Tag: border

Federal Agent Hurt When ATV Collides with Border Patrol SUV

By Karen Kucher From The San Diego Union-Tribune A Border Patrol agent riding an all-terrain vehicle near the U.S.-Mexico border was injured early Tuesday when the ATV collided with a SUV driven by another agent, officials said. The collision was reported around 7 a.m. as agents were working in an area known as Spooner’s Mesa,…


Member of New Texas Border Committee Wants to Form Interstate Compact to Deport Illegal Aliens

A member of a newly-formed Texas border committee wants the Lone Star State to form an interstate compact to enable state authorities to enforce federal law and deport illegal aliens. Texas State Senator Bob Hall (R), whom Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) appointed as a member of the new committee, told The Epoch Times that…


Texas Border Committee Member Wants to Form Interstate Compact to Deport Illegal Aliens

A member of a newly formed Texas border committee wants the Lone Star State to form an interstate compact to enable state authorities to enforce federal law and deport illegal aliens. Texas state Sen. Bob Hall, a Republican whom Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) has appointed to the new committee, told The Epoch Times that…


Bodies of Family That Froze to Death Trying to Cross Border May Not Return to India

A relative of a family that froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross the United States border says it’s expected the bodies will not be flown home to India for a funeral. Amritbhai Vakil said family members have decided it would be emotionally difficult to see the couple and their two children…


Western Australia’s Border Shutdown Will Slam Businesses: Industry

Industry experts are warning that businesses in Western Australia (WA) could suffer multi-million dollar losses as a direct result of the WA government’s decision to keep its border sealed to interstate travellers. Travel between WA and other states has been restricted since the start of the pandemic for states that had high cases of COVID-19,…


States Sue Biden Administration Over Alleged Abuse of Refugee Program

EDINBURG, Texas—Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and seven other attorneys general on Friday lodged a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s administration over its alleged abuse of a refugee program. The Central American Minors Program lets illegal aliens petition the government to bring their minor children or other family members to the United States, according to the U.S….


Jordan Says 27 Drug Smugglers Killed at Border With Syria

AMMAN—Jordanian soldiers killed 27 armed smugglers on Thursday as they tried to cross the border from Syria during a dawn snowstorm with a large quantity of amphetamines, an army spokesman said. Others also carrying drugs fled back into Syria during the attempted crossing, one of a growing number of such incidents over the past year,…


Mounties Say Autopsies Have Begun to Identify Four Found Dead Near US Border

WINNIPEG—Mounties say autopsies have begun to try to identify four people who were found dead in a frigid Manitoba blizzard near the United States border. The bodies of a man, a woman, a teen and a baby were discovered Jan. 19 in the snow near Emerson, Man. RCMP have said it’s believed they froze to…


Former ICE Head: Throngs of Illegal Immigrants Allowed in US for Political Power

WEST HAMBURG, Pa.—Despite a historically high number of people coming across the United States border in 2021, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had a historically low number of arrests and removals. “That’s on purpose,” according to Thomas Homan, former Acting Director of Ice under President Donald Trump. Homan worked under six presidents but says this…


Man Charged With Human Smuggling After 4 Bodies Found in Manitoba Near US Border

WINNIPEG—American investigators believe the deaths of four people, including a baby and a teen, whose bodies were found in Manitoba near the United States border are linked to a larger human smuggling operation. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota said Steve Shand, 47, has been charged with human smuggling after seven…