During the Trump administration, July marked a historic peak in immigration enforcement as ICE executed around 51,000 arrests. This figure stands as the highest monthly total in the agency’s operational history.

On average, ICE carried out approximately 1,645 arrests each day throughout July, as confirmed by several federal officials in discussions with Fox News.

This unprecedented tally followed closely on the heels of June’s then-record-setting month, which saw around 43,000 arrests, marking two consecutive months of heightened enforcement activity.

Federal sources told Fox News the surge followed a slowdown in ICE arrests in the weeks and months after unrest in Minneapolis.

They attributed the record-setting pace to the end of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, thousands of newly hired ICE personnel hitting the streets and billions of dollars in new funding from two reconciliation bills that replenished the agency’s coffers.

The additional money is helping fuel expanded hiring and enforcement operations nationwide, according to the sources.

The Department of Homeland Security praised ICE officers in a post on X Monday, highlighting the agency’s efforts to arrest and remove criminal illegal immigrants.

“Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are arresting and DEPORTING dangerous criminal illegal aliens, including gang members, from our country,” DHS wrote.

“Under @POTUS Trump and @SecMullinDHS, the safety of the American people will always come first,” the department added.

The July figures represent the highest single-month arrest total ever recorded by ICE and mark the second straight month the agency has broken its own record.

The record-setting month comes as ICE has ramped up high-profile enforcement operations across the country under the Trump administration.

Last month, ICE announced its Harlingen, Texas, field office arrested 238 illegal immigrants in a single day, setting a record for targeted arrests in the Rio Grande Valley.

According to the agency, those taken into custody included a suspected Paisas gang member and a Mexican national previously convicted of attempted kidnapping, sexual battery and illegal reentry.

At the time, ICE Harlingen Field Office Director Juan Agudelo said the agency remained focused on “enhancing public safety and restoring integrity to our nation’s immigration system.”

“We will stop at nothing to keep our American communities safe by removing one criminal illegal alien at a time,” Agudelo said.

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers did not mince words when talking about Dr. Anthony Fauci during a recent Senate hearing. Fauci, who was a key figure in the U.S. government’s strategy against COVID-19, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during intense questioning about the pandemic response.

Rodgers, who has previously been in the spotlight for choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, made a witty remark during his appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” this Monday. He joked that he would “plead the fifth” if asked about what could be his final season in the NFL.

He humorously equated himself to Fauci, saying, “I’m going to plead the fifth… like that absolute coward, Tony Fauci. Are you kidding me? You got a pardon and you pleaded [the fifth] over 100 times. What are you scared of, Tony?”

Rodgers didn’t stop there, taking a jab by saying, “I thought you were the science, and he gets up there and can’t answer a question.” His comment alluded to Fauci’s past assertion of himself as a representation of scientific expertise during the pandemic.

At the contentious Senate hearing on Capitol Hill, Fauci took the Fifth Amendment over 100 times, sidestepping questions concerning COVID-19. The scene grew more bizarre as he even resisted answering simple inquiries, such as what color tie he was wearing or what day it was, raising eyebrows among some attendees.

Rodgers went on to call out ESPN for its coverage on the former four-time MVP and his stance on the vaccine at the time — and mentioned that “there’s been a lot of silence” by the Worldwide Leader after Fauci’s hearing.

“How much did the network spend on that — on my responses every week, on my vaccination status, on Taylor and Travis’ wedding? Did they do even a minute on Tony Fauci?”

McAfee chimed in and said that he didn’t hear anything.

“Then there was another scandal this offseason too, involving a voter for MVP, for coach of the year,” Rodgers said, seemingly referring to the scandal involving former NFL insider Dianna Russini and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, broken and covered extensively by Page Six.

“How much time did your network spend on that?” Rodgers said.

That’s when McAfee’s co-hosts said “let’s go back to [talking about] Fauci.”

Rodgers then cut off McAfee to continue his victory lap and roast of Fauci.

