Border / Cartel Chronicles - Page 21

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers arrested a Guatemalan illegal alien after he allegedly murdered his Guatemalan girlfriend in Maryland. Officers also arrested the man’s uncle as an alleged accessory to murder after the fact.

The Department of Justice filed multiple federal charges against 27 members of the hyperviolent Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang on Monday. The charges include Racketeering, Narcotics and Sex Trafficking, Robbery, and Firearms offenses. DOJ officials say this marks the first time RICO charges have been filed against Tren de Aragua gang members.

With almost complete impunity, the Gulf Cartel expanded its control in Tamaulipas to the point where it operates as an alternative government in the border city of Matamoros. Through this control, all businesses, including food vendors, flower shops, and even panhandlers, are required to pay a weekly protection fee to the Gulf Cartel. The cartel operates a massive database of the city’s commerce and even uses city officials to collect the funds.

Con casi total impunidad, el Cártel del Golfo en Tamaulipas ha logrado expandir su control hasta el punto de operar como un gobierno alternativo en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros. Gracias a este control, todos los negocios, incluyendo vendedores de comida, florerías e incluso personas que piden dinero en la calle, deben pagar una cuota semanal de protección al Cártel del Golfo, quien opera una enorme base de datos del comercio de la ciudad e incluso utiliza a funcionarios municipales para recaudar los fondos.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy John C. Phelan announced on Tuesday that Breitbart News’s Pentagon correspondent Kristina Wong would be serving as his Director of Communications and Chief Spokesperson for the Department of the U.S. Navy.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a simple message on Monday to members of the hyperviolent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, saying, “TdA’s time is up.” The message follows the arrest of hundreds of known or suspected members of the Venezuelan gang.

A Democrat judge in New Mexico resigned from his bench last month after immigration agents arrested an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member living in his home. The illegal alien entered the U.S. in Eagle Pass, Texas, before being released on an immigration parole due to overcrowding. He eventually moved to New Mexico.

New York City Mayor pushed back against critics of immigration enforcement operations in his city, saying, “ICE is not a criminal organization.” His comments follow the arrest of more than 200 criminal aliens, the majority of which had committed “egregious”

A Mexican politician who was recently deported after spending time in a U.S. federal prison is now behind bars in Mexico. The former governor of Tamaulipas is facing new charges tied to his support for drug cartels. The Mexican government spent years protecting the politician.

Aggressive enforcement actions along the U.S.-Mexico border led to a nearly 94 percent drop in the apprehension of illegal aliens attempting to enter the United States. The apprehension of migrants by Border Patrol agents fell to approximately 263 per day during the first two months of the Trump administration from more than 4,600 per day during the same period last year.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested more than 1,000 illegal alien workers and have uncovered sufficient evidence of immigration employment violations to justify the proposal of $1 million during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration. Robert Hammer, ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations acting Executive Associate Director, says, “This is the highest rate of arrest in HSI’s history.”

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas remain tight-lipped about the recent rescue of 21 victims who had been abducted by cartel gunmen and were apparently in the process of being conscripted into the criminal organization. Government officials have been actively trying to cover up the mass kidnapping and rescue while claiming that the region is safe.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration plans to release a series of new studies helping to identify “precisely what environmental toxins” are causing autism.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Marvin Mateo-Alberto, a 35-year-old Honduran national accused of incest and aggravated sexual battery in a joint operation involving multiple federal agencies. ICE was forced to search for the accused sex offender after local law enforcement authorities failed to honor an immigration detainer filed with the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) transferred control and administrative jurisdiction of nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the New Mexico-Mexico border to the Department of the Army. The move by the Interior Department is to comply with President Donald Trump’s order for the U.S. military to take control of federal land along our southern border.

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is requesting a meeting with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to demand the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia — a known MS-13 gang member deported to El Salvador. Abrego-Garcia, who a judge has found to be a member of the MS-13 gang, was removed as the result of an administrative error, according to ICE officials. Van Hollen has promised to travel to El Salvador if Abrego-Garcia is not returned.

