(The National Pulse)—Border Patrol agents have arrested a man they believe to be a leader of Mexican cartel hitmen in Michigan, who has prior arrests for several crimes. Detroit Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Morris announced the arrest of Melquiades Salgado-Garza during an immigration enforcement operation. Salgado-Garza’s criminal background reportedly includes burglary, forgery, and previous immigration violations.
Additionally, over the weekend, agents at the Sault Ste. Marie Station apprehended a suspected member of the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang known for its violent activities, including taking over entire apartment complexes in U.S. cities.
In a separate incident, Border Patrol agents from the Marysville Station arrested a Mexican national who has faced ten prior arrests for illegal entry into the United States since 1999. Authorities are currently processing this individual for removal.
Since the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, border czar Tom Homan and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have orchestrated a wave of arrests, taking over a thousand illegals into custody, including serious criminals.
The arrest of the alleged cartel hitman comes amid claims that the cartels may use explosive drones to target Border Patrol agents. President Donald J. Trump has already declared the cartels foreign terrorist entities, opening the path to U.S. military action against them.
Independent Journalism Is Dying
Ever since President Trump’s miraculous victory, we’ve heard an incessant drumbeat about how legacy media is dying. This is true. The people have awakened to the reality that they’re being lied to by the self-proclaimed “Arbiters of Truth” for the sake of political expediency, corporate self-protection, and globalist ambitions.
But even as independent journalism rises to fill the void left by legacy media, there is still a huge challenge. Those at the top of independent media like Joe Rogan, Dan Bongino, and Tucker Carlson are thriving and rightly so. They have earned their audience and the financial rewards that come from it. They’ve taken risks and worked hard to get to where they are.
For “the rest of us,” legacy media and their proxies are making it exceptionally difficult to survive, let alone thrive. They still have a stranglehold over the “fact checkers” who have a dramatic impact on readership and viewership. YouTube, Facebook, and Google still stifle us. The freer speech platforms like Rumble and 𝕏 can only reward so many of their popular content creators. For independent journalists on the outside looking in, our only recourse is to rely on affiliates and sponsors.
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Independent media is the future. In many ways, that future is already here. While the phrase, “the more the merrier,” does not apply to this business because there are still some bad actors in the independent media field, there are many great ones that do not get nearly enough attention. We hope to change that one content creator at a time.
Thank you and God Bless,
JD Rucker
