For over half a century, illegal immigration has been one of the most horrific crimes committed in our once great Republic. It is not ending soon!

 

Border crime busts in TX, OK: cartel tunnel trafficking, fake ID enterprise

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor

In Tulsa, an HSI-Dallas and HSI Tulsa-led investigation uncovered a nationwide counterfeit document scheme resulting in the sentencing of a Mexican couple who produced and sold thousands of fake IDs.

Several major arrests have led to convictions and sentencings for border crimes in Texas and Oklahoma.

In El Paso, Texas, a 20-year-old man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for smuggling illegal foreign nationals through a tunnel connecting Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to El Paso. The case dates to 2024 when Homeland Security Investigations-El Paso and Border Patrol agents began investigating a cross-border tunnel smuggling operation. 

Intelligence revealed a sophisticated tunnel had been built under the Rio Grande River by members of La Nueva Empresa, an international drug cartel. The tunnel was equipped with electricity and ventilation and led to a box car with a trap door to move people inside and into the U.S.

Investigators uncovered that Oscar Ivan Carrillo and his co-conspirators used handheld tools to connect existing storm drains to the tunnel and guided illegal border crossers through them. Once they exited the storm drain they climbed up into a modified box truck through a trap door to avoid detection. Once inside, they were smuggled into Texas and throughout the U.S.

Carrillo was indicted last April and arrested last June. He pleaded guilty in November to conspiracy to use a border tunnel. His arrest led to other arrests of key members of LNE and the confiscation of tools and building materials used to construct the tunnel.

After the sentencing, HSI El Paso acting Special Agent in Charge Taekuk Cho said, “Criminals continue to innovate and exploit our border for profit, putting lives at risk and undermining our nation’s security. Through coordinated efforts and strategic partnerships, we are committed to identifying, investigating and dismantling these dangerous smuggling networks.”

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection El Paso Sector has a 100% prosecution rate and zero tolerance policy for border crimes under the Trump administration, The Center Square reported. The cases, including this one, were prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas. The office filed a record 11,542 border crime charges in 2025, The Center Square reported.

In Tulsa, an HSI-Dallas and HSI Tulsa-led investigation uncovered a nationwide counterfeit document scheme resulting in the sentencing of a Mexican couple who produced and sold thousands of fake IDs.

According to court documents, from August 2020 until February 2025 when they were arrested, they created and sold thousands of fraudulent immigration documents, including Social Security cards, lawful permanent resident cards, state driver’s licenses and foreign passports.

Karina Garcia-Salazar, 47, was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for her role in the conspiracy. She was also ordered to forfeit $32,000 in cash and 45% of the proceeds from the sale of property used in the offenses. Her co-defendant, Jorge Augusto Prieto-Gamboa, 41, was sentenced in December to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in the conspiracy.

The Social Security Administration, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, Tulsa Police Department and Oklahoma Highway Patrol were also involved in the investigation. The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma prosecuted the case.

The investigation found that the couple charged up to $150 per fake document and at least one document was sold to an individual who was later convicted of smuggling and trafficking narcotics into the U.S. A search warrant at their residence led to the discovery of 67 completed fake documents, more than 2,000 digital identification documents and $32,000 in cash, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Investigators also seized electronic devices, client ledgers and evidence of nationwide distribution, it said.

“Counterfeit IDs open the door to a range of criminal activity, from drug trafficking to identity theft. This sentencing sends a clear message: Those who manufacture and distribute fake documents will be found and prosecuted,” HSI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard said. “Our special agents and partners worked tirelessly to shut down this operation and protect communities nationwide.”

Their sentencings came as several hundred illegal foreign nationals are being prosecuted for operating 18-wheelers in violation of state and federal law, The Center Square reported. Those arrested were from 15 countries with criminal histories including convictions of assault and battery, soliciting prostitution, and DUI, authorities found.

 

An interesting 'poll', especially where 15 percent 'are not sure'. Polls often do not tell the true story.

