The student newspaper at Dominican University, located just west of Chicago, has launched an “ICE Tracker” mapping Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in surrounding neighborhoods, just days after an illegal alien from Venezuela was charged in the murder of 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago freshman Sheridan Gorman.

The Dominican Star announced its effort to impede immigration enforcement on Wednesday.

The paper said it was directly inspired by a similar tracker created last fall by The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper at Gorman’s university.

Staff from the two papers even met to share details on how to build and operate the tool.

“We became inspired by their initiative and decided to create our own addition to serve the Dominican University community,” the Dominican Star editorial team wrote. “After having a meeting with [Loyola Phoenix editor-in-chief Lilli Malone and managing editor Julia Pentasuglio], we gathered more information to make this launch possible.”

The tracker consists of an online map with pins marking confirmed ICE activity.

Readers are asked to submit tips via the paper’s Instagram, Facebook, or email, including photos or videos taken from a safe distance, along with the location, time, number of agents, and vehicle details if possible.

The paper’s staff says it will verify reports before adding them to the map and will also monitor local community Facebook groups for additional sightings.

The launch comes amid intense national attention on the killing of Gorman.

On the night of March 19, the 18-year-old student was shot and killed while walking with friends near the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.

Chicago police say 25-year-old Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national, approached the group wearing dark clothing and a mask, produced a handgun, and fired.

Gorman was struck in the back; the bullet exited through her neck.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities have described the shooting as random and have charged Medina-Medina with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated discharge of a firearm. He remains in custody.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Medina-Medina is a “Venezuelan criminal illegal alien” who was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol on May 9, 2023, and released into the United States under Biden administration policies.

One month later, he was arrested for shoplifting in Chicago but was released again.

ICE has lodged a detainer requesting that he be turned over to federal immigration authorities after any state proceedings conclude.

The Dominican Star’s announcement did not mention Gorman’s murder.

The Loyola Phoenix, whose own student was the victim, had already been running its ICE tracker since October 2025 and continues to promote it.

The paper drew criticism earlier this month after it posted, and then quickly removed, a social-media headline that referred to the suspect as an “Immigrant Man Charged in Murder of Sheridan Gorman, DHS Involved.”

An editor’s note later explained that the wording “didn’t reflect the most important elements in the story” and was taken down “to prevent any further harm to affected community members.”

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo were denied entry by Israeli Police to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to attend Palm Sunday Mass this morning, sparking condemnation from the Catholic Church and the worldwide community. 

Palm Sunday commemorates Christ’s entry into Jerusalem and marks the start of Holy Week, the most sacred week of the year week for the Christian faith.

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem described the move in a statement as a “hasty and fundamentally flawed decision, tainted by improper considerations,” adding that it “represents an extreme departure from basic principles of reasonableness.”

Israeli Police said they denied Pizzaballa’s request, citing the potential of a “mass casualty incident” and the inability of emergency rescue assets to access the area.

The Prime Minister of Israel’s office, in a statement, said, “Out of special concern for his safety, Jerusalem police prevented the Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pizzaballa from holding mass this morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” adding, “there was no malicious intent whatsoever, only concern for his safety and that of his party.”

The Prime Minister’s Office:
Over the past several days, Iran has repeatedly targeted the holy sites of all three monotheistic religions in Jerusalem with ballistic missiles. In one strike, missile fragments crashed meters from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) March 29, 2026

“This incident is a grave precedent, and disregard the sensibilities of billions of people around the world who, during this week, look to Jerusalem,” the Patriarchate said, noting that “The Heads of the Churches have acted with full responsibility and, since the outset of the war, have complied with all imposed restrictions,” including canceling puiblic gatherings and broadcasting celebrations to Catholics worldwide.

World leaders spoke up to condemn the action and accuse Israel of violating the religious freedom of Catholics.

Per CBS:

Israeli police said that all holy sites in Jerusalem have been closed since the start of the war in Iran. Israeli officials have banned large gatherings, including at religious sites, and limited public gatherings to around 50 people. A traditional Palm Sunday procession had already been cancelled by the Latin Patriarchate. Ceremonies were held in other churches, with limits on how many could attend.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized the police’s actions, calling the incident “an offence not only to the faithful but to any community that respects religious freedom.” Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on social media that he had summoned Israel’s ambassador to discuss the incident, which he called “unacceptable.”

French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the incident and said worship “for all religions” must be guaranteed in Jerusalem. He added that the police action “adds to a worrying series of violations of the status of holy places in Jerusalem.”

The Jordanian foreign ministry said it “strongly condemned” the interaction, calling it a “flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, as well as the prevailing legal and historical status quo, and an infringement on the unrestricted freedom of access to places of worship.”

In a statement, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem strongly condemned the move, writing,

This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, together with the Custos of the Holy Land, the Most Reverend Fr. Francesco Ielpo, OFM, the official Guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as they made their way to celebrate the Palm Sunday Mass.

The two were stopped en route, while proceeding privately and without any characteristics of a procession or ceremonial act, and were compelled to turn back. As a result, and for the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

This incident is a grave precedent, and disregard the sensibilities of billions of people around the world who, during this week, look to Jerusalem.

The Heads of the Churches have acted with full responsibility and, since the outset of the war, have complied with all imposed restrictions: public gatherings were cancelled, attendance was prohibited, and arrangements were made to broadcast the celebrations to hundreds of millions of faithful worldwide, who, during these days of Easter, turn their eyes to Jerusalem and to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Preventing the entry of the Cardinal and the Custos, who bear the highest ecclesiastical responsibility for the Catholic Church and the Holy Places, constitutes a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure.

