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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials announced the opening of an additional holding facility in south Texas to deal with the massive surge of illegal immigrants continuing to flood across the Mexican border.

GRANJENO, Texas — Breitbart Texas encountered a total of 43 illegal immigrants in various groups in less than two hours as they were walking two miles north of the Rio Grande. The migrants, primarily from El Salvador, were looking for U.S. Border Patrol agents to pick them up.

A report issued by the Center for Immigration Studies revealed a massive surge in the numbers of illegal border crossings and apprehensions in the months leading up to the November 8 Presidential Election.

Almost all of the marijuana and the methamphetamine that are seized in the U.S. are coming from Mexico, according to a new report.

U.S. Border Patrol agents busted an accused murderer, a child rapist, and a human smuggler in southern Arizona.

Four illegal immigrants crossed the U.S./Mexico border while a local news camera captured the incident.

McALLEN, Texas — Federal authorities seized more than 5,900 rounds of ammunition that were destined for a drug cartel in Mexico as criminal organizations continue to stockpile weapons.

The U.S. Border Patrol will deploy additional agents to the Rio Grande Valley Sector in South Texas in response to the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the border.

The apprehension of Family Unit Aliens (FMUA) and Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) saw dramatic increases despite substantial existing records. The total apprehensions of illegal immigrants rushing into the U.S. ahead of the 2016 General Election also jumped nearly 17 percent over the prior month.

A previously deported illegal alien accused of a hit-and-run accident that left a renowned, pediatric cancer doctor dead is in a Phoenix jail after surrendering at the U.S. border. The man returned from Mexico after allegedly fleeing the scene on foot in 2015.

The upcoming presidential election is having an effect on the recent spike of illegal immigrants that have been arriving to this border city requesting refugee or asylum status, the mayor of this city said.

Federal customs officers seized over 780 pounds of marijuana at an international bridge between Texas and Mexico.

Despite claims made by elected officials and federal authorities in Washington about a secure border, human smugglers continue to move thousands of illegal immigrants into Texas with minimal difficulties.

Illegal immigrants, mostly from Central America, are flooding across Texas’ southern border ahead of the 2016 General Election. Border Patrol agents are seeing numbers of illegal immigrants at or above the historic 2014 levels.

LAREDO, Texas — Un policía Mexicano de alto rango fue arrestado en esta ciudad fronteriza al presuntamente intentar entrar al país con mas de 30 libras de cocaína ocultas en su vehículo.

Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector busted human smuggler and drug trafficker at an inland border checkpoint in Arizona over a two-day period this week.

A man listed on listed as one of America’s most dangerous sex offenders was arrested in Mexico and turned over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Arizona.

A report from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson reveals the number of illegal border crossing apprehensions of Family Units from Central America and Mexico hit the highest level on record.

Hundreds of migrants from Haiti, Africa, Asia, Armenia, and Russia have been arriving at ports of entry in Arizona. It remains unclear how some of the individuals have been able to move without interference from Mexican authorities; however the case appears to be the latest development in an ongoing trend.

A leaked report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disclosed that nearly half of the foreign nationals who cross U.S. borders illegally do so undetected. The DHS had refused to release the report, completed in May, but was leaked to the Associated Press (AP).

Six Mexican nationals and two U.S. citizens were arrested in connection with a failed attempt to smuggle nearly $800K worth of drugs across the Arizona border with Mexico.

Professional Bull Riders CEO Sean Gleason is outraged and says the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, would not allow a U.S Customs and Border Protection color guard to enter the building Friday night because the agents in the guard carried firearms.

Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized nearly $2 million in heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine during smuggling attempts over the weekend in Arizona. Border Patrol agents working nearby also arrested a previously deported illegal alien with a violent criminal history.

The man now accused in a series of rapes and assaults of women in Austin, Texas, was free on the streets after the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Antonio declined to prosecute him for illegal re-entry after his fourth deportation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized nearly $2 million in narcotics and other drugs being smuggled into Texas from Mexico over the weekend.

A husband and wife team from Ecuador have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a human smuggling operation in Texas. At least one young girl was raped in a Mexican stash house during the smuggling process.

Federal officers working an international crossing from Mexico into South Texas seized nearly $2 million worth of methamphetamine on Thursday.

SAN DIEGO, California — Border Patrol agents in North San Diego County tracked down two men in two separate vehicles that were apparently working in tandem to smuggle more than $3 million in illicit cash in the United States on Tuesday.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the marine unit at the Eagle Pass, Texas, station rescued a juvenile male from Honduras who was apparently drowning in the Rio Grande River.

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender shortly after he re-entered the United States illegally in southern California early Friday morning.

MCALLEN, Texas — Authorities in this border city are warning travelers about a series of ointments that have peyote and marijuana as their main ingredients. The drugs are being seized at border entry points from individuals who may not have been aware that they were smuggling actual drugs.

Border Patrol agents in Orchard Park, N.Y., arrested a group of illegal aliens who were trespassing at an elementary school. Several of the illegal aliens had been previously deported and had criminal records.

U.S. Border Patrol agents successfully captured a Mexican national who was previously convicted of child molestation after crossing the border with other illegal immigrants in southern California.

A Mexican woman was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents after entering the United States illegally from Canada. A Canadian citizen was also arrested for allegedly helping smuggle the woman across the border.

Federal officers stopped a human smuggling attempt after discovering a Chinese man being brought into the U.S. inside a pickup truck gas tank.

Federal officers seized over $200K-worth of cocaine at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas on July 27.