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U.S. Treasury Goes After Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Albanian Mobsters

The U.S. Treasury Department has moved against a group of Albanian mobsters based in Mexico that worked with the Sinaloa Cartel to launder money through casinos and entertainment businesses. The move was coordinated with Mexican authorities, who began shutting down 13 casinos this week that had been transferring money to Romania, Switzerland, Malta, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Trump’s DHS Slams The Guardian for ‘Peddling Sob Stories’ About Deported Meth Trafficker

Just days after President Trump threatened the British Broadcasting Corporation with a $1 billion lawsuit over the controversial editing of his January 6, 2021, speech, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now expressing anger at The Guardian, another British-based news outlet.  In a Tuesday social media post on X, Trump’s DHS demands that the outlet “Stop publishing criminal illegal aliens’ testimonies as the truth.”

Trump's DHS Slams The Guardian for 'Peddling Sob Stories' About Deported Meth Trafficker (

Trump’s War on Narco-Terrorists Intensifies: Six Cartel Operatives Killed in Pacific Strikes

In a decisive show of force, President Trump authorized two precision strikes against cartel-operated vessels in international waters, killing six narco-terrorists linked to designated terrorist organizations. The vessels, laden with narcotics and navigating a known trafficking corridor in the Eastern Pacific, were neutralized without harm to U.S. personnel—underscoring Trump’s commitment to defending the homeland and dismantling transnational threats.

Trump’s War on Narco-Terrorists Intensifies: Six Cartel Operatives Killed in Pacific Str

Local Police, Border Patrol, DEA Nab Sinaloa Cartel Operative in Seattle Raid—100K Fentanyl Pills, 34 Guns Seized

Federal agents and local police struck a significant blow against cartel-driven drug and gun trafficking in the Pacific Northwest late last month, arresting a Mexican national tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. The teams seized more than 100,000 fentanyl pills, 25 kilos of fentanyl powder, and 34 firearms in a sweeping multi-agency raid led by the DEA and Seattle Police—with tactical support from Border Patrol’s elite BORTAC unit.

Local Police, Border Patrol, DEA Nab Sinaloa Cartel Operative in Seattle Raid—100K Fenta

34 Illegal Alien Truckers Arrested on Oklahoma Highways—Sanctuary States Fuel Safety Crisis

Oklahoma law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 70 illegal aliens in a targeted highway sweep, including 34 caught unlawfully operating commercial vehicles. Many had obtained CDLs from sanctuary states, such as California, Illinois, and New York, despite lacking legal status or basic English proficiency. Officials warn that these policies are putting lives at risk by enabling unqualified drivers to operate massive tractor-trailers across state lines.

34 Illegal Alien Truckers Arrested on Oklahoma Highways—Sanctuary States Fuel Safety Cri

Shots Fired at Border Patrol in Chicago After Officials Lie About Daycare ‘Abduction’

Shots rang out in broad daylight Friday as a black Jeep driver opened fire on Border Patrol agents near 26th and Kedzie in Chicago. Agitators hurled bricks and paint cans at federal vehicles while the shooter fled the scene. The attack comes just days after Chicago and Illinois officials falsely claimed agents “stormed” a daycare—an outright lie debunked by surveillance footage. As violence against law enforcement surges, Democrat leaders continue to gaslight the public and shield lawlessness. The shooter remains at large.

Shots Fired at Border Patrol in Chicago After Officials Lie About Daycare 'Abduction'

Mexican President Denounces War on Drugs, Killing Narcos

Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, denounced the war on drugs, claiming that her government was not going to go that route because killing drug traffickers is a fascist approach that violates their rights. The comments come at a time when Mexico’s government has been harshly criticized worldwide for the raging cartel violence and the government corruption that has enabled it.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum takes questions during a news conference. (Credit: Bre

DHS Fires Back After Democrats Accuse ICE of Lying in Viral Arrest Video: ‘Smears Fuel Violence Against Agents’

In yet another smear against the DHS-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and officers conducting targeted enforcement operations to deport criminal illegal aliens, the House Homeland Security Committee Democrats accused the Department of Homeland Security of lying in a Friday X repost of a video saying, “DHS will lie. They always do.”  The video purports to show a man having a medical seizure as ICE agents arrest his wife.

