The ongoing crackdown on the brutal Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang at the hands of President Donald Trump’s White House will likely benefit the Latino community in the United States by keeping them safe from the villainous group–which has mostly plagued other Hispanics–suggest local and federal law enforcement officials.
Month: August 2017
AP: Journalist’s Murder Underscores Growing Threat in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The staff of the weekly newspaper Riodoce normally meets on Wednesdays to review its plans for coverage of the most recent mayhem wrought in Sinaloa state by organized crime, corrupt officials and ceaseless drug wars. But on this day, in the shadow of their own tragedy, they’ve come together to talk about security.
Red Scare: Anti-Trump Pundits Descend into Xenophobia on Russia
Anti-Trump journalists and pundits are giving full vent to xenophobic rhetoric, as the Russia investigation heats up and President Donald Trump shows no sign of slowing down.
Execution Heralds New Cartel Violence near Texas Border
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila — The recent execution of a suspected smuggler points to rival cartels once again facing-off for control of this border city and its lucrative smuggling routes into Texas. Gunmen stole a vehicle in Texas to carry out a hit in…
Trump Meets with McMaster amid Reports He Cleared Susan Rice, Purged Loyalists
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster met with President Donald Trump on Thursday amid numerous reports this week that have raised questions about his loyalty to the president.
AG Jeff Sessions: ‘We Need the Wall’
In an interview that aired Thursday with Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson, Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed how the government could prevent the flow of MS-13 gang members into the United States. Sessions argued for better border enforcement measures but explained there were forces domestically wanting to prevent that. Partial transcript as follows: CARLSON: Mr. Attorney General, how can the United States prevent MS-13 gang members from going north into the U.S.? JEFF SESSIONS, U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL: Well, we need the wall. We need better enforcement at the border. And we need to be able to deport people rapidly who enter the country illegally. And we have to end this policy of taking unaccompanied minors. Some of which include MS-13 members and turning them over to the Department of Health and Human Services and then they take them to their destination city. So, they say what city they want to go to, whether it’s Islip, New York or Houston or Los Angeles and we take them there. And turn them over to sometimes the gang members, sometimes relatives who have very little control over these young people and they begin — they are drawn into the gang. So, this is a very
CA Parents Sue School for Treating 7-Year-Old Transgender ‘Girl’ Like a Boy
Southern California parents Priya Shah and Jaspret Brar are suing a private school for allegedly discriminating against their seven-year-old transgender child, Nicole (Nikki), who is biologically male but identifies as female.
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