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SUMMARY OF TERRORISM
THREATS TO THE U.S. HOMELAND - 5/9/2018
Playa del Carmen: Mexico
Travel Alert Issued By U.S.
10 travel safety tips
you can learn from the CIA
State Dept closes
Mexican consulate, warns Americans in Yucatan area
Mexico: Where More
Americans Are Murdered Than In All Other Foreign Countries Combined
Why the U.S. Considers
Parts of Mexico as Dangerous as Syria, Somalia
Latin America Security
Warnings for US Travelers Point to Flawed Policies
Full Detailed State
Department Mexico Travel Advisory and travel tips
STATE DEPARTMENT WARNS
AMERICANS OF HEIGHTENED TERROR THREAT IN EUROPE - 11/17/2017
Travel alert for Eurabia (but otherwise enjoy your trip)
HOLIDAY WARNING: ISIS
training jihadis in Caribbean tourist hotspots to
target Westerners - 10/25/2017
RUN HIDE TELL: STAY SAFE
IN THE EVENT OF A TERRORIST ATTACK ABROAD - Counter Terrorism Police
UK – 7/10/2017
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY SOUNDS THE ALARM – 6/11/2017
NATIONAL TERRORISM
ADVISORY SYSTEM BULLETIN – U.S. Dept. of
Homeland Security – 5/15/2017
DHS chief: ‘You’d never
leave the house’ if you knew what I know about terrorism
DHS chief says to expect
‘a lot more’ Manchester-style attacks
EUROPE TRAVEL ALERT – U.S. Dept. of State – 5/1/2017
Mexico Travel Warning– U.S. Dept. of State – 8/22/2017
Worldwide Caution– U.S. Dept. of State – 3/6/2017
World’s Most Dangerous
Places to Avoid
New guide helps
travelers protect their digital information at the border
DEA Issues Carfentanil
Warning to Police and Public - Dangerous opioid
10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl
“NO-GO Zones” update - 6/1/2019
See FoxNews for late-breaking news.
Also visit
Since Last SELF-DEFENSE
NEWS WATCH and Since_Last_ISLAMIC_STATE_NEWS_WATCH for related information.
Translate Spanish to English – Google Translate
For
reasons of national defense, some news articles will not appear in this News
Watch.
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SITUATIONS REPORTED.
GELLER REPORT ---
WARNING - HORRIBLE SITUATIONS REPORTED.
AMERICAN THINKER -
IMPORTANT READING EVERY DAY.
FRONTPAGE MAG - IMPORTANT READING EVERY BUSINESS DAY.
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
BREITBART - BORDER CARTEL
CHRONICLES
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
MIDWEST COALITION TO REDUCE
IMMIGRATION
UNITED STATES ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIME REPORT
JUDICIAL WATCH: CORRUPTION CHRONICLES
JUDICIAL WATCH
CBP WEBSITE
ICE WEBSITE
ICE MOST WANTED LIST
OTHER NEWS
ITEMS ARE LISTED BELOW.
BORDER
SECURITY MATTERS
See BORDER WALL IMAGE LINKS at the bottom
of this News Watch
Includes government shutdown, startup
matters
Also see Since Last Self-Defense
News Watch - Illegal Drug and
Related Matters
Border
Patrol Discovers 21 Illegal Aliens Locked Inside a Tractor-Trailer
April
Border Patrol Apprehensions Drop 84% from Last Year
Mexico's president calls for investigation into Obama-era Fast
and Furious Operation
Obama's
Bloodiest Scandal Reemerges as Mexico Demands an Apology for Operation Fast and
Furious
Mexico's
Foreign Minister Calls Out Holder Over Operation Fast And Furious
Guns-to-Mexico
Hit Piece Picks Up Where Pre-Fast and Furious Lies Left Off
Lopez-Obrador just gave Trump a big
issue to run on - President Trump has a great opportunity to cooperate with
Mexico and call on former VP Biden to explain what "Fast and Furious"
was all about.
SAF Leader Says Mexico Deserves Answers About Operation
Fast and Furious
Mexico’s President Says There’s Still Time for U.S. to
Apologize for ‘Fast and Furious’
RGV Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Three Sex Offenders
Yuma
Sector Apprehends Five Illegal Aliens from Bangladesh
Yuma
Sector Agents Apprehend Three Illegal Aliens from Yemen
Border
Patrol Agents Arrest 7 in Failed Human Smuggling Attempt
COVID-19
Spread Doesn’t Slow Down Human Smugglers
In the Midst of COVID, Trump Admin
Has Incredible News About Border Wall
Maritime
Human Smuggling Attempt Results in 15 Arrests for USBP
WATCH:
Two Men Cross Border into Arizona, Start Fires, Return to Mexico
The Facts on the Crisis at our Border, and How to Fix It
CBP Field Operations Seizes Over $300K in Undeclared
Currency at Brownsville Port of Entry
ILLEGAL AND LEGAL
IMMIGRATION, VISA AND AMNESTY MATTERS (z1)
DACA news links
are in special DACA MATTERS category below
Judicial Watch sues to stop cash-handout to illegals
California
Court Green-Lights Newsom’s Illegal Alien Giveaway Program
Chinese
Espionage Made Possible By Immigration Failures
GOP Lawmakers Call for Suspension of All New Guest Worker Visas
as Unemployment Hits 33 Million
Encouraging illegals to remain in
U.S. is crime, Supreme Court rules
With
Americans Out of Work, Dem House Bill Protects Illegal Aliens From Deportation
$3 trillion Dem bill would grant amnesty to illegal aliens!
