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DHS issues waiver for expedited Texas border wall construction

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver to expedite the construction of about five miles of new 30-foot border wall in Starr and Hidalgo Counties, Texas.


CBP enrolls nearly 700 travelers during Global Entry event at Oklahoma City airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport recently held a three-day Global Entry mobile enrollment event at Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City.


ICE issues detainer after deadly DUI crash involving Honduran national in Tennessee

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued an immigration detainer for Julio Cesar Herrera Gonzalez, a Honduran national, following a fatal car crash in Nashville on August 10, 2025.


​​Weekend Interview: Peter Mattis on the CCP and Taiwan’s Survival

Understanding the motivations and methods of the Chinese Communist Party has become a priority for policymakers.


Rep. Mike Flood supports YouTube TV and Hulu's decision to carry C-SPAN

U.S. Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska has expressed approval following the decision by Google/YouTube TV and Disney/Hulu + Live TV to include C-SPAN in their streaming services.


Cleveland man receives ten-year sentence for role in regional drug conspiracy

A Cleveland man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his involvement in a drug distribution operation spanning the Greater Cleveland area.


Mexican citizen pleads guilty to illegal reentry in New Orleans federal court

JOSE DAVID MORALES-VAZQUEZ, a 29-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty on September 2, 2025, to the charge of illegal reentry after removal.


Albuquerque man pleads guilty to threatening president on social media

An Albuquerque resident has pleaded guilty to making threats against the President through social media posts.


Former hospital fellow pleads guilty to charges involving child sexual abuse material

A former fellow in pediatric cardiac anesthesiology at Boston Children’s Hospital, Christopher Sheerer, 37, of Boston, pleaded guilty to charges related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).


Pierre resident sentenced for failure to register as sex offender

A Pierre man has been sentenced in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence on September 3, 2025.


Three Guatemalans extradited over deadly migrant truck crash appear before Texas court

Three Guatemalan nationals appeared in federal court in Laredo, Texas, after being extradited from Guatemala to face charges related to a 2021 tractor-trailer crash in Chiapas, Mexico.


Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal reentry following prior removal

A Guatemalan national who reentered the United States after being deported in late 2024 has been sentenced in federal court, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.


Eight men indicted for alleged car theft ring targeting overseas markets

Eight men from Southeast Michigan have been indicted for allegedly operating a car theft and international smuggling ring, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr.


IM Mastery Academy defendants agree to multimillion-dollar settlement with FTC over deceptive practices

Two individuals involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme have agreed to pay a total of $10.5 million to resolve allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Nevada.


Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal reentry and failure to register as sex offender

A Guatemalan national previously convicted of second degree sexual assault in Rhode Island and deported in 2014 was sentenced in federal court for illegally reentering the United States and failing to register as a sex offender, according to...


Gloucester man charged with exploiting minor through online coercion

A Gloucester resident, Robert Burnham, 44, has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor.


Dominican national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation

A Dominican national living in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.


Department of State employee sentenced for transmitting secrets to suspected Chinese agents

A U.S. Department of State employee has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed were working for the government of the People’s Republic of China. “The...


Pine Ridge man receives ten-year sentence for meth distribution conspiracy

A Pine Ridge man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a large-scale conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Rapid City area and within the Pine Ridge Reservation. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed...


Fort Wayne man sentenced to 35 years for armed drug trafficking offenses

Detric L. Cummings, 43, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been sentenced to 420 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his conviction on multiple drug and firearms charges.