A group of gunmen in South Texas kidnapped two victims and held them in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. The gunmen tortured them for days over the alleged theft of drugs.
Authorities in South Texas continue to investigate the theft of a red city ambulance that an unknown man stole during a call. The man drove the ambulance to Mexico where he abandoned it.
A Texas jury sentenced George Alvarez, the driver who lost control of his vehicle, killing the migrants outside a homeless shelter in May 2023, to 60 years in prison. Alvarez learned his fate on Friday after deliberations concluded on the eight counts of intoxication manslaughter. Barely one year passed since the eight migrants were killed during an early morning car crash in the border town of Brownsville, Texas.
President Joe Biden ignored questions regarding the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley, allegedly at the hands of an illegal alien.
Gulf Cartel gunmen have been buying thousands of rounds of ammunition in South Texas and smuggling it into Mexico. The bulk purchases of ammunition come as the Gulf Cartel has been waging a fierce turf war between two of its rival factions.
Video obtained by Breitbart News of John Rourke’s “Great American Cleanup” on the southern border shows some of the trash left behind by migrants, including baby clothes and opened condom packs.
A group of migrants attempted to force their way into the United States by rushing a CBP official port of entry. The action by the migrants forced federal authorities to close down the international port of entry.
Following the deployment of Governor Abbott’s Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley Sector, migrant apprehensions declined for the first time in more than a week. Texas military forces and DPS troopers erected razor wire along the northern bank of the Rio Grande and turned back hundreds of migrants.
Cartel gunmen and Mexican Army soldiers clashed right at the Texas border in a fierce shootout where three gunmen died. The gunfight spread terror among motorists trying to cross one of the area’s international ports of entry. The shootout is one of several clashes that have taken place in that location as rival factions of the Gulf Cartel fight for control of the region, while government officials in Mexico try to minimize the situation and claim all is safe.
Authorities in the Texas border city of Brownsville charged a local man in connection with a fatal crash near a homeless shelter. The driver allegedly crashed into the bus stop where he struck 18 men — killing eight and injuring the rest. Authorities described the victims as migrants.
Police are investigating a fatal crash in Brownsville, Texas, where at least seven people died and several others sustained various injuries. The crash occurred near a homeless shelter that has been catering to migrants released by Border Patrol. Police say they currently believe the crash may have been intentional.
A video shot by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows the ecological disaster created by the more than 24,000 migrants who crossed the border near Brownsville in just over two weeks. The video shows the trash and waste left behind by the mostly Venezuelan migrants crossing from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to Brownsville.
Texas Department of Public Safety officials confirmed the deployment of additional state troopers and National Guard resources to the Rio Grande. The response comes as more than 24,000 Venezuelan migrants crossed the border during the past two weeks.
The downtown streets of Brownsville, Texas, are once-again awash with recently released migrants waiting to depart the border city to other parts of the country. Breitbart Texas interviewed several dozen migrants on Friday, all from Venezuela, who spoke of the long journey to the United States and the conditions suffered while waiting in Mexico for the end of the Title 42 COVID-19 expulsion authority.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas seized more than $930,000 in U.S. currency during an attempted border crossing to Mexico. The officers found the undeclared cash in a vehicle being driven across the Brownville-Matamoros International Bridge on Tuesday.
Pope Francis has praised the bishop of Brownsville Texas for his diocese’s work with immigrants, comparing the latter to Jesus Christ himself.
A spokesperson with the City of Brownsville, Texas, said on Monday the number of migrants who tested positive for Coronavirus and were subsequently released from U.S. custody doubled in recent days.
A Texas border county issued a curfew ordering residents to stay off public and private roads during nighttime hours in an attempt to curb the spread of the Chinese coronavirus (COVID-19).
Rap superstar Cardi B went on a foul-mouthed rant Tuesday, telling the New York Police Department to “motherf**king suck a fart and suffocate on it” after it allegedly convinced a Brownsville school to cancel a giveaway hosted by her friend Star Brim.
NYPD police commissioner James O’Neill said Sunday that the department will find the suspect who opened fire at a Brooklyn block party Saturday night.
An illegal alien accused of murdering his boat crew mate and injuring two others aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts was allowed to stay in the country as a DACA recipient, a source told Breitbart News.
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector saved the lives of four illegal immigrants this week. Unfortunately, four other migrants died during human smuggling operations in South Texas.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The son of the former leader of the Gulf Cartel is facing new federal charges in connection with an incident where he pulled a handgun at a Texas border city bar.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The son of the man who once was considered the top leader of Mexico’s Gulf Cartel is facing various charges after allegedly brandishing a handgun at a local bar.
Federal authorities confirmed the shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent patrolling the waters of the Rio Grande. The shot came from the Mexican side of the river.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A border Democrat recently caught on tape using the n-word to describe two black prosecutors is now in hot water for directing racist language toward Hispanics and sexist terms in reference to a female political opponent. While the commissioner has apologized for his use of the initial racial slur, it remains unclear if he has done so for the rest of his insults.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, — An inmate in this border county stabbed a sheriff’s deputy, took his service weapons, and killed a man before leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a deadly shootout.
Two teenage boys are accused of sexually abusing a girl with a learning disability at a Brooklyn school while other students watched, including one who allegedly recorded the incident on his cell phone, police sources said.
An illegal immigrant is facing felony negligent homicide charges after allegedly killing a 79-year-old man while driving the wrong way on a Texas road.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Mexican cartel smugglers continue trying to find new ways to bring drugs into the country. From backpackers wading over the Rio Grande to makeshift ferries used to move loaded vehicles, organized criminals continue to use this border city as launch pad to move large shipments.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been charged in connection with the attempted purchase of at least one grenade launcher and three AK-47s in Texas; it remains unclear if the weapons were meant for a drug cartel. The grenade launcher was bound for Mexico before the bust.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has issued a travel warning for individuals visiting this border city after heightened concern for further spread of the Zika virus.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — A man suspected of murdering three victims and kidnapping a fourth in this city is believed to have crossed the border into Brownsville, Texas.
A maintenance worker assigned to the police department in this border city has been arrested for using his government vehicle to move four kilograms of cocaine.
Border Patrol agents arrested a previously convicted illegal alien over the weekend as he tried to re-enter the country illegally. A Texas court had convicted the Mexican national who tried to kill a Brownsville Police officer in 1989.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Two U.S. Border Patrol agents and one unsuspecting motorist sustained injuries during at least two separate crashes prompted by yet another drug smuggling attempt in this border city which resulted in a chase.
In response to an increase in the use of local roads by drug traffickers, the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has formed a new task force in an attempt to deter these incursions.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Just hours after having been extradited from Mexico, the man who at one time ran one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels went before a U.S. federal Judge to face multiple drug charges.
A drug smuggler who picked up a drug load from the banks of the Rio Grande River on the Texas border was on his way north ended up crashing into the water and swimming back into Mexico to get away from authorities.
Mexican drug smugglers were targeted in a sting operation near the Texas border. Federal agents arrested three men and raided a home allegedly used as a drug distribution “office” by a group smuggling drugs across the border from Mexico.
