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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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Crime
Wells Fargo Employee Sentenced to 18 Months for Embezzling Over $800,000
Former Wells Fargo assistant branch manager Tamim Haidar sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000.
Crime
Jamaican National Pleads Guilty in $9 Million Sweepstakes Scam Targeting Elderly
Jordan Trought, 30, pleaded guilty in New York federal court to leading a fraud ring that stole over $9 million from more than 200 elderly Americans.
Crime
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charges in Maine, Pennsylvania
A repeat offender in Portland, Maine, and a Pennsylvania man who produced abuse material over nine years each plead guilty to federal charges.
Immigration
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted in New Orleans for Reentry After 2023 Deportation
Oscar Paz-Mejia, 33, faces up to 10 years in prison after federal grand jury indictment for illegal reentry in New Orleans.
Immigration
Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Arrested in Texas for Shooting at Neighbors
Juan Ayala Montero, 60, a twice-deported illegal alien with a prior attempted homicide conviction, was arrested in Montgomery County, Texas, after allegedly firing an assault rifle at neighbors.
Faith
Islamist ADF Militants Kill at Least 7 Christians in Eastern Congo Attack
Allied Democratic Forces killed at least seven Christians in Beni, DRC, and kidnapped a Catholic priest near Virunga National Park.
Faith
Hindu Nationalists Storm Christian Convention in India, 15 Organizers Detained
Members of the VHP and Bajrang Dal disrupted a two-day Christian convention in Madhya Pradesh, leading police to detain 15 organizers and cancel the event.
Faith
Fulani Gunmen Kill 8 Christians After Church Services in Nigeria's Plateau State
Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked the Christian village of Gwomjang in Nigeria's Plateau state, killing eight and injuring at least 15 others.
Faith
Hindu Mobs Attack Christians Over Burials in India's Chhattisgarh State
A mob of over 100 Hindu nationalists attacked seven Christians digging a grave near Jagdalpur, India, part of a surge in burial-related violence.
Immigration
26-Year Veteran Pete Vasquez Named U.S. Border Patrol Chief
CBP appoints Rosario "Pete" Vasquez, a 26-year Border Patrol veteran and former Blaine Sector chief, to lead nearly 20,000 agents nationwide.
Immigration
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted on Firearms Charge in New Orleans
A federal grand jury indicted Erlin Jovany Gamez Maldonado, 29, for illegally possessing an AM-15 rifle while unlawfully present in the U.S.
Immigration
Illegal Alien in Boston Pleads Guilty to $18,000 SNAP Fraud Using Stolen Identity
Victor Suazo Reynoso, 69, pleaded guilty to stealing a U.S. citizen's identity to collect more than $18,000 in SNAP benefits while unlawfully residing in Boston.