Day: October 16, 2025

Group Claims Illegal Immigrant Detained After Alleged DUI is Knoxville Activist

Tom Pappert
Alejandro Guizar Lozano

A group of Knoxville activists who oppose federal immigration enforcement claimed on Thursday that a man recently detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after allegedly driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs, is actually member of the activist group who has illegally lived in the United States for two decades. 

Allies of Knoxville’s Immigrant Neighbors (AKIN) claimed in a press release posted to Instagram that Alejandro Guizar Lozano, 32, who ICE reportedly stated was detained following his sentence of 11 months and 29 days for a DUI conviction, is actually a member of the activist group who was well known to its organizers. 

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Prosecutor Wants Court to Seal Letter Detailing Reports of ‘Cooperating Defendant’ as Abrego Garcia Seeks to Strike 2022 Traffic Stop Video

Tom Pappert
Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday asked District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, to maintain his court’s seal on a September letter from Acting U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire to the criminal defense attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, as prosecutors said it holds information about cooperating witnesses whose identities are protected.

McGuire’s submission to the court on Thursday said the DOJ would not object to the release of the body-worn camera video from the November 30, 2022 traffic stop stop of Abrego Garcia by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), nor would it object to the unsealing of a March report by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) about Abrego Garcia, but did assert that the September letter should remain sealed.

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Shelby County Mayor Included BLM, DSA-Aligned Activist in Press Conference Ahead of Memphis Safe Task Force Emergency Declaration

Tom Pappert
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris

During a Tuesday press conference discussing his administration’s response to the Memphis Safe Task Force deployment, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris offered a platform to a member member of Vecindarios 901, an immigration group affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and Black Lives Matter (BLM).

A press advisory published by the Shelby County Mayor’s Office confirmed that Vecindarios 901 organizer Carlos Ochoa participated in the event alongside Harris and Community Legal Center Immigrant Justice Program Director Colton Bane.

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ACLU Loses Last-Ditch Effort to Stop SCOTUS from Evaluating State Bans on Men in Women’s Sports

Just the News
Women's basketball

When the Supreme Court agreed to consider whether Idaho and West Virginia can ban males from girls’ sports, two weeks after upholding Tennessee’s ban on medicalized gender transitions for minors, the transgender track athlete who defeated Idaho at trial and appeals courts got cold feet and tried to stop SCOTUS from hearing Idaho’s part of the case.

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Lower Courts Manipulating Facts to Prevent Supreme Court from Protecting Parental Rights, Legal Expert Warns

Kaitlin Housler
Judge bangs the gavel

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the Supreme Court’s rejection to hear the case Lee v. Poudre School District appears to stem from what he describes as a troubling trend of lower courts manipulating or omitting key facts in parental rights cases to shield them from Supreme Court review.

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Judge Blocks Trump from Firing Federal Workers During Shutdown

Just the News
office worker

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from firing federal workers amid a government shutdown in yet another instance of a court blocking executive actions, despite a Supreme Court decision meant to limit such stays.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued the decision, saying “It’s very much ready, fire, aim on most of these programs, and it has a human cost.”

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Commentary: The U.S. Can Break Free From China’s Control of Rare Earth Minerals

The Daily Signal
Coal Mining

President Donald Trump has recently signaled his intent to impose an additional 100% tariff on Chinese goods due to Beijing’s sweeping restrictions on rare earth minerals. This escalation highlights that the trade conflict between these two nations is far from settled.

At the heart of the current dispute are rare earth minerals—a crucial group of 17 elements vital to our digital economy and national security. They are indispensable in everything from electric vehicles to smartphones to fighter jets and missiles. The Chinese Communist Party has aggressively pursued dominance in this market, using substantial financial subsidies and often neglecting the significant environmental impacts associated with mining and processing. Consequently, China now commands nearly 70% of global rare earth production and processes around 90% of the world’s rare earth elements.

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Right-to-Work Advocate Jace White: Voters Face Clear Choice on Worker Freedom in Virginia Election

Kaitlin Housler
Jace White

Jace White, federal affairs director for the National Right to Work Committee, said that Right-to-Work laws have emerged as a defining issue in the Virginia gubernatorial race and may heavily influence the election’s outcome.

On Wednesday’s edition of The John Fredericks Show, White and host Fredericks acknowledged that polling shows preserving Right-to-Work protections, which allow employees to choose whether to join or financially support a union, has overwhelming support across the nation and in Virginia.

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