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An inmate handcuffed with a plastic cable tie remains in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, during a humanitarian visit organized by the presidential commissioner for human rights and freedom of expression, Colombian Andrés Guzman Caballero, in Tecoluca, 74 km southeast of San Salvador, on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

Law Firm: Venezuelan Gang Operating Within Colorado Apartments First Gained A ‘Stranglehold’ In 2023

The Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang making headlines for taking over an Aurora Colorado apartment complex reportedly first gained a “stranglehold” late last year.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 11: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife Nadine Menendez depart a Manhattan court following an arraignment on new charges in the federal bribery case against them on March 11, 2024 in New York City. Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using Menendez's position to help the government of Egypt and other corrupt acts according to an indictment from SDNY. The indictment is the second in eight years against Menendez. The indictment also includes charges for Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Menendez Announces Wife’s Breast Cancer Diagnosis One Day After Blaming Her For His Bribery Charges

One day after accusing his wife, Nadine Menendez, of being the reason behind his criminal bribery allegations, Senator Bob Menendez announced that she is battling breast cancer.

New Survey Names Brooklyn As Most Unaffordable Place To Live In U.S. NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 24: A sign advertises an apartment for rent along a row of brownstone townhouses in the Fort Greene neighborhood on June 24, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. According to a survey released on Thursday by real-estate firm RealtyTrac, Brooklyn ranked as the most unaffordable place to live in the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

70 Current And Former NYCHA Employees Arrested, Charged With Bribery And Extortion

As many as 70 current and former New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) employees have been arrested and charged in a federal investigation.

MATAMOROS, MEXICO - MAY 12: (L-R) Alfredo Gordillo, Luis Rodriguez, Johnny Durante, and Roberto Iglesias, originally from Venezuela, relax in a temporary encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande as they wait for permission to enter the United States on May 12, 2023 in Matamoros, Mexico. The number of immigrants reaching the border has surged with the end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country.(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. halts online asylum appts at Texas border crossing after warnings of extortion

After campaigners notified U.S. officials that immigrants were being targeted for extortion at a Texas border crossing that connects to an infamously dangerous Mexican city, the Biden administration stopped taking mobile app appointments to admit asylum-seekers.