTER ‘HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DISCUSSION’ Under the deal, Washington authorized certain Russian diesel imports in exchange for Moscow releasing 300,000 metric tons to global markets, rising to 500,000 in November and potentially 1 million per month after. Novak also criticized lawmakers opposing the arrangement, accusing them of acting against the interests of American consumers. “Overall, it is certainly surprising to see the stance taken by
Haitian illegal immigrant charged in Walmart killing entered US via Biden parole program: DHS
A Haitian illegal immigrant accused of fatally shooting a Walmart employee outside a Pennsylvania store entered the U.S. through a Biden-era migrant parole program, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources told Fox News. Destino Jean-Louis, 23, was charged with murder in the Oct. 21 shooting death of 45-year-old Latosha Ann Cooper outside a Walmart in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, according to court documents and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Multiple DHS sources told Fox News that Jean-Louis entered the U.S. legally on Nov. 24, 2023, through Fort Lauderdale International Airport under the Biden administration’s CHNV parole program for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. His legal status was revoked by DHS on June 12, 2025, the sources said. DHS SUSPENDS VISA-FREE TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR CHINESE NATIONALS AMID BIRTH TOURISM, SECURITY CONCERNS “On October 23, ICE arrested Destino Jean-Louis, a criminal illegal alien from Haiti, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,” DHS said in a statement to Fox News. “Jean-Louis is currently under investigation for homicide by Montgomery County.” DHS said Jean-Louis entered the country legally in November 2023 and was transferred to local authorities Oct. 26. “He chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws. Under President [Donald] Trump and [DHS} Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S.,” DHS said. Investigators allege Jean-Louis targeted Cooper after an immigration-related marriage arrangement between the two fell apart, according to FOX 29 and 6ABC Philadelphia. The two met while working at Walmart in 2024 and later married after Cooper allegedly offered to help Jean-Louis obtain a green card, 6ABC Philadelphia reported, citing court documents. HAITIAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH MURDERING ESTRANGED WIFE OUTSIDE WALMART AFTER GREEN CARD MARRIAGE GOES AWRY His application was denied in July, and Cooper withdrew from the process and cut off contact with him, according to the outlet. Investigators said Jean-Louis then contacted Walmart employees seeking Cooper’s work schedule and allegedly waited outside the store for her shift to end on Oct. 21. A co-worker told police she was talking with Cooper in the parking lot when a masked man approached and shot her, 6ABC Philadelphia reported. Jean-Louis allegedly hid near bushes outside the Walmart wearing a mask and waited for Cooper to finish her night shift, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. “When Cooper left the store, he ran towards her and fatally shot her,” according to court documents. Cellphone records placed Jean-Louis at the Walmart around the time of the shooting and on several nights beforehand, investigators said, according to 6ABC Philadelphia. HUNDREDS OF STAGED ARMED ROBBERIES HELPED THOUSANDS POSE AS CRIME VICTIMS IN US IMMIGRATION SCAM: DOJ Court documents also allege Jean-Louis, a former employee at the same Walmart, had previously assaulted Cooper and repeatedly contacted store employees seeking her work schedule. Jean-Louis denied being at the store when Cooper was killed, according to 6ABC Philadelphia. He was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, an illegal alien use of a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of an instrument of crime, according to court documents. Jean-Louis is being held without bail at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. A spokesperson for Walmart and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment. Fox News Digital’s Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.
