Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehended more than 2,000 migrants during a three-day period at a tiny area known for illegal border crossing. The groups consisted mainly of migrant families and unaccompanied children from Central America.
Border Patrol officials in the Rio Grande Valley Sector say they are being “inundated” with large groups of migrant families and unaccompanied minors. In one day, they apprehended nearly 3o0 in a small border area near Granjeno, Texas.
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo Sector rescued a previously deported migrant who became lost on a ranch after illegally crossing the border.
Prosecutors say a federal agent working for the U.S. Border Patrol confessed to killing four sex workers over a two-week period. The suspect remains in jail on a $2.5 million bond.
Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector are witnessing significant increases in the number of migrants crossing illegally from Mexico. In roughly two weeks, four groups were apprehended–each consisting of more than 100 adults and children.
Human smugglers abandoned three migrants in the Southern California desert, leaving them to die. In two separate incidents, two migrants died and Border Patrol agents managed to rescue a pregnant woman.
El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously-deported illegal immigrant accused of repeatedly raping his 15-year-old daughter in Tennessee.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested nearly 200 migrants, including families and unaccompanied minors, during a 33-hour period after they illegally crossed from Mexico. The sector has witnessed an increase of more than 100 percent of migrants attempting to make the dangerous trek across the Arizona desert.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued 47 migrants from a locked tractor-trailer after the driver led the agents on a pursuit when he failed to stop for inspection at a checkpoint.
Reversing a three-month trend, the apprehension of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border spiked upward in August. A massive increase across the southwest border moved the number of arrests to record levels.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents encountered an armed drug smuggler after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico into South Texas. Agents recovered two firearms and two bundles of marijuana and methamphetamine valued at more than $270,000.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents stopped at least 17 members of violent gangs from successfully making their way to the U.S. interior in the past week. Those arrested include members of MS-13 and the 18th Street gang.
The top brass of the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) was on hand Tuesday for a 9/11 Remembrance vigil at the main DOJ building in Washington, DC.
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector stopped five previously deported sex offenders from successfully making their way back into the U.S. interior late last week.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents continue to lead the nation in the apprehension of Bangladeshi nationals who illegally cross the border from Mexico into Texas. More than 100 were arrested in the past three weeks — totaling 622 this fiscal year.
Border Patrol agents in South Texas rescued 55 migrants locked in a hot trailer. Temperatures reached nearly 100 degrees inside.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a group of 163 migrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into the Arizona desert.
An Arizona mother, armed with a sidearm, took four children along for a human smuggling ride Sunday evening. The woman appeared to use three of her own children and a 5-year-old nephew as cover while she allegedly attempted to smuggle an illegal immigrant through a Border Patrol inspection checkpoint.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued an exhausted mother and her two young daughters who were being marched through the brush after illegally crossing from Mexico.
A Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agent shot and wounded an illegal immigrant during an arrest.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a female truck driver after they found 62 migrants locked in her refrigerated trailer.
A migrant from Mexico nearly drowned in an El Paso, Texas, canal after rappelling into the U.S. from the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge. Border Patrol agents sprung into action and rescued the man from the extremely dangerous situation.
Border Patrol agents and Brooks County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a call about a deceased migrant found on a ranch in South Texas. The Mexican migrant is the 35th person to die in this single Texas county located about 80 miles north of the U.S.- Mexico border.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents continue to disrupt drug and human smuggling efforts at immigration checkpoints on highways leading away from the Mexican border.
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector continue to encounter large groups of migrants coming across the open border between Mexico and the U.S. The groups frequently consist of unaccompanied minors and family units.
Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector arrested two previously deported child sex offenders and an MS-13 member after they attempted to illegally re-enter the U.S. in Arizona.
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector stopped four gang members from successfully making their way back into the U.S. interior. The MS-13 and 18th Street gang members had all been previously deported from the U.S.
An illegal immigrant allegedly assaulted a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the Rio Grande Valley Sector in an apparent effort to avoid arrest for unlawfully crossing the border from Mexico.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector rescued two migrants who had become lost on ranches near the Texas border with Mexico. In a separate incident, agents recovered the body of a migrant who drowned while attempting to cross the river.
Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector called upon National Guardsmen to assist in the rescue of an unconscious migrant. The troops are assigned to support Border Patrol efforts under Operation Guardian Support.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested a large group of migrants on Tuesday afternoon. The group included men, women, and children from Guatemala.
The number of migrants who died after illegally crossing the border from Mexico to the U.S. since 2014 rose by nearly 180 percent. So far this year, 260 lost their lives near the U.S-Mexico Border–mostly during or shortly after their crossings.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Checkpoint foiled a human smuggling attempt and discovered a member of the hyperviolent MS-13 gang. The smuggler’s cargo included eight illegal immigrants concealed in a pickup truck.
The brutal consequences of our open border are highlighted by the bodies of hundreds of illegal immigrants who died in one Texas county located 80 miles inland from Mexico. In total, 618 corpses have been found since 2009 — many of the deceased have never been identified and their loved ones simply never heard from the migrant again after they crossed the border into the U.S.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector assisted in the recovery of five deceased migrants between Friday and Sunday. More than 80 migrants have died this year in this one sector after illegally crossing the border.
Rapper-singer Logic sported a t-shirt reading “Fuck The Wall” during a politically charged performance Monday night at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
CNN and the establishment media are attacking President Trump after he complimented a U.S. Border Patrol agent for speaking “perfect English.”
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two human smugglers and eight migrants following two separate pursuits. In both cases, the smugglers failed to yield when the agents attempted to stop them for immigration inspections.
Border Patrol agents in the Big Bend Sector teamed up with local and federal agencies to carry out a series of migrant rescues. The efforts led to the saving of several migrants abandoned by human smugglers.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Checkpoint found 27 migrants locked in the back of two commercial rental trucks in separate incidents this week. The smuggled include at least one unaccompanied minor.
