Mountain View, CA

Latin Times

Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti to help local forces fight armed gangs have not been receiving their full pay for two months, authorities informed. The Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), mostly funded by the United States, acknowledged the delays, saying that forces could expect to receive their payments by the end of the week.

Kenyan officers deployed to Haiti to fight gangs have not been getting their promised pay

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Two months after the first Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, little progress has been made against the country's rapacious gangs — and the buildup of an international policing mission appears stalled. With U.N. backing and funding from the United States, the mission was...

Haiti gangs ‘aren’t even worried’ by Kenyan police

The Independent

  The U.S. imposed sanctions on the former president of Haiti, Michel Joseph Martelly, Tuesday following accusations that he abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the U.S. and sponsored gangs that have contributed to instability in the Caribbean country.The Treasury Department's acting undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, Bradley T. Smith, said the action “emphasizes the significant and destabilizing role he and other corrupt political elites have played in perpetuating the ongoing crisis in Haiti.”Haiti is engulfed in gang violence while peaceful protesters are tear-gas sed by police as they call on law enforcement to help them...

Haitian ex-President Martelly hit with U.S. sanctions, accused of facilitating drug trade

Border Report

The announcement that Haiti's military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched on a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince.

Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

Reuters

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Pay issues and shortages of equipment and manpower have sapped morale among Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti and hampered their ability to confront heavily armed gangs, four officers told Reuters.

Shortages and delays hit morale of Kenyan officers in Haiti

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korea has ordered all its students abroad to return home for ideological training – to reverse the outside influence the students have been exposed to while overseas, a North Korean escapee who resettled in South Korea told Radio Free Asia.

North Korea orders all students abroad to return home for ideological education

Denver, CO

Aurora, CO

Authorities have warned that Tren de Aragua, a gang of illegal immigrants from Venezuela, has reportedly taken control of parts of Aurora, Colorado. On Wednesday, Raws Alerts shared a video of the gang allegedly taking control of an apartment complex in Aurora, which is a suburb of Denver. Raws Alerts tweeted, “An armed gang of illegal immigrants from Venezuela has reportedly taken full control of an apartment complex and parts of the town of Aurora.”

Videos: Illegal immigrant gang takes control of parts of Denver, authorities say

El Paso, TX

Fox News

Officials in the Mexican border state of Chihuahua are on alert as the dangerous Venezuelan gang "Tren de Aragua" has continued to grow operations in the state.

El Paso on high alert as dangerous Venezuelan gang described as 'MS-13 on steroids' surges into US

Texas State

SEATTLE - At least 17 Texas National Guard members have died while deployed at the southern border since 2021, according to state military officials. The amount of troops that have died in connection to Gov. Abbott's Operation Lone Star was revealed during a hearing last week of the Texas House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs, despite the Texas Military Department keeping a tightlipped approach about troops serving at the border.

Over a dozen Texas National Guard members have died while deployed at the southern border since 2021

A source from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reportedly informed Mexican newspaper El Universal that Ovidio Guzmán, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has entered the U.S. Witness Protection Program under the custody of the U.S. Marshals. The source added that Guzmán will not be presented publicly as his case is classified.

DEA Source reportedly confirms Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

There's nothing remarkable about Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Mongolia on Tuesday — he's due to meet Mongolia's leader, hold talks on developing bilateral ties and attend a gala reception. What is unusual is that Mongolia, as a member of the International Criminal Court, should have arrested the...

Mongolia was meant to arrest Russia's President Putin last night. It didn't, and now it's in trouble

Straight Arrow News SANcom

The U.S. federal government wants a lawsuit brought against it by Haitian migrants alleging mistreatment at the southern border dismissed.

US wants Haitian migrants’ ‘whipping’ lawsuit against it thrown out

  The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger.The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival faction of the cartel — forcing him onto the plane and flying to an airport near El...

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

Del Rio, TX

A hearing is scheduled Thursday on a lawsuit against the federal government by 16 Haitians who claim that they were improperly treated by Border Patrol agents on horseback in 2021 when thousands crossed the border from Mexico into Del Rio, Texas, to claim asylum.

US seeks to have lawsuit over agents accused of ‘whipping’ Haitian migrants dismissed

CBS News

The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger.  The Mexican government now says it is bringing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, but not because he was a leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel founded by his father, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.Instead, Mexican prosecutors are bringing charges against the younger Guzmán for apparently kidnapping Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada — an older drug boss from a rival faction of the cartel — forcing him onto the plane and flying to an airport near El Paso,...

Mexico to charge cartel leader — for turning over drug lord to U.S.

Finding a job after being in prison is difficult for any ex-convict. Getting hired when you are Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, is proving to be an even harder task. Coronel, who was released from a U.S. facility in September 2023,...

El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel embraces entrepreneurship as she faces job struggles

New York Post

One of the most notorious drug chiefs in Mexico’s history, Osiel Cardenas, was released from a US prison on Friday into the custody of immigration officials who may deport him.

Former leader of the Gulf Cartel, Cardenas presided over some of the bloodiest gang violence in Mexico’s turbulent past and has been blamed for transforming drug trafficking by embracing hyper-violent tactics such as decapitations.

Cardenas founded the Zetas, an armed wing of the Gulf Cartel made up of former army special forces.



He was captured after a gun battle in 2003 and extradited to the United States in 2007. He was sentenced to...

Mexican drug lord who founded ultra-violent Zetas is released from US prison

Boston, MA

Peabody, MA

A Haitian illegal immigrant was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week for allegedly raping a pregnant woman in a migrant hotel in Massachusetts.

Haitian illegal immigrant charged with raping pregnant woman at Massachusetts migrant motel

Seattle, WA

SEATTLE - Mexican law enforcement officials in the border state of Chihuaha continue to see a large number of potential gang members passing through on their way to the U.S. Authorities say the people, who they believe are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-born criminal organization, are using the El Paso, Texas-Juarez, Mexico corridor to enter the United States illegally.

Tren de Aragua gang members continue to cross into the U.S. through Texas, Mexican authorities warn

New York City, NY

Endicott, NY

A reputed Peruvian gang leader suspected in nearly two dozen killings in his home country was arrested Wednesday in New York by U.S. immigration authorities.

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers” who is wanted for 23 killings in his home country, was arrested in Endicott, New York, about 145 miles (233 kilometers) northwest of New York City, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday. 

He is being held at a federal detention facility near Buffalo pending an immigration hearing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.



Torres-Navarro, 38, entered the U.S. illegally at the Texas-Mexico border on May 16. 

He was arrested the...

Reputed Peruvian gang leader arrested in NY as suspect wanted for 23 killings in his home country

NewsBreak

Exodus from Haitian capital increases as gang violence continues despite efforts of U.S.-backed force

Unrelenting gang violence in Haiti has led to a significant exodus from different cities, with over 578,000 people fleeing their homes since 2021, according to the...

Exodus from Haitian capital increases as gang violence continues despite efforts of U.S.-backed force

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