Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has condemned California for issuing a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to an illegal migrant who later caused a deadly crash.
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts has been placed on unpaid leave after his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed he held a final deportation order. Roberts drew a base salary of approximately $286,716 while serving Iowa’s largest school district, raising urgent questions about hiring oversight and legal accountability.
A 19‑year‑old Honduran national, Angel Matías Castellanos‑Orellana, was reportedly released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) despite available detention space—only to be arrested later in Louisiana on charges including rape of a 14‑year‑old and a violent armed robbery that included stabbing. The case has drawn sharp criticism from members of the U.S. House of Representatives who say it highlights dangerous consequences of lax immigration enforcement.
Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national illegally residing in the U.S. since 2011, was taken into ICE custody this week following a press conference held in Maryland. García, now 30, faces federal human smuggling charges and possible deportation to Uganda—a country with which he has no known ties.
An illegal immigrant from India is facing charges after allegedly causing a deadly highway crash in Florida that killed three Americans. Authorities confirmed that Harjinder Singh entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 through the southern border before obtaining a California commercial driver’s license. Singh now faces three counts of vehicular homicide and immigration violations.
A Guatemalan national accused of supplying THC-laced gummies that sickened 12 Long Island middle school students has been released without bail, despite facing multiple felony drug charges. Suffolk County prosecutors said 22-year-old Wilmer Castillo Garcia distributed the marijuana-infused gummies traced to an Instagram account he allegedly operated.
A Mexican national living illegally in Pasco, Washington, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking a massive quantity of methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
An illegal migrant with a long criminal history ambushed an off-duty border patrol agent in New York City on July 19, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday. The agent, who was shot in the arm and cheek, is recovering from the attack that Noem blamed squarely on sanctuary city policies and the Biden administration’s border failures.
