US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency
U.S. arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Bidenโs presidency, raising prospects a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon.
Bexar County man arrested for alleged online solicitation of minor at Progreso port of entry
A man wanted out of Bexar County was arrested by border patrol officers at the Progreso International Bridge, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
$5.1 million in marijuana seized at Laredo port of entry
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, an 18-wheeler hauling a commercial shipment was referred for a secondary inspection at the World Trade Bridge.
Chorizo, pork chops, and more. 125 pounds of prohibited pork products seized at Laredo port of entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists seized almost 125 pounds of prohibited pork products at a Laredo port of entry.
San Antonio man wanted for child sex crime arrested at Laredo port of entry
Border officers arrested a man out of San Antonio wanted for aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Bringing flowers from Mexico for Motherโs Day? CBP warns to check whatโs allowed before traveling
Motherโs Day is coming up on Sunday, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection is warning travelers about restrictions on specific flowers and other commodities imported from Mexico.
Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics
A company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention has been ordered to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics.
Vigil held in Edinburg for national guardsmen, Border Patrol agent killed in RGV helicopter crash
The City of Edinburg held a vigil on Monday to honor the two National Guard soldiers and Border Patrol agent who were killed in a helicopter crash along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Border Patrol agent, 2 National Guardsmen identified in deadly helicopter crash in Rio Grande Valley
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas identified a Border Patrol agent killed in a Friday helicopter crash.
Senators urge Biden to end duty-free treatment for packages valued at less than $800
Two U.S. senators looking to crack down on the number of packages from China that enter the country duty-free are calling on President Joe Biden to take executive action.
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage โ mummified monkeys
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says one of its dogs sniffed out something unusual in a traveler's luggage in Boston โ dead monkeys.
CBP officers seize more than $9 million in meth at World Trade Bridge in Laredo
During the search, officers discovered 1,033.96 pounds of alleged methamphetamine, border officials said. Officials said the seized methamphetamine is worth $9,507,568 on the street.
Texas, Arizona & California border crossings with Mexico to reopen a month after migrant influx forced closures
U.S. authorities say a border crossing on the most direct route from Phoenix to the nearest beaches will reopen Thursday, one month after it closed in response to a large migrant influx.
Arizona's governor is sending the state's National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx
Arizonaโs governor has ordered the stateโs National Guard to send troops to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants.
US officials block Elf Bar-maker and others from importing 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes
U.S. officials recently seized more than 1.4 million illegal e-cigarettes from overseas manufacturers, including the company behind Elf Bar.
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona.
Eagle Pass Bridge 1 closed to vehicles coming into the US until further notice
Due to a recent increase in immigrant crossings, Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass is closed to vehicles coming in from Mexico into the US until further notice, the US Customs and Border Protection said.
CBP officers seize 12 weapons, 24 magazines, 68 rounds at Eagle Pass Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to an Eagle Pass Port of Entry prevented 12 weapons, 24 magazines and 68 rounds of ammunition from entering into Mexico.
Police in Texas could arrest migrants under a bill that is moving closer to approval by the governor
Texas is moving closer to giving police broad new authority to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced a new government-wide strategy that will target not only fentanyl but precursor materials used to make the synthetic opioid.
US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of a Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage.
CBP agents find 34 migrants in tractor-trailers during two human smuggling attempts in Laredo
Federal agents in Laredo stopped two human smuggling attempts this week when they found more than 30 migrants and a bag of fentanyl pills in two tractor-trailers.
Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches โbreaking pointโ
Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countriesโ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The agreement was announced after shelters in El Paso said they are over capacity.
Congressional watchdog describes border wall harm, says agencies should work together to ease damage
Congress' official watchdog says in a report that the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump toppled untold numbers of saguaro cactuses in Arizona, put endangered ocelots at risk in Texas and disturbed Native American burial grounds.
More than $380,000 in cocaine found aboard commercial bus on Texas border, CBP says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Rio Grande Valley found more than 20 packages of cocaine on a commercial bus.
Child dies while en route to Chicago as part of Gov. Greg Abbottโs migrant busing program
After a 3-year-old began showing signs of distress, the bus of asylum-seekers traveling from Brownsville to Chicago pulled over and an ambulance was called. The child later died at a hospital in Illinois.
The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most donโt have it
As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at the border this spring, authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be guaranteed access to legal representation.
Packages from China are surging into the United States. Some say $800 duty-free limit was a mistake
Conservatives in Congress are anxious to counter China, which is Americaโs leading economic adversary.
Newly released body camera footage shows Border Patrol agents shooting a tribal member in Arizona
U.S. Customs and Border Protection have released body camera footage that shows Border Patrol agents were concerned that a tribal member they fatally shot last month many have been carrying a handgun.
Border agency reassigns chief medical officer after 8-year-old girl dies in Texas facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reassigned its chief medical officer after the in-custody death of an 8-year-old girl whose motherโs pleas for an ambulance were ignored despite a high fever and other ailments.
Migrant dies after days of traveling without water through brush, officials say
Border patrol agents are investigating after a migrant died following days of running through brush without water in the Texas heat, according to a press release.
US halts online asylum appointments at Texas crossing after extortion warnings
U.S. authorities have halted mobile app appointments to admit asylum-seekers at a Texas border crossing after advocates warned U.S. authorities that migrants are being extorted there.
Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires
Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted at midnight.
U.S. Marine gets 12 years for cross-border drug smuggling
A former Marine who helped smuggle drugs for years from Mexico into the U.S. and even tried to get a song written about his exploits has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.
