California Gov. Gavin Newsom was in his element over the weekend. After scenes of burning cars and attacks on ICE personnel, Newsom declared that this was all "an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act." No, he was not speaking of the attacks on law enforcement or property. He was referring to President Donald Trump's call to deploy the National Guard to protect federal officers.Newsom is planning to challenge the deployment as cities like Glendale arecancelling contractsto house detainees and reaffirming that local police will not assist the federal government.Trump has the authority under Section 12406 of Title 10 of the U.S. Code to deploy the National Guard if the governor is "unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States."The administration is saying that that is precisely what is unfolding in California, where mobs have attacked vehicles and trapped federal personnel.CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZMost critics are challenging the deployment on policy grounds, arguing that it is an unnecessary escalation. However, even critics like Berkeley Law Dean Erwin haveadmittedthat "Unfortunately, President Trump likely has the legal authority to do this."There is a fair debate over whether this is needed at this time, but the president is allowed to reach a different conclusion. Trump wants the violence to end now as opposed to escalating as it did in the Rodney King riots or the later riots after George Floyd's death, causing billions in property damage and many deaths.Courts will be asked to halt the order because it did not technically go through Newsom to formally call out the National Guard.ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS IN LOS ANGELES SPIT ON AND BURN AMERICAN FLAGSection 12406grants Trump the authority to call out the Guard and employs a mandatory term for governors, who "shall" issue the president's order. In thememo, Trump also instructed federal officials "to coordinate with the Governors of the States and the National Guard Bureau."Newsom is clearly refusing to issue the orders or coordinate the deployment.Even if such challenges are successful, Trump can clearly flood the zone with federal authority. Indeed, the obstruction could escalate the matter further, prompting Trump to consider using the Insurrection Act, which would allow troops to participate directly in civilian law enforcement.In 1958, President Eisenhower used the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Arkansas to enforce the Supreme Courts orders ending racial segregation in schools.NY TIMES SAYS 'REAL EMERGENCY' IS TRUMP SENDING TROOPS TO LOS ANGELESThe Trump administration has already claimed that these riots "constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the government of the United States." In support of such a claim, the administration could cite many of the Democratic leaders now denouncing the claim.After January 6th, liberal politicians and professors insisted that the riot was an "insurrection" and claimed that Trump and dozens of Republicans could beremoved from ballotsunder the 14th Amendment.Liberal professorsinsistedthat Trump's use of the word "fight" on January 6th and his questioning of the results of an election did qualify as an insurrection. They argued that you merely need to show "an assemblage of people" who are "resisting the law" and "using force or intimidation" for "a public purpose." The involvement of inciteful language from politicians only reinforced these claims. Sound familiar?Democrats are using this order to deflect from their own escalation of the tensions over the past several months. From Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz calling ICE officers "Gestapo" to others calling them "fascists" and "Nazis," Democratic leaders have been ignoring objections that they are fueling the violent and criminal responses. It did not matter. It was viewed as good politics.CHUCK DEVORE: TRUMP MOVES FAST TO SAVE LA FROM A 1992 REPEATWhile Newsom and figures like New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker have called these "peaceful" protests, we have also seen rocks, and Molotov cocktails thrown at police as vehicles were torched. Police have had to use tear gas, "flash bang" grenades, andrubber bullets to quell these "peaceful" protesters.There appears little interest in deescalation on either side. For the Trump administration, images of rioters riding in celebration around burning cars with Mexican flags are only likely to reinforce the support of the majority of Americans for the enforcement of immigration laws.For Democrats, they have gone "all in" on opposing ICE and these enforcement operations despite support from roughly 30 percent of the public.