Homeland Security

Border Patrol documents show that agents apprehended nearly 160,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border during the first month of the new fiscal year. The information shows an increase of nearly 129 percent over October 2020. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: Migrant Apprehensions in October Jump 129 Percent over Prior Year

A source within Customs and Border Protection says more than 60,000 migrants who crossed the southwest border in October 2021 were released into the United States. The source, not authorized to speak to the media, says 40 percent were ineligible to be swiftly expelled under the Trump era Title 42 CDC COVID-19 emergency order. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: 60K Migrants Released into U.S. in October

As attention is focused on a single caravan in Mexico consisting of an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 migrants headed to the U.S. southern border, cartels separately move the equivalent into the states each day. . . . Read more about Clark: Don’t Get Distracted — Cartels Move More Than a Migrant Caravan Daily into U.S.

The number of migrants apprehended in the five Texas-based Border Patrol Sectors nearly matched the population of the state’s third-largest city, Dallas. Agents apprehended nearly 1.2 million migrants during the recently ended fiscal year. . . . Read more about Migrant Apprehensions at Texas-Based Border Sectors in 2021 Nearly Matches Dallas Population

Border Patrol agents apprehended a total of 1,666,167 illegal immigrants along the southwest border in fiscal 2021—breaking all records since 1925 after the agency was formed (when 22,199 illegal aliens were arrested). . . . Read more about Border Patrol Arrests Shatter All Records at Southern Border

The man police say brutally raped a woman on Philadelphia-area public transit — as commuters watched without intervening — is living in the United States illegally and should have been deported.

Upper Darby Township police arrested 35-year-old Fiston Ngoy, a homeless man, on charges of aggravated indecent assault without consent and rape and sexual assault. Police say Ngoy attacked and raped a woman while aboard a Philadelphia-area train last Wednesday. . . . Read more about Man accused of raping woman on train is illegal immigrant, was not deported despite history of sexual crime

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Chris Magnus, faced a confirmation hearing Tuesday, in which he refused to call the record high surge of illegal migrants entering the United States at the southern border a crisis but did acknowledge it was an urgent matter. . . . Read more about Biden’s Nominee for CBP Commissioner Refuses to Say There’s a Crisis at the US–Mexico Border

In a statement, the senator announced the bill was being introduced “to demand President Biden, his administration, and Congressional Democrats address the unprecedented man-made crisis on the South Texas border and their political decisions that directly created it.”. . . Read more about Ted Cruz Introduces Bill to Hold Biden and Democrats Accountable for 'Man-Made' Border Crisis

An Arizona sheriff said “the war on drugs is back” in America as the growing border crisis overwhelms local law enforcement.

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels shared the strong words about drugs crossing the nation’s southern border during an interview on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” on Friday. . . . Read more about AZ Sheriff Declares 'War on Drugs Is Back' in America as Border Crisis Overwhelms Law Enforcement

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is set to report just under 2 million migrant encounters nationwide for the recently ended Fiscal Year 2021. The number of migrants encountered by Border Patrol agents and CBP officers jumped 202 percent over the previous year’s roughly 647,000. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: CBP to Report Record of Nearly 2 Million Migrants Encountered in 2021