“No seriously, what are they gonna say about me now?” Rodgers said. “Now that you can’t talk about the COVID stuff because obviously it was made in a lab in China, that’s not even questionable anymore. Tony Fauci is an absolute criminal. I’m on good terms with my family. What are you going to say now?

“There’s been a lot of science, but I will say this. I gotta give flowers to my old friend, [ESPN personality] Stephen A. Smith, because he was man enough to actually admit and apologize to [Dallas Mavericks point guard] Kyrie Irving… You are not a coward, [Stephen A].”

Smith issued an on-air apology to Irving for criticizing him over his refusal to comply with New York’s mandatory COVID vaccinations while he was playing for the Brooklyn Nets — and explained that his perspective shifted on the matter after watching the Fauci Senate hearing.

“Other than that, I feel like there has been a lot of silence,” Rodgers said, referring to ESPN’s lack of coverage on the subject. “They can talk about Rex Ryan’s foot fetish, but please dont talk about anything else right now, dont talk about any scandals… Talk about Taylor and Travis’ wedding. What do the insiders know about that? But don’t talk about s–t that actually has to do with our business and righting wrongs of the past.”

Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2021 after famously saying he was “immunized” against the virus — not vaccinated — and opted to receive an alternative treatment from his personal doctor.

The NFL and NFLPA agreed the treatment was not enough to be considered vaccinated, and Rodgers was later fined by the league for violating COVID protocol.

At the time, McAfee took a lot of heat for his friendship with Rodgers and the quarterback’s then-weekly appearance on his show.

“[Rodgers’ vaccination status] was a talking point of COVID, I believe, around the entire globe and the only reason I know that is because I was called a murderer because I was platforming Aaron Rodgers, who was making the decision that was best for himself,” McAfee said.

“So as soon as I saw all this stuff start happening with Fauci, I knew, boy you were certainly having a time because your name was slandered.”

McAfee applauded Rodgers for “standing on your truth throughout the entirety of that thing” during the pandemic.

“I feel great about it,” Rodgers said. “I told you I would be on the right side of history.

“All the bulls–t over the years, just keep it 100. I’m not taking this f–king victory lap, but seriously, come on. What are we talking about?”

Health officials in the United States have reported the first fatalities linked to a parasite responsible for causing severe diarrhea outbreaks, described as ‘explosive’ in nature.

According to Michigan’s health department, two residents have succumbed to cyclosporiasis, an illness with the potential to induce serious dehydration and fatal complications.

The department noted that both individuals had significant pre-existing health issues, but further specifics remain undisclosed.

These fatalities form part of a substantial cyclosporiasis outbreak, traced back to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, supplied to Taco Bell and other retailers.

Michigan reported a spike in infections, with the count soaring to 11,234 cases, sharply contrasting with the roughly 4,013 cases in Ohio, the second most affected state.

Nationwide, a total of 18,000 cases of cyclosporiasis across 45 states have been reported. Official tallies tend to lag behind those from states.

Typically spread through consuming food or water contaminated with human feces, cyclospora, the parasite that causes cyclosporiasis, triggers ‘explosive’ diarrhea, abdominal cramps and vomiting in patients. In serious cases, it may trigger severe dehydration, which can be fatal.

Health officials said that cyclosporiasis is ‘generally not a life-threatening illness’, adding that deaths from the disease were ‘uncommon’.

Revealing the deaths, health officials in Michigan said: ‘According to medical records, both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration.’

A total of 193 people in Michigan have been hospitalized as of July 30.

The surge in cases comes as health officials scramble to find the source of the outbreak. The FDA initially named lettuce supplied by produce grower Taylor Farms as the culprit, leading the company to temporarily shut down the Central Mexico processing facility linked to the parasite.

But on July 19, the FDA said lettuce from Taylor Farms returned a false-positive result for the cyclospora parasite. 

The named Taylor Farms facility produces five-pound bags of shredded iceberg lettuce sold to Taco Bell, Sysco and other large food distributors. It has since been shut down temporarily and its lettuce has been recalled. 

The largest previously recorded outbreak was in 2019, and led to 4,703 domestic and internationally acquired cases. This was primarily linked to fresh basil imported from Mexico alongside other causes. 

