Ex-jail worker accused of aiding New Orleans inmate as manhunt enters 4th week
Darriana Burton, 28, is a former Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office employee and is believed to be the girlfriend of Derrick Groves, a convicted murderer and one of the 10 inmates who escaped on May 16, the Louisiana Attorney General's Office said. She is facing a felony charge of conspiracy to commit simple escape.
Burton is one of at least 16 people who have been arrested and accused of aiding the escape of the inmates — what Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has called the worst jailbreak in recent state history. Most of the inmates were found in the following week of the escape, but two escapees remain at large: Groves and Antoine Massey, who is facing charges of rape, kidnapping and domestic battery.
"We will continue to pursue anyone and everyone who has aided and abetted these criminals. We will find you, arrest you, and prosecute you to the full extent of the law," Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Monday in a statement. "I'd like to thank the U.S. Marshals Service for executing our warrant for this woman. We will arrest all aiders and abettors, and we will eventually get Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves back to prison where they belong."
Two days before the escape, Groves allegedly made a FaceTime video call to Burton using a jail-issued iPad and helped him speak with a man whom police did not identify. The conversation was "intentionally vague" and appeared to coordinate communication on other, unmonitored lines, according to a police affidavit for Burton's arrest.
In another call shortly after, the same man warned Groves against escaping, saying it would be a "bad move" that would trigger a manhunt.
He told Groves to seek release via the judicial system.
According to other police reports, Burton also allegedly "picked up" and transported another fugitive, Lenton Vanburen, to a relative's home during his escape.
Burton began working at the jail in 2022 and was fired the following year after she was arrested on allegations of bringing a folding knife and a bag of Cheetos containing tobacco and marijuana into the jail. The charges were dropped in part due to her lack of criminal history, and she "successfully completed" a pretrial diversion program, the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office told The Associated Press.
"I categorically deny any involvement in introducing contraband into the jail or assisting in any escape," Burton said May 30 in a text message to The AP. "These allegations are false and I intend to fully defend myself through the proper legal channels."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/darriana-burton-arrested-escaped-new-orleans-inmate-derrick-groves/
Justice Department Sues Coffee House for Refusal to Serve Jewish Customers
Monday, June 9, 2025
The Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against Fathi Abdulrahim Harara and Native Grounds LLC, the owners of the Jerusalem Coffee House in Oakland, California.
The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that defendants discriminated against Jewish customers through policies and practices that denied them the full and equal enjoyment of the Jerusalem Coffee House’s services, accommodations, and privileges. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that on two separate occasions, Harara ordered Jewish customers — identified because they were wearing baseball caps with Stars of David on them — to leave the coffee house. During one incident, an employee told a Jewish customer who was trying to make a purchase, “You’re the guy with the hat. You’re the Jew. You’re the Zionist. We don’t want you in our coffee shop. Get out.” During another incident, Harara accused another Jewish customer who was with his five-year-old son of wearing a “Jewish star,” being a “Zionist,” and supporting “genocide.” Harara repeatedly demanded that the customer and his son leave and falsely accused them of “trespassing” to the Oakland police. Neither customer stated anything about their political views to Harara or any other employees while at the coffee house.
The lawsuit also alleges that, on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel, the Jerusalem Coffee House announced two new drinks: “Iced In Tea Fada,” an apparent reference to “intifada,” and “Sweet Sinwar,” an apparent reference to Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of Hamas who orchestrated the attacks on Israel. The lawsuit further alleges that the coffee house’s exterior side wall displays inverted red triangles, a symbol of violence against Jews that has been spraypainted on Jewish homes and synagogues in anti-Semitic attacks.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-coffee-house-refusal-serve-jewish-customers
Major Mexican Narcotrafficker Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison
Monday, June 9, 2025
A Mexican national who operated as a high-level cocaine trafficker was sentenced today to 232 months in prison for directing an international drug trafficking conspiracy.
