CBP Releases February 2023 Monthly Operational Update

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection released operational statistics today for February 2023, which can be viewed online here. “The new border enforcement measures kept February’s overall encounter numbers nearly even…

Is Eggflation Finally Coming To An End?

Is Eggflation Finally Coming To An End? Laurel Duggan on March 15, 2023 Egg prices fell in February for the first time in five months after more than doubling over the course…

CBP, Coast Guard Apprehend 18 Stowaway Migrants in a Barge Arriving in San Juan

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Coast Guard apprehended Tuesday 18 non-citizens of the Dominican Republic that arrived into the Port of San Juan stowed…

Gold Nuggets and Bars Worth $67,830 Seized by Cincinnati CBP

CINCINNATI—On March 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at the Port of Cincinnati seized an outbound shipment declared as containing clothing after they discovered it also contained loose gold…

CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl and Cocaine at the Bridge of the Americas

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Bridge of the Americas Border Crossing intercepted fentanyl and cocaine on two separate failed smuggling attempts on Tuesday. “CBP…

Ron DeSantis Says Ukraine War Is Not ‘Vital’ To US Interests

Ron DeSantis Says Ukraine War Is Not ‘Vital’ To US Interests Mary Lou Masters on March 14, 2023 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the war in Ukraine was not a “vital” national…

Illegal Migrant Apprehensions Drop As Biden Ushers In Trump-Era Policies: REPORT

Illegal Migrant Apprehensions Drop As Biden Ushers In Trump-Era Policies: REPORT Jennie Taer on March 14, 2023 Illegal migrant apprehensions dropped in February as the Biden administration brought back Trump-era immigration policies,…

People Keep Dying From Fentanyl Overdoses On LA Trains, And Residents Have Had Enough

People Keep Dying From Fentanyl Overdoses On LA Trains, And Residents Have Had Enough Jennie Taer on March 14, 2023 Los Angeles train riders are increasingly dying from or using fentanyl, according…

GOP Legislation Would Bar ‘Foreign Bad Actors’ From Mining In US

GOP Legislation Would Bar ‘Foreign Bad Actors’ From Mining In US John Hugh DeMastri on March 14, 2023 House Republicans introduced legislation Friday that would forbid foreign companies with known human rights…

CBP Officers Seize Over $660K in Hard Narcotics at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized hard narcotics that totaled over $660,000 in street value. “Narcotic interdiction continues to…

CBP Phone Scam Continues to Target Citizens Callers seek information to bypass financial protocols

HOUSTON – Telephone scammers are targeting residents nationwide to gain personal information that would bypass financial security protocols. U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees are continuing to receive numerous calls from people…

Selection of Anthony “Scott” Good as Chief Patrol Agent, El Paso Sector

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz announced, the selection of El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent (CPA) Anthony “Scott” Good, as the new El Paso Sector Chief…

RGV Agents Apprehend Gang Members Over the Weekend

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three gang members, including one with an extensive criminal record. On March 12, Brownsville agents apprehended a Mexican migrant with an…

Governor Murphy announces commercial vehicle restrictions on New Jersey highways, state of emergency

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey State Police has issued a commercial travel restriction across several interstate highways in New Jersey as a nor-easter moves into the area tonight. Wind gusts overnight…

GORDON CHANG: We Ignore China’s War Warnings At Our Own Peril

GORDON CHANG: We Ignore China’s War Warnings At Our Own Peril Gordon Chang on March 13, 2023 “If the U.S. doesn’t hit the brakes and continues to barrel down the wrong track,”…

Stanford Law School Yet To Discipline Dean Who Helped Derail Conservative Judge’s Speaking Event

Stanford Law School Yet To Discipline Dean Who Helped Derail Conservative Judge’s Speaking Event Alexa Schwerha on March 13, 2023 Stanford Law School has yet to discipline a dean who berated an…

Search Ends For Migrants In Capsized Smuggling Vessels After Eight Killed Off San Diego Coast

Search Ends For Migrants In Capsized Smuggling Vessels After Eight Killed Off San Diego Coast Jennie Taer on March 13, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for migrants Sunday after eight…

Philadelphia CBP Officers Arrest Massachusetts Man on Multiple Felony Attempted Murder, Assault, and Firearms Charges

PHILADELPHIA – The last thing anyone expects after returning from a vacation is to be arrested on very serious criminal charges, but that’s what happened to a Dorchester, Mass., man at Philadelphia…

One dead; five injured in rollover crash near Las Cruces, New Mexico

On February 6, 2023, at approximately 12:05 a.m., a black GMC Yukon SUV approached the U.S. Border Patrol immigration checkpoint located near mile marker 26 on State Highway 185, approximately 23 miles…

JOSH HAMMER: It’s Time To Obliterate The Mexican Drug Cartels

JOSH HAMMER: It’s Time To Obliterate The Mexican Drug Cartels Josh Hammer on March 11, 2023 The tragic killing of two U.S. citizens this week in the border town of Matamoros, Mexico,…