FIRST ON FOX: The arrest of an illegal alien who allegedly sliced his wife’s neck open with a box cutter in Anne Arundale County, Maryland, would have been jeopardized by a new sanctuary law signed by the governor on Tuesday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.  

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Wes Moore pushed back, saying that “nothing in today’s legislation would prevent criminals from getting deported.”

DHS told Fox News Digital that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the illegal, Filberto Gonzalez Gutierrez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, who was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment in Anne Arundale County, Maryland. 

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Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., (left) signed a bill on Tuesday banning 287(g) cooperation with ICE, which DHS said would jeopardize the arrest of illegals such as Filberto Gonzalez Gutierrez (right), a criminal illegal alien from Mexico, who was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment in Anne Arundale County, Maryland.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; DHS)

Local Maryland outlet, the Capital Gazette, reported that Gutierrez sliced his wife’s neck open with a box cutter and accused her of cheating on him.

Following the crime and his subsequent arrest, DHS said that the ICE detainer lodged with the Anne Arundale County Detention Center was honored, “allowing a safe and controlled transfer of custody.” Gutierrez is currently in ICE custody pending removal proceedings, according to DHS.

The agency said that “safe arrests like these are now in jeopardy with sanctuary politicians in the Maryland legislature passing a bill banning cooperation with ICE.”

The bill, signed by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday, prohibits state and local jurisdictions in Maryland from partnering with ICE in immigration enforcement operations through what is known as the 287(g) program. Signed as a piece of emergency legislation, the bill takes immediate effect and requires any local jurisdictions with standing 287(g) agreements to terminate them immediately.

The bill does not ban local law enforcement from honoring ICE detainers, which, under Maryland law, is up to the discretion of the local agency. However, by banning 287(g) partnerships, local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from issuing immigration detainers of their own.

Ammar Moussa, a spokesperson for Moore’s office, responded to DHS by telling Fox News Digital that, “Nothing in today’s legislation would prevent criminals from getting deported.”

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Gov. Wes Moore (D-Md.) appears on “Meet the Press” in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7, 2025. (Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images))

A Tuesday statement released by Moore’s office said that the legislation does not authorize the release of criminals, impact state policies and practices in response to immigration detainers issued by DHS, prevent state or local jurisdictions from working with the federal government on the removal of violent criminals who pose a risk to public safety or prevent state or local jurisdictions from continuing to notify ICE about the impending release of an individual of interest from custody or from coordinating the safe transfer of custody within constitutional limits.

In the same statement, Moore ripped into federal immigration agents, saying, “In Maryland, we defend Constitutional rights and Constitutional policing—and we will not allow untrained, unqualified, and unaccountable ICE agents to deputize our law enforcement officers.” 

Moore said that “this bill draws a clear line: we will continue to work with federal partners to hold violent offenders accountable, but we refuse to blur the lines between state and federal authority in ways that undermine the trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.”

“Maryland is a community of immigrants,” added Moore, “and that’s one of our greatest strengths because this country is incomplete without each and every one of us.”

However, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who is set to depart from DHS next week, told Fox News Digital that the Maryland legislature is “unfortunately following a dangerous path … of putting criminal illegal aliens over American citizens.”

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Left to right, from top: Vladimir Herrera-Garcia, Manuel Portillo Cardoza, Jose Rivera Medrano, Nilo Herrera Sanchez and Jeffry Alfaro Lemus. (G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images; DHS)

“Filberto Gonzalez Gutierrez, a monster who sliced his wife’s neck open with a box cutter, will never walk American streets again because Anne Arundale County worked with ICE to keep this criminal off our streets,” continued McLaughlin. 

“Now, Maryland sanctuary politicians are playing Russian roulette with American lives by outlawing cooperation with ICE and forcing law enforcement to RELEASE criminals from their jails into our communities and perpetrate more crimes and create more victims.” 

In addition to Gutierrez, DHS accused Maryland politicians of “choosing to protect” other “public safety threats” recently arrested by ICE in Maryland.