US launches online system to seek asylum on Mexican border
The Biden administration has launched an online appointment system for migrants as the only way to be exempt from limits on seeking asylum, its latest major step to overhaul border enforcement.
U.S. canโt quickly expel migrants under pandemic-era health rule, federal judge says
Title 42 was invoked early in the pandemic by the Trump administration and continued under President Joe Biden. Since then, immigration officials have used it more than 2 million times to turn away asylum-seekers at the border.
US border agency leader resigns amid wave of migrants
The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned from his job leading the nationโs largest law enforcement agency as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.
Border Patrol halts tweets from agencyโs West Texas region
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deactivated the agencyโs Twitter account for the West Texas region after it retweeted posts criticizing President Joe Bidenโs border policies and liked posts that made gay slurs against U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Feds make largest methamphetamine seizure in Del Rio Port of Entryโs history
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized methamphetamine valued at $11.9 million, the largest in the portโs history, according to CBP officials.
ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbottโs policy transporting migrants back to border
In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. Itโs unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.
Greg Abbott blames Joe Biden for migrant deaths, but the governorโs own border security efforts have fallen short
To immigration experts, the astounding loss of life illustrates just how difficult it is to stem migration into the country, even as Abbott has spent the last year pouring billions of state dollars into securing the border.
Homeland Security tightens scrutiny of internal misconduct
Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent penalties under an overhaul that follows complaints about the handling of internal discipline in the third largest U.S. government agency.
Moth species not seen since 1912 found in passengerโs bag at Detroit airport
A U.S. Department of Agriculture etymologist with the Smithsonian Institution studied the creatures and determined it was a type of moth that has not been encountered for 110 years.
Fatal boat trip highlights Haitians fleeing violence
Haitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico โ a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.
โRareโ pest that causes agricultural, economic damage intercepted at South Texas border
Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted a โrareโ and damaging pest at the South Texas border earlier this month โ the first time the bug has ever been spotted in the U.S.
$18 million in meth totaling nearly 1,000 pounds found in truck at South Texas border
Agents with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection found more than $18 million worth of meth hidden within a tractor-trailer on the South Texas border over the weekend.
Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall
Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entangled while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona.
Authorities seize nearly $3M worth of meth in onion shipment
Authorities have seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailerโs inspection at federal facility in San Diego.
20-year-old woman caught trying to smuggle spider monkeys into Texas inside duffle bag, feds say
Undeclared spider monkeys were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Dec. 30 after officers discovered the primates in a duffle bag.
Investigation of journalists by Customs unit is under review
An internal review has been launched into the actions of a special Customs and Border Protection unit that used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including an Associated Press reporter.
Data: The number of migrants apprehended at U.S.-Mexico border in 2021 was highest in 20 years
From October 2020 through September 2021, agents encountered roughly 1,733,652 million migrants, surpassing fiscal year 2000, when 1,643,679 border encounters were logged.
Watchdog: Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalists
A special federal Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter.
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US in talks to compensate families separated at border
The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border.
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Data: Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border could reach 20-year high
In March, Border Patrol agents encountered more migrants in a single month than they have since 2006, according to the latest numbers provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Greyhound settles lawsuit over immigration sweeps on buses
Greyhound Lines Inc. will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over the bus lineโs practice of allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to board its buses in Washington state to conduct immigration sweeps.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protectionโs closure of Del Rio bridge disrupts businesses and jobs on Texas side of the U.S.-Mexico border
Federal officials have halted traffic so they can process thousands of Haitian migrants seeking asylum. The closure has made it difficult for the Texas cityโs binational employees and business owners to keep normal operations going.
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Federal officer arrested at Capitol rally won't be charged
A federal law enforcement officer was arrested carrying a gun at Saturdayโs rally at the U.S. Capitol billed to support the suspects charged in Januaryโs insurrection, but he will not be prosecuted.
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Mexican nationals stranded after Del Rio Port of Entry shut down due to migrant surge
Dozens of Mexican nationals are stranded in Del Rio after U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed the port of entry due to the surge in migrants crossing the Rio Grande into the United States.
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Gov. Greg Abbott backpedals on pledge to shut down border crossings and blames Biden administration for confusion
Abbottโs announcements come as thousands of migrants โ mostly from Haiti โ have gathered under an international bridge in Del Rio.
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US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heat
U.S. officials say the number of migrant families they encountered at the border in June increased by 25% from the previous month even as summer temperatures rise in the deserts and mountain terrain of the southwestern borderlands.
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Laredo man who tried to conceal meth in his taco and chip โlunchโ sentenced to prison, feds say
A Laredo man who attempted to cross the Mexico-Texas border with drugs inside his โlunchโ last year was recently sentenced to prison after pleading guilty, according to the Department of Justice.
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Eye-popping 6,000 false lashes seized at New Orleans airport
Three thousand pairs of false eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were illegally imported from China to New Orleans.
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A panel of experts will discuss the policy decisions that have created confusion at the border, what to expect in the coming months and possible paths to reform.
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Ex-Border agent admits to illegally bringing woman into Texas so she can work as her housekeeper and nanny, feds say
A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Texas has pleaded guilty to illegally bringing a Mexican woman into the U.S. to work as her nanny.
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Number of children traveling alone at border eases in April
The number of unaccompanied children encountered on the U.S. border with Mexico in April eased from an all-time high a month earlier, while more adults are coming without families.