The Justice Department just sued the City of Philadelphia over a new local law that would dictate how federal law enforcement officers operate inside city limits. This is a civil complaint filed in federal court. No judge has ruled yet, and DOJ is asking the court to step in before the law takes effect. The named defendants are the City of Philadelphia, Mayor Cherelle Parker, District Attorney Lawrence Krasner, and City Solicitor Renee Garcia. The target is Bill No. 260060, which DOJ says is set to go into effect next month unless a court grants relief. Justice Department Files Complaint Challenging Philadelphia Mask Ban and Identification Requirements for Federal Officers and Vehicles “It is disappointing to see the city where our Constitution was born so egregiously violate its separation of powers by criminalizing the work… pic.twitter.com/zi9OVeDtIe — DOJ Civil Division (@DOJCivil) June 18, 2026 According to the Justice Department, the city law tries to regulate federal officers in three main ways: masks, visible identifiers, and vehicles. DOJ says Philadelphia is attempting to criminally prohibit federal officers from wearing masks or facial coverings, force individual identifiers onto officers, and bar the use of unmarked vehicles during federal operations inside the city. The department argues those rules would put federal officers and their families at risk at a time when law enforcement has faced harassment, doxing, and violence connected to federal enforcement work. The release also identifies the measure as Bill No. 260060, titled “Prohibition on Law Enforcement Secreting Their Identity,” and says it is set to take effect next month without court relief. Philadelphia’s own mayor and city solicitor openly questioned the bill’s legal problems, including whether the city had authority to regulate federal officers carrying out federal duties inside the city. That is the heart of this fight. Masks and facial coverings are not vanity items for agents working sensitive operations. They can protect officers and their families from being identified, tracked, and targeted. The birthplace of our Constitution, Philadelphia, needs a reminder that cities cannot regulate federal law enforcement under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. https://t.co/SXBOo30oto pic.twitter.com/1MGC8GSv7N — Brett Shumate (@AAGShumate) June 18, 2026 The legal core of the case rests on the Supremacy Clause and the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity. The federal complaint argues that a city has no authority to regulate the operations of federal law enforcement under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. The complaint says the challenged provisions are set to take effect July 7, 2026, and would apply municipal standards to federal officers doing federal work in Philadelphia. DOJ says violations could become criminal offenses punishable by jail time, while also exposing the employing federal agency to civil liability for how its officers operate. The filing names the FBI, DEA, ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, and Customs and Border Protection as examples of federal agencies whose officers operate inside states and cities while carrying out federal duties under national authority and federal command structure. It also argues that federal agencies, not city officials, control uniforms, safety equipment, vehicle identification rules, and operational policy for those officers. In other words, this is much bigger than one local fight over masks. It is about whether a city can write criminal rules for federal officers and then threaten them for following federal policy. Federal immigration enforcement under President Trump has run into a wall of local resistance, and Philadelphia has been one of the loudest holdouts. A local mask ban and identification mandate aimed at federal agents fits that pattern. “Today we regrettably had to sue the birthplace of this great Nation,” said @ASGWoodward. “But we will not sit by while Philadelphia flagrantly violates our Constitution, seeking to criminally punish our Nation’s law enforcement heroes merely for doing their job.” https://t.co/lV6g0t4lgB — U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 18, 2026 DOJ is treating the Philadelphia law as part of a broader push by state and local governments to interfere with federal law enforcement. The department said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has directed the Civil Division to identify policies that impede lawful federal operations. The case is now in the hands of a federal judge, and the clock is running. If DOJ is right, no city gets to rewrite the rules for federal officers and back it up with criminal charges. Philadelphia may have tried to make life harder for federal agents. Now the Justice Department is making Philadelphia defend that move in federal court. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post DOJ Hauls Philadelphia Into Federal Court Over New Law Targeting Federal Agents appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

