Community opposition in Hutchins, Texas, forced the collapse of a proposed ICE mega‑detention center this week, after residents organized a sustained pressure campaign that prompted the property owner to reject any deal with the Department of Homeland Security.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper uncovered a human‑smuggling operation on US‑90 in Kinney County after stopping a black Cadillac XT5 driven by a San Antonio woman. The trooper arrested the woman for allegedly transporting four illegal aliens— including two children from Belize — toward stash‑house destinations in Texas and Florida.
Mexican drug cartels are conducting drone operations along the U.S.–Mexico border at industrial scale, with federal agencies now confirming tens of thousands of unmanned flights used to track Border Patrol agents, coordinate smuggling, and probe American airspace. In a statement to Breitbart Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed that agents detected more than 42,000 unmanned drone flights near the border in FY25, calling the threat “rapidly evolving” as cartels expand their aerial surveillance capabilities.
An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo proposes a sweeping “detention reengineering” initiative aimed at fixing the system’s most chronic failures.
The Trump administration finalized a major safety reform on Wednesday that blocks unvetted foreign nationals from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses, ending a system that allowed tens of thousands of drivers with unknown or dangerous histories to legally operate heavy trucks and buses in the United States. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the rule “ends a safety loophole that has wreaked havoc on our roadways.”
Federal agencies are still offering conflicting explanations for last week’s unprecedented shutdown of El Paso’s airspace, even as a separate NOTAM remains active over nearby Santa Teresa, New Mexico, extending the mystery surrounding the incident and prompting Republican lawmakers to call for a formal investigation.
A cartel drone incursion over El Paso prompted the FAA’s unprecedented national‑defense airspace shutdown over El Paso and eastern New Mexico, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The incident raises new questions about cross‑border threats as federal agencies remain silent on the details.
Travis County District Attorney José Garza has added another police indictment to his growing list, charging a DPS trooper while the career criminal he chased — a documented gang member with multiple pending felonies — remains free thanks to the DA’s revolving‑door justice system.
A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper arrested a Nicaraguan illegal alien for allegedly smuggling a carload of men as they headed to San Antonio. One of the passengers in the smuggling car was a Chinese illegal alien who apparently snuck across the border while wearing camouflage.
COLDSPRING, Texas — Texas officials are bracing for what Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calls a potentially statewide threat as flesh‑eating New World screwworms continue pushing north through Mexico. The threat prompted Governor Greg Abbott to issue a rare statewide disaster
A Democrat scored a rare win in one of Texas’s reddest legislative seats on Saturday, capturing a state Senate district that Donald Trump carried by double digits as Republicans struggled to turn out voters in a low‑participation special election. The Democrat victory could be short‑lived, with the seat back on the ballot in November’s general election.
A San Antonio woman who helped run a multimillion‑dollar human‑smuggling ring moving illegal aliens from Eagle Pass to the Alamo City was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison. The sentencing follows her conviction for the death of a smuggled illegal alien who died in a packed trailer and was dumped in a ditch near her property, the Justice Department announced.
The FBI has quietly carried out a three‑month offensive against the Latin Kings, arresting 50 gang members and seizing cash, drugs, and assets in a coordinated takedown across 13 field offices. Officials say the operation marks another major strike against
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials released new details on arrests made one day this week during the continuing Operation Metro Surge. The DHS report identifies multiple criminal illegal aliens taken into custody on Tuesday in Minnesota for crimes ranging from homicide and rape to child abuse and domestic violence. The agency said sanctuary jurisdictions continue to obstruct efforts to remove dangerous offenders.
Federal agents are investigating a violent confrontation along a cartel‑dominated smuggling corridor in southern Pima County, Arizona, after a Border Patrol agent was allegedly assaulted Tuesday morning, prompting agents to open fire and critically wound a suspect, according to local authorities and an unconfirmed Department of Homeland Security source. The Arizona man allegedly fired on a CBP Air and Marine Operations aircrew and ground-based Border Patrol agents before being shot.
A federal grand jury in Nebraska indicted 31 additional suspects — many of them Venezuelan and Colombian nationals linked to the violent Tren de Aragua gang — for a nationwide ATM “jackpotting” conspiracy that prosecutors say funneled millions of stolen dollars into a foreign terrorist organization operating inside the United States. This brings the total number of defendants in this scheme to 87, officials stated.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara warned on Face the Nation Sunday that public anger over a string of federal‑involved shootings has reached a breaking point, saying the city is so overwhelmed that even a finding of legal justification in the latest incident “does not matter at this point.”
Chicago’s police chief delivered a blunt warning amid rising confrontations with federal immigration officers, reminding residents in October that ICE and HSI personnel are “law enforcement officers” and that attacking or obstructing them is a criminal act. He cautioned that emotional disagreement with federal operations does not give anyone license to interfere, adding that Chicago police “do not interfere with the duties and responsibilities of federal agents” and are committed to keeping them safe.
President Donald J. Trump delivered a forceful rebuke Saturday to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, accusing both leaders of “inciting insurrection” through their handling of the Border Patrol agent‑involved shooting and the violent unrest that followed. In a sharply worded statement, Trump said state and local officials abandoned law enforcement, misled the public about the circumstances of the shooting, and are now attempting to shift blame onto federal agents as chaos engulfs the city.
Chaos exploded across a South Minneapolis community on Saturday after a Border Patrol agent‑involved shooting. Large crowds surged into the streets, swarmed federal personnel, and clashed with agents attempting to secure the scene. What began as a rapid gathering of onlookers quickly devolved into a volatile confrontation, with agitators blocking roads, surrounding vehicles, and forcing federal officers into defensive positions amid a fast‑escalating wave of unrest.
Federal officials say a Minneapolis kennel employee targeted a CBP detection dog with an anti‑ICE message, marking a new escalation in the city’s hostility toward immigration enforcement.
