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14 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Busted in DC Metro-Area Raids

A Joint federal operation conducted in the Washington, D.C., Metro area led to the arrest of 14 members of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang. According to Michael W. Banks, Chief of the United States Border Patrol, authorities also arrested one illegal alien suspected of being a member of the Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang.

Multi-Agency Task Force Arrests TdA Gang Members in DC (U.S. Border Patrol)

8X Deported Kidnapper Removed by ICE to Mexico

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers removed a Mexican national who was convicted of kidnapping on Thursday. The criminal alien has a lengthy criminal history and has been deported eight times.

ICE Deportee Baltazar Pantoja Calderon (ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations)

Trump Relaunches Biden’s CBP One App as Self-Deportation Tool

The Trump administration relaunched the Biden administration’s smartphone application used by nearly one million migrants to enter the United States as a self-deportation tool dubbed “CBP Home.” The new application will offer several features, including allowing illegal aliens to declare an intent to self-deport and leave the country.

CBP Home App (Getty Images and U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

Sanctuary Cities Force ICE to Arrest Criminal Aliens in Uncontrolled Jail Parking Lots

Prison officials in Philadelphia continue to ignore U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detainers, forcing officers to confront dangerous criminal illegal alien offenders in uncontrolled prison and jail parking lots. Prisoner transfers between law enforcement agencies routinely happen inside the controlled jail environment so officers can safely assume inmate custody.

ICE Philadelphia conducted a worksite enforcement operation at a Philadelphia car wash Jan

VP Vance Heads to Texas Border Day After Trump’s Historic Speech to Congress

Vice President JD Vance and several other administration officials will tour the Texas border city of Eagle Pass on Wednesday. The trip follows Tuesday night’s historic speech to a joint session of Congress, during which President Donald Trump proudly celebrated his administration’s success in reducing migrant encounters at the southern border by 94 percent.

From the Dais of Congress to the U.S. Southern Border -- VP Vance Heads to Texas (File Pho

DHS Secretary Noem: Deportations Saving Lives Every Day

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the current deportation operations are “saving lives” every day. She highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to round up the worst of the worst criminal aliens.

Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command is supporting Im

DHS Secretary Noem to Migrants: ‘We Will Hunt You Down’

In stark contrast to messaging delivered by her predecessor, the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a stern warning to people contemplating an illegal trip to the United States, “We will hunt you down.” The message, videotaped by Noem on behalf of President Trump, highlighted the efforts underway to secure the border, informing migrants that things have changed.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Trump Effect: Migrants Abandoning Attempts to Reach, Stay in United States

Recent reports from the United States Border Patrol reveal a new trend among migrants headed to the United States hoping to cross the U.S./Mexico border. The migrants, according to recent reports, have become discouraged by Trump’s mass deportation operations and are choosing to turn back, abandoning their attempt to reach the United States altogether.

Migrants turning back to Nicaragua (U.S. Border Patrol)

NGOs Shutter Migrant Shelters as Releases End and Money Dries Up

Non-Government Migrant Shelters (NGOs) are feeling the impact as illegal entries continue to dwindle across the southwest border after President Trump’s swift actions to control the border and carry out mass deportations. Non-profit organizations that received hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government under the Biden Administration began to close their doors.

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Trump’s First Military Flight of GTMO-Bound Migrants Leaves El Paso

The first military flight transporting migrants to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp from El Paso for the Department of Homeland Security departed Biggs Army Airfield on Tuesday. The camp in Cuba is currently undergoing modifications that will allow for up to 30,000 migrants to be held at the facility located within the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

DOD Airlifts Illegal Aliens from El Paso to GITMO (Department of Homeland Security)

Deportation Arrests in Houston Creating Ghost Town, Says ICE

A source within Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says federal law enforcement agents assigned to assist their agency in the round-up of migrants in an illegal status in Houston have unofficially dubbed the mass deportation plan “Operation 47” in honor of President Donald Trump. The mass deportation operation carried out in parts of Houston has netted several high-profile criminal alien arrests but is also impacting local businesses.

Immigration arrests in Houston creating a ghosttown (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcem

1-in-4 Migrants Deported in Trump’s First Week Not Mexican Nationals

According to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the United States repatriated 5,282 migrants to Mexico during the first seven days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. During a Thursday morning press briefing, Sheinbaum told reporters that less than 4,500 returnees were Mexican nationals.

Migrants removed from US to Mexico (U.S. Border Patrol)

Border Apprehensions Plummet as Trump Effect Sets In

In the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector, once one of the busiest regions for illegal border crossings in Texas, migrant apprehensions have dropped by nearly 40% in the first full week of the Trump presidency. The drop has been noted across the southwest border as enhanced immigration operations promised by the Trump campaign during the election season begin to take shape.

stash house raid Laredo (U.S. Border Patrol)

Mexico Claims It is Receiving Migrant Flights Without Issues One Day After Colombia’s Refusal

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum claimed her government had been seamlessly working with U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s administration to receive thousands of deported migrants. The comments come just one day after President Trump threatened to impose punitive tariffs on Colombia after President Gustavo Petro refused to accept deportation flights. The Colombian president quickly folded under the threats.

Catch and Release - U.S. Customs and Border Protection security agents guide illegal alien

Multi-Agency Task Force Arrests Tren de Aragua Members in Immigration Raid

A surprise early morning immigration raid on a makeshift nightclub in the Denver Metro area resulted in the arrest of approximately 50 migrants in an illegal status, including some with connections to the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. Multiple federal agencies participating in the raid focused on criminal activity at the location.

Denver-area immigration raid. (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)