Sen. Tom Cotton is demanding accountability from the Department of Defense (DOD) as the Biden administration continues to sell off southern border wall materials at low prices before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday, Cotton insisted that all records related to these sales be preserved.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago that he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges in September. The charges allege Adams exchanged favors for Turkey in return for campaign contributions, which were then used to obtain matching city campaign funds. The indictment also claims Adams received benefits, such as hotel upgrades, in connection to the arrangement.
A Venezuelan migrant, Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, is facing serious charges in Texas after allegedly setting his Fulshear home on fire with his three children inside. Pulgar has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of arson in connection to the incident, which occurred on November 6, 2024.
The incoming Trump administration is reportedly considering rescinding a long-standing policy that limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from making arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches, schools, and hospitals without supervisor approval.
Another tragic death has underscored the consequences of lax immigration enforcement in Harris County, Texas. On December 1, 7-year-old Ivory Smith was killed by a drunk driver in northeast Houston. Her mother sustained serious injuries in the crash. The alleged driver, 41-year-old Venezuelan national Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, was in the country illegally and had a prior criminal record. He now faces charges of intoxicated manslaughter.
Internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data has unveiled that more than 1.4 million illegal immigrants, despite receiving final deportation orders from immigration judges, remain in the United States outside of ICE custody.
Border Patrol agents seized nearly five pounds of fentanyl pills and arrested two suspects in eastern San Diego County this week following a short pursuit along Interstate 8, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
San Diego County's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to designate the county as a “super sanctuary” jurisdiction, further limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities, including in cases involving violent crimes committed by illegal aliens.
Democrat Todd Gloria has officially begun his second term as mayor of San Diego this week. Gloria, who was voted as the city's first person of color and first LGBTQ+ mayor, was sworn in during the City of San Diego’s 75th Inauguration Ceremony at the Jacobs Music Center at Copley Symphony Hall.
