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RGV Agents Arrest Multiple Gang Members and Sex Offenders

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested three gang members and two migrants previously convicted of sexual assault crimes. An additional migrant was apprehended and found to…

December 14, 2021

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Observant Agents Seize Hearse Attempting to Smuggle 6 Migrants

Government News

TUCSON, Ariz. –Tucson Border Patrol agents observed an out of the ordinary vehicle near the border and arrested two United States citizen accused of transporting six undocumented individuals Thursday afternoon. At…

December 14, 2021

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Human Smugglers Sentenced for La Jolla Maritime Smuggling Death

Department of Justice Press Releases

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144 and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – December 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar and Jose Ramon…

December 14, 2021

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Take Migrants At Their Word’: Republicans Criticize Process Allowing Illegal Immigrants To Get Through Airport Security Without ID

Federal judge imposes lengthy sentence on east Tennessee woman after joint ICE HSI and ICAC child exploitation investigation

Government News

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville woman was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation involving an infant and a toddler. The announcement was made yesterday by the acting…

December 11, 2021

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ICE attends Human Rights Day memorial in El Salvador remembering victims of El Mozote massacre 40 years later

Government News

WASHINGTON – Representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) traveled to El Salvador this week to remember the victims of the largest single…

December 11, 2021

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HSI-led investigations net largest-ever seizures of Iranian weapons, fuel

Government News

WASHINGTON — An investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation’s (HSI) Washington D.C. Field Office and Defense Criminal Investigative Service’s (DCIS) Mid-Atlantic Field Office led an investigation…

December 11, 2021

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Former Mexican police officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually exploiting child, following ICE HSI investigation

Government News

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A former Mexican police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in federal prison for producing child [censored]ography. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Rio Grande…

December 11, 2021

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ICE HSI investigation results in a south Texas tractor trailer driver pleading guilty for transporting dozens of noncitizens

Government News

SAN ANTONIO — A south Texas man pleaded guilty Dec. 2 to the transportation of 69 noncitizens inside a tractor trailer including five unaccompanied minors. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland…

December 11, 2021

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31 migrants apprehended in two separate stash houses

Government News

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered two stash houses in Socorro and Clint, Texas, leading to the apprehension of 31 migrants this week. On December 8, agents assigned to…

December 11, 2021

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Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $400K in Methamphetamine at Gateway Bridge

Government News

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Gateway International Bridge seized $400,355 in methamphetamine. “Our officers continue to maintain laser focus in their efforts to keep…

December 11, 2021

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents Stop Two Human Smuggling Attempts

Government News

LAREDO, Texas – Within 24 hours of each other, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two human smuggling attempts. The first incident occurred on Dec. 9, when agents assigned to the Laredo South Station…

December 11, 2021

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Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested by Border Patrol in RGV

Government News

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested three gang members and one sexual offender, all from El Salvador. On Dec. 8, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents encountered a national…

December 11, 2021

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EL Paso Air Branch conducts rescue training with El Paso County Search and Rescue

Government News

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air Marine Operations, El Paso Air Branch, conducted helicopter casualty evacuation training with firefighters and sheriff’s deputies from El Paso County Search and…

December 11, 2021

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RGV Agents Disrupt Migrant Smuggling Operations

Government News

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted five migrant smuggling attempts that resulted in 36 arrests and two migrant stash houses identified. On Dec. 7, an RGV…

December 11, 2021

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ICE HSI investigation started the Josh Duggar investigation that led to his conviction

Government News

Following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a federal jury convicted an Arkansas man today for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually…

December 11, 2021

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Nikolas P. Kerest sworn in as U.S. Attorney

Department of Justice Press Releases

Nikolas P. Kerest has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont. Mr. Kerest was nominated by President Joseph Biden on September 28, 2021…

December 10, 2021

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At Least 54 Dead After Migrant Truck Crashes In Mexico

US and World News

At least 54 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured when a truck full of migrants crashed in southern Mexico on Thursday, The New York Times reported. The accident…

December 10, 2021

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Illegal immigrant charged with DWI, assaulting police officers

Maryland News·Police Blotter

FREDERICK CO., MD – On Dec. 07, 2021, the Frederick Police Department arrested Juan Chica-Pereira, age 29, of Frederick, on charges including three counts of second-degree assault of three police officers, resisting…

December 10, 2021

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Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol Agents

Government News

INDIO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual Monday morning with prior sexual offense conviction. At approximately 12:45 a.m., agents assigned to…

December 10, 2021

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