The Department of Homeland Security is going public to pressure New York sanctuary officials over a man it does not want walking free. On June 18, 2026, DHS said ICE lodged a detainer asking New York officials not to release Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes and instead to turn him over to federal custody. DHS identifies Reyes as a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador. He is charged with rape, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child in Huntington, New York. According to DHS, the alleged assault happened on June 6, 2026, while a 16-year-old girl was walking home. LONG ISLAND RAPE: Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes, a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador, has been charged with raping a 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL. The assault happened while the girl was walking home. After she refused to give Reyes her number, he forced her into an alley and… https://t.co/8KhxxJp06s pic.twitter.com/XtY9hdi68O — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 18, 2026 The detail that should stop any honest official cold is this man’s immigration history. DHS says Reyes entered the country illegally and that a Justice Department immigration judge issued a final order of removal against him on July 10, 1998. That order is older than the girl he is accused of attacking. Daily Wire reporter Jennie Taer also traced the same timeline from the DHS account to the Huntington charge. SCOOP: An illegal immigrant who was supposed to be deported nearly three decades ago allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in New York as she was walking home, @DHSgov tells @realDailyWire 59-year-old Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes, of El Salvador, allegedly approached the teen… pic.twitter.com/ej0wwqwofS — Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) June 18, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security laid out the case and the numbers behind it. ICE asked New York to honor the detainer and hand Reyes over instead of releasing him back onto the street. DHS framed it as a direct request to sanctuary politicians, not a quiet bureaucratic filing. The agency tied the case to a larger pattern. It says New York’s refusal to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 6,947 criminal illegal aliens since January 20, 2025, as of December 1, 2025. DHS lists what those released individuals were tied to. Among them: 29 homicides, 2,509 assaults, 199 burglaries, 305 robberies, 392 dangerous-drug offenses, 300 weapons offenses, and 207 sexual-predatory offenses. As of December 1, 2025, DHS says 7,113 aliens in New York jurisdiction custody had active detainers. Each of those is a federal request that sanctuary policy can override. That is the cost of the policy, spelled out in plain figures. Local reporting fills in the court timeline. News12 Long Island reported that Reyes was indicted on Tuesday, June 16, in connection with the Huntington case and that prosecutors say the attack happened as the teen walked on New York Avenue. The outlet also reported that Reyes is charged with rape, sexual abuse, and endangering the welfare of a child, with ICE lodging a detainer to take custody of him after the local prosecution. News12 said he is due back in court on July 21 and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the top count in Suffolk County court. That local timeline matters because DHS is pressing New York before any custody decision can turn into another release fight. The charges are allegations, and Reyes is entitled to his day in court like anyone else. But the immigration math is not an allegation. A man who was ordered removed in 1998 was still in the country in 2026 to be charged at all. Sanctuary policy is the variable that decides what happens next. Honor the detainer and ICE takes custody of a man who already exhausted his legal right to be here. Refuse it and the decision goes back to a local jail and a release date. President Trump’s DHS is betting that putting the choice in public makes it harder for New York officials to quietly let go of someone they were warned about. The girl who was walking home on June 6 did not get a say in any of this. The least the officials holding Reyes can do now is pick up the phone. The post DHS Tells New York Sanctuary Officials: Do Not Release This Accused Child Rapist appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Federal prosecutors in Washington just unsealed a 21-count indictment charging 14 people in an alleged crack and powder cocaine trafficking conspiracy that operated right next to an elementary school. According to the Justice Department, the crew sold drugs near Hendley Elementary School in Southeast D.C., close to 4th Street SE and Chesapeake Street SE. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the traffickers were dealing crack cocaine about 300 feet from the school. Three hundred feet. That is the kind of number that should end any debate about whether D.C. needed a serious law-and-order crackdown. Today, my office took over a dozen drug traffickers off residential streets. These traffickers showed zero regard for the wellbeing of our community, even selling crack cocaine about 300 feet from an elementary school. This office will continue to pursue serious sentences for… https://t.co/Lrw8qG5Yyt pic.twitter.com/4ZMONqFP8A — US Attorney Pirro (@USAttyPirro) June 17, 2026 The Justice Department announced the charges on June 17, 2026, after law enforcement executed court-authorized residential search warrants at 15 locations across D.C. and Maryland. All 14 indicted defendants were arrested, and each is charged with conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of cocaine base and 500 grams or more of powder cocaine within 1,000 feet of the school. Prosecutors say the defendants sold crack in the presence of school-aged children walking to and from Hendley Elementary, turning a residential corridor into an open-air drug market. DOJ says investigators recovered 28 firearms, 2.4 kilos of crack