Category: Border Patrol

MS-13 Gang Member Arrested Crossing Illegally at US Southern Border

An active member of the street gang MS-13 was arrested early Monday morning crossing illegally into the United States with a group of illegal immigrants in Arizona, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) said. Harry Williams Payes-Mejia, 46, was arrested by Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents with two others east of the San Luis Port of…


Border Officials Seize Over 170,000 Counterfeit Masks From China

The Customs and Border Protection stopped a shipment of over 170,000 counterfeit N95 masks from China with an estimated retail price of almost $350,000, the agency announced on Thursday. CBP officers working at the Houston Seaport on April 7 intercepted the shipment, which were headed to White Plains in New York state, according to a release….


25 Illegal Immigrants Discovered Packed in Railcars Near US-Mexico Border

Over two dozen illegal immigrants were found in railcars in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, American authorities said Friday. The immigrants were packed into three grain hoppers in Uvalde, which is west of San Antonio and roughly 30 miles from the border. “Illegally traveling by train is dangerous and life-threatening. Our agents routinely discover migrants…


25 Illegal Immigrants Discovered in Railcars Near US–Mexico Border

More than two dozen illegal immigrants were found in railcars in Texas near the U.S.–Mexico border, U.S. officials said April 9. The 25 stowaways were packed into three grain hoppers in Uvalde, which is west of San Antonio and roughly 30 miles from the border. “Illegally traveling by train is dangerous and life-threatening. Our agents…


Biden’s ‘Border Czar’ Is Resigning: White House

President Joe Biden’s border coordinator will leave the administration at the end of April after a surge of illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. The White House confirmed that Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator Roberta Jacobson, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, will step down. “Biden knew there was no person better to usher…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (April 7)

U.S. Border Patrol arrests an illegal immigrant convicted of child sex offenses. And experts warn that some border crossers are renting children to get into the United States as family units. Arkansas is the first state to ban children from having gender reassignment surgery. But rights groups say they will fight the law in court….


Smugglers Sentenced for Journey That Left 3 Sisters Dead

SAN DIEGO—Two smugglers were sentenced to federal prison on Friday for leading three sisters from Mexico into California, where they froze to death in a mountain snowstorm. Cecilio Rios-Quiñones, 38, and his brother, 23-year-old Ricardo Rios-Quiñones, received 5 1/2 years each in U.S. District Court in San Diego. They pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy…


More Than a Million Illegal Immigrants Expected to Cross Border in 2021: Official

A Border Patrol official estimated that more than 1 million illegal immigrants are expected to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021 as the White House grapples with how to find facilities and process them. “We’re already starting to see some higher days of 6,000-plus apprehensions,” Raul Ortiz, deputy chief of the U.S. Border Patrol,…


Border Patrol K-9 Sniffs Out $60,000 Worth of Fentanyl Inside Burritos

A Border Patrol canine sniffed out several packages of fentanyl pills that were hidden inside burritos this week in Arizona, officials said. “A canine handler referred the male driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe to the checkpoint’s secondary inspection area at approximately 3 p.m., after his canine partner alerted to the vehicle,” according to the agency….


2 Toddlers Dropped Over Border Barrier Rescued by Border Patrol

Two toddlers who were dropped over a border barrier late Tuesday in the middle of the New Mexico desert have been rescued by U.S. Border Patrol. A camera operator at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, port of entry witnessed the incident over security camera of the area, which was in a remote location. In the…