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Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in USJeffrey Fleishman | (TNS) Los Angeles Times The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, emboldening conservatives to end “wokeness” in classrooms. Battles over books in school libraries have become emblematic of the country’s larger culture wars over race, historical revisionism and gender identity. A new report by PEN America found book bans increased by nearly 200% during the 2023-24 school year, including titles on sexuality, substance abuse, depression and other issues students face in an age of accelerating technologies, climate change, toxic politics and fears about the future. Book censorship has shaken and divided school boards, pitted parents against parents, and led to threats against teachers and librarians . It is part of an agenda driven by conservative parental rights groups and politicians who promote charter schools and voucher systems that could weaken public education. The issue goes to the heart not only of what students are taught but how federal and state education policies will affect the nation’s politics after one of the most consequential elections in its history. “It’s not just about taking a book off a shelf,” said Tasslyn Magnusson, an author and teacher from Wisconsin who tracks book censorship across the U.S. “It’s about power and who controls public education. It’s about what kind of America we were and are. We’re trying to define what family is and what America means. That comes down to the stories we tell.” She said she feared Trump’s return to the White House would further incite those calling for book bans: “I don’t have lots of hope. It could get a lot worse.” Over the last year, PEN counted more than 10,000 book bans nationwide that targeted 4,231 unique titles. Most were books dealing with gender, sexuality, race and LGBTQ+ storylines. The most banned title was Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes,” about a school shooting that included a short description of date rape. Florida and Iowa — both of which have strict regulations on what students can read — accounted for more than 8,200 bans in the 2023-24 school year. “This crisis is tragic for young people hungry to understand the world they live in and see their identities and experiences reflected in books,” Kasey Meehan, director of PEN’s Freedom to Read Program, said in a statement. “What students can read in schools provides the foundation for their lives.” Trump’s calls to close the Department of Education would need congressional approval, which appears unlikely. Although public schools are largely funded and governed by state and local institutions, the department helps pay to educate students with disabilities, provides about $18 billion in grants for K-12 schools in poor communities and oversees a civil rights branch to protect students from discrimination. But Trump’s election has inspired conservative parental groups, including Moms For Liberty and Parents Defending Education, to strengthen efforts to limit what they see as a liberal conspiracy to indoctrinate children with books and teachings that are perverse, amoral and pornographic. Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, has criticized schools that she says spend too much time on diversity and inclusion when only about one-third of U.S. children are reading at grade level: “We’re talking about public school libraries and content for kids,” Justice told NewsNation after Trump’s victory. “I think it’s very clear that there are certain things that are appropriate for kids, certain things that are appropriate for adults. We’re just getting back to commonsense America.” Trump’s threat to deny federal funding to schools that acknowledge transgender identities could affect curricula and the kinds of books school libraries stock. During his rally at Madison Square Garden in October, Trump — who has has accused schools of promoting sex change operations — said his administration would get “transgender insanity the hell out of our schools.” Vice President-elect JD Vance has accused Democrats of wanting to “put sexually explicit books in toddlers’ libraries.” Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, told Newsmax that she was excited about Trump’s calls to remake education and “clean up a lot of the mess” he has inherited from the Biden administration. Trump “has centered parental rights back in his platform, which is incredible. He has prioritized knowledge and skill, not identity politics,” she said. “American children deserve better, and it is time for change.” In nominating Linda McMahon to be his secretary of Education, Trump appears to be pushing for more conservative parental control over what is taught and read in classrooms. A former professional wrestling executive, McMahon chairs the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-connected organization that has criticized schools for teaching “racially divisive” theories, notably about slavery and a perspective about the nation’s founding it views as anti-American. “Today’s contentious debates over using classrooms for political activism rather than teaching a complete and accurate account of American history have reinvigorated calls for greater parental and citizen involvement in the curriculum approval process,” the institute’s website says. Culturally divisive issues, including race and LGBTQ+ themes, cost school districts an estimated $3.2 billion during the 2023-24 school year, according to a recent study called “The Costs of Conflict.” The survey — published by the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access at UCLA — found that battles over books and teaching about sexuality and other topics led to increased expenses for legal fees, replacing administrators and teachers who quit, and security, including off-duty plainclothes police officers. “Are we really going to spend our tax dollars on these kinds of things?” asked Magnusson. “After Trump was elected, I saw a bunch of middle-class white ladies like me who were saying, ‘This isn’t America.’ But maybe it is America.” One school superintendent in a Western state told the study’s researchers that his staff was often consumed with correcting misinformation and fulfilling public record requests mainly from hard-line parental rights activists attempting to exploit cultural war issues to discredit the district. “Our staff are spending enormous amounts of time just doing stupid stuff,” the superintendent said. “The fiscal costs to the district are enormous, but [so are] the cultural costs of not standing up to the extremists. If someone doesn’t, then the students and employees lose. ... It’s the worst it’s ever been.” The survey found that 29% of 467 school superintendents interviewed reported that teachers and other staff quit their profession or left their districts “due to culturally divisive conflict.” Censoring books in school libraries grew out of opposition to COVID-19 restrictions. A number of conservative parental groups, including Moms for Liberty, which invited Trump to speak at its national convention in August, turned their attention to lobbying against “liberal indoctrination.” Their protests against what they criticized as progressive teaching on sexuality and race were focused on increasing conservative parental control over a public education system that was struggling at teaching children reading and math. That strategy has led to a national, right-wing effort that is “redefining government power to restrict access to information in our schools,” said Stephana Ferrell, co-founder of the Florida Freedom to Read Project. “This movement to protect the innocence of our children believes if children never read it in a book they won’t have to know about it and can go on to lead harmonious lives. But books teach us cautionary tales. They instruct us. You can’t protect innocence through ignorance.” School districts across the country have removed “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George Johnson, which are about gender identity and include graphic depictions of sex, along with titles by renowned writers such as Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, George Orwell, Maya Angelou and Flannery O’Connor. Related Articles National Politics | Somerville reaffirms sanctuary-city status; Massachusetts AG to fight Trump’s deportation plan National Politics | Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school National Politics | Trump team says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal brokered by Biden is actually Trump’s win National Politics | Trump signs White House transition deal National Politics | How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes Surveys show that most Americans do not favor censorship. The Florida Freedom to Read Project and similar organizations around the country have called for thorough public reviews of challenged books to prevent one scene or passage from being taken out of context. Moderate and liberal parents groups over the last two years have also become more active in school board politics. They have supported school board candidates who have defeated those backed by Moms for Liberty in Texas, Florida and other states. “People say the pendulum will swing back,” said Ferrell. But, she said, conservatives want to “stop the pendulum from swinging back.” Picoult is accustomed to conservatives attempting to censor her. Her books have been banned in schools in more than 30 states. Published in 2007, “Nineteen Minutes” explores the lives of characters, including a girl who was raped, in a town leading up to a school shooting and its aftermath. “Having the most banned book in the country is not a badge of honor. It’s a call for alarm,” said Picoult, whose books have sold more than 40 million copies. “My book, and the 10,000 others that have been pulled off school library shelves this year, give kids a tool to deal with an increasingly divided and difficult world. These book banners aren’t helping children. They are harming them.” ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. 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A chorus of support is growing behind actress Blake Lively after she filed a complaint alleging sexual harassment and a smear campaign against "It Ends With Us" co-star Justin Baldoni. Actress Amber Heard on Monday became the latest celebrity to speak out on behalf of the "Gossip Girl" alum over what she says was a coordinated social media effort to tarnish her name. Over the weekend, Lively filed a complaint claiming that Baldoni and a lead producer had behaved unacceptably during the filming of box office hit "It Ends With Us." The allegations included that Baldoni -- who also directed the film -- had spoken inappropriately about his sex life, and had sought to alter the film to include sex scenes that were not in the script and had not been agreed to. They also detailed how lead producer Jamey Heath had watched Lively while she was topless, despite having been asked to turn away. But the complaint goes into great detail -- including with texts and emails -- on a PR campaign to