(The Center Square) – Nearly two dozen states are sending National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to help federal immigration officials grapple with an unprecedented surge...
Border Patrol and Shelters in El Paso Overwhelmed
A recent surge of primarily Venezuelan migrants is overwhelming Border Patrol and shelters in El Paso. Large numbers of Venezuelans have come to the U.S. in recent years due to poverty, violence,...
Border Patrol Agents Seizing Record Amounts of Fentanyl, Meth
(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are seizing record amounts of fentanyl and meth in Arizona and Texas brought in by Mexican cartel operatives and foreign nationals...
Budd Proposes Amendment to Hire More Border Agents
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., has proposed an amendment to the Democrats' $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act to redirect funding currently allocated to hire 87,000 new IRS...
Border Patrol Seizes Over $690K of Narcotics in Texas
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers seized nearly 90 pounds of hard narcotics worth more than $690,000 in street value during an enforcement action on July 15,...
Border Patrol Stops Ten Sex Offenders, Hundreds of Pounds of Drugs
In a total of 72 hours, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 15 individuals with criminal histories and seized 170 pounds of drugs. The chief of the CPB voiced his approval of...
60,000 Migrants Reportedly Waiting to Cross Into El Paso
In anticipation of Title 42 being lifted, more than 60,000 migrants have reportedly gathered in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. “And we can only imagine it...
Single Meth Bust Worth $18 Million Seized at Border
According to the U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP), a semi-trailer truck was stopped after it attempted to cross the southern border into Laredo, Texas, from Mexico. On May 6, 33-year-old Luis...
CBP Aprehends Dallas Fugitives with Felony Warrants
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted Silvano Garcia, wanted on an outstanding felony arrest warrant out of Dallas. He was stopped while driving near the Camino Real...
Border Patrol Finds 4-Year-Old with Marijuana Smugglers
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered a 4-year-old boy among a group of suspected unlawful migrants in the early morning of April 12. Reportedly, the individuals were...
Unlawful Border Crossings Continue to Increase
According to United States Customs and Border Protection, unlawful border crossings are up over 69% from last year. Often, unaccompanied children, large groups, or families make the journey across...
$3 Million of Liquid Meth Seized at Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Port of Ysleta Cargo Facility seized 548 pounds of liquid methamphetamine worth an estimated $3 million on the black market on March 30.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest 49-Year-Old Convicted Sex Offender
A convicted sex offender was arrested by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents earlier this month after he was stopped for a check. A look into his records revealed that he had a prior conviction for...
By Mary Dada | Mar 14, 2022
U.S. Border Patrol Releases January Operational Update
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have now released their operational report for January, which states there were 153,941 unlawful migrant encounters in Southwestern United States during...
By Tracy Moseley | Mar 1, 2022
Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Migrants’ Transport, Assault of Officer
A 21-year-old Dallas man is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to transporting non-U.S. citizens into the United States and assaulting a federal officer. According to a February 2 news release...
By Mary Dada | Feb 10, 2022
243 Pounds of Prohibited Bologna Confiscated by El Paso Border Patrol
At the Paso Del Norte and Ysleta border crossings in El Paso, agricultural specialists confiscated a significant amount of prohibited pork bologna on two different occasions. On January 13, at the...
Federal Border Funding to be Used for ‘Clean-Up’ and Improvements
Nearly a year ago, President Biden took office and discontinued the building of the southern border wall. Efforts to address the halted construction have now begun. U.S. Customs and Border...
Two Arrested in Methamphetamine Smuggling Attempt At Border
Two American citizens are in federal custody after border police said that they allegedly attempted to smuggle roughly $3,061,000 worth of methamphetamine into Texas. These two separate smuggling...
By Jose Nino | Dec 20, 2021
Over 100 Groups Call on DOJ to Intervene in Abbott’s Operation Lone Star
More than 100 immigrant and civil rights advocacy groups are calling on the federal government to intervene in Texas Governor Greg Abbott's border security initiative, Operation Lone Star. Abbott...
October Stats Show Decrease in Border Arrests
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), published numbers showing the month of October experienced a drop in the number of arrests of unlawful migrants. Overall, Fiscal Year 2021,...
By Jose Nino | Nov 23, 2021
US Senators Introduce Legislation to Oversee Border Patrol in Texas
Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) last week introduced legislation that calls for enhanced scrutiny of the members of the Border Patrol. The bill was crafted in concert with Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)...
