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03:01 Duke University warns international students not to leave US even during summer break

Duke University warns international students not to leave US even during summer break - ‘We are advising members of the Duke international community to avoid international travel unless essential,’ read a Duke announcement Friday

17/04 Illegal Alien Arrests at Border Fall to 263 Per Day During Trump's First Two Months -- Down 94 Percent from Last Year

Aggressive enforcement actions along the U.S.-Mexico border led to a nearly 94 percent drop in the apprehension of illegal aliens attempting to enter the United States. The apprehension of migrants by Border Patrol agents fell to approximately 263 per day during the first two months of the Trump administration from more than 4,600 per day during the same period last year. | Border / Cartel Chronic

17/04 Border Patrol Chief: Amount of Drug Seizures Didn't Rise Due to More Smuggling, We're Catching More

On Wednesday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom," Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks said that while drug seizures have increased, | Clips

16/04 New Hampshire lawyer ‘treated like a criminal’ by border patrol after returning from Canada

New Hampshire lawyer ‘treated like a criminal’ by border patrol after returning from Canada - ‘They held us in two separate cells and neither of us had shoes or a jacket. It was freezing,’ the lawyer explained to The Independent Tuesday

07/04 $175K Seized from 21 Romanian Migrants at New Mexico Immigration Checkpoint

El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents seized $175,000 in cash from a group of 21 Romanian nationals at an interior immigration checkpoint in New Mexico. The Romanians are linked to an organized crime network, a Border Patrol official stated. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

04/04 Gulf Cartel Commander Arrested in Texas near Border

Federal authorities arrested a reputed Gulf Cartel commander who was hiding out in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. The cartel commander illegally entered the country and was operating in the region before his arrest. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

03/04 TRUMP EFFECT CONTINUES: March Border Apprehensions Fall to Historic Low Level -- Down 95 Percent from Last Year

Trump officials state that operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border is becoming a reality. The statement follows another month of declining apprehensions of illegal border crossers entering the U.S. from Mexico. The apprehensions fell by more than 1,1oo from February's historic low. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

02/04 Suspected Human Smuggler in Critical Condition After Crashing While Avoiding Border Patrol in Arizona

A suspect involved in an alleged illegal alien smuggling venture is now in an Arizona hospital after crashing his vehicle while fleeing from the U.S. Border Patrol. According to authorities, the unidentified United States citizen was attempting to smuggle three illegal aliens into the United States before crashing the vehicle on Saturday. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

02/04 Document: Migrant ‘recruited’ to drive SUV in deadly canal crash

Two men have been arrested in connection with the deaths of two migrants who were in a packed SUV that plunged into a flooded canal on Friday in the Rio Grande Valley.

01/04 Border Patrol officer gets prison for taking bribes in migrant smuggling plot at Texas port

Officer took bribes to allow migrants to cross the border at an El Paso international bridge, according to prosecutors.

29/03 Convicted Murderer Caught Sneaking into Texas on Train from Mexico

Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a criminal alien during a train check 50 miles inland from the Texas-Mexico border. The man has a criminal history that includes a 2012 murder in North Carolina. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

29/03 ICE Has Nearly 50,000 Illegal Migrants in Detention

Federal data shows that ICE has now has nearly 50,000 detainees as President Trump's promise of mass deportations continues.

27/03 US citizens getting pulled aside: Travelers fear scrutiny at the border is rising

The new administration's crackdown on national security threats and immigration is stirring fear among American travelers crossing U.S. borders.

26/03 WATCH: New 'Bulldozer Trail' Helps Agents Respond in Unsecured Border Region

A new video from the Center for Immigration Studies shows a newly bulldozed roadway for Border Patrol agents to access an unsecured mountainous region of the U.S.-Mexico border more quickly. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

22/03 Two Migrants Used Underwater Propulsion Devices to Illegally Cross Texas Border River

Eagle Pass, Texas, police officers apprehended two men shortly after they illegally crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. The men were wearing wet suits and apparently used underwater propulsion devices to assist their undetected crossing. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

21/03 14 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Busted in DC Metro-Area Raids

A Joint federal operation conducted in the Washington, D.C., Metro area led to the arrest of 14 members of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang. According to Michael W. Banks, Chief of the United States Border Patrol, authorities also arrested one illegal alien suspected of being a member of the Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

21/03 10 Alien Sex Offenders Arrested in Miami Border Patrol Sector

Miami Border Patrol Agents teamed up with ICE and local police to arrest ten illegal aliens in the last week. Each of these criminal aliens has convictions for sex offenses, including child sex offenses. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

20/03 Eggs seized at US border more than fentanyl amid bird flu outbreak, federal data shows

U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows that eggs are being seized more than fentanyl amid the ongoing bird flu outbreak.

19/03 Cartel scout said he helped smuggle 1,000 undocumented immigrants into US last year

One of five foreign nationals captured in Arizona last month said he earned $10,000 informing Mexican cartels about border patrol activities.

13/03 Honduran Man Falsely Claims Unaccompanied Minor Status to Enter U.S. 

A man from Honduras pleaded guilty to falsely claiming to be an unaccompanied minor while trying to enter the United States. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

10/03 Border Patrol agent pleads guilty to telling women to show their breasts to enter US

A U.S. Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty in federal court to having told multiple women to expose their breasts during interviews to enter the country.

07/03 Border Patrol Chief: Mexico 'Put a Lot of' Troops on Border, That's Contributed to Record Low Numbers

On Thursday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "The Story," Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks stated that Mexico has "put a lot of their troops on our | Clips

01/03 The arrests at the US southern border fall to historical levels under the Trump administration

The implementation of stricter immigration measures, the acceleration of deportations and cooperation with Mexico have transformed dynamics into irregular crosses

24/02 Secret Biden Policy Fast-Tracked Illegals Through Airport Security Lines

Biden's airport security agency opened up a fast track for illegal migrants in 2021, according to a document released by Trump's deputies.

24/02 560 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartel Smuggler near Border in Texas

In three separate events in the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector, agents seized nearly 560 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $18 million. Two seizures occurred at a fixed highway checkpoint after routine immigration inspections. The third seizure resulted from a roving patrol stop initiated by Border Patrol agents. The three seizures were reported within hours of each oth

23/02 VIDEO: Slain BP Agent Buried After Encounter with Trans Cult Members

U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland, whose killing was linked to a so-called "transgender vegan cult," was buried on Saturday in Minnesota.

17/02 Maryland Police arrest 2 people linked to the Zizians sect: Grupo would have committed multiple crimes in the United States

Maryland State Police arrested Jack Lasota, indicated as the leader of the Zizians, and Michelle Zajko in the state of Maryland. Both were arrested by search, obstruction and possession of a firearm in a vehicle.

