{"id":2667842,"date":"2026-09-22T20:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ice-nabs-dem-staffer-who-is-former-news-anchor-in-airport-operation\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T20:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:44:35","slug":"breaking-ice-nabs-dem-staffer-who-is-former-news-anchor-in-airport-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ice-nabs-dem-staffer-who-is-former-news-anchor-in-airport-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: ICE Nabs Dem Staffer Who Is Former News Anchor in Airport Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-ice-nabs-dem-staffer-who-is-former-news-anchor-in-airport-operation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2667842&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article reports on a recent incident involving a staffer of California Democratic Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani, who was arrested by ICE for overstaying his visa by more than six years. The staffer, Ho-Yin Mo, a hong Kong native, had entered the U.S. legally in January 2020 but was supposed to leave that year. He was detained at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. Mo previously worked as an outreach organizer for former San Francisco Mayor London Breed and was also a former news anchor at a Chinese-language station. His arrest has sparked controversy, with Stefani calling for his release and emphasizing his role as a public servant. The DOJ representative highlighted that work authorization does not grant legal status and noted the enforcement of immigration laws.The incident has garnered media attention, highlighting ongoing debates about immigration enforcement policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement just hit home for a liberal Democratic politician in California state government.<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents last week arrested a staffer for California Democratic Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani, charging the man, a Hong Kong native, with illegally overstaying his visa in the United States by more than six years, the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16151611\/Assemblywoman-Catherine-Stefani-staffer-Ho-Yin-Mo-arrested-ICE.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a> reported Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>And the man in question was no stranger to leftist American politics \u2014 or the American news media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">News anchor turned California Democrat busted in ICE operation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NHQCWfixVD\">https:\/\/t.co\/NHQCWfixVD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsOXaBcQwE\">pic.twitter.com\/rsOXaBcQwE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 California Post (@californiapost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/californiapost\/status\/2102440911116407111?\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before hiring on with Stefani, Hong Kong native Ho-Yin Mo was an outreach organizer for former San Francisco Mayor London Breed, a Democrat so unpopular she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/progressive-san-francisco-mayor-concedes-race-levi-strauss-heir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost a re-election bid<\/a> in that staunchly Democratic city, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Mo was also a former anchor for KTSF, a Chinese-language station in San Francisco, the Daily Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d entered the U.S. legally in January 2020, according to the newspaper, but should have departed that same year, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper reported that the Department of Homeland Security had confirmed Mo\u2019s arrest, which took place at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Mo had \u201cillegally overstayed his welcome by failing to depart by May 15, 2020,\u201d DHS said in a statement, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, published a post on the social media platform X calling the arrest an example of even-handed enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is above the law, not even the California legislature and its staff,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No one is above the law, not even the California legislature and its staff. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JFQEvuAlKk\">https:\/\/t.co\/JFQEvuAlKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USAttyEssayli\/status\/2102458449716232505?\">September 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before her election to the state legislature, Stefani was a member of the San Francisco board of supervisors, and was part of that body in 2019 when it voted to declare the National Rifle Association a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/san-francisco-officially-declares-nra-domestic-terror-organization-urges-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domestic terrorist organization<\/a>.\u201d Stefani wrote the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NRA exists to spread disinformation and knowingly puts weapons in the hands of those who would harm and terrorize us,\u201d she told the San Francisco Chronicle at the time.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/09\/22\/sf-assemblymember-s-aide-detained-ice-faces-deportation-hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Standard<\/a>, an online news outlet founded in 2021, Stefani has released a statement demanding her staffer\u2019s release before he\u2019s deported back to Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message today is simple: I am respectfully calling for Ho Yin Mo\u2019s release as soon as possible,\u201d the statement said, according to the Standard. \u201cHo Yin is a selfless public servant and a valued, legal employee of the California state Legislature serving our San Francisco and Bay Area communities.<\/p>\n<p>While the circumstances surrounding Mo\u2019s arrest were unclear Tuesday, an ICE statement reported by the Standard implied that Mo was involved in air travel within the United States, rather than flying out or returning from abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWork authorization or a pending application do NOT confer legal status in the United States,\u201d the statement said, according to the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDHS reversed the horrendous Biden-era policy that allowed aliens in our country illegally to jet around our country. 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