cocaine, one kilo of powder cocaine, 29 grams of fentanyl, and 12 pounds of marijuana. The department also tied the case to the Homeland Security Task Force initiative, which brings federal agencies together to target cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and neighborhood crime crews that threaten public safety. That gives the case a broader D.C. public-safety frame: school-zone drugs, armed crews, and federal charges moving together. Twenty-eight guns in one neighborhood operation. Those are weapons that are no longer in the hands of people allegedly running drugs past kids on their way to school. Today, @USAttyPirro announced that a 21-count federal indictment was unsealed charging 14 defendants in connection with a conspiracy that allegedly distributed crack and powder cocaine near Hendley Elementary School in Southeast Washington. Read more here:… pic.twitter.com/bz3vnRQznM — U.S. Attorney DC (@USAO_DC) June 17, 2026 This is what coordinated enforcement looks like. The FBI’s Washington field office, the Metropolitan Police, DEA Washington, the Marshals Service, and other agencies all worked the case together. That is the model President Trump and Pirro have been pushing in the nation’s capital: federal muscle and local police pulling in the same direction instead of working around each other. For years, residents of these neighborhoods were told to live with the open-air dealing. Now the people who allegedly turned a school zone into a drug market are in custody and facing federal charges. More Than a Dozen Defendants Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy: #FBIWFO, @DCPoliceDept, and @DEAWashingtonDC worked together to arrest the defendants, who allegedly distributed crack and powder cocaine near an elementary school in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/KAhEQFjsRV pic.twitter.com/0Gv8VbfxZn — FBI Washington Field (@FBIWFO) June 17, 2026 The indictment contains allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. But the public-safety stakes are obvious. Prosecutors allege schoolchildren were walking past open-air drug activity, and federal and local law enforcement finally moved to shut it down. The post Feds Bust Alleged Crack Crew Selling 300 Feet From a D.C. Elementary School appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

DHS just put a name, a country, and an immigration history on the alleged ringleader of the failed terror plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House. Federal officials say Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez was more than one more man swept up in the case. They say he planned it, organized it, and directed it. They also say he was a Mexican illegal alien who overstayed a visitor visa more than two decades ago, then received DACA under the Obama administration in 2014. That is the new piece of this story, and it changes the political weight of an already horrifying case. Fox News carried the DHS update as the federal terror-plot story continued to widen: The terror plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House was allegedly led by an illegal immigrant, according to DHS. Officials say Mexican national Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez was arrested by the FBI in Omaha on the day of the event before ICE lodged a detainer against him.… pic.twitter.com/PVqn4XPM0h — Fox News (@FoxNews) June 18, 2026 The DHS release says Alvarez entered the United States on a B2 visitor visa, failed to leave before that visa expired in December 2001, and remained in the country. The department says the FBI arrested him in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 14, 2026, the same day UFC Freedom 250 was held on White House grounds. ICE has lodged a detainer against him, and DHS says Alvarez also used the alias “Shepherd” in the alleged planning network. The key DHS point is not subtle: federal immigration officials say the man accused of directing a mass-casualty plot at the White House was allowed to remain in the United States for years after a visa overstay, then received DACA protection in 2014. The DOJ had already announced charges against five defendants: Tycen Proper, Bryan Omar Roa, Michael Alan Thomas, Daniel Eskridge, and Alvarez. Prosecutors say the group conspired to carry out a mass-casualty attack against U.S. officials and other people attending the UFC event at the White House. The alleged attack plan was built around explosive drones and sniper fire. According to DOJ, the drones were supposed to force an evacuation, after which snipers would target “high value” people in the fleeing crowd. Federal filings also describe encrypted chats, firearms, ammunition, tactical gear, role assignments, launch points, sniper positions, defendant-specific planning across several states, evidence searches in multiple jurisdictions, and a proposed safe zone at an old church in Nebraska. That is why DHS’s identification of the alleged ringleader matters so much here. Here is the official DHS post on Alvarez and the detainer: The alleged RINGLEADER of the failed terror attack targeting UFC Freedom 250 is an ILLEGAL ALIEN. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, from Mexico, planned, organized, and directed the planned attack. He was arrested by the @FBI on June 14, and @ICEgov has lodged a detainer against him.