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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Indian national arrested for possessing forged resident card in New York
US Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that an Indian national, Swapnil Ramesh Tejale (34), was arrested and charged with possession of a 'forged alien resident card'. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of USD 2,50,000, according to a statement issued by the US Attorney's Office, Western District of New York. The complaint was filed as a result of an investigation by the US Border Patrol Niagara Falls Station.(REUTERS File Photo for representation) Assistant US Attorney Michael J Smith, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on July 10, 2025, the Niagara Falls Border Patrol Station received a request from the Niagara Falls Police Department to help identify three individuals that they had encountered during a traffic stop, the statement said on July 21. Agents arrived at the scene and questioned the three individuals as to their citizenship. Tejale presented a Lawful Permanent Resident Card but voluntarily admitted that the card was fictitious. It was determined that Tejale was illegally present in the United States without any immigration documents that would allow him to remain in the country lawfully. After Tejale was taken into custody, agents located a Social Security Card in his name. Record checks verified that the Social Security Card was also fictitious. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organisations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The complaint was filed as a result of an investigation by the US Border Patrol Niagara Falls Station, under the supervision of Patrol Agent in Charge Brady Waikal, as per the statement. In a related case, an Indian national residing in Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced on March 5 to six months in prison by a US District Court in Seattle. He was convicted of Conspiracy to Bring in and Transport Certain Aliens for Profit following an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Border Patrol, according to a separate statement issued by ICE.
News18
3 days ago
- News18
Indian held in US for possessing forged alien resident card
New York [US], August 6 (ANI): US Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that an Indian national, Swapnil Ramesh Tejale (34), was arrested and charged with possession of a 'forged alien resident card'. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of USD 2,50,000, according to a statement issued by the US Attorney's Office, Western District of New US Attorney Michael J Smith, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on July 10, 2025, the Niagara Falls Border Patrol Station received a request from the Niagara Falls Police Department to help identify three individuals that they had encountered during a traffic stop, the statement said on July arrived at the scene and questioned the three individuals as to their citizenship. Tejale presented a Lawful Permanent Resident Card but voluntarily admitted that the card was fictitious. It was determined that Tejale was illegally present in the United States without any immigration documents that would allow him to remain in the country lawfully. After Tejale was taken into custody, agents located a Social Security Card in his name. Record checks verified that the Social Security Card was also case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organisations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent complaint was filed as a result of an investigation by the US Border Patrol Niagara Falls Station, under the supervision of Patrol Agent in Charge Brady Waikal, as per the a related case, an Indian national residing in Santa Rosa, California, was sentenced on March 5 to six months in prison by a US District Court in Seattle. He was convicted of Conspiracy to Bring in and Transport Certain Aliens for Profit following an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and US Border Patrol, according to a separate statement issued by ICE. (ANI)
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The top baby names in California for 2024 is here, and Liam and Mia rule. See the other names
Just wait several years, parents of California. Your child's kindergarten class will be filled with Liams and Mias, which were the most popular names for babies born in the state last year. The Social Security Administration has released the 100 most frequent names for babies born last year in the state. Last year, 2,716 babies were named Liam in California, making it the most popular name for males. As for the most popular female name, there were 1,986 babies born last year named Mia. These names are right in line with national trends, too, with Liam ranking No. 1 and Mia ranking No. 5 for most popular male and female names, respectively. In fact, Liam has continued to be a favorite amongst parents, as it was the second-most popular name for boys in the 2010s, according to the SSA. The names are categorized as names given to male and female babies, and it's based on Social Security Card application data. According to SSA, the data is restricted to cases where the year of birth, sex and state of birth are on record and the name is at least two characters long, and that different spellings of similar names (such as Kaitin versus Kaitlyn) are considered as separate entries. Also, some names are given to both boys and girls, which means the same name could be given a ranking in both categories. So, what are some of the most popular baby names in California? Liam Noah Mateo Santiago Sebastian Julian Oliver Ezra Lucas Ethan Mia Olivia Camila Emma Sophia Isabella Amelia Sofia Luna Gianna Some names grew in popularity from 2023 to 2024, the SSA found. For boys, those names were: Truce Colsen Bryer Halo Azaiah As for girls, those names were: Ailany Aylani Marjorie Scottie Analeia Paris Barraza is a trending reporter covering California news at The Desert Sun. Reach her at pbarraza@ This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: The most popular baby names in California in 2024 have been revealed
