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Euri Giles | Clareifi

President Joe Biden has recently introduced a new border policy to address the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Effective June 5, 2024, this policy marks a significant shift in the administration's approach to immigration and asylum. While the policy seeks to manage border security more effectively, it has sparked considerable controversy and criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.

Biden's New Border Policy and Its Impact on the Lone Star State

Minnesota State

Latin Times

Statistics have shown that judges in Minnesota have approved 30% asylum applications from 2018 to 2023, with some having accepted 60%, while others 11%, revealing that the outcome for an asylum seeker depends heavily on the judicial authority randomly assigned to their case. Unlike regular courts, most immigration court asylum...

Judicial Disparities In Minnesota Highlight 'Refugee Roulette' In Asylum Cases

Nevada State

Nevadans will officially vote on an amendment to enshrine abortion in the state during the November elections, officials confirm. The Nevada secretary of state's office certified on Friday the ballot initiative to amend the State Constitution to include an explicit right to abortion after verifying the signatures required, The New York Times reports.

Nevadans will officially vote whether to enshrine abortion in November as issue gets on the ballot

New Mexico State

Santa Teresa, NM

Border Report

A Border Patrol encounter with two migrants in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has led to the rescue of 13 Central Americans who were beaten, tortured, extorted and sexually assaulted in a house in Juarez, Mexico, U.S. officials say.

Migrants were burned, beaten, raped at cartel stash house, feds say

Irving, TX

New York Post

The illegal migrant accused of shooting dead two Texas Chick-fil-A workers had previously sneaked past authorities to enter the US illegally, sources told The Post.

Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta — a 37-year-old native of El Salvador who is charged with capital murder — told authorities he crossed into the US illegally, but claimed not to know when or where, Homeland Security sources said. 

He also told authorities he’s married with a child, whom he says is a US citizen.

The number of migrants crossing the border without detection has skyrocketed in recent years, amounting to roughly 1.8 million since the start of...

Illegal migrant accused of shooting dead 2 Texas Chick-fil-A workers previously sneaked into US

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

Dallas, TX

Reuters

Collin County (Texas) Judge Angela Tucker on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott of sexual assault. Dallas police announced last month that they would not pursue charges after an investigation determined there wasn't enough evidence against Prescott to proceed with the case.

Judge tosses lawsuit against Cowboys' Dak Prescott

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

SEATTLE - Deportations and expulsions under the Biden administration are reaching heights that haven't been seen in more than a decade. According to reports, close to 1.1 million deportations have taken place since the beginning of fiscal year 2021 through February 2024. The data shows that, under President Biden, deportations are on pace to match the 1.5 million deportations carried out during the four years Donald Trump was in office.

Deportations during Biden's administration are close to matching those during Trump's presidency

Houston, TX

Fox News

ERO Houston announced that they were able to successfully detain five illegal immigrants who are fugitives and wanted in connection to murder or homicide in the US as well as other countries.

Multiple illegal immigrants wanted for murder arrested in 2-week-span in Houston

Jack Beavers

If you plan to travel from Texas to Mexico this summer, you need to be aware of some important U.S. Government Travel Warnings that are in effect. The most recent (and most urgent) travel warning was issued this week for anyone considering bus travel south (typically through the Texas border cities of Mission, Hidalgo, and Pharr) into Reynosa (Tamaulipas) Mexico:

Texas to Mexico Travel? Urgent U.S. Warnings!

New Jersey State

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Colorado State

David Heitz

There’s a clear, well-bankrolled frontrunner in the race for the Colorado Statehouse District 8, and it’s not Jesse Lashawn Parris. But Parris, a formerly homeless man who lives at Fusion Studios, wants to be seen as the underdog in a district he says has priced out its historically Black neighbors. He said his opponent, Lindsay Gilchrist, is anl LGBTQ activist backed by the Democratic party.

Opinion: Black, LGBT candidates square off in Colorado statehouse District 8

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

Prince William County, VA

A Dale City couple, wanted on felony child abuse charges following the death of their toddler son in 2023, turned themselves in to the police on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The case dates back to January 22, 2023, when emergency responders found the 19-month-old boy unresponsive at the family’s home on the 4300 block of Granby Road in Woodbridge. Despite being rushed to a local hospital, the boy was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Dale City Couple Wanted for Toddler's Death Turn Themselves In After Year-Long Search

Alabama State

Orange Beach, AL

Lagniappe Daily

A 20-year beachfront battle between Orange Beach condominiums has been settled, with the Alabama Supreme Court confirming a new tower is entitled to squatter's rights on a two-and-a-half-foot strip of land owned by Phoenix Rentals.

AL Supreme Court affirms condo’s squatting rights on beachfront property

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Missouri lawmaker forms committee on crimes committed by unlawful immigrants

The Missouri House of Representatives has formed a committee to investigate crimes committed by illegal immigrants, ABC 17 News reported. The group, chaired by Rep. Lane...

Missouri lawmaker forms committee on crimes committed by unlawful immigrants

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