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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Politics
DOJ Launches $300 Million Model Cities Initiative to Cut Violent Crime
The Justice Department will award nearly $300 million to two to four cities that propose comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime.
Faith
Attacks on Christians Surge 70% in France as Anti-Religious Violence Spikes
France's Interior Ministry reports a 70% rise in attacks on Christians and finds 53% of all anti-religious acts targeted Jewish communities in 2025.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Sudanese National With Attempted Murder Conviction in Nashville
ICE arrested Gabriel Maror Ayuel, a 55-year-old Sudanese illegal immigrant convicted of attempted murder, in Nashville after he defied a removal order for 17 years.
Immigration
ICE Arrests 24 Illegal Immigrants in One-Day Corpus Christi Operation
ICE and local partners arrested 24 illegal immigrants in a targeted one-day operation in Corpus Christi, Texas, netting criminal offenders.
Faith
Islamist Militants Storm Church Service in Indonesia, Government Vows Arrests
About 15 Islamic Jihad Front members disrupted worship at a Christian church in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; government calls it a serious violation of law.
Crime
Eastern Texas Federal Cases Yield 944 Months in Prison for Drug Traffickers
Federal prosecutors in Eastern Texas charged 25, convicted five, and sentenced five to a combined 944 months in prison in Homeland Security Task Force cases.
Faith
Pakistani Police Shoot Unarmed Christian Driver, Then Pressure Him to Drop Case
Alayan Johnson, a 22-year-old Christian auto-rickshaw driver in Punjab, Pakistan, was shot nine times by police who mistook him for a suspect.
Faith
Vietnam Arrests Two Montagnard Christians in Central Highlands Crackdown
Communist Vietnamese authorities detained Pastor Siu Yúi, 68, and church member Siu Dok, 40, in Gia Lai province as part of ongoing campaign against Montagnard Christians.
Crime
Arlington Man Gets 42 Months for Identity Theft Scheme Targeting 20 Victims
Jade Ingalls, 45, of Arlington, Virginia, sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for identity theft fraud victimizing more than 20 people.
Politics
Ex-FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Forex Fraud in Second Federal Prosecution
Former FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Royer pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a forex scheme, agreeing to pay $576,818.83 in restitution to defrauded investors.
Immigration
Illegal Alien in Massachusetts Indicted for $44,000 in COVID and SNAP Fraud
A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lowell, Mass., faces six federal counts for using a stolen identity to obtain $44,000 in pandemic and SNAP benefits.
Crime
Ex-Maryland Prison Officer Gets 33 Months for Covering Up Inmate Assault
Former ECI lieutenant Jermaine Sturgis sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for conspiring to destroy video evidence of an inmate beating.