Tag: Customs and Border Protection

Hundreds of migrants, mostly from African countries, gather along the border waiting to be brought into custody after breaking through gaps in the border wall Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Arizona. The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries such as Senegal, Bangladesh, and China being dropped in the remote desert area in Arizona.

Southern border crisis: Authorities encounter nearly 27,000 immigrants in 48 hours in unprecedented surge

Anna Giaritelli · December 20, 2023 6:59 pm

CBP captures $1.3 million of narcotics in single action at Texas border

Luke Gentile · December 12, 2023 4:18 pm

The fence marking the border between Mexico and the United States is photographed Wednesday in La Paloma, Texas. (AP/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)

CBP seized $1.1 million in drugs and stash of firearms in four days in December

Luke Gentile · December 7, 2023 7:07 pm

CBP seizes vessel packed with illegal immigrants and criminals headed for Puerto Rico

Luke Gentile · December 5, 2023 6:26 pm

Border Patrol captures $3.5 million in fentanyl pills hauled on interstate

Luke Gentile · November 22, 2023 8:24 pm

The fence marking the border between Mexico and the United States is photographed Wednesday in La Paloma, Texas. (AP/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)

CBP captures over 350 pounds of meth coming from Mexico

Luke Gentile · November 21, 2023 3:55 pm

Biden southern border crisis dips to 241,000 immigrant encounters in October

Anna Giaritelli · November 14, 2023 5:32 pm

Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Border arrests of illegal immigrants with criminal records hit new high in 2023

Anna Giaritelli · November 4, 2023 9:00 am

A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands over a construction site for a new section of levee border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Donna, Texas. The new section, with 18-foot tall steel bollards atop a concrete wall, will stretch approximately 8 miles.

Israel war: Border Patrol warned to be on lookout for Hamas and Hezbollah sympathizers

Misty Severi · October 24, 2023 12:37 am

National Security

Arrests of people on FBI terror watch list crossing border illegally hits 100-year high

Anna Giaritelli · October 21, 2023 6:07 pm

Biden administration reports 2 million arrested for illegally crossing US border in fiscal 2023

Anna Giaritelli · October 21, 2023 5:49 pm

Fairness and Justice

Enough fentanyl stopped at border in past year to kill every American 18 times

Anna Giaritelli · October 21, 2023 3:13 pm