According to court documents, Jorge Humberto Perez Cazares, also known as Cadete, 41, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was a leader and organizer of a transnational drug trafficking organization that was responsible for shipping multiple tons of cocaine from Central America into Mexico for further distribution into the United States, specifically Los Angeles. Perez Cazares used violence to protect his narcotics shipments and worked with a close affiliate of the co-leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
“Jorge Humberto Perez Cazares was a major Mexican narcotrafficker responsible for shipping multiple tons of cocaine from Central America into Mexico for distribution in Los Angeles,” said Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Drug traffickers like Perez Cazares use violence to profit off bringing poisonous drugs into the United States with no regard for the welfare of our citizens. Today’s sentence demonstrates that the Department of Justice will not rest in bringing drug trafficking leaders to justice.”
“This sentence marks the downfall of a trafficker who fueled violence and addiction on both sides of the border,” said Assistant Director Jose A. Perez of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to target the command structure of these cartels and dismantle their operations.”
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/major-mexican-narcotrafficker-sentenced-nearly-20-years-prison
ICE Dallas leads DHS effort removing 122 illegal aliens aboard Special High Risk Charter flight
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement led a Department of Homeland Security effort of returning 122 illegal aliens to the Peoples Republic of China June 3. The flight manifest included 96 males and 26 females with final orders for removal coming from ICE detention facilities across the country. Ages ranged from 19 to 68.
“Through our interagency partnerships and coordination across ICE field offices, we have successfully removed these individuals, many who were convicted of egregious crimes,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas acting Field Office Director Josh Johnson. “This operation not only enhances the public safety of our communities across the U.S. but also strengthens national security. “Our colleagues at ICE come to work every day to identify, arrest and remove illegal aliens who attempt to circumvent our nation’s immigrations laws.”
As part of its routine operations, ICE arrests aliens who commit crimes and other individuals who have violated our nation’s immigration laws. All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States, regardless of nationality.
Those aboard the flight included illegal aliens convicted of murder/homicide, lewd/lascivious acts with a minor, human smuggling, rape, and drug trafficking.
Notable removals include:
A 47-year-old male with a conviction for murder.
A 49-year-old male with a conviction for drug trafficking.
A 27-year-old male with a conviction for rape.
A 50-year-old female with a conviction for bribery.
A 55-year-old male with a conviction for human smuggling.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-dallas-leads-dhs-effort-removing-122-illegal-aliens-aboard-special-high-risk
ICE Boston arrests Salvadoran gang member in Massachusetts
June 9, 2025
BROCKTON, Mass. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation apprehended a 24-year-old, illegally present Salvadoran national and documented member of the notorious MS-13 criminal gang. Officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston working with agents from ICE Homeland Security Investigations New England and FBI Boston arrested William Alberto Villalobos-Melendez May 14 in Brockton.
U.S. Border Patrol arrested Villalobos Oct. 11, 2016, after he illegally entered the United States near Hidalgo, Texas. USBP determined that Villalobos had entered the U.S. without admission or inspection by an immigration official. USBP issued Villalobos a notice to appear before a Justice Department immigration judge.
On June 12, 2019, a DOJ immigration judge issued ordered Villalobos removed from the United States to El Salvador.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-boston-arrests-salvadoran-gang-member-massachusetts
ICE Philadelphia and law enforcement partners execute worksite enforcement operation at Wyoming Valley Pallets Inc.
June 9, 2025
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Scranton and Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia, FBI Scranton, IRS-Criminal Investigations Scranton, the U.S. Marshals Service Scranton and other law enforcement partners executed a worksite enforcement operation at Wyoming Valley Pallets Inc. in Exeter on June 5. The operation resulted in the administrative arrests of three illegal aliens from Mexico: Miguel Bruno-Vasquez, Vicente Coyotecal Matias and Jesus Gallardo-Bautista. Additionally, Geoli Perez-Santana, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, was arrested. All were illegally working in the United States.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-philadelphia-and-law-enforcement-partners-execute-worksite-enforcement-operation
<take note employers
Individuals across the world can report suspicious criminal activity to the ICE Tip Line 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Highly trained specialists take reports from both the public and law enforcement agencies on more than 400 laws enforced by ICE.
What types of crimes should you report to the ICE Tip Line?
