South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 1, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: Man Charged with Smuggling Protected Parakeets Inside the Boots he was Wearing
Source: Office of United States Attorneys SAN DIEGO – Naim Lajud Libien was arrested and charged with smuggling 12 protected Orange Fronted Parakeets into the U.S. stuffed inside the boots he was wearing and inside a seat compartment in his car. At least two of the birds died, and a third appeared to have a […]
Heinrich Announces Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking, Protect Communities from Gun Violence
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich Legislation builds on Heinrich’s work to increase criminal penalties for straw purchases and stop illegal gun trafficking out of our country WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the core bipartisan group of senators who negotiated and passed the Bipartisan […]
Heinrich Announces Legislation to Address PFAS, Water Contamination in Private Wells
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that he has cosponsored new legislation to protect New Mexico communities from dangerous contaminants like per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Exposure to PFAS has been linked to deadly cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Statement on Senate Vote Rejecting President Trump’s Tariffs
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following statement after voting for a bipartisan resolution that would terminate the national emergency that President Trump declared as the basis for his […]
MIL-OSI Security: Reuters “Reporting” Fails to Mention that the Biden Administration Released Two Tren de Aragua Gang Members into American Communities
Source: US Department of Homeland Security WASHINGTON – The mainstream media’s latest attempt at a criminal gang sob story includes a self-admitted member of Tren de Aragua. The real story here is that the previous administration was releasing gang members into American communities. Jeferson Daniel Escalona Hernandez, a 19-year-old self-admitted Tren de Aragua gang member […]
MIL-OSI Security: Jury Finds Former Border Patrol Agent Guilty of Corruption
Source: Office of United States Attorneys TUCSON, Ariz. – On Friday, April 25, 2025, a jury found former Border Patrol Agent Jorge J. Jimenez, 54, of Rio Rico, guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Wire Fraud. The guilty verdict followed a 10-day trial before U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez. A conviction for this crime […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mexican Man Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry of a Deported Alien
Source: Office of United States Attorneys NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ActingU.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that JESUS MALDONADO-LOPEZ (“MALDONADO-LOPEZ”), age 38, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on April 15, 2025, for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(b)(1). According to court documents, MALDONADO-LOPEZ, an illegal alien […]
MIL-OSI Security: Woman Sentenced to 41 Months for Alien Smuggling Event that Left a 71-Year-Old Cyclist Critically Injured
Source: Office of United States Attorneys SAN DIEGO – Elizabeth Ugarte Rios of Vista was sentenced in federal court today to 41 months in prison for striking and critically injuring a 71-year-old cyclist while transporting undocumented immigrants in her vehicle. According to court documents, on August 4, 2024, Rios drove to Otay Lakes County Park […]
MIL-OSI Security: Man Sentenced for Trafficking Over 94,000 Fentanyl Pills Following Conviction in Fatal Albuquerque Shooting
Source: Office of United States Attorneys ALBUQUERQUE – Nathen Richard Garley, recently convicted of a deadly gang-related shooting that claimed the life of an 11-year-old boy, has now been sentenced to 20 years in prison for trafficking over 94,000 fentanyl pills in a case that underscores the deadly impact of drug and violent crime in […]
MIL-OSI USA: In Senate Floor Speech, Senator Murray Calls Out Trump’s Staggeringly Lawless and Inhumane Immigration Policy
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Washington State Patty Murray 60 Minutes: U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records ***WATCH: Senator Murray’s remarks on the Senate Floor*** Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, took to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Living Donor Protection Act
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Arkansas Tom Cotton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353April 30, 2025 Cotton, Gillibrand, and Colleagues Reintroduce the Living Donor Protection Act Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-New York) today reintroduced the Living Donor Protection Act, legislation that will protect the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján Applauds Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Online Scams, Protect Consumers in the Online Ticket Marketplace
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, applauded committee passage of his bipartisan bill that would better protect consumers in the online ticket marketplace. Senator Luján’s bipartisan Mitigating […]
MIL-OSI: Element Reports Solid First Quarter 2025 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted Solid Q1 2025 performance in uncertain market conditions reflects the strength of the Company’s business model and financial and operational resilience Net revenues grew 5% year-over-year driven by growth across all categories despite an unfavourable foreign currency translation impact of $17 million and Q1 2024 services […]
MIL-OSI: XRP News: Buy XDX Token As XenDex Fills Its Soft Cap Ahead of Exchange Listing
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SYDNEY, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — XenDex has officially filled its presale soft cap, and the clock is now ticking for those who still want in. As the crypto world celebrates Brazil’s first XRP Spot ETF, the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple gets withdrawn, and ProShares’ XRP Futures ETF receives approval, XRP […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mexican citizen sentenced for illegally reentering the country for third time
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 42-year-old man from Aldamas, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of illegal reentry into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Alfredo Balderas-Rivera pleaded guilty Aug. 29, 2024. U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera has now ordered Balderas-Rivera to […]
MIL-OSI USA: DEA Nominee to Graham: Garcia’s Knuckle Tattoos Suggest MS-13 Membership
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for South Carolina Lindsey Graham WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today questioned President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Terrance Cole. Prior to his nomination, Cole had worked for the DEA for over two decades, including service […]
MIL-OSI: Tenaris Announces 2025 First Quarter Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) The financial and operational information contained in this press release is based on unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements presented in U.S. dollars and prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board and adopted by the European Union, or IFRS. Additionally, this press release […]
MIL-OSI Security: Man Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported
Source: Office of United States Attorneys A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to more than two months in federal prison. Jose Solis-Alvarado, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Traer, Iowa, received the prison term after a March […]
MIL-OSI USA: Following Push From Luján and Ag Committee Democrats, Trump Administration Releases $1.3 Billion for Specialty Crop Producers
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released $1.3 billion in assistance for specialty crop producers […]
MIL-OSI: SEACOR Marine Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) HOUSTON, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI) (the “Company” or “SEACOR Marine”), a leading provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore energy facilities worldwide, today announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2025. SEACOR Marine’s consolidated operating revenues for the first quarter […]