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONSome Democrats are now playing directly to the mob. A Los Angeles City Council member, Eunisses Hernandez, reportedly urged anti-law enforcement protesters to "escalate" their tactics against ICE officers:"They know how quickly we mobilize, thats why theyre changing tactics. Because community defense works and our resistance has slowed them down before and if theyre escalating their tactics, then so are we. When they show up, we gotta show up even stronger."So, L.A. officials are maintaining the sanctuary status of the city, barring the cooperation of local police, and calling on citizens to escalate their resistance after a weekend of violent attacks. Others have posted the locations of ICE facilities to allow better tracking of operations, while cities like Glendale are closing facilities.In Washington, House Speaker Hakim Jeffries haspledgedto unmask the identities of individual ICE officers who have been covering their faces to protect themselves and their families from growing threats.While Democrats have not succeeded in making a convincing political case for opposing immigration enforcement, they may be making a stronger case for federal deployment in increasingly hostile blue cities.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JONATHAN TURLEY

Several Democratic National Committee officers are accusing DNC vice chair David Hogg of leaking an audio recording exposing infighting, as the 25-year-old progressive reformer faces possible ouster.Politico first obtained about two minutes of audio from a May 15 Zoom call in which Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is heard accusing Hogg of impacting his ability to lead.Hogg, 25, was elected vice chair in February but is currently at risk of losing that role after stirring tensions with party leadership. A survivor of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, Hogg has been vocal about how his group, Leaders We Deserve, is planning to spend $20 million to support progressive and primarily younger candidates challenging incumbent Democrats in safe districts during the next election."It has plenty of warts, and were all trying to change those, for sure, but the longer we continue this fight, the harder it is for us to actually do what we all want to do, which is make a difference in this country again," Martin said in the recording, as the party is trying to regroup following Democrats' 2024 election defeat.DAVID HOGG CLASHES WITH AN IRATE JAMES CARVILLE OVER DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY PLAN, CALLS ON HIM TO 'WIN ELECTIONS'About 10 people were on the call, including Hogg, other DNC officers and staff, according to Politico."I deeply respect you, David. I, too, was looking forward to working with you, but this has created a situation, and Ill be very honest with you, for the first time in my 100 days on this job," Martin continued, "The other night I said to myself for the first time, I dont know if I want to do this anymore. And partly, not because of the stress and all the naysayers, right? Im used to that. I spent 14 years as a chair. Im used to getting beat up on.""But you know, this is, this is really, everything you know from this election, this credentials report, how Malcoms been treated in this to you know, the fact the election itself, how Shasti and Jeanna were treated in this," Martin said. "Im just quite frustrated to be in this position because what youve done, whether you like it or not, or know it or not, David, Im trying to no one knows who the hell I am, right? Im trying to get my sea legs underneath of me and actually develop any amount of credibility, so I can go out there and raise the money and do the job I need to to put ourselves in a position to win.""And again, I dont think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to," Martin said. "So, its really frustrating."Several party officers alleged in statements to Fox News Digital that Hogg was behind the audio leak."Breaking news: a human being had a frustrating day at work. Thats all Ken expressed on that call I was there," DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta said. "For weeks, Ive pointed out Davids causal relationship with the truth. He proves he has no relationship