Ciattarelli unveils sweeping 10-point plan to tackle New Jersey affordability crisis created by Phil Murphy, Dems
Trenton, NJ – Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli rolled out a 10-point affordability agenda on Wednesday, vowing to reverse what he described as decades of failed Democratic policies that have left New…
NBC reports booze shortage as bottle backlog keeping wine and spirits off store shelves
NBC reports a booze shortage that could last through the entire holiday season as wineries tackle a bottle shortage.…
HSI Phoenix joins law enforcement partners in investigation leading to 30 child sex related arrests
PHOENIX — Last month, several law enforcement agencies to include U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) participated in a child sex operation known as “Deja Boo” netting 30…
New toolkit helps consumers avoid scams while holiday shopping
WASHINGTON — The holiday shopping season is underway and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) is launching a new holiday shopping toolkit to help consumers protect themselves from substandard or even…
HSI investigation into drug conspiracy leads to 10 years prison term for South Dakota man
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An eastern South Dakota man was convicted on a drug conspiracy charge Nov. 1 and sentenced to 10 years in prison. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration…
Dollar Tree Says It’s Raising Prices For The First Time In 35 Years Amid Surging Inflation
Dollar Tree announced Tuesday it is raising its prices, bringing the cost of its products over one dollar for the first time in 35 years. The dollar store will raise its prices…
Cereal Giant To Raise Prices Next Year, Making Cheerios And Other Foods More Expensive
Another cereal giant will increase prices for many of its popular brands earlier than expected, according to CNN. General Mills notified at least one of its major wholesale suppliers that prices increases…
HSI, US State Department return stolen artifacts to Mali
HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, repatriated a trove of stolen artifacts to the Republic of Mali Nov.…
ICE HSI seizes record-setting illegal drug shipment at San Diego land port of entry
SAN DIEGO – Federal agents at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry seized a commercial truck carrying more than 17,000 pounds of illegal drugs. The discovery is one of the largest drug seizures…
Law Enforcement Collaboration Leads to 56 Migrant Apprehensions
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted six migrant smuggling attempts over the weekend that resulted in 56 arrests and identified two migrant stash houses. On Nov. 19,…
Cincinnati CBP Discovers “Dirty” Diapers
CINCINNATI—On November 11th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted smuggled narcotics in a shipment of baby diapers from Texas enroute to Australia. The shipment contained over 4 pounds…
Laredo Field Office Set To Reopen and Resume Normal Operating Hours at the Amistad Dam Port of Entry in Del Rio
DEL RIO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Laredo Field Office will reopen the Amistad Dam International Bridge after a brief closure due to a maintenance…
Thousands Of Border Agents Were Unvaccinated A Week Before Mandate Deadline
Approximately 4,165 border agents were unvaccinated as of last week ahead of the Nov. 22 COVID-19 federal vaccine mandate deadline, according to a document obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The…
Former University of Michigan professor pled guilty to child exploitation following HSI Detroit investigation
DETRIOT – A former University of Michigan professor pled guilty Nov. 16 to charges of transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity announced Homeland Security…
HSI Nogales human smuggling case leads to guilty plea to transporting and harboring over 100 people
TUCSON, Ariz. – A local area woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with her role as the coordinator of a human smuggling operation in Avondale, Ariz., following a probe by…
Los Angeles-area man who ran multimillion-dollar unlicensed Bitcoin exchange business sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for operating an unlicensed business that exchanged at least $13 million in Bitcoin and cash,…
ICE Appointment Scheduler update
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that noncitizens can now change their check-in appointments directly through the ICE Appointment Scheduler. Previously, noncitizens had to change their appointments via phone…
West Texas drug trafficking organization leader sentenced to 17 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas – The sixth and last defendant in a marijuana and cocaine conspiracy case was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy, following an…
HSI investigation leads to arrests for ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to make the interdiction of wildlife trafficking a global priority by protecting wildlife from poachers and the transnational criminal…
HSI attends EUROJUST Genocide Network meeting in The Hague
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-led Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) represented the U.S. Nov. 9 and 10 at The Hague, Netherlands, for…
North Dakota woman sentenced following ICE HSI investigation for string of violent robberies
FARGO, N.D. – An eastern North Dakota woman was sentenced Monday to 45 months in federal prison for her role in a string of robberies committed under the guise of offering commercial…