Border Patrol agents have been notified by the Biden administration that they must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 22 or face termination. The notice comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s executive order on Sept. 9 that all federal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19. In some cases, medical and religious exemptions are accepted…
Border Patrol Agents Told to Get Vaccinated by November or Face Being Fired
How the Haitian Border Crisis Under a Del Rio Bridge Unfolded
September 28, 2021
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DEL RIO, Texas—The largest caravan of illegal immigrants to date was, for them, successful. At its height, around Sept. 18, nearly 15,000 mostly Haitian nationals who had primarily been living in Chile or Brazil, were camped under an international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, that had been closed to legitimate trade and travel. More than…
Concern as Border Patrol Checkpoints Close, Agents Sent to Del Rio Bridge
September 17, 2021
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UVALDE, Texas—Border Patrol has been forced to close down several highway checkpoints near the border to free up more agents to deal with the crisis unfolding under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The two highest-volume checkpoints now closed are on Highway 57 from Eagle Pass to San Antonio and Highway 90 from Del…
Border Patrol Checkpoints Close, Agents Sent to Del Rio Bridge
September 17, 2021
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UVALDE, Texas—Border Patrol has been forced to close down several highway checkpoints near the border to free up more agents to deal with the crisis unfolding under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The two highest-volume checkpoints now closed are on Highway 57 from Eagle Pass to San Antonio and Highway 90 from Del…
Illegal Aliens Being Transported Through Texas County Must Show Negative COVID Test
September 14, 2021
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BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—In response to a high number of COVID-19 cases among illegal immigrants and scarce medical resources, Kinney County leadership declared a local state of disaster on Sept. 13. The declaration prohibits “aliens who are not lawfully present in the United States” from traveling through Kinney County unless they produce proof of a negative COVID-19…
Texas Makes It Easier to Prosecute Human Smugglers
September 7, 2021
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A new law in Texas has removed a major barrier to prosecuting human smugglers, who are most often caught driving illegal aliens from the U.S.–Mexico border to larger cities. As of Sept. 1, prosecutors need not prove “pecuniary gain,” which was often the reason cases were thrown out. “We don’t have any way to track…
DHS Quiet on ‘Remain in Mexico’ Restart After Supreme Court Order
Nine days after the Supreme Court ordered the Biden administration to restart the Remain in Mexico program, no information is available on new enrollees, and border agents are saying the program hasn’t yet been reinstated. The program, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), was launched during the Trump administration and terminated by President…
Border Sheriff Nabs Smugglers With Pop-Up Highway Checkpoints
August 30, 2021
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BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe joked that his first pop-up driver’s license checkpoint on a rural road would be “boring.” Coe set up on a road that provides smugglers a way around a Border Patrol checkpoint that’s situated between the border and San Antonio. Less than 30 minutes in and with the third vehicle…
Border Patrol Arrests Nearly 8,700 Criminal Aliens Despite Thin Ranks
Border Patrol agents have arrested 8,691 criminal aliens coming across the southern border in the past 10 months. Between them, the aliens have committed 12,685 crimes. On Aug. 14, border agents in south Texas arrested two MS-13 gang members. One, a convicted murderer from El Salvador, was apprehended after illegally crossing into the United States…
The New Wild West: Texas Border County’s Desperate Bid to Curb Illegal Immigration
August 21, 2021
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BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Kinney County, Texas, Deputy Danny Molinar stopped a vehicle containing three illegal aliens on July 24. The U.S. citizen driver and his vehicle were based out of Dallas. He was charged with smuggling and released—the local jail is full. The three illegal aliens, all from Mexico, were turned over to Border Patrol. Four days…
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