New York has refused to honor 16,070 ICE detainers since President Donald Trump returned to office, releasing illegal aliens who have been accused or convicted of a combined 52,503 criminal charges, according to Department of Homeland Security data.

According to the information obtained by the New York Post, rejected detainers included people involved with 131 homicides, 132 kidnappings, 1,017 sexual offenses, 9,502 assaults, 1,776 robberies, 1,631 burglaries, 2,198 weapons infractions, 1,561 DUIs, and 4,324 drug-related counts.

ICE detainers are requests that local jails hold a suspected illegal immigrant for up to 48 hours so federal agents can take them into custody.

Local jurisdictions decide whether to honor ICE detainers.

“While sanctuary politicians continue to release dangerous criminals onto their streets, our brave law enforcement officers will continue to risk their lives to arrest these heinous criminals and make America safe again. Illegal aliens have no sanctuary in America,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told the Post.

“We enforce these laws with no help from Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul. The Trump Administration is committed to protecting the American people in every city and every state, and we won’t let sanctuary politicians stand in our way.”

Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act in August, which restricted certain forms of statewide cooperation with ICE on civil immigration matters.

Hochul’s spokeswoman, Alexia Nizhny, told the Post that “New York State is not and never will be a sanctuary for violent criminals” and that, by law, the state notifies federal immigration enforcement of any non-citizen serving a state prison sentence.

Nizhny called the DHS numbers “a blatant mischaracterization of the facts meant to distract from the cruelty and violence we saw from Secretary Mullin’s ICE agents earlier this week.”

The governor’s office said about 2,000 people held in state facilities have been turned over to federal immigration enforcement under Trump.

Nizhny was referring to the shooting of illegal alien Oscar Belgal in the Bronx during a targeted arrest, during which he drove his car into two agents’ vehicles.

DHS said Belgal, a Dominican national with alleged Trinitarios ties, refused to get out of his vehicle, smashed into two government cars, and accelerated toward agents.

Belgal’s 5-year-old son was in the back seat and was not hurt.

Both Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mayor Zohran Mamdani used the shooting to demand ICE leave the city and to attack the agency as “paramilitary.”

Belgal is now in federal custody.

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Singer Kelly Clarkson stirred controversy over the weekend after accusing a Brooklyn shop of treating her like a peasant and berating a store clerk as an “idiot” over what appeared to be a misunderstanding on her part. 

Clarkson, like a true feminist, cried victim and accused them of treating her like some prostitute because they wouldn’t sell her an item that they say wasn’t for sale. She says she was “looked at as if I couldn’t afford it.” She was apparently mad that they didn’t recognize her.

The 44-year-old, best known for her music over a decade ago, invoked the scene from the film, Pretty Woman, where Julia Roberts plays a prostitute who walks into a high-end boutique on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills dressed in skimpy attire. In the film, Roberts’ character is told flat-out by employees, assuming she can’t afford the clothing, “you’re obviously in the wrong place,” before they ask her to leave.

During a five-minute visit to the shop, Clarkson inquired about buying a “permanently attached” fixture in the store and was instead offered a version of the same item or a different item, the business claims. But Clarkson lost it, urging people to check out the shop, but only if they enjoy being treated as a poor prostitute.

“Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me,” Clarkson wrote in an X post that quickly racked up millions of views on Saturday afternoon.

“Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman. For sure, check it out,” she added with a thumbs down emoji.

Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me. Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman. For sure, check it out

— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) October 10, 2026

On Sunday, the store responded in a lengthy statement on Instagram, noting that they were surprised to see “8 million people who have never visited our store” attacking them over a tweet. They explained that the “one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton” Clarkson wanted to purchase was permanently fixed to the wall and not for sale.

“We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday. As a talented popular singer once said ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,’” they wrote, trolling Clarkson over the lyrics in her hit song, “Stronger.”