Two
Illegal Aliens Accused of Abusing 6-Year-Old Boy, Locking Him in Shed
Despite 36 Million Unemployed Citizens, Dems'
New 'HEROES Act' Protects Illegals' Jobs
Pelosi’s
HEROES Act Forces Unemployed Americans to Compete With Illegal Aliens
Illegal
Aliens Jam Phone Lines as California Offers $500 Each in Coronavirus
Relief
CDC
Indefinitely Extends Public Health Order to Expel Illegal Aliens
Broke California still robbing schools to pay illegal alien
legal fees
Nancy
Pelosi's coronavirus aid bill pushes illegal
immigration agenda
California
Tried to Bail Out Illegal Aliens - and It’s a Disaster
New
York City Outlaws Use of 'Alien,' 'Illegal Immigrant'in
Text of Legislation
Report: US To Revoke Visas for Thousands on
Chinese Students with Military School Ties
DACA - DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL MATTERS (z2)
ICE - IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT MATTERS
Also see Sanctuary City / State Matters
Rebellion: ICE detainees refuse coronavirus
tests, violently pounce on officers, trash facility
Trump’s
Win With Appeals Court Prevents Release Of 250 ICE Detainees
Illegal alien convicted of child rape released back into U.S. 6
times
ICE
removes MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador
California
Illegal Alien Giveaway Helpline Gets 1.1 M Calls in 1 Day
ICE's #FridayFive | COVID-19
fraud, high profile removals, and more - U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE) sent this bulletin at 05/22/2020 01:27 PM EDT
SANCTUARY CITY / STATE
MATTERS
Also see ICE - Immigration Customs
Enforcement Matters
Sanctuary
California: Illegal Alien Child Rapist Freed Six Times into U.S.
CBP Officers Seize 1,000 Counterfeit COVID-19 Test Kits And
Other Non-compliant Items
Nearly
$400,000 in Counterfeit Goods Seized
CBP intercepts 33 Korean Nationals with fraudulent
employment letters
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
MATTERS
ALSO SEE ILLEGAL AND LEGAL IMMIGRATION,
VISA AND AMNESTY MATTERS
VETTING/SCREENING OF
IMMIGRANTS AND RESETTLED REFUGEES
Never
Let a Good H-1B Visa Go to Waste!
ILLEGAL DRUG, HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND RELATED MATTERS
VISIT CUSTOMS BORDER PROTECTION
NEWSROOM MEDIA RELEASES – Their releases will no longer be individually
listed here. The borders are busy with
LOTS of daily seizures and arrests, a fraction of the actual illegal crossings
SEE INSIGHT CRIME NEWS FOR LOTS MORE
MISCELLANEOUS
TRANS-BORDER DEFENSE MATTERS (z3)
SEE INSIGHT CRIME NEWS FOR LOTS MORE
MEXICO MATTERS
Mexico:
Number of Daily C-Virus Deaths Still Growing
Mexican
Criminals, Not American Guns, Fuels Cartel Violence
Mexico’s
Leader Has Answer for All His Needs: The Army
VENEZUELA MATTERS (z4)
Coronavirus: The Mullahs Strengthen Ties with Venezuela
U.S.
Considering Its Options as Venezuelan Naval Vessels Escort Iranian Tankers
Joseph
M. Humire on Iran's Involvement in Venezuela
CUBA MATTERS (z5)
WEBSITES OF INTEREST
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WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF ILLEGAL
IMMIGRATION
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BORDER NEWS & FAST AND FURIOUS POSTINGS ON SACPA
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SPLC Refs in Need2No Publications
SUGGESTED READING /
VIEWING
THE
RED-GREEN AXIS - Refugees, Immigration and the Agenda to Erase America
Refugee
Resettlement and the Hijra to America
Articles about JPS Brown
by Leo Banks: Tasty
Serial and J.P.S. Brown's Last Stand
Wolves At
Our Door a novel by J.P.S. Brown
Review
of 'Wolves at Our Door' by Jon Shumaker
Article
about J.P.S. Brown by Richard Grant
Articles about J.P.S. Brown by Kathy McCrane
The
Unarmed Truth: My Fight to Blow the Whistle and Expose Fast and Furious
Collusion:
How the Media Stole the 2012 Election---and How to Stop Them from Doing It in
2016
Disinformation:
Former Spy Chief Reveals Secret Strategy for Undermining Freedom, Attacking
Religion, and Promoting Terrorism
The
Reapers Line - Life and Death on the Mexican Border by Lee Morgan II - Very
enjoyable read, and highly recommended for LEOs.
