Newark Mayor’s mugshot released after arrest for trespassing at New Jersey ICE facility

Newark, NJ – Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trespassing during a protest at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey. The incident, which involved a confrontation with…

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New Jersey church worker charged with sex trafficking and forced labor

ORANGE, N.J. — A federal grand jury has indicted two church leaders from Orange, New Jersey, on charges of sex trafficking, forced labor, and conspiracy, following a years-long investigation into alleged human…

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Newark mayor, New Jersey candidate for governor Ras Baraka arrested after refusing to leave ICE facility

NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after allegedly committing trespass and defying multiple warnings from federal authorities to vacate the ICE detention center in Newark,…

Three migrants dead, including child, after smuggling boat capsizes off California coast

Five Mexican nationals have been charged in connection with a deadly human smuggling incident off the coast of San Diego that left at least three migrants dead, including a 14-year-old boy, and…

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Federal agents target migrant cockfighting ring in Mississippi raid

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, alongside multiple federal and local law enforcement agencies, executed search warrants in southern Mississippi on May 3 targeting illegal cockfighting operations, suspected immigration violations, and related…

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ICE targets EBT fraud in Los Angeles, arrests 9 in ATM skimming crackdown

Federal and local law enforcement agencies arrested nine individuals — including eight Romanian nationals and one Mexican national unlawfully present in the U.S. — during a large-scale operation targeting electronic benefit transfer…

Venezuelan homicide fugitive arrested by ICE in New Jersey sanctuary city

A 23-year-old Venezuelan national wanted for homicide in his home country has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in East Orange, New Jersey, officials announced. Juan Luis Ramos Marin…

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Trump calls for reopening of Alcatraz to detain ‘ruthless and violent’ offenders

Send them to Alcatraz! President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to direct the Bureau of Prisons, in coordination with the Department of Justice, FBI, and Homeland Security, to reopen and expand…

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Former Massachusetts State Police sergeant convicted in bribery and extortion conspiracy

A federal jury in Boston convicted former Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Gary Cederquist on Thursday for orchestrating a years-long scheme to fraudulently pass dozens of unqualified commercial driver’s license (CDL) applicants in…

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Queens man admits to trafficking meth, fentanyl and heroin throughout New Jersey

A Queens Village, New York man pleaded guilty Friday in Newark federal court to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of…

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Fugitive migrant wanted for murder captured in New Jersey sanctuary city

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested a 23-year-old Venezuelan national in East Orange, New Jersey, who is wanted for homicide in his home country and is accused of multiple theft-related…

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Trump budget seeks $163 billion cut to non-defense spending in budget

President Donald Trump is proposing a sweeping $163 billion reduction in non-defense discretionary spending for the upcoming fiscal year, while significantly increasing funding for the U.S. military and border security, according to…

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ICE arrests Uzbek national in NYC after release despite sex crime charges

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of a 21-year-old Uzbek national in Staten Island on April 28 following his release from local custody despite multiple…

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Migrant wanted for multiple sex crimes arrested by ICE in Staten Island after local release

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of a 21-year-old Uzbek national in Staten Island on April 28 following his release from local custody despite multiple…

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Federal migrant sweep in Philadelphia nets 130 arrests

Philadelphia, PA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the removal of more than 130 Central Asian nationals this week, with 90 individuals repatriated directly from Philadelphia as part of a…

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New Jersey schools are facing a fiscal cliff as the state spends $7.3 billion on illegal immigration

TRENTON, NJ – As more New Jersey schools continue to report closures, staff layoffs, and even the sale of longtime community schools because of being ‘shortchanged’ by Governor Phil Murphy’s S2 funding…

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Alina Habba is coming after New Jersey’s illegal voters with new election task force

NEWARK, N.J. — U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba announced the formation of a new federal task force on Tuesday aimed at protecting election integrity and enforcing federal…

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George Gilmore (R) shadows Bill Spadea at public events.

Bill Spadea’s chief campaign advisor caught raising money for a major Democrat political campaign

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — — A surprising alliance is roiling New Jersey’s political landscape, as George Gilmore, a top consultant for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea, has emerged as a key fundraiser…

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“Maryland Dad” boasted he could kill his wife and not get caught, after beating her

WASHINGTON, D.C. — He’s being painted by the main stream media as a victim of an aggressive federal regime, but “Maryland Dad” and suspected MS-13 gang member, illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia…

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RFK Jr. accuses Biden-era HHS of role in child trafficking, says Trump team now locating 300,000 missing minors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of acting as a “collaborator” in child trafficking under the Biden…

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