17/02 Salvadoran Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Border Patrol Agent Along Border in New Mexico

A federal judge in New Mexico sentenced a Salvadoran woman to prison after she violently assaulted a Border Patrol agent last year. The incident took place along the state's border with Mexico in May 2024. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

15/02 Hundreds of Texas National Guardsmen Deputized for Immigration Enforcement

Hundreds of Texas National Guardsmen participated in a swearing-in ceremony to allow them to enforce immigration law in partnership with U.S. Border Patrol agents. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

14/02 Multiple Criminal Alien Sex Offenders Arrested After Illegally Crossing Border

Border Patrol agents arrested multiple criminal aliens who illegally crossed the border into the United States. Many of these included illegal aliens with previous convictions for sex crimes and crimes against children. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

12/02 Trump Effect: Migrants Abandoning Attempts to Reach, Stay in United States

Recent reports from the United States Border Patrol reveal a new trend among migrants headed to the United States hoping to cross the U.S./Mexico border. The migrants, according to recent reports, have become discouraged by Trump’s mass deportation operations and are choosing to turn back, abandoning their attempt to reach the United States altogether. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

11/02 Migrant Encounters on Southwest Border Drop 96 Percent from Last Year

Migrant apprehensions along the Southwest U.S. Border with Mexico fell by nearly 96 percent last week, compared to the average number of apprehensions in February 2024. According to data from the Texas Department of Public Safety, apprehensions over the previous seven days in the five Texas-based border sectors fell by nearly 89 percent from last year. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

10/02 Gulf Cartel Hitman Arrested by Border Patrol -- In Michigan

Border Patrol agents in Michigan arrested a "leader of hitmen with the Gulf Cartel" during an immigration enforcement action last week. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

07/02 Border Patrol Not Targeting Schools, Busses, or Churches, Says Chief

Border Patrol officials issued statements this week that agents are not targeting schools, school buses, or churches to find and remove illegal aliens. The statements follow false claims by teachers and others that agents are targeting children in schools. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

05/02 United States Marine Infantry displays barbed wire on the border with Mexico to avoid immigrant pass

The reinforcement at the border between the USA and Mexico generates criticism and concern among human rights defenders. While thousands of immigrants are stranded, organizations question the legality of the restrictions imposed by the administration of Donald Trump.

02/02 DHS Secretary Noem to Visit Texas Border, Ride with Famed Del Rio Horse Patrol Unit

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will visit Del Rio, Texas, on Sunday to meet with Border Patrol staff and rank-and-file agents. The staff will provide Noem with an operational briefing. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

01/02 1-in-4 Migrants Deported in Trump's First Week Not Mexican Nationals

According to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the United States repatriated 5,282 migrants to Mexico during the first seven days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. During a Thursday morning press briefing, Sheinbaum told reporters that less than 4,500 returnees were Mexican nationals. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

30/01 Exclusive: Brother of Murdered Border Agent Brian Terry Seeks Justice

Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry's convicted killer faces a new trial in February after a federal court reversed his conviction.

29/01 Border Apprehensions Plummet as Trump Effect Sets In

In the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector, once one of the busiest regions for illegal border crossings in Texas, migrant apprehensions have dropped by nearly 40% in the first full week of the Trump presidency. The drop has been noted across the southwest border as enhanced immigration operations promised by the Trump campaign during the election season begin to take shape. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

29/01 Migratory raids in the US

Texas becomes the central point of migratory raids, with multiple border patrol stations operating along its extensive border with Mexico.

29/01 PHOTOS: Mexican Cops Find Cartel Narco-Camp on Border Island Where Los Zetas Fired at U.S. Agents

Authorities in Mexico discovered a small narco-camp on an island from where Los Zetas fired on U.S. agents. The discovery came when Mexican state police forces raided the island one day after the initial shooting. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

28/01 CLUELESS: Mexico’s Attorney General Claims Mondays’ Cartel Shooting At U.S. Agents Happened Last Week

Mexico’s Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero tried to discredit reports of a cartel shootout on the Texas border but got the dates wrong. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

28/01 Gunfire: Trump border skirmish turns nasty

Suspected Mexican cartel members were caught on video opening fire on US Border Patrol agents near the two nations’ joint frontier as Donald Trump’s anti immigration agenda ramps up.

28/01 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 additional National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants.

27/01 Mexican Cartel Terrorists Open Fire on U.S. Agents in Texas near Border

Several Border Patrol agents conducting surveillance and enforcement activities in Texas came under fire from suspected Mexican drug cartel operatives early Monday afternoon. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

26/01 Texas, Border Patrol, DOD Working Together to Stop Migrant Crossings

"United in service and in strength," is the message from the El Paso Sector chief as his agents team up with Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and the Department of Defense to increase security along the border. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

26/01 EXCLUSIVE: Trump Returns Law and Order to the Border with 'Catch and Return' Policies

According to a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Border Patrol is applying a legal process known as Expedited Removal on a broad scale along the southwest border. The agency is now returning migrants to Mexico soon after apprehension. The source told Breitbart Texas, “'Catch and Release' is over, it’s 'Catch and Return now.'” | Border / Cartel Chronicles

26/01 Trump ‘Building the Wall’ to Fill Gaps on New Mexico Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is installing new wall panels along the Mexico-New Mexico border. The effort is designed to fill gaps in areas left wide open by the Biden administration. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

26/01 Up to 250,000 children born in US to illegal migrants in 2023, preliminary report finds

The birthright citizenship debate exploded back into the national discourse this week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning it.

24/01 ‘He’s going back to Haiti’: Border czar reacts to furious migrant who said ‘I’m not going back to Haiti’

Donald Trump’s border czar has reacted to a furious illegal alien who declared “f**k Trump, Biden forever” and that he was “not going back to Haiti” as he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week.

23/01 Military to Provide Airlift Support for Trump's Mass Deportation Program

The Pentagon announced the Department of Defense will provide military airlift support to support the DHS in deporting detained illegal aliens. The United States Air Force will supply four aircraft to remove up to 5,000 aliens currently being detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

21/01 Texas Border Czar Mike Banks Sworn-in as Chief of United States Border Patrol

Former Texas Border Czar Mike Banks took the helm of the U.S. Border Patrol on Monday. President Donald Trump appointed Banks as Chief of the United States Border Patrol shortly after being sworn in. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

21/01 US border patrol agent killed in shooting near Canadian border in Vermont, FBI says

The fatal encounter occurred around 3:15 p.m. EST Monday on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 13 miles south of the Canadian border.

21/01 Border Patrol Agent Killed in Vermont near Canadian Border

A Swanton Sector Border Patrol agent was shot and killed during a traffic stop 20 miles south of the Vermont-Canada border. A suspect in the agent's death was killed, and another suspect was wounded during the incident. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

20/01 ‘Immediate action’: Everything Donald Trump did on day one of presidency

Donald Trump has wasted no time after being sworn in as America’s President for the second time.

20/01 DHS Staffers Work MLK Holiday Prepping for Trump's Rapid-Fire Executive Orders

According to a source within the Department of Homeland Security, hundreds of staffers who usually would not work on federal holidays have been kept at work on Martin Luther King Day in anticipation of the Trump administration's immediate release of new operation instructions. The source says the biggest expectation of immediate policy changes will be in the border security arena. | Border / Carte

18/01 Wall Street Journal: Mass deportations of immigrants will begin after Trump's inauguration

Tehran - IRNA - The Wall Street Journal newspaper in a report quoting four knowledgeable sources who asked to remain anonymous wrote: Donald Trump's administration is planning to conduct a large-scale operation against illegal immigrants in the city of Chicago, and this operation is the first step in line with The campaign of mass deportation of illegal immigrants is what he promised to implement

18/01 Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens Announces Retirement

After leading the agency since June 2023, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced he would retire in April. Owens, appointed by President Biden as the 26th Chief of the United States Border Patrol, served the agency for nearly three decades. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

15/01 Attention, immigrants! Strong measures that Trump will issue on deportations and border security in the USA

Donald Trump announces more than 100 executive orders for his second term, many focused on the immigrant community and immigration control in the US.