wreck her reputation and to divert attention from any public comments she might make about the men's alleged misbehavior. This was "a carefully crafted, coordinated, and resourced retaliatory scheme to silence her, and others from speaking out about the hostile environment that Mr Baldoni and Mr Heath created," the complaint says. It includes allegations that the two men hired a crisis PR team that amplified or planted negative stories about Lively on social media platforms. "You know we can bury anyone," Melissa Nathan, a member of the team, is alleged to have said, according to messages contained in the complaint. Heard's ex-husband Johnny Depp hired the same PR team during the high-profile defamation trial between the couple in 2022, in which a jury unanimously found that Heard defamed Depp over allegations he abused her. "Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying 'A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on,'" Heard said in a statement carried by NBC News. "I saw this firsthand and up close. It's as horrifying as it is destructive." Heard's support came on the heels of a joint statement by America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel, who starred with Lively in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." "As Blake's friends and sisters for over 20 years, we stand with her in solidarity as she fights back against the reported campaign waged to destroy her reputation," they wrote on Instagram. "Throughout the filming of 'It Ends with Us', we saw her summon the courage to ask for a safe workplace for herself and colleagues on set, and we are appalled to read the evidence of a premeditated and vindictive effort that ensued to discredit her voice." A lawyer for Wayfarer, the studio behind the film, said in a statement released to the New York Times that neither the studio, its executives, nor its PR team did anything to retaliate against Lively. "These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media," lawyer Bryan Freedman wrote. The complaint was lodged with the California Civil Rights Department, and is a precursor to a lawsuit. Major Hollywood talent agency WME -- which represents Lively -- has reportedly dropped Baldoni as a client. hg/aha
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NoneValerie Bertinelli has confidently responded to critics who body-shamed her after posting a selfie in her lingerie on social media. On Monday (December 2), the 64-year-old One Day at a Time star shared an intimate message about body positivity on Instagram , as she posed for a mirror selfie while wearing a black two-piece underwear set. “At some point I will talk about the madness my body has been through this year,” she began in the caption. “But right now every lump, bump, wrinkle, and saggy part of me just feels acceptance and simple appreciation to be standing in front of a mirror in a hotel bathroom in downtown Manhattan ready to color my roots late on a Monday night.” Bertinelli’s post was met with an outpouring of support from her followers, as many people thanked her for motivating them to love their bodies too. However, her picture was also the target of several crude remarks from people attempting to break her confidence. Instead, the Golden Globe winner followed up her post with a second message, calling out the critics who continued to pass judgment on her figure. “First of all, to those of you who felt a connection to my prior post and identified with what I was talking about, (empowering ourselves to focus on our own self-acceptance and self-love), thank you and thank you for your kindness,” she wrote in her subsequent Instagram post shared on Tuesday. “I see you. We are in this together,” Bertinelli continued. “To all of you that would sit in judgment of my body, the photo, and my reason for posting it, I hope you find a place in your heart to not judge yourself as harshly as you judge others. “I have dealt with judgment my entire life starting from when I was a young girl. It has taken me a long time to realize that my judgment, with patient discernment, is the only judgment that counts,” the Hot in Cleveland star said. “I have no power over someone else’s judgment of me and now I have no interest. Finally.” She added: “It’s taken me almost three years of emotional labor to get to this point mentally and for the first eight months of this year I had physical setbacks. I don’t care what you think of my body. I don’t care what you think about my posting about it.” Bertinelli went on to admit she “hated” her body when she was 20. Now, she said she wishes she didn’t have that perception back then. “Yes, it was a very different body than the one I now inhabit, but it hadn’t yet been through the journey I needed to go through,” she noted. “Even as challenging as it’s been and is, I am grateful for this journey and I wouldn’t trade this body for my 20-year-old body any day. Ever.” Back in May, Bertinelli opened up about another personal topic to her Instagram followers; she revealed that she knew her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen — with whom she welcomed her 33-year-old son Wolfgang Van Halen — wasn’t her “soulmate.” In her post, the actor admitted that her relationship with the late rocker, who died in 2020, was somewhat of a whirlwind romance. Although they were together for more than 26 years, Bertinelli said their love “rapidly declined into drugs, alcohol, and infidelity” after their initial honeymoon period when she was 20. Ultimately, it became clear these behaviors didn’t “scream soulmate.” Bertinelli and Van Halen tied the knot in 1981. They announced they were separating in 2001 before officially getting divorced in 2007. She remarried Tom Vitale in 2011, but the pair announced their split in 2022 .
