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…
HSI contributes to multiagency Task Force to pursue transnational gang leader
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Acting Homeland Security Investigations Director, Steve Francis, joined Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John J. Durham, Director…
Joint law enforcement sex trafficking operation leads to federal prison sentence for South Dakota man
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A western South Dakota man was sentenced Oct. 25 to two years in prison for attempting to acquire child [censored]ography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and…
Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested at the Border Near Hidalgo
MCALLEN, Texas – McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents arrested multiple migrant gang members and criminal migrants with serious criminal histories, to include foreign and domestic homicide charges. On Nov. 2, MCS…
Texas Officials Have Arrested Over 8,500 Illegal Migrants Since Abbott Launched Operation Lone Star
Texas law enforcement officials have made more than 8,520 criminal arrests of illegal migrants since Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March, a Texas Department of Public Safety…
Disease Breaks Out In Migrant Caravan Heading Through Mexico
At least 60 people, including around 40 children, traveling with a migrant caravan through Mexico exhibited symptoms of either Dengue Fever or COVID-19, according to several reports on Wednesday night. Despite the…
US Trade Deficit Hits New Record As Inflation Grows And Supply Chain Issues Worsen
The U.S. trade deficit hit a record high of $80.9 billion in September as exports fell sharply while imports increased amid supply chain problems and growing inflation. The trade deficit of goods…
San Diego CBP Officials Discuss Upcoming Changes to Travel Restrictions That Begin on November 8
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are asking for preparedness and patience as travelers are able to take advantage of the first stage of re-opening following pandemic travel restrictions.…
CBP Officers in Cincinnati Discover Meth in Sculptures
CINCINNATI—On Friday, October 29th, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Cincinnati discovered and seized methamphetamine that was concealed within two clay sculptures. While examining incoming freight from…
Pharr CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists Intercept Tomato Shipment in Alleged Attempt to Circumvent Withhold Release Order
PHARR, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) Officers, Agriculture Specialists, at Pharr International Bridge detained a shipment of tomatoes from a company cited in a…
Migrant Smuggler Endangers Children at Arizona Border
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 19-year-old U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle 10 migrants, including three minors, in the bed of a truck near Sasabe, Arizona, Friday morning. Tucson…
Border Patrol Operations Result in 41 Migrant Arrests
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents discovered two residences being used for human smuggling and continue to collaborate with other law enforcement departments to combat human smuggling on…
Child Sex Offenders Arrested at the Border
EDINBURG, Texas –Two migrants with sex offenses against children are arrested by law enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley. At approximately 6 p.m. on Nov. 1, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station…
Maryland man pleads guilty to fraud scheme purporting to sell COVID-19 vaccines
BALTIMORE – Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade, age 25, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, pleaded guilty Oct. 29 to a federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme purporting to sell COVID-19 vaccines by…
Immigration Advocates In Biden’s Administration Were Totally Unprepared For Border Crisis, AP Says
Immigration advocates working as advisers for the Biden administration were completely unprepared for the border crisis rolling back former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies would create, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday…
ICE HSI supports extensive international operation targeting Darknet opioid traffickers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joined the Department of Justice Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and Europol announcing the results of Operation…
Gree Appliance Companies charged with failure to report dangerous dehumidifiers and agree to $91 million resolution
LOS ANGELES – A Chinese appliance manufacturer and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to resolve criminal charges for failing to notify the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that millions of…
ICE HSI investigation leads to guilty plea of Chicago Tech Executive illegally exporting computer equipment to Pakistan
CHICAGO— A Chicago technology executive pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge and admitted illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.…
Oficiales de CBP de Brownsville Incautan $1.5 Millones en Metanfetamina
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Los oficiales de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) en el Puente Internacional Gateway incautaron $1,530,874 en metanfetamina. “Nuestros oficiales usaron su experiencia y habilidades…
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.5 Million in Methamphetamine
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge seized $1,530,874 in methamphetamine. “Our officers used their experience and inspection skills to intercept this significant load…
RGV Agents Seize Nearly $700,000 Worth of Marijuana
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents seize over 860 pounds of marijuana in smuggling attempts by the Rio Grande. On the afternoon of Oct. 30, an agent monitoring…