14/01 Mexican Human Smuggler Made Half-Million Bringing Migrants Across Canadian Border to U.S.

A federal judge in the District of Vermont sentenced a Mexican national to prison following his conviction for smuggling nearly 100 migrants across the Canadian border into the U.S. The Mexican national received approximately $500,000 in smuggling fees during a five-month period. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

13/01 Migrant Roundup in California -- A Preview of Coming Trump Deportation Ops, Says CBP Source

In three short days, Kern County, California, residents were provided a glimpse of what new interior immigration operations may look like in the coming weeks and months. According to a CBP employee, not authorized to speak to the media, the Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector initiated a targeted interior enforcement operation around the farming community of Bakersfield, California, that resulted in

13/01 Deportations in the United States: the states that will strengthen laws against immigrants in 2025

Donald Trump will take office on January 20, however, Republican states have adopted new laws that will affect immigrants in the United States.

13/01 Cuban Migrants Apprehended in Makeshift Boat Off Florida Coast

U.S. Coastguardsmen reported a makeshift boat about to make landfall near Key West, Florida, last week. Border Patrol agents responded and found 24 migrants from Cuba. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

12/01 Immigrant in USA 2025: Border Patrol continues operations and arrests 190 Latinos in California valleys

Border Patrol activity in Kern County, California, has raised concerns among local communities due to multiple recent arrests in agricultural areas.

12/01 Border Patrol raids in California: early deportations begin in 2025

The Border Patrol raids in California raise concern in the immigrant community, with arrests affecting both legal and undocumented workers.

11/01 Mexican Cops Find Migrant-Smuggling Tunnel from Mexico to El Paso

Authorities in Mexico discovered a new tunnel believed to be used by cartel members to smuggle migrants into El Paso, Texas. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

08/01 Thune Charts New Path in Senate: Time Has Come to Begin Executing Trump's Mandate

Senate Republicans are ready to begin delivering on President-elect Donald Trump's historic mandate, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said.

07/01 Iranians and Egyptians Caught Sneaking Across Texas Border

Border Patrol agents arrested a group of Special Interest Aliens after they crossed the border from Mexico into Texas last week. The group included two Iranian nationals and two Egyptian migrants. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

06/01 Incoming Border Czar Celebrates Discovery of Cartel Drug Smuggling Tunnel Under Mexico-Arizona Border

Incoming Border Czar Tom Homan celebrated the discovery of three drug smuggling tunnels used by Mexican cartels along the Arizona border. U.S. and Mexican law enforcement teamed up and used drone technology to discover the tunnels. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

05/01 Border patrol to be front and center at inauguration parade

The delegation showcases how important immigration is to the incoming administration.

04/01 Ohio Meat Company Fined $4 Million for Illegal Migrant Hiring, Identity Theft Scheme

Fresh Mark Incorporated, a Northeast Ohio-based company that supplies meat products to all 50 states and more than 20 countries, entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The company paid a nearly $4 million penalty for a hiring manager’s involvement in an identity theft scheme and subsequent obstruction of justice. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

03/01 Stomach ache leads to wild discovery

Two Hungarian nationals have been charged for allegedly smuggling heroin into the country, prompted by one of the travellers complaining of a stomach ache.

02/01 US Border Patrol Issues Warning To Migrants

Authorities are urging caution, highlighting the risks posed by harsh weather conditions and difficult terrain.

26/12 Backpacks with estimated $1.1 million of cocaine found in wooded area near US-Canada border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents found 30 brick-like packages containing a white powdery substance in the backpacks.

26/12 MSNBC's Menendez: ICE, Border Patrol Aren't Supposed to Be 'Unleashed'

On Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Deadline: White House," host Alicia Menendez reacted to incoming Border Czar Tom Homan vowing to unleash Immigration and | Clips

19/12 Border Patrol Union Offers 'Complete' Support for Gabbard as Trump's DNI

A top border patrol union said former Tulsi Gabbard is the "right person" to be the next director of national intelligence.

18/12 ‘51st state’: Trump’s wild idea

US president-elect Donald Trump has again fired a broadside at the country’s northern neighbours, saying he believed making Canada the 51st state was a “great idea”.

18/12 Biden Admin Released Suspected Terrorist After Texas Warned of Connection, Later Re-Arrested

A multi-agency manhunt resulted in the arrest of a South African migrant and suspected terrorist in Brooklyn, New York. Texas Highway Patrol troopers initially detained the unidentified man in Texas in September 2024. He was arrested for criminal trespass as part of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star and was turned over to federal immigration authorities for removal proceedings. Desp

17/12 Tren de Aragua Crime Expands to North Dakota -- Cops Beg Biden Admin for Help

A North Dakota police chief says he cannot get help from the Biden administration regarding criminal activity involving Tren de Aragua gang members. North Dakota is now the 17th state to report Tren de Aragua gang crime. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

17/12 1 dead after helicopter crashes near US-Mexico border in San Diego County

San Diego County Fire responded to a crashed helicopter on Monday near Round Potrero Road less than eight miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.

15/12 BORDER PATROL CHIEF: 10K Special Interest Aliens Apprehended in New Fiscal Year

More than 10,000 Special Interest Aliens were apprehended during the first two and one-half months of the new fiscal year. Special Interest Aliens come from countries with known ties to terrorism. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

13/12 Special Counsel Questions Investigation into CBP Air Response in Migrant, Border Agent’s Deaths

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel questioned the findings of a CBP internal investigation concerning a whistleblower complaint that, among other allegations, the Deming New Mexico Air Unit was prevented from responding to emergency calls, resulting in several deaths. The deaths included one migrant and a Border Patrol agent who died in July 2020. After investigating the matter, the Customs and Bo

11/12 Mel Gibson Condemns Epidemic of Child Trafficking in Mar-a-Lago Speech: If One of My Kids Were Stolen, 'I’d Have to Kill Someone'

Oscar-winning star Mel Gibson spoke at a gala event at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday where he addressed the epidemic of child trafficking that has been allowed to fester due to the open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration.

07/12 Trump Taps Former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to Head Customs and Border Protection

President-Elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that former Chief of the United States Border Patrol, Rodney S. Scott, will be his nominee for the post of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner. In a post on the incoming president’s social media platform Truth Social, Trump cited Scott’s vast experience in immigration policy and his previous service as the agency head for the United S

05/12 Border Patrol Chief: 'I'm Excited' for Homan, Deportations 'Represent' 'a Consequence'

During a portion of an interview with Fox News National Correspondent Griff Jenkins that took place on Tuesday and was aired on Wednesday's broadcast of | Clips

29/11 VIDEO:7 Iranians Found in Large Migrant Group at Texas Border

Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 289 migrants near Eagle Pass, Texas. Embedded with the group were seven Special Interest Aliens from Iran. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

26/11 Illegal crossings on the US southern border would reach a historic low in the final stretch of the Biden administration

On average, the Border Patrol has recorded about 1,550 daily apprehensions of migrants attempting to cross outside of legal points of entry during November.

