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6 criminal aliens nabbed in Houston ICE raids boast startling number of convictions

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A group of six criminal illegal aliens have been arrested by ICE in Houston after having collectively illegally entered the country a staggering 42 times.
The six criminal aliens were finally arrested by ICE in the final days of July after two decades’ worth of illegal reentries and after racking up an equally astounding 48 criminal convictions, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
Criminal convictions among the group include cocaine trafficking, grand theft auto, assault, domestic violence and multiple DWIs. One of the illegals is a documented member of a cartel-connected gang.
According to ICE, one illegal, Oscar Moran Valle, a 43-year-old Mexican national and documented Paisas gang member, illegally entered the U.S. 12 times. He has been convicted of 11 criminal offenses, including three convictions for illegal entry, two for DWI, and one each for drug possession, larceny, giving a false ID to law enforcement, illegal reentry and driving without a license. He was arrested by ICE on July 29.
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Left to right (top): Alex Salomon Reyes-Chavez, Thanh Van Nguyen, Oscar Moran Valle. Left to right (bottom): Marvin Javier Marquez Celaya, Jose Angel Munoz Saucedo and Angel Bonilla Barahona. (ICE; iStock)
Another, Alex Salomon Reyes-Chavez, a 46-year-old from Honduras, illegally entered the U.S. five times. Reyes-Chavez has been convicted of seven criminal offenses, including two convictions for burglary and heroin possession, as well as convictions for grand theft auto and cocaine trafficking. He was arrested by ICE on July 30.
Another Honduran national, Angel Bonilla Barahona, 38, was arrested by ICE after illegally entering the U.S. seven times and being convicted of seven criminal offenses, including three convictions for assault as well as convictions for resisting arrest, criminal mischief and flight to avoid arrest.
Marvin Javier Marquez Celaya, a 38-year-old criminal alien from Honduras, arrested by ICE July 30. He illegally entered the U.S. five times and has been convicted of eight criminal offenses, including three convictions for burglary, two for cocaine possession, and one each for larceny, domestic violence and illegal reentry.
Thanh Van Nguyen, a 53-year-old from Vietnam, illegally entered the U.S. and has criminal convictions for burglary, larceny, assault and obstructing police and damaging private property.
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ICE made 422 arrests earlier this year in an operation in Houston spanning just one week. (Fox News)
The last of the six, Jose Angel Munoz Saucedo, a 40-year-old from Mexico, illegally entered the U.S. 12 times and has been convicted of eight criminal offenses, including four convictions for DWI, two for illegal entry, and one for fleeing from a police officer.
ICE said the six were arrested by multiagency targeting teams established under the Trump administration to target the «worst of the worst» criminal illegal aliens for removal.
Commenting on the arrests, Gabriel Martinez, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting field office director, thanked the administration for making immigration enforcement a priority so that such criminal illegals «will no longer be able to prey on innocent Americans.»
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Commenting on the arrests, Gabriel Martinez, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston acting field office director, thanked the Trump administration for making immigration enforcement a priority so that such criminal illegals «will no longer be able to prey on innocent Americans.» (Trump-Vance Transition Team; ICE)
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«For the past 20 years, these six violent criminal aliens have brazenly violated our nation’s immigration and criminal laws, wreaking havoc in our local communities and leaving countless victims in their wake,» said Martinez. «Thanks to the current administration’s focus on securing the border and making immigration enforcement a priority, they have been removed from the local community.»
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Marjorie Taylor Greene urges Trump to commute George Santos’ federal prison sentence: ‘Far worse offenses’