with integrity if hes willing to record and leak private conversations."DEMOCRATS' VICE CHAIR GETS ULTIMATUM: STAY NEUTRAL IN PRIMARIES OR STEP DOWN FROM PARTY LEADERSHIP"The Democratic Party is not the past. The Democratic Party is what we do next. The endless, self-serving narratives and the deliberate leaking of private conversations by David Hogg and his allies must stop," Jane Kleeb, president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, said in a statement to Fox News Digital."Instead of helping to rebuild the party hes supposed to serve, hes attacking it for personal gain," Kleeb continued. "That might boost his PAC's fundraising, but it erodes trust in the very institution were trying to reform and strengthen. Im proud of Chair Martin and the reforms were advancing, which includes keeping the DNC out of primaries so voters decide on Democratic nominees. Just this past month, we made historic gains in traditional red states like Nebraska and Mississippi. People's lives will be better. Thats the work that matters."The Democratic National Committee is holding an electronic vote beginning Monday on whether to nullify the February elections of Hogg and Kenyatta as vice chairs. Oklahoma DNC member Kalyn Free filed a formal complaint with the DNC alleging that the February election of the two male vice chairs violated the DNC's gender-balanced rules, yet Hogg has claimed the DNC is using the vote to push for his ouster as he tries to reform the party.Hogg responded to the leaked audio in a statement to X."Theres a lot going on right now. Heres what matters: Trump just nationalized Californias national guard in his latest step on his authoritarian march to stomp out dissent against mass deportations," Hogg said, referring to the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement riots in Los Angeles. "Republicans want us turning on each other so they can continue getting away with this. While Chair Martin and I have had our disagreements we are both in this to build the strongest party possible.""Our nation is in a moment of crisis and the people are looking for us to lead," Hogg said. "This is a distraction that prevents us from doing that. Do not help the GOP."Hogg also said that "a lot of people are accusing me of leaking this recording," sharing messages from the Politico reporter seeking comment on the story. He did not affirm or deny whether he was behind the leak."BS. It was you. Everyone knows it," New York Democratic state Sen. James Skoufis responded on X. "Leaking audio of a private call with party leadership is a disgrace and shows how deeply unserious and uncommitted you are to building a better, stronger, more inclusive Democratic Party."Martin, meanwhile, said in a statement that he's "not going anywhere," and he took the job as DNC chair "to fight Republicans, not Democrats.""As I said when I was elected, our fight is not within the Democratic Party, our fight is and has to be solely focused on Donald Trump and the disastrous Republican agenda," he said. "Thats the work that I will continue to do every day."In statements to Fox News Digital, more DNC officers voiced support for Martin, as well as condemnation of Hogg."We have a lot of work to do as a party, and Chair Martin is doing it," DNC Associate Chair Stuart Applebaum said. "I have total confidence in his leadership. The stakes are so high right now that we cant afford distractions like the ones that David is creating.""Like Chair Martin said, infighting is a waste of time when Donald Trump and the Republican Congress is taking healthcare and food away from millions of Americans," DNC Vice Chair Artie Blanco said. "Ken wouldn't be here today if not for SNAP and Medicaid. That's the type of passionate leadership we should want for our party. The fact that someone would secretly record and share audio of him candidly discussing that is more a reflection of their character than the Chair's. Begs the question, what are their true intentions."DNCAssociate Chair Shasti Conrad, who was briefly mentioned on the recording, said in a statement to Fox News Digital, "During the DNC Officers call, we all were operating under the assumption that this was a confidential call amongst colleagues. Does David Hogg benefit from this? Yes. Regardless, how are we able to lead if there is no trust?"CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News Digital also reached out to Hogg and Leaders We Deserve seeking comment on the recording, but they have yet to provide a response.