23/11 4 barges carrying smuggled goods were seized in Bushehr province

Bushehr - The border guard commander of Bushehr province announced the identification and seizure of four cargo and commercial barges carrying smuggled goods in Bushehr province.

20/11 Texas Offers 1,400 Acres to Trump Admin for Criminal Migrant Detention/Deportation Center

Texas General Land Office (GLO) Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered to lease the incoming Trump administration a 1,400-acre tract of land near the state's border with Mexico. The land would be used to build a facility for the processing, detention, and deportation of violent criminal migrants. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

08/11 EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Intel Report Warns Venezuela Sending Intel Operatives, Released Prisoners to 'Neutralize' Targets in U.S.

In a report reviewed exclusively by Breitbart Texas, human intelligence developed by frontline Border Patrol intelligence officers reveals the possibility of a formal covert operation being conducted by the Maduro regime. The operation is designed to infiltrate the United States using released inmates and pairing them with Venezuelan intelligence operatives to “neutralize” human targets within the

04/11 EXCLUSIVE: Migrant Arrests at Border Jump to 58K in Last Month Before Presidential Election

A Border Patrol report reviewed by Breitbart Texas revealed that migrant arrests at the nation's borders jumped to more than 58,000. This is the largest month since August, when approximately 60,000 migrants were arrested after illegally crossing the borders into the United States. | Border / Cartel Chronicles Biden BorBiden

02/11 VIDEO: Biden-Harris Admin's Massive CBP Migrant Release Center near Border in Texas

According to a source within CBP, the massive migrant release machine is still operational and ready to gear up again if the upcoming election sees Kamala Harris win the presidency. The source, not authorized to speak to the media, says the border migrant release system of CBP soft-sided processing centers located in San Diego, California, and Brownsville, Texas, remains operational despite an alm

01/11 Exclusive -- Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan: 3 Actions Would Solve 85% of Border Crisis

Just a few actions would solve 85 percent of the border crisis, former acting ICE Director Tom Homan said.

31/10 Exclusive -- Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan on Border Crisis: Texas DPS Arrested Members of 262 Different Gangs in Last Two and a Half Years

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has arrested members of 262 gangs in the last two and a half years alone.

21/10 REPORTS: 2,500 Migrants Depart Southern Mexico in Caravan Bound for U.S. Border

Social media reports indicate that another migrant group of up to 2,500 migrants departed from southern Mexico on Sunday. The group departed from Tapachula, Chiapas, to reach the U.S.-Mexico border before the upcoming presidential election. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

19/10 Pay attention, immigrant!: this is how CBP finds out if you work in the United States with a tourist visa

Customs and Border Protection has intensified inspections to prevent B1/B2 visa holders from carrying out unauthorized work activities in the United States.

17/10 Report: Border Patrol Agents Threaten to Quit If Harris Wins the Election

U.S. Border Patrol agents are reportedly sick and tired of the Biden-Harris administration's leadership, a report noted.

16/10 Trump's NEW PROMISE on the border against immigrants in the United States if he wins the 2024 elections

Donald Trump proposes hiring 10,000 additional agents for the Border Patrol, offering a $10,000 bonus to new recruits if he is re-elected in 2024, as part of his plan to strengthen security on the southern border of the United States.

14/10 National Border Patrol Council 'Strongly' Endorses Trump at Arizona Rally

The National Border Patrol Council issued a strong and emphatic endorsement of former President Trump during an Arizona rally on Sunday.

13/10 Federal Prosecutors Charge Migrants for Increasing Assaults Against Border Patrol Agents

Federal prosecutors filed charges against 25-year-old Ricardo Prieto-Simental, a Mexican national accused of biting and attacking a Border Patrol agent near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in September. On Wednesday, the Department of Justice announced the filing of charges against Prieto-Simental and the prosecution of several other migrants for assault on U.S. Border Patrol agents in other recent inci

07/10 Illegal migration at the US border drops to lowest level since 2020.

Border crossings are at their lowest since 2020, in part due to an executive order restricting asylum.

04/10 National Border Patrol Union Backs 'Proven Leader' Bernie Moreno

The National Border Patrol Union, representing more than 18,000 agents, endorsed Ohio Senate Republican candidate Bernie Moreno on Friday.

01/10 Haunted by migrant deaths, Border Patrol agents face mental health toll

A surge in migrant deaths has taken a toll on Border Patrol agents. CBP is surging mental health resources to the border.

29/09 Border Patrol Union Calls Kamala Harris's Arizona Visit a 'Photo Op'

The U.S. Border Patrol's union accused Kamala Harris of using her first border visit in over three years as a "photo op."

29/09 Border Patrol Union Roasts Kamala Harris's Border Visit: 'She Was Nowhere to Be Found'

The official union of the U.S. Border Patrol fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris after her visit to the U.S.- Mexico border on Friday.

27/09 Woman loses over 700 pounds of bologna after Texas border inspection

A 43-year-old woman's 748 pounds of bologna rolls and other undeclared items were seized by Border Patrol agents in Texas on Monday.

27/09 Harris Border Plan: One Extra Border Agent Every Five Miles of the Border

Kamala Harris's border security plan promises an extra 1,500 border agents -- or just one on-shift agent for every five miles of the border.

25/09 They dismantled a network that used melatonin to drug girls and traffic them between Mexico and the US

A child smuggling ring, involving Vanessa Valadez and several relatives, has been exposed by US authorities after attempting to traffic several minors.

21/09 Migrant Punches, Bites Border Patrol Agent's Face in New Mexico

A Border Patrol agent became the victim of a frightening assault near Sunland Park, New Mexico, as he attempted to apprehend a migrant for crossing the border alongside several others. The migrant punched and bit the Border Patrol agent as he was being led to a transport vehicle on Thursday. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

19/09 Exclusive: Retired Border Patrol Agents Accuse Democrat Lucas Kunce of Stolen Valor

Retired Border Patrol agents on Wednesday accused Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Missouri Lucas Kunce of "stolen valor."

09/09 After 26 years, a Border Patrol agent has a new role: helping migrants | The Excerpt

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08/09 CHIP ROY: Biden-Harris Border Invasion Transforming America

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) compiled a comprehensive report entitled Invading America -- How the Biden-Harris Border Crisis is Fundamentally Transforming the United States. Roy told Breitbart Texas the report details broad aspects of the border crisis and illustrates how the policies of the Biden-Harris administration is destroying American sovereignty and endangering both American citizens and migr

05/09 CBP announces Texas Border Patrol jobs for Spanish speakers: salaries of $87 per year

The Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) is multiplying its efforts on the southern border of the United States in the face of the increase in undocumented immigrants, with a new call for agents.

03/09 Irish Migrants Arrested Crossing Canadian Border into U.S.

Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents apprehended two migrants from Ireland as they attempted to cross the Canadian border into Vermont. The sector continues to see a dramatic rise in the number of migrants illegally crossing the border between ports of entry. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

24/08 US Border Patrol agent told women to show him their breasts to get into country: Feds

Shane Millan, a 53-year-old U.S. Border Patrol agent, is accused of making women show their breasts to him during virtual admissions interviews.

