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U.S. deals with record number of unaccompanied children as border crisis hits 20 year peak

Conservative TimesMarch 17, 20210

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is at a level not seen in over twenty years. After tens of thousands of immigrants got the message from then President-Elect Joe Biden to come to America, they began coming…and coming. Today, DHS announced a record number of immigrants at the border. “We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years. We are expelling most single adults and families. We are not expelling unaccompanied children,” Mayorkas said. “We are securing our border,

Biden issues media blackout at Mexico border

Conservative TimesMarch 17, 20210

If you work in the media and want to cover the ongoing border crisis, you’re going to have to find a new way to gather your information. According to NBC News, the White House has assumed full media control over local information from the border. “The Biden administration is restricting the information Border Patrol agents and sector chiefs can share with the media as a surge of migrants tests the agency’s capacity at the southern border, according to four current and two former Customs and Border Protection officials,” ABC reported. Since taking office, the Biden administration has silence the public

Accused Iraqi gun smuggler arraigned in Savannah

Kristen Harrison-OnealMarch 17, 20210

SAVANNAH, GA – An Iraqi national has appeared in U.S. District Court in Savannah after his indictment on charges related to the attempted smuggling of firearms to Iraq. Nihad Al Jaberi, 41, a Clarkston, Ga., resident, is charged with Smuggling, Failure to Notify a Common Carrier, and Submitting False or Misleading Export Information, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The smuggling charge carries upon conviction a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and substantial financial penalties. There is no parole in the federal system. Al Jaberi, an Iraqi citizen and legal

NJ fire chief gives post-mortem on 170-acre Lakewood forest fire

Phil StiltonMarch 16, 20210

BRICK, NJ – The massive 170-acre fire that destroyed commercial buildings in Lakewood and threatened one of Ocean County’s busiest retail corridors has been brought completely under control. As of 2 p.m. on Monday, New Jersey Forest Fire Chief Greg McLaughlin said the ordeal was over. Hundreds of firefighters from around the Jersey Shore area provided assistance with the blaze that raged for almost twenty-four hours. McLaughlin visited homes on Francis Drive in Brick where fences and sheds were burned to the ground, but measures taken by the community, local firefighters, and others were able to keep the fires from

SWAT team clears Columbus mall after man with gun fired multiple shots

Charlie DwyerMarch 15, 20210

COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Police Department and SWAT team cleared the Polaris Fashion Place mall after a gunman opened fire inside. According to police, officers were dispatched to Polaris Fashion Place at 1500 Polaris Pkwy. on a call of shots fired inside of the mall. Upon arrival, Columbus Police S.W.A.T, assisted by patrol units cleared the building for threats and the evacuation of employees and mall patrons. “Witnesses informed detectives that they observed a group of unidentified subjects arguing in the breezeway when one of the unidentified subjects brandished a handgun and fired multiple rounds from his weapon,” the

Man Sentenced in Ft. Pierce to over 12 Years in Prison for Smuggling Migrants by Sea ahead of Hurricane

Kristen Harrison-OnealMarch 15, 20210

MIAMI, FLORIDA – Yesterday, a federal judge in Ft. Pierce sentenced a Bahamian man to 151 months in prison for trying to smuggle migrants into the United States on a poorly-equipped and overloaded boat while the area was under a hurricane warning. According to court documents, on the night of July 30, 2020, Vonne Rolle, 29, of Coopers Town, Bahamas, attempted to pilot a vessel from Freeport, Bahamas, to the St. Lucie Inlet, with twelve migrants on board. At the time, the area was under a hurricane warning due to the approaching storm, Isaias. The vessel, which was overloaded and

Border Patrol captures known child sex offender reentering United States at Mexico border

Ryan DickinsonMarch 15, 20210

EL CENTRO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an illegal alien Thursday night with a prior conviction for a sexual offense. The incident occurred at approximately 8:35 p.m., when agents assigned to the El Centro Station encountered a man who illegally entered the United States 22 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry. Agents placed the man under arrest and transported him to the El Centro Sector Rally Point for further processing. Records checks revealed that the man, a 40-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, was previously convicted on May 10, 2010, for

Police use fishing net to subdue missing, aggressive woman on homemade raft on the Niagara River

Adam DevineMarch 15, 20210

LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Niagara Falls Station, the U.S. Coast Guard and several local first responders rescued a 54-year-old United States Citizen on the lower Niagara River. Early this morning, at approximately 4:30 A.M., Border Patrol agents responded to the lower Niagara River near the Lewiston Landing due to reports of a woman on a homemade raft. Lewiston Police, Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies and local firefighters also responded to the scene to aid. Agents maneuvered to initiate a rescue due the freezing water and air temperatures after they discovered the woman located only 50 yards

