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Au Pair Helped Convict Lover In Virginia Love Triangle Murder — Still Gets Max Sentence Au Pair Helped Convict Lover In Virginia Love Triangle Murder — Still Gets Max Sentence
Au Pair Helped Convict Lover In Virginia Love Triangle Murder — Still Gets Max Sentence The Brazilian au pair who helped carry out a twisted murder plot inside a Virginia home is going to prison. Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 25, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for shooting and killing 39-year-old Joseph Ryan on Feb. 24, 2023, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Friday, Feb. 13. Magalhaes was working as an au pair for Brendan and Christine Banfield in Reston when she began a romantic affair with Brendan, prosecutors said. According to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, she and Banfield “hatched an elaborate plot to kill Christine.” Together, th…
Freed Femme Fatales: Murphy Just Commuted Sentences Of 4 NJ Lady Killers Freed Femme Fatales: Murphy Just Commuted Sentences Of 4 NJ Lady Killers
Freed Femme Fatales: Murphy Just Commuted Sentences Of 4 NJ Lady Killers One of former New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s final act in office included 148 clemency actions for convicted criminals. Among them, four women found guilty of murder. Murphy announced the final round of clemency actions of his administration Tuesday, Jan. 20, granting 51 commutations and 97 pardons and bringing the total number of clemency actions during his tenure to 455, according to his office. The governor’s office said the announcement marked the conclusion of what it described as a historic effort to extend second chances and advance criminal justice reform in New Jersey. All four wome…
New Nationwide 'No Kings 2' Rally Billed As 'Biggest Ever' Coming Soon: What To Know New Nationwide 'No Kings 2' Rally Billed As 'Biggest Ever' Coming Soon: What To Know
New Nationwide 'No Kings 2' Rally Billed As 'Biggest Ever' Coming Soon: What To Know A pro-democracy coalition behind June’s “No Kings” demonstrations is gearing up for a larger, louder return to the streets, saying it will rally nationwide against what it calls President Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grabs. Organizers say the coordinated protests are slated for Saturday, Oct. 18 at sites across the country, with messaging focused on Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops in cities and his continued mass deportation agenda.  The group frames the moment starkly: “This isn’t just politics. It’s democracy versus dictatorship. And together, we’re choosing dem…
Previously Deported Man Raped Child In Region, Police Say Previously Deported Man Raped Child In Region, Police Say
Previously Deported Man Raped Child In Region, Police Say A Brazilian national who was previously deported from the US is accused of raping a minor in Albany County. Marcio Martins-Rodrigues, 35, was arrested Sunday, Aug. 24, following an investigation into a sexual assault involving a minor, Cohoes Police said. He was charged with first-degree rape involving forcible compulsion and second-degree rape following allegations that he engaged in sexual intercourse with a victim younger than 15, police said. Martins-Rodrigues had previously been deported from the United States and is in the country illegally, according to Immigration and Customs Enfor…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Re-Arrested In Maryland, ICE Moves To Deport Him To Uganda Maryland native Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested, taken into custody, and again faces deportation following a planned meeting with ICE on Monday. Abrego Garcia, who was reunited with his family over the weekend, months after he was mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran detention facility, is again fighting for his right to stay in the country following his latest detention. HSI Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that Abrego Garcia was arrested again in Maryland and is being processed for deportation, reportedly to Uganda, where he has no ties, and does not speak the language. Today, ICE law…
Dad Wrongly Deported To El Salvador Now Facing Possible Removal To Uganda By Trump Admin Dad Wrongly Deported To El Salvador Now Facing Possible Removal To Uganda By Trump Admin
Dad Wrongly Deported To El Salvador Now Facing Possible Removal To Uganda By Trump Admin Kilmar Abrego Garcia's stay back in Maryland — and the United States — may be short-lived. The Maryland father of three was released from custody in Tennessee and ordered back home to his family months after he was deported to a notorious Salvadoran prison due to "an administrative error." Abrego Garcia, an alleged former MS-13 gang member, is now likely to be deported to Uganda, according to reports, after he refused to plead guilty to human smuggling charges, which would have allowed him to serve his time in Costa Rica.  "The government informed Mr. Abrego that he has until first th…
Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old In NY Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old In NY Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison
Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old In NY Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison An MS-13 gang member will spend over a half century behind bars for kidnapping and brutally assaulting a 15-year-old boy inside an abandoned building at Long Island’s Pilgrim Psychiatric Center. Yeison “Yerba” Chavez-Campos, 23, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 52 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, after a jury convicted him of gang assault, kidnapping, and related crimes. The attack happened on Jan. 6, 2024, when Chavez-Campos and other MS-13 members lured the victim to the Huntington Train Station, prosecutors said. The group robbed him and repeatedly be…
Viral Jet2 Holiday Meme Delights Internet, Turns Into Political Flashpoint Viral Jet2 Holiday Meme Delights Internet, Turns Into Political Flashpoint
Viral Jet2 Holiday Meme Delights Internet, Turns Into Political Flashpoint You may have heard that a Jet2 holiday can't be beaten. A commercial for British travel company Jet2holidays has emerged as a viral sensation over the summer. The January 2024 advertisement has been used in hundreds of thousands of memes on TikTok and Instagram. The upbeat commercial is set to the 2015 song "Hold My Hand" by UK pop singer Jess Glynne. A family is seen arriving at an airport for a Jet2 flight and enjoying a vacation at a tropical resort. The original ad promotes a deal to save 50 British pounds per person on a getaway. "Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday," the female voiceover a…
Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding In NY: ICE Philadelphia Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding In NY: ICE Philadelphia
Honduran ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ Fugitive Removed After Hiding In NY: ICE Philadelphia  Honduran fugitive on his country’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” list has been deported from the United States, ICE Philadelphia announced on Tuesday, July 29. Olvin Mauricio Martinez Coto, a citizen of Honduras, was removed on Wednesday, July 23, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia. Martinez Coto is wanted in Honduras for aggravated femicide — intentionally killing a woman because she was a woman — along with attempted homicide and forcible home invasion. He faces up to 44 years in prison if convicted in his home countr…
ICE Arrests NY Child Rapist After Prison Release, Feds Say ICE Arrests NY Child Rapist After Prison Release, Feds Say
ICE Arrests NY Child Rapist After Prison Release, Feds Say A Salvadoran national convicted of repeatedly raping children was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following his release from a New York prison, officials said. Jacobo Argueta Fuentes, 33, was arrested by ICE’s Buffalo Enforcement and Removal Operations team on Tuesday, July 23, in Ossining, federal authorities said. The 33-year-old, who entered the country illegally around 2011, had been convicted of more than a dozen sex crimes involving minors, including seven counts of rape, two counts of using a child in a sexual performance, four counts of sexual abuse, a…
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him
DHS Calls 'Allentown Grandfather' Story A Media Hoax, Says ICE Never Deported Him A national outcry over the alleged secret deportation and death of an elderly man from Allentown has been debunked, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday, July 21. Luis Leon, an 82-year-old Chilean national, was never deported to Guatemala, never arrested, and has no record of any green card appointment in Philadelphia on the day in question, according to DHS officials. “ICE never arrested or deported Luis Leon to Guatemala. Nor does ICE ‘disappear’ people—this is a categorical lie,” said Assistant Secretary McLaughlin. The Morning Call had published a report on Sunday, Ju…
Immigration Debate Deepens: Poll Reveals Americans' Views Of Trump's Actions Immigration Debate Deepens: Poll Reveals Americans' Views Of Trump's Actions
Immigration Debate Deepens: Poll Reveals Americans' Views Of Trump's Actions A new national survey reveals Americans' thoughts on several key immigration actions taken by President Donald Trump's administration. The Pew Research Center poll finds that more Americans disapprove than approve of the administration’s overall approach to immigration, by a margin of 47 to 42 percent. A total of 5,044 adults were surveyed nationwide over a week-long period in June. Among the specific actions tested, the most widely opposed were the suspension of most asylum applications, with 60 percent disapproving.  Additionally, 59 percent disapprove of the decision to end Tempor…
