Alessandra Todde of the Five-Star Movement claimed victory in the regional elections in Sardinia. The result marks a significant setback for the reigning right-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Todde triumphed over Paolo Truzzu of Fratelli d’Italia in a close election, snaring 45.4 percent of the votes against Truzzu’s 45 percent. Todde will become the first female leader of Sardinia.
The election day was tense, with only a gap of around 3,000 votes between Todde and Truzzu. Alongside casting their ballot for the presidency, citizens were asked to vote for a party. Votes for parties that support Truzzu outnumbered those for Todde-supporters. Nonetheless, the Democratic Party emerged at the forefront with 13.8 percent of the vote, slightly besting Fratelli d’Italia’s 13.6 percent. This result sparked momentum for a potential alliance between the Five-Star Movement and the Democratic Party ahead of June’s European elections.
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Tensions ran high among Meloni‘s center-right coalition, which has been grappling with challenges, including its stance on the European stage. Meloni had earlier imposed Paolo Truzzu as the coalition’s candidate, which sparked allegations from Lega of internally obstructing their candidate.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emphatically denying a report by The Financial Times, which suggests he is pushing for the Treasury Department to exert a level of control over the Federal Reserve more akin to the British Treasury’s oversight of the Bank of England.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Federal Reserve, and Financial Timesjournalists.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Statement released on March 27, refuting the claims made by The Financial Times.
💬KEY QUOTE: “By publishing this explicitly false story, the FT has officially become tabloid trash for market participants.” – Scott Bessent
🎯IMPACT: Bessent accuses the FT of fabricating a false narrative and damaging journalistic credibility.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emphatically denying a report by The Financial Times, which suggests he is pushing for the Treasury Department to exert a level of control over the Federal Reserve more akin to the British Treasury’s oversight of the Bank of England. The preservation of central bank independence from direct executive branch intervention has long been the political standard in the United States, with Bessent publicly declaring that the relationship should not be changed, despite claims to the contrary from anonymous financial industry executives speaking with The Financial Times.
“By publishing this explicitly false story, [The Financial Times] has officially become tabloid trash for market participants,” Secretary Bessent wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Despite my direct, on-the-record denial of ever having advocated, explored, or espoused the idea that Chancellor-Bank of England statute serving as a prototype for a Treasury-Federal Reserve relationship, FT journalists manufactured a story with the headline, ‘Scott Bessent praised Bank of England as model for tighter oversight of the Federal Reserve,'” he continued.
“Their mendacious assertion is based on vague statements from unnamed ‘financial industry executives familiar with the matter,'” Bessent stated. “In short, FT has literally manufactured an entirely fake policy position for me and the Administration. Other than furthering a maliciously false narrative of dysfunction and divisiveness, it baffles the mind as to why they would shred their already diminished journalistic credibility.”
While U.S. presidents, including Donald J. Trump, have often used the public bully pulpit to push for or against certain Federal Reserve monetary policy and lending decisions, they have no direct way to intervene in the central bank’s policies. However, in the United Kingdom, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)—which sets monetary policy—can be subject to direct intervention by His Majesty’s Treasury, with the approval of Parliament.
Additionally, the British central bank is answerable to the Treasury on a number of policy decisions, having to provide an open letter outlining future policy plans each month if the country’s two percent inflation target is not met.
By publishing this explicitly false story, the @FT has officially become tabloid trash for market participants.
Despite my direct, on-the-record denial of ever having advocated, explored, or espoused the idea that Chancellor-Bank of England statute serving as a prototype for a… https://t.co/VmQKvGcsZG
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) March 27, 2026
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Iran-linked hackers have claimed responsibility for breaching the personal email of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The hacker group Handala Hack Team, FBI Director Kash Patel, and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
📍WHEN & WHERE: The DOJ confirmed a breach on Friday, without providing any further details.
💬KEY QUOTE: The hackers stated that Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.”
🎯IMPACT: The breach raises concerns over the security of personal communications for high-level U.S. officials amid the ongoing Iran war.
