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U.S. Southern Border: Christmas This Year vs. Last

Last Christmas, the U.S. southern border was the epicenter of a national crisis. One year later, it is the centerpiece of a political victory lap, as the Trump administration touts record‑low crossings, aggressive enforcement, and what officials call “the most secure border in American history.”

U.S. Southern Border: Christmas This Year vs. Last (U.S. Border Patrol)

Trump Signs Cornyn’s Bill Ordering Remains of Alleged Serial Killer Exhumed from Texas National Cemetery

President Donald Trump signed a bill, authored by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), into law that directs the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to exhume and remove the remains of Sergeant Fernando V. Cota, an alleged serial murderer and convicted rapist, from its sacred resting place. Cota, a Vietnam veteran, was interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in 1984.

Trump Signs Cornyn's Bill Ordering Remains of Alleged Serial Killer Exhumed from Texas Nat

Six Dead After Mexican Medical Transport Plane Plunges Into Galveston Bay in Heavy Fog

Authorities say a Mexican Navy King Air carrying eight people—including a pediatric burn patient en route to Shriners Children’s Hospital—crashed into Galveston Bay Monday afternoon amid dense coastal fog. Two survivors were pulled from the wreckage as Texas DPS, the Coast Guard, and local agencies launched a large‑scale rescue and recovery operation.

Six Dead After Mexican Medical Transport Plane Plunges Into Galveston Bay in Heavy Fog (Fo

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.

Venezuelan oil

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.

File Photo: U.S. Border Patrol

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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