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By Federal Newswire reports | Sep 13, 2024
West Virginia Del. Bill Ridenour (R-Jefferson) is calling for sweeping changes to U.S. border security and immigration policies in response to recent crime and drug trafficking issues he attributes to illegal immigration which has seen an estimated 20 million illegal aliens enter the country during the Biden Administration.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 11, 2024
A federal jury convicted former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent Leonard Darnell George of accepting bribes and allowing vehicles of unauthorized individuals to pass into the United States in June, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
By Federal Newswire reports | Sep 10, 2024
Raleigh County, West Virginia Sheriff James Canaday is voicing strong concerns about the impact of drug trafficking on local communities like his.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 6, 2024
Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, said in an August 19 statement that there are 515,000 unaccompanied children in the U.S. resulting largely from human smuggling, and called the situation “horrifying.”
By Federal Newswire | Sep 6, 2024
U.S. Senator Mike Lee from Utah expressed concerns that drug cartels benefiting from smuggling migrants will be incentivized to continue their activities. This statement followed the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) announcement of $380 million in funding for communities receiving migrants. Lee made his comments on X on September 3.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 6, 2024
Nicole Shanahan, attorney, tech entrepreneur, and RFK Jr.'s running mate, stated that the southern border is controlled by Mexican drug cartels due to the Biden-Harris administration. Shanahan made this statement in a September 2 post on X.
By Federal Newswire reports | Sep 3, 2024
Methamphetamine and heroin are resulting in serious societal issues in Lyon County, Nevada according to Sheriff Brad Pope.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 2, 2024
Individuals from Florida, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico were charged in four indictments. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced this in a news release on August 23.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 1, 2024
Border intelligence expert Jaeson Jones stated that cartels are the "most significant National Security and Public Safety Threat" facing the United States. Jones made this statement in a post on X on August 26.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 1, 2024
An America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a fact sheet titled "Border by the Numbers" comparing statistics regarding the border to the previous administration, which shows an increase in the smuggling and trafficking of migrant children. AFPI released the fact sheet on August 21.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Movie fans are getting a sneak peek at "City of Dreams" through a series of early previews. Roadshow Attractions announced the giveaway in an August 26 news release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 30, 2024
Apple TV+ will premiere a four-part documentary on August 2, detailing rookie FBI agent Scott Lawson’s efforts to dismantle the Trevino brothers' leadership of the Los Zetas cartel. This announcement was made in a news release on July 23.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2024
The interim report, titled "The Consequences of Biden-Harris Administration’s Open-Borders Policies: the Cases of Four Illegal Aliens Who Viciously Attacked a Man on A Chicago Train," discusses chaos at the southwest border, crimes committed by migrants allowed to enter the country, and then delves into the February 2024 attack. The information was released on Aug. 21 in a press release from the US House Judiciary Committee.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2024
Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco was arrested on August 21 in connection with the June 2022 deaths of 53 smuggled migrants in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. The announcement came in an August 23 news release from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Federal Newswire | Aug 28, 2024
Karla Adriana Votta-Cardenas, 43, will spend over 20 years in prison for two counts related to drug trafficking. This announcement came in an August 21 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) news release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had 32% fewer encounters with noncitizens along the southwest border in July 2024 than the previous month. This news came in an Aug. 16 news release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 24, 2024
A letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that the Office of the Inspector General has found through an ongoing audit that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot track the whereabouts of unaccompanied children entering the country, and thus has no confidence they are "safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor" as of August 19.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 23, 2024
An America First Policy Institute (AFPI) fact sheet, titled "Evaluating the Biden-Harris Policies: Border Security," outlines the border policies of the Biden-Harris administration, highlighting the "99 known or suspected terrorists" who have entered the country with the influx of illegal migration at the southwest border. The fact sheet was released on August 13.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 22, 2024
Former DEA Special Operations Director Derek Maltz Sr. stated that cartels are generating billions of dollars in profits from their trafficking and smuggling operations. Maltz made the statement in a post on X on August 11.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 22, 2024
Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) stated that the passage of the Laken Riley Act would bring justice and work to prevent other "brutal, senseless" murders of Americans by cartel members. Collins made the statement in an interview on the Martha Zoller Show on August 12.
