Texas Department of Public Safety troopers assigned to border security duty arrested 33 migrants on state charges of criminal trespass. The troopers, assigned to Operation Lone Star, arrested the migrants on private ranches near the Texas-Mexico border.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents found a group of nearly 30 migrants hiding in the sleeping compartment of a commercial tractor. Agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers also teamed up to apprehend more than 20 migrants being warehoused in motel rooms.
Police in Manchester, England, announced the arrest on Sunday of two teenagers in connection to the hostage-taking incident in Colleyville, Texas. The arrest took place just hours after the confirmation of Malik Faisal Akram, a Lancashire resident, as the man
The FBI identified the many who took four people hostage in the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue as Malik Faisal Akram — a British national. All of the hostages were unharmed in the standoff that lasted nearly 12 hours on Saturday.
A video shot by a Dallas ABC news crew shows the final moments of the near 12-hour standoff at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue late Saturday night. The video shows what appears to be the three remaining hostages fleeing out a door followed shortly by a man holding a pistol.
A man took four hostages at a Jewish synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday morning. After a ten-hour standoff, the three remaining hostages escaped and an FBI Hostage Rescue Team made entry. The FBI confirmed the suspect is dead.
A multi-agency effort led to the arrest of a large group of migrants attempting to avoid detection by wearing camouflage. The arrest took place in a remote area of the Big Bend Sector in Texas.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a human smuggler with two outstanding warrants. One of the charges included his alleged control of displaying a minor in sexual conduct.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents teamed up with a CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter aircrew to rescue a severely dehydrated woman near the border in Arizona. The woman called 911 after being abandoned by human smugglers in the Baboquivari Mountains.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents continue to find migrants being transported by human smugglers in dangerous situations. In one incident, agents found six inside a tanker truck.
A Texas district court judge in El Paso faces possible removal from the bench following allegations of bias and an improper in-chambers hearing during a 2019 murder trial. The judge is reportedly refusing to respond to a written inquiry from the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a large number of migrants from “special interest” nations so far this month. The group included migrants from nations known to have terrorist activities.
Border Patrol agents in the southwest continue to arrest large numbers of previously deported criminal aliens. Many committed sex offenses against minors.
A Texas border sheriff reports human smugglers are forcing vehicle pursuits on an alarming basis. The sheriff fears innocent people and migrants could be injured due to recklessness.
Del Rio and Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two migrants in separate human smuggling incidents in South Texas. In one, agents rescued a woman being swept away in the Rio Grande.
HOUSTON, Texas — Doctors at a Texas research facility helped develop what they call the “first COVID vaccine designed specifically for global health. The distribution of the new vaccine in India is already approved. The vaccine is expected to make a major impact in the spread and mutation of COVID in poorer countries across the globe.
Local media outlet reports indicate the employees of a West Texas nursing home walked out and left residents without proper levels of care following complaints of staffing shortages over the past weekend.
The search for a missing Afghan child who disappeared in San Antonio is intensifying as it moves into its third week. On Wednesday, an FBI dive team began its second day of searching along a creek a few miles away from the apartment complex where the girl lived with her parents.
A report compiled by a migration research group shows the number of people who went missing or are known to have died along the U.S.-Mexico Border hit an all-time high in 2021. The unprecedented figure follows the record-shattering number of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. following changes in immigration and border security policies by the Biden Administration.
A migrant carrying a large knife assaulted a Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agent during the arrest of a group arrest. The agent did not suffer an injury during the assault.
An FBI dive team joined the search in San Antonio for a little girl who has been missing since December 20. The team arrived following a lead from investigators regarding an area near the apartment complex where the girl lived with her parents.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents kicked off the new year with the apprehension of 2,200 migrants. The apprehension included a little girl who made what officials called “the treacherous journey” by herself.
At least 129 migrants died in Brooks County, Texas, in 2021, according to information received from sheriff’s officials. The number of deaths, including 10 who died in a smuggling crash, represents an increase of nearly 280 percent over 2020.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted multiple human smuggling schemes in the last days of 2021, officials reported. In many, smugglers placed the migrants in life-threatening situations.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a group of migrants who became lost in the Huachuca Mountains near the Arizona border with Mexico. Agents found one of the migrants, a woman, to be severely dehydrated and had to carry her out of danger.
Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents teamed up with CBP’s Air and Marine Operations to apprehend a group of migrants attempting to use camouflage to conceal their location. The migrants attempted to conceal their location in the rocks and brush after fleeing from Border Patrol agents.
Police in San Antonio continue the search for a little girl who has been missing since December 20. The young child went missing from a playground at her apartment complex.
Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 1.9 million migrants who illegally crossed the southwest border with Mexico between ports of entry during 2021. Another estimated half-million migrants managed to avoid apprehension and sneak into the U.S.
Border Patrol agents assigned to an immigration checkpoint near the Arizona border with Mexico found an armed human smuggler with three people locked in the trunk of the vehicle. The three migrants included a minor.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three migrants who became endangered in the Rio Grande as they crossed from Mexico to Texas. In one incident, the agents rescued a man and his one-year-old child.
An alleged human smuggler reportedly assaulted a Border Patrol agent and killed a migrant during a vehicle pursuit in southern California. The death occurred on Christmas Day when the smuggler crashed and ejected three passengers from his vehicle.
Drone video captured the images of a group of six migrants illegally crossing the border from Mexico into the Laredo Sector. Agents found them carrying large bundles of marijuana.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 2,700 migrants over the Christmas weekend, adding to the nearly 30,000 in November.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a lost migrant in the Jacumba Wilderness near the California border with Mexico. The rescue occurred shortly before the Christmas holiday weekend after local dispatchers received a distress call from the lost Salvadoran.
Border Patrol agents spread Christmas cheer in communities along the southwest and northern borders in the days leading up to the holiday weekend. While most American families gathered to celebrate the birth of Christ, Border Patrol agents continued their vigilance to protect our nation’s borders.
A charity group organized by Border Patrol agents recently collected and distributed Christmas and holiday gifts for the children of fallen agents. This marks the organization’s seventh year of giving. Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector began an
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents found more than migrants in two human smuggling stash house investigations this week: bundles of drugs and firearms.
Two Texas sheriff’s deputies rushed into a burning house to rescue a disabled man trapped on his porch. The entire porch went up in flames seconds after the deputies pulled the man to safety.
A Mexican migrant attempting to illegally scale a border wall in New Mexico died after falling from the barrier. The migrant suffered severe head trauma.
Photos tweeted by U.S. Border Patrol officials this week show the filthy and dangerous conditions human smugglers force upon migrants. The photos show the conditions of stash houses discovered along the southwest border.
