At least 40 people were killed in a fire at an immigration detention center near the southern border in Mexico, shedding light once again on the human toll of illegal immigration. Bodycam footage shows police responding to the Nashville school shooting. What do we now know about the shooter’s prior planning, and what does President…
Capitol Report: 40 Migrants Dead in Fire at Border Detention Facility; Federal Reserve Opens Investigation Into SVB
March 28, 2023
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US Border Patrol Reports Sharp Increase in Illegal Crossing
March 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents working in the San Diego area have seen a nearly 30 percent increase in illegal border-crossing during the first half of the current fiscal year, as compared with the comparable period last year, the federal agency reported March 20. From last October through the beginning of this month, USBP…
Border Patrol Chief Says 1.5 Million ‘Gotaways’ Now in US Since Biden Took Office
March 21, 2023
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Around 1.5 million illegal immigrants have been able to sneak across the border and remain the country under President Joe Biden, the U.S. Border Patrol chief told Congress on Wednesday. Raul L. Ortiz told the House’s Homeland Security Committee on March 15 that Biden’s unwillingness to protect the border has opened the doors to around 1.5 million…
New Congressional Caucus to Address Human Trafficking, Drugs at US-Canada Border
March 1, 2023
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A family of four from India were found dead on Jan. 19, 2022, near the Canadian border with Minnesota. The mother, father, and two small children—Vaishaliben Patel, 37; Jagdish Patel, 39; Dharmik, 3; and Vihangi, 11—were not dressed for the weather, but they walked through a blizzard in subzero temperatures and ultimately froze. A year…
Speaker McCarthy to Lead Freshman Congressmen on Tour of Southern Border
February 13, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will lead a contingent of four freshman congressmen in a tour of the U.S.–Mexico border on Feb. 16. Newly elected Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), and Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) will accompany McCarthy on Thursday for an aerial tour of U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson sector…
Border Patrol Union President Weighs In on Morale, Border Security Policies
February 9, 2023
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Jon Anfinsen, the president of the Del Rio chapter of the National Border Patrol Union, said Border Patrol agents are struggling with low morale as they have come to terms with a new normal of attempting to stop tens of thousands of border crossings each month. “Morale is just, it’s just kind of nonexistent,” Anfinsen…
Border Patrol Chiefs Say Walls Would Improve Border Security
February 8, 2023
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A pair of Border Patrol sector chiefs called for more border wall construction during a hearing in the House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee on Tuesday. Gloria Chavez, the chief patrol agent for the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas, and John Modlin, the chief patrol agent for the Tucson sector in Arizona, both called…
Man Sentenced Over 4 Years for Police Chase Crash That Killed Migrant
SAN DIEGO—A man who crashed a car while fleeing from Border Patrol agents near the Thousand Trails campground, killing one of his migrant passengers, was sentenced Feb. 3 to more than four years in federal prison. Kevin Antonio Quevedo-Moncada, 23, of Lake Forest crashed into a tree after speeding away from Border Patrol agents just…
Border Patrol Agents Told to Not Chase All Vehicles That Flee
KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Border Patrol agents will soon be limited in chasing vehicles that flee from them, under new rules unveiled in January and set to take effect in May. Agents must determine that vehicular pursuits are “necessary and objectively reasonable” under the rules, and can terminate a pursuit at any time without fear of questioning…
Arizona the Next Big Push for Drug Cartels As Border Crisis Worsens
January 30, 2023
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SAN LUIS, Ariz.—A tangled coil of razor wire marks the end of a segment of the border wall between San Luis, Arizona, and Mexico, but it’s just the beginning for illegal migrants entering the city day and night. Separating two parallel wall sections with 30-foot-high steel bollards is a narrow stretch of dirt road coined…
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