Category: border security

In Texas, Illegal Immigrants Take Their Chances on Trains

UVALDE, Texas—Empty grain hoppers seem to be the go-to concealment option for illegal alien stowaways on freight trains heading to large Texas cities from the U.S–Mexico border. A Border Patrol inspection area 60 miles from the border is so busy that agents are constantly running low on handcuffs and transport options. On June 21, Border…


[Premiering at 8PM ET] Kash’s Corner: How a Porous Border Facilitates Narcoterrorism

How are Mexican drug cartels partnering with foreign terrorist organizations like Hamas? In this episode of Kash’s Corner, Kash and Jan discuss the national security threats at the southern border, the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, and what’s going on with Kash’s Twitter impersonator. Follow Epoch TV on Facebook and Twitter. 


Kash’s Corner: How a Porous Border Facilitates Narcoterrorism

How are Mexican drug cartels partnering with foreign terrorist organizations like Hamas? In this episode of Kash’s Corner, Kash and Jan discuss the national security threats at the southern border, the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, and what’s going on with Kash’s Twitter impersonator. Follow Epoch TV on Facebook and Twitter. 


[Premiering 06/19 12pm ET] Border Lines (Part 2): How Mexican Cartels Use Immigrants as a Decoy For Transnational Crime

Some say there’s a crisis at the southern border of the United States, some say illegal immigration is out of control, and others fear drug or human smuggling. Some say there’s no problem at all. So what is happening at the border? We decided to go there and see it for ourselves. We went to…


Smuggling Illegal Aliens Around Border Patrol Is Booming Business for Drivers

DEL RIO, Texas—Social media platforms, encrypted messaging apps, and Google map pin drops are being utilized to move thousands of illegal aliens around Border Patrol checkpoints and eventually to large U.S. cities. In Texas, drivers are being recruited on social media—lured by the promise of quick cash—to haul illegal aliens to San Antonio, Houston, Austin,…


Texas Governor Unveils Strategy for Border Wall Construction, Approves $250 Million as Down Payment

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced key components of the Lone Star state’s plan to build its own barrier along its 1,200-mile border with Mexico at a press conference in Austin on Wednesday, including authorizing $250 million as a down payment to kickstart the process. The Republican governor said that the funds are being drawn from…


Illegal Immigrants Intentionally Damaging Property, Says Texas Sheriff

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—This year’s illegal immigrants are unlike those from previous years, according to Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe, who was also a Border Patrol agent for 31 years. “We’re starting to see more intentional damage,” Coe told The Epoch Times. “I’ve never seen it quite like this. Somebody’s making a statement.” He said in…


Illegal Border Crossings Keep Climbing; 180,000 in May

Customs and Border Protection apprehended 180,034 individuals illegally entering the United States in May, slightly higher than the April number. The agency said the majority, more than 112,000, were expelled under the Title 42 emergency health provision. Former President Donald Trump implemented Title 42 in March 2020, which effectively closed the border to nonessential travel…


Amid Federal Inaction, Texans Push for Control of Own Border

DEL RIO, Texas—Texans living near the U.S.–Mexico border are growing increasingly frustrated with the surge in illegal crossings, human smuggling, vehicle theft, property damage, and threats from illegal aliens trespassing on their property. Ranchers are having to brandish firearms, or even fire warning shots, to chase groups of illegal aliens, usually young men, out of…


10,864 Venezuelans Pour Into Texas Border Region, Up From 135 Last Year 

DEL RIO, Texas—On any given day in Del Rio, hundreds of Venezuelans wade across the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States. They’re carrying more belongings than illegal aliens from most other countries. One woman, who said she was a photographer back home, had her professional Nikon camera equipment in her backpack. They arrive…