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Bombardier Aerospace is one of the major aircraft manufacturers in the world. Its innovative and reliable jets provide world-class experience, promising comfort, energy efficiency and safety. Among many features, speed, luxury and utility are also the keywords when it comes to delivering high quality results. With that in mind, the company developed a family of business jets called the Bombardier Challenger 600 series that became one of the most popular jets on the market. Have you ever wondered what makes these aircraft stand out from the crowd, and how fast they can fly? Let’s have a look at the Bombardier Challenger 600 series (600/601/604/605/650). While regional turboprop aircraft typically fly around 330 mph, the Concorde supercruised at around Mach 2.0. Models of jets Jets are meant to operate at high-speed cruising and these prototypes kept their word. The series encompasses a range of models, including the Challenger 601, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, and the last prototype, Challenger 650, each offering different proficiency. The Challenger 600 , powered by two Lycoming ALF 502L turbofan engines, set the foundation of the project, generating a new era of innovation. Thanks to its aerodynamic design, large cabin and high performance, the jet conquered the aviation market, becoming a first choice for high-end clients. The avionics systems are equipped with features such as head-up display and terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS) that focus on developing pilot interfaces, leading to more control and better situational awareness. Maximum speed: Mach 0.80 Range: 4,600 miles (7,400 km) Takeoff: 5,640 ft (1,720 m) Landing: 2,402 ft (732 m) The Bombardier Challenger 601 is a more developed version. Thanks to its advanced winglets, the aircraft could reduce drag and develop its lift capacity. Powered by a General Electric CF34 turbofan engine, it is composed of advanced blended materials that reduced the overall weight, improved fuel efficiency, increased the aircraft’s strength, and limited maintenance costs. Some features have been enhanced, such as an ultra-modern avionics system, an advanced autopilot, and intensified cockpit display. Maximum speed: Mach 0.85 Range: 3,380 miles (5,439 km) Takeoff: 5,400 ft (1,645 m) Landing: 2,750 ft (838 m) First delivered in 1995, the Bombardier Challenger 604 was introduced with upgraded features as an improvement to the previous model. It presents boosted performance and landing weights, higher take-off, renovated interior finishes and larger fuel tanks. It can complete an eight-hour no-stop flight, making it suitable for both short and mid-long transfers. Here, engineers worked meticulously to adjust the jet’s features for a better performance, resulting in cutting-edge technology and upper-level service. The Bombardier 604 is equipped with two General Electric CF34-3B turbofan engines, each providing 8,729 lbs thrust at take-off. Inside, Collins ProLine 4 avionics configure the glass cockpit, with multiple screens, flight director systems, and all-digital air data computers. More than 300 models were produced, becoming the bestselling jet, until the end of its days in 2006. Maximum speed: Mach 0.80 Range: 2,230 m (3,588 km) Takeoff: 5,840 ft (1,780 m) Landing: 2,358 ft (719 m) Manufactured between 2006 and 2016, the Bombardier Challenger 605 stands out from the crowd thanks to its improved Pro Line 21 avionics suite that ensures better and more precise navigation and flight management. The aircraft, with an extended range of 4,000 NM, can perform long-distance flights and stay in the air for up to six hours, becoming a first choice for international trips. Moreover, the GPS system and the inertial reference units secure reliability and a prime arial awareness. For more comfort, larger screens have been installed to allow more light to come in, and the seats have been renovated. Maximum speed: Mach 0.80 Range: 4,603 miles (7,491km) Takeoff: 5,840 ft (1,780 m) Landing: 2,360 ft (719 m) The last one of the family, the Bombardier Challenger 650, is the result of state-of-the-art technology that led to a higher level of performance and cockpit innovation. Increased cruising speed, fuel efficiency and range are what best characterize this new model. Powered by Rolls-Royce engines, the aircraft can speed up to 652 mph. Pilots can better navigate through a modern Vision Flight Deck that features a Synthetic Vision System (SVS), as well as up-to-date avionics systems. This new prototype is also the winning choice among clients thanks to its reliability and safety, provided by datalink weather services and maintenance solutions. For a more lavish experience, the jet is equipped with a refined cabin design, sound-insulating entry door, unlimited baggage access, wider seats and personalized interior options. In 2016, the Bombardier Business Aircraft Market Forecast predicted a delivery of more than 790 jets in Latin America up to 2025, making the model 650 the right option for clients in Mexico that require flying in the country and to the US. Maximum speed: Mach 0.85 Range: 4,643 miles Takeoff: 5,640 ft (1,719 m) Landing: 2,402 ft (732 m) Aircraft mission requirements, engine cost, fuel efficiency, and cost of maintenance are major deciding factors for airlines. Brief history of the Bombardier Challenger 600 