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Rep. Escobar discusses Trump's handling of Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve

By El Paso Standard | Apr 23, 2025

Rep. Veronica Escobar used her Twitter platform on April 23, 2025, to provide a detailed walkthrough of the events involving former President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Rep. Veronica Escobar recalls Pope Francis' visit, pledges environmental commitment

By El Paso Standard | Apr 22, 2025

Veronica Escobar, representing Texas' 16th district, paid tribute to Pope Francis while reaffirming her commitment to environmental issues.

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ICE removes fugitive wanted for human trafficking in El Salvador

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has removed Wilver Cota-Ortiz, a 43-year-old citizen of El Salvador, who is wanted for human trafficking in his home country.

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ICE Boston arrests Guatemalan national for child endangerment charges in Connecticut

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended a Guatemalan national in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Federal prison sentence given for child pornography production and distribution

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

A San Gabriel Valley man, David Lisandro Perez Figueroa, has been sentenced to thirty years in federal prison for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material.

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ICE arrests Honduran national convicted of sex offense in Baltimore

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Kelvin Emanuel Granados-Sorto, a 30-year-old Honduran national and undocumented immigrant, following his transfer from the Maryland Department of Corrections.

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ICE places detainer on suspect in kidnapping and rape of a minor case

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed an immigration detainer on Victor Villalba-Bustamante, a 41-year-old Mexican national, following his arrest by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Sanford Police Department on April 9.

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ICE captures Caribbean murder fugitive Orville Andrew Pernell in Georgia

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made significant progress in apprehending a fugitive wanted for murder in the Caribbean.

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ICE and U.S. prosecutors file complaint for $126M staffing and laundering case

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, has announced a civil forfeiture complaint linked to an investigation into an alleged $126 million illegal staffing and money...

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Federal agencies arrest Brazilian charged with child sex crimes in Massachusetts

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with federal law enforcement partners from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has apprehended a Brazilian national accused of committing...

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ICE detains alleged Cuban Ministry of Interior member amid immigration probe

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in collaboration with the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, have detained a Cuban national, Daniel Morejon Garcia, who was allegedly living unlawfully in the United States.

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Honduran man extradited to the U.S. over drug smuggling allegations

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

A Honduran national, Olvin Javier Velasquez Maldonado, was extradited to the United States on April 11, accused of participating in an international drug smuggling operation.

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Lebanese military deserter detained by ICE in Oklahoma City

By El Paso Standard | Apr 21, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken Thomas Afram Chammo, a 27-year-old citizen of Lebanon, into custody.

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2022: El Paso County aging and government transfer dependency trends

By El Paso Standard | Apr 19, 2025

Since 1970, El Paso County’s population aged over 65 has increased by 7.4%, while income from age-related government transfers has risen by 9.8%.

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Dominican national arrested in Worcester for sex crime conviction

By El Paso Standard | Apr 18, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with support from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) detained a 32-year-old Dominican national in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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ICE seeks more victims in Cincinnati exploitation case

By El Paso Standard | Apr 18, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents have arrested a Cincinnati resident, Jonathan Travis Mackey, aged 46, on charges associated with the alleged sexual exploitation of children and the receipt of child sex abuse material.

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ICE arrests Honduran national on incest and sex crime charges in Virginia

By El Paso Standard | Apr 18, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), and Virginia State Police (VSP), have apprehended a...

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ICE arrests Guatemalan citizen after noncooperative jurisdiction's release

By El Paso Standard | Apr 18, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have apprehended Rene Pop-Chub, a 32-year-old Guatemalan citizen, in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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ICE removes Salvadoran national wanted for rape against a minor

By El Paso Standard | Apr 18, 2025

Christopher Alexis Rodriguez Flores, a 24-year-old Salvadoran national wanted for rape against a minor in El Salvador, was removed from the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 9.

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ICE operation leads to 44 arrests of criminal aliens in Texas

By El Paso Standard | Apr 18, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 44 individuals during a recent week-long operation in Laredo, Texas.