A federal jury has convicted David Aaron Bloyed, 60, of Frost, Texas, on one count of communicating a threat in interstate commerce after he issued violent online threats to lynch…
HOUSTON, TX — A second suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month at an apartment complex in southwest Houston, police…
DALLAS, TEXAS — A Mexican national involved in a 2014 vehicle crash that killed a 13-year-old girl was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on March 26, following…
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HARLINGEN, TEXAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the arrest of 72 illegal immigrants — including 61 criminal aliens and two documented gang members — during a week-long multi-agency…
HOUSTON, TX — A 61-year-old grandfather was fatally shot while picking up food for his grandchildren at a McDonald’s in Harris County, caught in the crossfire of an unrelated dispute…
ICE Deports Previously Convicted Manslaughter Offender
**Houston, TX** – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported Orbelin Benitez-Carbajal, a 49-year-old convicted of manslaughter, back to Mexico. He was removed on Sunday.
Benitez-Carbajal was transferred from the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas, to the Laredo Port of Entry. ICE previously deported him on December 11, 2014.
His criminal history in the U.S. includes multiple offenses dating back to 2006. Notable convictions include assault, manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and illegal entry.
Bret Bradford, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operation Houston Field Office Director, stated that Benitez-Carbajal repeatedly violated U.S. laws. He cited the alien’s actions as responsible for taking an innocent life.
Houston, TX – March 16, 2025 – A licensed embalmer in Texas has been charged with abuse of a corpse following a disturbing incident at a Harris County funeral home.…
HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, arrested 646 undocumented individuals—including 543 criminal aliens and seven documented gang members—during a week-long…
Texas Resident Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS
**Richmond, TX** – A former Iraqi refugee and legal permanent resident of Richmond, Texas, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi, 28, acknowledged his involvement in supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). From 2015 to 2020, he utilized his computer skills to assist the ISIS media arm known as the Kalachnikov team.
He provided hacking videos, instructions, stolen credit card data, and fraudulently produced identity documents to ISIS members. U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett accepted Alqaysi’s plea and scheduled sentencing for June 5.
Alqaysi faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. He remains in custody awaiting sentencing. The case was investigated by the FBI Houston Joint Terrorism Task Force with support from Homeland Security Investigations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Winter is leading the prosecution, assisted by Trial Attorney Michael Dittoe of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Ariel Nunez Figueroa, a 30-year-old Mexican national, to Mexico on Wednesday. Nunez was wanted for kidnapping and organized crime in connection…
DALLAS, T.X. — Sholdon Daniels, an Army veteran, attorney, and small business consultant, has announced his campaign to represent Texas’ 30th Congressional District, challenging incumbent Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the…
McALLEN, Texas – A federal grand jury has indicted 12 illegal aliens for allegedly assaulting two federal corrections officers at the East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa in January…
Claim: A claim has circulated suggesting that a boy in Texas died from measles because of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and Republicans’ anti-vaccine positions. The claim implies a…
WACO, Texas — Two undocumented men from Guatemala were arrested on federal firearms charges following a road rage incident on Interstate 35, authorities said. Anderson Morales-Calderon, 19, and Ever Morales-Calderon,…
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed Ionel Cirpaci, a 61-year-old Romanian national wanted in his home country for human trafficking, on Jan. 30 via a commercial flight.…
CAMDEN, N.J. — A Dallas man pleaded guilty Friday to making violent threats against a Sikh civil rights organization and other individuals in a series of hate-filled messages, federal prosecutors…
McALLEN, Texas — A self-admitted member of the Westside gang was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for possessing destructive devices and using a firearm in furtherance…
Facebook announces sweeping changes to content moderation policies, vows to reduce censorship MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Monday that the company will pivot away from its…
Brownsville, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge made a startling discovery on December 22: three live monkeys hidden inside a…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A 25-year-old man is dead and four others are injured following a shooting on Monday, September 2 at 307 Eastern Parkway, police said. The incident remains under…
DULLES, Va. — A Texas woman was arrested at Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 71 pounds of marijuana in her luggage before…
HOUSTON — A man has been arrested and charged with capital murder following the fatal stabbing of a woman and a 2-year-old child inside an apartment at 12360 Richmond Avenue…
HOUSTON — Dr. Rajesh Bindal, a 53-year-old neurosurgeon from Sugar Land, has agreed to pay $2,095,946 to settle allegations that he submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the…
DENVER – Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison after being convicted of 14 counts of wire fraud and one…