Gavin Newsom Rips VP JD Vance For Disneyland Trip: 'The Families You're Tearing Apart Won't' Gavin Newsom Rips VP JD Vance For Disneyland Trip: 'The Families You're Tearing Apart Won't'
Gavin Newsom Rips VP JD Vance For Disneyland Trip: 'The Families You're Tearing Apart Won't' The "Happiest Place on Earth" was anything but for Vice President JD Vance in California.  Vance took a visit to Disneyland on Saturday with his family, where he was met by protesters and a vitriolic tweet from California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the unprecedented and sweeping deportation of immigrant families across the country.  On July 12, more than 100 protesters were at the gates of the amusement park to heckle Vance and his family, who were enjoying a day out, according to the Orange County Register. Protesters could be seen on video waving Mexican flags outside the Grand Cal…
New ICE Budget Tops Spending By Most Of World’s Militaries: Report New ICE Budget Tops Spending By Most Of World’s Militaries: Report
New ICE Budget Tops Spending By Most Of World’s Militaries: Report Immigration and Customs Enforcement will receive a budget that rivals the world’s largest armies, thanks to a narrowly passed spending plan in Congress this week. Supporters say the funding will accelerate removals of undocumented immigrants, while critics called the measure "immoral" and "one of the saddest days in American history." President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Act,” which he signed on Friday, July 4, sets aside $170 billion toward immigration. The package includes more than $30 billion for enforcement, $45 billion for detention centers, and $47 billion for border …
ICE Detains Pro Boxer Days After Embarrassing Jake Paul Loss ICE Detains Pro Boxer Days After Embarrassing Jake Paul Loss
ICE Detains Pro Boxer Days After Embarrassing Jake Paul Loss The hits keep coming for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Days after his loss to Jake Paul in Las Vegas, Chavez was dealt another blow — this time by the Trump administration. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Thursday, July 3, that the Mexican boxer was flagged as a public safety threat and is facing expedited deportation. Officials say Chavez has been detained by ICE, calling him a "criminal illegal alien" who has an active warrant in Mexico for his alleged involvement in organized crime and weapons trafficking. According to DHS, Chavez was arrested by ICE agents on July 2 in Studi…
ICE Sighting App Tops Apple Charts After CNN Report, White House Criticism ICE Sighting App Tops Apple Charts After CNN Report, White House Criticism
ICE Sighting App Tops Apple Charts After CNN Report, White House Criticism An anonymous app that lets users report nearby Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity has shot to the top of Apple's charts after it was featured in a national TV news report. ICEBlock reached No. 3 overall among free apps on the App Store and No. 1 in the social networking category as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1. The rise came one day after CNN reported on the app that tracks reports of when ICE agents are in an area. Sightings are visible to others within a five-mile radius and disappear automatically after four hours. The app doesn't collect any personal data and users a…
Man Kicks US Customs Beagle Who Sniffed Out 100+ Lbs Of Banned Food — Then Gets Deported: Feds Man Kicks US Customs Beagle Who Sniffed Out 100+ Lbs Of Banned Food — Then Gets Deported: Feds
Man Kicks US Customs Beagle Who Sniffed Out 100+ Lbs Of Banned Food — Then Gets Deported: Feds Freddie the beagle was just doing his job. Then he got kicked — hard. A 70-year-old traveler from Egypt has been booted from the country after he kicked a US Customs and Border Protection beagle that sniffed out over 100 pounds of banned food in his suitcase at Dulles International Airport, federal officials said. CBP K9 Freddy: Small dog, BIG impact! 🐶💪 With his handler, Officer Snyder, this talented pup is keeping our food and... Posted by CBP Office of Field Operations on Friday, March 21, 2025 Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, who arrived on a flight from Cairo, pleaded guilty i…
US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says
US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says A man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to attack US Attorney John Sarcone in upstate New York. Saul Morales-Garcia, 41, was arraigned in Albany County Court on Wednesday, June 18, hours after he allegedly attacked Sarcone, the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York, outside an Albany hotel, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told Daily Voice. Morales-Garcia, who is in the country illegally, made aggressive advances toward Sarcone with a knife and motioned as if suggesting he would cut Sarcone’s throat, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple told…
Bagel Shop Manager’s ICE Detention Sparks Outcry, Fundraiser In NY Bagel Shop Manager’s ICE Detention Sparks Outcry, Fundraiser In NY
