Kristi Noem – www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com israelhayom english website Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:16:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.israelhayom.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-G_rTskDu_400x400-32x32.jpg Kristi Noem – www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com 32 32 Shooter near White House targets 2 troops; Trump vows 'steep price' https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/11/26/shooter-at-white-house-in-custody-2-guards-injured/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/11/26/shooter-at-white-house-in-custody-2-guards-injured/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:41:03 +0000 https://www.israelhayom.com/?p=1106031 Two National Guard members were killed in a shooting incident in downtown Washington DC near the Farragut Metro Station and the White House on Wednesday. A suspect has been taken into custody, and the area is now secured by law enforcement. Officials including Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have been briefed on the situation, which remains under investigation, Fox News reported.

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Authorities responded to a shooting near downtown Washington, DC, close to the Farragut Metro Station and within walking distance of the White House on Wednesday. Two National Guard members – a man and a woman – were reportedly killed, based on West Virginia's governor who announced their death but later clarified there were conflicting reports. One suspect was taken into custody, and the area around the shooting has been secured by law enforcement, according to Fox News.

An unidentified man in military fatigues lies on a stretcher inside an ambulance 26 November, 2025 in downtown Washington, DC (Photo: Drew Angerer / AFP) AFP

"The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price," President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social before their death was announced.

Following the shooting, the White House was placed on lockdown, although Trump was not on site at the time. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have been briefed and are receiving continuous updates. The FBI is present at the scene, but no further details about the suspect or motive have been released yet, Fox News reported. The shooter was also critically wounded by the members of the National Guard who were attacked, and he was reportedly taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Authorities continue to investigate the incident while urging the public to avoid the area. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressed her thoughts and prayers for the National Guardsmen injured in the shooting. President Trump has been informed and is monitoring the situation as law enforcement secures the scene.

This is an ongoing event.

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ICE arrests relative of White House press secretary Leavitt https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/11/26/leavitt-ferreira-ice-detention/ https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/11/26/leavitt-ferreira-ice-detention/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:36:28 +0000 https://www.israelhayom.com/?p=1105835 Bruna Ferreira, mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, was taken into ICE detention in Massachusetts for allegedly overstaying a tourist visa overstay from 1999. The Department of Homeland Security described the Brazilian national as "a criminal illegal alien," a status strongly disputed by her lawyer, Todd Pomerleau, who claims she "maintained her legal status" under DACA and is pursuing a green card. Karoline Leavitt has declined comment, but her brother Michael Leavitt expressed his only "concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of my son." The mother awaits removal proceedings in Louisiana, as reported by NBC News.

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Federal immigration officials recently detained Bruna Caroline Ferreira, a relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in Massachusetts, according to NBC News. The Brazilian national, who shares an 11-year-old son with Leavitt's older brother, Michael Leavitt, was described by a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson as "a criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who allegedly overstayed a tourist visa expiring in 1999. Though she arrived in the US as a child and was once arrested for suspected battery (a case result that remains unclear), the press secretary, at 28 the country's youngest, refused comment, WMUR reported.

Following the arrest, Michael Leavitt told WMUR that "The only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of my son." The father stated that his child had not spoken with Ferreira since her arrest and declared the mother "should not be sitting in a jail hours away from her family and from her child's life. She's a great mom, and from what I heard, I think he's been a pretty good dad," adding the mother "is locked up in Louisiana, where she should have never been in the first place."

Ferreira is now being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center while awaiting removal proceedings, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to NBC News, stating she violated her B2 tourist visa that required her departure by June 6, 1999. Her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, challenged the arrest and the designation, claiming she "maintained her legal status" under the Obama-era DACA program and is working on her green card. Pomerleau asserted that "Bruna has no criminal record whatsoever" and that she "is abruptly arrested and taken from her young child right before Thanksgiving," challenging the DHS: "I don't know where that is coming from. Show us the proof. There's no charges out there. She's not a criminal illegal alien."

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on his way to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 14, 2025,as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A relative establishing a GoFundMe page for Ferreira claimed she adhered to all protocols after being brought to the US in 1998, stating: "Since then, she has done everything in her power to build a stable, honest life here. She has maintained her legal status through DACA, followed every requirement, and has always strived to do the right thing." Separate source claims indicated that Michael Leavitt's son "has lived full-time in New Hampshire with his father since he was born. He has never resided with his mother." The father won $1 million from a Draft Kings fantasy football contest in 2014 when he was engaged to Ferreira and their son was an infant.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that "All individuals unlawfully present in the United States are subject to deportation," which aligns with the administration's strategy. Since taking office, the Trump administration has engaged in a "mass deportation campaign," which includes a push for people unlawfully present in the country to "self-deport" as well as major law enforcement operations involving ICE, the Border Patrol, and the National Guard across the US.

At the time of Michael Leavitt's fantasy football win, Bruna Ferreira told the North Andover, Mass., Eagle-Tribune: "I need the lights fixed on the back of my car." She also added that they needed a lamp for her son's room, but otherwise, she observed that "Other than that we don't really need much. We have our health. We have a nice condo. We really are blessed."

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