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The agency pointed to the recent arrests by ICE of Vladimir Herrera-Garcia, from El Salvador, who was convicted of homicide and larceny; Manuel Portillo Cardoza, from El Salvador, convicted of assault and lewd or lascivious acts with minor; Jose Rivera Medrano, from El Salvador, convicted of incest with minor, sex offense against child-fondling, and another sex offense; Nilo Herrera Sanchez, from Peru, convicted of strong-arm rape, sex assault, sex offense, and rape with weapon; And Jeffry Alfaro Lemus, an MS-13 member from El Salvador, convicted of possession of a weapon.

DHS stated that “by outlawing cooperation with ICE, Maryland’s sanctuary policies are siding with heinous criminal illegal aliens over public safety. McLaughlin added that “unfortunately, the only consequence will be the continued murder, rape, assault, robbery, and carnage of American lives.”

B.C.’s Finance Minister, Brenda Bailey, has delivered the 2026 budget.

Here are five things you need to know.

Bailey has promised there would be years of declining deficits, but first it is projected to spike by a hefty 38 per cent to a record $13.3 billion next fiscal year, compared with an updated forecast for the current year of $9.6 billion.

While the deficit is forecast to increase $3.7 billion year on year, Bailey said a “guiding principle” was that the deficit would decrease “over time,” with the ongoing impact of structural changes such as the tax increase and public sector cuts.

But even that does not change the fact that the deficit remains stubbornly high — under the budget’s three-year plan, it would be $11.4 billion in the 2028 fiscal year.

B.C.’s debt is going to continue to grow, with no cuts in the budget this year.

The cost of servicing programs like child welfare, social assistance, and pharmacare is rapidly escalating.

“The cost to providing care is increasing,” Bailey said in the budget.

“Our government has been working hard to make sure that British Columbians can access the care they need, when they need it. A lot of progress has been made.

“This summer will welcome the very first class of medical students to the new SFU Medical School in Surrey. And in the year ahead, we expect to break ground on the school’s permanent home.”

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Bailey said more British Columbians are getting a family doctor, which is in addition to the hundreds of maintenance and renovation projects to modernize and upgrade hospitals throughout B.C.

“These projects represent the largest investment in health care infrastructure in B.C. history,” she said.

“But we know there is still much more to do. We must remain focused on protecting what we’ve built and delivering better, faster health care for people. This spring, as part of a national pharmacare agreement, B.C. will provide enhanced public coverage for both menopausal hormone therapy and a wide range of diabetes medication and devices. We are also continuing to fund in vitro fertilization treatments so people can start a family.”

Bailey said a comprehensive review of health authorities has identified administration duplication and redirected savings to the front lines of health care. She said that since the review began, 1,100 administrative positions have been eliminated, closed or left vacant, with those savings to be invested in frontline patient care.

B.C. will pace infrastructure projects “carefully,” Bailey said, to deliver them efficiently without driving up costs.

The completion or construction of some long-term care homes will be delayed, along with phase two of Burnaby Hospital.

There are delays to seven long-term care projects from Abbotsford to Fort St. John, as well as the second phase of Burnaby Hospital and Cancer Care, and student housing at the University of Victoria.

“Our priorities are clear,” Bailey said. “Protect and improve core public services that people rely on, like health care and education. Keep B.C., one of the lowest taxed provinces for middle and working class families. Reduce the deficit responsibly over time while protecting what’s working.”

She said three steps will help the province achieve this — make the public sector leaner, pace infrastructure projects carefully and make changes to generate revenue, while taking action to grow the economy and secure the long-term impact of major projects.

Bailey said growth in B.C. has not kept pace with the cost of delivering public services, therefore, the province needs to rebuild a stable and sustainable revenue base.

“People earning under $149,000 will continue to pay the lowest personal income taxes in the country,” she said.

“Budget 2026 includes a change to the first income tax bracket of about half a percentage point. We’ll offset the extra costs for lower-income earners by increasing the B.C. tax reduction credit.

“We’re also updating some household-related taxes, some housing-related taxes; those with homes above $3 million in value will be asked to contribute a little more. The property tax deferment program is being changed to help those who need it most, and the vast majority of homeowners don’t see a change.”

The tax rate on the lowest bracket is being increased by 0.54 per cent, with government staff saying 60 per cent of tax filers will face higher bills, and the average taxpayer will be hit with a $76 hike.

