Tag: Border Patrol

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 12)

President Joe Biden orders the deployment of 3,000 troops to help evacuate personnel from the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, we look at border patrol challenges as hundreds of thousands of migrants were encountered at the border in July, and Biden lists at least five things he will do to lower drug prices.


Border Patrol: Agent, 2nd Driver Killed in Crash in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz.—A U.S. Border Patrol agent and another driver were killed Saturday in a head-on crash near southern Arizona, the Border Patrol said. Both drivers were pronounced dead shortly after the collision occurred about 12:20 a.m. on State Route 86 near Sells, a Border Patrol statement said. The statement said the driver was the only…


Texas Gov. Abbott Orders National Guard to Help Arrest Illegal Immigrants

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered National Guard troops deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border to help state police make arrests, expanding the Guard’s authority. The Republican governor sent a letter to Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, the Adjutant General of the Texas National Guard, to help the state’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) make arrests of…


More Than 300 Illegal Immigrant Sex Offenders Arrested by ICE in Operation

The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Monday that it has arrested more than 300 illegal immigrant sex offenders since last month as part of an ongoing operation. Agents arrested 302 sex offenders since June 4 as part of the agency’s Operation SOAR (Sex Offender Arrest and Removal), according to the agency. “Our officers…


What the Media Don’t Tell You About Biden’s Illegal Immigration Crisis | Larry Elder

Once upon a time, President Joe Biden put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of the border crisis—what the Biden administration is calling a “challenge.” Back during the Democratic presidential debates, Biden said he would make sure a surge would happen at the border. As of today, Border Patrol has intercepted nearly 180,000 people trying…


Texas Border Patrol Arrests Over 100 Illegal Immigrants Held in ‘Inhumane’ Stash House

Texas Border Patrol agents on June 10 arrested over 100 undocumented immigrants who were being guarded by smugglers inside an alleged stash house, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Friday. CBP said in a statement that officials with the Laredo Sector Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and Laredo Police Department joined forces to shut…


Border Patrol Arrests Over 160 Illegal Immigrants in 2 Tractor-Trailers

Border Patrol agents in the Laredo sector in Texas arrested more than 160 illegal aliens in two tractor-trailer smuggling attempts, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A canine alerted agents to the first group inside a tanker trailer after midnight on May 28. The agents scanned the tanker to find more than 50 people…


3,166 Percent More Sex Offenders Have Been Arrested Along Border Patrol Sector in Texas

Border Patrol agents operating in the Del Rio, Texas, sector said they have encountered significantly more convicted sex offenders who are attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Since the start of the fiscal year 2021, which started last October, agents said they’ve arrested 95 convicted sex offenders apprehended near the border—a 3,166 percent increase…


Border Patrol Agents Arrest 32 Mexican Nationals Who Crossed Illegally Into Arizona Dressed in Camo

Border patrol officers arrested 32 Mexican nationals who disguised themselves in camouflage and illegally crossed the Arizona-New Mexico state line, authorities announced on May 21. Interim Chief Patrol Agent for the Tucson Sector John Modlin said the illegal immigrants were trying to blend in with the surrounding vegetation in an effort to disguise themselves. “The Douglas Station’s #Horse…


House Republicans Seek White House Communications on ‘Cash Payments’ to Central America

Republicans on the House Oversight and Budget committees are questioning cash payments being sent to Central America as part of a strategy to deal with the causes of the illegal immigration crisis. Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jason Smith (R-Mo.), the ranking members on the House Oversight and Budget committees, respectively, suggested that sending cash…