This hasty and fundamentally flawed decision, tainted by improper considerations, represents an extreme departure from basic principles of reasonableness, freedom of worship, and respect for the Status Quo.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land express their profound sorrow to the Christian faithful in the Holy Land and throughout the world that prayer on one of the most sacred days of the Christian calendar has thus been prevented.

Joint Press Release – The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land pic.twitter.com/B3DW37UTqC

— Custodia Terrae Sanctae (@custodiaTS) March 29, 2026

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The Republic of Somaliland has offered to extradite Rep. Ilhan Omar to face potential justice, saying the U.S. just needs to “say the word” following Vice President JD Vance’s public assertion that the congresswoman committed immigration fraud.

In a post on X, the official account of Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic in the Horn of Africa that broke away from Somalia in 1991, responded directly to discussions of Omar’s possible deportation or extradition.

“Deportation? Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom. Extradition? Say the word,” the post read.

Deportation? Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom.
Extradition? Say the word … https://t.co/nV3uHojqqT

— REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND (@RepOfSomaliland) March 28, 2026

The statement came hours after Vance confirmed that the White House’s new federal fraud task force is actively investigating Rep. Omar for immigration fraud during an interview with Benny Johnson.

Vance said he had spoken with White House immigration advisor Stephen Miller about potential legal action.

“We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” Vance stated. “We’re trying to look at what the remedies are. That’s the thing that we’re trying to figure out is what are the legal remedies now that we know that she’s committed immigration fraud — how do you go after her, how do you investigate her, how do you actually do the thing, how do you build a case necessary to get some justice for the American people?”

WATCH:

BREAKING: Vice President JD Vance Officially CONFIRMS that Rep. Ilhan Omar Committed Immigration Fraud:

“Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America”

The VP says the White House is going to “go after” Omar for these crimes.

“What… pic.twitter.com/01Kwd3kKMR

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 27, 2026

The Gateway Pundit has covered the allegations that Omar entered a sham marriage with her biological brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, in 2009 to help him obtain U.S. citizenship extensively since 2019.

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a nationwide anti-fraud task force and explicitly directed it to examine longstanding allegations against Omar and Somali-linked fraud schemes in Minnesota that have reportedly cost taxpayers billions.

Trump has publicly referred to Omar as one of the “ringleaders” of fraud in the Somali community.

Omar has repeatedly denied the fraud allegations, calling them “bigoted lies.” Her chief of staff, Connor McNutt, issued a statement to Fox News dismissing Vance’s comments as a “ridiculous lie” and a distraction tactic.

Omar has publicly opposed U.S. recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and has defended Somalia’s territorial claims over the region.

Somaliland operates as a self-governing democracy with its own institutions but lacks broad international recognition.

Israel became the first U.N. member state to formally recognize it last year.

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Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen got called out for lying about the reason Democrats defunded the Department of Homeland Security during an argument with ABC’s This Week host Jonathan Karl on Sunday.

Karl questioned why the Democratic Party is withholding funding from the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Response Acency (FEMA), and the US Coast Guard, when ICE remains funded to the tune of $75 billion through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed last year.

The current shutdown, which has been ongoing for more than 40 days, has caused massive delays and chaos at airports across the country, leading Trump to deploy ICE to assist with airport security and sign an executive order to ensure TSA agents are paid.

“And yet, the only thing that has been assured throughout all of this is that ICE already has the money because, as you said, $75 billion passed in the budget bill last year. So, you’re holding up the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security because you object to ICE and you want changes to ICE, but through it all, ICE continues to have the money it needs,” Karl said.

Van Hollen responded by claiming it was a “false statement,” and that the Democrats are “not holding up all of the money for all the Department of Homeland Security.” He continued, “We have said repeatedly, repeatedly, we should fund TSA, we should fund FEMA, we should fund the Coast Guard,” noting that they are in fact holding that funding hostage in order to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“And fighting over that additional $10 billion, you are holding up the rest of Department Homeland Security,” Karl fired back, leading Van Hollen to become visibly frustrated and continue lying..

“We’re not holding it up!” he stammered, throwing his arms in the air. “No, John, we’re not holding it up. We have now voted 10 times,” he continued, before Karl interrupted and shut him down.

“Right, but you’re holding it up unless it doesn’t include money for ICE. That’s just a fact,” he said.

WATCH:

TRANSCRIPT:

Karl: I guess what’s confusing here is you have fought and blocked the funding for the Department of Homeland Security because you object, as you just outlined, to what ICE has been doing, and you wanted to force changes. And yet, the only thing that has been assured throughout all of this is that ICE already has the money because, as you said, $75 billion passed in the budget bill last year. So, you’re holding up the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security because you object to ICE and you want changes to ICE. But through it all, ICE continues to have the money it needs.

And yet, the only thing that has been assured throughout all of this is that ICE already has the money because, as you said, $75 billion passed in the budget bill last year. So, you’re holding up the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security because you object to ICE and you want changes to ICE, but through it all, ICE continues to have the money it needs.

Van Hollen: John, we’re not holding up all of the money for all the Department of Homeland Security. That’s just a false statement. We have said repeatedly, repeatedly, we should fund TSA, we should fund FEMA, we should fund the Coast Guard.

We are not prepared to give ice another $10 billion on top of the monies they already have and are using in many of these lawless operations. We’re not going to give them another $10 billion unless they make fundemental reform, including holding people accountable for the killing of American citizens.

Karl: And fighting over that additional $10 billion, you are holding up the rest of Department Homeland Security.

Van Hollen: We’re not holding it up!

Karl: I mean, you’re saying—

Van Hollen: No, John, we’re not holding it up. We have now voted 10 times—

Karl: Right, but you’re holding it up unless it doesn’t include money for ICE. That’s just a fact.

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