Judge who apologized to accused would-be Trump assassin lights up DOJ in Hunter Biden FBI case
U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui, who previously apologized to a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, rebuked the Justice Department on Tuesday over its attempt to bring new obstruction charges against two former FBI officials without first securing judicial approval. Former FBI officials Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides were arrested last week after the Department of Justice accused the duo of misrepresenting their involvement in investigations concerning former President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, in statements to Congress. Hours before prosecutors were scheduled to defend their original allegations at a preliminary hearing, where the government must establish probable cause, the DOJ filed a superseding criminal complaint seeking to add new charges against the former officials. The new complaint sought to add felony obstruction allegations against the former officials while softening some of the language prosecutors had used to describe their involvement in the Hunter Biden investigations. Faruqui sharply criticized the DOJ for filing an unsigned and unsworn criminal complaint in the middle of the night without first obtaining judicial approval. WHO IS JUDGE ZIA FARUQUI? WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE FEDERAL MAGISTRATE WHO APOLOGIZED TO COLE ALLEN “I think they should have filed nothing,” Faruqui said, according to reports from inside the courtroom. “They never had complaints filed on their record that are unsigned, waiting for a judge to make a probable cause finding. I think that it is inappropriate and harms the defendant. I’m frustrated that I got it in the middle of the night, but I’m much more concerned that it’s filed on the public record.” “Why today on this one case have you changed the entire history of how you charge cases?” Faruqui asked the DOJ. “What is it? It appears that – it makes it look like the United States is afraid of me trying to find probable cause.” John Borchert, a prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said it was the first time he had filed new charges against someone without going through judicial review. Faruqui rejected the superseding complaint because prosecutors had not secured the required judicial authorization, allowing the preliminary hearing to proceed on the original allegations that Floris and Benavides lied to Congress. Floris’ lawyers argued that the changes in language between the two documents calls into question the factual basis of the DOJ’s case. JUDGE WHO APOLOGIZED TO WHCA SHOOTING SUSPECT WAS APPOINTED BY COURT FULL OF ANTI-TRUMP JUDGES In the superseding complaint, prosecutors described Benavides and Floris as having been “involved in” the Foreign Influence Task Force’s work concerning Hunter Biden, a softer characterization than the original complaint’s suggestion that they had been at the “center” of those activities. Floris, who was previously said to have been involved in “scores of conversations” related to Biden’s son, is now only accused of participating in “conversations.” In what may have been a reference to the recently unsealed charges against former FBI Director James Comey, Faruqui said that moving on a superseding complaint without a probable cause finding “would be like charging someone by information… but in a complaint context.” “If you want a superseding complaint, like every other case that’s happened in this district, we will have a judge make a probable cause finding,” the judge said. “Not send me something in the middle of the night and expect that it gets done.” Faruqui has previously faced criticism from conservatives over his support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and positions on pretrial detention. He also drew backlash after apologizing to Cole Allen, the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, and criticizing the government’s use of five-point restraints against him. “To me, it’s extremely disturbing that he was put in five-point restraints, a person with no criminal history,” the judge said about Allen at a hearing earlier this year. “It’s troubling. I never heard of one Jan. 6 defendant who was put in five-point restraints or in a safe cell. If the only way to keep him safe is the most punitive thing, that’s a problem.” The DOJ has also been questioned for charging via complaint rather than through a grand jury, a procedural shortcut usually reserved for imminent threats to public safety. DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘DIRTY HANDS’ OVER COMPLAINTS ABOUT OMAR RAID WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION, EX-PROSECUTOR SAYS Critics have questioned the timing of the charges, with midterm elections being just days away when news of the two former officials’ arrests broke. Floris’ lawyers have similarly argued that the timing and content of the charges are meant to engineer publicity. “What is going on at the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office? In the middle of the night, the government filed an unsigned and unsworn complaint attempting to fix the issues with their original charge against Ms. Floris and adding a new charge just as meritless as the first one,” said Floris’ legal team in a statement provided to CBS News. “In our combined decades of DOJ service, we have never seen or even heard of something like this being filed,” they went on. “That’s because the public lodging of criminal charges must be authorized by the grand jury, a judge, or the defendant herself. Here, the government has taken that power for itself in a desperate attempt to delay our client’s right to challenge the charges in court and litigate this case in the media, rather than the courtroom. We have asked to address this outrageous government conduct against a decorated public servant at today’s court hearing.” Legal teams for Floris and Benavides, as well as the DOJ, did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