Yesterday, Kelly Clarkson visited us in Brooklyn and inquired about buying “Molly,” a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton who plays an important role in the magic shows we host here. Molly is permanently attached to the wall and isn’t for sale. However, the negative experience Kelly described on twitter would resonate with anyone who has ever felt judged in a shop.

At Art of Play whether someone comes in to make a purchase or simply look around for a while, they are equally welcome. We greet everyone who walks in the door with the invitation to “pick things up and play.” And they do, many stay for hours enjoying our puzzles, games and toys.

Imagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store. It’s been a surreal experience to be the focus of such widespread outrage after just one mention by a celebrity.

Thanks to all our friends for their support and welcome to all the curious folks who have discovered us amidst the drama. We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday. As a talented popular singer once said “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

But Clarkson lashed out again hours later, accusing the store of crafting a dishonest narrative and blasting them for telling her the item’s $15,000 price, then offering “something comparable.”

“Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it,” she said. “You don’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It’s not that hard to be kind. I never blast people but you my friend were an exception. Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren’t.”

Cool, cool. Sure, it wasn’t for sale. That’s the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with so the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn’t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone “yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can.” That all never happened and now it’s not for sale. Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it
And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally at a small business trying to purchase things. I love small businesses and know they are important and I always support them, but you don’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It’s not that hard to be kind. I never blast people but you my friend were an exception.
Your store is really cool.
Unfortunately, you aren’t.

— Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) October 11, 2026

So, the store issued another statement on Sunday, clarifying what happened during the exchange with Clarkson, saying they had offered to sell the $15,000 piece but also offered a different item that costs roughly $2,000. However, “She did not stick around long enough to see it,” they said. “We’ve reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air. We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding.”

We’d like to clarify some additional details about Kelly Clarkson’s visit to our Curiosity Shop on Saturday.

During the 5 minutes she spent in the store, she inquired about our mechanical bird puppet named Molly. We explained that while Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop, a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle. He told us he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for $15,000. We explained all of this to Kelly Clarkson.

We also offered to show her a different singing bird automaton, made by a traditional clockmaking shop in Germany, that she could have taken home with her that day. It costs about $2,000. She did not stick around long enough to see it.

We’ve reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air. We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding.

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Tensions between Arab and Kurdish residents escalated in the northeast Syrian city of Hasaka on Thursday, October 8. Authorities raised a large Syrian flag at the city’s Peace Roundabout, also known as Freedom Roundabout, in a ceremony the governor described as a goodwill gesture marking progress toward integrating the former Kurdish administration into the Syrian state.

Hours later, pro-government protesters, mainly from the Arab Ghweiran neighborhood, gathered at the roundabout. They chanted pro-Damascus slogans, demanded full state control over the province, desecrated Kurdish symbols, and removed the roundabout’s multilingual sign. Security forces dispersed them, then forcibly dispersed a Kurdish counter-protest that evening.

Footage shared by the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) showed security forces firing into the air. Reports that they used live ammunition could not be independently verified.

The unrest comes as Kurds lose the military protection they previously relied on. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controlled Hasaka for years with U.S. backing, announced its dissolution on August 25 after merging into the Syrian army and has begun handing over its heavy weapons to the Defense Ministry. U.S. forces have withdrawn from Syria and, as of September 30, neighboring Iraq. Kurds in Hasaka now rely on Damascus for their security.

On Friday, October 9, thousands of demonstrators from across the province gathered in the city’s central square under the slogan “No flag but the flag of the Syrian Arab Republic.” Syrian state news agency SANA reported that they called for the activation of all government institutions across the province. Solidarity demonstrations were also held in Raqqa.

Security forces restricted movement between neighborhoods to prevent crowds from Ghweiran from reaching majority-Kurdish areas. According to SOHR, protesters assaulted security personnel and attacked the city’s bar association, removing its sign written in Kurdish, Arabic, and Syriac. Kurdistan24 reported attacks on Kurdish residents, damage to vehicles, and anti-Kurdish chants.

