ICE announces use of body worn camera in new pilot program

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a pilot program in select cities where ICE law enforcement officers will begin to wear body worn cameras for pre-planned operations. The…

Federal investigation prevents a neo-Nazi group’s planned mass casualty attack on New Year’s Eve

WASHINGTON – Investigative efforts by Brazilian authorities and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) resulted in the arrest of four individuals involved in online threats, hate crimes, and…

DAWN N. ISON SWORN IN AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

DETROIT – Dawn N. Ison was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan by Chief United States District Judge Denise Page Hood. Ison, who most recently…

Bronx Man Admits Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx man today admitted possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Jose Sanchez Matos, 31, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty before…

Migrant Dies After Falling From Border Wall In New Mexico, CBP Says

A migrant from Mexico died following a fall from the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a press release Monday. The fall happened on Dec. 14…

Former San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Funding ISIS Terrorist Activities in Syria

Assistant U. S. Attorney Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Fred Sheppard (619) 546-8237 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 17, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, a Canadian national and former resident…

EDVA Takes Action Against COVID-19 Fraud in 2021

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Today Jessica D. Aber, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced an update on the Eastern District of Virginia’s criminal and civil enforcement efforts to combat…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Halt Several Human Smuggling Attempts

LAREDO, Texas – Over a 24-hour period, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted three human smuggling attempts which resulted in the apprehension of over 70 undocumented individuals along with recovering a stolen vehicle,…

4 Houston-area men charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme

HOUSTON — A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a superseding indictment against four additional individuals for fraudulently obtaining and laundering millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.…

ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued…

North Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to export weapons and ammunition following an ICE HSI, federal partner assisted, investigation

LAREDO, Texas – A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico.…

3 more individuals charged with sex trafficking young runaway girls in Houston-area human trafficking conspiracy

HOUSTON – Three more individuals have been indicted and additional charges have been filed in a human trafficking conspiracy involving young runaway girls on the “Bissonnet Track” in southwest Houston. U.S. Immigration…

Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Twice Deported

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to 12 months in federal prison. Gabriel Marceleno-Lopez, age 29, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in…

California Man Convicted of Federal Violations in Health Care Kickback Scheme

TEXARKANA, Texas – A Coronado, California, man has been found guilty of federal violations related to a health care kickback scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. attorney Brit Featherston…

CBP Reminds Public Ponche Ingredients are Prohibited from Entry

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are reminding the public that ponche ingredients, guavas, hawthorn apples, and sugarcane are prohibited from entering the United States.Ponche, a traditional Mexican…

Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Law Enforcement Partners Discover a Stash House, Arrest 13 Individuals

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Air and Marine Operations – Laredo Air Branch and Webb County Constable Precinct 2 deputies, discovered a stash house and…

CBP Port of Nogales Officers Encounter Drugs Within Load of Auto Parts

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers arrested a Mexican national this week in connection to a record seizure of methamphetamine by CBP…

Marijuana Bundles Discovered During Brush Clearing

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents seize over 200 pounds of marijuana in Brownsville from three events. One of the seizures was the result of a tractor operator…

Fentanyl and Meth Seized at the Highway 86 Checkpoint

SALTON CITY, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized narcotics with a combined estimated street value of close to $12,000 from three United States citizens attempting to smuggle it through…

CBP, Carnival Cruise Line introduces facial biometrics at Port of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of New Orleans, becoming…

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