RGV Agents Encounter Vehicle Roll Over with Injured Migrants

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents encountered four migrant smuggling attempts in collaboration with local law enforcement. In one incident a vehicle was discovered down an embankment…

Marcelo Ixcuna-Castro charged for Friday stabbing murder in Plainfield

PLAINFIELD, NJ – Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Plainfield early Friday morning. A Plainfield man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal stabbing that…

Somerset County Woman Charged with $1 Million Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset County, New Jersey, woman was charged for her role in fraudulently obtaining over $1 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans…

Virginia Inmate Sentenced for Role in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia inmate was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of…

Somerset County Man Pleads to Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Somerset County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession and distribution of child [censored]ography, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…

Arizona AG Asks Mayorkas To Stop Letting Illegal Migrants Travel Through US Airports Over Policy Allowing Them To Use Arrest Warrants As IDs

Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Jan. 27 demanding that he stop allowing illegal migrants to travel through U.S.…

Illegal Alien Sentenced to Prison for Unlawful Possession of Two Firearms

A Mexican man who illegally possessed firearms was sentenced yesterday to more than two years in federal prison. Pedro Salazar-Trejo, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States…

Investigation leads to conviction of South Dakota child predator

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A southeastern South Dakota man was convicted in federal court Wednesday of possession of child [censored]ography. The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…

Joint law enforcement investigation, results in 7 area residents indicted for conspiracy to transport stolen catalytic converters across state lines

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Seven Rogersville, Missouri, and Springfield, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to transport thousands of stolen catalytic converters across…

Suspect arrested for deadly stabbing in Downtown Austin

AUSTIN, Texas – A central Texas man is facing homicide charges for the stabbing death of another man. Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assigned…

El Salvador National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ALONSO BONILLA, age 45, a citizen of El Salvador, was charged today in a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8,…

Fort Wayne, Indiana Man Sentenced to 106 Months in Prison

FORT WAYNE – Benjamin Glass, 41 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine and possessing a…

El Paso CBP Seizes 243 Pounds of Pork Bologna

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Paso Del Norte and Ysleta border crossings seized 243 pounds of prohibited pork bologna on two separate unrelated…

San Diego CBP Officers Catch Fugitive Wanted for Attempted Murder

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego Monday caught a fugitive accused in May 2021 of attempted murder in San Diego. “CBP officers have the crucial responsibility of…

4 La Quarenta gang members plead guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Four La Quarenta gang members pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute meth, heroin and cocaine. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and…

Truck driver sentenced to more than 3 years for smuggling undocumented migrants in back of tractor trailer

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A 28-year-old truck driver was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison for illegally transporting 51 undocumented migrants in the back of a tractor trailer.…

ICE HSI investigation results in lengthy federal sentence for registered sex offender

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A middle Tennessee man was sentenced in federal court yesterday to serve 35 years in federal prison for crimes related to the production of child exploitation material. The sentence…

Massachusetts Man is Second Traveler in a Week Arrested at Dulles Airport after CBP Officers Discover Illicit Narcotics Cache

STERLING, Va. – For the second time in about one week, a traveler arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport is arrested on felony drug possession charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Philadelphia CBP Seizes Two Shipments of Dangerous Controlled Substances Destined to NY and Chicago

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Philadelphia seized two shipments of dangerous controlled substances – a date-rape precursor and an LSD-like hallucinogenic – on January 20 that arrived…

Close to $163K of Meth Seized on Interstate 10

INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Lawfully Admitted Permanent Resident attempting to smuggle close to $163,000 worth of methamphetamine Friday afternoon. At approximately 4:16 p.m., agents conducted…

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