Two court clerks in Logan, Utah have been indicted for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Two court clerks in Logan, Utah, face federal charges with potentially up to 25 years in prison after allegedly obstructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Two court clerks in Logan, Utah, have been indicted for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). DETAIL: Described as “self-appointed ICE vigilantes,” 26-year-old Lauren Morrow and 27-year-old Jennifer Joma allegedly helped an illegal immigrant evade custody . The pair allegedly prevented ICE from executing a warrant at Logan City Municipal Justice Court in April. The two clerks went through the court’s database to check the immigration status of people on the docket,…Open
State of the Union: The ECB becomes the first major central bank to raise rates to combat inflation. The post European Central Bank Raises Interest Rates by 0.25 Percent appeared first on The American Conservative .
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates for the first time in nearly three years on Thursday, from 2 to 2.25 percent, making it the first major central bank to raise rates amidst climbing inflation. Higher energy costs in the eurozone helped to push inflation over 3 percent, forcing a response from the central bank. Economists and investors expect the U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of England to join the ECB by the end of the year in raising interest rates as inflation continues an upwards climb. Iran’s closing of the Strait of Hormuz has driven up energy prices significantly and weighed significantly in inflationary pressures across the globe. The eurozone’s economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of…Open
President Trump is once again threatening to seize Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub and a high-value target in the months-long war. The big picture: Attacks on the small island's oil infrastructure — or a full-blown takeover — could choke Iran's revenue, but there's no guarantee the stark escalation would persuade Iran to accept Trump's terms . Driving the news: Trump wrote in a Thursday morning Truth Social post that "[a]t some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points." By the numbers: Kharg sits some 15 miles off Iran's coast in the Persian Gulf and handles roughly 90% of its crude exports. - Oil exports are Iran's lifeline . By squeezing the Strait of…
U.S. Army civil affairs soldiers conducted a military-to-military subject matter expert exchange with representatives of the Libyan National Army and the Government of National Unity in Benghazi, Libya.
