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Somali Citizen Arrested for Smuggling People Across U.S.-Mexico Border

A citizen of Somalia has been arrested for helping smuggle human beings across the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. The Somali was operating from the U.S. side of the border. According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, Omar Haji Mohamed, a Somali national, was stopped at a border checkpoint in Why, Arizona, near the Tohono O’odham Nation. He had two passengers in his vehicle, Gilberto Alcantar and Alma Delia Reyes-Castillo—both illegal immigrants from Mexico.

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U.S. Consulate Warns Americans Traveling to Mexico During Holidays

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas –The State of Tamaulipas has become in one of the most dangerous places worldwide. This is due to the daily violence that take place in this region of Mexico. Kidnappings, shootouts, extortions, among other crimes, keep the Mexican government busy when it comes to security matters without authorities being able to take any true control over the activities carries out by organized crime.

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Shots Fired on Texas Border Bridge to Mexico

Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fired shots at a vehicle driving recklessly towards the inspection station of an international bridge between Texas and Mexico on Thursday.

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Recent Wave of Illegal Immigrant Minors Costing Taxpayers Millions

The federal government will funnel as much as $12.9 million into North Texas to cover costs for short term lodging, 21 days, to accommodate the latest wave of mainly Central American minors who crossed illegally into the United States at the Texas border. The unaccompanied alien children (UAC) serviced by these facilities are between ages 12 and 17. The North Texas camps arose because of shelter overcrowding in South Texas, which Breitbart Texas reported.

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Five Years Later: Family of Slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Still Seeks Justice

On December 15, 2010, most American families woke up and were wondering how close they were to completing their Christmas shopping. One American family, the family of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry awoke to the horrific news that their loved one had been murdered while they slept. Five years later, that family still seeks the answers to what happened on that night in southern Arizona and justice for those in the government they believe are ultimately responsible for Brian’s death.