175 Democrats demand Trump admin stop Ilhan Omar investigation, warn it could hurt her re-election bid
Nearly 200 House Democrats are moving to shield Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from further investigation after federal investigators raided her Washington, D.C., home earlier this month. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., led 175 members of the House Democratic Caucus in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Attorney General Todd Blanche, criticizing the probe into Omar’s immigration history as a partisan attack and accusing them of trying to sway her bid for another term in Congress. “Congresswoman Omar is seeking reelection in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in just one week. News of the search warrant, whether properly predicated or not, could affect voters’ decisions, which is exactly why federal law enforcement should not engage in such conduct when voters are casting their ballots. This type of interference strips Minnesotans of their right to a free and fair election guaranteed to them under the Constitution,” the letter said. “We stand with Congresswoman Omar and condemn the weaponization of law enforcement against her. You have already disgraced the offices you hold, and we demand you refrain from taking any further actions that could affect the outcome of the upcoming election.” DEMOCRATS’ FURY OVER ILHAN OMAR RAID DRAWS STINGING GOP REMINDER ABOUT RAID FROM THE PAST: ‘SET THE PRECEDENT’ Omar, D-Minn., is under federal investigation over allegations she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork to obtain her citizenship when her family fled Somalia in the late 1990s. If she was 17 when her father obtained citizenship, as previously thought, she would have automatically qualified along with him. If she was 18 or older, which federal officials now suspect, she would have had to make her own application. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME AMID IMMIGRATION FRAUD INVESTIGATION Her fellow House Democrats recounted the allegations in their letter, saying, “Your probe into the congresswoman reportedly concerns her late father’s filing of immigration paperwork after she fled Somalia’s civil war at age eight, making her a U.S. citizen at age seventeen.” But they argued it does not justify “a pre-dawn raid on her home for paperwork her father filed when she was a minor.” DEMOCRATS HAVE ‘DIRTY HANDS’ OVER COMPLAINTS ABOUT OMAR RAID WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION, EX-PROSECUTOR SAYS Federal agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant on Omar’s home on Oct. 12, seizing multiple phones and notebooks, among other items. “This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable,” Democrats’ letter said. “DOJ has long followed a policy not to take investigative steps relating to a candidate this close to an election if delaying the action will not jeopardize a criminal investigation, a policy which Attorney General Blanche has previously invoked as far back as nine months before an election.” ILHAN OMAR BELIEVES TRUMP RAID ON HOME WAS MEANT TO ‘INTIMIDATE AND SCARE PEOPLE’ FROM VOTING They argued the probe was “driven by a pre-determined political outcome rather than an objective pursuit of justice.” Omar has dismissed the probe as a political hit job against one of Trump’s loudest critics. Others, however, like House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., have called for Omar to be jailed and deported if the accusations are proven true. Fox News Digital reached out to DHS and the Department of Justice for comment.
Shouting match erupts at UN as Cuban foreign minister moves toward US ambassador’s podium: ‘Back up!’
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told Cuba’s foreign minister to “back up” Tuesday after the Cuban diplomat approached the podium and interrupted his remarks on the floor of the U.N. General Assembly. “Well, we know. We know where it went. And today we are here to share it to the world,” Waltz said as he accused Cuba’s government of enriching its leaders while its people suffered. As the Cuban delegation sought to interrupt his remarks, Waltz fired back. “I know you don’t like to hear this,” Waltz said. “This is America, my friend. This is the United Nations. This isn’t your communist dictatorship. You cannot silence me.” CUBAN EXILE-TURNED-CONGRESSMAN UNLOADS ON DEM SENATE HOPEFUL OVER CUBA REMARKS Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla continued toward the podium as the president of the General Assembly attempted to restore order, reminding delegates that they would have an opportunity to respond. “This individual needs to back away from this podium,” Waltz said as the confrontation escalated. “He’s not going to intimidate me in the United States of America. “I’m the representative of the United States of America. Back up! Back up, Ambassador. Back away! This isn’t Havana.” CUBA’S ECONOMIC FREEFALL IS HIDING A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT JUST MILES FROM FLORIDA: REPORT The confrontation erupted during the General Assembly’s annual debate over the decades-old U.S. embargo on Cuba, with Waltz urging member states to reject a resolution calling for an end to the restrictions. Waltz accused Havana’s communist government of enriching itself while blaming Washington for hardships he said were caused by corruption and repression inside Cuba. After Cuba was eventually granted the floor, the delegation’s foreign minister accused Waltz of “lying” and asked the General Assembly president to call him to order. SIGN UP TO GET THE POLITICS NEWSLETTER “Mr. Waltz is lying yet again,” he said, arguing that the U.S. ambassador’s remarks were “beneath the dignity of this forum and member states” and were insulting to Cuba’s government and people. In a subsequent post on X, Waltz shot said the “Communist leaders” in Cuba “don’t want you to know about their luxury real estate portfolio,” adding that he was bringing the receipts and the delegation didn’t like it.
