Chicago witnessed another brutal weekend under Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership, with at least 19 people shot and seven fatally wounded across the city. The violence adds to a growing list of grim statistics in a city already plagued by out-of-control crime and soft-on-crime policies.
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert lashed out at President Donald Trump this week after the president highlighted Chicago’s persistent crime problem. On his show, Colbert impersonated Trump and responded directly to the president’s remarks. “Yesterday, Trump also posted, ‘Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far.’ Worst and most dangerous? Two words: F*** you,” Colbert declared, drawing applause from his audience. He continued mocking Trump, saying, “Trump slandered on, ‘Chicago is the murder capital of the world!’”
A Mexican national with convictions for assault, rape, and child molestation—identified as Eduardo Roman Velazquez‑Rodriguez—was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol and ICE agents in Spokane. He is now in ICE custody awaiting removal proceedings. According to ICE officials, Velazquez‑Rodriguez had served a 15-month prison sentence for child sexual abuse and rape, but was apparently released into the community due to Washington’s sanctuary policies, which restrict state cooperation with federal immigration authorities. ICE condemned these policies, arguing they allow dangerous individuals to remain in the U.S. unlawfully and pose risks, especially to children.
Australia will pay the Pacific island nation of Nauru to permanently resettle foreign-born criminals who cannot be deported or imprisoned indefinitely, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Monday. The deal follows a 2023 High Court ruling that struck down Australia’s practice of holding such individuals in indefinite immigration detention.
Robert “Robin” Westman, the 17-year-old who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, was reportedly tied to shadowy online extremist groups that prey on vulnerable youth.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the Trump administration of deliberately targeting his city for political reasons rather than public safety concerns.
Switzerland’s supreme court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, upholding his conviction for rape and sexual coercion. Ramadan, the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna, had been sentenced by a Geneva appeals court in 2023 to three years in prison, two of which were suspended, for assaulting a woman in a Geneva hotel nearly two decades ago.
Sexual offence convictions involving foreign nationals in Britain have surged by over 60% in just four years, significantly outpacing the rise in convictions among British citizens. The Ministry of Justice revealed migrants accounted for 14.1% of rape and sexual offence convictions in 2024—roughly one in seven—according to Police National Computer data.
Protests erupted across England on Saturday as citizens rallied against the government’s policy of housing alleged asylum seekers in hotels, particularly in light of recent crimes involving illegal migrants. The demonstrations, held under the banner “Abolish Asylum System,” took place in over 30 towns and cities, with local concerns focused on public safety—especially for women and girls.
During an appearance on HBO’s Real Time Friday night, New York Times opinion writer and Duke University journalism professor Frank Bruni acknowledged that President Donald Trump is addressing a real and pressing issue: rising urban crime. Bruni conceded that crime levels in major cities—including Washington, D.C.—are too high, and that Trump is "putting his finger on a problem that people rightly care about."