President Donald Trump suggested he would be willing to arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom if his administration obstructs ICE operations amid riots in Los Angeles on Monday.Trump made the statement in a brief exchange with reporters after disembarking from Marine One outside the White House. Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump whether he though Border Czar Tom Homan should take up Newsom on his dare to come arrest him."He's daring Tom Homan to come and arrest him. Should he do it?" Doocy asked."I would do it I were Tom," Trump responded. "I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity. But I do think it would be a great thing. He's done a terrible job. I like Gavin Newsom. He's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent. Everybody knows."NATIONAL GUARD TO BE DEPLOYED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS ANTI-ICE PROTESTS RAGE: BORDER CZAR TOM HOMANTrump went on to state his belief that many of the rioters and protesters in Los Angeles are professional agitators rather than real protesters.FEDERAL OFFICIALS SLAM DEMOCRATS FOR 'DANGEROUS' RHETORIC AS ICE AGENTS FACE VIOLENT MOBS IN LA, NYC"The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators. They're insurrectionists. They're bad people. They should be in jail," Trump said.Newsom swiftly responded to Trump's comments in a post on social media."The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor," Newsom wrote. "This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I dont care if youre a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism."Homan told "Fox & Friends" earlier on Monday that he had told an NBC reporter that "no one's above the law," but there was no discussion about arresting Newsom at that time."What we discussed was for those protesters that crossed the line you can protest, you get your First Amendment rights But when you cross that line, you put hands on an ICE officer, or you destroy property, or I'd say that you impede law enforcement, or you're knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien that's a crime, and the Trump administration is not going to tolerate it," he said."Then the reporter asked me, well, could Governor Newsom or Mayor Bass be arrested? I said, 'Well, no one's above the law. If they cross the line and commit a crime, absolutely they can,' so there was no discussion about arresting Newsom."Homan lambasted the blue state's response to riots against the Trump administration's immigration raids that rocked Los Angeles over the weekend, with some protesters throwing projectiles at law enforcement and torching American flags and cars.Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to the city in an effort to quell some of the unrest, much to the dismay of Democratic officials.Fox News' Taylor Penley and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin declared Monday that it wasn't illegal to be undocumented because it's considered a civil offense."Sixty percent of the American public, two-thirds of independents, 90% of Republicans and just a little under half of Democrats think the crime is in being undocumented," co-host Sara Haines said of Trump administration deportation efforts. "What I'm saying is, a massive amount of this country actually agrees with, not how he's doing it, but what he's doing."The co-hosts criticized President Donald Trump for sending in the National Guard on Monday to help quell rioting in Los Angeles over the weekend."There's misinformation out there," Hostin said. "Let's axe that right now, because it is not illegal to be undocumented. It is not a crime to be undocumented. People are not illegal."THE VIEW CO-HOSTS CLASH OVER TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICY, ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN FACT-CHECKS SUNNY HOSTIN"We need to put that information out there. It is a civil infraction," Hostin continued.Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed back and said it wasn't a broad misunderstanding, referring back to Haines' argument."I think that 60% of Americans believe its a civil offense and that if you come here, and youre undocumented, that you should be deported," she said.Haines told her co-hosts that there was more support for deportations than they realized.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREMSNBC, CNN, LIBERAL MEDIA FIGURES CLAIM TRUMPS IMMIGRATION POLICIES ARE RACIST, SOWING CRUELTY ACROSS USGov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has also slammed Trump for sending in the National Guard."I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command," Newsom wrote on X on Sunday alongside his letter to Trump. "We didnt have a problem until Trump got involved. This is a serious breach of state sovereignty inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where theyre actually needed."Several polls have shown broad support for deporting at least some illegal immigrants.A Pew Research Center poll released in late May found that 32% of U.S. adults say all illegal immigrants should be deported from the country, while 16% say none should be deported.About half of U.S. adults, however, said at least some immigrants living in the country illegally should be deported, although they couldnt reach a consensus on what factor should be grounds for deportation.A Fox News poll from October 2024 found that two-thirds of voters favored Trump's mass deportation plan.