In Michigan, health officials have not pinpointed a specific source but have urged people to thoroughly wash and trim certain produce before consuming them. These items include lettuce and leafy greens, cilantro, basil, green onions, raspberries and snow peas.

Michigan has been recording its surge in cyclosporiasis cases since late June, with infections mostly diagnosed in people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. 

Within the state, the majority of cases are being diagnosed in and around Detroit. Oakland County, one of the three counties that make up metropolitan Detroit, has recorded more than 1,000 cases, the most out of any county in the state.

Typically, Michigan records around 50 cases of the parasite every year. 

People become infected with cyclosporiasis by eating food or drinking water contaminated with the cyclospora parasite, most commonly through fresh produce such as leafy greens, herbs and berries.

In the US, most cases are typically linked to international travel or imported produce from regions where the parasite is common, including Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.

Fresh produce can become contaminated if it is washed or irrigated with water contaminated by human sewage.

Previous outbreaks have been linked to bagged salad kits, cilantro, basil and other leafy greens.

In addition to lettuce, officials in North Carolina last week said parsley and cilantro were ‘showing up repeatedly’ in interviews with patients who had become ill. Officials, however, have not revealed where the patients ate before becoming sick or how many cases have been linked to each ingredient. 

Cyclosporiasis typically causes explosive diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.

Unlike norovirus or routine food poisoning, however, symptoms often come and go rather than resolving after a few days.

Without treatment, experts say the illness can persist for weeks or repeatedly return.

Anyone with diarrhea lasting more than a few days should seek medical care and specifically ask for a cyclospora test, as it is not routinely ordered, Dr Swapnil Patel, vice chair of medicine at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, told the Daily Mail.

The test detects cyclospora DNA in stool samples and typically requires one to three samples.

Treatment for the infection consists of the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, sold under the brand names Bactrim, Septra and Cotrim.

In a significant turn of events, Manhattan prosecutors petitioned a judge on Monday, seeking to counter what they identified as misleading statements made by Mangione’s defense about media access. They are also reminding the defense of their ethical responsibilities in this high-stakes case.

The legal maneuver follows closely behind claims from Mangione’s legal team that the current framework for media and public attendance violates his right to an open trial. The attorneys further contend that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office played a role in deciding which media outlets gain access to cover the proceedings.

Manhattan prosecutors firmly rejected these claims, stating their office had no involvement in deciding the New York State Office of Court Administration’s strategy for media access or in selecting which journalists would get to report on the trial.

Senior Trial Counsel Joel J. Seidemann addressed Judge Gregory Carro directly, noting that, “The defense’s baseless accusation thus appears to be nothing more than an attempt to spread misinformation about this case and delegitimize the proceedings.”

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office asked Carro to remind Mangione’s attorneys of their ethical obligations not to knowingly make false statements to a court or third parties, citing New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct.

In Friday’s filing, defense attorneys Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan argued the court’s media access restrictions amount to a partial closure of the proceedings in violation of the First, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.

The attorneys objected to the lack of an overflow courtroom, limits on jury selection coverage and what they described as a process allowing only a select group of reporters to attend the trial.

They also claimed they were told only 68 journalists would receive general access to the proceedings and that the selection process had effectively been outsourced to a private attorney representing several legacy media organizations.

Mangione’s attorneys asked the court to hold a public hearing, identify the journalists selected to cover jury selection and the broader trial, explain how those reporters were chosen and detail efforts to secure an overflow courtroom.

They also asked the court to either broadcast the proceedings live or explain why that would not be permitted.

Prosecutors responded Monday that the defense had wrongly implicated the district attorney’s office in decisions made by the Office of Court Administration.

“The District Attorney’s Office had no role in developing the Office of Court Administration’s media access plan for this trial, and will have no role in selecting which news reporters attend the trial, as defense counsel surely knows from her long prior association with this office,” Seidemann wrote in the filing.

News Media has reached out to Friedman Agnifilo and Mangione’s spokesperson for comment on the matter.