The budget says increasing the bottom tax rate to 5.6 per cent means a maximum impact of $201 on people earning more than $140,000 without additional credits, while credits for some lower earners are being raised.

B.C.’s 2026 budget expands the province’s PST tax base to include professional services, such as accounting and bookkeeping, architectural, geoscientist and engineering services, commercial real-estate fees and security and private investigation services.

Bailey said that this change generally aligns B.C. with how other provinces apply sales taxes to these services.

PST exemptions will also be removed from some goods and services such as clothing repair materials, services related to clothing and footwear, basic cable television and landline telephone services.

Bailey said that expanding the tax to these services is generally consistent with how tax applies to these services in most provinces.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is giving this budget a ‘D’ rating.

–with files from The Canadian Press

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A childhood friend of the California surfer found murdered in Costa Rica has revealed the victim’s son’s haunting words when he broke the news.

Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was slain in a horrific home invasion in the city of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca where he lived on Saturday morning.

Two armed men stormed the property, zip-tied his girlfriend and escaped with valuables including their car. His girlfriend was unharmed.

Kurt’s childhood friend Dave Smith revealed more details of the shocking attack in a new interview on Monday night.

He told KSBW Kurt’s oldest son, a bubble tea business owner who lives in the country, spoke to him following the slaying, saying: “Well, someone murdered my father.” Smith said he replied: “whew.”

He continued: “You know, it’s one of those things you just can’t believe: Kurt was very famous around here for just being a really good surfer.

“Everybody knew him — everybody that’s from Santa Cruz originally, and even people generationally, they know of him. Their kids know him, too.

“If there is a Steve McQueen of surfing, it would have been Kurt Van Dyke. He just had the swagger. He had the look — ever since he was 13 years old. And he had that softness about him.”

Kurt was found with multiple stab wounds and signs he had been suffocated. He was discovered under a bed in the house with a sheet covering him and a knife next to his head.

His girlfriend, identified only as Arroyo, 31, in reports, had been in the shower when the attack started before being zip-tied and assaulted. Cops later said she was unharmed.

Kurt’s brother revealed to the California Post on Monday that he believed the killing was “more nefarious” than just a random break-in.

While he knew of a girlfriend, he didn’t know much about her and warned there were people in the area “who did not like him.”

He told The Post on Monday: “There are people who like him and there are people who don’t. It was more nefarious.”

Kurt had several business partners in the region after moving to Costa Rica in the mid-1980s, according to his brother.

The two spoke weekly, and Peter revealed his brother had assured him recently “he had everything under control.”

He said he was in contact with the US Embassy in Costa Rica, which has communicated with the family regarding Kurt’s remains.

A new report from the national spy watchdog says the federal government kept some people on Canada’s no-fly list without proper justification — a possible violation of the law that underpins the program.

The government is responsible for screening travellers through the Passenger Protect Program, commonly known as the no-fly list.

Federal officials inform air carriers when a passenger requires additional screening or is prohibited outright from boarding a flight because they could pose a threat to air security or might travel to commit a terrorist act.

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency looked at how people are added to the list, the actions taken when listed people try to fly, and ways to challenge inclusion on the roster.

The review agency says improvements to the program, such as centralized passenger screening, reduced the number of errors and improved security.

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Public Safety Canada, which oversees the program, also has generally made sure that people on the list aren’t unfairly restricted from travelling, the watchdog says.

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If an individual is denied boarding because they’re on the list, they receive a letter from the public safety minister with instructions on how to apply for recourse and to request removal.

In addition, the law governing the program, the Secure Air Travel Act, requires the public safety minister to review the list every 90 days to determine whether grounds for inclusion still exist.

The intelligence watchdog says while people met the act’s listing threshold when they were first added to the no-fly list, there were shortcomings in how the minister’s delegate decided to relist people during reviews of their cases.

The report notes that sometimes the 90-day reviews were not conducted on time.

The watchdog also found the minister’s delegate renewed the listing of six people “without having necessary grounds.”

Those cases included:

• two individuals the delegate had previously decided to delist, with no new information to justify a reversal of that decision;
• one person whose most recent case brief clearly indicated that the act’s listing threshold was not met; and
• three individuals who were relisted on grounds that were unrelated to the act’s thresholds.

