Savannah Pointer

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CBP Says It’s Nearing ‘Operational Control’ of Border as Apprehensions Drop 93 Percent

2 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

The drop occurred as the Trump administration tightened border security and immigration enforcement measures. 5/12/2025Updated: 5/12/2025Apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the U.S. border fell 93 percent in April compared to the same month last year, according to data released May 12. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Border Patrol agents apprehended 8,383 illegal immigrants in April compared to 128,895 in April 2024.
Texas Charges 6 Over Alleged Vote Harvesting

6 days ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued indictments for six individuals allegedly involved in election crimes related to vote harvesting. In a May 7 statement, Paxton outlined the grand jury indictments leading to the six May 2 arrests, saying that the purported crimes took place in Frio County, Texas. The charges stemmed from an investigation that started in August 2024, when multiple search warrants were executed in Frio, Atascosa, and Bexar Counties due to allegations of vote harvesting.
What to Know About Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing the Religious Liberty Commission to “safeguard and promote America’s founding principle of religious freedom,” according to the White House. “Americans need to be reacquainted with our nation’s superb experiment in religious freedom in order to preserve it against emerging threats,” Trump’s executive order reads. The May 1 order directed the commission to create a comprehensive report about the nation’s history of religious liberty.
First Statewide Ban on Fluoride in Public Water Begins in Utah

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

Utah’s law comes into effect on May 7, with Florida, Ohio, and South Carolina all considering similar measures. 5/7/2025Updated: 5/7/2025Utah is the first state in the union to ban fluoride in public drinking water, with the new law going into effect on May 7. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed the legislation into law on May 1, banning the addition of fluoride into the water systems.
Trump Wants to Reopen Alcatraz-Here’s What We Know so Far

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz prison, saying he wants to place violent criminals, repeat offenders, and possibly illegal immigrants in the facility.
What We Know About the Illegal Immigrant Allegedly Helped by a Wisconsin Judge to Evade ICE

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Janice Hisle |Savannah Pointer

The man arrested by immigration authorities in Milwaukee—despite a Wisconsin judge’s alleged attempt to shield him—is being held in a neighboring county’s jail as controversy continues to swirl around the case. Eduardo Flores Ruiz, 30, was locked up in the Ozaukee County Jail awaiting further court action as of April 30. He is accused of injuring three people in a recent domestic dispute, online records show.
What We Know About Wisconsin Judge Arrested for Allegedly Obstructing ICE

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Janice Hisle |Savannah Pointer

A Wisconsin judge was arrested on accusations that she took extraordinary—and allegedly illegal—steps to thwart police from taking into custody a past deportee who is now accused of domestic violence. The arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan represents a dramatic escalation of tension between some judges and President Donald Trump’s administration over the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
What to Know About Trump’s Orders to Boost US Fishing Industry

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

The Trump administration has turned its attention to the commercial fishing industry and issued several executive orders pertaining to easing regulations and supporting the competitiveness of American seafood companies.
Everything We Know About El Salvador Deportee Abrego Garcia

3 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Janice Hisle |Savannah Pointer

By Janice Hisle, Savannah Hulsey Pointer|April 22, 2025Updated:April 22, 2025For more than five years, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an adjudged illegal immigrant living on borrowed time in the United States. During that period, a deportation order applied to him, but it had been put on hold. This fact was overshadowed by the uproar surrounding his recent deportation.
FBI Announces $509 Million Drug Seizure

1 month ago | theepochtimes.com | Savannah Pointer

FBI Director Kash Patel announced a major narcotics seizure totaling 48,400 pounds of drugs in Port Everglades, Florida. According to a social media post from Patel, the drugs seized by federal agents had a monetary value of $509 million. “This is what happens when you let cops be cops,” Patel wrote of the seizure. “There is no lethal force on planet Earth that is responsible for an overdose death of an American citizen every seven minutes more so than these ... foreign terrorist organizations.