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  • Olympic boxer, who was caught in gender controversy, vows to fight boxing org’s lawsuit

    Olympic boxer, who was caught in gender controversy, vows to fight boxing org’s lawsuit

    Imane Khelif, the Olympic gold medalist who was in the middle of a gender controversy at the Paris Games during the summer, vowed to fight back against allegations from the International Boxing Association (IBA).

    The IBA said earlier in the week it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the U.S., France and Switzerland over its decision to allow Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting to compete in the Games despite disqualifications in its own tournament. World Boxing is the governing body for the Olympics.

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    Imane Khelif of Team Algeria celebrates victory against Anna Luca Hamori of Team Hungary after the Women’s 66kg Quarter-final round match on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena on Aug. 3, 2024 in Paris. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

    Both Khelif and Lin won gold medals at the Olympics.

    “For eight years, I have fought for my dream – eyes years of sacrifice, discipline, and perseverance to stand on the Olympic stage and represent my country with pride,” the Algerian boxer said in a statement posted on Instagram. “I have earned my place, and I will continue to stand firm in the face of any challenge.

    “For two years, I have taken the high road while my name and image have been used, unauthorized, to further personal and political agendas through the spreading of and dissemination of baseless lies and misinformation. But silence is no longer an option.

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    Algeria's Imane Khelif looks on

    Algeria’s Imane Khelif reacts prior to the match against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori in the women’s 66kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena on Aug. 3, 2024.  (MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

    “The International Boxing Association (IBA), an organization that I am no longer associated with and which is no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee, have again made baseless accusations that are false and offensive, using them to further their agenda. This is a matter that concerns not just me but the broader principles of fairness and due process in sport.”

    The IBA cited President Donald Trump’s executive order on transgender athletes to justify the criminal complaints. 

    The IOC reiterated again that Khelif and Lin were not transgender.

    Imane Khelif looks on

    Imane Khelif of Team Algeria readies to compete against Anna Luca Hamori of Team Hungary in the women’s 66kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte, France, on Aug. 3, 2024. (Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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    “The two female athletes mentioned by IBA are not transgender athletes,” the organization said Monday.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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    Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

  • Trump’s ICE nabs child sex offenders among 530+ illegal immigrants caught in single day

    Trump’s ICE nabs child sex offenders among 530+ illegal immigrants caught in single day

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a number of child sex offenders, as well as gang members and other criminals, among the more than 530 illegal immigrants it caught on another day of the Trump-era mass deportation campaign.

    Official stats show that as of 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, there were 373 criminal arrests and 165 non-criminal arrests for the day. That includes more than 1,000 removals or repatriations. The agency also arrested 16 gang members, including four belonging to the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua.

    According to ICE records, the arrests included one in Buffalo, New York of an Ecuadorian national convicted of rape. Also in Buffalo, agents arrested Pedro Julio Mejia, a national from the Dominican Republic convicted of sexual conduct against a child.

    BORDER ENCOUNTERS DROP SHARPLY AS TRUMP LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 

    On January 23, 2025, ICE St. Paul arrested Cristofer Alexander Ramirez-Oliva, a citizen of Honduras. He was convicted of 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

    In St. Paul, Minnesota, agents nabbed Cristofer Alexander Ramirez-Oliva, a Honduran with a conviction for third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

    Meanwhile, in San Francisco, agents arrested Ariel Rene Romice-Patino, a Mexican who was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child and sentenced to 62 months in prison.

    FIRST IMAGES OF ICE MASS DEPORTATION EFFORTS SHOW ARRESTS OF MS-13 GANG MEMBERS, MURDER SUSPECTS 

    ICE San Francisco

    On January 23, 2025, ICE San Francisco arrested Ariel Rene Romice-Patino, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully present in the United States. 

    Agents also arrested Magdaleno Zenen Hernandez Garcia, a Mexican national convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child aged 14 or younger.

    In New York, agents arrested Turkish national Gokhan Adriguzel, who is a known or suspected terrorist, officials say.

    TRUMP’S ICE RACKS UP HUNDREDS OF ARRESTS, INCLUDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED FOR HORROR CRIMES

    ICE arrest New York

    On January 23, 2025, ICE New York administratively arrested Gokhan Adriguzel, a Turkish national, for Entry without Inspection.

    In Chicago, agents arrested Rimon Aparicio-Pimentel, a Mexican with a previous conviction for attempted murder, for which he was sentenced to 17 years in prison. ICE lodged a detainer on him in 2017, but it was not honored by authorities, and he was released without ICE being notified.

    The haul is the latest day of busy work for ICE, which is leading the mass deportation operation launched by the new administration. Before Thursday, ICE had made 460 arrests since Trump was inaugurated.

    Trump has promised to “seal” the border and launch what he said would be a historic deportation campaign. On day one, he signed 10 orders related to the border, including orders to restart wall construction, end parole programs, limit birthright citizenship and deploy the military to the border.

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    His administration has also ended a Biden-era guideline on “sensitive places” where ICE could not conduct enforcement and removed limits on the use of expedited removals to quickly deport migrants.

    Fox News this week witnessed ICE Boston make eight arrests, including multiple MS-13, Interpol Red Notices, murder and rape suspects, and a volatile Haitian gang member with 18 convictions in recent years who told our cameras that he “ain’t going back to Haiti” and “f— Trump, Biden forever!”

    On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pointed to the latest arrests as proof the administration is delivering on its promises.

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    “The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway.,” she said on X. “Promises made. Promises kept.”

    Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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