U.S. Secret Service Arrests Illegal Alien with Guns in Vehicle Near the White House

 

This criminal illegal alien, released into our country by the Biden Administration, claimed he heard voices in his head telling him to kill President Trump

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Secret Service (USSS) officers arrested an illegal alien from Venezuela who had multiple guns in his vehicle near the White House and threatened to kill President Donald Trump.

On Thursday evening, November 5, Secret Service officers approached the suspect when they saw him acting suspicious in his car while parked on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. When they confronted the suspect, he said that he heard voices in his head telling him to come to Washington, D.C. and kill President Trump. The officers then discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen, and the suspect admitted to having weapons in his vehicle. Upon discovering three different firearms – including one rifle – as well as dozens of rounds of ammunition, the officers arrested the suspect.

The weapons and ammunition retrieved from the suspect’s car, including an AR-15 style weapon, a Mac 10, and a Glock 43X 

The suspect, Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos, is an illegal alien from Venezuela.

Ronny Yordrix Guanipa Chrinos 

Chrinos has been charged with carrying a rifle outside of a home or business, THREE counts of unlawful transportation of a firearm, THREE counts of unregistered firearms, THREE counts of unregistered ammunition, possession of certain dangerous weapons, carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, theft, and receiving stolen property. Following his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Chrinos with the U.S. Marshals Service, where he is currently in custody.

“Thanks to our brave Secret Service officers, this illegal alien with three firearms in his vehicle was arrested near the White House before he could harm anyone,” said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “On top of threatening President Trump, he is an illegal alien from Venezuela who had no business being in our country in the first place. This is just an example of the incredible work done by the men and women of the Secret Service every single day as they put their lives on the line to protect our nation’s leaders. It’s an honor to work alongside Director Sean Curran and all of the patriots at the U.S. Secret Service.”

“This is the latest example of Secret Service personnel relying on extensive training and experience to deescalate a volatile situation that posed an imminent threat to our protectees and other Americans,” said U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran. “This incident reflects the heightened threat environment in which we operate, as well as the continued number of armed individuals who are drawn to the White House complex. While our personnel are trained to respond to situations like this and we remain confident in our tactics, we are alarmed by the increase in threat cases that continue to arise. The Secret Service will continue expanding our focus on proactively investigating and identifying individuals who make threats to our protectees, in order to disrupt threats before they arrive in Washington.”

Chrinos illegally entered the United States through Texas in March 2024 and was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol. He was then RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration.

Speaker Julie Menin Announces Emergency Council Hearing on Residential Fires and Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Practices

 

Following sharp rises in fatal and battery-related fires, Council will hold major joint oversight hearing on existing laws, enforcement, and potential new legislation

 Today, Speaker Julie Menin announced that the New York City Council will hold a joint oversight hearing on November 20 to examine residential fire safety, following a concerning increase in fatal fires, including battery-related fires, across the city.

The hearing will be led by Speaker Menin; Council Member Joann Ariola, Chair of the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management; and Council Member Pierina Sanchez, Chair of the Committee on Housing and Buildings.

During the hearing, the Committees will conduct oversight on existing laws to ensure they are being enforced properly and that the public is being educated on best fire safety practices and lithium-ion battery storage. The Council will hear testimony from city agencies, fire safety experts, advocates, workers, and members of the public as it evaluates approaches to improving fire safety within New York City’s residential buildings.

“The recent building fires in Sunset Park and in the South Bronx, which collectively claimed the lives of 10 New Yorkers, are heartbreaking tragedies that underscore the urgent need for action to prevent further loss of life,” said Speaker Julie Menin. “As e-bikes and e-scooters continue to become a more common mode of transportation by commuters and delivery workers throughout our city, we must confront the serious fire safety risks posed by lithium-ion batteries. Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe in their home, and the Council will take action to strengthen safety measures and prevent future tragedies.”

In Fiscal Year 2026, structural residential fires went up by six percent — going from 20,180 fires in Fiscal Year 2025 to 21,475 in Fiscal Year 2026, according to the Mayor’s 2026 Management Report. So far in calendar year 2026, there have been a total of 406 battery fires, in comparison to 241 battery fires over the same period in 2025. FDNY reported that this year there have been nine deaths and 70 people injured due to battery fires.