series The Bombardier Challenger 600 comprises a set of aircraft that have improved their features throughout the years. Created by Bill Lear ’s idea to find a mid-sized business jet and developed by Canadair, the aircraft passed into the new ownership of Bombardier Aerospace in 1986. In 1975, Canadair funded the development of the first child of the aircraft family that, back then, was named LearStar 600. In 1977, it changed its name to Bombardier 600 after Bill Lear was cut off from involvement in this project. The first prototype was launched in 1987 along with its maiden flight. Following Canadair’s bankruptcy, Bombardier stepped in and bought the aircraft. Around the early 1980s, a second variant was announced, the Challenger 601. The decision to adopt a new type of engine, the General Electric CF34 turbofan engine, was a turning point for the company, which saw an increase in sales. Thanks to this positive outcome, Bombardier committed to evolving new models and saw the production of Challenger 604, 605 and 650. Along with the models of the family, the company also developed further aircraft like the Bombardier Global Express and the regional airline Bombardier CRJ100 series. The biggest and most advanced of the Challenger line is the Bombardier Challenger 650.Last week, we celebrated ChatGPT’s second birthday with a review of how it can be used in commercial real estate . Today, I’d like to zero in on some specific tools that we are using in the trade to make the day-to-day easier and more efficient. For industrial real estate, AI tools are tailored to address the challenges and opportunities in logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and distribution. Here’s a breakdown of recommended tools specifically for the industrial real estate sector: CoStar/LoopNet: Industry-standard platforms offering market analytics, property listings, and comparable data for industrial real estate. Reonomy: Uses AI to analyze industrial property data, including ownership records, zoning, and historical trends, helping identify off-market opportunities. Crexi PRO: Provides industrial market insights, listing exposure, and data analytics to identify emerging opportunities. 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DroneDeploy: Integrates drones with AI to inspect industrial properties, track construction progress, and map large industrial sites. Skycatch: Provides high-resolution site imaging and 3D modeling for industrial property evaluation and planning. Each of these tools addresses specific aspects of industrial real estate, from acquisition and management to logistics and sustainability. By incorporating these technologies, you can streamline operations, improve decision-making, and enhance client service in this specialized sector. Allen C. Buchanan, SIOR, is a principal with Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services in Orange. He can be reached at abuchanan@lee-associates.com or 714.564.7104. His website is allencbuchanan.blogspot.com .
NAIROBI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — Kenyan President William Ruto said on Friday that the government will spend 28 billion Kenyan shillings (about 216 million U.S. dollars) to modernize the National Police Service over the next two years. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp According to Ruto, the modernization program will include new equipment and weapons, digitization of police operations as well as constructing new housing units for police officers. “It is our intention to make sure that many of our policemen and women, who discharge a very sensitive responsibility of protecting all of us, work in conditions that help them discharge that responsibility,” he said in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi when launching National Police Service and State Department of Correctional Service Strategic Plans for 2023-2027. According to a statement issued by the presidency, the government has spent 15.5 million dollars to raise the standards within the service, Ruto said 1,000 new vehicles will be acquired for the police early next year under the police leasing program in an effort to alleviate the shortage at police stations across the country. He noted that plans are at an advanced stage to procure 2,000 more vehicles, adding that 582 new housing units have been completed, while another 1,000 are at different stages of construction to improve police officers’ living conditions. The aim is to build 17,000 new units for police officers, and the government will continue the digitization of police operations to bring them to international standards, the Kenyan president added. “We need a modern police service and technology is key to this. We must ensure we digitize operations, including the famous Occurrence Book,” he said.
