HSI Phoenix, police arrest 2 men for alleged sexual exploitation of a minor

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – Two area men were arrested in the past 72 hours on various counts of sexual exploitation of a minor as a result of ongoing investigations by U.S. Immigration…

Failed Human Smuggling Attempts at Laredo Sector Stopped by BPA

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station, Encinal Police Department (EPD), and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) apprehended several undocumented individuals during several failed human…

USBP Agents Arrest Sureño Gang Member in Calexico

CALEXICO, California – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Tuesday evening. At about 9:55 p.m., agents apprehended an undocumented individual within minutes of illegally entering the United…

27 illegal migrants rescued after being smuggled into U.S. aboard freight train cars

Eagle Pass, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass Station rescued several undocumented migrants from auto hauler railcars, Sept. 1. “Outstanding work by agents and medical professionals to quickly extract these migrants…

Sunland Park man sentenced to 15 years in prison for hostage taking and harboring aliens

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Adrian Acevedo, 37, of Sunland Park, New Mexico, was sentenced on Aug. 24 to 15 years in federal prison. Acevedo pleaded guilty on Feb. 11, 2020, to conspiracy…

Second Man Charged in Deaths of Smuggled Chinese Migrants

SAN DIEGO – Saad Ali Awan, a U.S. citizen living in El Centro, appeared in federal court today to face charges that he was part of a conspiracy to illegally transport three…

Solon Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm Charges

DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Solon man, Christopher Allan Hay, age 49, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 30 months in prison for Drug User…

Foreign national found guilty of smuggling over $1M in meth

LAREDO, Texas – A Laredo federal jury has convicted a 32-year-old Mexican citizen for conspiracy to import and importation of meth, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for…

Convicted child sex offender caught entering U.S. near Calexico

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual with a prior conviction for a sexual offense on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m.,…

Feds say cartels increasing maritime human and drug trafficking in Southern California

OS ANGELES — Maritime smuggling events in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties increased significantly this summer reaching record levels. Just in the month of July, members of the Department of Homeland Security…

Boat Operators Plead Guilty in Smuggling Death in La Jolla

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Jimmy N. Rotstein (619) 546-8573, Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144, and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso…

Buffalo man who threw 8-week-old puppy multiple times in park facing animal cruelty charge

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 22-year-old Navier Rodriguez of Buffalo was arraigned yesterday afternoon before Acting State Supreme Court Justice Debra Givens on an indictment…

Migrants say the COVID-19 spike is not their fault, “It’s everywhere”

MCALLEN, Texas — Several illegal migrants told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they aren’t responsible for spreading COVID-19 in America. Migrants who illegally crossed into the U.S. near the Hidalgo Point…

Biden Homeland Secretary in leaked audio: We’re going to lose this. We can’t continue like this

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that the U.S. immigration system “isn’t built” to handle the border crisis, according to a leaked audio recording of a Thursday visit with border…

SWAT team shuts down Pine Beach cocaine, meth ring, four charged

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Four Ocean County drug dealers have been arrested and charged with distributing heroin, cocaine and fentanyl out of a Pine Beach home. The arrest comes as U.S. Border…

Young soldiers admit to transporting undocumented citizens

LAREDO, Texas – Two military men stationed at Fort Hood have entered guilty pleas to conspiring to transport undocumented aliens within the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Ralph…

11 migrants rescued from Jacumba Wilderness

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued 11 undocumented individuals in separate events over the weekend in the Jacumba Wilderness region. The first incident occurred Friday afternoon at about 12…

Jury convicts trucker for human smuggling

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi federal jury has convicted a 44-year-old man from Missouri City for smuggling illegal aliens in the tractor and cab of his truck, announced Acting U.S.…

Here are the police officers who have been killed in the line of duty since “Defund the Police” began

Since the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the emergence of the “Defund the Police” movement, violence against police officers has increased. As of July 31, 44 officers have…

Migrants caught hiding on produce truck, Honduran migrant falls from cliff

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents discover 14 migrants inside a tractor trailer, and a Honduran migrant is rescued after suffering an injury in the brush. Yesterday…

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