The newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Reitz, revealed shocking information about the fatal shooting of a Mexican illegal alien by an ICE officer in Houston last week. Reitz announced that investigators found drugs inside the van that was fleeing from ICE and that it was the second attempt to flee from officers.
The newly appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Aaron Reitz, revealed shocking information about the fatal shooting of a Mexican illegal alien by an ICE officer in Houston last week. Reitz announced that investigators found drugs inside the van that was fleeing from ICE and that it was the second attempt to flee from officers.
Just two weeks after the one-year anniversary of the devastating flooding that occurred on July 4, 2025, which claimed 139 lives in and around Kerrville, the area is bracing for the potential of another catastrophic flood event. The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for life-threatening flooding in the area through Thursday evening.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge in South Texas shut down a cartel smuggling attempt to import nearly $300,000 in cocaine on July 7. The port is part of CBP’s Laredo Field Office, which is currently the second-busiest region behind San Diego for narcotics seizures this fiscal year.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has formally designated two more Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist cartels. The move brings the number to eight separate cartels that are considered to be Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States government.
Mexico’s top security officials are harshly criticizing the director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, over a series of comments he made pointing to a link between drug cartels and the Mexican federal government.
A Fort Worth, Texas, police officer is under federal scrutiny after video surfaced showing her warning Christian street preachers that she could issue citations if their message was deemed “offensive.” This is a stance legal analysts say appears to contradict long‑established First Amendment protections for religious and political expression in public spaces. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division sent a letter to the Fort Worth Police Department warning of possible 1st Amendment violations by the officer.
One of Mexico’s most violent cartel bosses, who has a history of masquerading as a freedom fighter, is living peacefully in his home, while his terrorist organization spreads terror. While Mexican authorities seem unable to find him, Breitbart News Foundation has obtained his address and specific details of his daily routine.
Uno de los jefes del narcotráfico más violentos de México, conocido por hacerse pasar por un líder de autodefensas, vive tranquilamente en su domicilio mientras su organización terrorista siembra el terror. Aunque las autoridades mexicanas parecen incapaces de localizarlo, Breitbart News Foundation ha obtenido su dirección y detalles específicos de su rutina diaria.
As the federal investigation into the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the fatal shooting of an illegal alien in Houston, Texas, on July 7 is still in its infancy, the agency experienced a similar shooting of an illegal alien in Biddeford, Maine, early Monday morning. In both incidents, the Department of Homeland Security says the shootings involve illegal aliens weaponizing their vehicles against ICE agents.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare has announced his office will conduct a parallel investigation to the FBI’s investigation of Tuesday’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved shooting of Lorenzo Salgado-Araujo. Teare. The DA, who received significant campaign contributions from George Soros, is urging anyone with video, photos, or eyewitness accounts to contact his office. The move could interfere with or slow down the ongoing federal investigation by ICE and the FBI.
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Former Judge Greg Magee to be the Criminal District Attorney for San Jacinto County in East Texas. Magee will take office on Monday to fill the vacancy following the resignation of District Attorney Todd Dillon.
Approximately 100 people gathered near the steps of City Hall in San Antonio to protest the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved fatal shooting of an illegal alien in Houston earlier in the week. Authorities allege the suspect attempted to flee from agents conducting a targeted enforcement operation and was shot as he allegedly tried to run over an officer with his vehicle.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming Biden-era policies of the United States government for having helped set off the fierce turf war that followed. The turf war erupted after the split between the two main factions of the Sinaloa Cartel following the arrest of the fearsome cartel boss Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada.
Federal prosecutors announced charges against three men and one woman from Amarillo, Texas, for terrorism-related charges connected to a weapons purchasing and smuggling operation that would move firearms into Mexico to supply the Sinaloa Cartel. The terrorism charges come after the U.S. government designated the Sinaloa Cartel and five other Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is partnering with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to raise awareness and eliminate illegal straw-purchase gun sales in the Alamo City.
El hallazgo de ocho nuevas fosas clandestinas atribuidas a cárteles en la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros pone de relieve la persistente crisis de seguridad en la región, mientras los funcionarios gubernamentales insisten en afirmar que la zona es segura y citan estadísticas delictivas manipuladas.
The discovery of eight new cartel mass graves in the border city of Matamoros highlights the ongoing security crisis in the region, while government officials continue to claim that the region is safe and quote manipulated crime statistics.
A federal judge sentenced the online leader of a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) group to 40 years in prison. In addition, he will spend the rest of his life on court-ordered supervision for charges related to child sexual exploitation and racketeering.
