New York, NY–An illegal alien who sneaked across the porousU.S./Mexico border from El Salvador to go on an MS-13 gang crime spree and murderrampage has been sentenced to life in a U.S. prison. Carlos Ortega (aka “Silencio”), a former MS-13
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has released their 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary and revealed that both heroin and meth trafficking are increasing across the U.S./Mexico border–and that Mexican cartels, which the DEA refers to as Transnational Criminal
A Mexican national who entered the U.S. illegally to kill a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been given a hefty sentence after prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Marcos Rodriguez-Perez was previously given “supervised release” by U.S. authorities for illegally
The man who calls himself Abu Muslim sits with his fellow fighters, members of the group Katiba al Muhajireen, and raises his rifle for the camera. He has come to Aleppo to fight, he tells the man who has come to
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has uncovered a massive tunnel Mexican cartels created to smuggle drugs and possibly human beings from Mexico into the United States. Authorities are describing the tunnel as “an elaborate cross border tunnel.” The tunnel
The total number of illegal immigrants who have been deported by the federal government is at its lowest point since 1973. According to a Center for Immigration (CIS) report, the 364,700 projected removals in fiscal year 2013 “are the lowest since fiscal year
Newspapers in Israel and Turkey published three separate articles Sunday and Monday on severe economic and political problems facing the Hamas government in Gaza. The three reports all point to the same root causes–a steep reduction in Iranian support after
A Georgia law enforcement officer was arrested last week for allegedly offering to provide uniformed protection for the trafficking of methamphetamine. Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Strickland was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on federal charges on
(AP) Cat caught carrying marijuana into Moldovan prisonCHISINAU, MoldovaA cat has been busted for smuggling pot into a prison in Moldova. Guards became suspicious about the feline, which routinely entered and left the prison through a hole in a fence,
IRAN – Earlier this month, Alireza, a 37-year-old man sentenced to death for drug smuggling was hanged in Bojnurd prison in Iran’s northern Khorasan province. 12 minutes later he was pronounced dead and his body was sent for burial. That’s
The National Border Patrol Council has come forward to reveal to the American public once again management practices that could be risking the lives of Americans — and the lives of illegal immigrants. Shawn Moran, Vice President of the National Border
The image is indelible: The prime minister of Israel’s wan smile; the repentant terrorist leader’s shaky extended hand; the gloating American president’s look of successful accomplishment. The photograph from September 1993 conveys all the promise of a great future for
On Friday, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer for allegedly “conspiring” to smuggle illegal immigrants into the country. According to the Justice Department, David Alexander Díaz-Torres in Orlando, FL and “five others were
An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been sentenced to 98 months in federal U.S. prison for assaulting U.S. Border Patrol in the commission of other crimes–and his escape attempt is one for the books. Jose Alberto Izquierdo-Gonzalez, who has previous
Philippines officials on Sunday warned the public against using unlicensed Chinese-made lipsticks and fake copies purporting to be legitimate brands as they may contain high levels of lead. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory saying the products
New Mexico — An active duty member of the U.S. Army has admitted to his role in smuggling illegal aliens for what authorities are calling a Mexican “transnational criminal organization,” according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. federal court.
(AP) Egypt’s Sinai emerges as new theater for jihadBy MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated PressCAIROAn Egyptian doctor once close to Osama bin Laden is bringing together multiple al-Qaida-inspired militant groups in Egypt’s Sinai to fight the country’s military, as the lawless peninsula emerges
The saga of open-border advocates in the federal government using the Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal courts to attack those enforcing immigration laws has heated up recently, with a federal judge considering appointing a monitor to Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s
The U.S.-Mexico border has once againproved to be unsecured in many regions, wide open for illegal immigration andcartel activities such as drug smuggling, human trafficking, and humansmuggling from a wide array of nations–from Mexico to the Horn of Africa. Exclusive
On August 16, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who expressed concern about the UN-funded camps in the Middle East under UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees). Netanyahu pleaded
(AP) Egypt arrests Brotherhood’s spiritual leaderBy HAMZA HENDAWIAssociated PressCAIROEgypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group at a time when it is struggling to keep up
A body believed to be that of a Honduran national killed by Mexican drug cartel violence was seen floating in the Rio Grande river as a congressional delegation focused on border security matters visited the Texas/Mexico border. Congressman Leonard Lance
While there’s obvious concern about radical Islamists smuggling weapons into Syria as part of the fight against dictator Bashar al-Assad, an intelligence analysis agency says Iran may be funneling dangerous arms in the opposite direction. A recent analysis from Stratfor cites the arrest
(AP) Sinai group says it was target of Israeli droneBy MAAMOUN YOUSSEFAssociated PressCAIROAn al-Qaida-linked group active in the Sinai Peninsula said Saturday that its fighters were the target of a reported Israeli drone strike into Egyptian territory, a rare operation
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) countered allegations from a CNN report that CIA personnel were being polygraphed in order to intimidate those with information about the deadly attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi almost one year ago. “We