20/08 70 Migrants Found in 2 Texas AirBnB Stash Houses

Homeland Security Investigations special agents arrested 70 migrants during the past week in human smuggling stash houses being operated out of short-term rental properties. HSI officials say the use of these type of rental properties to warehouse migrants is a growing trend. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

17/08 Migrant Apprehensions in California Border Sector Increase for 2nd Straight Week

San Diego Sector Border Patrol officials report an increase in migrant apprehensions for the second consecutive week. During the past four weeks, agents | Border / Cartel Chronicles

17/08 The chilling story of a serial killer with a Border Patrol badge | The Excerpt

In 2018, four female sex workers were brutally murdered in the span of 12 days in Laredo, Texas, shocking their small border community.

15/08 EXCLUSIVE: Family of Murdered Border Patrol Agent Disheartened After Court Overturns Killer's Conviction

The family of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry expressed being sickened and disheartened after the recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reverse the conviction of the man charged with the agent's death. The court vacated the conviction of Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes four years after the district court in Arizona convicted him of the December 14, 2010, murder o

09/08 Haitian National Previously Convicted in Deadly Smuggling Scheme Arrested after Returning to Florida

Federal authorities arrested a Haitian national in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who was previously deported from the United States after a felony conviction for human smuggling. The smuggling incident resulted in the deaths of ten migrants more than a decade earlier. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

06/08 Hurricane Debby washed away packages of cocaine worth a million dollars in Florida

The storm has exposed a larger problem in the coastal region, with large quantities of drugs found on beaches

05/08 South Carolina school apologizes for employees' Border Patrol shirts at 'cantina' event

Royall Elementary School apologized for a Facebook post that showed some of its employees wearing U.S. Border Patrol shirts.

31/07 Harris Claims She Is 'Fighting to Fix Our Broken Immigration System'

Vice President Kamala Harris claims she is trying to fix the nation's "broken immigration system" while former President Donald Trump is not.

28/07 REPORT: 3 Suspected Palestinian Terror Suspects Caught After Illegally Crossing Border into California

San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents reportedly apprehended three suspected Palestinian terrorists after they illegally crossed the border between ports of entry. The suspected terrorists illegally crossed the Mexican border into California, according to a news report. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

27/07 More Migrants Apprehended in Northern Border Sector in 10 Months than Last 13 Years Combined

Border Patrol agents in the Swanton Sector of the U.S.-Canada border have apprehended more than 15,000 migrants so far this fiscal year, more than the previous 13 years combined, according to U.S. Border Patrol reports. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

26/07 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: U.S. CBP Helicopter Crash Lands in Mexico on 'Routine Flight'

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO) helicopter pilot force landed his A Star aircraft just across the Mexican border south of Texas. The pilot and Border Patrol Observer waded across the Rio Grande back to Texas before being checked out medically. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

25/07 Fact Check: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Migrant Crossings Lower than When Trump Left Office

During Wednesday night's Oval Office address, President Joe Biden claimed, "Border Crossings are lower today than when the previous administration left office." Official reports from U.S. Customs and Border Protection debunk this claim. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

23/07 Donald Trump on Kamala Harris: ‘She Won’t Be Too Tough’ to Beat

Donald Trump told Breitbart News on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday afternoon that Kamala Harris will not “be too tough” to beat.

21/07 Northern Border Sector Now 5th-Busiest for Migrant Encounters in United States

Border Patrol agents in the Swanton Sector established yet another record with the apprehension of more than 3,300 migrants in June. The sector, which covers the Canadian border with Vermont, New Hampshire, and eastern New York, is now the fifth-busiest of the 20 U.S. Border Patrol sectors. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

20/07 ELECTION PLOY: Migrant Apprehensions at Southern Border Hit Lowest Level of Biden Era

The arrests of migrants who illegally cross the southwest border with Mexico between points of entry hit its lowest mark of the Biden era. The sharp drop in migrant apprehensions follows a series of election-year gambits to distract voters from the previous three and a half years of failed border security policies. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

13/07 REPORT: Honduran Migrant Illegally in U.S. Charged in South Carolina Shooting Spree

Police in Charlotte, South Carolina, arrested an 18-year-old Honduran migrant for his alleged role in a random shooting spree that left one person dead. The migrant reportedly entered the U.S. illegally by crossing the border from Mexico into Texas, according to a local news report. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

07/07 Arizona Border Migrant Encounters Fall to Lowest Level of Year as Election Approaches

As the presidential election nears, migrant apprehensions in the Tucson Sector hit their lowest level of the current fiscal year. Agents apprehended only 2,900 migrants during the past week, according to the sector chief. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

05/07 GRAPHIC: Four Attacked by Shark on Independence Day at Texas Beach

A six-foot bull shark attacked four people on a South Padre Island beach on Independence Day. Two people sustained injuries from shark bites. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

04/07 San Diego Retakes Lead as June's Busiest Border Patrol Sector

The San Diego Border Patrol Sector regained the title of busiest sector along the southwest U.S. border with Mexico in June. Agents apprehended nearly 26,000 migrants who illegally crossed the southern California border with Mexico between ports of entry in June. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

03/07 Three Guatemalan Fugitive Migrants Arrested, Deported from Texas Border Sector

El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents arrested and later deported three Guatemalan migrants with outstanding criminal warrants from their home country. The migrants were tracked through a binational effort before being removed to Guatemala. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

02/07 Biden's Canadian Border Surge Continues -- May Arrests Up 422 Percent over Last Year

The spread of Biden's border crisis to the U.S.-Canada border continues its exponential growth. Swanton Sector agents arrested more than 3,300 migrants in June, up more than 420 percent from last June. Year-to-date arrests are up nearly 190 percent over the same period last year. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

28/06 Biden claims Border Patrol endorsed him: Is that true?

Biden called out Trump for separating migrant families at the border, while Trump argued “we had the safest border in history.”

28/06 Fact Check: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Border Patrol Agents Endorsed Him

CLAIM: President Joe Biden said the "Border Patrolmen endorsed" him for president in this year's presidential election.

27/06 West Texas leads nation in federal criminal prosecutions

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Western District of Texas has led the nation in federal criminal prosecutions for the past two years, Department of Justice and U.S. Courts data shows. A t…

27/06 Triple-drowning puts El Paso Sector migrant deaths at 102

Immigration activists fear new Biden administration restrictions on asylum-seekers are contributing to the deaths of migrants at the border.

26/06 Exclusive: Border Patrol’s New Policy Aims to Curb Sexual Misconduct Amid Allegations against Senior Level Executives

A recently released U.S. Border Patrol policy reviewed by Breitbart Texas forbids managerial and supervisory personnel from establishing and engaging in romantic relationships with lesser-graded personnel without an approved waiver, in some cases, issued by the agency’s highest executive, Jason Owens, Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

25/06 Migrants burned, beaten, raped at cartel stash house: Feds

A Border Patrol encounter with two migrants in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, has led to the rescue of 13 Central Americans who were beaten, tortured, extorted and sexually assaulted in a house in Juare…

25/06 Prosecutors: Illegal 'Got-Away' Beat, Raped, Strangled Rachel Morin in Most Horrific Case Ever in Maryland County

Harford County, Maryland, prosecutors say the rape and murder of Rachel Morin is the most horrific case ever seen in the county's history.

