Category: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)

Illegal Immigrant on Terror Watch List Released in US Due to ‘Multiple Mistakes,’ DHS Report Shows

The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) discovered “multiple mistakes” that led to the release of an illegal immigrant whose name appeared on the FBI’s terror watch list. In a June 28 report (pdf), the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) detailed the Yuma, Arizona, arrest of an illegal immigrant and their family on…


CBP Defends Footage of Border Patrol Agent Cutting Razor Wire to Let in Illegal Border Crossers

A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) defended video footage of a U.S. Border Patrol agent cutting open a section of razor wire for an illegal immigrant family, saying that it was a necessary action to apprehend them. On Friday, Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared a Twitter post showing the unidentified Border…


One in Four Border Agents Plan to Quit in Coming Year, Survey Says

Roughly one-quarter of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who responded to a survey plan to quit their jobs in the coming year, according to Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. Cuffari said neither agency has a plan to deal with staffing issues that may…


The End of Title 42 Brings a New Wave of Migrants Crossing the US-Mexican Boarder

The U.S.-Mexican border is wide open after the end of Title 42, with a new wave of immigrants crossing into the southwestern states. About 1,000 immigrants have been crossing the border daily, with over 30,000 a month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.  The Biden administration lifted Title 42 on May 11,…


The End of Title 42 Brings a New Wave of Migrants Crossing the US-Mexican Border

The U.S.-Mexican border is wide open after the end of Title 42, with a new wave of immigrants crossing into the southwestern states. About 1,000 immigrants have been crossing the border daily, with over 30,000 a month, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.  The Biden administration lifted Title 42 on May 11,…


More Than 4,000 Illegal Immigrant ‘Gotaways’ Since Title 42 Ended: Border Patrol Chief

United States Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz has reported that approximately 4,316 illegal immigrants crossed the U.S. southern border and evaded Border Patrol authorities in the first three days after Title 42 expired on May 11. On Monday morning, Ortiz tweeted a summary of the Border Patrol’s enforcement activity in the first 72 hours after…


Biden Admin Warns Illegal Immigrants Risk Removal From US

Border officials working under President Joe Biden’s administration have issued a warning that those who illegally enter the United States face the possibility of being expelled from the country altogether. The United States faces a potentially massive surge in illegal immigrant crossings as the Biden administration is seeking to wind down a pandemic-era order under…


Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions Across Canada-US Border Jump 846 Percent in Fiscal 2023: CBP

Apprehensions and encounters by the U.S. Border Patrol in the northern Swanton Sector—ports of entry in Vermont, New Hampshire, and northeastern New York—have ballooned by over 800 percent this fiscal year, with Mexicans accounting for the majority of illegal individuals trying to cross into the United States from Canada. In January 2023, Customs and Border…


Texas Customs Seize 50 Wheels of Contraband Cheese

An Albuquerque woman has been fined for attempting to smuggle wheels of cheese through the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso, Texas. On Sept. 6, the woman arrived at the border crossing in a car from Mexico at around 7:00 a.m. The woman declared that she was bringing in 10 wheels of cheese…


Border Patrol Apprehends Over 100 Cuban Illegal Aliens in Florida

Over 100 illegal immigrants from Cuba were apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents, after several vessels made landfall in South Florida during the Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, 45 Cuban illegal immigrants were taken into custody after they arrived on a fishing vessel in Marquesas Keys, according to a Sept. 3 Twitter post by Walter Slosar,…