NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - Cartels present 'direct danger' to US security: State Department document
Mexico has pledged cooperation, but some top U.S. officials are frustrated with corruption involving cartel leaders
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Five Mexican nationals charged with running hidden meth lab on rural English farmland
British authorities have charged five Mexican nationals with operating a methamphetamine laboratory allegedly concealed on farmland in a quiet corner of rural England, a case that underscores how far cartel-linked drug production has spread beyond the Western Hemisphere. Alejandro Ambriz Dimas, 45; Victora Ramirez, 47; Fausto Beltran, 33; Lioncio Moso Borja, 37; and Jose Nunez […] The post Five Mexican nationals charged with running hidden meth lab on rural English farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
British authorities have charged five Mexican nationals with operating a methamphetamine laboratory allegedly concealed on farmland in a quiet corner of rural England, a case that underscores how far cartel-linked drug production has spread beyond the Western Hemisphere. Alejandro Ambriz Dimas, 45; Victora Ramirez, 47; Fausto Beltran, 33; Lioncio Moso Borja, 37; and Jose Nunez Angolo, 44, all denied involvement in the alleged drug operation at a hearing at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday. Prosecutors say the five conspired "together and with others" to produce methamphetamine, classified as a Class A drug under British law, the most serious category, over a period stretching from February 6 to August 14. The alleged lab was hidden on…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Vance turns flag-waving protester into a rallying cry as 2028 talk heats up at Dallas convention
Vice President JD Vance seized on a protester's disruption at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas to deliver an off-script rebuke that drew roaring applause, and fueled fresh speculation about his 2028 presidential ambitions. The moment came Thursday night during Vance's primetime address at the American Airlines Center, the second day of the first-ever Republican […] The post Vance turns flag-waving protester into a rallying cry as 2028 talk heats up at Dallas convention appeared first on American Almanac .
Vice President JD Vance seized on a protester's disruption at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas to deliver an off-script rebuke that drew roaring applause, and fueled fresh speculation about his 2028 presidential ambitions. The moment came Thursday night during Vance's primetime address at the American Airlines Center, the second day of the first-ever Republican midterm convention. An unnamed protester waved the flags of Mexico and the Palestinian Authority during the speech, interrupting the vice president mid-sentence. Vance did not wait for security to handle it. He turned to the crowd and addressed the disruption head-on. Fox News Digital reported that Vance told the audience what viewers at home had missed, a protester waving a…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Michelle Boorstein) - DHS hires Catholic theologian who opposes bishops, pope on immigration
Chad Pecknold is a theology professor at Catholic University who has drawn attention for supporting President Donald Trump on immigration enforcement and the Iran war.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Afghan woman deported in first-ever "Alien Terrorist" court case, DOJ says
An Afghan national who was the first-ever case before the federal Alien Terrorist Removal Court has been deported, the Justice Department announced Friday. The big picture: The DOJ win before the previously dormant court could give the administration a path to remove people it links to terrorism while keeping much of its evidence secret, Axios previously reported. Driving the news: Chief Judge Joan Ericksen directed the removal of Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident whom the government accused of assisting her son and son-in-law's foiled 2024 shooting plot, in a recently unsealed August 20 order. - The DOJ said "the government used classified information to establish that Zada is an alien terrorist" and that Zada accepted…
YOUTUBE (CNN) - New cockpit barriers close a 9/11 security gap
New federal rules now require a "secondary cockpit barrier" on all new commercial airliners delivered to US airlines — a security measure designed to shield pilots when the cockpit door opens. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Markwayne Mullin: We should all want our families to be safe
REDSTATE (RedState) - First: Afghan Terror Plot Matriarch Permanently Deported
WASHINGTONPOST (Lauren Kaori Gurley) - Do you run or work at a business that has been impacted by Trump’s immigration policies?
We are seeking readers who can help us understand how the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to immigration policy are affecting businesses, workers and the economy.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - ICE Has Deported Over 2,000 Known or Suspected Terrorists Since Trump’s Return to Office.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported over 2,000 terrorists and suspected terrorists since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, according to new data.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested over 2,100 terrorists and suspected terrorists under the second Trump administration, with a similar number deported over the course of the year. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to data released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), between January 20, 2025, and September 9, 2026, ICE arrested more than 2,150 foreign nationals suspected of terrorism. The data also revealed that 2,015 were deported during that period. This follows data showing that the agency made a record 50,925 arrests last month. This constituted the highest monthly total in ICE’s history, and followed two consecutive months of ICE making a record-breaking number of arrests. “The…Open