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Chinese Crooks Have Made $1 Billion from Scam Text Messages in the U.S.

Criminal organizations operating out of China have made more than $1 billion over the last three years by bombarding Americans with scam text messages, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Typical scam messages warn unsuspecting Americans of toll violations or postal fees, eventually asking for a credit card number.

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Chicago Alderman: ICE Is ‘Worst Gang in Chicago’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Chicago Alderman Timmy Knudsen discussed protests in the Chicago area scheduled for the weekend and stated that “the worst gang in Chicago is called ICE, and it’s funded by the federal government.”

RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES - JULY 3: Chicago Fire Department cleans up

Exclusive–DHS Spox Tricia McLaughlin: J.B. Pritzker ‘Dehumanizing’ ICE While Cartels Place Bounties on Agents

In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News Editor in Chief Alex Marlow for the Alex Marlow Show podcast, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin called out Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) for “dehumanizing” and “villifying” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents just as the Mexican drug cartels have reportedly placed bounties on agents.

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Mexican Chamber of Commerce Leader Reported Missing in Cartel-Controlled Border City

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas confirmed that the vice-president of the state’s chamber of commerce has been reported missing in the city of Reynosa. The abduction comes a little over a year after the then president of the same chamber died at the hands of the Gulf Cartel in neighboring Matamoros after exposing the widespread extortion by the criminal organization with the help of city officials.

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