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Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed responsibility for breaching Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel‘s personal emails, publishing purported photographs of the director and a resume alleged to belong to him online. On their website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now find his name among the list of successfully hacked victims.”
As of the time of publication, the emails published by Hanadala, which appear to show a mix of personal and work correspondence dating between 2010 and 2019, have not been authenticated. However, a Department of Justice (DOJ) official has confirmed to Reuters that Patel’s emails were compromised, without offering any further details.
The breach raises concerns about the vulnerability of high-level U.S. officials’ personal communications amid the ongoing Iran war, as well as related national security concerns.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Russian former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter was imprisoned for an assault on a young woman, which Barron Trump reported to the police after she called him for help via FaceTime.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Matvei Rumiantsev, the attacker, Barron Trump, and the victim.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred in January, just before President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, in the UK.
💬KEY QUOTE: “He [Barron Trump] helped save my life. That call was like a sign from God at that moment.” – The victim
🎯IMPACT: Rumiantsev was sentenced to four years in prison and received a seven-year restraining order.
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Russian former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Matvei Rumiantsev has been sentenced to four years in prison after assaulting a young woman in Britain. The incident was interrupted by Barron Trump, who made a critical call to the British police.
President Donald J. Trump’s youngest son contacted the British authorities from the United States after the victim made a FaceTime call to him, causing him to witness part of the attack. The attack took place in the early hours of January 18, just days before President Trump’s second inauguration.
During the trial, the courtheard that Barron saw the victim, who is a friend of his, being assaulted by Rumiantsev. The call was described as a “life-saving” intervention by the victim.
“He helped save my life,” she told the court. “That call was like a sign from God at that moment.”
Rumiantsev faced several charges, including two counts of rape, but was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) and perverting the course of justice. He received consecutive sentences of two years for each charge.
In addition to his prison sentence, Rumiantsev was given a seven-year restraining order, preventing him from contacting the victim. The judge also indicated that Rumiantsev might face deportation from the United Kingdom after his release.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate passed a funding bill by voice vote to end a partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), and President Donald J. Trump.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Early Friday morning in the U.S. Senate.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We will be back in reconciliation where 50-plus-one votes are enough, and the filibuster cannot save you.” – Sen. Eric Schmitt
🎯IMPACT: The bill now heads to the House, where its fate remains uncertain, while Republicans plan to pursue funding for immigration agencies through reconciliation.
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The U.S. Senate passed a funding bill by voice vote to effectively end the Senate Democrats’ partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) early Friday morning. The bill funds most of the department but excludes certain parts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and most of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), particularly Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) spoke on the Senate floor ahead of the funding bill’s passage, stating, “It’s not the way to fund the department, but we are out of time for the critical responsibilities and tens of thousands of workers currently going without pay.” Thune emphasized that Democrats achieved none of the radical restrictions or pro-open borders policy changes they had demanded to reopen DHS.
The Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), had pushed for restrictions on federal immigration agents, citing recent fatal shootings of anti-ICE agitators. Schumer stated, “Democrats held firm in our opposition that Donald Trump’s rogue and deadly militia should not get more funding without serious reforms, and we will continue to fight for those reforms.”
Meanwhile, President Donald J. Trump had intervened by proposing an Executive Order to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers during the shutdown. Following the Senate vote, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) sought unanimous consent for a separate measure to fund ICE and CBP, but Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) objected, citing the lack of inclusion of Democrats’ radical restrictions on federal immigration agents in the proposed funding.
Schmitt vowed to secure funding through a reconciliation bill, saying, “We will be back in reconciliation where 50-plus-one votes are enough and the filibuster cannot save you. We’ll be back to deliver the funding ICE needs, and we’ll be back to deliver the policy changes the American people are demanding.”
The DHS funding bill now moves to the House for consideration.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A transgenderillegal migrant who admitted to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in New York received just a six-month prison sentence, sparking outrage over its leniency.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a 31-year-old transgender Colombian illegal immigrant, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and the victim’s family.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The assault occurred in February 2025 in East Harlem, New York, with the plea deal approved in March 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I didn’t know you could get six months on this… It’s generally a minimum of two [years] and a maximum of seven, so I think something must be wrong here.” – Seth Zuckerman, former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney
🎯IMPACT: Critics argue the sentence undermines justice for child victims and sends a concerning message about accountability for serious crimes.
