Category: El Paso

Former ICE Director, CBP Acting Commisioner Warn Fentanyl Deaths, Child Trafficking Cases to Soar as Title 42 Expires

Multiple former senior immigration officials and residents of El Paso, Texas, shared their concerns over the implications of Title 42 during a town hall meeting on May 11. Members of the Texas Public Policy Foundation-led Border Security Coalition held the town hall just hours ahead of the Trump-era public health policy expiring. Title 42, which allowed Border Patrol agents…


Arizona County Sheriff Expecting Surge in Human Smuggling, Drug Trafficking With End of Title 42

FLORENCE, Ariz.—A southern Arizona county sheriff said he expects illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings, drug, and human smuggling to increase “exponentially” following the end of Title 42. “While there is certainly an influx of people, this has been a disaster for a while,” Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb said in an interview with The Epoch Times…


Border Patrol Union Slams Feds for Broadcasting Plans for ‘Enforcement Operation’ in El Paso

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been criticized by the Border Patrol union for publicly announcing that its agents and officers will be conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” in El Paso, Texas, amid the ongoing border crisis. In a May 8 press release, CBP said the operation would begin the following day and would target…


Border Patrol Union Criticizes Feds for Broadcasting Plans for ‘Enforcement Operation’ in El Paso

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been criticized by the Border Patrol union for publicly announcing that its agents and officers will be conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” in El Paso, Texas, amid the ongoing border crisis. In a May 8 press release, CBP said the operation would begin the following day and would target…


El Paso Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Title 42 Order Expiring Next Week

On Monday, the border city of El Paso, Texas, entered a state of emergency in advance of an expected surge of illegal border crossings when Title 42 ends in less than two weeks. “We are getting prepared now for what we call the unknown,” El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, a Democrat, said at a press…


El Paso Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Title 42 Order Expiration Next Week

On May 1, the border city of El Paso, Texas, entered a state of emergency in advance of an expected surge of illegal border crossings when Title 42 ends in less than two weeks. “We are getting prepared now for what we call the unknown,” El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, a Democrat, said at a…


Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Attempt to Storm Border at Texan Port of Entry

Border patrol agents were forced to erect temporary barricades at a port of entry along the southern U.S. border on March 12, as thousands of illegal immigrants tried to enter the country, with hundreds stampeding border officials by force. The stampede incident started at the Paso Del Norte International bridge entry point in El Paso, Texas, around 1.30 p.m. local…


Off-Duty Hero Cop Takes Down El Paso Mall Gunman Before He Can Kill More

Law enforcement officials said that an off-duty police officer took down the suspect who fatally shot one person and wounded three others at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, potentially preventing the gunman from taking more lives. El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas said at a Feb. 15 press conference that the…


1 Dead, 3 Injured in Shooting at El Paso Mall

One person was killed and three others injured in a shooting at an El Paso, Texas, shopping mall on Wednesday. El Paso police reported that two males were taken into custody after the incident but the details surrounding the cause of the shooting are still unknown. The Cielo Vista Mall, where the shooting occurred, is being…


Man Accused of Killing 23 in 2019 El Paso Mass Shooting to Plead Guilty

The man accused of killing 23 people and injuring dozens more in a 2019 shooting targeting people of Mexican descent at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, will plead guilty to federal hate crimes charges, his attorneys said in a court filing. It comes days after federal prosecutors said they will not seek the…