(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are apprehending individuals on the federal terrorist watch list, those with criminal convictions and wanted by law enforcement, and...
Over $4 Million in Methamphetamine Seized at Border
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $4,300,000 worth of methamphetamine last week. “Our CBP officers relied on their...
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...
Situation Along Southern Border Allegedly Worsening
According to CBP, in 2021, Border Patrol agents reported 1.6 million criminal encounters along the southern border. That was up from 450,000 the year before. In 2022, to date, CBP says 1.2 million encounters.
Title 42 Ending, Eagle Pass Sets Up Tents
Officers in Eagle Pass, Texas, are setting up a tent compound in anticipation that the CDC may end Title 42 next week, according to reports from The Daily Mail. The tent complex is meant to aid...
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...
Texas Border Security Efforts Get Boost Due to Federal COVID-19 Funds
Texas border security efforts, including Operation Lone Star, received a significant boost on April 29 with the transfer of $495.3 million in funding. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor...
By Mary Dada | May 4, 2022
CBP Stops Terror Suspects at Southern Border
In 2021, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) took twenty-three people into custody whose names appeared in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB). The TSDB contains the list of people the U.S....
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...
Increased Inspections at Border Draw Protest
On the morning of April 12, a long line of trucks waited on both sides of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge along the border between Texas and Mexico. Officials from the United States Customs...
$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.
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
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...
$358K of Meth Seized by Border Patrol Officers
On Monday, January 3, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized nearly eighteen pounds of methamphetamine at the Los Indios International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas. According to a...
Border Agents Seize Over $681,000 in Illicit Substances
On December 4, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it conducted several drug seizures at the Brownsville Port of Entry. According to Hayden Sparks of The Texan, the...
By Jose Nino | Dec 15, 2021