Concertgoers in Mexico trashed a venue and cursed out a popular recording artist after he announced that he was not allowed to perform his popular narco-songs that praise ruthless cartel lords.

Un mando de Los Zetas, recientemente capturado, pasó poco más de un año en el sur de Texas, ocultándose de sus rivales, antes de regresar a México y desatar una ola violencia extrema en la región. A este miembro del cártel se le atribuye la autoría intelectual de un ataque a gran escala que causó la muerte de dos soldados mexicanos y un policía, además de heridas a otras ocho personas, en respuesta al arresto de su esposa.

A recently captured lieutenant with Los Zetas spent a little over a year in South Texas, hiding from his rivals before returning to Mexico to unleash extreme violence in the region. This cartel figure is credited with masterminding a large-scale

As part of President Trump’s Operation Take Back America, a team of federal agents arrested an accused child sex offender. The Ecuadorian national, illegally present in the United States, was charged with more than 20 counts of sex crimes against a minor before being released back onto the streets by a Lawrence Massachusetts District Court.

U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) will head a new House Cartel Task Force, which will function under the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI).

Federal agents deported a Mexican politician who spent years on the run before spending many years in a U.S. prison on money laundering charges tied to embezzled funds and cartel bribes. During his time on the run, the former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, had protection from the Mexican government and even had police officers assigned as his bodyguards.

President Donald Trump ordered the United States Armed Forces to repel the invasion and seal the southern border from unlawful entry. The president said the purpose of the mission is to “maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States.

An Irish national illegally present in the United States is now in federal custody after being initially arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The 28-year-old man has been ordered detained on criminal wire fraud and conspiracy charges related to an alleged scheme to defraud homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

West Texas Sheriff Thad Cleveland knows better than anyone that you can’t take your eyes off the border, even in the most remote parts of the Lone Star State. Despite the slowdown in illegal alien crossings nationwide and an increase in deportations, Cleveland tells Breitbart Texas, “Even though crossings have decreased, we are still tracking groups of illegal aliens hoping to get away from authorities, some we fear may attempt to return after recent removals.”

President Donald Trump made it clear he is working on a plan to remove federal funding for sanctuary cities on his Truth Social platform on Thursday. In an early morning post, the president said, “No more Sanctuary Cities! They protect the Criminals, not the Victims.”

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded approximately 48,000 pounds of illicit narcotics with a street value estimated to be worth more than $509 million at Port Everglades, Florida, on Wednesday. The offloaded contraband, a result of thirteen offshore interdictions in international waters, will involve 11 separate criminal cases.

Authorities arrested a Texas woman who allegedly tried to smuggle $270,000 in cash into Mexico. The woman claimed to have been hired to move the cash on this and prior occasions.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the targeting of a cartel boss behind one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Mexican history.

A group of cartel gunmen stormed a drug rehab center, killing nine victims and injuring several others in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The mass killing is the latest chapter of a wave of violence brought on by a fierce turf war between rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered migrants who received immigration parole under the Biden-era CBP One app to leave the United States “immediately.” Since its inception in January 2023, more than 936,000 migrants have been granted immigration parole under the app.

El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents seized $175,000 in cash from a group of 21 Romanian nationals at an interior immigration checkpoint in New Mexico. The Romanians are linked to an organized crime network, a Border Patrol official stated.

The White House announced the indictment of a Honduran national illegally present in the United States for allegations that he stole more than 40 firearms from a Tennessee gun store. Police found the guns in the man’s car — with price tags still attached, the White House said.

The White House posted a video appearing to troll illegal aliens, showing a large number being marched across an international port of entry to Mexico. The message serves as a warning that the U.S. no longer tolerates illegal immigration and will “say goodbye.”

Una periodista mexicana fue atacada y le rompieron el equipo tras exhibir varias cámaras de video en el baño de mujeres de un popular centro comercial de la Ciudad de México.

A Mexican journalist was targeted, assaulted, and had her equipment broken after she exposed a series of video cameras inside the women’s bathroom in a popular Mexico City shopping center.