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U.S. Border Patrol arrests suspect wanted by INTERPOL near Dulzura
Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector have apprehended a man wanted by INTERPOL for sexual abuse of a minor.
Trump's pick for FBI Director: 'Committed to defeating the Mexican drug cartels'
Kash Patel, selected by President-elect Donald Trump as the next FBI Director, expressed a commitment to combating cartels and protecting American children from exploitation.
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Trump's Border Czar: Cartels ‘need to be designated as terrorist organizations and wiped off the face of the earth’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 10, 2025
Tom Homan, appointed as the "Border Czar" by President-elect Donald Trump, has called for cartels to be "designated as terrorist organizations" and eradicated.
Tom Homan, Border Czar: Cartels ‘have operational control of our southwest border’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Tom Homan, the former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and recently appointed "Border Czar" by President-elect Donald Trump, has expressed concerns about the control Mexican cartels have over the southwest border.
U.S.-Mexico relations professor: ‘Declaring a war on cartels could be considered an act of war against Mexico’
By Federal Newswire | Jan 9, 2025
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera has expressed concerns that the Trump administration's policy on cartels overlooks potential tensions with Mexico, impacts on supply chains, and fails to address the role of pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. drug crisis.
Texas Public Policy Foundation report: Congress can include border security provisions in budget reconciliation bill
By Federal Newswire | Dec 23, 2024
The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) has released a report suggesting that Congress could incorporate border security measures, such as funding for the border wall, into the upcoming budget reconciliation bill.
Border Patrol Union: 'Fully supports the passing of a transformational Border Package in the budget reconciliation process'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 20, 2024
The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) has expressed its support for a Border Package aimed at securing the border against "criminal aliens, terrorists, and fentanyl" through the budget reconciliation process.
U.S. Rep. Crenshaw: AUMF bill authorizes military force ‘against the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels,’ not Mexico
By Federal Newswire | Dec 20, 2024
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) has clarified that his proposed bill, the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), is not intended to authorize military action against Mexico itself but rather "against the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels."
ICE deports zeta cartel member Osiel Cardenas Guillen back to Mexico
By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Chicago, with support from ERO San Diego, Harlingen, Texas, Mexico City, and the International Operations Division, has deported Osiel Cardenas Guillen to...
DEA Administrator: Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels ‘responsible for flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl’
By Federal Newswire | Dec 18, 2024
Anne Milgram, Administrator at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), said that the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels in Mexico are responsible for "flooding the U.S. with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine."
Mexico's Secretary of Security: 'The largest historical seizure of fentanyl was achieved'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 17, 2024
Omar Garcia, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico, announced a significant operation resulting in the confiscation of over a ton of fentanyl pills linked to Sinaloa cartel affiliates.
U.S. Rep. Fallon: ‘Our borders’ are ‘trampled by cartels and criminals’
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX) said that President-elect Trump plans to reinstate policies aimed at securing the border, asserting that over the past four years, the border has been "trampled by cartels and criminals."
Heritage Border Security Director: 'Lawful and efficient immigration system can succeed only if our borders are secure'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
Lora Ries, Director of Heritage's Border Security and Immigration Center, has said that the U.S. immigration system is in disrepair and can only function effectively if "borders are secure and immigration laws are consistently and thoroughly...
State Department increases reward for cartel leader's capture
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
The U.S. Department of State has announced an increase in the reward offer under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) to up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as...
Denver grand jury indicts 17 for major car theft ring
By Federal Newswire | Dec 11, 2024
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced that a grand jury in Denver has indicted 17 individuals linked to a significant auto theft operation in the area.
MS-13 members sentenced for racketeering conspiracy and attempted murder
By Federal Newswire | Dec 9, 2024
Erick Escalante-Torres and Jose Noe Ramirez-Avelar, members of the MS-13 gang based in Santa Cruz, have been sentenced to significant prison terms for their involvement in racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder. U.S. District...
Two men receive sentences for trafficking fentanyl from California to Idaho
By Federal Newswire | Dec 6, 2024
Andrew George Haney, 41, from Torrance, California, and Anthony Michael Stratton, 35, of Pocatello, have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in trafficking fentanyl. U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the sentences.
U.S. Sen. Blackburn: Pam Bondi 'tenaciously fought to bring down drug cartels'
By Federal Newswire | Dec 6, 2024
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn said that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, "tenaciously fought to bring down drug cartels" during her tenure as Florida's Attorney General.
Ice reports rise in removals for Q2-Q3 FY24 compared to FY23
By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has updated its Enforcement and Removal Operations statistics page with data from the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2024.
San Diego border patrol arrests MS-13 gang member
By Federal Newswire | Dec 5, 2024
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chula Vista, California, arrested a man identified as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang on Friday morning.