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A lax sentence given to Nicol Alexandra Contreras-Suarez, a transgender illegal migrant from Colombia, is sparking outrage among New Yorkers. Contreras-Suarez was arrested last year for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in a bodega bathroom in New York City; however, he was just given a six-month term in prison after reaching a plea agreement with the Manhattan District Attorney‘s Office.
Seth Zuckerman, a former prosecutor in the Brooklyn DA’s Office and now a criminal defense lawyer, expressed disbelief at the outcome. “I didn’t know you could get six months on this,” he said, adding, “It’s generally a minimum of two [years] and a maximum of seven, so I think something must be wrong here.” Zuckerman noted that clients in similar cases typically do not receive such favorable deals.
The defendant, who has already served the six-month term while detained at Rikers Island since February 2025, was also wanted in New Jersey and Massachusetts for violent offenses and was subject to immigration enforcement detainers. Mark Bederow, a defense lawyer and former Manhattan prosecutor, described the sentence as “extraordinarily low” and highlighted that it deviates from standard sentencing guidelines.
The Manhattan DA’s office stated that the resolution was reached in consultation with the victim’s family to avoid the teenager testifying before a grand jury and during a trial. A spokesman added, “We expect the defendant to remain detained and be deported following sentencing, due to the felony conviction.”
Jennifer Harrison, founder of Victims Rights NY, condemned the plea deal, saying, “Let’s not pretend this sentence reflects real justice. It doesn’t. It sends a dangerous message that even the most horrific crimes against children won’t be met with the full weight of the law.”
The National Pulse reported in August 2025 that Contreras-Suarez had entered the United States illegally in March 2023 but was subsequently paroled into the interior of the country by the former Biden government. After initially being apprehended at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California, Contreras-Suarez was released into the country. Following this release, authorities say he was involved in several criminal incidents in Medford, Massachusetts, where charges were filed for armed robbery, prostitution, and assault with a deadly weapon.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal immigrant was arrested for the alleged rape of a five-year-old child in Long Island, New York.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, 27, of Guatemala, and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The alleged assault occurred in Long Island, New York, with Reynoso charged on March 23.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, was charged for raping a five-year-old child in New York. While local law enforcement processed DNA evidence and built their case, they contacted ICE to arrest this pedophile so he would not be released into our communities to prey on more innocent children,” said Acting Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis.
🎯IMPACT: Reynoso faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted and deportation, with his bail denied until further court proceedings.
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Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, a 27-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala, has been ordered removed from the United States following his arrest for the alleged rape of a five-year-old girl in Long Island, New York. Court documents detail that Reynoso forcibly penetrated the victim, leaving the young girl bloodied and requiring surgery to repair internal injuries.
Reynoso was charged on March 23 with predatory sexual assault against a child, sexual abuse, and other related offenses. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. The attack reportedly occurred while Reynoso was babysitting the child. Upon returning home, the mother discovered her daughter bleeding and took her to a hospital, where a rape kit test linked Reynoso to the crime.
While awaiting DNA test results, Reynoso was initially set to be released under New York’s bail reform laws, which prevent prosecutors from requesting bail for certain offenses. Detectives issued a desk appearance ticket, enabling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take Reynoso into custody on February 2, 2026, while prosecutors built their case against him.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis stated, “Carlos Aguilar Reynoso, a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala, was charged for raping a five-year-old child in New York. While local law enforcement processed DNA evidence and built their case, they contacted ICE to arrest this pedophile so he would not be released into our communities to prey on more innocent children.”
An immigration judge ordered his removal on March 16. Reynoso remains in custody with bail denied and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York courtroom, seeking to have his drug trafficking and narco-terrorism indictment dismissed over his alleged inability to afford an attorney.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nicolás Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, federal agents, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein, prosecutor Kyle Wirshba, and U.S. military forces.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The hearing occurred on Thursday in New York City. Maduro and his wife were captured during a U.S. military operation in January.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If the purpose of the sanctions is because the defendants are plundering the wealth of Venezuela, it would undermine the sanctions to allow them access to the same funds now to pay for their defence.” – Prosecutor Kyle Wirshba
🎯IMPACT: Judge Hellerstein ruled against the motion for dismissal, but adjourned the hearing without ruling on whether Maduro and Flores could access sanctioned resources to pay for their legal defense or whether the former dictator could petition the current Venezuelan government to provide funds.
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Former Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro appeared in a New York courtroom on Thursday, where his attorney pushed a motion seeking to have the narco-terrorism and drug trafficking indictment against the Marxist autocrat dismissed over a geopolitical dispute regarding legal fees. The hearing marked the first court appearance for Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, since their arraignment in January following a U.S. military raid in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas.
Barry Pollack, the trial attorney representing Maduro and his wife, argued that U.S. sanctions against the former dictator prevent his client from affording legal fees and could force him to be reliant on a public defender. “He is entitled to use those resources to defend himself,” Pollack asserted. He further contended that providing him with public defenders would drain resources intended for individuals unable to afford legal representation.
Kyle Wirshba, an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, pushed back on the claim. “The defendants have a right to defend themselves with money that is lawfully theirs, they do not have the ability to access third party funds,” Wirshba stated, adding, “If the purpose of the sanctions is because the defendants are plundering the wealth of Venezuela, it would undermine the sanctions to allow them access to the same funds now to pay for their defense.”
Senior U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who presided over the hearing, swiftly dashed Maduro’s hopes for dismissal. “I’m not going to dismiss the case,” the Judge declared following the arguments. However, Hellerstein adjourned the hearing without ruling on whether Maduro and Flores could access sanctioned resources to pay for their legal defense or whether the former dictator could petition the current Venezuelan government to provide funds.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X Corp, accusing advertisers and major companies of illegally boycotting the platform.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Elon Musk’s X social media platform, advertisers including Unilever, Mars, Orsted, and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), and U.S. District Court Judge Jane Boyle.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The lawsuit was filed in 2024 in Texas, with the ruling delivered on Thursday, March 26, 2026
💬KEY QUOTE: “The very nature of the alleged conspiracy does not state an antitrust claim, and the court therefore has no qualm dismissing with prejudice,” wrote Judge Boyle.
🎯IMPACT: The dismissal prevents X and Musk from pursuing further legal action on these claims.
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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by tech billionaire Elon Musk and his social media company X (formerly Twitter) against a group of corporate advertisers accused of conspiring to boycott the platform in an effort to harm its revenue. The lawsuit, filed in 2024, claimed that firms such as Unilever, Mars, Orsted, and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) had deprived the platform of billions of dollars in advertising revenue.
U.S. District Court Judge Jane Boyle—a Bush appointee—ruled that Musk and X had failed to demonstrate harm under federal competition laws. In her opinion, Boyle stated that the alleged conspiracy did not constitute an antitrust claim and dismissed the case with prejudice, preventing further legal action on the matter.
The lawsuit followed a significant decline in X’s advertising revenue after Musk acquired Twitter in 2022. Musk implemented major changes, leading some advertisers to pause or reduce their spending on the platform.
Musk’s attorneys alleged that the advertisers acted against their own economic interests and violated U.S. antitrust laws. The defendants, however, argued that their decisions were independent and based on business considerations, and Judge Boyle ultimately sided with them. “The very nature of the alleged conspiracy does not state an antitrust claim, and the court therefore has no qualm dismissing with prejudice,” Boyle concluded.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent saved the life of a one-year-old boy who stopped breathing at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The ICE agent, the one-year-old boy, and his father, along with responding paramedics.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This officer’s extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement.” – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) statement
🎯IMPACT: The boy regained his breathing thanks to the agent’s quick response and was cleared to fly after paramedic evaluation. ICE has been helping the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during an ongoing DHS shutdown, caused by Senate Democrats’ refusal to fund the department.