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is urging that President Donald Trump commute former Rep. George Santos’ seven-year sentence, calling the punishment «a grave injustice» and an «abusive overreach by the judicial system.»
The former New York congressman was sentenced to 87 months, or just over seven years, after pleading guilty in 2024 to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos reported to prison on July 25 to begin serving his sentence.
Santos was assessed the maximum sentence in April by U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert. He was also ordered to pay nearly $374,000 in restitution and forfeit more than $205,000 in fraud proceeds.
Santos’ guilty plea followed an investigation into campaign finance fraud, donor identity theft and false COVID-era unemployment claims.
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On Monday, Greene said in a post on X that she sent a letter to the Office of the Pardon Attorney urging Trump to commute Santos’ sentence.
«A 7-year prison sentence for campaign-related charges is excessive, especially when Members of Congress who’ve done far worse still walk free,» she wrote in the post. «George Santos has taken responsibility. He’s shown remorse. It’s time to correct this injustice. We must demand equal justice under the law!»
Greene addressed her letter to the Honorable Edward R. Martin Jr., pardon attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and she acknowledged the gravity of the actions by her former colleague.
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Former U.S. Rep. George Santos arrives to court in Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2024. (Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo)
«As a Member of Congress, I worked with Mr. Santos on many issues and can attest to his willingness and dedication to serve the people of New York who elected him to office,» she wrote. «He is sincerely remorseful and has accepted full responsibility for his actions. Furthermore, my office has spoken with a pastor of his who discussed the regret and remorse of Mr. Santos, agreeing that the sentence imposed is a grave injustice.
«While his crimes warrant punishment, many of my colleagues who I serve with have committed far worse offenses than Mr. Santos yet have faced zero criminal charges,» Greene continued. «I strongly believe in accountability for one’s actions, but I believe the sentencing of Mr. Santos is an abusive overreach by the judicial system.»
Prosecutors shared how Santos and his campaign treasurer, Nancy Marks, doctored donor reports to qualify for national Republican Party funding. They fabricated contributions from Santos’ family and falsely reported a $500,000 loan from Santos, though he had under $8,000 in his accounts.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-S.C., is urging President Donald Trump to commute the seven-year sentence of former Rep. George Santos, who was sentenced for wire fraud and identity theft. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
He also stole credit card information from donors, including «victims he knew were elderly persons suffering from cognitive impairment or decline» and made unauthorized charges to fund both campaign and personal expenses, according to the DOJ. Santos also used a fake political fundraising company to solicit tens of thousands of dollars, which he spent on «designer clothing.»
During the pandemic, Santos fraudulently claimed over $24,000 in unemployment benefits while employed at an investment firm. He also submitted false congressional financial disclosures to the House.
Santos was elected in 2022 after flipping New York’s 3rd District for the GOP. His resumé was easily debunked. He falsely claimed academic degrees, Wall Street jobs and family ties to the Holocaust and 9/11.
He was expelled from Congress in December 2023 after a scathing ethics report, becoming just the sixth member ever removed from the People’s House.
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Santos has remained publicly active after his sentencing, selling video messages on Cameo and making social media posts.
Unless pardoned, Santos is expected to remain incarcerated until at least early 2032. He has reportedly appealed to President Donald Trump for clemency.
Greene and the White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.
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Censura y control: el plan del Kremlin para aislar a Rusia del mundo digital

La experiencia de navegar por internet en Rusia se ha transformado en una rutina cada vez más limitada y vigilada. Plataformas como YouTube que no cargan, páginas de medios independientes que no se muestran o redes móviles que se interrumpen por horas ya no son fallos técnicos, sino manifestaciones concretas de una política deliberada del Kremlin.
El presidente Vladimir Putin instó al gobierno a “reprimir” los servicios de Internet extranjeros y ordenó a los funcionarios elaborar una lista de plataformas de estados “hostiles” que deberían ser restringidas.
Desde hace más de una década, el gobierno ruso ha desplegado una estrategia progresiva para someter el espacio digital a su control. A través de una combinación de legislación restrictiva, vigilancia masiva y presión sobre empresas tecnológicas, busca asegurar que el contenido disponible en línea se adecue a los lineamientos oficiales. Esta tendencia se intensificó tras las protestas de 2011-2012, cuando internet fue una herramienta clave para la organización ciudadana y la crítica al poder.
El objetivo es claro: construir una infraestructura digital que pueda ser aislada del resto del mundo. En paralelo, se han perfeccionado herramientas de inspección profunda de paquetes (DPI) y sistemas de censura selectiva, inspirados en el modelo chino del “Gran Cortafuegos”.
La invasión a gran escala de Ucrania en 2022 aceleró este proceso. X, Facebook, Instagram, Signal y otros servicios quedaron bloqueados. También se intensificó la persecución del uso de redes privadas virtuales (VPN), las únicas herramientas capaces de sortear las restricciones.
El acceso a YouTube, plataforma utilizada tanto para el entretenimiento como para el activismo opositor —incluido el canal de Alexei Navalny—, fue limitado intencionalmente. Según el Kremlin, la interrupción se debió a la falta de mantenimiento de equipos por parte de Google, pero expertos en derechos digitales señalan que se trató de una acción deliberada.
Empresas como Cloudflare y proveedores occidentales de servicios de alojamiento web también han sido objeto de restricciones, forzando a muchos sitios rusos a trasladarse a servidores nacionales, donde la vigilancia y el control estatal son mayores.