Bagel Shop Manager’s ICE Detention Sparks Outcry, Fundraiser In NY A Long Island community is rallying behind a beloved bagel shop manager who was detained by federal immigration agents outside his workplace. Fernando Mejia, the longtime manager of Schmear Bagel & Café in Port Washington, was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday, June 12, as he arrived to work, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched in his support. Mejia overstayed a visa 20 years ago, CBS News reports. Described as a “pillar” of the Port Washington community, Mejia is known for greeting customers with a smile, high-fiving local school kids…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports "Maryland Man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia is coming home — only to face criminal charges, according to multiple reports. Abrego Garcia, who has become a national flashpoint following his mistaken deportation to an El Salvador super-prison, is heading back to the US, reports state. However, he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants in the US upon his return.  "Now, after months of delay and secrecy, they're bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along," Abrego Garcia's…
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse, ICE Says Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse, ICE Says
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse, ICE Says A man twice deported from the United States is back behind bars after immigration agents arrested him in Connecticut, where he now faces charges of serious charges of child abuse, authorities said.  Jorge Martinez Duenas, 44, of Honduras, was arrested earlier this year by ICE agents while he was out on bail on state charges, federal authorities said.  “Jorge Martinez has already been removed from the U.S. twice, and now he faces charges of victimizing a child in Connecticut,” said Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Bos…
Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Dutchess Man Learns Fate: Feds Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Dutchess Man Learns Fate: Feds
Jamaican Citizen Behind Fatal Robbery That Killed Dutchess Man Learns Fate: Feds A man who illegally returned to the US after deportation will spend decades in prison for leading a violent robbery crew whose final act ended in the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley resident, federal prosecutors said.  Marcus Ricketts, 48, a Jamaican national, was sentenced on Thursday, May 15, in Brooklyn federal court to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing death through the use of a firearm, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced.  The sentencing follows a series of armed robberies committed across New York City, including a dea…
Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Region; Now Faces Deportation Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Region; Now Faces Deportation
Turkish Migrant Admits Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Region; Now Faces Deportation A 21-year-old undocumented migrant is facing deportation after confessing that he raped a 15-year-old girl in the Capital Region. Sakir Akkan pleaded guilty to third-degree rape in Albany County Court on Friday, May 2, court records show. Akkan–a Turkish national who crossed the southern border illegally in November 2023 and had sought asylum–admitted to driving the victim to a remote area in Albany’s South End and sexually assaulting her while armed with a metal pipe in May 2024, the Albany Times Union reports. He was arrested weeks later and admitted to having sexual intercourse with th…
'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador 'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador
'Cut The Crap:' Congressman Blocked From Visiting Deported Maryland Man In El Salvador Congressman Glenn Ivey's trip to El Salvador took a strange turn when he was denied access to the "Maryland Man" who remains imprisoned after being mistakenly deported. Ivey had a scheduled visit with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison but was blocked over the holiday weekend by authorities there—much to the congressman's chagrin. "I came all the way down from the United States after we contacted their ambassador and made a formal request... We came here to visit him today, and now they're telling us we have to go all the way back to San Salvador to get a permit," he said in a vi…
Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows
Trouble Ahead For Hochul In NY Governor's Race, Fresh Polling Shows Fresh polling has alarm bells ringing in Albany. As New York’s 2026 race for governor begins to take shape, a new Siena College poll shows voters are craving new leadership, though incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads potential Democratic challengers by a wide margin. The poll, released Tuesday, May 20, found that 36% of voters are ready to reelect Hochul, while 55% prefer “someone else,” a 10-point dip in support compared to last month. Her favorability rating sits at 44-46% and job approval at 50-46%—largely unchanged from April. Among Democrats, Hochul remains the frontrunner in a hy…
