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Posted on 08/21/2025 12:22:49 PM PDT by Signalman
New details have emerged on the viral arrest of a man who attempted to flee from a group of federal agents not far from the National Mall on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a deleted X post from Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov after she initially defended the suspect.
Footage obtained by NBC Washington shows a group of federal agents and D.C. Metropolitan Police officers stopping a Hispanic man driving a blue SUV. Almost immediately after exiting the vehicle, the man attempted to flee and was subsequently tackled by one of the agents.
As he was being restrained, the man yelled, in Spanish, that he was “not a criminal” and wanted to be with his family. “Just saw DC Police + federal agents detain a man on the National Mall. He appeared to try to escape, then was quickly tackled to the ground by several agents + was screaming in Spanish ‘please, I’m not a criminal, I work here, I want to be with my family,'” NBC’s Aimee Cho reported, providing a sympathetic overview of the situation.
Details of the arrest, nor the suspect, were not immediately available. The Department of Homeland Security provided additional details in an X post a few hours later, however.
“This illegal alien from Mexico was previously arrested in January 2024 in Fairfax County for aggravated sexual assault of a child under 13,” the department posted on X alongside a meme mocking Cho’s post.
“He entered and had a final order of removal and chose to voluntary return- twice. Illegally entered 3 times. Thank you to law enforcement for getting him off of Washington DC’s streets.”
Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov was among the handful of liberals who criticized the arrest without knowing any details of the case. “This doesn’t make D.C. safer,” Tarlov posted on X. “The cruelty is always the point.”
Tarlov found herself on the receiving end of intense backlash once details surrounding the arrest were released to the public. “Fox News’ Jessica Tarlov rushed to the defense of an illegal alien who was arrested for s*xual assault on a child under the age of 13. She really is the worst,” said Florida’s Voice contributor Eric Daugherty.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also weighed in on the controversy in a post of his own. “Why are you defending a criminal illegal alien invader charged with sexually assaulting a child?” Miller wrote.
“I didn’t know he was – the DHS memo on him came out hours after the video,” Tarlov responded after deleting the initial post. “Wouldn’t ever defend such a person! Hopefully you guys will only go after these types versus hardworking folks that have committed no crimes! Will delete my original tweet.”
The viral arrest was made as part of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on crime in Washington D.C.
President Trump took control of D.C. police by applying the Home Rule Act on Aug. 7, 2025. As part of his strategy, the president has deployed 1,450 police and National Guard troops, marking the first time law enforcement assets in the capital have been brought under federal control.
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If they don't mention this tonight, then they are all cowards.
Jessica, you ignorant slut, all illegal aliens have committed at least one crime.
Thus the legal term "illegal alien."
It’s not like any of us don’t rush in here to make conclusion-jumping posts, but then again, most of us don’t have a public image to uphold.
She couldn’t help it. TDS overrides rationality.
It may or may not have occurred to her that the person running away was an actual or even suspected criminal.
The only important thing was to to vilify anything that can possibly be associated with or blamed on Trump.
We watch The Five most days after we record the show so as to speed through the outrageous number and length of the ads. We have also begun speeding through all of Tarlov’s comments. She is without a doubt a complete a-hole with an overwhelming case of TDS. Aside from that, she is beyond irritating.
When Tarlov is not on, that Dem seat usually is filled by former Congressman Harold Ford. Although I do not agree with a good bit of what Ford says, he is calm, rational and willing to criticize his fellow Dems. He does an excellent job, and it would be good if Fox could dump Tarlov and bring on Harold full time.
Is Eleanor Clift still around? She wouldn’t back down on the McLaughlin Group if she was outnumbered 4-1.
I can’t stand this Bolshie trashbag. She talks like Chip and Dale and is almost as smart as they are.
Why is she still on The Five ???
her role is liberal punching bag for Jesse and Greg, she gets paid well for it I'm sure. They treat her with kid gloves even when they are supposedly mocking or arguing with her - it's entertainment.
I am not a Hindu and do not believe in karma.
But by the Law of Compensation (Ralph Waldo Emerson) her heinous acts and words deserve equivalent punishment in this lifetime.
I haven't seen Ms. Clift in years; but I just searched for her and apparently she is still kicking on MSNBC and writing at the Daily Beast.
Like Jessica, we need to keep her around to scare young people into behaving themselves.
Me, neither. A screechy voice witch like her shouldn’t reveal it.
It’s not like any of us don’t rush in here to make conclusion-jumping posts
Guilty as heck!
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Jessica Tarlov, aka the screecher. Her voice makes fingernails on a chalkboard sound melodic.
Jessica. Illegally sneaking into the United State and ILLEGALLY applying for benefits meant ONLY for U.S. Citizens is a CRIME. Deal with it. How many Americans are receiving free benefits from any of those crapholes south of the border? I watch Contraband at the Border. All those miserable poor Messicans are driving brand new $75.000 Chevy Pickups or SUVs up to the border to spend a few days “shopping” in America. They are all grinnin’ and flashing wads of U.S. Dollars. None of them have any bullet holes in the clothes or hats from being hunted and shot at by the Cartels. None of their little girls seem to be suffering from Cancer as being reported by the bozos in the yellowstream “media”.
Seriously!
I was extremely upset by the video of the man being arrested! I mean, don’t they have Billy clubs any longer?
True, mostly. I would guess it’s the kindly conservatives being nice to the self-contained leftist.
In the old days Robert Novak was said by the “liberal” panelists on the first McLaughlin Group years to be kind to them and he sent birthday presents to their children and was thoughtful and gracious to all. One said “Not that he is an example of someone to accept for his politics.”
Horrible woman. Should have her vocal cords tied.
Did she ever admit her long winded defense of DC crime statistics going down so there’s no need for the Guard was based on falsified reports and changed categories such as a man held at gunpoint handing over his wallet, ring, watch and phone re-categorized as “a threat.” ?
Wonder.
She’s one of many who KNOWINGLY repeat in 2025 “the Trump praise of the KKK types at Charlottesville”. They KNOW he didn’t do that, it was split into sections and spliced by the media to sound like he meant that.
Malfeasance.
Comrade Tarlov is just spouting the party line.
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