by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 7, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Nashville’s Homeland Security Task Force has charged 38 people, including eight Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members, with crimes related to drug trafficking, firearms, assault, and immigration. President Donald Trump’s executive order, titled “Protecting the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 29, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
The Washington County Commission approved a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that will allow the county to take part in the federal government’s Section 287(g) program. This federal law enforcement program allows the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 22, 2025 | Justice, National, News
Military members have been given additional authorities that include the ability to detain illegal immigrants in the New Mexico National Defense Area. This area spans 170 square miles, located along the border between New Mexico and Mexico. U.S. Northern Command...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 15, 2025 | Justice, National, News
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed a civil forfeiture complaint against assets relating to a potential $126 million illegal staffing and money laundering operation in Ohio. ICE and other law enforcement agencies executed search warrants in Moraine at...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 9, 2025 | Justice, National, News
The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged over 900 illegal immigrants with crimes in four different states in the first week of April. These arrests are part of the DOJ’s Operation Take Back America, which is an initiative trying to stop illegal immigration, eliminate...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 2, 2025 | Justice, National, News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday that the agency recorded a record-low number of southern border encounters in March. Last month, CBP said it encountered 7,180 illegal aliens, a daily average of 230 people. “Under the leadership of...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 26, 2025 | National, News, Policy
The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that American military members at the southern border can start patrolling. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent the directive to the Joint Task Force Southern Border last week. This task force “oversees subordinate...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 25, 2025 | National, News, Policy, Tennessee
President Donald Trump revoked the Secret Service protection for former Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, The New York Post reported. “Per executive memorandum of the President, the protective detail for former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 24, 2025 | Economy, National, News
President Donald Trump announced Monday that America would put a 25 percent tariff on countries that purchase oil or gas from Venezuela. Trump said this secondary tariff will go into effect on April 2. This Venezuela tariff would be part of other tariffs set to occur...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 19, 2025 | Justice, National, News
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday that the agency arrested 81 illegal immigrants in a targeted enforcement operation in Kentucky. The operation lasted from March 10 to March 14, with multiple law enforcement involved. Of the illegal...
