Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents found five unaccompanied migrant children along the Texas side of the Rio Grande. One of the children, a six-year-old boy, suffered an injury while crossing the river by himself.
A Texas Department of Public Safety Air Division helicopter aircrew captured images of a large group of migrants using a rope to make their way across the Rio Grande from Mexico. The group consisted of more than 100 migrants crossing in the single event near Eagle Pass, Texas.
The apprehension of migrants illegally crossing the border in the Del Rio Sector continues at a record-setting pace, according to Border Patrol officials. The tactic of crossing large groups strains resources and manpower in one of the nation’s busiest sectors.
Border Patrol agents along the southwest border with Mexico apprehended multiple previously deported sex offenders after they illegally re-entered the U.S. Some of the arrested had convictions for sexual offenses involving children.
Uvalde, Texas, police officers found a group of migrants packed inside a dump trailer about 50 miles north of the border with Mexico.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents on routine patrol were noticeably absent Tuesday. Agents say they were removed from regular duties and relegated exclusively to processing and caring for thousands of migrants detained at temporary holding facilities in the region.
The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is dominated with large groups of migrants crossing the border. The detention centers in this sector are substantially overcrowded forcing the rapid release of migrants into the communities along the border.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — The State of Texas is scheduled to complete a two-mile section of local border wall this week, according to a project contractor. Additional jobs are in the works and some are nearing completion in other sectors.
A source within the Department of Homeland Security warns that nearly every federally-operated migrant detention facility faces overcrowding issues. More than 14,000 are currently detained, yet less than 5,000 are fully processed into DHS accounting systems.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a four-year-old girl after human smugglers carried her across the Rio Grande and abandoned her on the riverbank. The little girl is the same age as another child who recently drowned in this area after being swept from the mother’s arms.
Federal officials report a spike in the number of migrants drowning in the Rio Grande while attempting to illegally cross the border from Mexico. In the last two weeks, at least 10 drowned in the Del Rio Sector, according to a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
A source within Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol detention facilities within the Del Rio Sector of Texas are again dangerously overcrowded. On Friday, one facility, designed to hold 500 migrants, contains at least 2,000 mostly Cubans. The typically single adult detainees are being processed and most likely will be released into the United States, according to the source.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents found an unaccompanied five-year-old boy at a Rio Grande crossing point near Eagle Pass, Texas. The child, traveling with a group of 83 migrants, had no parents with him or contact information for family members.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — The State acquired a large quantity of 30-foot wall panels from the Biden Administration to utilize in the construction of a border wall. The materials came from federal contracts cancelled in January 2021.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Federal officials released approximately 200 migrants in less than an hour to a shelter in the Texas border community of Eagle Pass. The migrants observed by Breitbart Texas all appeared to be adult single males.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents discovered the body of a 4-year-old Nicaraguan migrant child missing since March 5 after her 32-year-old mother dropped the child into the current as she crossed the Rio Grande. Agents assigned to the marine unit discovered the body Thursday, several miles from where the child was dropped. A local funeral home is reportedly arranging to transfer the body to her mother’s new residence in Florida.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents and Texas National Guard soldiers apprehended nearly 100 migrants in a 12-hour period in about a mile-long border crossing area.
Border Patrol agents in the nation’s busiest sector continue to be overwhelmed by large migrant groups. Over the past weekend, Del Rio Sector agents apprehended nearly 2,500 migrants.
A group of 14 members of Congress led by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) visited the West Texas border region to discuss border security issues with federal officials in Del Rio, Texas. Gonzales told a field of reporters President Biden talked about border security in his State of the Union Address but should do more than just talk. Rather, he should “show up to the border” to gain an understanding of the situation.
A four-year-old Nicaraguan migrant child is believed to have drowned after his 32-year-old mother dropped him as she crossed the Rio Grande. The mother lost the little boy as she crossed the swiftly moving border river just south of Eagle Pass, Texas early Saturday morning. Border Patrol agents continue to search for the child with negative results.
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Border Patrol agents in West Texas report increasing numbers of incidents involving the use of trains for human smuggling.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents found an abandoned migrant toddler wandering the banks of the Rio Grande early Tuesday. Shortly after midnight, in 30-degree weather, the toddler was wearing little more than a hoodie for warmth.
Border Patrol officials in multiple Texas sectors report an increase in human smuggling vehicle pursuits resulting in rollover crashes — some fatal.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a Nicaraguan migrant mother of three from drowning in the Rio Grande. The woman became stranded while illegally crossing the border from Mexico into Texas.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents continue to find heavily armed human smugglers as the surge of migrants illegally crossing the border in this region continues to expand. In two separate incidents, agents found smugglers carrying two semi-automatic rifles and two handguns.
Agents in the Del Rio Sector apprehended more than 3,400 migrants who illegally crossed the border over the Super Bowl weekend, officials reported. These agents also interdicted 27 smuggling incidents and rescued at least 24 migrants, including a family of three drowning in the Rio Grande.
Three people are dead in a rollover crash in West Texas involving a suspected human smuggling vehicle being pursued by police. Four others are reported to be seriously injured and were transported to area hospitals.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents risked their own lives to rescue a migrant family from drowning in the Rio Grande on Saturday. The agents revived the father after the border river dragged him underwater for several minutes.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 2,000 migrants during a 48-hour period in what is becoming the nation’s busiest sector.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents found a second five-year-old migrant girl in as many days, according to officials. The agents found the little girl traveling with three other children.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — A new section of border fence is expected to go up locally as the result of a partnership between the State and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas. The new section, constructed by the Texas Military Department, will be located south of Eagle Pass on tribal lands.
Border Patrol agents continue to find young migrant children abandoned along the Texas riverbank of Rio Grande. This time, a five-year-old Guatemalan girl told agents she crossed the river by herself.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents are apprehending migrants illegally crossing the border into Texas at the rate of 720 per day, officials tweeted. This rate moved the Del Rio Sector into the number one spot for migrant apprehensions in January, a CBP official told Breitbart Texas.
The massive flow of migrants crossing the Rio Grande into the Del Rio Sector is shattering last year’s record pace, according to the sector chief. Apprehensions in some stations are up more than 215 percent over the record set in 2021.
DEL RIO, Texas — Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass located two unaccompanied migrant toddlers among a group of unrelated migrants arrested near the banks of the Rio Grande Wednesday. The one and four-year-old are two of the more than 300 encountered by Border Patrol that day.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Migrant groups continue to cross the border in what is now the busiest sector in the nation. Approximately 50 crossed during a period of about two hours on Tuesday.
DEL RIO, Texas — Texas National Guardsmen encountered approximately 105,000 migrants under Operation Lone Star. The soldiers and airmen also participated in “significant drug and weapons seizures.”
Texas National Guardsmen working border security along the Rio Grande border with Mexico rescued a migrant family from drowning. The family of nine migrants attempted to cross from Piedras Negras, Mexico, to Eagle Pass on the morning of January 31 and got caught up in the swiftly moving current.
In one large group, more than 170 migrants crossed the Rio Grande near the small West Texas community of Normandy. The group crossed the river early Monday morning and quickly surrendered to the Border Patrol after walking through a Pecan orchard.