22/06 Border Patrol to use biometrics to ID potential ‘threats’

The technology, according to CBP, will increase collaboration with foreign governments.

21/06 Border Patrol: More Than 13K Illegals with Criminal Convictions Arrested So Far in 2024

United States Border Patrol agents have arrested more than 13,700 illegal aliens with criminal convictions so far in 2024, the RNC noted.

21/06 Texas Juvenile Probation Officer Accused of Migrant Smuggling near Border

Federal authorities arrested a juvenile probation officer from South Texas after discovering a migrant from Honduras hiding in the rear of his vehicle. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

21/06 Border crackdown forces asylum-seekers into shelters

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Some shelters are running low on food and personal hygiene products, as a law enforcement crackdown in Mexico and new restrictive asylum policies in the U.S. are fo…

20/06 Smugglers abandon migrants in desert after one collapses, dies in triple-digit heat

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The heat continues killing migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexican authorities on Wednesday rescued six migrants suffering from dehydration in the desert across…

18/06 Groups: Voters support legalizing spouses of US citizens

Immigration advocates say executive action widely expected to be announced by the Biden administration on Tuesday enjoys wide support among voters in swing states and mixed-status families with an …

18/06 Phony lawyer gets 14 years for duping migrants and border agents in smuggling operation

Kimberly Cruz, 35, smuggled nearly 100 migrants into the U.S. for over $275,000 before officials caught onto her fraudulent document scheme.

16/06 Obama-era DACA policy turns 12

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy turned 12 on Saturday. Known simply as DACA, the Obama-era order protects from deportation immigrants who were bro…

14/06 Heat, cartel lies make border town a death trap for migrants

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Border Report) – Their town just north of a 30-foot-tall steel bollards barrier separating the United States and Mexico, Sunland Park residents have learned to live with migrant…

11/06 Finland reinforces patrols on the border with Russia in the face of new migrant routes

Finland has the longest border between the European Union and Russia. It extends for 1,340 kilometers. And waves of migrants are arriving here, coming from Syria or Egypt and many other regions of Africa and the Middle East. To dissuade - and if possible stop - the flow of people, Finnish authorities are reinforcing surveillance teams along border areas. More patrols, drones, electronic detectors,

11/06 Shelter operator forced migrants to do construction work

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A migrant shelter operator in Juarez, Mexico, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a charge of human trafficking/forced labor. A Chihuahua state judge on Mon…

10/06 San Diego Sector in Calif. new hot spot for unlawful crossings

San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April of this year.

10/06 Judge dismisses riot charges against migrants

A county court-at-law judge has scuttled Monday’s criminal trial of dozens of migrants accused of rioting and other state crimes at the border wall in El Paso earlier this year.

10/06 EXCLUSIVE: May Migrant Apprehensions Exceed 3,000 in U.S.-Canadian Border Sector -- Another Biden Record

Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents arrested more than 3,000 migrants in May, setting a new record for the Canadian border sector. The arrests bring this fiscal year's total to more than 10,000 -- another sector record. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

10/06 Border Patrol looks for new tech, recruits in DHS funding bill

The bulk of the money DHS wants will go toward capturing, housing and removing people who’ve entered the U.S. illegally.

08/06 More wall, border technology proposed for fiscal 2025

With the start of the Fiscal Year 2025 less than four months away, lawmakers are proposing increasing funds for border technology, the number of migrant detention beds, and more border wall constru…

08/06 Border Patrol Reports 2,600 Migrant Apprehensions per Day -- Just in 3 Sectors

Border Patrol chiefs in three sectors of the southwest border with Mexico report a daily apprehension rate of more than 2,600 per day during their most recent weekly recaps. The reports from these three of the nine southwest border sectors exceed President Joe Biden's new executive order imposing a cap of 2,500 migrants per day on a seven-day average.  | Border / Cartel Chronicles

07/06 Arizona Border Sector Migrant Arrests Jump for Third Straight Week as Biden Announces Immigration Executive Order

Migrant apprehensions in the Tucson Sector jumped for the third straight week. Agents in the Arizona border sector apprehended nearly 8,000 migrants shortly before President Joe Biden announced his newest immigration executive order. | Border / Cartel Chronicles

07/06 Border Patrol training Tijuana law enforcement and firefighters

“We take stories, lessons learned from the past and apply them to our training,” said Border Patrol agent Justin Castrejon.

07/06 Dozens of people, including border agent, charged in California drug bust linked to Sinaloa Cartel

Fourteen indictments were unsealed charging 47 alleged members of a drug trafficking network based in Imperial Valley, California.

06/06 Apprehensions continue on Texas border after asylum order enacted

Under a scorching 102-degree sun on Wednesday, six women and young children were apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents here down the hill from a section of dusty border wall after being encounte…

06/06 Biden's executive order takes migrants by surprise

It took Jose six months to reach the U.S. border from Ecuador. On Tuesday, he was welcomed by rows of barbed wire on the Rio Grande and news that President Biden has placed limits on asylum-seekers…

05/06 Biden’s executive order ‘doesn’t matter’ to asylum-seekers, advocate says

“We don’t really expect any executive action to have an impact on the amount of migrants that arrive to our country,” said Lillian Serrano, director of the Southern Border Communities C…

05/06 Source: Biden’s Immigration Order Will Normalize 2 Million Migrant Entries Yearly

According to a senior-level Customs and Border Protection source, the latest executive order signed by President Biden on Tuesday will do little more than make Americans grow accustomed to more than 2 million migrant entries into the United States annually. The source, not authorized to speak to the media, says the order will do little to change the landscape of an out-of-control border even if le

04/06 Americans stopped at border with unconscious migrant in truck

Two U.S. citizens are facing felony charges after border officers retrieved an unconscious migrant squeezed into the back of the seat of a Ford F-150 pickup at the San Ysidro port of entry.

04/06 Biden finally acts on border crisis, showing he could've done something about it all along

President Joe Biden is finally acting to better control the rush of migrants across the U.S. border with Mexico. Why now?

02/06 Migrants on Juarez streets coping with high temperatures

The three Venezuelan families spent their first night in Juarez in the safety of a shelter. But by Tuesday they were set on remaining by the river until they could cross the border, surrender to th…

30/05 Border agents lead hiking tour of migrant-smuggling routes in San Diego mountains

“Usually on these trails you have individuals who believe they are going to be deported, Mexican nationals who have derogatory backgrounds, so those individuals are already aware that if we c…

30/05 Smugglers assist LA-bound migrant for $8,500: Court records

A Baja California lawyer and a Heber, California, resident are facing charges of transporting and harboring illegal aliens.

30/05 Agents search woman’s phone, find Telegram chat used by 1,000 smugglers

The arrest of two women in a car carrying migrants has led border agents in Arizona to an online chat used by up to 1,000 smugglers to pick up human “loads.”

