'LOCK HER UP!' New York AG Letitia James Makes Outrageous Move Against ICE Agents - She's Not Going To Get Away W
Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday issued an open call asking for photos and videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to upload to a new “portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York” following a raid on Canal Street in New York City that netted the arrest of nine illegal aliens with criminal histories.
“We’re launching a portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York after yesterday’s ICE raid on Canal Street,” James wrote on the X platform.
“New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law,” she added.
James’s announcement came just two days after Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) revealed that Democrats on the House Oversight Committee plan to launch what he described as a “master ICE tracker” to monitor the movements of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — a move critics have characterized as a potential “hit list.”
“I shared this with the mayor (LA Mayor Karen Bass),” Garcia began. “Over the course of the next couple of weeks, the Oversight Committee will be launching on their website a ‘master ICE tracker.'”
“We will be essentially tracking every single instance that we can verify (location of ICE agents),” he added.
James added in a statement: “Every New Yorker has the right to live without fear or intimidation. If you witnessed and documented ICE activity yesterday, I urge you to share that footage with my office. We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law. No one should be subject to unlawful questioning, detention, or intimidation.”
She didn’t note that people in the country illegally are not “New Yorkers” in any legal sense.
We're launching a portal to review federal immigration enforcement in New York after yesterday’s ICE raid on Canal Street.
New Yorkers who were present should submit videos or photos, and we will review and investigate any violations of the law.https://t.co/jTixVi4yE6
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) October 22, 2025
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) said during a press conference Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wrongly detained four U.S. citizens during the Canal Street raid, holding them for “nearly 24 hours” without charges — an action he claimed was “lawless terror.”
“In other cities where the federal government has escalated immigration enforcement, local authorities have complained that federal agents have bent the law and abused civilians,” The New York Times said.
In San Francisco, which is bracing for an influx of ICE officers, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Wednesday that “state and local authorities may arrest federal agents if they break California law.”
That said, the “ability of states to arrest federal officers is murky,” the Times reported. U.C. Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky said if “ICE agents are acting legally, the state can’t prosecute them and hold them liable, even if it dislikes what they’re doing,” but if they “act beyond their legal authority, and violate state law in doing so, they can be prosecuted.”
Meanwhile, James was set to appear in a federal courtroom in Virginia on Friday to face allegations of mortgage fraud.
James was indicted earlier this month after prosecutors alleged she lied on a mortgage application to obtain favorable loan terms on a Virginia property she later rented out.
The indictment, returned by a federal grand jury, centers on a single-family home in Norfolk, Virginia, that James co-purchased in August 2020 for roughly $137,000. Most of the purchase was financed with a $109,600 loan that prohibited the home from being used as a rental or investment property, according to prosecutors.
By misrepresenting the property as a second home, James received a lower interest rate and saved “approximately $18,933 over the life of the loan,” prosecutors said in a five-page filing.
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte referred the case to the Department of Justice earlier this year, prompting a criminal probe that led to the indictment.
Hannah Dugan Sentenced to 10 Years: Ex-Judge Helped Undocumented Immigrant Flee ICE in Court
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — June 16, 2026
THE SENTENCING HEARING for former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan has been postponed indefinitely as a federal court takes under advisement a high-stakes defense motion aimed at completely overturning her felony conviction.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman opted to halt the scheduled June 3, 2026 proceedings to consider extensive oral arguments regarding recent appellate case law and procedural standards that could render the baseline foundation of the government's case legally invalid.
Dugan, 67, faces a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison following a split verdict delivered by a federal jury in December 2025. The panel found her guilty of one felony count of obstructing an official federal proceeding but acquitted her on a misdemeanor charge of concealing an individual from arrest.
The criminal charges stem from a highly controversial April 18, 2025 incident inside the Milwaukee County Courthouse involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and an undocumented immigrant.
"The defense maintains that the administrative execution of a standard immigration warrant does not meet the strict statutory definitions of an official federal proceeding required under obstruction laws."
The structural trial evidence demonstrated that ICE agents arrived at the county courthouse to detain Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Mexican national who had re-entered the United States illegally and was appearing before Dugan on a state misdemeanor battery matter.
According to official court testimony, Dugan confronted the agents outside her courtroom door, informing them that their administrative paperwork did not authorize a summary arrest within her state court facility. She then directed the officers to the chief judge's office before utilizing a private jury exit corridor to escort Flores-Ruiz and his defense attorney safely out of the building.
Agents remaining in the immediate vicinity observed the departure and apprehended Flores-Ruiz outside the municipal facility following a short foot chase.
Dugan resigned from her judicial seat shortly after the split jury verdict was finalized. While many legal observers originally anticipated a multi-year prison sentence if the felony conviction stood, first-time nonviolent offenders can alternatively receive probation or non-custodial outcomes depending on judicial discretion.
"The prosecution continues to push back forcefully against the request for a new trial, maintaining that the jury’s original verdict rested on sufficient, verified evidence and correctly applied federal law."
The case has commanded national attention from legal scholars as an unprecedented early test of a state court judge facing criminal prosecution for actions intersecting with federal immigration enforcement. The ongoing dispute has exposed deep rifts over the absolute authority of state jurists, courthouse safe-haven policies, and the true legal boundaries of domestic judicial discretion.
Judge Adelman did not issue an immediate ruling from the bench following the conclusion of oral arguments, stating that a comprehensive written order will follow. Consequently, the former judge's sentencing remains on hold until the court determines whether the underlying felony conviction will stand or be permanently vacated.
Maxine Waters Gets Huge Dose Of Her Own Medicine After Making Snide Remark About Speaker Candidate Jim Jordan O
Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2026
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was loudly shouted down on the House floor Tuesday after labeling Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) an “insurrectionist” during debate over the next Speaker of the House. The outburst came as Jordan faced a difficult first ballot for the speakership.
Waters voiced support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries before directing her remarks at Jordan. Republican members immediately drowned out her comments with shouts of opposition. One unnamed Republican was heard saying, “Huh? What did the Communist say?”
Jordan responded to the attack with a smirk but did not engage directly. The incident highlighted the sharp partisan tensions surrounding the Speaker election.
Jordan fell 17 votes short of the 217 needed to win on the first ballot Tuesday. All Democrats supported Jeffries, while several Republicans voted for other candidates. The House is scheduled to hold another vote on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.
Jordan told reporters late Tuesday that he remains committed to securing the gavel without forming a coalition government with Democrats. “We’re gonna keep going,” he said. “No one in our conference wants to see any type of coalition government with Democrats. So we’re going to keep working, and we’re going to get to the votes.”
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) told Fox News that she will continue supporting Jordan and believes momentum is building in his favor. She said anyone claiming to know exactly what will happen next is “full of it.”
The Wall Street Journal editorial board issued a sharp rebuke of the House Republican conference Tuesday night, criticizing the eight members who removed former Speaker Kevin McCarthy for failing to have a clear plan or alternative candidate.
Jordan has stated that one of his first priorities as Speaker would be to ensure Israel receives all necessary support in its war against Hamas. He said he would work with House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul and the Senate on a resolution backing the Jewish state.
