$5M reward offered for a Mexican drug dealer nicknamed Pelon
A federal court in the District of Columbia unsealed an indictment earlier this year against Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, aka Pelon, Tricky Tres, O3, El 3, JP, and Pelacas. Yesterday,…
Nonprofits can now apply for 2022-2024 CDBG grants from the City of Santa Ana
The City of Santa Ana’s 2022-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Service Application is now available for qualified nonprofit organizations. The application window will close on Monday, December 20,…
Fully vaccinated travelers now permitted to enter the U.S. via land and ferry border crossings
WASHINGTON – Starting today, foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation will be permitted to enter the United States via land ports of entry (POEs) and ferry terminals for…
Santa Ana Trumper arrested again and charged with fighting with U.S. Capitol police on Jan. 6
Do you remember the Trumper Kim Michael Sorgente, who was accused of hitting another person over the head with a megaphone at a Dec. 6, 2020 “Stop the Steal” rally…
Former O.C. pastor gets 14 years in prison for conning investors out of $33M
The former pastor of the Westminster-based Church of the Healthy Self was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for orchestrating a church-based investment scam that took in more than…
Zero Santa Ana schools chosen as 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools
https://youtu.be/rLMx4NWHjyU U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including 28 schools in California. The recognition is based on a school’s…
The U.S. Family Reunification Task Force launches a website to reunify immigrant families
WASHINGTON – President Biden’s Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families launched a registration website for separated families to self-identify, reunify in the United States, and receive support services.…
Santa Ana man jailed and must pay $10K for smuggling pesticides into the U.S.
Mark Lee Morgan of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced in federal court Friday (Aug. 6) to 14 days in custody and ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 plus restitution…
Santa Ana man arrested for allegedly hurting police officers while rioting in the U.S. Capitol
Two California men were arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was…
DHS statement on court decision on the Migrant Protection Protocols
Late last week U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ordered the Biden Administration to reinstate the effective Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico), stating that DHS “failed to consider several critical…
The U.S. government moves to make the asylum process more efficient and fair
In a key step toward implementing the Administration’s blueprint for a fair, orderly, and humane immigration system, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are publishing…
$4M Health Equity and Literacy Grant awarded to the City of Santa Ana
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The City of Santa Ana has been awarded a $4 million federal health equity and literacy grant to help underserved populations get better access to health…
Former La Habra Police Chief indicted on conspiracy charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach
Allan Hostetter Six California men, four of whom identify as members of Three Percenter militias, were arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan.…
The U.S. Attorney General Announces Initiatives to combat human smuggling and trafficking at the border
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a series of steps that the Department of Justice is taking to address the threats posed by both corruption and by transnational…
The DHS and DOJ announce new more efficient immigration hearings
Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced a new Dedicated Docket process to more expeditiously and fairly make decisions in immigration cases…