Mangione is charged in New York state court with murder and terrorism-related offenses in the Dec. 4, 2024, fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel. He has pleaded not guilty.

A heated dispute has emerged in Santa Barbara, centering around a proposed mansion perched on a scenic cliff, which many worry could point to a trend of “McMansionization” transforming the city’s delicate coastal landscapes.

In a recent meeting, the Santa Barbara City Council decided, in a narrow 4-2 vote, to dismiss an appeal that sought to contest the plans for a two-story residence along with its accompanying structures in the Mesa neighborhood.

With this decision, the project is set to move forward despite vocal opposition from locals concerned about its considerable size, potential threats to emergency response access, complications with utility connections, privacy issues, and the integrity of the bluff, which suffered a partial collapse in the winter of 2023, according to Noozhawk.

The appeal against this cliffside development was put forth following the Santa Barbara Planning Commission’s initial approval of the plan.

Reportedly, Councilwomen Kristen Sneddon and Wendy Santamaria stood in favor of the appeal, while Councilman Mike Jordan abstained due to his proximity to the proposed building site.

Although the council allowed the project to move forward, several members voiced concern over the growing number of oversized homes along Santa Barbara’s blufftops.

Sneddon questioned the Single Family Design Board’s decision to approve the project, saying it seemed to go against the board’s original purpose.

“The whole reason (the Single Family Design Board was) formed was to prevent McMansionization, and these, to me, are the example of what should not be on the bluff,” she said.

Neighbor Alexandra Hack, who filed the appeal, argued that the size of the home could block emergency access to her property and affect an existing utility connection.

Santa Barbara Fire Marshal Ryan DiGuilio told the council both properties would keep emergency access, explaining the planned 16-foot driveway would let fire engine hoses reach the farthest edge of the property from the street.

Hack also raised concerns that relocating a proposed utility pole could interrupt service.

Jarret Gorin of Vanguard Planning, representing the property owners, said they would coordinate with neighbors to ensure their power was not cut off.

The property drew additional scrutiny because part of the bluff collapsed during the winter of 2023.

Gorin told the council the owners completed a stabilization project and the home would be built about 38 feet from the bluff’s edge.

Other neighbors also urged the council to reject the development.

Kelly Boker argued the home’s size and the removal of privacy foliage would make it intrusive and called the project “vastly out of proportion and out of character” for the Mesa neighborhood.

“The fact that the size of the construction and pool on a bluff that has already been compromised is even being considered is mind-boggling,” Boker said.

Councilman Eric Friedman said he understood where neighbors were coming from but believed the council lacked the technical evidence needed to overturn the Planning Commission’s approval.

Meanwhile, Councilwoman Meagan Harmon said she shared concerns about continued development along Santa Barbara’s bluffs but argued the issue should be addressed through broader policy—not individual appeals.

“To me, that’s a recipe, frankly, for more disaster to not look holistically at the bluff face, and instead to start doing it piecemeal on a parcel-by-parcel basis, not in accordance with any set standards, but rather just a gut feeling that I think some of us certainly share,” Harmon said.

In a captivating twist to their unfolding romance, Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid have set the rumor mill ablaze. The duo was spotted in Paris, sparking speculation of nuptials as they sported rings on their left hands—traditionally reserved for wedding bands. Their appearance has left fans buzzing with excitement and questions.

Strolling through the charming streets of Paris, Cooper and Hadid appeared relaxed and at ease with each other. Bradley opted for a casual yet classy look, donning a V-neck t-shirt paired effortlessly with dark trousers. Meanwhile, Gigi turned heads in a white crop top, showcasing her sculpted midriff, and adding a touch of summery flair to their outing.

The sight of simple bands adorning their ring fingers did not go unnoticed, intensifying the buzz around their relationship’s status. The rings have become a focal point, fueling endless speculation among eager fans about whether the couple has secretly tied the knot.

The journey of Hadid, 31, and Cooper, 51, is a serendipitous tale. Both possess the experience of raising young daughters from previous relationships, which perhaps drew them to each other when they first crossed paths at a backyard children’s party earlier in 2023. It’s a meeting that has blossomed into a bond capturing public interest.

