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By Federal Newswire | Jun 11, 2024

Chairman Mark Green stated that the House Homeland Security Committee will continue to support the efforts of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) to secure the southern border, in honor of USBP’s 100th anniversary. Green issued the statement in a press release on May 28.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 11, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that 47 individuals connected to the Sinaloa Cartel have been indicted for drug and firearm trafficking. Garland made the statement in a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release on June 5.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 11, 2024

U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas), along with 12 fellow Congressmen, stated that the American people should be informed about the "scope of the threat" from an incident involving an attempted breach at Marine Corps Base Quantico by two Jordanian nationals, one of whom is on the terror watch list. The group of legislators made this statement to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a letter dated May 28.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 7, 2024

Drew Wrigley, Attorney General of North Dakota, stated that the border crisis allows cartels to use North Dakota as a "significant target region" for drug trafficking, noting that every state has become a border state. Wrigley provided his written testimony on May 29 at a Congressional hearing for the Judiciary Committee titled "Biden Border Crisis: North Dakota Perspectives."

By Federal Newswire | Jun 4, 2024

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced that agents have arrested 10 members of the Venezuelan gang, "Tren de Aragua," whose "criminal activities" pose a "serious threat." Chief Owens shared his statement in a May 29 post on X.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 4, 2024

Kristin Ziccarelli, policy analyst at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), stated that the newly elected President of Panama has pledged to close a "dangerous migration route" called the Darien Gap, which is controlled by Mexican cartels. Ziccarelli made her comments in a May 21 AFPI report.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 4, 2024

Jonathan King, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison following a June 7 conviction for conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl and distribution of more than 400 grams of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., sentenced King to 120 months in federal prison and five years of federal supervised release.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 4, 2024

The Rocky Mountain Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is on track to set a new record for fentanyl seizures in the 2024 fiscal year, surpassing last year's figures.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 1, 2024

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stated that the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation drug cartels are using Chinese criminal organizations to launder money from the illicit drug trade. She made this assertion in the DEA’s National Drug Threat Assessment report, released on May 9.

By Federal Newswire | Jun 1, 2024

Rep. Joaquin Castro stated that the Stop Arming Cartels Act, aimed at preventing American-made weapons from reaching Mexican cartels, is an "important step" towards reducing violence in the U.S. and Latin America. Castro and co-sponsors made a statement regarding the proposed legislation in a press release on May 17.

By Federal Newswire | May 31, 2024

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) stated that fentanyl dealers should be charged with something close to murder for dealing a "poison," and emphasized the amount of money made from fentanyl trafficking by comparing the cartels to Fortune 500 companies. He made this statement in a post on X.

By Federal Newswire | May 30, 2024

U.S. Representative Mark Green has stated that Mexican drug cartels are trafficking fentanyl across the border, resulting in American deaths. He further accused the "far left" of advocating for "mass illegal immigration." Green made these assertions in a post on X on May 16.

By Federal Newswire | May 29, 2024

Chairman Mark Green of the Homeland Security Committee and other Committee leaders stated that the attempted breach of Marine Corps Base Quantico by Jordanian nationals who crossed illegally and are on the terrorist watch list demonstrates the "dire reality for the state of national security." Green and others questioned Secretary Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Austin of the Department of Defense, and Director Wray of the FBI on the incident in a letter dated May 23.

By Federal Newswire | May 29, 2024

Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that a top Sinaloa Cartel member, recently extradited to the U.S., is suspected of murder, torture, and kidnapping, as well as being part of the cartel’s fentanyl enterprise. Garland made his statement in a media release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on May 25.

By Federal Newswire | May 23, 2024

Matthew Tragesser, senior communications manager at the Heritage Foundation, stated that a minimum of 22,000 Chinese nationals have attempted to unlawfully enter the U.S. since October. He linked this phenomenon to the border crisis and China's potential threat. These comments were made in an op-ed published on April 9.

By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released their 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), naming fentanyl as the deadliest drug in the country.

By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024

U.S. Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, has expressed his concern over the current situation at the border. In a recent press release dated May 14, he stated that his resolution acknowledges this failure and "pays tribute" to local and state law enforcement.

By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024

Todd Bensman, Senior Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said that the current quick-release border policy has allowed historic numbers of Chinese nationals to illegally cross the southern border. Bensman made this statement during a Congressional hearing titled “Chinese Immigration Over the U.S. Southwest Border.”

By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024

Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has stated that the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels have an extensive network of affiliated groups in the United States involved in drug trafficking, particularly fentanyl. Milgram made this assertion in the DEA’s National Drug Threat Assessment report, which was released on May 9.

By Federal Newswire | May 22, 2024

United States Border Patrol (USBP) Chief Jason Owens has reported the recent arrest of another member of the MS-13 gang, marking the 41st such arrest in fiscal year 2024. Owens made this announcement in a May 1 post on X.