Category: CBP

ICE Is Massively Misreporting How Many Illegal Immigrants Are Being Released With GPS Trackers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is massively misreporting the number of illegal immigrants released into the country with GPS tracking technology by nearly 600 percent, according to an internal document exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. ICE disclosed privately to participants of a closed-door event about the agency’s “Alternatives to Detention” Thursday, attended…


‘We Lost Our Purpose’: Border Patrol Sees Surge in Suicides as Morale Plummets

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seen four personnel die by suicide in the last two weeks, National Border Patrol Council Vice President-at-Large Sergio Moreno, who is part of the agency’s National Suicide Prevention Workforce, revealed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Three Border Patrol agents died by suicide in the two week period,…


Biden’s Border Chief Resigns Amid Ongoing Border Crisis

Chris Magnus has submitted his resignation from the role of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner, the White House announced late Saturday, amid record numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico. President Joe Biden accepted the resignation, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “President Biden appreciates Commissioner Magnus’ nearly forty…


Immigration Courts Automatically Dismiss Over 63,000 Deportation Cases Over NTA Filing Failure: Report

Immigration Court judges have thrown out over 63,000 deportation cases as of the end of September because Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials aren’t filing the required paperwork on time, according to new data. A data research organization at Syracuse University that tracks immigration court dockets reported on Oct. 17 that one out of every six cases…


2 Americans Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling 33 Illegal Immigrants in Horse Trailer

Authorities arrested two armed U.S. citizens and dozens of illegal immigrants during a traffic stop on Sept. 25 in what is suspected to be a human smuggling case, according to officials. In a Sept. 29 press release, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said agents in the Tucson sector, assisted by the Santa Cruz…


AT&T Bags $119 Million US Customs and Border Protection Contract

AT&T Inc won a task order to modernize the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) voice and data networks. The task order is worth $119 million over 11 years if it exercises all options. The order was awarded via the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The task order will help ensure reliable, high-speed…


Venezuela Empties Prisons and Sends Criminals to US Border: House Republicans

Venezuela is deliberately releasing prisoners, among them violent criminals, and has them travel to the U.S. southern border, a development that prompted 14 House Republicans to write to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), who is leading the Republican effort to have Mayorkas answer questions, said in the Sept. 22 letter that…


Seattle CBP Officer Receives Probation for Arranging Fake Immigration Marriage

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was sentenced to two years of probation in Seattle on Sept. 16 for helping to arrange a sham marriage for a friend so he could obtain U.S. citizenship, according to officials. Katherine De Leon Evaristo, a 39-year-old Burien resident, agreed to a fake marriage with an acquaintance…


Over 1.2 Million Fentanyl Pills Intercepted by Arizona CBP Agents

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has in the last week seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills and other drugs hidden inside a truck, crutches, and a woman’s body cavity making their way into the United States. Since Aug. 20, the number of fentanyl pills intercepted by CBP agents as individuals attempted to smuggle them…


CBP Reveals Number of Possible Terrorists Encountered at US Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) publicized the number of terrorism-related border encounters in the past fiscal years—for the first time since President Joe Biden took office. It came under mounting pressure from Republicans. Such individuals, either known or “reasonably suspected” to be previously been involved in terrorism, are part of a federal terror watchlist identified…