… https://t.co/yhwCNYmwdc pic.twitter.com/VWP1rTFBnr — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 18, 2026 DOJ says Alvarez was identified as the person using the “Shepherd” handle in the encrypted chat app used to plan the White House attack. Investigators say he provided directions for the old-church safe zone, gave instructions for routes and pickup locations, and discussed drone launch points and sniper positions. Other defendants are accused of bringing different pieces to the alleged operation, including rifles, handguns, ammunition, tactical equipment, drone-related planning, and encrypted communications. The charges, if proven, point to something far beyond political venting or online fantasy: federal officials allege this was a coordinated plan to kill people at a White House event. The Sun added more detail on the alleged target picture, citing investigators’ review of messages tied to President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Elon Musk. That matters because the alleged operation was built around evacuating high-profile attendees into sniper fire. Netanyahu and Musk did not attend the event. The reported target discussion shows why the White House setting made the case so serious from the start. The event drew thousands of guests and top administration figures, with President Trump, family members, senior officials, and a major public spectacle all concentrated inside a high-security area. A normal venue attack is bad enough; a White House attack with national leaders present carries a different level of consequence. That is exactly the kind of target-rich environment federal protective agencies are supposed to treat as a nightmare scenario, especially after the assassination attempts and threat surge surrounding President Trump in recent years. FOX 5 DC added another important wrinkle: officials had identified 23 people connected to the alleged terror-planning network, while only five arrests had been announced as of the report. The station also noted that Alvarez had first been identified in court records as a foreign national after consenting to consular notification, before DHS supplied the Mexican nationality, visa-overstay, and DACA details. FOX 5 DC said the White House and FBI declined to comment on the whereabouts of others involved in the group chat, pointing questions back to DOJ. That means the five arrests are the public-facing part of the case for now, while the investigative picture may be larger than the names already charged and still developing behind the scenes. One filing-focused thread pulled together the broader defendant list and alleged operational details: All you need to know about the 5 men arrested in the alleged White House-UFC terror plot. Federal filings describe explosive drones, sniper positions, escape routes, rifles, ammo, tactical gear, and a target list reaching the top of U.S. politics. Here are the names. pic.twitter.com/AvvonomstL — Canary Mission (@canarymission) June 19, 2026 The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. That legal presumption matters, and it belongs in every story about criminal charges. But the immigration timeline DHS announced is not some vague rumor. Federal officials are saying the man they accuse of directing a terror plot against a White House event was supposed to have left the country in 2001, was later granted DACA, and is now the subject of an ICE detainer after an FBI arrest. That is a border-security story, a national-security story, and a political accountability story all at once. This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. What are your thoughts? TAP HERE TO ADD YOUR VOTE The post DHS: Accused Ringleader Of UFC Freedom 250 Terror Plot Is Illegal Alien Granted Obama-Era DACA appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.

Some residents in Pearl River County, Mississippi, are urged to evacuate immediately after the Anker Lake Dam reportedly failed on Thursday. “If you are downstream of the dam in Pearl River County, you need to evacuate and seek higher ground NOW. This is a life-threatening Flash Flood Emergency,” digital meteorologist Ryan Hall said. Mississippi, the Anker Lake Dam has failed. If you are downstream of the dam in Pearl River County, you need to evacuate and seek higher ground NOW. This is a life-threatening Flash Flood Emergency. pic.twitter.com/ljWW8KPE4q — Ryan Hall, Y’all (@ryanhallyall) June 18, 2026 WWL-TV shared further: Emergency officials reported the compromised dam around 2:50 p.m. Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Emergency until 5:45 p.m. Those living near the dam, or along McNeil Steephollow Road South to West Union Road between I-59 and Ceasar Road, are encouraged to move to higher ground immediately. The advisory also includes those living near the following waterways: Dutch Branch, Playground Branch, Moran Creek, Kennedy Creek, Cowpen Creek, East Hobolochitto Creek, Hog Branch, Rough Wood Branch, Dead Tiger Creek, Catahoula Creek, Scrub Creek, Wolf River, Granny Branch, Pearl River, Little Hell Creek, Crane Creek, Redfish Creek, Henry Brake, Wooten Creek, Bogue Lusa Creek, Hickory Creek, White Sand Creek, Long Branch, Soloman Creek, Green Brake, Rocky Creek, Cypress Creek, Rowland Branch, West Hobolochitto Creek, Fords Creek, Turkey Creek, Buckley Creek, Mill Branch, Alligator Creek, Hurricane Creek, Lotts Creek, Sheldon Creek, Juniper Creek, Bee Tree Brake, Bay Branch, Mill Creek, Red Creek, Silver Run, Parker Creek, Bogue Chitto, Murder Creek, Pen Branch, Big Branch and George Branch. Flooding is occurring along the East Hobolochitto Creek. Emergency officials say residents should not drive unless they are leaving a flood-prone area or are under an evacuation order. “This is very serious, 15ft kinetic wave flooding is possible in Pearl River County Mississippi! SEEK