✓ Child Pornography/Exploitation
✓ COVID-19 Fraud
✓ Cyber Crimes
✓ Document and Benefit Fraud
✓ Drug Smuggling
✓ Gang-Related Crimes
✓ Human Trafficking/Smuggling
✓ Human Rights Violators
✓ Illegal Immigration
✓ Import/Export Violations
✓ Intellectual Property Rights Violations
✓ Money Laundering
✓ Terrorism
✓ Worksite Enforcement
If you would like to report suspicious criminal activity:
Call 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) (from U.S. and Canada)
TTY for hearing impaired only: || TTY para personas con discapacidad auditiva solamente: (802) 872-6196
Call 802-872-6199 (from other locations around the globe)
Report Suspicious Criminal Activity
https://www.ice.gov/tipline
Two Are Charged With Stalking an Artist Who Criticized Xi Jinping
June 9, 2025
Two men have been charged with plotting to silence a Los Angeles artist critical of the Chinese government and trying to illegally export sensitive U.S. military technology to China, according to federal prosecutors.
The defendants, Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, a British national who is a permanent U.S. resident, orchestrated a harassment campaign against a U.S.-based dissident artist whom the authorities did not name, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. The two men also tried to smuggle restricted technology into China, the office said.
The target of the harassment plot, the authorities say, was a Los Angeles-based artist who had publicly criticized President Xi Jinping of China. The artist planned to protest against President Xi during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November 2023 in San Francisco. The artist had also created sculptures of President Xi and his wife that, according to a federal complaint, depicted them kneeling, bare-chested, with their hands tied behind their backs.
Mr. Cui and Mr. Miller, who unknowingly hired two F.B.I. agents working undercover, arranged to place a tracking device on the artist’s car and have its tires slashed, prosecutors said in court documents.The two also planned to destroy the artist’s sculptures, though they were unsuccessful, the authorities said.
Mr. Cui and Mr. Miller are currently in custody in Serbia, according to federal prosecutors. It is unclear whether either man has legal representation.
“The United States will seek extradition of Cui and Miller and looks forward to working in partnership with the Republic of Serbia’s Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice,” prosecutors said in a statement.
The two men are also accused of trying to “obtain and export sensitive U.S. military technology to China,” Mr. Bongino added
Around the same time that the two are said to have harassed the artist, they also tried to acquire and smuggle restricted military technology, including air defense radar, drones, missiles and cryptographic devices to China, prosecutors said.
They discussed concealing the equipment in consumer items like blenders and small electronics or shipping it through Hong Kong, according to an affidavit in support of the United States’ request for extradition.
The equipment was to be reverse engineered back in China, according to court documents.
Federal prosecutors said they wired $10,000 as a deposit for a cryptographic device, transferring the money through a U.S. bank account and a courier service.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/us/politics/los-angeles-artist-harassed-criticized-xi-jinping.html
Bondi JUST NOW said this guy has been identified
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/assault-on-a-federal-officer-and-damage-to-government-property
seeking sauce
Hundreds in Dallas protest ICE, the Trump administration in response to L.A. unrest
The most recent series of protests are in response to law enforcement showing up to detain immigrants in workplaces and courthouses, including Dallas.
Federal agents were seen last month arresting people outside immigration court in Dallas. An attorney told KERA News she saw at least three people detained after they were told their cases had been dismissed. She said as soon as they left the courtroom, plainclothes ICE agents were waiting to arrest them.
Texas officers could also be obligated to enforce immigration laws soon under a bill the state Legislature sent to Abbott last week requiring most sheriffs to cooperate with ICE officers.
Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs who run or contract out operations of a jail to request and enter agreements with ICE under a federal law that lets ICE extend limited immigration authority to local law enforcement officers. The bill would cover about 234 of the state’s 254 counties, according to a bill author.
Dallas’s new Police Chief Daniel Comeaux faced backlash in recent weeks after making his first public remarks about immigration by saying DPD will assist federal immigration authorities if asked, according to The Dallas Morning News.
“If our federal partners need us to assist them, we’ll assist them,” Comeaux told The Dallas Morning when asked if he’ll direct Dallas officers to assist ICE officers.
Comeaux made similar comments in an interview with FOX News but has since backtracked, saying it was “taken out of context.”
https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-06-09/dallas-solidarity-los-angeles-rally-ice-trump-protest