News from February 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 6, 2026
The White House has issued a new executive order outlining policies to strengthen national security and protect U.S. citizens from criminal actors, including foreign nationals with criminal histories who have entered or remained in the country in...
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 6, 2026
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led a legislative hearing focused on Title II of her draft Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 6, 2026
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has requested financial records from two companies linked to Representative Ilhan Omar’s husband, Timothy Mynett.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
A former Social Security Administration employee in Houston has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to steal government funds.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 6, 2026
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have released a joint statement in response to the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recommendations following the January 29,...
By T. J. Graves | Feb 6, 2026
Federal authorities in the Southern District of Texas have filed 363 cases related to immigration offenses between January 30 and February 5, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 6, 2026
The White House has issued a new executive order aimed at addressing ongoing threats posed by the Government of Iran to the United States.
By T. J. Graves | Feb 6, 2026
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida collected $188,113,543 in criminal and civil debts during fiscal year 2025, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 6, 2026
A Seattle resident, Bryce Hill, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for his involvement in a transnational drug trafficking organization, according to an announcement by United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
Heidi Richards, a 52-year-old resident of Brandon, Florida, has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of illicit Microsoft certificate of authenticity (COA) labels.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
Federal grand juries in the Northern District of Ohio have indicted five men on immigration-related charges, according to an announcement from federal authorities.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
A Colombian national living unlawfully in Boston has been convicted on several federal charges, including identity theft, voter fraud, and federal benefit fraud.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 6, 2026
ALICE + OLIVIA, LLC has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it improperly received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan by falsely certifying its eligibility.
By H. B. Edwards | Feb 6, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have reintroduced the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
A Salvadoran national affiliated with the 18th Street Gang has been sentenced in Boston federal court for distributing fentanyl in the North Shore area.
By R. C. Jamison | Feb 6, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, have announced that a subcommittee markup session will be held to...
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
Justin Deshun Stiger, a 33-year-old Memphis resident, was convicted this week for making threats to kill two federal prosecutors and a federal judge in Memphis.
By F. E. Simons | Feb 6, 2026
A North Texas resident has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly threatening to assault and murder the President of the United States and unnamed agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to an announcement by...
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 6, 2026
CBP AMO provided updates via X in early February 2026 about ongoing border protection activities and security preparations for Super Bowl LX.
By C. M. Ingle | Feb 6, 2026
A Guatemalan national, Joel Guerra Eraso, 41, was sentenced in Norfolk, Virginia to eight years and ten months in prison for illegally reentering the United States and possessing a firearm as an illegal alien.