HIGH GROUND IMMEDIATELY!” the United Cajun Navy stated. This is very serious, 15ft kinetic wave flooding is possible in Pearl River County Mississippi! SEEK HIGH GROUND IMMEDIATELY! https://t.co/CxUj7TpfpQ — United Cajun Navy (@Unitedcajunnavy) June 18, 2026 “A dam failure has been reported in Pearl River County, MS, on Thursday afternoon. Emergency management says that the Anchor Lake Dam has been compromised and as many as 55,000 people are in the path downstream from the failure,” WAFB chief meteorologist Steve Caparotta said. “Those in the path are urged to EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY with a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY in effect,” he added. A dam failure has been reported in Pearl River County, MS, on Thursday afternoon. Emergency management says that the Anchor Lake Dam has been compromised and as many as 55,000 people are in the path downstream from the failure. Those in the path are urged to EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY… pic.twitter.com/GtZX9IHrj4 — Steve Caparotta, Ph.D. (@SteveWAFB) June 18, 2026 “An update on the severe weather and flooding impacting Mississippi: Tragically, a fatality was reported in Franklin County when a county road crew member was killed while assisting with storm cleanup operations. Please pray for the family during this difficult time. The State of Mississippi – including @MSEMA, @MissDPS, and @MDEQ – continues to coordinate response efforts with local emergency managers and deploy resources as requested. Water rescues have taken place in Harrison County. Multiple roads remain closed in George, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Stone counties,” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves commented. “The dam at Anchor Lake in Pearl River County is currently being monitored. At this time, according to MDEQ, the system is functioning as designed – water is flowing through the primary and auxiliary spillways. However, there is very little storage capacity remaining and there is additional precipitation predicted. If that happens, it could quickly overwhelm the spillways and compromise the structure. MDEQ’s dam safety director is en route to the scene and remains in communication with local officials. Homes within the potential inundation area are being notified by the Pearl River County Emergency Management Administrator. Residents living near the East Hobolochitto Creek basin – particularly those east of Interstate 59 between East Boley Road and West Union Road – are encouraged to move to higher ground and remain alert for changing conditions. Approximately 30 homes are being evacuated as a precautionary measure,” Reeves continued. “Please pray for Mississippi’s road crews, first responders, and emergency managers as they respond to these storms and floods. They are working in incredibly dangerous conditions to keep Mississippians safe. Our entire state is grateful for their efforts. Continue to avoid flooded roadways, monitor emergency alerts, and stay safe!” he added. An update on the severe weather and flooding impacting Mississippi: Tragically, a fatality was reported in Franklin County when a county road crew member was killed while assisting with storm cleanup operations. Please pray for the family during this difficult time. The State… — Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) June 18, 2026 KTBS 3 has more: According to the weather service, East Hobolochitto Creek near the Caesar neighborhood in Picayune was cresting at a moderate flood stage and was expected to reach major flood stage. This rise threatens to submerge multiple homes and businesses in low-lying areas along state Highway 43. Forecasters warned the creek could surpass its all-time record crest of 21.5 feet, which was established on Sept. 2, 2012. The situation at the dam marked one of five flash flood emergencies declared across southern Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday due to the torrential rainfall. Both Stone County and south-central Pearl River County in Mississippi recorded more than 10 inches of rain. In central Louisiana, the southern portion of Avoyelles Parish near Cottonport saw rainfall totals between 12 and 26 inches by Thursday afternoon. Local officials in Avoyelles Parish reported that first responders conducted evacuations in multiple neighborhoods where numerous homes were inundated. The weather service noted that an additional 3 to 6 inches of rain could fall in Avoyelles Parish, with localized rainfall rates potentially reaching 3 to 5 inches per hour. A rare level 4 High Risk advisory for life-threatening flood potential was issued for southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle. Weather service data shows that historically, one-third of all flood-related fatalities and 80 percent of all flood-related damages occur within these high-risk zones. The High Risk area includes Pensacola, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; and the Mississippi cities of Gulfport, McComb, and Hattiesburg. Meteorologists stated that the life-threatening flood threat will persist overnight and into Friday morning. The flash flood danger is expected to move across the South and into the Mid-Atlantic on Friday. A stalled front will maintain the flood risk from Texas to the Deep South, while Arthur’s remnants push the heavy rainfall threat eastward from northern Florida into the Carolinas. The post ALERT: Dam Reportedly Fails Amid Flash Flood Emergency, Residents Urged To Evacuate Immediately appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.