SIXTY
MILES OF BORDER: AN AMERICAN LAWMAN BATTLES DRUGS ON THE MEXICAN BORDER by
Terry Kirkpatrick
The
SHADOW CATCHER: A U.S. AGENT INFILTRATES MEXICO'S DEADLY CRIME CARTELS
by Hipolito Acosta
Beneath
the Same Sky: An Interview with Author David Ramirez
Life
Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from It
All
Raising
a Jihadi Generation: Understanding the Muslim
Brotherhood Movement in America – Largely for law enforcement at all
levels. Will open your eyes even more.
Clean
House: Exposing Our Government's Secrets and Lies - Free
copy download
See Pages 9-13 Re Reforming
the Freedom of Information Act
See Pages 93-116 Re Fast
and Furious
See pages 181-206 Re
Immigration and Border Enforcement
See pages 222-226 Re
Opening the Border to Terrorists
RESETTLING REFUGEES:
RESETTLING
REFUGEES - AN INTERNATIONAL AGENDA
RESETTLING
REFUGEES - WHO’S COMING TO AMERICA?
RESETTLING
REFUGEES - SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS
Fast
and Furious: Barack Obama's Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up
Katie Pavlich
Katie Pavlich
Biography
The
BORDER STATES of AMERICA with Nick Searcy
Barry
Seal: The real-life story behind Tom Cruise's character in American Made
OTHER READING TO
CONSIDER:
The
Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service
by Henry A. Crumpton
Hard
Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives by
Jose A. Rodriguez
The
Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower by Robert Baer
"Courting
Disaster", How the CIA Kept America Safe (Regnery)
by Marc Thiessen
No
Easy Day by Mark Owen
2010
BOOK: Migra!: A History of the U.S. Border Patrol
by Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Broken
Borders, Broken Promises by Todd Staples
The
Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the
U.S.-Mexico Border – Robert Lee Meril
Border
Insecurity – Why Big Money, Fences and Drones Aren’t Making Us Safer – Longmire Consulting
Riding for the Lone
Star: Frontier Cavalry and the Texas Way of War, 1822-1865, by Nathan Jennings
Articles & Blog
Posts by Leo W. Banks
Eight
Miles from the Line by Leo W. Banks
I
Was a Border Patrol Agent — Until the Horror Made Me Quit
Opiate Heroin
Awareness Toolkit
BORDER WALL IMAGE LINKS
The
Current State of the Border Fence
Photo
Essays On the U.S.-Mexican Border
Here’s
what the Mexico border wall looks like now
Here’s
What the U.S.-Mexico Border Actually Looks Like
Here’s
What the U.S.-Mexico Border Looks Like Before Trump’s Wall
IN
PICTURES: The U.S.-Mexico border as it stands now
A
Border Wall Already Exists In Some Places. We Visited It.
The
truth about America's border with Mexico
LIVE FROM COCHISE CO.,
AZ AND THE SOUTHERN BORDER
LIVE
from Cochise County, AZ, and the southern border | A wrap-up conversation
Friday, February 23
LIVE
from Cochise County, AZ, and the southern border | Rancher Ed Ashurst Friday, February 23
LIVE
from Cochise County, AZ, and the southern border | Rancher John Ladd Friday,
February 23
LIVE
from Cochise County, AZ, and the southern border | Veterinarian Gary Thrasher
LIVE
from Cochise County, AZ, and the southern border | Ranchers Fred & Peggy
Davis
BORDER
TOUR VIDEOS: DISCUSSION OF BORDER SECURITY FROM SOUTH TEXAS
2014: History of Mexico: 1
2014: History of Mexico:
2
2014: History of Mexico:
3
2014: History of Mexico:
4
MEXICAN CARTEL GROUPS
(EXCERPTED FROM INSIGHT CRIME)
Sinaloa Cartel
Knights Templar
Juarez Cartel
Tijuana Cartel
Gulf Cartel
Familia Michoacana
Jalisco Cartel – New Generation
(CJNG)
Guerreros Unidos
Defense is everyone’s
business.
At what cost, America,
“Cheap” Labor, Plentiful Drugs and Votes?
What crosses the border
from ALL OVER THE WORLD, ends UP HERE.
Truly informed
legislators/citizens make informed and intelligent decisions.
END