by Valerie Muñoz | Jan. 8, 2025 | State
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to increase Texas Antiterrorism Task Force resources after a man from Houston committed a deadly terror attack in New Orleans. On New Year’s Day, Shamsud-Din Jabbar—a Houston resident—drove a vehicle...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 20, 2024 | State
Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled a billboard campaign meant to dissuade illegal aliens from crossing into Texas. At a press conference in Eagle Pass on Thursday, Abbott revealed that over 40 billboards have been placed in strategic locations across Central America,...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 18, 2024 | State
A South African national who entered the U.S. illegally was arrested in New York after he was identified on the terror watch list. According to a September post by Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Chris Olivarez, the South African national and over 30...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 11, 2024 | State
A Guatemalan national was arrested Monday for his role in a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of over 50 people in Mexico. According to a Homeland Security Investigation, Jorge Agapito Ventura took part in a conspiracy to smuggle people from Guatemala...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 10, 2024 | Federal
A federal judge has blocked a Biden-Harris administration rule that required health insurance coverage for those brought across the border illegally as children. Texas and 18 other Republican-led states sued the federal government over the rule, which allowed Deferred...
by Valerie Muñoz | Dec. 3, 2024 | State
Texas officials are reportedly considering a strategy to speed up the deportation of illegal aliens by busing them directly to Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding centers. The proposal suggests buses should be used to discourage illegal border crossings...
by Valerie Muñoz | Oct. 28, 2024 | Houston, Local
One in 10 Harris County jail inmates is wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to findings from a Fox News open record request. The inmates are under an ICE hold or detainer, which is a notice that the Department of Homeland Security sends to...
by Valerie Muñoz | Oct. 25, 2024 | Local, South Texas
An Eagle Pass police detective has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her role in a human smuggling organization. Hazel Eileen Diaz rented out multiple properties for the purpose of hiding illegal aliens between September 2020 and August 2021. Diaz...
by Valerie Muñoz | Oct. 18, 2024 | Federal
A new Fox News poll shows that two-thirds of American voters favor deporting illegal aliens—a dramatic increase over the past decade. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made mass deportation a major policy promise throughout his campaign, as the open...
by Valerie Muñoz | Oct. 14, 2024 | Local, South Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety officers apprehended a large group of illegal border crossers, including 23 unaccompanied children and 22 special interest aliens. The groups crossed onto private property in Maverick County, as reported by Lt. Chris Olivarez, a...
by Valerie Muñoz | Sep. 23, 2024 | Federal, State
A federal judge has rejected Colony Ridge’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit against the Houston-area development, which immigration experts say is using Spanish advertising to lure in illegal aliens. The original civil suit against Colony Ridge by the U.S. Department of...
by Valerie Muñoz | Sep. 11, 2024 | Federal
At a House committee hearing on the “Biden-Harris border crisis,” Houston mother Alexis Nungaray spoke about her daughter’s death, which was allegedly committed two illegal aliens. Nungaray told the committee yesterday that she gave birth to her daughter, Jocelyn...
by Valerie Muñoz | Sep. 11, 2024 | Local, West Texas
A hotel in El Paso and its owner face a temporary injunction and restraining order from the El Paso County Attorney for alleged criminal activity and suspicions of housing Tren de Aragua gang members. El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez filed an original...
by Valerie Muñoz | Aug. 7, 2024 | State
An August report, by the Huffines Liberty Foundation, outlines solutions for border security that include how to implement financial pressure on Mexico to secure its side of the border. Former State Sen. Don Huffines, who heads the foundation, issued a statement when...
by Valerie Muñoz | Aug. 5, 2024 | State
An illegal alien has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after driving recklessly and killing a college student in Virginia. Lauryn Ni’Kole Leonard, a 19-year-old college student, was driving to her off-campus apartment when Elvis Jamir Cruz-Ferrera collided...
by Sydnie Henry | Mar. 14, 2023 | State
As the border crisis continues with hundreds of migrants attempting to rush past U.S. law enforcement at an El Paso port of entry last weekend, the Texas House has filed its package of border security legislation. BREAKING: Our contact in Juarez, MX tells us a massive...
