The Justice Department has agreed not to seek the death penalty. The United States and Mexico announced that the latter nation agreed to transfer 26 suspected drug cartel…
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Administration Doubles Bounty for Venezuelan President to $50 Million
Officials say Maduro is using drug cartels to destabilize the U.S. The Departments of State and Justice announced an increase in their reward to $50 million for information…
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U.S. Military Expands National Defense Zones Along U.S.-Mexico Border
The new Arizona site makes the fourth defense area amid ongoing security and trafficking concerns. The Pentagon announced the creation of a new national defense area (NDA) along…
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President Signs HALT Fentanyl Act
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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Commerce Secretary Announces Rare Earths Trade Deal
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the U.S. and China have formally signed a trade agreement resulting from recent talks in Geneva. The deal includes a commitment from…
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Border Czar Reports on Trafficking of Missing Migrant Children
He says that thousands have been found and rescued by ICE. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director (EAD) Tom Homan recently reported that U.S. Immigration and…
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FBI Adds Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Leader to Most Wanted List
The Justice Department also announced a five-count indictment against him. The Federal Bureau of Investigation added Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, an alleged gang leader of the Venezuelan criminal…
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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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CBP Awards $309 Million Toward Border Wall Project
The agency waived environmental requirements to expedite construction. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $309,463,000 contract to Fisher Sand and Gravel Co. last week, to construct 27 miles…
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