Border agent on horseback falsely accused of whipping migrants in Texas now awarded for his service

I find it hilarious and ridiculous that almost three years later a Border Patrol agent who was accused of being racist and so vilified by this Biden administration wins an achievement award ... Read More

U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly fired from Mexican side of border

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was allegedly fired from the Mexican side of the border on Thursday, April 25, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CBP released the following statement: ... Read More

Border Patrol sector stops hundreds of Chinese illegal immigrants in just two days as numbers soar

The San Diego Border Patrol Sector has seen a surge in migrants from China, encountering more nationals in two days than the entire border did in FY 21. Read More

Border Patrol Agents Joked About Killing Migrant Children, Records Show

U.S. Border Patrol agents freely used the derogatory slur “tonk” to describe unauthorized migrants on government computers, at times while joking about killing or beating them, according to emails and ... Read More

California Vets Seal Gaps in the US-Mexico Border Despite Strict Warnings From Border Patrol

California veterans, despite warnings from the Border Patrol, have assumed ... Takes Credit for Fall in Migrant Entries Into Texas According to Monroe, the border patrol agents they’ve met ... Read More

Two migrants injured in fall from border wall near San Diego

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) —Two migrants have ... Agents encountered the two women last night around 9:30 p.m. According to Border Patrol, they were complaining of injuries sustained in a reported fall. Read More

Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol

“We need to make sure we have ... agents as they cross the southern border. “That is a national security threat,” Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens recently told CBS News. Read More

Man pleads guilty in migrants-for-drugs investigation

A man who initially told authorities he was picking up a friend’s relatives at 2 a.m. at the base of a mountain straddling the Mexican border has pleaded guilty to migrant smuggling. Armando Fierro Jr ... Read More

I Helped Thousands of Migrants at the U.S. Border

My "bag of tricks" was my first-aid kit. And the "hundreds" were migrants who'd crossed a well-known gap in the border fence, hoping to claim asylum in the United States. I live near Jacumba, a high ... Read More

What George Kelly’s Mistrial Says About How We See the Border

The Arizona rancher was accused of killing a migrant. A tragedy, and a possible murder, quickly became a political cause. Read More

Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border. Read More

Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?

Since at least 2019, Border Patrol agents in the Texas sectors have recorded more encounters with migrants each month than the rest of the sectors. Until last fall. In November, non-Texas sectors ... Read More