Federal agents in Los Angeles reached a major milestone Tuesday with the 5,000th arrest of a criminal alien in the sanctuary city under the direction of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The arrest highlights the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement stance in liberal jurisdictions that have long resisted cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Roughly 1,700 National Guard troops are being deployed across 19 states as President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and restore law and order in crime-ridden cities. The activation, stretching from August through mid-November, involves support roles for federal immigration enforcement while reinforcing visible deterrence.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Rhode Island arrested a Guatemalan illegal alien just one day after a local judge released him on bond despite serious charges involving a minor.
A surge in violent threats and attacks against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has led to dozens of arrests nationwide in the past two weeks. High-profile arrests in Texas, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. illustrate what ICE officials say is a growing and dangerous trend fueled by anti-law enforcement rhetoric.
Three illegal aliens from El Salvador were arrested by Houston Police Department investigators in a sting operation targeting individuals using dating apps to solicit underage girls. The suspects—Abner Ruiz, Carlos Gomez, and Erick Menjivar—were charged with online solicitation of a minor. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged immigration detainers on all three after their arrests.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, appearing on Fox 5 New York’s Good Day New York Friday morning, addressed the ongoing federal lawsuit challenging the city’s sanctuary policy. Adams advocated for modifying the sanctuary law to enable stronger federal collaboration on violent offenders, while affirming protections for undocumented immigrants pursuing the American Dream.
Illegal border crossings have plummeted to historic lows under President Trump, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The June 2025 Southwest Land Border Encounters Report confirms a dramatic drop in apprehensions, including a record-setting single-day low of just 128 migrant encounters on June 28.
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.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced multiple arrests and deportations of illegal aliens involved in severe criminal offenses against minors. Described by officials as the “worst of the worst,” these individuals have now been removed from the United States under strengthened immigration enforcement policies.
The Department of Homeland Security has deported several illegal criminal migrants to Eswatini, a small African kingdom, in a new enforcement tactic designed to sidestep opposition from their home countries. Migrants convicted of serious crimes, including murder, battery, and burglary, originally came from nations like Vietnam, Jamaica, Yemen, Laos, and Cuba.
