Category: border security

Laredo Sues Biden Over ‘Flood’ of Illegal Immigrants Brought Into City

The city of Laredo, Texas, is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to stop the transfer of thousands of illegal immigrants from among those apprehended in the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio to the city. Laredo officials say in the complaint that they were recently advised that Border Patrol intends to double the…


DeSantis Looking for Ways Florida Can Help Deter Illegal Immigration  

DEL RIO, Texas—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s looking at “all available options” at the state level to deter and deport illegal immigrants, especially those planning to reside in Florida. “We’re trying to figure out what all our options are because if there’s not a deterrent—and I’m a big supporter of the border wall, don’t…


Texas AG Backs DACA Decision, Says It’s Time to Relitigate State Control of Border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said a Texas federal judge made the correct decision on July 16 in ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful and blocked new applications from being filed. “I think it’s right to stop a president who just decided that he didn’t like federal law ……


Texas AG Applauds DACA Decision, Says It’s Time to Relitigate State Control of Border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said a Texas federal judge made the correct decision on July 16 in ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful and blocked new applications from being filed. “I think it’s right to stop a president who just decided that he didn’t like federal law ……


Cartel Posts Death Threat to US Law Enforcement Near El Paso

A cartel in Mexico has issued a death threat to U.S. law enforcement via a banner attached to an overpass in Mexico, across the border from El Paso, Texas. The banner, written in Spanish, translates to: “Warning: This is for the local, state, ministries, and national guard and for the American [expletive] from immigration. “Stop…


Border Patrol Apprehends 188,829 Illegal Immigrants in June

Border Patrol agents have continued to apprehend an increasing number of illegal aliens each month this year, and June was no different. Agents apprehended 188,829 people illegally crossing the border in June, up from 180,034 in May, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It averages out to 6,294 apprehensions a day for June. The…


Border Agent Says CBP Data Don’t Reflect Extent of Fake Family Problem

Adults bringing unrelated children across the United States border illegally to facilitate a quick release became a huge problem in 2019 during the last border surge. Border Patrol identified 5,800 fake families during an eight-week period covering the height of the 2019 crisis, according to congressional testimony from then-Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark…


Retired ICE Agent: Surge in Human Smuggling and Crime Due to Cartels That Benefitted From Open Border Policy

Mexican cartels have benefitted from the Biden administration’s open-border policy, contributing to more human smuggling across the border and the crime surge in American cities, according to Victor Avila, a retired special agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). “We’re having a crisis at the border, and the people that…


Illegal Immigrant Deaths Soar as Heat Sets In

U.S. Border Patrol and sheriff’s departments are recording high numbers of illegal immigrant deaths as the summer heat kicks in. In June, 109 bodies were recovered by Border Patrol, up from 61 in May, according to preliminary numbers obtained by Jaeson Jones, host of “Tripwires & Triggers,” from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). That brings…


Tensions Run High on Border as Crisis Worsens

DEL RIO, Texas—Alison Anderson and her husband, a Border Patrol agent, moved from a remote ranch near Big Bend, Texas, after one too many armed encounters with illegal aliens on their property. Anderson grew increasingly concerned about her ability to protect her young daughters as groups of men would approach the house while her husband…