NY Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status, Attorney Claims NY Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status, Attorney Claims
NY Brothers, 19 & 20, Deported Without Warning Despite Pending Legal Status, Attorney Claims Two Long Island brothers who spent nearly half their lives in the US were abruptly deported, despite having no criminal record and a pending path to legal residency, their attorney claims. Jose Trejo Lopez, 20, and Josue Trejo Lopez, 19, were deported to El Salvador on Wednesday, May 7, just weeks after a New York Family Court granted them legal guardianship—an important step in their effort to remain in the US legally, their attorney, East Islip immigration lawyer Ala Amoachi, said. The brothers, originally from El Salvador, came to the US in 2016 at ages 10 and 11 with their mother, fleei…
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations The Supreme Court has reaffirmed a temporary suspension of deportations for Venezuelan migrants facing removal under a seldom-used wartime law cited by the Trump administration. The high court has directed a federal appeals court to review claims from the migrants, asserting that their deportation under the Alien Enemies Act is legally questionable. The measure, enacted in the year 1798, permits deportations only under specific circumstances of national threat, leading to a judicial examination of the administration’s application of this statute.  This Supreme Court order will remain …
Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her
Mom Who Tortured Animals On YouTube Launches GoFundMe To Stop Trump From Deporting Her A Pennsylvania mom convicted of torturing animals in gruesome YouTube videos is now raising money online—hoping to avoid prison and deportation under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Anigar Monsee, 28, of Upper Darby, was found guilty of four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals – torture – in Delaware County Court on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, according to court records. She now faces up to seven years in prison when she is sentenced on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Now, she’s asking strangers on the internet for help. Monsee launched a GoFundMe campaign titled "Fighting D…
New Pope Blasted Trump, Vance On X Before Election — And Now He’s In The Vatican New Pope Blasted Trump, Vance On X Before Election — And Now He’s In The Vatican
New Pope Blasted Trump, Vance On X Before Election — And Now He’s In The Vatican President Trump welcomed the new pope — though Pope Leo XIV hasn’t always welcomed him. As recently as three weeks ago, Pope Leo XIV — formerly known as Chicago's Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69 — shared articles and news on social media critical of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and some of the administration's hard-line stances. Tweets condemning Trump date back to 2015, when he shared a story from the Washington Post about Trump's "anti-immigrant rhetoric."  In February, Prevost slammed Vance, stating that "Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others," with a …
Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges: Officials Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges: Officials
Violent Offender Re-Arrested By ICE After Court Drops Rape, Abduction Charges: Officials A Honduran national with a violent criminal history in Virginia is back in federal custody after local charges of attempted rape and abduction were unexpectedly dismissed, officials said. Hyrum Baquedano-Rodriguez, 26, was arrested by ICE officers in Fairfax on Friday, May 2, shortly after his latest charges — including abduction with intent to defile and burglary with intent to murder or rape — were dropped, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Despite the court’s decision, federal officials say Baquedano-Rodriguez poses a “calamitous hazard” to the public and should never hav…
Trump Administration To Pay Illegal Migrants To Self-Deport Trump Administration To Pay Illegal Migrants To Self-Deport
Trump Administration To Pay Illegal Migrants To Self-Deport In a controversial move aimed at addressing illegal immigration, the Trump administration has announced financial incentives for individuals residing in the US without legal status to voluntarily depart the country.
 This initiative represents the latest phase in President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to enhance immigration enforcement.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed on Monday, May 5, that individuals utilizing the CBP Home app for self-deportation can receive a stipend of $1,000.  "Even with the cost of the stipend, it is projected that the use of CBP Home will decr…