Migrants caught hiding at New Mexico middle school for second time in a week
A New Mexico middle school was put on lockdown twice late last month when a band of migrants trying to evade border agents were found hiding on campus. In the … Read More
Tag: us customs and border protection
Accused bandit who robbed migrants near border fatally shot by elite Border Patrol unit: report
An accused bandit was shot and killed by US Border Patrol’s elite tactical unit in a remote area near the southern border after he allegedly stole from other migrants early … Read More
Border Patrol union mocks Biden’s trip to southern border
The Border Patrol union mocked President Biden’s visit to the southern border in Texas this week. The National Border Patrol Council posted a fake joke itinerary for the 81-year-old president’s … Read More
Head of Border Patrol union slams Biden’s ‘self serving’ trip to southern border: ‘Too little, too late’
President Biden’s upcoming trip to the US-Mexico border is “too little, too late,” the head of the Border Patrol union said Monday, arguing that the visit is primarily aimed at … Read More
ICE may release thousands of immigrants to close $700M budget shortfall: report
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may release thousands of migrants en masse and significantly slash its holding spaces for detainees as the agency battles a $700 million budget shortfall, … Read More
Traveler tries to sneak 4 ‘deceased and dehydrated’ mummified monkeys through Boston airport security, is stopped by dog
This Customs and Border Protection dog wasn’t monkeying around. A canine with the federal agency – and with a nose for the unusual — sniffed out four mummified monkeys that … Read More
Texas military deny stopping CBP saving drowning migrants
Texas officials called accusations they’d allowed three migrants to drown by denying border agents access to a riverside park “wholly inaccurate.” The Texas military insisted they had searched the Rio … Read More
Experts warn of national security risks after CBP slashes question list for Chinese migrants from 40 to just 5
WASHINGTON – US Customs and Border Protection watered down the screening process for Chinese asylum seekers amid a record surge of such cases — but experts and lawmakers warn the … Read More
Record-setting 276K migrants cross southern border in December — and it isn’t over
The crisis at the besieged southern border reached new heights this week, with the number of migrant encounters in December already shattering records — with three days of the month … Read More
Texas gov. Abbott signs law allowing police to arrest illegal migrants
Texas governor Greg Abbott signed a new law Monday which gives law enforcement officers in the state the power to arrest anyone suspected of entering the country illegally. The measure … Read More