That day, armed men shot and beat three Kurdish brothers as they drove home through Hasaka’s Sinaa roundabout in a car displaying the Kurdistan flag. Nazir Mohammed Siraj Sheikho, 20, was shot in the neck. His brother Diyar, 16, underwent pelvic surgery after being shot, and three bullets remain lodged in his back. Mohammed, 19, was beaten on the back and face.

Protesters also tore down and stomped on a billboard depicting a braid and bearing the words “The braid of the Kurdish woman is strong.” The braid became a symbol of Kurdish women’s resistance in January 2026 after a Damascus-affiliated militant circulated a video displaying what he claimed was the severed braid of a dead Kurdish female fighter. He later claimed the hair was synthetic. Ruksen Mohamed, a spokesperson for the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), called the billboard’s removal an attack on women’s existence and rights.

Some demonstrators raised a portrait of Saddam Hussein. His regime carried out the 1988 Anfal campaign, widely recognized as genocide against the Kurds, and the chemical attack on Halabja on March 16, 1988, which killed thousands of Kurdish civilians. Several Arab tribes in the Middle Euphrates River Valley near Hasaka have longstanding ties to Iraqi tribes and historically supported Saddam.

The October protests followed months of tribal mobilization against Kurdish authority. On July 22, protesters in Ras al-Ain stoned the governor’s convoy and demanded that he leave the city. The next day, Arab tribal leaders and fighters set up “war tents” in Hasaka and threatened violence unless their demands were met, including improved services and the full handover of the province to Damascus. Under the slogan “Restoring Dignity,” Sheikh Ahmad al-Assad set an August 1 deadline for the SDF to lay down its arms.

On October 2, protesters marched from the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque in Ghweiran after Friday prayers, demanding an end to the overlapping Kurdish and government institutions. One participant complained that Hasaka still had two municipalities, two police branches, two armies, two transport departments, and separate Kurdish and government license plates and driving licenses.

The organizing group, the “Free People of Hasakah Gathering,” claims to want fairness but is an Arab-led group seeking to disadvantage Kurds and other minorities. Its call for appointments based on competence rather than quotas targets arrangements that give Kurdish officials positions under the integration agreement. Protesters have also demanded the release of detainees held by the former Kurdish administration and information about individuals reportedly transferred to Iraq along with ISIS prisoners earlier this year.

According to the Middle East Forum, most protesters come from Ghweiran, an Arab neighborhood of Hasaka with a history of supporting the Assad regime and later ISIS. The Forum also reported that some interim Syrian government officials support their demands.

Hasaka Governor Nour al-Din Ahmed, a Kurd known as Abu Omar Khanika, served on the SDF General Command. The SDF nominated him, and Damascus approved his appointment under the integration agreement. Arab critics have objected, citing his former role as director of Alaya prison in Qamishli.

Ahmed blamed figures and parties opposed to the integration agreement for creating tensions to prevent its implementation and said vandalism and confrontations diverted attention from legitimate demands.

On October 7, eight Kurdish political parties urged calm, criticized protesters’ treatment of Kurdish national symbols, and warned that demonstrations drawn mainly from the Arab community could deepen divisions. Former SDF commander Mazloum Abdi, speaking in Hasaka province on October 9, vowed to continue integration: “We will not take a step backward.”

A U.S. State Department spokesperson told Rudaw that Washington is “closely monitoring and concerned by reports of unrest in Hasakah.” The spokesperson urged all parties to reject violence and incitement and called on the Syrian government, which includes Kurdish leaders, to uphold its commitments and rebuild trust. Syrian state media has largely ignored the clashes. On Sunday, the government announced a workshop with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria to develop a national policy on hate speech.

Along with the effective dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the Damascus government has refused to integrate fighters from the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) into the male-only army, and talks on placing them in the Interior Ministry have produced no agreement.

