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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Immigration
Illegal Immigrant Felon Charged With Flying Drone Over World Cup Event in Atlanta
Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez, 37, a twice-deported illegal immigrant with a cocaine conviction, faces federal charges for flying a drone over FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta.
Crime
Mexican National Gets 46 Months for 1,295 Kilograms of Cocaine on Pacific Vessel
Francisco Hernandez Penaloza, 65, sentenced to 46 months after U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Navy intercepted go-fast vessel carrying 1,295 kg of cocaine.
Crime
Australian-Born Louisiana Woman Indicted for Voting Illegally in Two Federal Elections
Denise Nataly Migliore, 51, of Franklinton, Louisiana, faces a four-count federal indictment for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register and vote.
Security
Feds Warn Drone Pilots of Prosecution During FIFA World Cup in Dallas
U.S. Attorney and FBI Dallas warn drone operators face federal prosecution for violating flight restrictions during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Faith
ICC Report Documents Nepal's Hindu Nationalist Push Against 1.76% Christian Minority
International Christian Concern report links rising Hindu nationalism in Nepal to persecution of the country's small Christian population through anti-conversion laws and church attacks.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant Who Tried to Give Newborn to Smugglers Removed to Mexico
ICE removed a 28-year-old Mexican national who attempted to fraudulently transfer her baby to another illegal immigrant to pay a smuggling debt.
Faith
Pope Leo XIV Condemns Human Traffickers in Historic Canary Islands Visit
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands, condemning traffickers preying on migrants and calling for legal pathways to Europe.
Immigration
ICE Detains Mexican Illegal Immigrant Charged in Georgia Mother's DUI Death
ICE issued a detainer against Rodrigo Antonio Rodriguez Flores, a Mexican illegal immigrant charged with DUI and vehicular homicide in the death of Alicia Thomas in Gwinnett County, Ga.
Crime
Kansas Executive Gets 32 Months for Smuggling Avionics to Russia
Douglas Robertson of Olathe, Kansas, sentenced to 32 months for illegally exporting controlled avionics equipment to Russian end users after the Ukraine invasion.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Alleged Tren de Aragua Member Released by New York Authorities
ICE and U.S. Marshals arrested a Venezuelan illegal immigrant and alleged Tren de Aragua gang member in Albion, N.Y., after local authorities ignored a detainer.
Faith
Nigeria Parliament Approves State Police Bill After Years of Failed Christian Protection
Nigeria's parliament passed legislation allowing 36 states to create their own police forces after federal security repeatedly failed to protect Christian communities.
Faith
Activists Allege Forged Documents in Pakistan Forced Marriage of Christian Girl, 13
Christian rights activists in Lahore say documents used to validate the marriage of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz to her 30-year-old abductor were fabricated.