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Federal officials slam Democrats for 'dangerous' rhetoric as ICE agents face violent mobs in LA, NYC
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Federal officials are urging Democrat politicians to tone down “dangerous” rhetoric about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after violent protests and disorderly demonstrations broke out over the weekend in Los Angeles and New York City.
Multiple people were detained by immigration agents on Friday as seven locations in Los Angeles were raided.
In response, violent protests broke out across the county, including an attempted break into the Roybal Federal Building.
Hours later, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) declared unlawful assembly and issued a city-wide tactical alert.
A police officer uses stun grenades as officers approach protesters gathered around the Los Angeles Federal Building after multiple detentions by ICE agents in downtown Los Angeles Friday. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement on Saturday noting it took the LAPD two hours to respond to the Roybal building, despite multiple calls.
“Last night, over 1,000 rioters surrounded a federal law enforcement building and assaulted ICE law enforcement officers, slashed tires, defaced buildings, and taxpayer-funded property,” according to DHS. “Our ICE enforcement officers are facing a 413% increase in assaults against them. Disturbingly, in recent days, ICE officers’ family members have been dox[x]ed and targeted as well.”
Officials said the Los Angeles riots and assaults on ICE agents came after Democrat politicians, including New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, “villainized and demonized” ICE law enforcement.
Police stand guard during a clash as protesters gather around the Los Angeles Federal Building after multiple detentions by ICE Friday. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
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“The violent targeting of law enforcement in Los Angeles by lawless rioters is despicable and Mayor Bass and Governor Newsom must call for it to end,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a statement. “The men and women of ICE put their lives on the line to protect and defend the lives of American citizens. … From comparisons to the modern-day Nazi gestapo to glorifying rioters, the violent rhetoric of these sanctuary politicians is beyond the pale. This violence against ICE must end.”
ICE operations in LA this week resulted in the arrest of 118 illegal immigrants, including five gang members and those with prior criminal histories of drug trafficking, assault, cruelty to children, domestic violence, robbery, and alien smuggling, according to DHS.
Protesters blocking the garage entrance of the Los Angeles Federal Building react as police fire pepper spray following multiple detentions by ICE in Los Angeles Friday. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
Nationwide, 2,000 illegal immigrants were arrested this week.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem took to X Saturday afternoon with a strong to protesters.
“A message to the LA rioters: you will not stop us or slow us down,” Noem wrote in a post. “@ICEgov will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
ICE OFFICIAL PUTS POLITICIANS ON BLAST, DEMANDING THEY ‘STOP PUTTING MY PEOPLE IN DANGER’
“Death to ICE” is written on a garbage cart following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole (REUTERS/Daniel Cole)
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons described what took place in Los Angeles on Friday as “appalling.”
“As rioters attacked federal ICE and law enforcement officers on the LA streets, Mayor Bass took the side of chaos and lawlessness over law enforcement,” Lyons wrote in a statement. “These violent rioters will be held accountable if they harm federal officers, and make no mistake, ICE will continue to enforce our nation’s immigration laws and arrest criminal illegal aliens.
“Sanctuary politicians would do well to remember that impeding our efforts only endangers their communities, law enforcement officers, and the detainees they claim to support.”
LAPD officials did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
People block a street and set a fire during protests against ICE and immigration raids Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Paramount, Calif. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
On Saturday, tear gas was deployed near Home Depot in Paramount, California, where ICE agents were allegedly conducting a raid.
The LA County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital its personnel responded to the 6400 Block of Paramount Boulevard at about 11 a.m. local time for a large crowd gathering in the area and blocking traffic.
“We remind the public to exercise their right to protest peacefully, with respect for the safety of all community members,” the agency wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Our primary responsibility is to ensure public safety for all individuals present—both demonstrators, residents, and bystanders—by addressing potential safety concerns while supporting the safe and lawful expression of First Amendment rights.”
Police spray tear gas toward the crowd as people block off the street and set a fire during protests against ICE and immigration raids Saturday in Paramount, Calif. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks announced on X “several” arrests were made for assault on a federal agent.
