テキサス州ノース・リッチランド・ヒルズ在住のフランシスコ・メナ被告は、ドナルド・トランプ大統領と移民税関執行局（ICE）職員に対するオンライン脅迫で連邦起訴に直面している。弁護人らは発言が誇張表現であり修正第1条で保護されているとして棄却動議を提出した。この事件はオンライン言論と真の脅迫をめぐる議論を浮き彫りにしている。
フランシスコ・メナは2026年1月に逮捕され、先月、連邦大陪審により連邦職員脅迫罪10件で起訴された。容疑は2025年5月13日から25日にかけて彼が投稿したYouTubeの投稿に由来し、ドナルド・トランプ大統領と移民税関執行局（ICE）職員を標的にしたものだ。
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Federal prosecutors say Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was arrested and charged after an April 7 Immigration and Customs Enforcement stop in Patterson, California, during which authorities allege he struck an agent with his car. Mendoza Hernandez was shot multiple times during the encounter and later appeared in federal court in Sacramento on the assault charge, according to court filings and reporting by the Associated Press and other outlets.
A 32-year-old resident of Binghamton, New York, has been charged with making violent threats against President Donald Trump and his supporters via YouTube posts. Jeffrey Scott Hamm Jr. faces up to five years in federal prison for the alleged threats posted in January and February. Federal authorities acted after Google reported the content to the FBI.
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A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for impersonating an immigrant to frame him with fake death threats against President Donald Trump. Demetric Scott targeted Ramon Morales Reyes to avoid testifying in a robbery case. The scheme led to Morales Reyes's mistaken arrest by federal authorities.
Jacob Hudson, a 38-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran from Muskogee, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate threats targeting FBI Director Kash Patel and his wife Alexis Wilkins. The plea deal drops another charge and stems from social media posts in late 2025 referencing the Jeffrey Epstein case. Hudson faces up to five years in federal prison.
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A 29-year-old Chicago man faces federal charges after sending explicit threats to kill President Donald Trump, his son Barron, and Secret Service agents. Michael Kovco allegedly detailed plans for sniper attacks and other violence in messages to the CIA and White House. Authorities arrested him on April 3 following an investigation.
President Donald Trump has acknowledged that his administration's mass deportation efforts may require a gentler approach following the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis. The incidents, involving federal immigration agents killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti, prompted a leadership change and a reduction in agent presence in the area. Officials are now emphasizing targeted arrests amid heightened protests and calls for reform.
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A federal judge in Fort Worth declared a mistrial Tuesday during jury selection in the case against nine defendants charged in connection with a July 4, 2025, attack outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, after raising concerns that a defense attorney’s clothing could be seen as political messaging to prospective jurors.