OC REGISTER — Seven people in Orange County were among 157 arrested in Southern California over the past two months in an operation targeting international street gangs, federal immigration authorities said Thursday. Anaheim and Placentia police aided federal agents as part of Operation Southbound, which included 757 arrests nationwide between March 12 and April 13, […]
250 Foreign National Gang Members Arrested in One Month
May 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
BREITBART — Over the last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) worked on a large-scale initiative called Project Southbound. The project, which reportedly targeted gangs affiliated with the Sureños gang, ultimately lead to the apprehension of 600 gang members in 179 U.S. cities, according to a press release from HSI. […]
May 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
VDARE — Current gang membership in the state of Texas may exceed 100,000 individuals, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). In a lengthy examination of gang activity in the state DPS officials revealed that they believe the number of gang members may exceed 100,000 people, participating in more than 4,600 identified gangs […]
Border Patrol to roll out rescue beacons for illegals
April 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
PHOENIXAP — U.S. Border Patrol officials plan to show off the agency’s latest technology in rescue towers that are placed in remote desert regions across the Southwest. The beacons are placed along routes commonly traveled by immigrants trying to cross into the U.S. illegally from Mexico. If they find themselves in a dangerous predicament, the […]