“ANY attack on our agents or officers will not be tolerated,” Banks wrote in the post. “You will be arrested and federally prosecuted.”
Military helicopters were also spotted responding to the scene.
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In New York, anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the Jacobs Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan, reportedly attempting to block a van from leaving the facility.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital that at around noon Saturday, police responded to a 911 call about a disorderly group in front of the building.
People block Alondra Boulevard and set a fire during protests against ICE and immigration raids in Paramount, Calif., Saturday. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
When officers arrived, they found multiple people sitting in the road, blocking traffic.
“The demonstrators were instructed verbally numerous times to vacate the roadway, and did not comply,” NYPD officials said.
Five people were taken into custody and issued summons.
Fox News learned the van was able to get past protesters without incident.
A police officer instructs protesters blocking the garage entrance of the Los Angeles Federal Building to move along Friday. (Reuters/Daniel Cole)
“Outside a federal law enforcement building in New York City, more than 150 rioters erupted to interfere with ICE’s immigration enforcement operations,” DHS wrote in a statement Saturday night. “Thankfully, unlike in Los Angeles, the local police department quickly responded to the riots. So far, NYPD has made five arrests. Secretary Noem’s message to rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down. ICE will continue to enforce the law. And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
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Oklahoma
Five Sooners Who Need to Have a Big Summer for Oklahoma
Oklahoma closed the book on spring football in April, but that doesn’t mean the development process goes on ice throughout the summer.
The next few months are crucial as OU’s strength coaches get another chance to shape the team while the players work with each other to continue to build chemistry.
With no post-spring transfer portal window this season, every program across the country must look internally this summer to increase depth on the roster instead of to other rosters across the country.
Here are five Sooners who could raise Oklahoma’s ceiling this fall with a productive summer leading up to fall camp.
DT Nigel Smith
David Stone and Jayden Jackson are going to be Todd Bates’ go-to guys at defensive tackle, but their absence in the spring allowed for players like Nigel Smith to get crucial reps throughout spring football.
Smith, a converted defensive end hoping to have a breakout season at defensive tackle, was perhaps the biggest beneficiary.
Injuries kept Smith from pushing for a spot in the rotation last year, but without Damonic Williams, Gracen Halton and Markus Strong, Smith projects to be one of the first names called upon behind Stone and Jackson.
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables praised the “maturity” of OU’s defensive tackles, but Smith needs to build on the momentum from the spring to achieve his potential this fall.
WR Trell Harris
Virginia transfer Trell Harris was one of the Sooners’ big offseason additions from the transfer portal.
Harris underwent a cleanup procedure right before spring practice, however, which held him out of OU’s practices and the Spring Game.
Quarterback John Mateer said Harris was always around, doing everything he could to learn the offense and build chemistry with his new quarterback in team meetings and from the sideline, but the summer will offer Harris the chance to get back out on the field and catch passes from Mateer, even if the duo is just battling air.
Harris will have an uphill battle to fight.
Last spring, Mateer had ample time to get on the same page with fellow transfer Isaiah Sategna, which led to Sategna emerging as Mateer’s favorite target and enjoying a career year.
Harris is eager to prove that his 2025 campaign was no fluke, so he’ll want to hit the ground running in fall camp with Sategna, Parker Livingstone and the rest of Mateer’s targets.
LB James Nesta
Owen Heinecke’s victory over the NCAA means the Sooners have three experienced linebackers — Kip Lewis, Heinecke and Michigan transfer Cole Sullivan — but James Nesta’s development will be important for both 2026 and beyond.
Lewis and Heinecke are entering their final seasons in Norman. Venables and inside linebackers coach Nate Dreiling will want to develop the next wave of linebackers, and it’s a position that the Sooners have been willing to play a large rotation in the past seasons.
Nesta played in 13 contests last year, totaling four tackles, and like Smith, he was able to take a majority of the snaps in practice this spring with Heineicke awaiting the ruling in his injunction and Lewis playing the role of additional coach while younger players got to spur their development in practice.
