Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
Congressional correspondent for @foxnews in DC. 4x EMMY winner, 3x Edward R. Murrow winner, 4x RTNA Golden Mike winner. @Cronkite_ASU grad & SoCal native.
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NEW: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that a suspect arrested on a Newark to New Orleans United flight last night for allegedly storming the cockpit and claiming to have a bomb, leading to United putting out a hijack alert for the plane, is a 2x previously deported Honduran illegal alien.
Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office once the flight landed at MSY (New Orleans airport) and he has been charged with felony bomb threat, terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct.
Per DHS - Gomez-Alberto crossed the Texas border illegally in 2011 and was deported, then illegally re-entered through the New Mexico border in 2014 and was deported a second time. He illegally re-entered the country a third time in 2019, was arrested by Border Patrol, but was released from custody after an immigration judge ordered his release.
He is currently being held without bond by law enforcement in Louisiana.
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BREAKING: Sen. Majority Leader John Thune has been re-elected by Senate Republicans and will serve as Senate Minority Leader in the new Congress when Dems take power. Senators Barrasso, Cotton, Capito, and Lankford have all also been re-elected to their positions. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) will now serve as NRSC Chairman instead of Sen. Tim Scott.
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And by legalize I mean green card/permanent residency. Not citizenship.
BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that a suspect arrested by US Secret Service last night in a stolen vehicle near the White House with a rifle, two handguns, and ammo is a Venezuelan illegal alien who threatened to kill President Trump and was previously caught and released at the Texas border in 2024 by the Biden administration.
Per DHS, last night, Secret Service agents saw a man acting suspiciously in a vehicle on Constitution Ave. near the White House. When agents approached it, the suspect, Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, told them he was hearing voices in his head telling him to come to DC to kill President Trump. A search of the car revealed he had an AR-15 style rifle, a Mac 10, a Glock-43x, and ammo. The car was also stolen.
He was arrested and charged with carrying a rifle outside of a home or business, three counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, three counts of unregistered firearms, three counts of unregistered ammunition, possession of certain dangerous weapons, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft, and receiving stolen property.
ICE has placed a detainer on him with US Marshals, who currently have him in custody. DHS says he crossed the TX border illegally in March 2024 and was released into the country by the Biden admin.
DHS Sec. Mullin is praising the Secret Service agents:
“Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone,” said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “On top of threatening President Trump, he is an illegal alien from Venezuela who had no business being in our country in the first place. This is just an example of the incredible work done by the men and women of the Secret Service every single day."
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BREAKING: President Trump announces he's replacing WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles with WH Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller beginning Monday.
In case you’re wondering, the eligibility requirements for this do not include US citizenship or any legal status.
Just “proof of residency” in California for one year.
With Alaska race currently separated by 626 votes, “Decoy Dan” J. Sullivan has 3,500+ votes.
BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for House Minority Leader in wake of GOP wipeout last night. He just informed staff on a call, per sources to @FoxNews.
Jim Jordan will run for House Minority Leader, per sources.
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Understand the implications of what happened in Texas last night.
Gina Hinojosa has called on Gov. Abbott to end state & local cooperation with ICE & she can order that on day one.
Hinojosa voted against the 2017 SB 4 as a TX state rep. The bill was essentially a sanctuary cities ban and required TX law enforcement to cooperate with ICE detainers. She then voted against another SB 4 in 2023, which made it a state crime to cross illegally into Texas.
Should there be another border crisis in coming years, there will likely be no resistance from Texas at the border. No Texas DPS, no TX National Guard, no razor wire or water buoys, and no Operation Lone Star, which Hinojosa called a “dog and pony show” and “political theater”.
Remember when 15,000 Haitians surged illegally into Del Rio, TX in 2021 under the international bridge? That was only stopped because Texas DPS responded on Abbott’s orders and physically blocked further crossings by lining up their cruisers to form a wall. The Biden Border Patrol was caught off guard and offered almost no resistance, except for some horseback agents who were falsely slandered for “whipping”.
Additionally, because Republicans failed to pass any legislation codifying President Trump’s border security measures, if Dems take the White House in 2028, that Dem president could, if he/she wants to, reverse every single Trump border security policy immediately upon taking office because they were all done at the executive level, and they can order Border Patrol to go back to a passive catch & release policy like we saw under Biden.
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BREAKING: And this one is a stunner.
@FoxNews projects that Annie Andrews (D) will defeat Darline Graham (R) for US Senate in the traditionally reliably red state of South Carolina.
This will be another Democrat FLIP in the Senate.
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BREAKING: @FoxNews Decision Desk projects that Chris Pappas (D) will defeat former Republican senator John Sununu (R) in the New Hampshire Senate race.
Democrat hold.
Haley Stevens: “I concluded that Abdul El-Sayed is not fit to serve in the United States Senate.”
EXCLUSIVE: A Honduran illegal immigrant allegedly raped a Minnesota woman just TWO DAYS after his deportation order became final, months after a Clinton-appointed federal judge ordered his release from ICE custody.
According to federal immigration officials, 42-year-old Marcotulio Melendez Diaz was working as a handyman when he allegedly overpowered and repeatedly raped the woman on Oct. 11. Authorities say the alleged assault was captured on an indoor surveillance camera.
ICE is criticizing the judge’s decision, arguing the alleged assault could have been prevented if Melendez Diaz had remained in custody.
