Secretary Rubio submitted notice to the Federal Register. The U.S. State Department will designate Tra de Aragua, Sinaloa Cartel, and half a dozen other Latin American gangs and…
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Representative Greene Introduces Bill to Rename Gulf of Mexico
The measure came after President-elect Trump said it should be the “Gulf of America.” President-elect Donald Trump spoke early this week about renaming the Gulf of Mexico the…
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Texas Official Says Over 100 Unaccompanied Minors Cross the Border in a Week
He said there are no protocols or safety mechanisms in place for these children. Texas Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Chris Olivarez said over 100 unaccompanied minors have…
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DHS Expands Repatriation with Third Removal Flight to China
U.S. immigration enforcement focuses on irregular migration and human smuggling. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), completed its third large-scale removal…
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Treasury Sanctions Nine Mexican Drug Traffickers and Human Smugglers
The individuals are known members of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion. The Treasury Department sanctioned nine members of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, a relatively new but powerful…
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DHS Adds Chinese Textile Companies to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention List
New enforcement expands efforts to address forced labor and genocide in Xinjiang. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently added several textile companies based in the People’s…
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DHS Deports Chinese Nationals in Second Charter Flight This Year
The last deportation flight to China before 2024 was in 2018. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a group of Chinese nationals last week on its second…
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Federal Roundtable Seeks to Improve Coverage of Missing Indigenous Peoples
Interior and Justice Departments convened with Tribal leaders, survivors, and media to address reporting on missing or murdered Indigenous peoples and human trafficking. The Departments of the Interior…
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Customs and Border Patrol Expands Electronic Asylum Applications in Mexico
The CBP One app launched in 2020 for the scheduling of asylum request appointments. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) recently expanded the availability of its mobile asylum filing…
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DOJ Announces Dismantling of Guatemala Human Smuggling Network
The attorney general speaks about the Guatemalan law enforcement arrest of six individuals. The Department of Justice recently announced that six Guatemalan human smugglers were arrested by Guatemalan…
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