ICE agents arrested Guatemalan national Samuel Eduardo Arevalo‑Hernandez after Cottonwood County, Minnesota, officials refused to honor a federal detainer and released the alleged child sex predator back into the community. The criminal alien is charged with two counts of third‑degree penetration of a child between the ages of 14 and 15. Offical assert that this is the type of person Minnesota officials chose to protect, not American citizens.
Federal officials announced a major public‑safety sweep in Minneapolis on Monday, revealing that DHS has removed 2,500 criminal illegal aliens tied to violent offenses and repeat predatory crimes across the city. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin intensified the pressure on local leaders, demanding that Mayor Jacob Frey immediately surrender the 1,360 additional criminal aliens currently sitting in city jails under ICE detainers rather than releasing them back into Minneapolis neighborhoods.
The Department of Homeland Security began installing a massive 500‑mile network of floating buoy barriers along the U.S.–Mexico border, a move that mirrors the deterrence strategy first deployed by Texas under Governor Greg Abbott as part of Operation Lone Star.
A shocking video out of San Antonio shows an illegal alien using his car as a battering ram against ICE agents, smashing into two federal vehicles and injuring an officer before agents dragged him from the driver’s seat to end the assault.
As Minneapolis police failed to respond to violent unrest Wednesday night, rioters smashed into ICE vehicles, ripped out weapons lockers, and — according to video posted online — made off with a rifle and ammunition before fleeing the scene. The video shows the tattooed face of a man making off with what appears to be a rifle case removed from the vehicle.
ICE officials say the killing of 15‑year‑old Amber Paris was “entirely preventable,” blaming Charlotte’s sanctuary policies for allowing repeat‑offender illegal alien Julio Cesar Xocop‑Vicente to walk free on bond after he allegedly sped through a neighborhood, ran a stop sign, struck the teen, and fled the scene.
A Dallas woman is out of a job after recording a TikTok video alerting illegal immigrants to nearby ICE activity, a message that spread rapidly online and raised questions about whether she was attempting to interfere with federal enforcement operations.
A deep national divide over public safety isn’t emerging — it’s already here, and it’s impossible to miss. In state after state, Democratic governors and big‑city sanctuary leaders have spent years tearing down law enforcement, tying the hands of federal agencies, and feeding a narrative that treats officers as political adversaries instead of public servants. And then there’s Texas. Governor Greg Abbott has built one of the strongest, most unapologetically pro‑law‑enforcement records in the country, and he hasn’t blinked once.
Border Patrol agents operating under Operation Portland reportedly opened fire while attempting to arrest suspected members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang last week. The shooting followed a chaotic confrontation where the alleged gang-affiliated members weaponized their vehicle against the agents. Portland Police Bureau Chief Bob Day lost control of his emotions and began to cry as he later defended the operation during a tense news conference.
A crowd of anti-ICE activists tried to force a street shutdown near the Texas Capitol on Saturday, but Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers moved in within seconds, forming a line and driving protesters back as tensions flared on the pavement. The protests follow the shooting by an ICE officer of a woman who appeared to weaponize her vehicle by driving at the officer while she interfered with the enforcement operation.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey openly mocked an ICE agent’s reported hip injury during a press briefing Friday morning, dismissing federal accounts of the enforcement incident and ridiculing the claim as exaggerated. The mayor’s comments came as federal officials continued to assert that the agent was injured when a suspect attempted to flee in a vehicle.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott unleashed a directive Monday, ordering state agencies to hunt down and stop any child‑care funding fraud inside Texas’s system. The governor made clear exactly why: the massive, systemic, taxpayer‑draining scandal that exploded in Minnesota under Democrat Governor Tim Walz.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D‑Texas, sounded off in a profanity‑filled rant after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Texas’s new congressional redistricting maps. Crockett unloaded on the Court and accused President Donald Trump and the GOP of “rigging the system” ahead of the midterms.
Anti‑Trump protesters took to the streets shouting “No kings!” on the very day U.S. forces captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro — a socialist strongman who literally ruled like royalty. As American troops hauled a real tyrant into custody, activists insisted the actual threat to democracy was President Donald J. Trump, turning their demonstrations into a masterclass in political irony.
The arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro wasn’t just a takedown — it was the most forceful revival of the Monroe Doctrine in a generation, a blunt reminder that hostile regimes and cartel‑run states in the Western Hemisphere will face consequences. And President Donald Trump made the message unmistakable, declaring, “It’s not the Monroe Doctrine anymore — it’s the Donroe Doctrine.”
From record‑low apprehensions to nationwide raids targeting criminal aliens, cartel operatives, and violent foreign gangs, 2025 marked the most dramatic border‑security turnaround in modern U.S. history. President Donald Trump’s return to office triggered a sweeping enforcement shift that reshaped federal, state, and local operations from the Rio Grande to New York City.
Texas’s new immigration‑enforcement law hit the state like a shockwave this morning, wiping out any remaining sanctuary‑style defiance by ordering every county sheriff to partner with ICE formally. The mandatory 287(g) crackdown is designed to hard‑wire deportation cooperation into every jail from the Panhandle to the Rio Grande.
President Donald Trump’s border crackdown delivered historic results in 2025, driving illegal crossings to levels unseen in decades. December ended with only 6,400 southwest apprehensions — and the full‑year total of 109,000 marks a dramatic reversal from the chaos inherited from former-President Joe Biden’s border crisis.
A quiet rural stretch outside Houston erupted into chaos Saturday when Harris County deputies descended on a suspected cockfighting operation and found a gruesome scene: roughly 300 live birds, about 50 dead, and crowds of people fleeing as law enforcement locked down multiple adjoining properties packed with cages, fighting pits, and paraphernalia.