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw hurled a gem against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday as the team picked up a 7-3 victory.The veteran pitcher went five innings, allowing one run on six hits and striking out seven. He only threw 82 pitches and picked up the first winning decision of the year.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMKershaw expressed after the game he was a bit upset with the Cardinals going into the matchup. The Cardinals played Matt Adams clutch home run off Kershaw in the 2014 National League Division Series on a loop before the game began at Busch Stadium.It wasnt Kershaws finest moment for the Dodgers but the team playing the moment from more than 10 years ago appeared to irk the pitcher."I think its a little bush league, but I dont expect anything less from these guys. So, its no worries," he told MLB.com.2025 WORLD SERIES ODDS: DODGERS FAVORED; RANGERS, ASTROS, RED SOX CRATERKershaw was the National League MVP and Cy Young Award winner during the 2014 season. More than 10 years later, hes still going strong for the Dodgers though the expectations are a bit different.Hes started five games this season for the Dodgers and has a 4.35 ERA with 15 strikeouts. He was last an All-Star in 2023. He missed most of the 2024 season with various injuries.Los Angeles improved to 39-27 with the win over St. Louis. The defending World Series champions a game ahead of the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants in the National League West division.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

The Trump administration on Friday announced it had returned Kilmar Abrego Garcia a Salvadoran migrant and alleged MS-13 member to the U.S., months after he was deported to El Salvador in what officials later acknowledged was an administrative error.It is unclear whether Abrego Garcias return signals a shift in policy or is merely a one-off. The administration paired the announcement with news of a new federal indictment charging him with crimes related to transporting undocumented immigrants in the U.S.Still, the case has sparked fresh questions about the administrations willingness to comply with other court orders requiring the return of deported migrants whether individuals or entire classes or mandating that certain individuals remain in U.S. custody long enough to challenge their removals to so-called "third countries."It also undercut the Trump administration's assertion earlier this year that it is powerless to order El Salvador to return a prisoner or facilitate the return of migrants sent to El Salvador something judges have attempted somewhat unsuccessfully to square in various court proceedings this year. Here is what to know about those cases so far.100 DAYS OF INJUNCTIONS, TRIALS AND 'TEFLON DON': TRUMP SECOND TERM MEETS ITS BIGGEST TESTS IN COURTDaniel Lozano-Camargo, previously referred to in court documents as "Cristian," is a 20-year-old Venezuelan immigrant deported in March under the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime law invoked by Trump to quickly remove hundreds of immigrants and send them to El Salvador to be detained in the countrys maximum-security CECOT prison.U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagherruled in April that his deportation violated a settlement agreement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stuck last year with a group of young asylum seekers, including Lozano-Camargo, who had entered the country as an unaccompanied child and later sought asylum.Under that agreement, DHS agreed not to deport the immigrants until their asylum cases were fully adjudicated in court, which she said had not happened in Lozano-Camargos case prior to his removal.Gallagher, a Trump appointee, ruled that his deportation was a breach of contract. In ordering his return to the U.S., she stressed that her ruling had nothing to do with the strength of his asylum request in question a nod to the two apparent low-level drug offenses he had racked up prior to his removal but simply his ability to have his asylum request adjudicated in court under the agreement with DHS.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuitupheld that decision late last month, clearing the way for Gallagher to set a formal timeline for the government to comply with facilitating the return. DHS officials told the court last week in a status update that Lozano-Camargo remains held at CECOT.