Money Laudering Gang Headed by Veronica Ofelia Magallanes Yielded $1.2M & She Gets 48 months in Federal Prison

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations - Financial Crime Unit in Harlingen, Texas conducted a two-year investigation which lead to the arrest, conviction, & sentencing of 6 persons from Texas. Veronica Ofelia Magallanes, as the gang leader, received the longest sentence of 48 months, others got from 12 to 27 months. According to …

#DOJ #BJS Report: #Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 1998-2018

On August 22, 2019, the Department of Justice's - Bureau of Statistics released a report entitled Immigration, Citizenship, and the Federal Justice System, 1998-2018. The information covers arrests and prosecutions of US. citizens vs non-U.S. citizens. We will only report on their findings and use the summary for #quikTake tweets, as describe near the bottom …

#BookmarkThis The Alphabet of Border Agencies, Immigration Agencies and related Agencies

This is but a short list - just off the top of my head and some light searching on the Internet. This page is a permanent page that can be found from the MENU - under Resources. The top department are on the left, and lower indented right — where it makes sense. Many military …

What is the IBWC (International Boundary Water Commission) and what do they do?

The short answer is: The United States IBWC (International Boundary and Water Commission) applies the boundary and water treaties of the United States and Mexico and settles differences that may arise in their application. Mexico maintains it's own government department that mirrors that of the US IBWC. Both governments appoint a Commissioner and a Surveyor …

TSA Sending Agents to Assist #CBP at Border

SOURCES: Reuters, CNN Newssource, Fox News The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to send hundreds of non-uniformed officials - less than 1% of its 60,000 employees - to the southern border to help the Department of Homeland Security.  According to Reuters, the officials, requested on a volunteer basis, will be assigned for at least …

Multiple Proposals On Fixing Border Issues from Administration, House & Senate – Some Bi-partisan

As of the writing of this blog, we see 4 proposals at various stages. This is counter to the reporting, and the admittedly uninformed comments from the Speaker of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate. The sponsors for the proposals are Trump Administration Bi-partisan House Foreign Affairs Committee, vote up on Friday 10, …

#HUDgov proposes rule to close #loophole in Section 214 Housing Assistance

It appears Sec. Ben Carson has everything he needs to close a #loophole that currently allows "persons who are other than United States citizens, nationals, or certain categories of eligible noncitizens ..." to use "HUD housing assistance." Specifically it stop such person from "either applying to or residing in specified Section 214 covered programs." The rule …