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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent rescued a one-year-old boy who had stopped breathing while waiting in line at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday, officials said. The agent had been helping Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at the airport when the child suddenly went limp in his father’s arms inside the TSA PreCheck lane, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Security video captured the moment the boy’s arms went lifeless, triggering panic from his father and surrounding passengers. Alerted by the father’s cries and the growing commotion, the ICE agent ran to the scene, quickly evaluated the toddler, and immediately began the Heimlich maneuver. Within seconds, the boy started breathing again. Paramedics examined him on the spot and cleared him to continue his journey.
“This heroic officer immediately sprang into action—rushing toward the cries, taking the child, and performing a Heimlich maneuver that restored the infant’s breathing after nearly two minutes,” DHS stated. “This officer’s extraordinary bravery embodies the selfless service of DHS law enforcement.”
The episode is the second time in recent weeks that ICE agents have saved a child. On February 20, off-duty agents in Massachusetts pulled a four-year-old boy from a hotel swimming pool after he fell in and nearly drowned. The agents, who were eating nearby, performed CPR until paramedics arrived. “If our agents had not been there and stepped up, this would have been a tragic outcome,” ICE said of the Massachusetts rescue. “Our agents are truly the best of the best. Every single day they put their lives on the line to save American lives.”
Notably, ICE is assisting the TSA at airports due to a partial shutdown of DHS, resulting from Senate Democrats refusing to fund the department unless immigration enforcement is substantially restricted. This has caused high absenteeism among TSA staff, who are not being paid, and chaos at U.S. airports.
WATCH; DHS tells @FoxNews that an ICE agent saved the life of a 1-year-old boy who had gone unresponsive & wasn’t breathing while waiting in a TSA line at JFK airport yesterday. Video shows the boy’s father panicking as the boy goes limp in his arms, before the ICE agent runs… pic.twitter.com/49UZte2VJk
❓WHAT HAPPENED: An Ecuadorian migrant accused of fatally hitting a pedestrian in a New Jersey hit-and-run is believed to have entered the U.S. illegally twice.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Wilson “Adrian” Morocho-Necta, 33, is the suspect; the victim has been identified as 68-year-old Justo Pilco-Tenesaca of Morristown, New Jersey.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred near Sussex Avenue in Morristown, New Jersey, around 7 AM last Friday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We are calling on the public to report any sightings of Wilson Adrian Morocho-Necta. If anyone has information on the whereabouts of this illegal alien, they should immediately contact ICE at 866-DHS-2-ICE.” – Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis.
🎯IMPACT: The suspect remains at large, and law enforcement is urging public cooperation while navigating New Jersey’s restrictions on ICE collaboration.
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Wilson “Adrian” Morocho-Necta, a 33-year-old Ecuadorian migrant, has been identified as the main suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that killed 68-year-old Justo Pilco-Tenesaca in Morristown, New Jersey. Authorities say the incident took place early Friday morning, when a work truck struck the victim. According to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Morocho-Necta fled the scene on foot.
Federal officials say Morocho-Necta had previously entered the United States illegally twice, including once after being deported in 2019. He is now being sought by local police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, New Jersey’s Immigrant Trust Directive restricts local law enforcement from fully cooperating with federal immigration authorities.
Acting Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis urged the public to help locate him, stating, “This illegal alien is the lead suspect in a hit and run that killed Justo Pilco-Tenesaca and remains at large. If anyone has information on the whereabouts of this illegal alien, they should immediately contact ICE at 866-DHS-2-ICE.”
Morocho-Necta was last seen wearing a white hoodie and jeans and is believed to be in the Morristown area. The truck involved belonged to MC Home Improvements & Construction, whose owner, Eric Couper, said he was “friggin’ mortified” by the incident.
The suspect faces charges of second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and third-degree endangering an injured victim. Prosecutors said the case will proceed in line with state and federal laws.
The case has renewed debate over crimes involving migrants who have avoided immigration enforcement. In a separate case this year, an Ecuadorian national reportedly took refuge in a consulate to avoid deportation. In another incident, a migrant charged with child molestation was released in a sanctuary jurisdiction despite an immigration detainer.
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