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Your Stories Q&A: What documents do I need to bring to DMV to get REAL ID?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — You ask, we answer! Viewer Question: What documents do I need to bring to the DMV to get a REAL ID? The NYS DMV has a great breakdown on its website. If you click on the 'find out what documents you need' button, it will customize the documents you need specific to your situation. This video, posted by the NYS DMV, is also very helpful. Documents you'll need to bring to the DMV Proof of Social Security Status: A few documents apply, including a Social Security Card, W-2, SSA-1099. Two Proofs of New York State Residence: Several documents will work, including your driver's license, utility bill, bank statement, canceled check, W-2, or postmarked mail. Proof of Name and Lawful Status: A Birth certificate or U.S. Passport will suffice. You need to make sure all your documents show the same name. If that's not the case, the DMV lists the following guidance: You will need to bring original or certified copies of documents showing how your name changed (Example: marriage certificate, divorce decree, and/or court-issued documents). If your name has changed multiple times, you must bring multiple documents that link all names. If you have a middle name, your Proof of Birth and Lawful Status document must include it for the name to appear on your permit or license. If you have a suffix, it may appear on any document, but it must appear on at least one. Remember, if you have an Enhanced ID, you do not need to go to the DMV for a REAL ID. An Enhanced license meets REAL ID requirements. Submit a form. Your Stories Q&A: What documents do I need to bring to DMV to get REAL ID? Your Stories Q&A: Is my Social Security number shown when a store scans my REAL ID license? 'Why do you have to live in a war zone if you're not part of the war?': Syracuse landlord frustrated by bullets on his block Your Stories Q&A: When will the new Chick-fil-A open in DeWitt? Your Stories Q&A: When will the rough ramp near Destiny USA get repaired? Do you need a REAL ID by May 7? What to know Your Stories Q&A: Is Byrne Dairy still replacing former TK Tavern in Camillus? Your Stories Q&A: An update on the future of Beck's Hotel in Mexico Your Stories Q&A: When will new comfort food restaurant open in Bridgeport? Your Stories Q&A: $100 million golf course community planned at former Syracuse country club Your Stories Q&A: Utica bakery known for its half-moon cookies opening spot in Manlius After nearly two weeks, hot water returns to Nob Hill Apartments building Your Stories Q&A: A burning question about a flame in Oneida Nob Hill Apartments tenants continue to live without hot water after two weeks Your Stories Q&A: Opening date announced for Salina Starbucks Your Stories Q&A: Something new on the menu for the former Ponderosa in Salina Your Stories Q&A: When will construction finish on the old Hilltop Restaurant and bowling alley in Skaneateles Your Stories Q&A: Dispute over repairing potholes leads to DeWitt, Salina road being closed Your Stories Q&A: Why did the Traveling Gnome Diner in Bridgeport close? Your Stories Q&A: When will trash be cleared from area interstates? Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Fox News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
MORNING GLORY: 'REAL ID' is coming for you
It is my second trip to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles in four days. I admit from the start it is my fault that I had to make two trips. When I traveled two weeks ago, the friendly TSA agents reminded me —repeatedly— that come May 7, I would need to bring my passport as my valid Virginia driver's license was non-compliant with the REAL ID Act. I was vaguely aware that the push for new "REAL" IDs was back, the requirement to obtain one having been suspended during Covid, but unaware that the deadline loomed. So last Thursday I trekked to my local DMV office, bringing along my current, valid, Virginia driver's license, my current, valid passport, my Social Security Card and my birth certificate. Surely, I supposed, that would be enough as I'd been assured I could fly with just the passport by the helpful Team TSA. REAL ID REJECTION BY AMERICANS MAY COME DOWN TO ONE SURPRISING FACTOR I definitely needed the new license because, while a "REAL ID is an optional, upgraded version of your driver's license or ID card that has a star in the right corner," I had no star and no desire to carry my passport everywhere. Not surprisingly, a lot of people want to get their"REAL ID" for as the VA DMV helpfully alerts you: "Beginning May 7, 2025, the federal government will require you to present a REAL ID compliant driver's license or ID card, or another federally approved form of ID, in order to board a domestic flight or enter a secure federal facility or military base (some military bases may already require REAL ID or a federally approved form of ID*)." The DMV opens at 8 AM, so I rolled up last Thursday at 7:30 AM. The line was already more than a dozen people long. An hour later more than 50 good folks were standing in the rope line waiting for one of the three DMV employees assigned to the REAL ID processing. The average