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Sep 15 DOJ: 12 naturalized citizens/LPRs (Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq) charged with wire fraud after funneling >$10M childcare subsidies to bogus San Diego home daycares. Surveillance + border records clash with attendance claims. First NFED charges of this type. Allegations only.
Sep 15 ICE Newark: ERO arrested Zakhidov, 37 (Woodbridge, NY learner permit + DWI/pending assault) and Payzullaev, 30 (Hamilton, non-domiciled PA CDL) Aug 23 — both Uzbek; custody pending removal. Distinct from NY CDL Simranpal and Ohio Manjit CA-CDL crash.
Sep 15 DHS: ICE lodged a Middle River jail detainer for Freddi Chigo Mil (Mexico) — charged second-degree murder + malicious wounding after Aug 30 Staunton stabbing that killed one woman and injured another. Asks Gov. Spanberger not to release; notes her anti-287(g) EOs. Charges only. Distinct from AFL VA boards letter.
Sep 15 DOJ: Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21 (Valencia/Butler County PA) charged by complaint with receiving a firearm and ammo knowing they would be used for a federal terrorism crime / FTO support. FBI seized rifle (~190 rounds) at hotel; affidavit alleges ISIS propaganda. Allegations only. Distinct from ATRC.
Sep 14 DOJ: CA Skid Row petition crew charged for stolen-voter ID signatures; KS Peruvian LPR Dewey indicted for 2024 alien vote; LA mayoral candidate Johnson charged for registering Jamaican Wedderburn who allegedly voted. Allegations only. Distinct from Chaudhari/Higgs.
Sep 14: Court declines to lift Talwani injunction blocking USPS Ballot Mail final rule (voter lists, envelope/barcode standards) before Nov midterms. Thomas/Alito dissented. Distinct from AFL+12-state intervene card.
Sep 14 DHS: after Sep 10 SJC formal reprimand of Judge Shelley Joseph for appearance of impropriety (audio shut off) tied to 2018 Newton case letting Peguero out a back exit while ICE waited. Federal charges dropped 2022. Distinct from detainer-refusal packs.
Sep 14: ERO Philly arrested Simranpal Singh (India) Sep 4 at Newberry PA weigh station on a NY-issued CDL — outstanding MDPA wire-fraud warrant; Biden-released after AZ entry 2022. Distinct from Manjit Ohio CA-CDL fatal crash.
Sep 10 DOJ: D. Minn. two-count indictment of Mukeshkumar Chaudhari (India) for allegedly affirming U.S. citizenship on MN voter certificate to vote Nov 5, 2024. HSI + Fillmore County. Allegations only. Distinct from Higgs/Yupeng/Jaramillo.
Sep 14 DOJ: Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, 41, pleaded guilty in El Paso after extradition — San Andres boat staging to Nicaragua, Navy bribes; Oct 2023 boat with ~40 aliens + 2 captains vanished. JTFA/HSI. Max 20 years.
Sep 10: ICE New Orleans (Knoxville) arrested Magdalena, Elias Gomez-Garcia + Ordonez-Carmelo Aug 4 after SSN/identity-theft probe — all final-order Guatemalans; Magdalena allegedly dumped wages on a NY victim’s record. Distinct from Jaramillo/Yupeng.
Sep 10: ICE New Orleans marked FY26 removal #100,000 — Caal-Chop (Guatemala) via Alexandria ICE Air after Philly arrest. Same-day 500 removals; Alexandria hub +30% vs FY25. Distinct from KST and Boston/SWFL arrest packs.
Sep 9: ICE lodged Brown County detainer for Manjit Singh (India) charged after Sep 2 crash killed Brenda Watson, 50 — held a California CDL after Biden release. Distinct from Valdivia expired-CDL Florida card.
Sep 11: HSI Atlanta arrested Anthony Tyrone Higgs (Bahamas, Decatur GA) — armed robbery, domestic violence, assault on police — after confirming he illegally voted in 2020. LPR since 1976; removal proceedings. Distinct from Yupeng/Jaramillo.
Sep 11: four-day Aug 24-week ICE Boston op in southern CT arrested 118, many after sanctuary jails refused detainers. Includes Honduran convicted of sexual assault risking injury to a child. Distinct from SW FL 500.
Sep 9–10: Aug 24–27 Fort Myers weeklong multiagency op (ICE + FHP + Lee SO + FL Guard + CBP) arrested 500 with final orders, repeats, and criminal histories. 287(g) force-multiplier. Distinct from Boston 118.
Sep 11: first-ever U.S. Alien Terrorist Removal Court case. Nazira Haji Zada, 47 (Fort Worth), removed after conceding alien-terrorist status; supported son + son-in-law in ISIS-inspired Election Day 2024 plot. ATRC unused until now.
Sep 10: final four complaints vs HI/DC/AR/UT in-state tuition + aid for illegal aliens — every such statute now sued (25 total). Six wins already incl. Kansas + Fifth Circuit. Distinct from AZ/NM/OR/WA pack.