This week, a deadly fire in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park tragically took the lives of six people and injured nine others. Just a week earlier, in late October, an e-bike battery caught fire in a Bronx apartment complex, killing four members of a family, including an 11-year-old boy.

Relevant existing laws on residential fire and lithium-ion battery safety include:

•    Local Law 38/2023: Requires the FDNY, in consultation with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), to develop and conduct an information campaign to educate the public on the fire risks posed by powered mobility devices such as e-bikes and electric scooters.
•    Local Law 39/2023: Restricts the sale, lease, or rental of powered mobility devices, such as e-bikes and electric scooters, and storage batteries for the devices that fail to meet recognized safety standard certification.
•    Local Law 40/2023: Requires the FDNY to submit five reports (one per year for five years) related to fire risks associated with powered mobility devices, such as e-bikes and electric scooters.
•    Local Law 41/2023: Requires DCWP to develop and publish educational materials on e-bike safety risks and mitigation measures for delivery workers.
•    Local Law 42/2023: Restricts the assembly and reconditioning of lithium-ion batteries with cells removed from used batteries, and their commercial sale.
•    Local Law 131/2023: Requires the establishment of a program for individuals to receive new powered mobility devices (electric scooters, electric bicycles, etc.) or lithium-ion batteries for use in such devices that meet relevant fire safety standards.

Watervliet New York Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 120 Months

On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release from prison. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam made the announcement. 

“Nearly 4,000 fentanyl pills, thousands of potential lethal doses, all for an $8,500 payday,” said DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam. “Eric Hines chose profit over human lives, but thanks to the tireless efforts of our DEA Special Agents, those deadly pills never reached our streets. Make no mistake; those looking to poison our communities will be pursued, targeted and prosecuted. The DEA remains committed to saving lives and holding accountable those looking to take them.”

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarcone said: “I thank the Special Agents at the DEA for their steadfast pursuit to track down and remove those who seek to profit from selling deadly substances in our community. This prosecution is part of our continued commitment to those in the Northern District of New York to fight fentanyl from flowing onto our streets and bring to justice the dealers who push this poison.”  

The case was investigated by the DEA. 

California Laboratory and Its Owner Pay $1.25M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks to Marketers

Clinical laboratory Lab Genomics LLC based in Fountain Valley, California, and its owner, Leena Dalal, have agreed to pay $1.25 million to the United States to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying illegal kickbacks to marketers.

“The payment of kickbacks compromises the integrity of our healthcare programs,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “The Department will continue to pursue enforcement against those who profit from such unlawful kickback arrangements.”

“It is unlawful to evade the safeguards that protect federal health care programs,” said U.S. Attorney Eric Grant for the Eastern District of California. “Our office is committed to exposing and addressing such schemes, and we will continue to hold accountable those who knowingly violate the Anti Kickback Statute.”

“Kickback schemes undermine the integrity of federal health care programs by placing financial incentives ahead of independent medical decision-making,” said Acting Deputy Inspector General for Investigations Miranda L. Bennett of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). “When laboratories use unlawful compensation arrangements to generate referrals, they jeopardize the public’s trust and misuse taxpayer-funded health care dollars. HHS-OIG will continue working with our law enforcement partners to investigate these schemes and hold accountable those who seek to profit through conduct that violates federal law.”

The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration to induce referrals of items or services covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded healthcare programs. It is intended to ensure that medical providers’ judgments are not compromised by improper financial incentives and are instead based on the best interests of their patients. Claims that are knowingly submitted in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute are ineligible for payment and can violate the False Claims Act.

Under the settlement with the United States, Lab Genomics and Dalal have agreed to pay $1,250,000 to resolve allegations that from January 2020 through September 2022, Lab Genomics and Dalal knowingly and willfully paid value and volume-based commissions to three independent contractor marketers to induce them to arrange for or recommend that healthcare providers order and refer laboratory tests to Lab Genomics. The settlement resolves allegations that Lab Genomics and Dalal knew that such payments did not comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute, and structured invoices to the marketers to mask the commission payments by making it appear that Lab Genomics was paying flat fees.