Four shot inside their car at Tampa banquet hall gunfight

Jeff JonesMarch 15, 20210

TAMPA, FL – Four people were shot inside their car in the parking lot outside of the SD Banquet Hall in Tampa overnight. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance identifying three female suspects involved in an overnight shooting that occurred in the parking lot of SD Banquet Hall located at 10101 92 Highway E in Tampa. According to the Sheriff’s Office, just after 11:00 p.m. on March 14, 2021, a victim was engaged in a verbal altercation with three unknown black females, which eventually turned physical. Later, the three suspects got into an unknown white

Philadelphia police seeking North Broad Street shooting suspect

Charlie DwyerMarch 15, 20210

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia police are seeking to identify the suspect in a shooting incident on Broad Street. According to police, on March 9th, 2021, at approximately 1:52 pm, an unknown male suspect operating a Chrysler 300 parked on the southside of 5600 N. Broad Street. The male suspect exits the vehicle and engages another unknown male who was walking on Broad Street in a short conversation which turns into a physical altercation. The driver /suspect of the Silver Chrysler 300 eventually pulls a firearm from his waistband and fires several shots at the fleeing male. The suspect shot the

Man in line at Chick-Fil-A opens door to clip suspect running from cop

Jeff JonesMarch 15, 20210

JACKSONVILLE, TX – Bad boys, bad boys, whatchya gonna do? Whatchya gonna do when the guy in line at Chick Fil-A opens his door on you? That’s what happened in Jacksonville, Texas last week when a suspect fleeing police officers was blindsided by the driver’s side door. The man in a pickup truck was waiting online for his Chick-Fil-A order when he saw the man running from police and decided it was time for some fresh air and a stretch, so he whipped his door open. The thief ran into the door, slowing him down enough for the chasing officer

Are You Kidding Me? With Ocean County on Fire, New Jersey Governor Murphy eats pizza

Phil StiltonMarch 14, 20210

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Days after visiting the township of Lakewood, New Jersey, the town’s industrial center is on fire. At least one building within the Lakewood Industrial Park has burned and flames are moving rapidly through the area putting major businesses on the Brick and Lakewood border at risk. And New Jersey Phil Murphy is eating pizza and making pizza videos. As the fire peaked and ran out of control, Governor Phil Murphy published a video to celebrate Pi day…of himself eating a slice of pizza. Murphy has not publicly addressed the raging fire in Ocean County, but was

Garden State Parkway closed as large forest fire engulfs area in Lakewood

Charlie DwyerMarch 14, 20210

LAKEWOOD, NJ – A large brush fire has broken out forcing the closure of the Garden State Parkway in both directions Sunday afternoon. The road is closed from exit 83 in Toms River through Exit 90 on the Lakewood/Toms River border. The fire was reported initially in the woods near the Lakewood Municipal Airport. Thick smoke and flames shot across the Parkway as the fire came to the edge of the roadway. Huge brush fire on GSP mm 89 Lakewood NJ pic.twitter.com/3Lf4F1F18q — Gina (@LFCfromabroad) March 14, 2021 HAPPENING NOW: Heavy brush fire in Lakewood Industrial Park

San Diego man gets nine years for boarding flight with firearm

Ryan DickinsonMarch 14, 20210

SAN DIEGO, CA – Elan Leroy Gwynn, a San Diego resident, was sentenced today to nine months in custody for attempting to board an international flight from San Diego International Airport to London with a loaded gun in his carry-on luggage. According to admissions in his plea agreement, Gwynn proceeded through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint on March 17, 2020. Gwynn placed his carry-on luggage on the conveyor belt for the X-ray machine, and TSA officers identified an object that appeared to be a loaded firearm. Officers with the San Diego Harbor Police responded and discovered, loose in

Telecom CEO arrested for letting drug traffickers use encrypted communications

Dinesh PatelMarch 14, 20210

SAN DIEGO, CA – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment against the Chief Executive Officer and an associate of the Canada-based firm Sky Global on charges that they knowingly and intentionally participated in a criminal enterprise that facilitated the transnational importation and distribution of narcotics through the sale and service of encrypted communications devices. Jean-Francois Eap, Sky Global’s Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas Herdman, a former high-level distributor of Sky Global devices, are charged with a conspiracy to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Warrants were issued for their arrests today. According to the

Netflix targets password sharing in crackdown to target account sharing

Jessica WoodsMarch 13, 20210

Rumble — Netflix said on Thursday it is testing a new feature that could crack down on password sharing, by asking some viewers to verify if they live in the same household as the owner of accounts they use, in order to ascertain whether they have the permission to do so. Jayson Albano reports.

