Border Patrol

WASHINGTON–In the time before, during and after his Senate confirmation as the Biden White House’s commissioner for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Chris Magnus’ previous employer, the Tucson, Arizona, Police Department (TPD), has been stonewalling an Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) investigation into Magnus’ leadership of the department and policies on illegal immigration. . . . Read more about What Is Biden’s Border Chief Hiding?

EAGLE PASS, Texas — 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. . . . Read more about Small Migrant Child Drowns in Texas Border River, Swept from Mother’s Arms

Border Patrol agents reacted furiously to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union claim that he could keep the border secure as illegal immigrants use it as a turnstile. . . .

  Read more about Border Agents Unleash on Biden Over State of the Union Platitudes: 'We All Know He Doesn't Care'

The Texas Military Department and Department of Public Safety officials issued a warning to law enforcement officers and soldiers working along the state’s border with Mexico. The warnings of possible retaliation from members of the Gulf Cartel follow the arrest in recent days of a key leader. . . . Read more about Exclusive: Texas DPS, Military Warn Border Personnel of Possible Retaliation from Mexican Gulf Cartel

U.S. border agent encounters with illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border soared in January when compared to the same month in 2021, newly released data show. . . . Read more about Illegal Immigrant Encounters at US-Mexico Border in January Much Higher Than Previous Year

SAN DIEGO—A man who injured several Border Patrolagents by ramming their vehicles on a state highway near Jamul while he was smuggling 10 migrants has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison, prosecutors said on Feb. 9. . . . Read more about Smuggler Sentenced to Prison for Ramming 4 Border Patrol Agents With Car

Investigations into human smuggling stemming from illegal immigration reveal that not everyone makes it safely to the U.S.

Open border policies that incentivize foreign cartels’ estimated $100 million in weekly human smuggling operations across the southern border are illegal and inhumane, attorneys general who’ve recently sued the Biden administration argue. . . . Read more about Human Trafficking Across U.S. Borders Results In Murders, Other Atrocities

A series of leaked audio and video conversations between rank-and-file Border Patrol agents and Department of Homeland Security leadership reveal that agents have grown tired of the Biden administration’s border policies. . . . Read more about WATCH: Agents Confront Border Patrol Chief, DHS Secretary over Biden’s Border Policies

NORMANDY, Texas — 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. . . . Read more about Exclusive: Group of 170 Mostly Nicaraguan Migrants Cross Border into Texas

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents arrested two significant interest aliens at one of the busiest migrant crossing points on the southwest border Wednesday, along with hundreds of mostly Central and South American family units.

According to a source within Customs and Border Protection, the Syrian and Russian migrants are single adult males and their purpose for entering is still under investigation. The source says the Syrian adds to the nearly 50 special interest aliens apprehended in the area since October 2021. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: Syrian, Russian Migrants Apprehended at West Texas Border