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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reports multiple arrests of noncitizens with prior convictions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared details on social media regarding three recent arrests of noncitizens with prior convictions or arrests from Mexico and Nicaragua on December 23, 2025.


Federal grand jury indicts four for illegal reentry in northern Ohio

A federal grand jury in Toledo, Ohio, indicted four individuals on December 17 for illegal reentry after removal from the United States.


Chairman Arrington responds to GDP growth surpassing expectations

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) commented on the recent report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which showed a 4.3 percent increase in gross domestic product for the third quarter.


Blumenthal criticizes secret VA policy ending abortion care for veterans

Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has criticized the Trump Administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its recent decision to halt abortion care and counseling for veterans.


Federal charges filed against suspect in killing of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national living in Bellingham, Washington, has been charged in U.S. District Court with federal offenses related to the fatal shooting of National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and the serious injury of...


House panel seeks answers from SBA over Minnesota-linked COVID loan fraud

Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, sent a letter to the Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of an ongoing investigation into fraud and concealment in the SBA’s COVID-era lending programs.


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement details recent arrests of individuals with criminal records

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on December 23, 2025 that it had recently arrested three individuals—Jose Jimenez-Munoz from Mexico, Fredy Garcia-Canan from Guatemala, and Fernando Manzanares-Cruz from El Salvador—each with...


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement criticizes Senator Hickenlooper over immigration enforcement tweets

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement addressed Senator John Hickenlooper in several posts on December 23, 2025, emphasizing its role in detaining individuals accused of serious crimes and referencing recent law enforcement operations in Colorado.


Brooklyn man sentenced to two years for smuggling reptiles labeled as toys

Wei Qiang Lin, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for trafficking reptiles.


Two Honduran nationals sentenced for illegal re-entry in Buffalo

Two Honduran nationals, Arlen Saul Castillo, 29, and Jonathan Esteban Osario Lopez, 32, pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry into the United States.


DHS highlights major criminal illegal alien arrests made by ICE in 2025

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released details about several individuals described as some of the most serious criminal illegal aliens arrested by its law enforcement agencies in 2025.


House Appropriations Committee reviews religious persecution during fact-finding mission in Nigeria

A bipartisan delegation from the House Appropriations Committee, led by Vice Chair Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), recently traveled to Nigeria to assess security threats and religious persecution.


On December 23, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles announced the results of Operation Highway Sentinel, which led to the arrest of 101 undocumented truck drivers on highways across California.


ICE details arrests of three noncitizens with prior criminal histories in December

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced three separate arrests in mid-December involving noncitizens with previous serious charges or convictions in the United States.


Two Mexican nationals charged with illegal re-entry after separate traffic stops

Two Mexican nationals, Jorge Luis Gonzalez-Roman, 39, and Jose Clemente Trujillo-Mejia, 42, have been arrested and charged with illegal re-entry into the United States.


Secretary Rubio and French Foreign Minister discuss ceasefire in Sudan and global diplomacy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, according to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott.


Justice Department proposes settlement with LivCor over alleged rental price coordination

The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has reached a proposed consent decree with LivCor, LLC, a major landlord owned by Blackstone, to address claims of information sharing and algorithmic coordination in rental markets.


Four men charged with illegal re-entry after arrests in Western New York

Four individuals have been charged with illegal re-entry into the United States, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo in Buffalo, New York.


U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announces 'Angel's Honor' operation results

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported on December 23, 2025, that its “Angel’s Honor” operation led to over one thousand detentions nationwide.


Ayer-based Ajinomoto Cambrooke settles over $1.3 million PPP fraud allegations

Ajinomoto Cambrooke, Inc., a company based in Ayer, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $1,360,819.04 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible.