Imperial Valley News Center
41 arrested in multinational human smuggling takedown in Central America and South America
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- Written by ICE
Washington, DC - Forty-one individuals linked to transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) responsible for smuggling hundreds of individuals through South and Central America into the United States were arrested by foreign partners last week in two separate multinational operations under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ongoing efforts in the region as part of Operation Citadel.
20 Men Arrested Following Prostitution Sting at Goleta Hotel
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- Written by Santa Barbara County Sheriff
Goleta, Santa Barbara - Twenty people were arrested for prostitution related crimes following a reverse “John” sting conducted by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Detectives with the Special Investigations Bureau and Santa Barbara Police Officers on July 7th and 8th at an undisclosed hotel in the City of Goleta.
Defendants charged in large-scale Sierra National Forest marijuana grow appear in court
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Fresno, California - One defendant was sentenced and a second pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to cultivate marijuana in the Sierra National Forest in Madera County, following a multiagency probe that included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Waiting with cancer leads to anxiety, stress
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- Written by Lonnie Fynskov, R.N.
Rochester, Minnesota - Waiting. You practice it during seasons of the year and seasons of your life. Holidays, pregnancies, home purchases all include a period of anticipatory waiting that somehow just increases the eventual joy of the event.
USDA Announces $49 Million Public-Private Investment to Improve Critical Wetlands in 12 States
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Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is awarding $44.6 million through its Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership to support 10 wetland enhancement projects on private and tribal agricultural lands in 12 States. Recipients for each project are providing more than $4.3 million in matching funds, bringing the total investment to approximately $49 million. In total, the projects will help to protect, restore or enhance 15,000 wetland acres in critical watersheds across the United States.
Standing Together to Stop the Violence
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Washington, DC - In this week's address, Vice President Joe Biden commemorated the lives of the five police officers who were killed and the seven people who were wounded in Dallas. The police officers were providing safety to those who were peacefully marching against racial injustices in the criminal justice system – and the shocking images of the lives lost in St. Paul and Baton Rouge. Echoing the remarks of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Police Chief David Brown, the Vice President called on the American people to act with unity and to stop the violence. He emphasized that it is the responsibility of everyone to speak out against disparities within the criminal justice system, just as much as it is the responsibility of everyone to stand up for the police who protect us every day.
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