The settlement resolves certain allegations in a lawsuit originally filed by Sunil Wadhwa and Ken Newton under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, which permit private parties to sue on behalf of the United States for false claims and share in a portion of the Government’s recovery. Relators will receive $225,000 of the proceeds from the settlement. The qui tam case is captioned United States ex rel. Wadhwa and Newton v. Admera Health, LLC, et al. (E.D. Cal.). The United States previously resolved similar allegations against Admera Health LLC and NEXT Bio-Research Services LLC d/b/a Next Molecular Analytics. 

The settlement announced today was the result of a coordinated effort between the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern District of California, with assistance from HHS-OIG. It was handled by Trial Attorney Elizabeth J. Kappakas in the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch (Fraud Section) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine J. Swann in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.

The government’s pursuit of these matters illustrates the government’s emphasis on combating healthcare fraud. One of the most powerful tools in this effort is the False Claims Act. Tips and complaints from all sources about potential fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement can be reported to the Department of Health and Human Services, at 1-800-HHS-TIPS (800-447-8477).

This year the Administration launched the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and the National Fraud Enforcement Division to enhance the Administration’s war on fraud, waste, and abuse in federal programs. When unscrupulous actors exploit these programs for their own financial gain, they defraud the government, harm the people these programs are designed to aid and protect, and undermine American businesses that play by the rules. The Civil Division’s FCA enforcement plays a critical role in combatting such fraudulent schemes, recovering billions of dollars for the American taxpayers, and holding wrongdoers accountable. FCA matters will continue to be on the forefront of the battle against fraud, and the Civil Division’s FCA work will support and advance the mission of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and the National Fraud Enforcement Division.

The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability. 

Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Notify Local Officials of Obligation to End Immigration Detention Contracts

 

Local Cops, Local Crimes Act Prohibits Local Jails from Housing Civil Immigration Detainees Starting November 25 

New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Hochul today announced that the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Office of Immigrant Trust (OIT) sent a letter to county executives and sheriffs across New York state providing them with guidance about their legal obligation to end any agreement to house or detain people for federal civil immigration violations by November 25, 2026. Under the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, passed by the New York legislature and signed by Governor Hochul in May, local governments are prohibited from housing civil immigration detainees in local correctional facilities on behalf of federal immigration authorities, and have until November 25 to unwind those agreements.  

“Local officials should not be doing the work of federal immigration authorities,” said Attorney General James. “New York passed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act because taxpayer resources should be dedicated solely to keeping our communities safe. My office is providing guidance to help local officials understand their obligations under the law and ensure they meet the deadline.” 

“When I signed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act into law, I made it clear that our local law enforcement should be focused on protecting New Yorkers and keeping dangerous criminals off our streets, not helping ICE carry out their aggressive deportation agenda,” said Governor Hochul. “Allowing ICE to utilize our local jails for civil immigration detention does not make our communities safer. Today’s reminder ensures that counties across the state are prepared to fully wind down any agreement that gives federal agents access to local jails in New York.”

The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, signed into law on May 27, 2026, bars any local government or law enforcement agency from entering into, modifying, renewing, extending, or remaining in any contract, intergovernmental service agreement, or other formal or informal agreement to house or detain people for federal civil immigration violations. The law requires any agency with a prohibited agreement to use its termination provision by November 25, 2026, three months after the law’s effective date. After that date, any such agreement is void and unenforceable under state law. If an agreement covers both criminal and civil detention, the agency must end the portion that allows detention for federal civil immigration violations. 

Governor Hochul and Attorney General James emphasize that the law does not prevent a local agency from contracting for detention space for people facing pending federal criminal charges, as long as the agreement does not include detention solely for a federal civil immigration violation. It also does not stop any agency from complying with a state or federal court order or judicial warrant. The letter asks county executives and sheriffs to inform OIT of the steps they have taken to comply with the law or confirm that they do not have prohibited agreements.  

The OIT is authorized to receive complaints, conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, and bring civil actions to ensure compliance with state law. New Yorkers who believe a state or local agency, employee, contractor, school, or other covered entity has violated state laws on civil immigration enforcement should file a complaint online. New Yorkers who witness federal enforcement actions anywhere in the state should report them through OAG’s federal action portal at ag.ny.gov/federal-actions-form.

SANCTUARY INSANITY: New York Sanctuary Politicians Release Illegal Alien Convicted of Robbery and Assault

 

This illegal alien had previously been deported

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement condemning sanctuary politicians in New York after they released an illegal alien whose criminal history includes robbery, assault, and other violent crimes.

