Category: border security

Red Cross Pamphlet Facilitates Illegal Immigration, Says Expert

UVALDE, Texas—Rancher John Sewell recently picked up a pamphlet that had fallen from the backpack of an illegal immigrant who was trespassing on his property near Uvalde, Texas—about 50 miles from the U.S.–Mexico border. On one side is a map that details transport routes from Panama to the United States. It pinpoints in great detail…


Texas County Sends Law Enforcement Help to Border Region

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Galveston Constable Jimmy Fullen reported for duty 370 miles from home, at the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office, on Aug. 16. For the next two weeks Fullen will help beef up the law enforcement presence in the small border county. “Not sure what to expect. But I’m sure we’re going to get our feet wet…


Texas State Troopers Ramp Up Arrests of Illegal Alien Trespassers

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Texas State Troopers have started delivering van-loads of illegal aliens to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office to be charged with criminal trespass. The parking lot, and an old steel picnic table under a tree outside the sheriff’s office, have become a proxy booking center as the building is more suited for the crimes of…


Texas Sheriff: ‘It’s Not a Border Crisis, It’s a Fight Between Good and Evil’

Two hundred miles north of the border, Sheriff Roy Boyd of Goliad County, Texas, has placed warning signs at his county line, written in Spanish. “Warning! Drug and human traffickers: Turn around, do not enter Goliad County,” the sign reads. “Go around. Otherwise, we are going to hunt you down and put you in Goliad…


644 Percent Increase in Haitians Illegally Crossing US Border

DEL RIO, Texas—Thousands of Haitians are illegally crossing the southwest border into the United States. Border Patrol agents have apprehended 15,599 Haitians from January through June this year, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics. In the same period last year, 2,097 Haitians were apprehended. Many of the Haitians left their home country years…


On Mexican Side of Border, a Well-Worn Path to Cross Illegally

ACUNA, Mexico—The singular focus is palpable. Once migrants leave the bus station in the Mexican border city of Acuña, it’s a brief taxi ride or walk to the banks of the Rio Grande and to their ultimate goal—the United States. The taxi driver charges 50 pesos for the three-minute drive, double the regular fare, but…


Thousands of Illegal Aliens Force Proxy Ports of Entry to Form Along Border

ACUNA, Mexico—The singular focus is palpable. Once migrants leave the bus station in the Mexican border city of Acuña, it’s a brief taxi ride or walk to the banks of the Rio Grande and to their ultimate goal—the United States. The taxi driver charges 50 pesos for the three-minute drive, double the regular fare, but…


Border Patrol Apprehends 20,000 Illegal Aliens in 1 Week in Busiest Sector

South Texas’s Rio Grande Valley has been the busiest border sector for illegal alien crossings for years. But last week a sudden spike in numbers saw Border Patrol apprehend more than 20,000 illegal immigrants in one week. “It’s the hottest part of the summer and apprehensions are skyrocketing!” Border Patrol Chief for the sector Brian…


Texas Troopers Bolstered By Out-of State Troopers on Border

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas—Nebraska, Iowa, and Florida State Troopers were all out on patrol with Texas State Troopers on July 21. The out-of-state troopers have been assisting Texas State Troopers with catching human smugglers driving loads of illegal aliens on roads leading away from the U.S.–Mexico border, as well as helping Border Patrol with the apprehension of…


Hill GOP Has 10-Point Lead Among Battleground District Voters on Border Security Issue: Poll

Border security is a “major concern” for voters in 85 battleground congressional districts and they are significantly more confident that Republicans “are better able to handle the issue” than Democrats, according to a new survey. “Voters also say Republicans in Congress are better able to deal with the issue of border security than their Democratic…