The legislation ends the “cat and mouse” for prosecutors and includes synthetics that mimic fentanyl in its enforcement. President Donald Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of…
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President Trump Announces Extended Deadline for 35 Percent Tariffs on Canada
He stated the higher-than-expected rate of 25 percent due to fentanyl trafficking. On Thursday, President Donald Trump unveiled a new proposed tariff rate against Canadian products, raising the…
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Border Patrol Discovers Smuggling Tunnel Under Construction in San Diego
The nearly 3,000-foot tunnel began in Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego recently discovered a sophisticated, cross-border drug smuggling tunnel extending over 1,000 feet into…
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SCOTUS Unanimously Rules Against Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
The high court stated the southern country did not demonstrate how firearm manufacturers arm drug cartels. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the country of Mexico late last…
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Border Patrol Shuts Down Cartel Scouting Lookout in Southern Arizona
Agents arrested and charged two Mexican men with smuggling and conspiracy. U.S. Border Patrol agents shut down a cartel’s mountain lookout in southern Arizona this month, arresting two…
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Attorney General Announces Successful Massive Fentanyl Bust
The illegal alien with cartel ties who led the fentanyl ring was arrested. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the conclusion of a coordinated takedown of fentanyl operations…
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Treasury Department Blacklists Human-Smuggling Cartel Leader
The individual is a key leader of a Guatemala-based transnational criminal organization. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Jumilca…
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Commerce Secretary Says Tariffs Part of “Drug War,” Not “Trade War”
He says U.S. will reexamine tariffs if flow of fentanyl reduced by April 2. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick described President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Mexico and Canada on…
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DHS Identifies and Fires Employees Who Leaked ICE Raid Info
Secretary Noem, Attorney General Bondi, and other federal officials will hold the errant employees accountable. Employees within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS),…
Read MoreCanada and Mexico Increase Border Security Ahead of Tariff Negotiations
President Trump states that the tariffs are “on schedule.” Canada and Mexico have increased their border monitoring operations ahead of tariff negotiations with U.S. officials later this week.…
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