Britain’s sweeping new crackdown on ‘antisocial’ behavior sparks free speech backlash: ‘Peak insanity’
The United Kingdom introduced new “respect orders” across England and Wales on Monday, giving authorities expanded powers to crack down on persistent “antisocial” behavior and drawing criticism from free speech advocates concerned about potential government overreach. The U.K. government’s order enables police and councils to take stronger “enforcement action” against “adult offenders” of persistent “antisocial” behavior, according to a government news release. Under the new restrictions, U.K. courts could ban offenders from town centers or prohibit them from drinking in “public hot spots” like local parks, the announcement states. Courts can impose restrictions and requirements through a civil Respect Order, while individuals who breach an order without a reasonable excuse can face criminal prosecution, including potentially unlimited fines or imprisonment. Under the legislation governing the Respect Orders, antisocial behavior is defined as conduct that has caused, or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person. The definition has prompted concerns from critics that the powers could be applied too broadly, although the law requires judicial approval before an order can be imposed. UK PRIME MINISTER SAYS FOOTBALL FANS ‘SINGLED OUT’ BY ALCOHOL BAN NOT IMPOSED ON RUGBY MATCHES “Unchecked, antisocial [behavior] blights our communities,” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said in a statement. “But it is not inevitable, and I won’t accept it. For too long, we have lacked the powers we need to deal with this problem properly. From today, that changes: authorities will be able to take tough action against these offenders. “This delivers on a commitment we made to the British people in our manifesto,” Mahmood continued. “And, most importantly, those who make life a misery for others will now face the consequences of their actions.” Some offenders may be required to “tackle” the “root causes” of their behavior by participating in drug or alcohol treatment or anger-management programs, according to the announcement. Violating a respect order is considered a criminal offense, giving police the power to arrest anyone on charges of violating the rules, according to the press release. Those who defy an order could also face up to two years of jail time. When reached for comment, the U.K. Cabinet Office referred Fox News Digital to the Home Office, which could not immediately be reached for comment. Alan Mendoza, co-founder and executive director of U.K.-based think tank the Henry Jackson Society, told Fox News Digital Tuesday that “vague” definitions under the government’s respect orders could result in such enforcement actions being wrongfully “applied to lawful speech or protest.” “I think the breadth of these orders deserves scrutiny, particularly in the case of potentially unlimited fines,” Mendoza explained. “The government has a legitimate duty to tackle genuinely antisocial behaviour, but the powers need to be tightly defined and proportionate. Vague or elastic definitions could allow measures intended for serious nuisance or harassment to be applied to lawful speech or protest. We have already seen similar after all with social media posts and police investigations that follow. “There should be clear statutory limits, proper evidence requirements, judicial oversight and an effective right of appeal,” he added. “Online criticism, however unwelcome, should not be treated as antisocial [behavior] simply because it is unpopular or embarrassing to those in authority.” UK POLICE APOLOGIZE TO ‘FATHER TED’ CREATOR GRAHAM LINEHAN FOR ARREST OVER TRANS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS Mendoza said the U.K. government “should be able to demonstrate that these powers are necessary and contain adequate safeguards against arbitrary or disproportionate use.” The orders notably replace civil injunctions for adult offenders and grant U.K. police more enforcement powers, “including the ability to arrest anyone who breaches an order,” according to the announcement. The new restrictions have drawn intense criticism across social media, with one X user claiming in a post Monday that the orders are “mental,” while another X account referred to the rules as “peak insanity.” “Laugh all you want at what a joke England has become, but understand that the U.S. will follow right behind if Democrats ever take full power again,” the Federalist CEO and co-founder Sean Davis wrote Monday in an X post. Tech and free speech lawyer Preston Byrne similarly took to social media to criticize the orders, saying that U.K. residents should “keep in mind that one can cause ‘harassment, alarm, or distress’ in England and Wales by uttering a true statement of fact to someone who doesn’t want to hear it, or by offering an honestly-held opinion or belief, spoken or written, which also offends.” British political commentator Calvin Robinson wrote in an X post Monday responding to the orders that “this tyranny must end.” The U.K. has notably enacted a spate of laws restricting free speech in recent years, including the 2023 Online Safety Act, which gives the country’s regulator the authority to impose major fines on digital platforms if they fail to comply with certain requirements. The new restrictions come amid growing tensions across Europe, where protests and riots have rocked countries, most notably France.
