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DHS: MEXICO-DIRECTED BOUNTIES PUT ON ICE AGENTS IN CHICAGO — UP TO $50K FOR TOP TARGETS

Washington Examiner|18 hours ago
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DHS shared internal DEA information indicating local gangs in Chicago’s Pilsen and Little Village were offered tiered bounties—$5,000 for line ICE officers, $10,000 for mid-level, and $50,000 for high-ranking—to assassinate ICE personnel, allegedly directed from Mexico. The report describes rooftop spotters and radio coordination monitoring law enforcement. The disclosure follows weeks of elevated ICE activity in the Chicago area, heightening operational risk to federal officers. Federal agencies say investigations are ongoing.

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FORMER CBP OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY: $700K BRIBES, 250 MIGRANTS SMUGGLED, 32 KG COCAINE

Manuel Perez Jr., a former CBP officer in El Paso, pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery, human smuggling, and drug trafficking. Prosecutors say he took more than $700,000 in bribes and luxury items, helped smuggle over 250 migrants through the Paso Del Norte Bridge across multiple runs in 2023–2024, and conspired to distribute more than 32 kilograms of cocaine that reached other states. He was arrested in February; alleged conduct stretches back to 2019. DHS condemned the betrayal of the badge; CBP stressed that the vast majority of officers serve with honor. Sentencing is pending.

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