See the full legal timeline and what ICE is saying about the case:
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NEW: DHS announces that ICE & local partners arrested 230+ illegal alien truck drivers in a three day operation across 15 states dubbed “Operation Guardian” & seized more than 40 Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs). DHS says one Honduran illegal alien resisted arrest and broke an Oklahoma State Trooper’s arm during the operation after the trooper pulled him over for speeding, ran his plates, and discovered the vehicle was stolen. Feds now charging him.
Per DHS, states which participated in Operation Guardian were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.
DHS says the Trump admin has now made nearly 4,800 CDL-related arrests nationwide since January 2025.
DHS statement via @SecMullinDHS:
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BATTLEGROUND MINNESOTA: Republican nominee Michele Tafoya cast her ballot early in Edina, focusing her message on state governance to appeal to independents. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Peggy Flanagan rallied voters in St. Paul alongside Pete Buttigieg, highlighting proposals like Medicare for All. @BillMelugin_ reports the latest.
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.@greggutfeld making point on @FoxNews right now…Dem knives are out for Haley Stevens, they say she’s betrayed the party. But there are no such knives/backlash to socialists who run against moderate Dems & want to shove the party to the far left. The “big tent” party anger largely only seems to go in one direction and the socialists are welcomed in despite openly admitting they’d like to tear down the Dem establishment & in some cases defeating the establishment incumbents.
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Former Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz says some Biden administration officials were “embracing the chaos and crisis” at the southern border.
He told @camiloreports the U.S.-Mexico border is now at the quietest level he’s ever seen.
Ortiz served in the Border Patrol for 33 years under Republican and Democratic presidents, including as chief during the Biden administration.
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TLDR: A Honduran illegal alien gets caught and released at the border by the Biden admin in 2024. ICE arrests him in MN in January 2026. Federal judge orders him released. He goes back to MN & is now charged w/ raping a woman in her own home while working as her handyman.
He was in custody twice & was let go twice before the alleged rape.
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EXCLUSIVE: A Honduran illegal alien who was arrested by ICE in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, issued a deportation order, then ordered released from ICE detention by a Clinton-appointed federal judge on "due process" grounds has now been arrested & charged w/ raping a woman in her Minnesota home while working as a handyman after his release. Police say the rape was captured on the woman’s internal home surveillance video.
Authorities in Ramsey County, MN have charged 42-year-old MARCOTULIO MELENDEZ DIAZ with felony 1st degree criminal sexual penetration w/ coercion. According to the criminal complaint, on October 11th, MELENDEZ DIAZ allegedly overpowered and repeatedly raped the female victim in her own home in Mounds View, MN against her will while working as a handyman, and the assault was captured on the woman’s internal home surveillance system video. He is in custody on $150,000 bond and will face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. ICE has placed a detainer on him.
ICE sources tell FOX that MELENDEZ DIAZ was initially caught and released at the Texas border by the Biden administration in April 2024. ICE arrested him in Minnesota in January 2026 during Operation Metro Surge and transferred him to ICE detention in Texas where he initially crossed the border illegally. An immigration judge issued him a deportation order on 3/30/2026 and MELENDEZ DIAZ appealed. But on 8/7/2026, a federal judge in the Western District of Texas, Judge Orlando L. Garcia (Clinton appointee) ordered MELENDEZ DIAZ released from ICE custody and granted his habeas petition on grounds of “due process”, and MELENDEZ DIAZ made his way back to Minnesota.
The Board of Immigration Appeals then rejected MELENDEZ DIAZ’s appeal on 10/9/2026 and issued him a final deportation order, and two days later, police say he raped the Minnesota woman in her home.
Frustrated ICE sources say this alleged rape would have never happened if MELENDEZ DIAZ had remained in ICE custody.
I’ve reached out to Judge Garcia’s office & courtroom deputy for comment.
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EXCLUSIVE: A Honduran illegal alien who was arrested by ICE in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, issued a deportation order, then ordered released from ICE detention by a Clinton-appointed federal judge on "due process" grounds has now been arrested & charged w/ raping a woman in her Minnesota home while working as a handyman after his release. Police say the rape was captured on the woman’s internal home surveillance video.
Authorities in Ramsey County, MN have charged 42-year-old MARCOTULIO MELENDEZ DIAZ with felony 1st degree criminal sexual penetration w/ coercion. According to the criminal complaint, on October 11th, MELENDEZ DIAZ allegedly overpowered and repeatedly raped the female victim in her own home in Mounds View, MN against her will while working as a handyman, and the assault was captured on the woman’s internal home surveillance system video. He is in custody on $150,000 bond and will face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. ICE has placed a detainer on him.
ICE sources tell FOX that MELENDEZ DIAZ was initially caught and released at the Texas border by the Biden administration in April 2024. ICE arrested him in Minnesota in January 2026 during Operation Metro Surge and transferred him to ICE detention in Texas where he initially crossed the border illegally. An immigration judge issued him a deportation order on 3/30/2026 and MELENDEZ DIAZ appealed. But on 8/7/2026, a federal judge in the Western District of Texas, Judge Orlando L. Garcia (Clinton appointee) ordered MELENDEZ DIAZ released from ICE custody and granted his habeas petition on grounds of “due process”, and MELENDEZ DIAZ made his way back to Minnesota.
The Board of Immigration Appeals then rejected MELENDEZ DIAZ’s appeal on 10/9/2026 and issued him a final deportation order, and two days later, police say he raped the Minnesota woman in her home.
Frustrated ICE sources say this alleged rape would have never happened if MELENDEZ DIAZ had remained in ICE custody.
I’ve reached out to Judge Garcia’s office & courtroom deputy for comment.
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BREAKING: Stevens endorses Mike Rogers.
WOW.
I am endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate today.