Kurds have also protested changes to education. On August 27, Education Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman Turko issued a decision providing for three Kurdish-language classes a week and one activities class, with grades counting toward students’ final averages. Damascus presents this as an expansion of Kurdish-language teaching. Kurds, however, view it as a reduction because, under the Autonomous Administration, Kurdish was the primary language of instruction for core subjects.

The decision implements Presidential Decree No. 13 of 2026. According to the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the decree recognizes Syrian Kurds’ cultural and linguistic rights. It also granted citizenship to Kurds left off the civil registry and repealed measures stemming from the 1962 Hasaka census, which stripped about 120,000 Kurds of citizenship.

When the 2026–2027 school year began, hundreds of Kurdish students in Hasaka and Kobane refused to enter their classrooms, demanding education in their mother tongue and constitutional recognition of Kurdish.

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Surveillance footage from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport, has been released, showing the horrifying moment that a Houthi missile struck on Saturday.

At least 13 have reportedly died in the attack, with more than 300 injured.

Video from the airport shows passengers waiting in line and inside the terminal as the missile strikes, sparking chaos.

Passengers are seen scrambling after the explosion ignites flames and fills the airport with smoke.

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Operations remain suspended at the airport as the country vows a “equally serious” response to the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

As The Gateway Pundit reported on Saturday, Houthis launched the attack amid escalations between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.

12 were initially reported dead, including one US citizen.

Trump responded to the attack on Saturday night, saying the Saudis are “good fighters” and “able to defend,” while condemning the attack as “terrible.”

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Harry Styles paused his sold-out Saturday show at Madison Square Garden and asked the crowd to take a moment for Oscar Belgal, the criminal Dominican national illegal alien ICE agents shot in the Bronx as he attempted to use his vehicle as a weapon while they were trying to arrest him.

Styles, who is from England and not American, wore short shorts while lecturing the crowd.

“I just want us to take a moment to think about Oscar Belgal tonight,” Styles said. “I want us to just think and remember to just look after each other.”

“It is up to us to make these cities that we live in places we want to see, it is up to us make the world a place we want to see and give to our children, so please continue looking after each other. And remember, your friends, the people you love, the people who don’t look like you, and aren’t born where you are from — they deserve respect and love and dignity and justice.”

The crowd cheered.

WATCH:

Harry Styles, a British millionaire stood on stage at Madison Square Garden and lectured Americans about respecting illegal immigrants..

Harry Styles doesn’t even live here. His main home is in Hampstead, one of the richest neighborhoods in London, where he’s spent around £18 MILLION buying up four houses on the same street to build a private compound with a gatehouse. His first house there sits behind high walls and gates. The neighborhood is 78% white, and only 2% of residents are Black..

Nothing says “open borders” like buying out the whole block so nobody can get near you.

— American AF (@iAnonPatriot) October 11, 2026

People on X quickly called out the wealthy musician’s hypocrisy.

“Harry Styles, a British millionaire stood on stage at Madison Square Garden and lectured Americans about respecting illegal immigrants,” an account called American AF wrote. “Harry Styles doesn’t even live here. His main home is in Hampstead, one of the richest neighborhoods in London, where he’s spent around £18 MILLION buying up four houses on the same street to build a private compound with a gatehouse. His first house there sits behind high walls and gates. The neighborhood is 78% white, and only 2% of residents are Black..”

The account added, “Nothing says ‘open borders’ like buying out the whole block so nobody can get near you.”

Belgal, 28, was shot in the neck around 4:20 p.m. on October 8 as agents were trying to take him into custody.

DHS described him as an illegal alien with ties to the Trinitarios gang.

Belgal has a prior conviction for grand larceny and multiple arrests for assault, robbery, drug possession, and weapons possession.

Federal officials said he refused to get out of the car and smashed into two government vehicles.

A child in the vehicle, believed to be his, was not hurt.

Belgal is expected to survive and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

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