Una reciente legislación rusa amplía la criminalización de búsquedas en línea de materiales considerados “extremistas”. La definición es amplia e incluye desde contenidos LGBTQ+ hasta las memorias de Navalny. Aunque todavía es difícil rastrear búsquedas individuales a gran escala, los expertos advierten que unos pocos juicios bastan para sembrar el miedo.
El uso de WhatsApp, que tenía más de 97 millones de usuarios mensuales en abril, también está en la mira. Legisladores oficialistas amenazan con su posible bloqueo y promocionan MAX, una nueva aplicación de mensajería nacional creada por la red social VK. La aplicación, todavía en etapa beta, permite enviar mensajes, pagar servicios y acceder a trámites estatales, pero establece que los datos de los usuarios pueden ser compartidos con las autoridades.
Además, una nueva ley exige que MAX venga preinstalada en todos los smartphones vendidos en Rusia, mientras se incentiva a instituciones públicas y empresas a migrar sus comunicaciones a esta plataforma.

El Estado también ha avanzado en consolidar el ecosistema técnico de la red. Aumentó drásticamente el costo de las licencias para proveedores de internet y concentra más de la mitad de las direcciones IP en siete grandes empresas, entre ellas Rostelecom, de propiedad estatal.
Según Human Rights Watch, estas medidas buscan sofocar la infraestructura independiente, y reflejan años de aprendizaje técnico y adaptación del gobierno ruso. La combinación de sanciones occidentales y la salida de empresas tecnológicas tras la invasión a Ucrania ha facilitado este proceso.
Aunque Rusia aún no ha alcanzado el nivel de aislamiento digital de China, se acerca cada vez más. Las interrupciones puntuales de servicios como WhatsApp y Telegram durante el último julio podrían ser ensayos para bloqueos futuros.
El abogado y activista Sarkis Darbinyan advierte que el único modo de imponer aplicaciones como MAX será “cerrar y sofocar” toda alternativa extranjera. Sin embargo, recuerda que los hábitos de uso de internet no se transforman fácilmente: “Estos hábitos se adquirieron durante décadas, cuando internet era rápido y libre”.
Desde el punto de vista técnico, Roskomnadzor —el ente regulador estatal— ha logrado avances en la vigilancia y censura del tráfico digital, refinando métodos de inspección y estrangulamiento selectivo del contenido.
Expertos y organizaciones de derechos humanos califican el avance del Kremlin como una “muerte por mil cortes”. En lugar de un apagón abrupto, la estrategia de Moscú apunta a un control paulatino, multifacético y profundo. En ese camino, Rusia está construyendo una red paralela, cerrada al escrutinio externo, y sometida al poder estatal.
El resultado es un ecosistema digital en retroceso, donde el acceso a información libre se reduce progresivamente y donde las consecuencias por buscar, leer o compartir ciertos contenidos pueden ser graves. Un internet cada vez menos global y más ruso.
(Con información de AP)
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