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ASKS SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW EL SALVADOR DEPORTATION FLIGHT CASEThe Trump administration returned a mistakenly deported Guatemalan native to U.S. soil last week, marking thefirst known instance of the Trump administration complying with a judges orders to return an individual removed from the U.S. based on erroneous information.The immigrant, referred to in court documents only as "O.C.G.," was deported to Mexico in March without due process and despite his stated fears of persecution in the country, according to U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who ordered his return.Murphy noted that O.C.G. had previously been held for ransom andraped in Mexico but was not afforded the chance to assert those fears prior to his removal a right afforded to him by U.S. and international law.ICE officials told the court earlier this month that they were working to secure his return. Last week, attorneys for O.C.G. told Fox News he had been returned to the U.S. on Wednesday via commercial flight.Unlike the individuals deported to CECOT, however, O.C.G. had not been detained in Mexico after he was deported, which could have eased some of the hurdles for the administration in returning him.Murphy ordered the Trump administration to keep in U.S. custody a group of six immigrants who were deported to South Sudan without due process or notice until they have the opportunity to conduct so-called "reasonable fear interviews," or a chance to explain to U.S. officials any fear of persecution or torture, should they be released into South Sudanese custody.Currently, all six individuals remain detained at a U.S. military base in Djibouti the only U.S. military base currently operational in all of Africa and where ICE officials tasked with keeping them in custody cited recent health risks, including from malaria exposure, searing heat, nearby burn pits as well as the "imminent danger" of rocket attacks from terrorist groups in Yemen.In response, Murphy reiterated earlier this month that the individuals need not remain in South Sudan and that the U.S. is free to move them to another location, including back to the U.S., to more safely carry out these proceedings. It is unclear whether the government has plans to relocate the group.WHO IS JAMES BOASBERG, THE US JUDGE AT THE CENTER OF TRUMP'S DEPORTATION EFFORTS?U.S. District Judge James Boasberg last week ordered the Trump administration to provide all non-citizens deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador to be afforded the opportunity to seek habeas relief in court and challenge their alleged gang status the latest in a heated fight centered on Trump's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport certain migrants.Boasberg reiterated in the 69-page ruling that due process includes providing migrants deported to CECOT prior notice of removal, as well as so-called habeas protections, or the right to challenge their removals in court. He gave the Trump administration until Wednesday to submit to the court plans for how it will go about providing the habeas relief to plaintiffs held at CECOT."Defendants plainly deprived these individuals of their right to seek habeas relief before their summary removal from the United States a right that need not itself be vindicated through a habeas petition," Boasberg said in his order.The order is almost certain to spark fierce backlash from the Trump administration, which has previously railed against Boasberg's earlier rulings and the temporary restraining order handed down in March. Boasberg later found probable cause to hold the administration in contempt of court, citing the government's "willful disregard" for his March 15 emergency order, which ordered the administration to halt its deportation under the Alien Enemies Act, and immediately return all planes to the U.S., which did not happen.

Don Nelson, the former Dallas Mavericks head coach, accepted the Chuck Daily Lifetime Achievement Award before Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.Nelson, who has been living in Hawaii since being away from the game, carried a message with him for the franchise he used to lead on the court.During his press conference, Nelson made sure everyone in the building knew that he was wearing Luka Doncics new shoes from Nike.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWhy? He thinks the Mavericks and GM Nico Harrison made a "tremendous mistake" trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers."I want everybody to know Im wearing Lukas shoes, his new shoes from Nikeand Im wearing them in protest for the trade from Dallas," Nelson told the crowd. "I think it was a tremendous mistake by the Dallas franchise to trade him. I want everybody to know that."Nelson is a part of a mass group that believes Harrison made the wrong move in trading Doncic to Los Angeles, which was one of the most shocking trades in recent memory anywhere in professional sports.CHARLES BARKLEY SHARES BLUNT ADVICE FOR MAVERICKS GM NICO HARRISON AFTER LATEST LUKA DONCIC REMARKSMavericks fans let Harrison know it, too, as chants filled stadiums home and away, while a group of fans even held a fake funeral outside American Airlines Center days after the deal went down in February.Dallas, though, may have gotten bailed out after the NBA Draft Lottery saw them win the No. 1 overall pick. The Mavericks will presumably take Dukes Cooper Flagg later this month.Still, Mavericks fans werent happy to see Doncic, who helped lead the team to the NBA Finals last year, moving out west.While the Lakers didnt make a deep NBA Playoffs run, Doncic had similar numbers with the Lakers compared to the Mavericks. He averaged 28.2 points per game (28.1 in Dallas) with 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game over 28 contests.Nelson and many others have their opinions, but whats done is done now for the Mavericks. Time will tell who exactly won the trade.Nelson is a Hall of Famer coach, and one of the best in league history with San Antonio Spurs legend Gregg Popovich being the only one with more coaching wins all-time. He had 1,335 regular-season wins and 75 more in the playoffs during his time coaching the Milwaukee Bucks (1976-87), Golden State Warriors (1988-94), New York Knicks (1995-96), Mavericks (1997-2005), and Warriors once more from 2006-10.