processing time was 15 minutes —at the head of the line. You may want to pack a lunch if you get there at official opening time. It had not occurred to DMV to perhaps add some staff for REAL ID deadline days, or reassign others from the standard busy work. No. Just three DMVers on Thursday and three again on Monday. I'd flunked REAL ID eligibility last week because none of my current documents list my home address. I use a P.O. Box for a variety of reasons on my driver's license and had —wrongfully it turns out— thought that as a passport could get me on the plane, my passport plus my driver's license, birth certificate and Social Security card should serve to secure my star, right? Wrong. I needed a utility bill or a mortgage statement or a voter registration card with my home address on it. When I smiled my mild protest that, as a valid passport is sufficient to board a plane, why would it not be sufficient to obtain my "REAL ID" I got the DMV look back. It's the same look at every DMV everywhere. She had heard it all before, but it says on the VIrginia DMV website that I needed documents with my home address. Hadn't I read the DMV website? Ms. DMV sent me home in search of "secondary documents" with my physical address on it. "Your house deed will work" she helpfully offered. I dutifully trooped off to my Registrar of Voters and got a voter card with my home address on it. I added a print out of a utility bill and a print out of my mortgage and returned three days later. And held my breath. The young'n in front of me was getting shot down and was not happy. He'd taken off work. He'd just moved here. He worked remotely and didn't have a boss who could write him a letter with his home address on it. He hadn't opened a bank account. There were unhappy Virginia drivers at windows two and three as well, perplexed that their state government was making it difficult for them to get a new version of their perfectly legal driver's license. Expressing dismay at a DMV counter is a rookie mistake. Never, ever express unhappiness or dissatisfaction of any sort with anyone at any DMV. Ever. It will become a mark in your permanent record, and while nothing else moves quickly among the nation's DMVs, word of troublemakers challenge light speed in their travels. My advice is based on experience with four state DMVs and the District of Columbia DMV (the latter is where crying citizens can be seen on an almost on-demand basis.) So having obtained the paperwork and a promise that the new license would be sent —to my P.O. Box, of course— I decided to search out the original reason for "Real ID." CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Turns out that "The REAL ID Act" was passed in 2005, following recommendations from the 9/11 Commission to set federal standards for state-issued identification. 2005! Now, it's been 20 years since the law passed and almost 24 since 9/11, so the next question is "Why the urgency now?" As far as I can tell from the Transportation Security Agency website, the May 7 deadline is now because it is – there had to be a deadline sometime. It's the same reason that octogenarians are routinely pulled aside for special screening because the buzzer sounds at the TSA station. Doesn't matter if you have "TSA-pre" or "Clear" or have zero luggage and not even a sweater. The buzzer is the virtual guillotine, and there are Madame Defarges everywhere to enforce the buzzer. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Here's the good news. If you entered the country without permission but obtained "Temporary Protected Status" under one of the Biden-era machinations, you too can get a "REAL ID: "Yes, a TPS beneficiary or individual with a pending TPS application can obtain a REAL ID compliant license or identification card: "The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain designated countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States. Eligible individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS." Such folks are eligible for REAL ID. Good to know that. But better to know the passport that will get you on to the plane come Wednesday will not get you a REAL ID. Forewarned is forearmed. Hugh Hewitt is a Fox News contributor, and host of "The Hugh Hewitt Show," heard weekday mornings 6am to 9am ET on the Salem Radio Network, and simulcast on Salem News Channel. Hugh wakes up America on over 400 affiliates nationwide, and on all the streaming platforms where SNC can be seen. He is a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel's news roundtable hosted by Bret Baier weekdays at 6pm ET. A son of Ohio and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Michigan Law School, Hewitt has been a Professor of Law at Chapman University's Fowler School of Law since 1996 where he teaches Constitutional Law. Hewitt launched his eponymous radio show from Los Angeles in 1990. Hewitt has frequently appeared on every major national news television network, hosted television shows for PBS and MSNBC, written for every major American paper, has authored a dozen books and moderated a score of Republican candidate debates, most recently the November 2023 Republican presidential debate in Miami and four Republican presidential debates in the 2015-16 cycle. Hewitt focuses his radio show and his column on the Constitution, national security, American politics and the Cleveland Browns and Guardians. Hewitt has interviewed tens of thousands of guests from Democrats Hillary Clinton and John Kerry to Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump over his 40 years in broadcast, and this column previews the lead story that will drive his radio/ TV show today. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM HUGH HEWITT
