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ICE Detains Ex-Mexican Soldier as $70B Bill Passes

6/9/2026

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ICE Detains Martínez

ICE detained former Mexican soldier Enrique Martínez Chávez amid Congress’s approval of a $70 billion ICE funding package.
Enrique Martínez Chávez is being held in Los Angeles and will remain in custody until deportation to Mexico.
Senate Republicans passed the $70 billion ICE funding bill on June 5, 2026 after a late-night vote.
A Mexican judge ordered the Defense Ministry to release 2014 intelligence files after families sued.

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Boutros Dismisses Charges

Federal prosecutors in Chicago improperly influenced grand jurors in the Broadview Six case, prompting a judge’s sharp rebuke.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros dismissed the charges with prejudice after the judge highlighted the grand-jury misconduct.
Former defendants said the indictment caused lasting legal debt, health strain, and damaged reputations.
Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth demanded Boutros’s resignation, prosecutor Ron Safer warning credibility erosion.

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ICE Detains Martínez

ICE detained former Mexican soldier Enrique Martínez Chávez amid Congress’s approval of a $70 billion ICE funding package.
Enrique Martínez Chávez is being held in Los Angeles and will remain in custody until deportation to Mexico.
Senate Republicans passed the $70 billion ICE funding bill on June 5, 2026 after a late-night vote.
A Mexican judge ordered the Defense Ministry to release 2014 intelligence files after families sued.

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