South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 3, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Marshals Extradite Austin Fugitive Intercepted by Foreign Officials in Panama
Source: US Marshals Service Austin, TX – The U.S. Marshals, working with the Department of State, and Panamanian Officials received custody of a man who had been sought by the Austin Police Department on a warrant issued May 17, 2024, for aggravated kidnapping. Brayan Estiven Rios, 29, Columbian national, was wanted by the Austin Police […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Stansbury Fights to Secure Millions for New Mexico
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) $158.45 million in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) requests will support essential local projects WASHINGTON D.C. — As the U.S. House of Representatives begins marking up appropriations bills in the House this week, Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) submitted 15 Congressionally funded community projects, totaling […]
MIL-OSI Security: Three Admit to Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization (DOJ)
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) ARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Three people have admitted to working in a large-scale drug operation in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Juan Carlos Suarez-Lugo, age 55, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Alexis Alvarado, age 38, of Ranson, West Virginia, each pled guilty to conspiracy to […]
MIL-OSI Security: West Columbia, South Carolina, Man Indicted for Directing the Sex Abuse of Children in Brazil by Livestream, Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Source: US FBI COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Florence has returned a 13-count indictment charging Stephen Todd Greene, 55, of West Columbia, with conspiracy to produce child sexual abuse material, two counts of production of child sexual abuse material, four counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material, three counts of receipt of child […]
MIL-OSI Security: Two-Hundred-Eighty-Two Charged in New Cases Related to SDTX’s Continuing Efforts to Secure Southern Border
Source: US FBI HOUSTON – In support of Operation Take Back America, the Southern District of Texas has filed another 281 cases in immigration and border security-related matters from May 23-29, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Among those are 105 people who face charges of illegally reentering the country. The majority have prior felony […]
MIL-OSI USA: VIDEO: Pressley, Advocates, Families Tell ICE: Hands Off Our Immigrant Neighbors
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) Convening Comes Amid Disturbing Uptick in ICE Activity Across Massachusetts 7th Press Conference (YouTube) | Photos (Dropbox) EAST BOSTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) convened a roundtable and press conference in East Boston with immigrant justice advocates, local leaders, and impacted families to tell […]
MIL-OSI Security: Father and Son Indicted for Providing Material Support to Mexican Cartel Engaged in Terrorism
Source: US FBI Defendants are alleged to have illegally imported tens of millions of dollars in crude oil BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Two family members with ties to South Texas have been charged with allegedly conspiring to materially support a Mexican cartel previously designated as a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to commit money laundering and related […]
MIL-OSI Security: Four-Hundred-Thirteen New Immigration Cases This Week in the Western District of Texas
Source: US FBI SAN ANTONIO – Acting United States Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas announced today, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 413 new immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from May 23 through May 29. Among the new cases, Salvadoran national Jaqueline Del Carmen Aleman-Aguilar was charged with one count […]
MIL-OSI Security: Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BOSTON – A Braintree man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl sourced from Latin America. Jonathan Melendez Decatro, a/k/a “Jacha,” 32, of Braintree, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Boozman Propose Tax Credit to Assist Blind Americans with Obtaining Access Technology
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the bipartisan Access Technology Affordability Act to create a refundable tax credit to help blind Americans afford the technology and tools that can enhance their ability to perform daily, necessary […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Heinrich Urge FEMA to Implement Reforms to Better Address Disasters in New Mexico, Western States
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) “FEMA was originally structured to respond to large-scale hurricanes and disasters on the East Coast, and its current – and outdated – model reflects that legacy.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged the Federal Emergency Management […]
Heinrich, Luján Urge FEMA to Implement Reforms to Better Address Disasters in New Mexico, Western States
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich “FEMA was originally structured to respond to large-scale hurricanes and disasters on the East Coast, and its current – and outdated – model reflects that legacy.” Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) urged the Federal Emergency Management […]
MIL-OSI Security: Grand Jury Returns Indictments for Illegal Re-Entry Via Texas National Defense Area, 138 New NDA Violators Arrested in the Western District, Convictions for the Month Exceed 340
Source: Office of United States Attorneys EL PASO, Texas – A federal grand jury in El Paso returned indictments last week for defendants alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States through the Texas National Defense Area (NDA). The NDA was established April 30, 2025, along the U.S.-Mexico border from area bordering New Mexico, through […]
MIL-OSI Economics: Nicaragua 101st WTO member to formally accept Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Source: WTO Headline: Nicaragua 101st WTO member to formally accept Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies DG Okonjo-Iweala said: “WTO members’ adoption of this landmark Agreement in 2022 set us on a more sustainable path toward restoring the abundance and vitality of our oceans. The next step is the Agreement’s entry into force. With Nicaragua’s formal acceptance […]
MIL-OSI Security: South Florida Jury Convicts Murder-For-Hire Conspirators, Face Life in Prison
Source: Office of United States Attorneys MIAMI – A federal jury convicted three South Florida men for their involvement in a murder-for-hire plot carried out in August 2019. On May 21, Rolando Ramirez, 52, of Doral, and Rasheed “Fresh” Ali, 39, of Miami, were found guilty of solicitation of a crime of violence (interstate stalking), […]
MIL-OSI Global: Mexico’s cartels use violence against women as a means of social control
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University Mexico’s drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money and murdered officials. But this framing misses a fundamental truth. Organised crime in Mexico is also a system of gendered governance […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Roy Sends a Letter to Ambassador Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Urging Action Against the New World Screwworm (NWS)
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) Washington, D.C. – Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a letter to Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, urging for action against the northward spread of the New World Screwworm (NWS). “While the U.S. has effectively eradicated NWS in the past, the U.S. […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE, federal partners arrest nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during immigration enforcement operation
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal law enforcement partners apprehended almost 1,500 illegal aliens during a monthlong enforcement operation focusing on transnational organized crime, gangs and egregious illegal alien offenders throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. During the enhanced operation, named Operation Patriot, officers from ICE Boston […]
MIL-OSI Video: Fisheries Subsidies: Nicaragua’s acceptance
Source: World Trade Organization – WTO (video statements) On 2 June, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received Nicaragua’s instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies from Nicaragua’s WTO Ambassador Rosalía Bohorquez Palacios. Just ten more acceptances are needed for the Agreement to enter into force. Download this video from the WTO website: https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/webcas_e/webcas_e.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmDVmuN2yzs […]
MIL-OSI Security: Fourteen Individuals, Including 10 Mexican Nationals, Charged with Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking and Immigration Offenses
Source: US FBI Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that a criminal complaint charging fourteen individuals was unsealed, and thirteen of the fourteen charged individuals have been arrested. Additionally, multiple search warrants were executed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Central District of California […]