 

Poll: Majority prefer Trump's immigration policies over Biden's

The poll from Napolitan News Service found that 52% prefer Trump's handling of the issues to 33% who prefer Biden's. The remaining 15% said they were not sure.

By Dan McCaleb | The Center Square 2-7-26 justthenews.com

A majority of Americans say they prefer President Donald Trump's approach to border security and immigration than they do former President Joe Biden's, according to new polling data.

The poll from Napolitan News Service found that 52% prefer Trump's handling of the issues to 33% who prefer Biden's. The remaining 15% said they were not sure.

The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted by pollster Scott Rasmussen Feb. 4-5, after two people protesting deportation actions in Minneapolis were shot and killed by federal agents in separate incidents.

"Democrats think they have a winning issue by attacking ICE and keeping the center of attention on what happened in Minneapolis. And on one level, they have a point. People don't like the tactics they saw..." Rasmussen said. "The challenge though, for the Democrats, is you can't talk about ICE without talking about the larger issues of immigration and border security. And on that, Republicans still have a very significant advantage."

Opinions, however, are divided along party lines: 90% of Republicans say Trump's approach is better, and 63% of Democrats say Biden's was better.

RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey, which has a margin of error of +/- 3.1%.

 

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Republicans fiddle while the sun sets and the devil laughs

The Democrats' quest for a one-party state is not that far off now.

Eric Utter | February 7, 2026 www.americanthinker.com

Contrary to what may be popular belief, I do not like to write about depressing topics. In fact, I detest doing so. I much prefer to chronicle uplifting things or to pen humor pieces. But the truth must be told. And it is the only thing that could set us free. These times demand truth.

Something is different today. Different than it’s ever been. Very different. We all sense it. Unease. Disbelief. Things are not the way they were prior to 2020. COVID broke something. Something that may be irretrievable. Our dignity. Our spirit. Our sense of togetherness. The Biden administration did the rest. Millions upon millions of illegal/undocumented aliens with no history of liberty or work-ethic flooded the country, straining its resources and cohesiveness. Many were criminals.

Politics dominates everything, every conversation. Most of us don’t like this, but we recoil from this at our own peril. Because Leftists poke, prod, and attack at every single opportunity. Like rabid wild animals, if they sense weakness, they go in for the kill. One may think that unfortunate or even repulsive, but that is the way of the world and always has been. If you are any to the right of what is now called center, you are a target.

When I was in junior high school, my family moved from an established suburb to a new one. Kids at my new school tested me, teased me and kicked books from out of my hands … just to see what I’d do. I had led a sheltered life to that point and didn’t know why they would do this. I didn’t properly respond at first. When I did, when I wheeled and punched and threw them to the floor, they suddenly stopped testing me. Some even tried to befriend me.

Animals eat other animals. Predators, almost without exception, prey on the diseased, weak, very young, elderly, and feeble. Those that fight back hard are much less likely to be eaten or even targeted. It is the same with nations. Sorry if that offends the snowflakes out there, but that is the way of the world, and no amount of talking, wishing, or compromising will change that reality. At all. Ever.

And yet, here we are, being pushed around by anti-American anarchists in the streets and Muslims in office. (Or in "Learing Centers.")

The new plan is for ICE agents to be gradually pulled out of Minneapolis and henceforth sent only to cities that ask them to come. The leftist violence in Minneapolis has completely deflected attention from the massive Somali fraud in and around that city. It appears obvious that no one — no one — will ever be held properly accountable.

Teachers, nurses, and Democrat politicians are calling for ICE agents and MAGA members to be assaulted, poisoned, shot, or allowed to bleed out. Our unprecedented prosperity made us soft, allowed us to wallow in suicidal empathy. We must toughen up if we have any chance at survival.

Virtually every demographic group in the nation is in favor of needing an ID to vote, yet Democrats are determined to prevent the SAVE America Act from passing -- so help them (whatever passes for their) god. And they are prepared to use whatever tactics will achieve their goals.

Moreover, Muslims are an ever-increasing percentage of the American populace … and are ever more frequently elected to high office.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently stated that Americans should look to Islam and the Prophet Mohamed for how best to guide our immigration policy. This just days after taking office.

