Southwest
Texas official says migrants seek federal patrols that will let them in, avoid state guards 'at all costs'
Texas Department of Public Safety official Lt. Chris Olivarez told Dr. Phil that migrants actively seek to be taken in by federal border patrol agents because they know that they will be more lenient than Texas state guards.
Dr. Phil flew down to Eagle Pass, Texas, a major hotspot in the migrant crisis, where he interviewed local officials such as Olivarez about the ongoing chaos. Dr. Phil took a look at the difference between how the federal government forces Border Patrol to take migrants in for processing, while Texas’ own border enforcement works to actually stop the tide of mass migration.
Olivarez said that when illegal migrants are caught by Texas’ own border security agents for criminal trespass, they are processed through the state’s own legal and jail system just as any other person would who had violated the law, then are turned over to ICE officials for removal proceedings.
“That’s our stance as a state,” he said. “It’s another deterrent measure, so they try to avoid us, they avoid us at all costs and that’s why some of the numbers here have decreased because of that, and because of the National Guard as well.”
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Dr. Phil verbally mulled over how migrants actively seek to be arrested by federal authorities who will take them into the country rather than state officials who will process them as criminals, “Okay, so they look for a green uniform instead of a brown uniform?”
“Exactly,” Olivarez confirmed.
After the talk show host said he could not currently see any migrants swimming the day he visited, Olivarez explained, “You don’t because if we look back in December, we had the largest influx here, over 300,000 across the southwest border. We were averaging 5,000 a day.”
He added that the situation has changed since then, however, “because of what we’ve been able to do as a state, all these physical barriers making it more difficult, it’s become more challenging now for people to get across.”
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After the Supreme Court ruled that federal agents could cut down razor wire, Texas had a famously defiant response by actively working to put up more such barriers to deter migrants. Olivarez also noted that as Texas steps up its own border security, “now we’re seeing this increase in Arizona and California, because there, there’s no consequences, there’s no barriers, and obviously they’re gonna choose the path of least resistance, so that’s why we’re seeing those numbers decrease in this area right here.”
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Southwest
Fox Nation becomes exclusive streaming partner for Matthew McConaughey's 'Deep in the Heart'
As the cliché goes, everything’s bigger in Texas – so it’s only natural that the cliché extends to the expansive landscapes that help shape the Lone Star State’s distinct identity.
Visually stunning cinematography and stories told through the lens of the wildlife inhabiting these landscapes tell the story of the state’s remaining wild places in the Matthew McConaughey-narrated “Deep in the Heart,” a film that recognizes Texas’ conservation importance on a continental scale.
And it’s all streaming exclusively on Fox Nation.
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“It’s an honor to offer Matthew McConaughey’s renowned storytelling to Fox Nation’s viewers in this breathtaking film spotlighting all of nature’s greatest elements of the Lone Star state,” Fox Nation President Lauren Petterson said of the platform acquiring exclusive rights to the film.
The “Interstellar” and “Dallas Buyers Club” star talks viewers through the sprawling, diverse landscapes of his home state, using his renowned storytelling to explore the highest peaks in West Texas all the way to the Gulf of Mexico in the hour-long film.
“This film celebrates the natural wonders of Texas,” McConaughey’s voiceover notes.
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“It is a story about tragedies in our past, of recoveries against all odds, and is a call to action to conserve the wildlife and wild places. This is a story for all who love Texas.”
Viewers are visually taken through the vastness of the Great Plains, the hill country, deserts and the Rocky Mountains, witnessing the diversity that naturally beautifies one of America’s most talked-about states.
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Along the way, they witness the contrast that makes it so special – from the flatness of those plains, to the top of Texas at Guadalupe Peak.
In the wildlife sphere, the state’s story is told through their eyes, from the catfish to the ocelot, showcasing the ever-changing relationship with nature, bringing into focus the ability to conserve – or destroy – habitats.
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“Deep in the Heart,” now available to stream, is slated to be available for Fox Nation viewers through the fall.
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Los Angeles, Ca
South L.A. narco that sold crack, meth out of storefront gets 12 years
A 54-year-old man, a member of what federal prosecutors referred to as the “Hoover Criminals Gang,” has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of running a drug trafficking enterprise that distributed methamphetamine and crack cocaine, among other narcotics, out of his South Los Angeles storefront, authorities announced Tuesday.
From June 2017 to May 2018, according to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Central District of California Office, Andrew “Batman” Tate engaged in drug sales out of his store, TNN Market, and directed his employees to do the same.
He and a co-defendant, 59-year-old Bobby Lorenzo Reed, aka “Zo” and “Z,” who also owned a South L.A. store called H&E Smoke and Snack, supplied each other with narcotics and were implicated in dozens of illegal drug transactions and referrals.
Reed is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence in this case after pleading guilty to federal narcotics charges in June 2022.
The 54-year-old was the lead defendant in a indictment targeting the gang’s members and associates in an investigation dubbed “Operation Hoover Dam,” the release noted. Prosecutors secured 10 convictions in the case, with Tate being the last defendant sentenced.
“Tate participated in an extensive and long-running drug conspiracy to sell drugs, including methamphetamine and crack cocaine, in South Los Angeles,” prosecutors argued in a sentencing memorandum. “Tate’s role in the drug conspiracy was significant; he was the head of the entire drug trafficking enterprise pumping drugs into a vulnerable area of Los Angeles.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with the Los Angeles Police Department and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, investigated the case.
Southwest
Bird flu could spread to cows outside US, head of WHO flu program says
A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the United States through migratory birds.
U.S. officials are seeking to verify the safety of milk and meat after confirming the H5N1 virus in 34 dairy cattle herds in nine states since late March, and in one person in Texas.
“With the virus carried around the world by migratory birds, certainly there is a risk for cows in other countries to be getting infected,” said Wenqing Zhang, head of WHO’s Global Influenza Programme at a news briefing in Geneva.
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She reiterated that the U.N. agency deems the overall public health risk posed by the virus to be low but urged vigilance.
Asked to evaluate U.S. transparency on the outbreak so far, Zhang said the global body had received regular updates and praised a decision to share the virus genetic sequence early.
“I do think the collaboration with U.S. CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the information we’ve received so far enables us to monitor the situation and to update the preparedness measures,” she said.
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