29/05 Asylum-seeking families take cover after Texas National Guard fires pepper balls

Several migrant families ran for cover after Texas soldiers fired non-lethal projectiles at illegal border crossers by the Rio Grande in El Paso on Tuesday morning.

28/05 Border Patrol celebrates 100-year anniversary

The agency began with just 450 officers. Today, there are more than 19,000 agents responding to the current crisis.

27/05 Border wall about national security, not politics: sheriff

The El Paso sector of the border has seen higher rates of illegal crossings even as numbers have dropped overall.

26/05 FBI: Human Smuggler Shot at Border Patrol Agents in Texas

A suspected human smuggler from South Texas is facing federal charges for allegedly shooting several times at U.S. Border Patrol agents.

25/05 FACT CHECK: Did Border Patrol Lose 25 Percent of Agents Under Biden

An article written by the Washington Examiner states that the "Border Patrol has lost a quarter of [its] workforce since 2020 election."

24/05 Video: Border agents, migrants clash at border wall

The Texas Department of Public Safety released video of a chaotic encounter between border agents and migrants attempting to scale the border wall into New Mexico. 

20/05 Migration flows unchanged in El Paso in April

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Migrant encounters are holding steady in El Paso and New Mexico, bucking a national downward trend in apprehensions and the surrender of asylum-seekers. The El Paso…

16/05 Mexico flying Venezuelan migrants out of Juarez

The Mexican government on Wednesday flew dozens of Venezuelans from Juarez to a detention facility in southern Mexico.

16/05 Mexico to help US keep migrant flows under 4,000 a day

Mexico says it will help the United States keep migrant crossings under 4,000 a day at its Southwest border – a move aimed at reining in a years-long humanitarian crisis bedeviling both countries.…

14/05 Colombian convicted of murder released in US due to lack of space

Sources say the convicted murderer was released due to a “national bed space shortage caused by Southwest border surge.”

14/05 Advocates worry migrants ‘being exploited’ after getting dropped off by Border Patrol

“There are no permits here, these sellers are just ripping off the migrants,” said Carlos. “They are selling the cigarettes and SIM cards for 10 times what you normally pay at a r…

14/05 Catch and Release: Biden's DHS Freed Illegal Alien Convicted Killer into U.S.

President Joe Biden's Department of Homeland Security released an illegal alien convicted killer from Colombia into the U.S.

13/05 WATCH: More Migrants Land on California Beach near Border

A boat sped onto the beach and unloaded what appeared to be a load of migrants being smuggled into the U.S.

12/05 Rep. Bob Good: Border mess is by Biden’s design

“Biden said he was going to open the border,” Rep. Bob Good told “NewsNation Prime.”

11/05 Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Offering to Smuggle Migrant Female in El Paso

A U.S. Border Patrol agent will spend a year and a half in prison for trying to smuggle a female migrant from El Salvador into Texas.

10/05 Texas Democrat Judge Dismisses 211 Border Rioting Charges Filed Against Migrants

El Paso County Court at Law #7 Judge Ruben Morales dismissed 211 individual cases involving migrants charged with rioting at the border.

10/05 Record-Setting Migrant Arrests Continue in Canadian Border Sector

The escalation of migrant arrests in the Swanton Sector continues with back-to-back weekly records in April.

10/05 A beachgoer found a package of cocaine worth a million dollars on a Florida beach

During a morning walk along the sandy shores of the southern United States, a visitor stumbled upon an unexpected discovery that immediately alerted local authorities.

10/05 NewsNation rides along with ‘brush teams’ patrolling border

NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley embedded herself with brush teams across the southern border.

09/05 Texas DPS captures human smuggler in Rio Grande Valley

Two people who crossed the border illegally were also hiding, including one who said she needed medical care.

08/05 Cartels fueling westward shift in illegal migration, sheriff says

Despite a recent uptick in apprehensions on the West Coast, southeastern Arizona continues to lead the nation when it comes to illegal migration coming across from Mexico this fiscal year.

08/05 Exclusive: Three Dead After Suspected Migrant Smuggler Crashes During Texas Police Pursuit near Border

A United States citizen and two suspected migrants are dead after the driver of a Nissan sports utility vehicle lost control and crashed on Tuesday evening.

08/05 Woman attempts to smuggle infant, 4 others past Texas border crossing, CBP says

An American woman attempted to smuggle into the U.S. a Mexican infant and four other individuals, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. 

08/05 What does the border crisis look like for Border Patrol agents?

As immigration becomes a top issue for voters in the 2024 election, NewsNation looks at the human efforts at the southern border.

07/05 Report sheds light on deported migrants

The government of Mexico has published a report shedding light on how many migrants it is deporting to their countries of origin, and from which states Mexicans who the U.S. deports are coming.

07/05 129K Migrants Apprehended at Southwest Border in April -- Down Slightly from March

Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 129,000 migrants who illegally crossed the southwest border in April between ports of entry.

03/05 Border agents find 27 migrants in parked trailer: Records

A federal grand jury has charged four men in connection with an alleged conspiracy to drive dozens of migrants in a locked trailer several hundred miles to Houston.

02/05 Texas activists call for immigration reform, decry SB4, Operation Lone Star

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Activists in at least four Texas cities used the International Workers Day holiday to call for the legalization of some 1.5 million undocumented workers in the stat…

01/05 San Diego Sector historically busy, border chief says

“It’s not something that’s new, we’ve been the epicenter for quite a while, San Diego per square mile has usually been the busiest sector on the entire southwest border historically.”…

01/05 New Mexico lawmakers want governor to send troops to border

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday called on New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to address the migrant smuggling and fentanyl trafficking crisis by deploying National Guard troops to the southern …

01/05 California Population Highest Since 2020 Due to Immigration

California sees highest increase in population growth since 2020, in large part due to legal immigration and less COVID-19 deaths.

30/04 San Diego Sector leads in migrant crossings in April

Border Patrol has confirmed that so far in April, San Diego has had more apprehensions than any other sector.

29/04 Nolte: 'Overwhelming' Number Want Trump’s Border Wall, Immigration Laws Enforced

An “overwhelming” number of Americans want to build Trump’s great, big, border wall alongside tightened immigration rules.

28/04 Democrat New Mexico Governor Laments Fed's Seizure of Marijuana in Leaked Audio

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) complained to a high-ranking official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security about the seizure of state-legalized marijuana and the lack of Border Patrol agents in her state.

27/04 Migrant Arrests in Arizona Border Sector Rise After Short-Lived Decline

During the past week, Tucson Sector agents apprehended approximately 7,600 migrants -- up from the past two weeks.

26/04 Border Patrol says it’s ready for new migrant surge in El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A new cargo train carrying hundreds of migrants atop boxcars arrived Thursday morning in Juarez, Mexico, the third mass arrival of asylum-seekers to the region in t…

25/04 Mexico stops trailer with 131 migrants south of Juarez

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities on Wednesday stopped a Juarez-bound semi hauling a trailer carrying 131 Central and South American migrants. The truck came up to an immigration…

25/04 Migrant Apprehensions at Border Continue Westward Move from South Texas to California

The San Diego Sector took the lead in the number of migrants apprehended during the first 21 days of April.

