Crisis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A two-day undercover local, state and federal law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of nine individuals, the seizure of six weapons and nine vehicles, as well …

LOS ANGELES – 41-year-old Geoffrey Eldridge Hull, of Los Angeles, California pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud Thursday after a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized narcotics, drug paraphernalia and a firearm concealed in a vehicle that was encountered at …

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from El Paso Sector rescued seven migrants during separate events within a 48-hour period, Tuesday to Thursday last week. The first incident occurred …

PROGRESO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers working an outbound operation at the Progreso International Bridge apprehended a man who escaped from the Bee County Jail …

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Florida man charging him with human smuggling, announced Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Jamie Holt and …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — 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 multiple child exploitation offenses. …

LOS ANGELES – Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Ventura, California returned ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq Thursday. The ceremony …

San Miguel, Ariz —U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and U. S. Border Patrol agents evacuate a female migrant from the Baboquivari Mountains.   On January …

MASSENA, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized multiple vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana concealed in the trunk of a vehicle, that was …

SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro port of entry Wednesday discovered two women hidden in a specially built compartment in the trunk of …

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — On Tuesday, January 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) at the port of New Orleans targeted three international shipments for inspection. Each shipment contained …

PORT HURON, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations seized over 2,027 pounds of Marijuana within the trailer of an inbound commercial shipment at the …

By Edmund Blair and Laila Bassam BEIRUT – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on the local currency decimated the value of …

By Edmund Blair – Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for their spending …

STERLING, Va. – Rapper Vic Mensah was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered a cache of illicit narcotics in …

COVINGTON, Ky. — Following a three-day jury trial in federal court, an Alexandria, Kentucky, couple was convicted of harboring undocumented workers. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky Carlton …

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two alleged human smuggling attempts at the Interstate 35 checkpoint, resulting in the apprehension of over 160 individuals.  The first incident …

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a marijuana smuggling attempt near El Cenizo, Texas. The incident occurred during the evening of Jan. 16, when Laredo South Station …

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $310,700 worth of alleged cocaine.  “Our CBP officers prevented these narcotics from hitting …