The Islamization of the West as a whole is proceeding apace. Some are finally waking up to the fact that their countries are being stolen out from under their noses. But I tend to share Mark Steyn’s view that it is already too late for places like England … and that the West in general has 10-15 years at most to survive sans miracle. (Atheists, God-hating Marxists, pagans, Satan worshippers, and a significant percentage of Muslims are now aligned against Christianity and Judeo-Christian principles. Back to the Future, I guess.)

The Great Replacement Theory is real, always was, and is here now. Many, if not most, of our politicians would gladly trade current citizens for “newcomers” that will dependably vote for them in perpetuity, out of obligation.

So, where do we go from here? That is now the pertinent question. There can be no going back … and no reconciliation.

When half the citizens cherish the country, respect its past, and want to see to its rebirth — and the other half detests it and wants to see it destroyed and replaced with a Marxist/communist Utopia, we can no longer pretend it is possible to negotiate our differences, compromise and carry on.

When half of us are repulsed, shaken to our core by casual, unfettered abortion, the mutilation of children’s genitals, and the belief that men can become women and vice-versa — and the other half think these are good things, in fact “human rights,” there is no hope of reconciliation.

When half are rational and reason-based, and half don’t even believe in reality, there can be no reuniting. A house this divided should not stand.

So, what then? How best to meet the future? I don’t claim to have the big picture answer, but I do know what we cannot do. We cannot shy away, back down, wish the problem away, or hope that dialogue and compromise will somehow save the day. Telling the truth no matter what is mandatory.

The most heartbreaking thing in all of this is how it will affect our kids, very few of whom know enough to understand what is going to happen. I don't want to sadden them, but I believe I owe it to them to give them a heads-up on what is almost certainly coming. Even many, if not most, adults these days simply do not understand the correlation between policy and results and between their votes and the attendant outcomes.

I will have to tell my kids that, unless divine intervention occurs, in a few short years Democrat socialists will own all three branches of government, kill the filibuster, and the Electoral College, make D.C. and Puerto Rico into states, pack the Supreme Court, open the borders, and allow illegals to vote.

At that point, the U.S. will be a one-party state. Permanently. And at that point, there is no “democracy.” Soon after that, things will happen that always happen when leftists take over a formerly functional nation: living standards will plummet, goods and services will become scarcer and more expensive, and liberty and free will, like hope for a better future, will be a thing of the past.  

 

Nation's highways are a 'menace to society' - illegal alien CDL truck drivers have caused numerous accidents.

 

DOT touts 'Operation SafeDRIVE,' pulling hundreds of illegal migrant truckers off US roads

By Misty Severi 2-6-26 justthenews.com

The operation conducted more than 8,200 inspections that resulted in 704 drivers being taken off the road, including approximately 500 who failed English proficiency standards.

The Department of Transportation reported Friday that it has pulled hundreds of illegal migrant truckers who failed to meet English proficiency standards from the road after another crash in Indiana caused four fatalities.

The Department of Homeland Security identified the driver of a semi-truck in the latest incident as Bekzhan Beishekeev, a Kyrgyzstani national, who allegedly failed to stop for another truck and instead entered oncoming traffic, colliding with a van. Beishekeev is currently in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The latest iteration of Operation SafeDRIVE (Distracted, Reckless, Impaired, Visibility Enforcement) ran from Jan. 13–15 on trucking corridors in 26 states and the District of Columbia, according to Fox News. 

The operation conducted more than 8,200 inspections that resulted in 704 drivers being taken off the road, including approximately 500 who failed English proficiency standards.

"Operation SafeDRIVE shows what happens when we work together with our law enforcement partners to pull unqualified drivers and vehicles off American roads," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told Fox News. "We need a whole-of-government approach to ensure the Trump administration’s strong standards of safety are in place to protect American families and reduce road accidents."

The Indiana crash marked the latest in a string of incidents involving foreigners operating commercial vehicles involved in fatal crashes. An illegal Georgian national accidentally killed a national guardsman during a crash in November.