Mexican Migrant Charged for Aggravated Arson in Ocean County
A 40-year-old Mexican citizen was booked into the Ocean County Jail Friday on a second-degree aggravated arson charge and is being held without bail, according to jail records. Toms River, NJ –…
K-9 sniffs out huge fentanyl haul hidden in smuggler’s ac unit at Amado border crossing
TUCSON, AZ – U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered fentanyl in a sedan’s air conditioning unit at the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint near Amado, Arizona, Tuesday afternoon. Tucson Sector agents encountered the 1999 Lincoln…
Border Patrol Agent Gets Nearly 14 Years for Drug Trafficking, Threatening Federal Agent
HOUSTON – A 39-year-old former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been ordered to prison following his conviction on multiple drug trafficking charges and threatening a federal agent with bodily harm, announced U.S.…
Report: Twitter Blocks Border Patrol Chief for “Hateful Content” in Border Wall Update
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Mark Morgan was temporarily banned from Twitter for posting about the successes of the border wall between Mexico and the United States. “@CBP & USACEHQ continue…
Mexican Street Gang Leader of Sur 13Arrested in Corona, New York
CORONA, NEW YORK – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) officers took custody of Fernando Olea-Prado, 25, a self-described leader of the Sureños (Sur 13) street gang, in…
Mexican National Caught Smuggling Near Churusbusco Border Town in New York
CHURUBUSCO, NEW YORK – A Mexican national was caught smuggling near the American-Canadian border town of Churubusco, New York, according to the Department of Justice. Rey David Jimenez-Lopez, age 20, and a citizen…
Canadian Woman Who Sent Ricin, Threatened to Kill Trump Arrested at Border with Loaded Gun
Buffalo, NY – A Canadian woman who tried to send U.S. President Donald J. Trump a letter with the words “Give Up” written in the poison ricin has been arrested, in possession…
Triple Amputee Veteran Promised to Build the Border Wall, But He Kept the Money for Himself, Feds Say
ALBANY, NY – A man who promised Americans that he will help build the border wall between the United States and Mexico raised $25,000,000. The Department of Justice says instead of putting…
Ajo Border Patrol Agent Arrested and Charged with Drug Trafficking
TUCSON, Ariz. – Yesterday, Carlos Victor Passapera Pinott, 53, of Buckeye, Arizona, was arrested on multiple counts of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Passapera was charged by complaint,…
Child Caught Smuggling 30 Pounds of Meth Across Border From Mexico
OCOTILLO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Station seized 31 packages filled with methamphetamine from a juvenile this morning. The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m., when Border…
Connecticut AG: Trump Border Wall is Illegal
Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the 2-1 decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals finding that the Trump Administration unlawfully diverted $2.5 billion in…
Border Patrol Working Hard to Stop Flow of Drugs Across Border During COVID-19 Pandemic
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working the Interstate 19 Immigration Checkpoint near Amado arrested a pair of Tucsonans smuggling fentanyl and meth Wednesday afternoon. Tucson Sector agents encountered the U.S. citizens…
Illegal Hand Sanitizers Are Now Being Smuggled Across U.S. Border
EL PASO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Bridge of the Americas international crossing intercepted a large shipment of an unlabeled gel product April 15. The person…
At the U.S. Border, Even Coronavirus Can’t Stop Illegal Entry
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested one U.S. citizen and four illegal border crossers in the pursuit and recovery of a stolen vehicle near Rio Rico, Arizona, Wednesday. Around 3 p.m.,…
Border Patrol Stops Six Pakistanis From Crossing Border in Arizona
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector agents apprehended five nationals from Nepal and Pakistan illegally in the United States in two separate incidents Thursday. In the first incident, Yuma Station agents near County 17…
Trump Strengthens Border Control During Coronavirus Outbreak
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH: President Trump is taking action at our northern and southern borders to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in the United States. The United States has reached mutual agreements…
AP: ShowBiz Minute: Prince Philip, Duff, Christmas
UK’s Prince Philip discharged from London hospital; Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma tie the knot; Giant baby Jesus statue delights Mexico City crowd. (Dec. 24) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website:…
ICE details how border crisis impacted immigration enforcement in FY 2019
While the numbers of individuals apprehended or found inadmissible at the border nationwide increased 68% over the previous fiscal year, the total number of aliens arrested by ICE dropped by nearly 10%…
AP: Trump on impeachment: ‘There are no crimes’
President Donald Trump, at a rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania said Democrats approving the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement because they are embarrassed over impeachment. (Dec. 11) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com…
AP: US court mulls bid to block border asylum policy
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday heard arguments on the Trump administration’s ban on immigrants who didn’t seek asylum while passing through a third country before arriving in the US. (Dec.…
Voters In Liberal Arizona City Reject Sanctuary Status. Border Official Says Battle Isn’t Over
Subscribe to our channel! http://bit.ly/2VNeuZQ Art Del Cueto, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council reacts to Tucson, Arizona voter rejecting sanctuary city status, the recent murders in Mexico, and Sen.…