Ilhan Omar’s radical streamer ally rallies with embattled lawmaker after DC home raid
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker dodged his controversial past in an exchange with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, hours after teaming up with embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on the campaign trail to co-host an event in her home state of Minnesota. He also dismissed his disagreements with Democratic Party leaders after he called Republicans “terrorists” and Omar said the GOP is the “pedophile protection party” during the stream on Monday. Omar’s decision to embrace Piker on the campaign trail marks a potentially risky political alliance, coming on the back of a high-profile raid on her Washington, D.C., home amid two dueling investigations — one for alleged immigration fraud, which could threaten her political future and citizenship status, and the other for fishy financial disclosure statement discrepancies. The lawmaker’s appearance with Piker comes after Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed drew backlash from his own party for campaigning with the controversial Twitch streamer earlier this cycle. HASAN PIKER LASHES OUT AT REPUBLICANS, CALLS THEM ‘TERRORISTS’ IN EVENT WITH ILHAN OMAR Fox News Digital confronted Piker at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport heading out of Minnesota after the Monday livestream. He was pressed on the criticism stemming from Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., after the two condemned Piker’s comments and pushed back on Democrats’ choice to engage with him on the campaign trail. “Well, Angie Craig lost, and I think Klobuchar is going to make for a great governor,” Piker told Fox News Digital while walking to security. Klobuchar condemned Piker’s past statements as “reckless and unacceptable,” while Craig called his rhetoric “polarizing and dangerous” and directly called out Minnesota Democrats, like Omar and Fateh, for hosting Monday’s event with Piker as a “mistake.” When asked if the two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota were right to call out the rhetoric, Piker wrote off their disagreements as “the beauty of democracy,” while also throwing jabs at Fox News. “I know this is probably going to come across as confusing, because you work for Fox News, but we sometimes disagree with our leadership in the Democratic Party,” he said. “And sometimes our leadership disagrees with us.” “But at the end of the day,” he continued, “that’s the beauty of democracy.” HASAN PIKER ADMITS HE HAS ‘DIALED DOWN’ HIS OPINIONS AFTER PUBLIC AND DEMOCRATIC BACKLASH The controversy over the Somali-born congresswoman deciding to sit down with Piker with just over one week until the 2026 midterms exposes a divide among Minnesota Democrats — is it justifiable to work with Piker in order to rally his large, young, progressive base to get out and vote despite his heavily condemned commentary? Piker was asked on Tuesday about his previous comments on Jewish people and Israel after prominent Democrats joined Republicans who have called the streamer antisemitic. He suggested that Jewish Americans were inviting violence against themselves over their support for Israel. He has repeatedly stood by his comments against Israel over its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. “Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism,” Piker told Fox News Digital. “I will always fight against antisemitism and I find all bigotry to be morally repugnant and completely unacceptable. But I also find it a real shame to constantly complain about people who are outspoken on the issue of Israel’s genocide.” It was after Democrats, including House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., began calling out Piker for his extreme comments that El-Sayed distanced himself after frequently making appearances side-by-side. Another reason why Omar’s choice to engage with Piker has been questioned within the party. Piker refused to comment on one issue though — his past comments claiming America “deserved 9/11.” “You made some comments on 9/11, do you still stand by them?” Fox News Digital asked Piker, at which point he ignored the question and walked through the line for security. Both Piker and Omar attacked President Donald Trump during their event Monday night, with the Somali-born lawmaker ripping his “obsession” with Minnesotans. Piker, meanwhile, shamed Democrats for ceding on immigration arguments to Trump’s agenda back in 2024. REP ILHAN OMAR’S IMMIGRATION HISTORY FACES NEW SCRUTINY AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SUBPOENA RELATIVES “That’s unacceptable. Migrants are not a national security threat. They are our neighbors. They are allies. They work alongside us. They are not the burden, but a benefit. They are what make this country strong, and they’re what make it this country great,” Piker insisted. “Any Democrat that refuses to recognize that, in my opinion, is un-American,” he concluded. Omar is running for reelection and projected for a clear win, despite being under investigation by both Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for immigration fraud and questionable financial filings. The Minnesota Democrat’s name has also come into question following HSI’s raid on her Washington, D.C., home, with a new federal court filing referring to her as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,” as first reported by Fox News Digital. A source told Fox that the language used for her name in the filing was reflective of the evidence compiled in the immigration fraud probe into Omar. Omar has defended her name as “Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” and has also denied wrongdoing, accusing the Trump administration of targeting her for political reasons.