By Ross Cristantiello Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top advisor to President-elect Donald Trump , used his social media platform this week to attack Massachusetts officials over immigration policy. As Trump and his allies ramp up preparations for what they say will be mass deportations of immigrants without legal status, Massachusetts leaders like Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reaffirmed their commitments to existing laws that dictate how local law enforcement can cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Musk inserted himself into the local debate by responding to recent news releases from ICE’s Boston office regarding the arrests of three foreign nationals who had been accused of raping children. He said that so-called “sanctuary cities” were “protecting child rapists,” and called for any politician doing so to be “recalled immediately.” Why are “sanctuary” cities protecting child rapists? Unconscionable. Any politician who does so should be recalled immediately. https://t.co/GGhVB4sfm5 Musk recently defended former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s first pick for attorney general , who had previously been investigated on suspicion of sex trafficking an underage girl. Gaetz denied those allegations. Massachusetts officials like Healey have been clear that they are not against deporting undocumented immigrants connected to serious crimes like rape and murder. In the wake of Trump’s victory, Healey said that State Police would not help federal agents carry out mass deportations. “Violent criminals should be deported, and they are,” Healey recently told The Boston Globe . “I do not, however, support efforts to round up millions of families who’ve lived here a long time, people who are gainfully employed, and many who have kids here. I don’t think it’s humane or smart economically, and it will crater some of our major industries across the country.” Trump recently said he would use the military to carry out mass deportations. A spokesperson for the Massachusetts State Police also told the Globe that enforcing federal immigration law is “not a mission” of the agency, and that troopers are actually prevented from enforcement operations that only rely on federal immigration detainers . These detainers are requests from ICE that ask law enforcement agencies to notify the agency as early as possible before removable noncitizens are released. Detainers also ask law enforcement to hold the noncitizen for up to an additional 48 hours. But ICE detainers are not mandatory, and local law enforcement has to choose whether or not to cooperate. Most ICE detainers are not supported by probable cause, according to ACLU Massachusetts . In 2017, a federal court of appeals actually ruled that the Fourth Amendment requires detainers be supported by probable cause. Law enforcement agencies that hold people on unconstitutional detainers can be found liable. One of the reports Musk was responding to concerned Guatemalan national Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz, who was charged with child rape in Great Barrington. De Paz-Munoz, who entered the U.S. in 2020, was released by U.S. Border Patrol with a notice to appear before a judge, according to ICE . He was arrested by Great Barrington police for the alleged rape of a child and other related charges in February of this year, and ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the Great Barrington Police Department. According to ICE, that detainer was “ignored” and De Paz-Munoz was released on bail before federal agents could detain him. He was eventually arrested by ICE in Great Barrington earlier this month. The charges are pending against him in Berkshire County Superior Court, and he remains in ICE custody. In another recent release, ICE announced the arrest of Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos. Buitrago-Bustos is a Colombian national who was admitted to the U.S. in 2016 and failed to depart on the terms of his visa, authorities said. Great Barrington police arrested him on charges of child rape in October 2023, and ICE lodged a detainer. He was arraigned and ordered held without bail. The Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction in Pittsfield honored the immigration detainer and released Buitrago-Bustos into ICE custody earlier this month, the agency said. The third report Musk was responding to concerned Alexandre Romao De Oliveira, a Brazilian national who had been convicted of child rape in his home country in 2022 and sentenced to 14 years in prison. But Romao De Oliveira fled to the U.S. later that year and was released from Department of Homeland Security custody with a notice to appear before a judge. He was arrested earlier this week by ICE agents in Methuen. When Trump takes office, more clashes between his administration and Massachusetts leaders appear likely. Already, Wu and Trump’s incoming “border czar” Tom Homan have traded barbs. When asked about Trump’s plans, Wu said that Boston’s resources and personnel, including local police, are not expected to cooperate with federal agents attempting to detain migrants that have not “been part of serious criminal activity.” She cited an existing ordinance that bars local police from holding immigrants for deportation unless there has been a criminal warrant issued for their arrest. Homan said Wu was “ not very smart ” and warned her not to cross a “clear line.” In a response, Wu pointed to Boston’s recent track record of improving public safety . “They can say whatever they want about me, but our public safety record speaks for itself: Boston is the safest major city in America. Our homicide rates are among the lowest of any city nationally, and gun violence has been at an all-time historic low over the last two years here in Boston,” Wu said in a statement. “This is no coincidence—it’s a reflection of the trust between our residents and our public safety officials, and a result of our daily focus on community policing and coordinating city services,” the mayor continued. “We will continue to focus on that work and have no intention of rolling out the welcome mat for them.” Ross Cristantiello Ross Cristantiello, a general assignment news reporter for Boston.com since 2022, covers local politics, crime, the environment, and more. 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