Bridgeport gang member gets 40 years for fatal shooting and gang-related violence
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A 30-year-old member of a violent Bridgeport street gang was sentenced Monday to 40 years in federal prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included murder, drug…
Middletown School Board Member Arrested for Gun Charges, Caught Up in Alleged Love Triangle
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A 46-year-old Middletown man has been arrested and charged with multiple weapons offenses after authorities recovered several illegal weapons during a traffic stop, officials announced Wednesday. Joseph J. Fitzgerald…
They’re Here: Mexican Drug Cartel Member Arrested in Lakewood Township
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Mexican national with ties to the Cartel del Noreste on Sunday in Ocean County, officials said. ICE is officially operating in Ocean County. Jose…
Middletown School Board Member Arrested on Multiple Serious Illegal Gun Charges
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Middletown Board of Education member Joe Fitzgerald was arrested Monday evening and charged with six weapons offenses, according to local authorities. Police said Fitzgerald was caught with multiple illegal…
Alleged NJEA Teacher Parks Car with Call for Assassination of Trump at Middletown South Parking Lot
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — A controversial bumper sticker referencing a coded message calling for harm to President Donald Trump was photographed on a vehicle in the staff parking lot of Middletown South High…
ICE arrests MS-13 gang member in Maryland after fifth illegal reentry
BALTIMORE, Md. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a 20-year-old Salvadoran national affiliated with MS-13 in Frederick, Maryland, on Monday, marking his fifth known illegal entry into the United States.…
Maryland congressman travels to El Salvador for failed attempt to meet imprisoned MS-13 gang member
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) traveled to El Salvador over Memorial Day weekend in an effort to conduct what he described as a “welfare check” on a Maryland constituent,…
ICE arrests violent repeat offender, gang member after Virginia city ingored 16 detainers
FAIRFAX, Va. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a Guatemalan national with an extensive criminal record on May 12 after the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center declined to honor…
ICE arrests MS-13 gang member in Maryland after multiple detainer refusals by local jail
BALTIMORE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 26-year-old Salvadoran national Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez in Gaithersburg on Monday following a string of criminal convictions and multiple detainer requests that were declined…
El Salvadorian Street Gang Member Wanted for Attempted Murder Busted in NYC by ICE
NEW YORK, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New York have arrested a known 18th Street gang member wanted in El Salvador for attempted homicide, officials confirmed Friday.…
Migrant gang member picked up by ICE after Maryland court ignores detainer
BALTIMORE, MD — A Salvadoran national affiliated with the violent 18th Street gang was arrested by federal immigration agents in Hyattsville after local Maryland authorities released him despite an ICE detainer, officials…
Judges charged with tampering evidence to protect alleged Venezuelan gang member
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former judicial officials face federal criminal charges after allegedly obstructing law enforcement operations and tampering with evidence tied to a Venezuelan national connected to a designated terrorist group,…
Trump flaunts image of deported MS-13 member, wife beater amid court defiance
WASHINGTON, DC — Former President Donald Trump reignited controversy Friday after posting an image of a tattooed hand he claimed belonged to an alleged MS-13 gang member, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who…
Democrats continue feverish push to return a deported wife-beating MS-13 gang member to Maryland
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, MD – The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old Salvadoran deported to El Salvador in March 2025, has ignited a firestorm. The Trump administration, standing by its deportation,…
Cory Booker wants to lead Democrat trip to free deported MS-13 gang member from El Salvador prison
Newark, NJ — New Jersey U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is weighing whether to lead a congressional delegation to El Salvador in an effort to demand the return of an accused MS-13 gang…
Maryland Senator Van Hollen Heading to Central America to Return MS-13 Gang Member to U.S.
BALTIMORE, MD – U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has announced plans to travel to El Salvador to advocate for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported to…
Gun goes off inside Newark charter school, injures staff member in hallway incident
NEWARK, Del. — A school employee was injured Thursday morning in an accidental shooting at ASPIRA Charter High School in Newark, prompting an active investigation by Delaware State Police. Key Points Accidental…
ICE nabs border crossing MS-18 gang member in Virginia after prior deportation
STERLING, Va. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested a previously deported Salvadoran national and documented 18th Street Gang member in Northern Virginia, officials confirmed. Walter Bladimir Lopez-Ayala was taken…
ICE arrests Brazilian national in Massachusetts for violence against family member
FRAMINGHAM, MASS— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Brazilian national in Framingham after he was charged with assault and battery on a family member, officials announced. Weliton Pires-Dos Santos, 39, was…
MS-13 Gang Member Manuel Erazo Alvarado Indicted for Murder in Maryland
Federal Indictment for Murder in Aid of Racketeering Announced **Annapolis, MD** - A federal grand jury has indicted Manuel Erazo Alvarado, known as Castigo, 46, and Erick Guillen Pleitez, also known as…
Alien gang member busted in New York after multiple illegal entries into U.S.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Gilberto Guadalupe Guevara-Barboza, a 26-year-old Mexican national and self-admitted member of the Paisas gang, upon his release from federal prison in New York,…