25/04 Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Migrants again are riding trains to the El Paso-Juarez border by the hundreds, intent on seeking asylum in the U.S. Images obtained by a Border Report camera crew s…

24/04 Federal money for migrant services on hold

“This is an opportunity for the county of San Diego to be a good steward of the dollars and help coordinate a response that is really in line with the infrastructure that we’ve created in our…

23/04 8 dead in fight for control of migrant smuggling

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican officials say a fight for control of migrant smuggling might be behind the murder of eight men whose naked bodies were abandoned on the side of a busy highw…

23/04 Texas judge: No probable cause to hold migrants in local jail

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A county court-at-law judge on Monday found no probable cause to continue holding 140 migrants at the El Paso County Jail on state riot charges. The charges stemmed…

21/04 Exclusive: 700 Chinese Migrants Apprehended at California Border in One Week

Nearly 700 migrants from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were apprehended entering the San Diego region in the third week of April.  

20/04 Canadian Border Sector Sets New Record for Migrant Apprehensions in March

Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a record-setting number of migrants who illegally crossed the Canadian border in March.

19/04 Mike Johnson's Spending Bill Includes $300M for Border Patrol -- in Ukraine

A spending bill backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson includes hundreds of millions of dollars for border patrol agents in Ukraine.

19/04 Lawmakers fear illegal Chinese marijuana grows in heartland

Lawmakers also fear a connection between Chinese organized crime in the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.

19/04 Migrants Use Ramp to Drive Over Outdated Arizona Border Barrier

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents observed a red SUV driving over an outdated border barrier to cross from Mexico into Arizona on Monday.

18/04 San Diego Takes Over as Busiest Border Sector -- 9K in Past Week

San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 9,000 migrants last week. The report propelled the sector into the busiest position.

18/04 Group reports mass kidnapping of Ecuadorian migrants in Juarez

A large group of Ecuadorian migrants who flew to Juarez, Mexico, last week was abducted by armed criminals, a New York-based legal aid organization says.

18/04 Mexico offers assistance to Texas residents against Senate Bill 4

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Alicia Barcena was in El Paso on Wednesday with a message to residents of Mexican descent uncomfortable with Texas’ aggressive efforts to enforce immigration laws: …

18/04 Texas county celebrates helping 100,000 migrants reach destination in US

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – El Paso County officials are celebrating a milestone when it comes to dealing with the years-long humanitarian migrant crisis. Their Migrant Support Services Center…

17/04 ATVs packed with migrants almost strike border agent

Two alleged migrant smugglers and two men hired as “lookouts” are facing federal charges in connection with an incident in which a U.S. Border Patrol agent was almost run over by fleeing off-road v…

17/04 County judge calls on Texas to process, jail its own migrants

Citing a lack of resources, El Paso County officials are asking Texas to use its own judges and jail space to hold migrants arrested at the border wall on state charges.

16/04 San Diego to Receive Additional $39 Million for Illegal Immigrants

Migrant activists in San Diego, California, are celebrating the additional $39 million in federal funding for illegal border crossers.

12/04 New Mexico on cartels' radar, GOP lawmakers say

Some Republican state senators from New Mexico have returned from the U.S.-Mexico border with demands for the governor to address the “escalating crisis,” saying that Texas’ crack…

12/04 Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing the war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go

Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing the war in Ukraine but have nowhere to go - Growing numbers of Russian soldiers are trying to get out of the war in Ukraine

12/04 Man admits fleeing from agents in car full of migrants at over 100 mph

A man who fled authorities in two states at speeds reaching over 100 miles per hour in a car loaded with migrants has pleaded guilty to federal charges in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

11/04 24 Migrants Found Locked in Trailer at Texas Border Checkpoint

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a group of nearly 24 migrants who were locked inside a tractor-trailer.

10/04 Campaign warns migrants about dangers of deserts, mountains and canals

Federal authorities are partnering with local officials and Mexican diplomats to discourage people from entering the United States illegally through a stretch of Southern New Mexico some migrant ad…

10/04 New Mexico county to start prosecuting migrant smugglers

Doña Ana County has become one of the nation’s hotspots for migrant smuggling and fatalities.

10/04 ‘Unprecedented’ migrant deaths expected at border as temps rise

The Tucson Sector Border Patrol says to expect “unprecedented amounts of death in the desert.”

09/04 Rep. Cuellar urges action on border deal despite securing funding

Cuellar voted to pass an appropriations bill that allocates $81 million for local law enforcement to enhance security along the southern border.

09/04 Groups: CBP undercounting migrant deaths on the border

A regional humanitarian nonprofit says the federal government is undercounting migrant deaths and continues to engage in practices such as chases of suspected smugglers that result in third-party f…

09/04 Texas DA proceeds with charges against 40 border wall 'rioters'

The District Attorney’s Office is proceeding with charges against at least 40 of the more than 200 migrants originally accused of participating in a riot at the border wall on March 21 in El Paso.…

08/04 CBP Source: Special Interest Migrant Incursions Climbing at Southern Border

A DHS report reviewed by Breitbart Texas shows nearly 25,000 migrants from Special Interest Countries have been apprehended entering the United States this year.

06/04 Allred calls migrant surge a ‘crisis,’ urges Senate to pass border security bill

Colin Allred says “crisis” is an acceptable word to describe the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

06/04 Juarez police deal with multiple murders, kidnappings in single morning

Violence continues to plague Juarez, Mexico, despite the recent arrival of 2,100 soldiers and last month’s transfer of gang leaders from various state prisons.

05/04 Biden Admin Loses Court Challenge to Holding Migrant Children in Outdoor Camps

A U.S. District Court judge ruled in favor of several human rights groups that filed a legal action against the Biden Administration in March.

04/04 Judge Orders Timely Housing for Migrant Children Waiting at Border

The decision established that minors at open-air sites were in legal custody of the Department of Homeland Security and thus must receive safe shelter, even if they had not yet been formally processed.

04/04 Texas immigration fight rekindled after appeals court block

Texas Republicans say SB4 is a necessary tool to help law enforcement because the federal government is failing to do so.

03/04 Texas charges more migrants for cutting razor wire at border

Texas continues to criminally charge migrants allegedly caught disabling razor wire placed along the Rio Grande to prevent their illegal entry into the country.

02/04 Migrants charged in border wall riot will stay in jail

Thirty-nine migrants charged by Texas with rioting at the border wall will not get their bond reduced.

02/04 EXCLUSIVE: 140K Migrants Apprehended in March Along Southwest Border

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the southwest border apprehended nearly 140,000 migrants during March.

31/03 9 Brits Apprehended Illegally Crossing Canadian Border into Vermont

Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of nine migrants from the United Kingdom after they illegally crossed the Canadian Border.

30/03 Chinese Man Who Illegally Crossed Border Gets 12 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Porn Videos

A federal judge sentenced a Chinese migrant who illegally crossed the border into Texas to 12 years in prison for posessing child porn.

29/03 Migrants Apprehended at Northern Border Sector Exceed Last 12 Years Combined

Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more migrants crossing the Canadian Border this year than in the past twelve years combined.

29/03 Advocates worry for migrants if Texas arrest law upheld

Advocates unveiled a new round of rallies and community organizing efforts as federal courts debate whether police officers in Texas can arrest undocumented migrants.