All truck and bus drivers will be required to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the latest effort Friday to ensure drivers meet federal requirements to understand … Read more
Investigators said an immigration official managed to physically assault his girlfriend for years. Another admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing a woman in his custody. A third is accused of taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation. At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged … Read more
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three Idaho families who are U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents are suing after they and hundreds of other people were detained for hours during an aggressive immigration raid at a rural horse racing track last year. The families say state and federal law enforcement agencies conspired to use unconstitutional and … Read more
MIAMI (AP) — Less than three years after President Joe Biden pardoned a close ally of Nicolás Maduro, the Justice Department is targeting the businessman again, The Associated Press has learned, an investigation that could support the U.S.-based prosecution of the Venezuelan leader. Federal prosecutors have been investigating Alex Saab’s role in an alleged bribery … Read more
By Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke and Brad Heath WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Becky Ringstrom was heading home after following federal immigration officers in her gray Kia SUV in suburban Minneapolis when she was suddenly stopped by unmarked vehicles. At least half a dozen masked officers jumped in to arrest her, one pounding on her … Read more
Former FBI Deputy Director Chris Swecker commented on the ongoing investigation into his disappearance Savannah Guthriehis 84 year old mother, Nancy Guthrie. He highlighted key aspects of the case, including the handling of ransom demands and the absence of life-verified evidence. Chris Swecker’s remarks come as the family shared public appeals for her safe return. … Read more
A relatively short but lucrative ICE crackdown in West Virginia netted about 650 illegal immigrant arrests earlier this month — a two-week operation that state officials say went off with little disruption and now represents a counterpoint to the turmoil surrounding similar enforcement efforts in Minnesota. Between Jan. 5 and Jan. 19, federal agents fanned … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For days, Luis Ramirez had an uneasy feeling about the men dressed as laborers he’d seen outside his family’s Mexican restaurant in suburban Minneapolis. They wore high-visibility vests and immaculate white hard hats, he noticed, even when they were parked in their vehicle. His search for the Wisconsin electrician posted on the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that Democratic demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week unless it works with Republicans and the White House. Democrats say they won’t vote on a DHS spending bill when … Read more
Megyn Kelly started the latest episode of her podcast by saying she wasn’t “sorry.” Alex Prettywho was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents over the weekend, even using that clip on social media to promote the show. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse who worked for the VA, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on … Read more