On October 30, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking officials in New York City to not release from jail Alonzo Reyes-Garcia, who goes by the alias “Alberto Tellez” and is an illegal alien from Mexico. His criminal history includes convictions for third-degree robbery, third-degree assault: recklessly causing physical injury, fourth-degree degree criminal possession of a weapon: firearm/weapon, second-degree criminal contempt: disobeying court, second-degree aggravated harassment: causing physical injury to a family member, and disorderly conduct.

Despite his violent criminal history, New York sanctuary politicians refused to honor the detainer and RELEASED him back onto the streets without informing ICE. He currently remains at-large.

“Sanctuary politicians in New York refused to honor ICE’s detainer and released this illegal alien back onto the streets, despite his criminal convictions for robbery, assault, and other violent crimes,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “American public servants should be dedicated to protecting American citizens, but these heartless sanctuary politicians are sacrificing safety for political power as they prioritize illegal aliens over hardworking Americans. The Trump Administration will always put the American people first, and we will never stop targeting, arresting, and removing illegal aliens in order to make America safe again.”

Reyes-Garcia first illegally entered the United States at an unknown date and location, and was deported after an Immigration Judge issued him a final order of removal on October 31, 2006. He then illegally re-entered the country – a felony – at an unknown date and location.

If you have any information that could lead to the arrest of Alonzo Reyes-Garcia, alias “Alberto Tellez,” please call the ICE tipline at (866) 347-2423.

New York City’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order turning New York City into a shield for violent criminal illegal aliens to reoffend and create more innocent victims.

In December 2025, then-Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with the attorneys general of California and Illinois, putting her on notice for the state’s failure to honor ICE detainers. In response, New York Governor Kathy Hochul punished local law enforcement who did cooperate with ICE by proposing legislation that would bar local police departments from partnering and cooperating with ICE law enforcement, which she signed into law in May 2026. The law took effect on August 25, 2026.

Under Governor Hochul, New York has become a hotbed of illegal alien crime. Some of the recent illegal alien crimes in the sanctuary state include:

• In October, ICE arrested Rudi and Mirabela Lacatusu, an illegal alien couple from Romania, after they were charged with grand larceny for carrying out more than a dozen jewelry thefts across four states. Nassau County Police turned them over to ICE custody.
• In October, two illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic, Dangelo Rafael Jean Caraballo and Sneider Mejia Bautista, repeatedly stabbed an off-duty NYPD detective in an attempted robbery. Both suspects had previously been arrested in New York for crimes including reckless endangerment, reckless driving, possession of burglar’s tools, grand larceny, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, among other crimes, but both had been released before ICE could lodge detainers.
• In June, ICE lodged a detainer for Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes, an illegal alien from El Salvador, after he was arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl in Huntington, New York.
• In April, the New York City Department of Corrections refused to honor an ICE detainer for Roman Ceron Amatitla, an illegal alien from Mexico, who was charged with murder and arson in Queens County, New York.
• In March, ICE arrested Bryan David Tasiguano Leon, an illegal alien from Ecuador and Latin Kings gang member, who had been released by New York sanctuary politicians despite being charged with assault.
• In March, ICE lodged a detainer for Bairon Posada-Hernandez, a four-time deported illegal alien from Honduras, after he was arrested for shoving two bystanders, including an 83-year-old Air Force veteran, onto subway tracks in New York City. The Air Force veteran, Richard Williams, later died of his injuries.
• In January, ICE arrested Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, an illegal alien from Venezuela, who was working as a New York City Council employee despite having a criminal history that includes an arrest for assault.
• In January, ICE arrested Gerardo Miguel-Mora, an illegal alien from Mexico, after he had been released by New York sanctuary politicians despite having a criminal history that includes arrests for strangulation, rape, sexual assault, burglary, grand larceny, and drug possession. 
• In April 2025, ICE lodged a detainer for Felix Jeronimo-Rojas, an illegal alien from Mexico, after he was arrested for raping and robbing a corpse on a New York City subway. Jeronimo-Rojas was sentenced in June 2026 to five years in prison.