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan said Monday the media is partly to blame for the anti-ICE riots that caused chaos in downtown Los Angeles over the weekend.During an appearance on MSNBCs "Morning Joe," Homan slammed the media for not reporting the real reasons that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement were conducting investigations in the Fashion District of L.A. He said the law enforcement agency was executing warrants on specific criminal activity and noted that the news ignored that, choosing to characterize the actions as wide-ranging immigration raids that were "separating families.""The facts never got out. Even though we put the facts out, the media didnt cover it. They just said immigration raids, and were separating families and all the negative information we hear all the time," Homan told "Morning Joe" co-host Jonathan Lemire.FEDERAL OFFICIALS SLAM DEMOCRATS FOR 'DANGEROUS' RHETORIC AS ICE AGENTS FACE VIOLENT MOBS IN LA, NYCICE agents carried out operations at businesses across Los Angeles on Friday, which sparked protests and clashes outside multiple locations. The next three days saw unrest and confrontations between anti-ICE rioters and law enforcement, while the Department of Homeland Security urged California state leaders to "call off their rioting mob."A DHS statement put out Saturday read, "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.It took the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) 2 hours to respond."In response to the escalating chaos, President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. The troops began arriving on Sunday morning.FEDERAL OFFICIALS SLAM DEMOCRATS FOR 'DANGEROUS' RHETORIC AS ICE AGENTS FACE VIOLENT MOBS IN LA, NYCHoman told Lemire on Monday that the media and liberals ignored the reasons that ICE was in Los Angeles in the first place."The Fashion District wasnt an immigration raid. It was the service of three criminal warrants at locations based on a large criminal conspiracy that ICE is investigating, that has to do with money laundering, tax evasion and customs fraud where a company under-declared over $80 million in goods, failed to pay $17 million in fees," he said.Homan added, "And its part of an overall conspiracy on numerous businesses that they believe that some of this money is being laundered in Mexico and Colombia So, this was a criminal investigation that they are responding to."ICE agents captured the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens in Los Angeles during operations on Friday, including murderers, sex offenders and other violent criminals, the agency said on Sunday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREAfter Homan accused the media of ignoring those details, he doubled down on how necessary the Los Angeles raids were in getting dangerous criminals off the streets."We took a lot of bad people off the street last couple of days a Vietnamese national that attended a graduation party, was kicked out and came back and killed two young people, two young Americans," he said. "We arrested a child predator. We arrested someone for sexual misconduct, someone arrested for convicted of armed robbery. We arrested numerous gang members."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"What ICE did the last couple of days is make Los Angeles safer by taking public safety threats off the street," Homan added.

A Boston judge accused of helping an illegal alien evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and escape out of the courthouse in 2018 is facing a misconduct hearing on Monday.The judge, Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph, is currently facing a civil misconduct charge from a 2018 incident in which she allegedly helped Jose Medina-Perez, a Dominican national who had been deported twice, leave Newton District Court undetected. Medina-Perez, who had been prohibited from re-entering the United States until 2027, had appeared in court on drug possession charges and a fugitive warrant from Pennsylvania and an ICE agent was waiting to take him into custody.Joseph is appearing before the Suffolk Superior Court in Bostonon Monday and the hearing is ongoing. Presiding Judge Denis McInerneysaid that he will issue a report after the hearing concludes of his findings and recommendations.US DROPS CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE ACCUSED OF HELPING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AVOID ICE CAPTUREAt the start of the hearing, Joseph's counsel emphasized that her client had not been convicted of any crime."If you were to walk down the street and take a survey of the people you meet, 100% of them would tell you Judge Joseph let an illegal immigrant out the back door of the district court," her counsel said in an opening statement. "Fifty percent of them would tell you that she's a