The third year in Venables’ defense has been a season where the light bulb has come on for many players, and Nesta coming on strong with a big summer and fall camp would only bolster OU’s options at the heart of its defense.
TE Jack Van Dorselaer
Like Nesta, tight end Jack Van Dorselaer is a player whose development could be important for 2026 and beyond.
General manager Jim Nagy, Venables and offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle completely overhauled Oklahoma’s tight end room over the offseason.
Florida veteran Hayden Hansen was brought in, as was Colorado State redshirt senior Rocky Beers, to work under new tight ends coach Jason Witten.
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OU also added Van Dorselaer, who earned a role in Tennessee’s offense last year as a freshman.
Spring offered a clean slate for all, with the trio getting adjusted to a new school, a new offense, and a new position coach, but Van Dorselaer believes he can offer the Sooners much more than the five catches for 23 yards and one score that he gave the Vols in the passing game in 2025.
The summer will offer Van Dorselaer more opportunity to dive further into the playbook and set himself up for a productive season that he can build on in 2027 and beyond as the Sooners’ veteran presence at tight end.
DB Jeremiah Newcombe
Jeremiah Newcombe is another Sooner who felt ready to contribute in 2025, but was forced to rehab an injury.
Now, Newcombe will be relied upon to help Reggie Powers provide depth at cheetah.
Newcombe practiced throughout the spring with a blue non-contact jersey out of an abundance of caution, but the summer will provide a chance for Newcombe to get fully back into the swing of things so that when fall camp rolls around, he can play with the physicality that is demanded of every piece in a Venables defense.
The Sooners need Newcombe to play a real role, too.
Kendal Daniels is now an Atlanta Falcon, and while Powers is an experienced replacement, Venables will be looking to a handful of new players to mix and match with Powers to replace Daniels’ snaps.
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South-Carolina
Charleston Airshow canceled due to weather
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Joint Base Charleston announced Saturday’s airshow over the harbor has been canceled due to poor weather conditions.
Base officials said teams continued monitoring the forecast in hopes of a window to fly; however, continued rain and conditions forced them to cancel the event.
The airshow cannot be rescheduled.
“While the weather ultimately kept us out of the skies today, safely navigating this pivot was a massive team effort. I am incredibly grateful for our committee’s tireless planning and the seamless coordination of our first responders and civic leaders who prepared for every contingency. The unwavering support of the Lowcountry is unmatched. We are grateful for this enduring partnership, and we eagerly look forward to bringing aviation excellence back to our community in the future,” said Colonel Jason Parker, Joint Base Charleston Installation Commander.
The show was scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, with spectators able to view the demonstrations for free from areas in Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
This is the second time the 2026 show has seen a change. It was previously expected to take place as a two-day event at Joint Base Charleston; however, organizers later announced it would scale down and move to a one-day-only show over Charleston Harbor due to “current global events.”
Joint Base Charleston said it is already planning the 2028 Charleston Airshow.
Tennessee
2027 Georgia defensive back commits to Tennessee football
Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class.
Three-star defensive back Carter Jamison committed to Tennessee, according to Chad Simmons of On3.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound prospect is from Creekside High School in Fairburn, Georgia. Former Vols Eric Berry, Evan Berry and Elliott Berry are also from Creekside.
247Sports ranks Jamison as the No. 101 safety in the class and No. 115 player in Georgia.
Tennessee was the first school to offer him a scholarship on Feb. 17. The 2027 prospect unofficially visited the Vols for a spring practice on April 2 and will officially visit Tennessee on June 19.
Other schools to offer Jamison scholarships include USF, Charlotte, UNLV, Western Michigan, Liberty, Colorado State, Eastern Kentucky and East Carolina.
Tennessee has six other commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace, offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo, defensive lineman Kadin Fife, quarterback Derrick Baker, athlete Jaden Butler and wide receiver KeSean Bowman.
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