In addition to the crimes committed by illegal aliens in New York, the state’s sanctuary policies have had disastrous consequences in other states as well. These include:

• In September, ICE arrested Simranpal Singh, an illegal alien from India, in Pennsylvania who had been issued a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) by Hochul’s New York.
• In March, ICE arrested Sukhdev Singh, an illegal alien from India, after he caused a crash while driving a semi-truck that left a U.S. citizen hospitalized in critical condition in Indianapolis, Indiana. Singh had been given a CDL by Hochul’s New York.
• In October 2025, ICE arrested Anmol Anmol, an illegal alien from India, in Oklahoma. Hochul’s New York had given Anmol a CDL that listed him as “No Name Given Anmol.”
• In August 2023, New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal alien from Venezuela and Tren de Aragua gang member, for recklessly driving a motorcycle with a 2-year-old child who was not wearing a helmet. He was released due to New York’s sanctuary policies, and six months later, Ibarra went on to murder nursing student Laken Riley in Georgia in February 2024.

“Sanctuary Insanity” is a new daily series by the Department of Homeland Security highlighting the insanity of sanctuary politicians releasing criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets to terrorize American citizens.

Governor Hochul Announces Historic Cancer Care Training Partnership Between New York and Puerto Rico Medical Institutions at SOMOS Conference 2026

Partnership Will Advance Medical Innovation and Expand Access to Cutting-Edge Cell and Gene Therapies for Patients in Puerto Rico

Initiative Builds on Existing Relationship Between Buffalo’s Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and San Juan City Hospital / University of Puerto Rico

Governor Hochul today announced the launch of a the Advanced Cell and Gene Therapy Clinical Fellowship, a groundbreaking cancer care training partnership between Buffalo’s Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and San Juan City Hospital / University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center, during the traditional Governor’s Reception at SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico. The new Advanced Cell and Gene Therapy Clinical Fellowship will help drive clinical breakthroughs that benefit patients in Western New York, Puerto Rico and across the country, strengthen Puerto Rico’s capacity to deliver some of the most advanced cancer treatments available, and build a pipeline of highly specialized physicians equipped to bring cutting-edge therapies to patients on the island.

“Expanding access to advanced cancer treatments requires continued investment in research, innovation and the physicians who deliver that care,” Governor Hochul said. “By working with our partners in Puerto Rico, we can help strengthen their ability to provide cutting-edge cell and gene therapies while creating new opportunities for collaboration and discovery at Roswell Park. Bringing our medical institutions together will allow us to make important strides in the fight against cancer.”

This intensive, one-year clinical fellowship will select its inaugural fellow for specialized training at Roswell Park’s world-class facilities in Buffalo. The fellow will gain advanced clinical experience in cellular therapy while benefiting from Roswell Park’s internationally recognized expertise and state-of-the-art research and manufacturing capabilities.

Roswell Park faculty leader Brian Betts, MD, a leukemia specialist who serves as Vice Chair of Strategic Initiatives in Transplant & Cellular Therapy at the Buffalo cancer center, modeled the new program on guidelines established by the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and is in San Juan to meet with San Juan City Hospital officials and Governor Hochul.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

From the world’s first chemotherapy research to the PSA prostate cancer biomarker, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center generates innovations that shape how cancer is detected, treated and prevented worldwide. The Roswell Park team of 4,000+ makes compassionate, patient-centered cancer care and services accessible across New York State and beyond. Rated “Exceptional” by the National Cancer Institute, Roswell Park, founded in 1898, was one of the first NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the country and remains the only one in Upstate New York. To learn more about Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Roswell Park Care Network, visit www.roswellpark.org, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or email ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.

San Juan City Hospital

Is a tertiary-care general medical and surgical institution serving the Municipality of San Juan and communities throughout the island of Puerto Rico. As one of the island's major teaching hospitals, it plays an important role in medical education, clinical training, and healthcare research. The institution is also recognized for its specialized expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of complex medical conditions. Notably, San Juan City Hospital has received a High Performing rating in Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma.

Somos Puerto Rico

The Somos Inc Puerto Rico Conference is a major annual event aimed at uniting the Latino community and raising awareness about public policy issues affecting this demographic. The conference serves as a platform for legislators, scholars, business and labor leaders to address pressing concerns pertinent to the Latino community. The 2026 Somos Conference Theme is "Abriendo Caminos: 40 Years of Legacy, A Future of Possibility", as Somos is celebrating its 40 year anniversary and “Abriendo Caminos” translating to “blazing trails.” 

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