border security

Illegal immigrant from Turkey charged in violent sexual assault of teen

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TROY, NY – In a harrowing case that has shocked the local community, a 21-year-old Turkish man is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in New York after threatening her with a pipe. Sakir Akkan allegedly forced the teenager into his vehicle on May 14 and committed the assault, according to authorities. Akkan managed to avoid capture for over a month before being detained on June 18. He was initially arrested by Border Patrol agents …

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Venezuelan illegal migrants charged in girl’s murder

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HOUSTON, TX – Two Venezuelan migrants have been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old Houston girl who was found strangled in a creek this week, authorities said. The suspects, identified as Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, face capital murder charges in the death of Jocelyn Nungaray. Houston Police Department officials confirmed that both men had entered the United States illegally through El Paso, Texas. Pena Ramos crossed the …

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Seven arrested and eleven in the hospital following human smuggling operation bust

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AUSTIN, TX – Eleven people were hospitalized and seven suspects were arrested Thursday after authorities discovered over two dozen migrants crammed into a hidden compartment of a trailer. The migrants had been transported from the border with minimal water and endured sweltering heat. Acting on a tip-off about a smuggling operation, authorities tracked the trailer to a rural residence outside San Antonio, said Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar. The residence, described as a dilapidated shack …

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