Tag: Border Patrol

Arizona Border Towns Struggle as Cartels Drive Border Crisis

SAN LUIS, Ariz.—A tangled coil of razor wire marks the end of a segment of the border wall between San Luis, Arizona, and Mexico, but it’s just the beginning for illegal migrants entering the city day and night. Separating two parallel wall sections with 30-foot-high steel bollards is a narrow stretch of dirt road coined…


State Department Issues Travel Warning to Popular Tourist Destination

The U.S. State Department on Monday issued a travel warning for American citizens visiting tourist areas in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo due to “recent incidents involving taxi and Uber drivers.” The “security alert” said that American citizens should be wary of “application-based transportation services in Mexico,” the State Department wrote. Quintana Roo encompasses Cancun…


Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Border Patrol Agent

An illegal immigrant who admitted to trying to kill a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the U.S.–Mexico border has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Rey David Marquez-Jimenez, 23, received a prison sentence of 85 months during a hearing in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 12. Marquez-Jimenez, a native of Mexico, was also…


Nonprofit Boosts Morale Among Border Patrol Agents Facing Crisis at Southern Border

After thousands in migrant caravans began arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico in 2018, one Anaheim Hills, California, couple decided to lend their support to border patrol agents dealing with the influx who they say were “unfairly maligned” amid political tensions. Known as the “Morale Boosters,” the couple created a nonprofit to aid the…


Border Patrol Seeking Contractors for Construction of Border Wall

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is accepting bids of up to $400 million per task for the construction of barriers and other infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the solicitation notice posted on Dec. 20, the five-year “Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity” (IDIQ) contracts involve the design and construction of “border barriers, anti-climb features,…


Border Patrol Seeking Contractors for Construction of Border Barriers, Infrastructure

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is accepting bids of up to $400 million per task for the construction of barriers and other infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to the solicitation notice posted on Dec. 20, the five-year “Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity” (IDIQ) contracts involve the design and construction of “border barriers, anti-climb features,…


PREMIERING NOW: What will happen when Trump-era Title 42 border policy ends | The Larry Elder Show | EP. 98

In response to the Supreme Court blocking the lifting of Title 42, which was used by the Trump administration to declare a medical emergency to prevent illegal aliens from entering the country, Larry Elder reminds America: it was the Biden administration that filed a lawsuit in order to get title 42 lifted. And during the…


Former Border Patrol Agent Convicted of Killing 4 Women in Texas

SAN ANTONIO—A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to “clean up the streets” of his South Texas hometown. Juan David Ortiz, 39, receives an automatic sentence of life in prison without…


PREMIERING 3 PM ET: Ep. 94: Is There a Link Between Illegal Immigration and Rise in Crime? | The Larry Elder Show

This is not something that affects only the United States, it is a worldwide phenomenon: Since 2018, Swedish authorities have recorded an estimated 500 bombings, while what they describe as gang shootings have become increasingly common. The country reported a record 124 homicides in 2020 and many residents were shocked in April when violent riots…


PREMIERING NOW: Ep. 94: Is There a Link Between Illegal Immigration and Rise in Crime? | The Larry Elder Show

This is not something that affects only the United States, it is a worldwide phenomenon: Since 2018, Swedish authorities have recorded an estimated 500 bombings, while what they describe as gang shootings have become increasingly common. The country reported a record 124 homicides in 2020 and many residents were shocked in April when violent riots…