Federal agencies in Houston have launched a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) aimed at dismantling transnational criminal organizations operating in Southeast Texas. The move follows the arrest of 1,361 criminal aliens in June, including gang members, murderers, child predators, and a convicted airplane hijacker.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass criticized masked federal agents operating in her city during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. Bass said residents were alarmed by reports of agents in unmarked vehicles, lacking clear identification, and forcibly detaining individuals on the streets of Los Angeles.
A Mexican illegal immigrant charged in the horrifying death of a woman in Waukegan, Illinois, has been re-arrested by federal authorities after initially being freed by a state judge under the SAFE-T Act.
A former inmate at a Tallahassee, Florida federal prison dorm has dismissed rumors of Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, being suicidal. Maxwell, now serving a 20-year sentence after her 2022 conviction, shares the dorm with other female inmates including Jessica Watkins, a convicted participant in the January 6 Capitol riot.
Russia has signaled openness to peace negotiations with Ukraine, but the Kremlin insists that its core objectives must be met—chief among them, Ukrainian withdrawal from annexed territories and rejection of NATO membership. The statement came just days after President Donald Trump issued a 50-day deadline for Moscow to accept a ceasefire or face intensified economic pressure.
The Biden-era practice of importing tens of thousands of foreign workers for U.S. white-collar jobs continues into 2025, despite rising unemployment among recent American college graduates. Last Friday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed it had reached its annual H-1B visa cap of 85,000 — 65,000 for general slots and 20,000 for advanced degrees — for fiscal year 2026.
A devastating boat accident unfolded on July 19, 2025, when the Wonder Sea tourist vessel overturned during a violent thunderstorm in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.