criminal, and she should go to jail. Fifty percent would tell you she's a folk hero for what she gave. But 100% would tell you she did it. It has become such a part of local lore in Boston that the media, for the most part, have dropped the niceties of alleged or charged, and they report and make references to this incident as if a dozen people had seen Judge Joseph get off the bench, escorted the defendant to the door, gave him a hug and wished him Godspeed."Medina-Perez's attorney, David Jellinek, has also taken the stand for cross-examination. He struck an immunity deal with federal authorities to testify against Joseph.In 2019, the Justice Department indicted Joseph and former trial court officer Wesley MacGregor on obstructive of justice charges. Both pleaded not guilty.MASSACHUSETTS JUDGE WHO HELPED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ESCAPE ICE ARREST INDICTED, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAYFederal prosecutors alleged Joseph instructed a court clerk to tell the ICE agent present to wait in the lobby, claiming that if the defendant was released, he would come out through the courtroom door into the lobby. Later, Joseph allegedly ordered the courtroom clerk to "go off the record for a moment" and the courtroom audio recorder was turned off for 52 seconds.Once the audio record was back on, Joseph said she would release the defendant. Federal prosecutors said Medina-Perez's defense attorney had asked to speak with the defendant downstairs and Joseph responded, "Thats fine. Of course." When reminded by the clerk that an ICE Officer was in the courthouse, Joseph allegedly stated, "Thats fine. Im not gonna allow them to come in here. But hes been released on this," according to court documents.Prosecutors said MacGregor allegedly escorted the defendant, his attorney and an interpreter downstairs to the lockup and used his security access card to open the rear sally-port exit and release the defendant.The Justice Department agreed to drop the charges against Joseph in September 2022 after she referred herself to the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct (CJC) and admitted to certain facts related to the case.The Massachusetts CJC filed formal charges accusing Joseph of "willful judicial misconduct" and conduct "prejudicial to the administration of justice."

Former WNBA star Candace Parker talked about the physicality Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has dealt with in comparison to when she first entered the league with the Los Angeles Sparks.Clark was involved in several scraps during her first year in the WNBA. The number of incidents begged the question of whether she was being targeted due to jealousy over the attention she received.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut Parker explained on Jemele Hills podcast "Spolitics" that the tough play in the WNBA was "part of the game.""When you are a generational talent, I say that in Dianna [Taurasi], Maya [Moore], myself, Breanna Stewart, Cailtin Clark, Aja Wilson youre going to experience the physicality. The scouting report is to stop you, a lot of it is to be physical," Parker said. "Do you take a couple extra licks from people? Yeah. Was I the rookie coming in and got different shots taken at me or hard fouls? For sure. It is a part of the game."Parker suggested there was a bigger issue with how the physicality of the WNBA was received among a new television audience."I think the problem is now it is a balancing act of society and the expectation of women versus what is necessary in sports," she said. "And for so long they were conflicting and that women in society were supposed to be strong, but not too strong. I remember not wanting to go up in weight in college, power cleaning, because Im like, Oh my shoulders in the dress are looking kind of muscular. And now Im like you know, What Im a b----, like who cares? Youre going to see my muscles.WNBA SHOULD INVESTIGATE BRITTNEY GRINER VIDEO AFTER PROBING FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT FEVER FANS, GOVERNOR SAYS"I think its a different generations of players that are willing to take on societys problems with women head on. As a result, I think now we're seeing social media explode and more followers wanting to follow women because we are so dynamic on what we can do on and off the floor."Clark and Angel Reese have developed a storied history with each other dating back to the 2023 national championship between Iowa and LSU.Their storyline has strongly been compared to the rivalry Magic Johnson and Larry Bird cultivated in the NBA, which helped increase viewership for the league.But Parker stopped short of making the comparison."I think it's comparing apples and oranges," she said. "Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, its like what are we doing? They like doing the Magic and Bird comparison, well they played similar positions. They at least kind of matched up."Im not falling into that. Im not falling into the comparison and I think that there are a number of things that Angel can improve on, will improve on in the situation shes in. And I think Caitlin Clark has done that even in her first year..... She makes her team better."Fox News Connor McGahan contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.