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Miss Universe Mogul Implicated in Arms Pipeline from Guatemala Supplying CJNG, Mexico City Cartels

A criminal investigation into the majority owner of the Miss Universe pageant has uncovered allegations that his organization helped smuggle weapons from Guatemala into Mexico, using shipments of clothing and electronics to move guns that ultimately supplied Mexico City’s black market and cartel groups, including Cartel Jalisco New Generation and the Tepito Union.

Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion leakes video showing what appears to be a paramilitary arm

San Antonio Socialists Rally at Starbucks as Strike Fizzles

A small group of socialist activists joined striking baristas at a northside Starbucks on Saturday, attempting to bolster a picket line that drew little interest from customers or nearby holiday shoppers. About 15 baristas have been on strike since December 4, part of a nationwide labor action demanding a union contract and accusing the coffee giant of unfair labor practices.

San Antonio Socialists Rally at Starbucks as Strike Fizzles (Randy Clark/Breitbart Texas)

U.S. Snatches Venezuela Oil Tanker in Dark‑Hour Strike on Narco‑Terror Funding

In a stealth operation carried out before dawn on Dec. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard—working alongside the Department of War—seized an oil tanker last seen in the terrorist state of Venezuela. The United States accused the ship’s operators of moving sanctioned crude to fuel narco‑terror activity. Officials issued a stark warning to traffickers: “We will find you, and we will stop you.

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DOJ: Tren de Aragua Leaders Among Four Venezuelans Charged with Terrorism in Texas

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged four Venezuelan nationals, including suspected leaders of the violent Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang and one of FBI Houston’s “Top Ten” fugitives, as part of a nationwide crackdown that has now netted more than 70 alleged members tied to murders, kidnappings, and drug trafficking. TdA is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.

DOJ: Tren de Aragua Leaders Among Four Venezuelans Charged with Terrorism in Texas (FILE:

DHS: Biden Released Chinese Illegal Alien with New York CDL Killed Tennessee Trucker – Feds Blast Sanctuary Licensing Practices

A fatal crash in Tennessee has ignited a national firestorm over New York’s commercial driver licensing practices. Following an inquiry from Breitbart Texas, federal officials confirmed the bus driver responsible was an illegal alien from China who failed basic English proficiency, yet still obtained a New York CDL. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy threatened earlier this week to strip the state of $73 million in federal highway funds unless it revokes licenses issued to illegal aliens.

DHS: Biden Released Chinese Illegal Alien with New York CDL Killed Tennessee Trucker (PHOT

WORST OF THE WORST: 400 Criminal Aliens Busted in Minnesota — Walz’s Sanctuary Policies Blamed

Federal immigration officers have arrested more than 400 illegal aliens — including convicted pedophiles, rapists, and violent offenders — during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a crackdown officials say was necessary after state and local sanctuary policies allowed dangerous criminals to roam free. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin blasted Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for “failing to protect the people of Minnesota.”

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Duffy Slams New York Over Illegal CDL Licenses: Revoke or Lose $73M

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday that New York could lose $73 million in federal highway funds after a damning audit found more than half of the state’s immigrant commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blasted New York’s leadership, warning Governor Kathy Hochul to revoke the licenses or lose $73 million in highway funding.

Duffy Slams New York Over Illegal CDL Licenses: Revoke or Lose $73M (Photos: USDOT and Get

REPORT: Border Patrol Agents in Struggle Before Shooting near Rio Grande

Multiple law enforcement agencies rushed to Midway Road in Rio Grande City on Thursday after a confrontation between U.S. Border Patrol agents and suspects escalated into gunfire near the riverbank. The Starr County Sheriff’s Office confirmed agents were involved in a struggle before shots were fired.

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ICE Sweep in New Orleans Nets Rapists, Human Smugglers, Child Abusers

Federal immigration teams in New Orleans this week arrested dozens of criminal aliens accused of violent and predatory crimes, including rapists, thieves, human smugglers, domestic abusers, and child endangerers. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said the operation was part of a nationwide push to dismantle sanctuary protections and remove “the worst of the worst” from American communities, underscoring President Trump’s directive to prioritize public safety in deportation efforts.

Jorge Vierra-Serrano, convicted for forcible rape and aggravated battery, and previously a

43 Mexican Border State Cops Suspended After Turning Police Station into Bar

Forty-three state police officers in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas have been suspended. They are under investigation for having turned their police station into a bar and being drunk on the job. The scandal comes at a time when Tamaulipas continues to experience rising levels of cartel violence, and state police officers have been accused of not acting against cartel gunmen.

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Texas Troopers Stand Guard over Security Operations at Historic Alamo

A cadre of Texas Department of Public Safety troopers now stand watch over Texas’s most visited historic site. The Alamo Trust, a non-profit organization responsible for the daily operations of the historic site, transferred security responsibility to the troopers who have been in place since September.

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Agitators Pelt ICE Agents During Chicago-Area Suspected Tren de Aragua Arrest

A mob of agitators confronted ICE agents and pelted the immigration agents during the arrest of a suspected member of the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang in Elgin, Illinois. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the agitators committed the assaults during the arrest of Luis Jesus Acosta-Gutierrez, a Venezuelan illegal alien accused of using his vehicle to ram into an ICE agent’s vehicle on Sunday.

Agitators Pelt ICE Agents During Chicago-Area Suspected Tren de Aragua Arrest (Department

GRAPHICO: Sicarios Dejan Cuerpo Decapitado y Cabeza Como Mensaje a Rivales en Tamaulipas

Un grupo de sicarios dejó un cuerpo decapitado y una cabeza cercenada en dos lugares distintos como mensaje para sus rivales, en medio de una feroz guerra territorial en la capital del estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas. Este nuevo episodio de violencia ocurre en un momento en que el gobernador, quien anteriormente ha sido vinculado con el crimen organizado, sigue afirmando que la seguridad pública ha mejorado durante su mandato.

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GRAPHIC: Cartel Gunmen Leave Body, Severed Head as Message to Rivals in Mexican Border State

A group of cartel gunmen left a headless body and a severed head in two separate locations as a message to their rivals as they continue a fierce turf war in the capital of the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas. The latest chapter of violence comes at a time when the cartel-connected governor continues to claim that public safety has improved during his term.

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