DHS Fires Back After Democrats Accuse ICE of Lying in Viral Arrest Video: 'Smears Fuel Vio

Trump Officials Slam Media ‘Smears’ Against Border Patrol: DHS Calls NBC Report ‘Disgusting, Even for Fake News’

Several high-ranking members of the Trump administration are striking back at liberal media outlets for anti-ICE and anti-Border Patrol headlines and news articles the officials believe fail to tell the whole story behind recent use-of-force incidents and illegal alien arrests. In one recent post, the Department of Homeland Security calls an NBC article “DISGUSTING, even for fake news.”

Trump Officials Slam Media ‘Smears’ Against Border Patrol: DHS Calls NBC Report 'Disgu

Trump’s Border Policy Delivers: Zero Migrant Releases for 6th Month, Record-Low Apprehensions in October

The Trump administration’s border crackdown is delivering results: October 2025 marked the lowest number of illegal border crossings in CBP history, and it was the sixth straight month of zero releases by U.S. Border Patrol. With just 30,561 encounters nationwide—down 79% from October 2024—DHS officials credit President Trump’s leadership and a no-excuses enforcement strategy for restoring control and deterring illegal entry at a scale unseen in modern times.

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Big Bend Sector take part in a binational patrol called

1,505 Criminal Aliens Nabbed in ICE Houston Blitz: Gang Members, Child Predators, Repeat Felons Swept Off Texas Streets

In a high-impact 10-day operation across Southeast Texas, ICE Houston arrested 1,505 illegal aliens—including gang members, child rapists, and foreign fugitives—amid growing public demand for immigration enforcement and national security. The arrests included a Mexican Mafia member wanted for murder and rape, a four-time deported Paisas gang member with a violent record, and five child predators—all previously roaming free in American communities. Breitbart Texas rode with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers during this immigration crackdown.

1,505 Criminal Aliens Nabbed in ICE Houston Blitz: Gang Members, Child Predators, Repeat F

San Antonio Food Bank Provides Assistance to 50,000 New People as Longest Government Shutdown Continues

Breitbart Texas observed a flurry of activity at one of Texas’s largest food bank operations as the number of those in need of assistance during the longest-running government shutdown has increased by 50 percent. The San Antonio Food Bank, a nonprofit organization, has seen a 50,000-resident increase in those requiring assistance each week during the shutdown.

San Antonio Food Bank (Randy Clark/Breitbart Texas)

Cartel Connected Mexican Governor Kicked Out of Murdered Crime-Fighting Mayor’s Ceremony

The cartel-connected governor of the Mexican state of Michoacan had to leave a ceremony and wake held to honor Carlos Manzo, the murdered Mayor of Uruapan, who had become famous in Mexico for his hard stance against cartels. Amid insults, shoves, and shouts, Governor Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla had to make a quick exit after trying to attend the event. Hours later, hundreds of protesters vandalized the governor’s palace and even attempted to torch it during a protest over Manzo’s murder and the raging cartel violence that plagues Michoacan.

Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo who earned fame by fighting cartels died at the hands of cartel

VIDEO: 120 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Houston Streets in One Day

More than 120 illegal aliens were arrested on Texas roadways in the greater Houston area in a single day. The operation that stretched into the late hours of October 29 cleared the roads of often unlicensed and uninsured illegal aliens, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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500 Firearms Bound for Mexico Seized at Texas Border — 2 Arrested

Federal authorities charged two Alabama residents with trafficking hundreds of firearms after uncovering what officials are calling the largest weapons seizure at the Southwest border—more than 500 guns allegedly bound for a Mexican drug cartel, hidden in false-walled trailers intercepted at the Juarez-Lincoln Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas. Authorities allege the pair intended to smuggle the weapons into Mexico on behalf of a Mexican drug cartel.

Father and Son Charged in Record-Breaking Border Gun Smuggling Case Tied to Mexican Cartel

WATCH: Armed Salvadoran Illegal Alien Arrested in Texas Home Depot Parking Lot

A federal multi-agency task force raided a Home Depot parking lot in Southeast Houston, where they discovered an armed Salvadoran illegal alien. Breitbart Texas has observed the unvetted illegal aliens who frequent Home Depot parking lots for more than a decade as they look for people to take them to their homes for day labor work.

ICE Recruiting Vehicle in Houston (Bob Price/Breitbart Texas)

ICE Buses 100 Illegal Aliens from Indiana to Texas for Deportation Processing

During the Biden-era border crisis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the busing of illegal aliens to sanctuary cities, including more than 35,000 who were bused to the Chicago area. Now, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials ordered 100 arrested illegal aliens to be bused to Texas — not for release, but for deportation processing.

ICE Buses 100 Illegal Aliens from Indiana to Texas for Deportation Processing (ICE Enforce