A federal judge in Vermont sentenced Luis Fernando Barragan-Palacios, 29, to 18 months in prison for smuggling nearly 100 migrants across the Canadian border into the United States. Barragan-Palacios, originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, earned approximately $500,000 from the human smuggling operation over a five-month period. He is expected to be deported upon completing his sentence.
Florida district judge Aileen Cannon has approved the Justice Department’s plan to release the first part of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged election interference in 2020.
Supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump are mounting a robust campaign to secure confirmation for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, despite a slew of accusations and concerns about his qualifications.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, former head of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) who oversaw the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been fined $150,000 for violating Illinois' ethics laws.
The arrest of an illegal immigrant in Massachusetts has sparked widespread outrage and renewed calls for stricter immigration enforcement and accountability in state-run shelters.
Jack Smith, the special counsel who led federal prosecutions against Donald Trump, resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, according to court filings.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced the arrest of Jorge Armando Jacinto, a convicted child molester, immediately upon his release from a Rhode Island prison.
The discovery of 11 migrants locked inside the rear compartment of a U-Haul truck in New Mexico highlights the dangerous lengths smugglers will go to evade authorities and exploit illegal immigration.
A disturbing case underscores the ongoing failures of the U.S. immigration system under lax border policies. Yordy Centeno-Melchor, a 30-year-old illegal immigrant with a criminal record spanning over a decade, was arrested on New Year’s Eve in Alabama for allegedly attempting to kidnap a teenage girl.
