Homeland Security

A new video shows up to 1,000 illegal immigrants were held for processing outdoors under a bridge near the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday as the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas continues to experience a surge of people crossing the border. . . . Read more about 00:06 03:38 Border Crisis Goes Into Overdrive as Cameras Catch 1,000 Immigrants Being Held Under a Bridge

CIUDAD ACUNA, Coahuila — Exclusive drone footage captures the moment when a group of migrants walk across an open U.S. border to Texas over the past weekend. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Drone Follows Migrants Across U.S. Border River to Texas

Border Patrol officials in the El Paso Sector report the apprehension of migrants is on pace to meet or exceed the number of apprehensions during the “Migrant Crisis” of FY2019. The announcement comes amid a surge of migrant apprehensions currently up 288 percent over the same period last year. . . . Read more about El Paso Border Sector to ‘Meet or Exceed’ Apprehension Numbers from 2019 ‘Migrant Crisis,’ Says CBP

Anyone planning to cross the border illegally into Texas could soon have second thoughts — and plenty of time behind bars to think them over, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday. . . . Read more about Gov. Abbott: Texas Is 'Not Playing Games Anymore,' Introduces New Plan for Those Illegally Crossing the Border

Married to a Border patrol agent, former patrol agent herself, entrepreneur and aspiring Congresswoman Irene Armendariz, a lifelong El Paso resident born to naturalized Mexican immigrant parents, is a Texas woman who knows the reality of what goes on at the border. . . . Read more about 60% of Hispanics in El Paso Favor Border Security

Southern state leaders and lawmakers have been frustrated with the Biden administration’s apparent refusal to deal with the border crisis. And the situation seems to be getting worse. . . . Read more about Texas Wall Project Gets A Startup Boost – Governor Abbott Reports Donations Are Rolling In To The Tune Of $400K

DEL RIO, Texas—Border Patrol agents have arrested 353 illegal aliens with sex-related criminal convictions so far this fiscal year. . . . Read more about 542 Percent Increase in Convicted Sex Offenders Arrested at Border

Tuesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Vice President Kamala Harris visited part of the United States-Mexico border last week to deter the media from reporting on the severity of the crisis. . . . Read more about Ron Johnson: Harris Border Trip Meant to Keep Media from Reporting Severity of Crisis

WASHINGTON—This week, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed its reply brief on summary judgment in one of its challenges to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations unlawfully authorizing alien employment in the United States. . . . Read more about IRLI Targets DHS Power Grab on Alien Employment

The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector has rarely been on the national radar for illegal immigrant apprehensions. Recently, an influx of Haitian, Venezuelan, and Central American migrants have pushed the sector to the third-highest rank for migrant apprehensions. . . . Read more about EXCLUSIVE: West Texas Border Sector Set to Break All-Time Apprehension Record