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• Joint Security Task Force Uncovers 35 Undocumented Migrants Hiding in Private Kanchanaburi Residence

  Published: Apr 7, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Authorities in Kanchanaburi arrested 35 foreign nationals and a local caretaker on Saturday during a coordinated raid on a private home in Muang district. The migrants, who lacked...

• Vermont Migrant Justice Leader Indicted on Federal Human Smuggling and Identity Fraud Charges

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A prominent leader within the advocacy group Migrant Justice was arrested and arraigned in Burlington on Thursday following a federal indictment. Jose Ignacio De La Cruz, known as...

• Mexican National Charged With Human Smuggling Following High-Risk Rubber Boat Crossing of Niagara River

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended four individuals after a small rubber raft illegally crossed the Upper Niagara River from Canada into Grand Island, New York. The group includ...

• Leader of Massive Transnational Human Smuggling Syndicate Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles Federal Court

  Published: Mar 7, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Eduardo Domingo Renoj Matul, the head of one of the largest human smuggling operations in the United States, has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and hostage taking charges. Th...

• Tucson Area Man Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Targeting Customs and Border Protection Helicopter Near Serendipity Ranch

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A federal grand jury has indicted Patrick Gary Schlegel on multiple charges, including the attempted murder of a federal officer, following a violent January confrontation in the A...

• Tucson Resident Faces Federal Attempted Murder Charges After Shooting at Border Patrol Surveillance Helicopter

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A federal grand jury has indicted 34 year old Patrick Gary Schlegel on multiple felony counts following a violent confrontation in a remote desert area. The charges stem from an in...