Mexico’s top diplomat, Roberto Velasco Alvarez, announced a series of legal actions against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private migrant detention centers in response to the deaths of migrants in custody, as well as during raids.
Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced that her government is looking into taking legal action against agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the latest shooting incident in Texas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Miami, Florida intercepted 22 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride at an air cargo warehouse near Miami International Airport. The officers are part of a special operation targeting narcotics smuggling activity during the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Fuerzas militares mexicanas abatieron a un sicario e hirieron a otros tres durante un intenso enfrentamiento en la capital del estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas. El choque armado ocurre en un momento en que cárteles rivales continúan disputándose el control de la región.
Mexican military forces killed one cartel gunman and injured three others during a fierce clash in the capital of the border state of Tamaulipas. The clash comes at a time when rival cartels continue to fight for control of the region.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Houston report that a criminal illegal alien who is described as an aggravated felon barricaded himself inside a house in a Houston suburb to avoid arrest.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Mexican illegal alien in Houston on Tuesday. The shooting came during a targeted enforcement operation where the Mexican national allegedly attempted to flee and then reportedly attempted to run over an officer with his vehicle.
Police in the Alamo City continue to investigate a shooting that killed one teen and injured five others on the city’s East Side late Saturday. According to the San Antonio Police, an 18-year-old man was killed after the shooting began at around 10:45 p.m.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas charged five members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) terrorist gang with kidnapping and murder following an investigation that took place in Texas. Three more were indicted in an Illinois kidnapping/murder incident. The TdA gang members entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden border crisis.
A Mexican Navy infantryman died, and two others sustained serious injuries while providing security to a group of mothers who were searching rural areas for cartel mass graves.
Thousands of patriotic San Antonians lined the downtown streets near the historic Alamo to witness the Stars & Stripes Independence Day Parade despite temperatures expected to near triple digits on Saturday. The parade featured traditional Fourth of July floats, Military Bands, and some Tex-Mex performances, adding to the patriotic displays.
Several dozen protesters from the Party of Socialism and Liberation and a fringe communist “Right to Rebel” group gathered in the Alamo City to show their support for Cuba on the eve of America’s 250th Anniversary. The protesters chanted pro-communist slogans and offered Marxist literature to passing tourists just feet from the famous San Antonio Riverwalk.
A commercial truck driver with a Massachusetts license reportedly struck and killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper this week in a fiery crash on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. The driver is reported to be a Haitian national illegally present in the United States.
The city of Kerrville, Texas, will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a music festival, children’s activities, and one of the Texas Hill Country’s largest fireworks displays on Saturday evening. The holiday will begin, however, with a much more somber tribute to the lives lost one year ago in one of the deadliest flooding events in Texas history.
Two high-ranking cartel lieutenants who are part of a criminal organization that masquerades as a self-defense group are now facing terrorism related charges, as well as drug trafficking charges, in a U.S. federal court. While the two men are criminally indicted and wanted in the United States, they are currently believed to be in Mexico, where they enjoy the protection of the terrorist organization known as Carteles Unidos.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum demanded that the U.S. government show proof after the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned multiple cartel businesses that allegedly funded political campaigns in Mexico.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is reporting publicly that Ukraine is helping Mexican drug cartels move into the European market through its poorly guarded borders. The move is aimed at helping drug cartels move into new markets in response to increased enforcement and operations in Latin America by the U.S. government.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports of entry in Texas have seized more than 9,000 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of more than $80 million in just four incidents during the month of June. The thwarted cartel smuggling attempts occurred in Laredo, El Paso, and Pharr, Texas.
Mexican federal authorities re-arrested a top cartel boss who used his political connections and social activism to hide his criminal empire. The cartel figure was arrested in 2022, but with the help of state officials, was able to be released from prison until his capture this weekend.
People in Mexico are rallying behind an unknown vigilante who has taken to the streets, hunting down thieves and leaving them taped up for authorities. Mexican authorities have already begun investigating the incidents, aiming to arrest the vigilante.
The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on Monday that law enforcement’s use of “geofence” data constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment. The ruling effectively ends unauthorized digital dragnets by applying protections guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
A child-predator case brought by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) against an Indiana couple concluded with sentences totaling more than 100 years for the pair arrested and charged with crimes against children. In the latest sentence in the case, a federal judge handed 35-year-old Cecil Spangler of Roanoke, Indiana, a 60-year sentence in federal prison. Spangler’s partner, Anna Fleishman, was sentenced to 50 years as part of the same case in May.