Report: Biden child detention facility operating at 729% over capacity

Conservative TimesMarch 13, 20210

With thousands of unaccompanied children now flowing over the border, CBS News reports one facility is now 729% over capacity and children have to take turns sleeping on the floor. CBS News Reports: “Some of the boys said that conditions were so overcrowded that they had to take turns sleeping on the floor,” Desai added, citing interviews with nearly a dozen unaccompanied migrant children held at the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) holding facility in Donna, Texas. On March 2, the Donna complex was holding more than 1,800 people — 729% of its pandemic-era capacity, which is designed for 250

Dancing baby steals yoga mat mom’s viral thunder

Jessica WoodsMarch 12, 20210

Workout mom was working out on camera for her channel most likely but realized quickly that she could become a viral video sensation if she let the baby have the spotlight. Here she is taking over the show. Word is her agent has already sent mom terms for the new contract.

Tractor trailers full of smuggled humans caught crossing U.S. border

Ryan DickinsonMarch 12, 20210

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station apprehended 111 individuals during three separate human smuggling attempts involving commercial trailers north of Laredo, Texas. The first incident occurred during the late evening of March 8, when a tractor trailer approached the checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 (I-35). A Service canine alerted to the vehicle during the immigration inspection and referred to secondary for further inspection. A search at secondary revealed 44 individuals during this incident. The second incident occurred just a few minutes later when agents encountered a commercial tractor hauling a tanker on the west

Illegal shipment of parasitic wasps caught headed for Oregon

Breaking Local News ReportMarch 12, 20210

On Tuesday, March 2, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists in Memphis, TN were inspecting a shipment from Tanzania en route to Oregon when they found live insects. The one-piece shipment, which was an old cardboard light bulb box, was manifested as “dried loofah.” The box contained three dried loofahs along with wood chunks infested with two species of live insects. An entomologist identified them as Mantodea (a form of praying mantis) and a Torymidae (a form of wasp). Mantids are normally predatory, and the wasps found are frequently a parasitoid, meaning they lay larvae on other insects

$1.3 million in meth wrapped in spinach seized at U.S.-Mexico border

Dinesh PatelMarch 12, 20210

TAY MESA, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered over $1.3 million worth of methamphetamine hidden within a shipment of fresh spinach, wrapped in paper with pictures of spinach on Wednesday. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, CBP officers encountered a 49-year-old driver of a tractor pulling a trailer with a shipment manifested as fresh spinach. During the inspection, the CBP officer referred the driver along with the conveyance to the port’s X-ray imaging system. During the X-ray exam, CBP officers identified anomalies within the shipment and referred the truck and trailer

Unaccompanied children from all over the world being smuggled into U.S. in groups of 100 and more, USBP says

Your NewsMarch 12, 20210

EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley are commonly encountering families and unaccompanied alien children being smuggled into the country in groups of more than 100. On Tuesday morning, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City (RGC) Border Patrol Station apprehended a group of 100 illegal aliens, consisting mainly of families south of La Grulla, Texas. Within the group were nine illegal aliens from Romania and two Cuba nationals. The following morning, agents assigned to the McAllen Border Patrol Station apprehended a group of 102 illegal aliens south of La Joya, Texas. This group consisted

A million dollars worth of marijuana seized at Port of Buffalo

Dinesh PatelMarch 12, 20210

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Peace Bridge Cargo Facility seized another 655 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. Yesterday, CBP officers assigned to the Port of Buffalo at the Peace Bridge selected a commercial shipment that was manifested as “empty plastic bottles” for additional examination. The truck and trailer were sent for a non-intrusive examination that revealed anomalies in the trailer. After the truck was escorted to the dock, a canine search produced an alert on the cardboard boxes inside. A subsequent physical inspection of the shipment revealed vacuum-sealed bags that contained

Democrats authorize impeachment investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo

Adam DevineMarch 12, 20210

REUTERS – VIA RUMBLE – New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said on Thursday he authorized its Judiciary Committee to start an “impeachment investigation” into sexual misconduct allegations six women have made against Governor Andrew Cuomo. “After meeting with the Assembly Majority Conference today, I am authorizing the Assembly Judiciary Committee to begin an impeachment investigation, led by Chair Charles D. Lavine, to examine allegations of misconduct against Governor Cuomo,” said New York Democrat Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. ” The reports of accusations concerning the governor are serious. The committee will have the authority to interview witnesses, subpoena documents and

Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Indicts Five Alleged Associates of Sinaloa Cartel on Drug Trafficking Charges

Kristen Harrison-OnealMarch 11, 20210

CHICAGO, ILL — A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted five suspected associates of the Sinaloa Cartel on drug trafficking charges for allegedly conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Chicago area. One defendant was recently extradited to the United States to face the charges. Charged with conspiracy to possess a controlled substance with the intent to distribute are ROBERTO VELAZQUEZ MARTINEZ, 36, of Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico; CAMILO ALVAREZ, 44, of Durango, Mexico; JOSE HERNANDEZ RAMIREZ, 36, of Tamaulipas, Mexico; INES CHAVEZ RODRIGUEZ, 36, of Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico; and LOUIS REYES VELEZ, 44, of Stickney, Ill. According to a criminal