Category: Immigration & Border Security

Texas Ranchers Live in Fear as Encounters With Illegal Aliens Increase

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Living on a ranch in the middle of nowhere is the epitome of the American dream for many Texans. They keep to themselves, help their neighbors, and work hard. But in the past few months, ranchers have been getting unwelcome visitors who destroy their property, steal their vehicles, and scare their families. They’re…


US Again Extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is allowing eligible Haitian nationals residing in the United States to apply for a new 18-month designation for temporary protected status, reversing a Trump administration effort that had sought to end the special consideration. In a statement Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas cited security concerns, social unrest, an increase in human…


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…


DHS to Close 2 Migrant Detention Centers After Allegations of Abuse

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday that it will close two migrant detention centers, both of which face allegations of abuse. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop using the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. In a report (pdf) released in December…


ICE Unable to Track Most Illegal Immigrants Released Into Country

As thousands of illegal immigrants are released into the United States every week, the agency responsible for enforcement is unable to keep tabs on most of them. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson admitted to Congress that “there’s certainly some gaps in our ability to track” illegal immigrants being released. After being…


Border Patrol Detains 2 Convicted Child Sex Offenders Entering US Illegally

Border Patrol agents in Texas recently arrested two illegal immigrants who were both previously convicted for child sex offenses. The first of the two arrests happened on May 15, when agents at McAllen Border Patrol Station working near Abrams, Texas arrested a group of 10 immigrants shortly after they had illegally entered the United States….


Illegal Immigrants Walk a Deadly Path Around a Border Checkpoint

BROOKS COUNTY, Texas—Every week, deputy sheriff Don White heads out on remote ranchlands to search for the bodies of illegal immigrants. Brooks County is about 70 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border, but it’s also where most of the bodies turn up. The only way to skirt the Border Patrol checkpoint on U.S. Route 281…


Coast Guard Rescues 23 Illegal Immigrants From Smuggling Boat Stuck off California Coast

A suspected smuggling boat carrying nearly two dozen illegal immigrants got stuck in kelp off the coast of Southern California, was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, and its occupants taken into custody, according to reports. A Border Patrol spokesman told Fox News that an agent spotted a “panga type vessel” close to rocks off…


Former CBP Agent Admits to Bringing Mexican National Into US Illegally: DOJ

A former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer has pleaded guilty to illegally bringing a Mexican woman into the United States, according to the Justice Department. Rhonda Lee Walker, 40, of Laredo, admitted to federal prosecutors that she helped the illegal immigrant enter the country so that she could work for Walker as a housekeeper and…


Immigrant Bought Land Where He Crossed the Border Illegally and Allows Others to Do the Same

An immigrant who purchased the land where he crossed over into the U.S. illegally said he won’t stop other migrants from doing the same, BuzzFeed News reported Friday. Ociel Mendoza illegally entered the U.S. when he was 18-years-old and looking for seasonal work on Texas ranches, according to BuzzFeed News. Mendoza bought the land where…