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The spy watchdog also pointed to a general lack of clarity — and in some cases disagreement — between program partners on when and why to consider delisting a person.

It found this was the case for decisions regarding each person’s listing status every 90 days, and for rulings on applications for recourse.

The intelligence watchdog says its recommendations are aimed at ensuring a more fair, principled and co-ordinated approach to managing the program.

It recommended Public Safety prioritize updating program governance documents to clarify roles and responsibilities for supporting the minister on listing decisions.

It said in cases where the minister or their delegate does not approve a proposal for relisting or delisting someone, the reasons for their disapproval should be clearly documented and relayed to the agency that nominated the person for inclusion.

The watchdog also recommended that Public Safety build a complete record of all positive matches to the list, actions taken in relation to them and the outcomes of those steps.

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Police say they have arrested a 65-year-old man in connection with an armed robbery at Dollarama on Monday morning in Yellowknife.

Yellowknife RCMP said an intoxicated man entered Dollarama at around 9:30 a.m. brandishing a knife at staff before leaving on foot with merchandise from the store.

Police said they later found the man outside of Stanton Territorial Hospital. They said the man brandished a knife at officers.

Police then used a conducted energy weapon (a stun gun) and arrested the man.

The man has been charged with one count of robbery with a weapon, police said.

The man remains in custody.

Premier Doug Ford had choice words for students expressing concerns over recent cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) Tuesday, telling them to “not pick basket-weaving courses” and to invest in education that gives people in-demand jobs.

Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park, Ford said he received “thousands of calls” from students over the long weekend, who expressed concerns about the province cutting the amount of grant money students can receive through OSAP.

“I mentioned to the students, you have to invest in your future, into in-demand jobs,” he said.

“You’re picking basket-weaving courses, and there’s not too many baskets being sold out there.”

The changes to OSAP were announced by Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn last week. Starting this fall, the amount of money eligible students can receive in the form of OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85 per cent to 25 per cent. 

That change has sparked worry among many incoming and current students, who say it will strain their finances and put them in more debt after graduation. 

Ford said taxpayers want to know that the courses students are picking — and that they’re paying for — are going to help an in-demand jobs sector in the province. He mentioned trades, healthcare and STEM-related fields as those that would provide jobs to graduates.  

He acknowledged that students are “probably upset right now,” but also said he’s heard some “nightmare stories” about kids going out and “buying fancy watches and cologne,” supposedly alluding to students misusing their OSAP money. 

“That doesn’t fly with the taxpayers, I’ll tell you that right now,” said Ford. 

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Omar Nusir, a second-year student at Western University studying medical sciences, called Ford’s comments “shocking.”

“In-demand fields are higher in cost,” said Nusir, who wants to go to medical school and become a diagnostic radiologist. When he looked at tuition fees at Western for medical school, he said tuition was north of $20,000 a year. 

“If I listen to Doug Ford’s advice about choosing in-demand fields, I am actually [going] farther into debt,” he said. 

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Nusir got OSAP funding in both his first and second year of university. A large chunk of that funding came from grants. OSAP funding is only given out to eligible Ontario residents who are either Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, according to its webpage.

“I come from the Middle East. I’m of a low-income family,” he said. “My grants were even higher than my [OSAP] loans because I was perceived as a very low-income student.” 

Now that OSAP was cut, Nusir said he may not be able to afford to go to medical school, which he hopes to get into in his fourth year of university. 

“[Premier Ford] is putting pressure on people that are choosing the STEM courses that he advises us to take,” said Nusir. “That seems to be a bad decision financially for me because these courses are more expensive than other faculties.” 

The Ford government did introduce a program called the Learn and Stay grant in 2023, which provides funding for students in priority postsecondary programs — such as nursing — in certain parts of the province. 

The grant was expanded to include covering costs for would-be family doctors, but it only kicks in for medical school students who agree to work in family medicine and take on a full roster of patients upon graduation.

Nusir said next school year, he may have to cut back on his volunteering roles in the community, like his volunteer work at St. Joseph’s hospital in London, Ont., to increase his working hours at his paid job. 

“I have a lot of friends and students that I know that are doing the same thing, because we’re left with no other option,” he said.