Tag: Immigration & Border Security

8 Cuban Women Forced Into Sex Trafficking to Pay Back $60,000 in Smuggling Fees: Florida AG

In Florida, eight women were rescued last week by law enforcement after being forced into sex trafficking to pay off their smuggling debts. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the smuggling and sex trafficking operation. One man, Amet Maqueira De La Cal, smuggled the eight women into the United States from Cuba, according…


175 Illegal Aliens Arrested in Nationwide Sting, Including Some Accused of Murder

In a national sting operation that lasted through August and September, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 175 illegal aliens, all of whom had multiple DUI offenses and some who are being accused of murder by vehicle. The agency said the nationwide law enforcement effort began on Aug. 20 and ended on Sept. 30, according…


Abbott, Sheriffs Address Fentanyl Crisis Stemming From Southern Border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met with scores of law enforcement officers in Corpus Christi to discuss measures being taken to secure the border and combat the fentanyl crisis. “Cartels are bringing fentanyl across the border in record amounts,” Abbott said. “Texas DPS alone has confiscated enough lethal doses to kill every man, woman and child…


Illegal Immigrant Arrests at Border Soar in September, Set New Fiscal Year Record

President Joe Biden is facing fresh criticism after his administration finally released illegal immigrant apprehension numbers from September, showing the number of arrests soared to a record-high. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made 227,547 arrests in September at the U.S.-Mexico border—the most in history. That was by far the highest number in a September, coming…


LIVE NOW: On The Border: A Texas Youth Summit Event

The Epoch Times will livestream the On The Border: A Texas Youth Summit Event in Mid Valley Assembly, Weslaco, starting at 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 22. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media:…


LIVE: On The Border: A Texas Youth Summit Event

The Epoch Times will livestream the On The Border: A Texas Youth Summit Event in Mid Valley Assembly, Weslaco, starting at 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 22. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. Featured speakers include Kayleigh McEnany, Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Texas), Monica De La Cruz Hernandez, Cassie Garcia, Christian Collins, and more…


More Illegal Immigrants Arrive Near VP Harris’s DC Residence

Another bus carrying illegal immigrants arrived outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in Washington on Oct. 13, while three more buses pulled up in New York City. Thirty-six migrants arrived early Thursday morning near the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, which houses Harris’ residence, according to Fox News. Throngs of men and women carrying small…


Mexico sues US gun industry in US courts a second time

The government of Mexico is suing five U.S. gun sellers in U.S. courts in Arizona, claiming the U.S. businesses are illegally engaging in arms trafficking for cartels in that crime-ravaged country. The new lawsuit comes after a federal judge in Massachusetts threw out a $10 billion lawsuit on Sept. 30 that Mexico brought against arms…


Arizona Declines to Remove Shipping Containers Placed in Gaps Along Border Wall

The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs has refused to remove over a hundred double-stacked shipping containers it placed in gaps along its southern border with Mexico, despite the federal government alleging that the containers are a “trespass against the United States.” Around 122 containers were placed along the border in Yuma County in line with Arizona Gov. Doug…


For Every Dead Body Found, 5 to 10 More Out There: Texas Sheriff on Illegal Alien Deaths

In Texas, 70 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border, a rural sheriff’s office spends more than 85 percent of its time on border-related issues. Often it’s to search for illegal immigrants who have called 911 and are lost, dehydrated, or injured as they walk on private ranchland in an attempt to skirt the nearby highway…