Despite maintaining a shroud of privacy around their budding romance, their presence was noted among the elite attendees at a grand celebrity wedding. They were part of the exclusive 1,000-person guest list at Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce held at Madison Square Garden on July 3. The couple’s attendance only added to the intrigue surrounding their romance.

They jetted off shortly thereafter to the French capital, where filming has commenced on his upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel co-starring Margot Robbie.

The Daily Mail has contacted Cooper and Hadid’s representatives for comment. 

Hadid and Cooper joined a fleet of celebrities at Swift’s blowout wedding extravaganza, including Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Hugh Grant, Steven Spielberg, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Tom Brady, Jessica Chastain, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Chris Rock, Jessica Alba, Danny Ramirez, Paul Mescal, Gracie Abrams and several of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammates like Patrick Mahomes.

Even Karlie Kloss, long rumored to have fallen out with Swift, managed to snag an invitation along with her husband Joshua Kushner.

Meanwhile Hadid, who along with Kloss was a member of Swift’s feverishly publicized ‘girl squad’ of the early 2010s, hosted the bride at her New York City apartment while they got ready for the wedding.

She then offered fans one of the few peeks she has given them into her bond with Cooper, sharing a snap of herself cuddling up to him in Paris.

Having struck up their romance in 2023, they went Instagram official in May 2025 when Hadid included a snap of them kissing in her birthday party album.

Two months later, an insider let slip that they were ‘incredibly happy’ and that Cooper was ‘considering marriage and kids with Gigi,’ via Page Six.

Cooper has a nine-year-old daughter called Lea de Seine with Russian model Irina Shayk, who has been linked to such names as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kanye West.

Shayk and Cooper dated from 2015 to 2019, and in the wake of their split they settled into a co-parenting equation so friendly that they moved mere blocks away from one another in New York City’s Greenwich Village.

Meanwhile Hadid shares a five-year-old daughter called Khai with Zayn Malik, with whom she conducted a turbulent on-off romance from 2015 until 2021.

News of their final breakup went public amid claims of Malik’s explosive falling-out with Hadid’s mother Yolanda, a former Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills. 

Malik and Yolanda were said to have had a fiery altercation, after which he denied claims he was physically violent but pled no contest to four harassment charges.

He was barred from having any contact with Yolanda or the security guard who saw the purported incident, and he was also officially required to complete an anger management course as well as 360 days probation.

The fracas reportedly started when Yolanda entered Hadid and Malik’s Pennsylvania home without Malik’s permission while Hadid was in Paris for work.

Malik was accused of having pushed Yolanda into a dresser and calling her a ‘f***ing Dutch s***,’ demanding she keep away from the baby.

It was also claimed he called Hadid and said: ‘Strap on some f***ing balls and defend your partner against your f***ing mother in my house.’

Hadid and Malik have since developed their own amicable co-parenting dynamic, which she shed rare light on in an interview last year.

‘Zayn and I do our custody schedules months in advance,’ Hadid explained in a profile for Vogue. ‘That doesn’t mean that it doesn’t change here and there, but we help each other out and have each other’s backs.’

She maintained she and Malik are bringing up Khai with ‘love, and a feeling of camaraderie,’ noting that ‘we’re not interested in giving everyone our whole story. What we are interested in is raising our daughter together, with so much respect for each other, and not just as co-parents, but what we’ve been through together.’

In the same interview, she raved that her relationship with Cooper is ‘very romantic and happy’ and that they were trying to enjoy a ‘normal experience of dating’ in the face of the glare of public scrutiny on them.

‘I think just getting to the point where knowing what you want and deserve in a relationship is essential and then to find someone that is in a place in their life where they know what they want and deserve…and you both do work separately to come together and be the best partner that you can be.’

She said she felt ‘really lucky’ with Cooper, adding: ‘I respect him so much as a creative, and I feel that he gives so much to me: encouragement and, just, belief. For those people you admire to encourage you, it can create so much belief in yourself. Like, what’s the worst thing if I auditioned for this? You jump and take the leap.’