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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.
Immigration
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.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant From Mexico Indicted in Utah With 171 Grams of Fentanyl
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted a 25-year-old illegal immigrant from Mexico on fentanyl distribution and immigration charges.
Crime
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
Syria Seats 210-Member Parliament as Israeli Clashes Flare Near Border
Syria's new 210-member People's Assembly includes 70 presidential appointees as IDF operations near the Golan ceasefire line continue.
World
Ukraine Offers $6,700 Monthly Pay in Sweeping Military Contract Reforms
Ukraine announced fixed-term military contracts with assault infantry earning 300,000 hryvnias monthly to address chronic manpower shortages.
Faith
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.
Faith
Lahore Court Acquits Blind Christian Jailed 10 Months on False Blasphemy Charge
Nadeem Masih, a visually impaired Christian, was acquitted in Lahore after 10 months in prison on a blasphemy accusation fabricated by park workers.
Faith
Cardinal McElroy Says Exorcist Removal Was About Privacy, Not UFOs
Cardinal Robert McElroy told CNS his removal of Msgr. Stephen Rossetti as Washington exorcist targeted the public nature of the ministry, not UFO beliefs.
Faith
Nigerian Christians Appeal to U.S. After Fulani Militants Kill Church Worker
Community leaders in Plateau state, Nigeria, appeal to the U.S. government after Fulani militants killed a Christian church worker and three others at a mining site.
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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Immigration
Honduran Illegal Immigrant Deported Four Times Sentenced to 46 Months in Michigan
Wilmer Rodriguez, 39, a Honduran national deported four times, was sentenced to 46 months for unlawful re-entry after prior sexual assault and kidnapping convictions.
Crime
Two Illegal Immigrants From Colombia Sentenced for Trafficking 21 Kilos of Cocaine
Two Colombian nationals in the U.S. illegally were each sentenced to 57 months in prison after police found 21 kilograms of cocaine during a traffic stop in Calera, Alabama.
Immigration
Federal Prosecutors File 75 Border Cases in San Diego District This Week
The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of California filed 75 border-related cases including fentanyl importation and alien smuggling.
World
Venezuela Triples Oil Exports Since Maduro's Capture, Pivots to U.S. and India
Venezuela's oil exports surged from 400,000 to 1.25 million barrels per day since Maduro's arrest, with interim President Rodríguez courting India and Turkey.
Crime
Vancouver Woman Gets 100 Months for Fentanyl Deaths of Two Oregon Brothers
Alondra Stephanie Trujillo sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for distributing counterfeit fentanyl pills that killed two brothers in Woodburn, Oregon.
Crime
Sacramento Man Indicted for Bringing Explosive Device to Airport Checkpoint
A federal grand jury indicted Kimani Osayande Jones, 49, on three counts after TSA screeners found an M-type explosive device in his carry-on bag at Sacramento International Airport.
Crime
Two Guatemalan Smugglers Plead Guilty in 2021 Crash That Killed 56 Migrants
Two Guatemalan nationals admitted to conspiracy in a human smuggling operation that packed 160 people into a tractor-trailer, killing 56 in Chiapas, Mexico.
Crime
St. Louis Felon Gets Life for Killing Two Women and Baby Weeks After Parole
Eddie Marcus Love, 39, sentenced to life plus 15 years for fatally shooting two women and causing the death of a baby weeks after his release on parole.
Crime
Six Indicted in Puerto Rico Identity Theft Ring That Forced Homeless Into Fraud
A federal grand jury in San Juan indicted six on 21 counts including forced labor, identity theft, and bank fraud totaling $114,559.
Faith
48 South Korean Churches Pray for Three Missionaries Imprisoned in North Korea
A 21-day prayer campaign across 48 South Korean churches and organizations seeks the release of three missionaries held in North Korea for a decade.
World
Iraqi PM Zaidi Plans Washington Visit as Militia Disarmament Stalls
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi prepares for a Washington trip seeking U.S. investment while facing a September deadline to disarm Iranian-backed militias.
Immigration
DOJ Sues Virginia Over Mask Ban and ID Rules for Federal Officers
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Virginia, Attorney General Jay Jones, and Fairfax prosecutor Steve Descano over laws restricting federal officers.