Crime
Mexican National Gets 9½ Years for Trafficking 56 Pounds of Meth After Illegal Reentry
Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, deported and back in the U.S. within days, sentenced to 9½ years for possessing 56 pounds of methamphetamine in Kansas City.
Immigration
Immigration
Border Patrol Agents Catch Illegal Immigrant With Fake Documents at Laredo Checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents intercepted an illegal immigrant using fraudulent identification documents at a Laredo, Texas, checkpoint on Interstate 35.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Cuban Felon Who Defied Removal Order for 26 Years in Miami
ICE arrested Elias Cardoza-Torres, 58, a Cuban illegal immigrant with seven convictions who ignored a removal order issued more than 26 years ago.
Immigration
ICE Detains 3 Cuban Illegal Immigrants in Tennessee Human Trafficking Probe
Five men arrested and nine potential trafficking victims identified in Sumner County, Tennessee, with three Cuban illegal immigrants flagged by ICE.
Immigration
Two Guatemalans Plead Guilty in 2021 Smuggling Crash That Killed Over 50
Two Guatemalan nationals admitted roles in a tractor-trailer crash that killed more than 50 illegal aliens packed among 160 in Chiapas, Mexico.
Crime
Crime
Mexican National Gets 9½ Years for Trafficking 56 Pounds of Meth After Illegal Reentry
Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, deported and back in the U.S. within days, sentenced to 9½ years for possessing 56 pounds of methamphetamine in Kansas City.
Crime
Repeat Sex Offender Gets 27 Years for Exploiting Children Online in Washington
Corbett Lloyd Craig, 42, of Goldendale, Wash., sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for enticing two girls online and possessing child sex abuse material.
Crime
San Antonio Extremist Gets 40 Years for Coercing Children Into Self-Harm
Alexis Chavez, 19, an online leader of a nihilistic violent extremist network tied to 764, sentenced to 40 years for child exploitation.
World
World
Israel Approves Entry of 200-Troop Stabilization Force Into Gaza
Israeli cabinet greenlights deployment of up to 200 International Stabilization Force troops into Gaza as Hamas retains control of 40% of the territory.
World
Ukraine Alleges Russia Feeds Iran Satellite Targeting Data on U.S. Bases
Zelenskyy says Russian satellites surveilled four U.S.-linked air bases in the Gulf, with imagery passed to Iran for strike planning.
World
Israel-Lebanon Framework Ties IDF Withdrawal to Hezbollah Disarmament
The trilateral U.S.-Israel-Lebanon framework signed June 26 conditions Israeli withdrawal on verified Hezbollah disarmament, but the group rejects the deal outright.
World
Saudi Arabia Strikes Sanaa Airport to Block Houthi Flight to Khamenei Funeral
Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa International Airport to prevent a Houthi delegation from flying to slain Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral, triggering retaliatory missile fire.
Faith
Faith
Islamic Extremists Kill 30 Christians in Nigerian Village, Eight Children Among Dead
Gunmen killed 30 Christians, including eight children, in Naridon village in Nigeria's Kaduna state as local leaders plead for international intervention.
Faith
Drone Strike Kills Eight at Ethiopian Monastery During Worship Service
A drone strike hit Arsema Monastery in Ethiopia's Amhara Region during worship, killing two nuns and six priests amid ongoing conflict.
Faith
Maharashtra Orders Statewide Audit of Christian Properties After $31M Fraud Claim
India's Maharashtra state ordered a three-month audit of all church and Christian organization land holdings, alarming Christian communities facing rising pressure.
Faith
Iran Orders 20 Christian Families Evicted to Seize Historic Tehran Church
Iranian authorities are confiscating St. Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran, evicting 20 Armenian and Assyrian families from the 10-acre compound.
Security
Security
Maryland Man Gets 15 Years for Plot to Join ISIS, Target Jews
Michael Sam Teekaye Jr., 22, sentenced to 15 years for attempting to join ISIS and planning attacks against Jewish targets in Maryland.
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Crime
Memphis Gang Member Gets 87 Months in RICO Case Tied to Armed Robbery
Larry Wilson, 36, sentenced to 87 months for RICO conspiracy involving armed robbery and methamphetamine distribution as part of Memphis-based Young Mob gang.
Crime
San Diego Man Pleads Guilty in Smuggling Scheme That Held Migrants for Ransom
Isaac Jimenez admitted to collecting tens of thousands in ransom payments from families of migrants held captive in Tijuana as part of a smuggling conspiracy.
Crime
Previously Deported Dominican National Gets Two Years for Identity Theft in Boston
Mariano Andujar Perez, 43, sentenced to two years and one day for stealing a U.S. citizen's identity to obtain a Real ID and apply for a passport.
Faith
Yemeni Christian Convert Living Under Fatwa Warns of Arrests Back Home
John Ghanim, a Yemeni ex-Muslim evangelist in the U.K., describes growing persecution of Christians in Yemen and a fatwa issued against him.
Crime
Mexican National Extradited From Austria to Texas for Child Exploitation Charges
Abelardo Sanchez, 39, a Mexican national who fled from Ireland to Austria, was extradited to McAllen, Texas, to face federal child sexual abuse material charges.
Faith
Pope Leo XIV Calls Eucharist 'Antidote to Division' in Final Audience Before August
Pope Leo XIV devoted his final general audience before Aug. 5 to the Eucharist as a remedy for division in families and communities.
Security
FBI Arrests Two More Suspects in Plot to Attack White House UFC Event
FBI arrested William Falkner in Washington and Jordan Rincker in Missouri for alleged conspiracy to murder government officials at the UFC Freedom 250 event.
Crime
Nicaraguan Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Cruise Ship Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old
Elias Luis Herrera, a Nicaraguan national and fugitive for over 20 years, pleaded guilty in Houston to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old on a cruise ship.
Immigration
ICE Houston Arrests 735 Criminal Illegal Aliens in May With 1,711 Convictions
ICE Houston arrested 735 criminal illegal aliens in May who accounted for 1,711 criminal convictions, including 495 DWIs and 5 homicides.
Crime
Third Suspect Charged in Plot to Kill Officials at UFC White House Event
A St. Joseph, Mo., man faces conspiracy to commit murder charges in an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
Faith
Muslim Gunmen Kill 31 Christians in Plateau, Kaduna States in One Week
Armed attackers killed 22 Christians in Kawel and nine in Ungwan Magaji village within days, targeting homes, a hospital, and a pastor.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant From El Salvador Gets 50 Years for 2005 Kansas Murder
Angel Maria Herrera, 43, sentenced to 50 years for the 2005 murder of Maria Morfin in Lenexa, Kansas, after fleeing to El Salvador for nearly 20 years.