Customs and Border Protection

Central America 11/29/21, 16:13

A stowaway survived a near three-hour flight in the aircraft's landing gear compartment on Nov. 27. The Guatemalan native miraculously made it to Miami, Florida where he was transported to hospital. Emergency responders found the 26 year-old in shock and suffering from hypothermia at Miami International Airport. American Airline employees comforted the ...

U.S. 10/25/21, 17:00

A months-long investigation found tens of millions of counterfeit and second-hand disposable gloves were shipped to the United States on Oct. 25. Authorities have launched criminal investigations into how contaminated supplies found their way into America. Investigators are examining allegations the supplies were washed and recycled. Some gloves allegedly had bloodstains while ...

Texas 10/07/21, 16:57

Nine Republican governors visited the Rio Grande Vally border with Mexico on Oct. 6. They warned the border crisis is also a "drug crisis," referring to the explosion of fentanyl and methamphetamine across the Southern border. The group met with Col. Steve McCraw, who provided a disturbing update. The Texas Department ...

Central America 09/21/21, 22:32

Joe Biden's administration was criticized for forcing international travelers to be immunized while not requiring the same of those who enter America unlawfully on Sept. 20. The White House was slammed for applying vaccine mandates differently for overseas tourists and illegal aliens. "Is somebody asking the foreign nationals who are walking in ...

Central America 09/21/21, 21:31

Thousands of migrants were prevented from entering the United States through Mexico on Sept. 18. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers deterred asylum seekers from crossing the Rio Grande and entering Del Rio, 247 miles southwest of Austin. Some 150 black sport utility vehicles were deployed to a dirt road that ...

Central America 09/19/21, 21:08

Thousands of migrants are still waiting under the international bridge between Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña. U.S. Customs and Border Protection responded by temporarily shutting down the infrastructure on Sept. 17. The federal agency that oversees U.S. borders closed the Del Rio Port of Entry, citing "urgent safety and security ...

Texas 09/19/21, 20:13

A massive influx of Haitian asylum seekers arriving at a small Texas city prompted a federal border protection agency to seek help from civilians. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring anyone who can help free-up agents at Del Rio, 240 miles southwest of Austin. CBP is offering about 1,200 border ...

Tech 08/24/21, 21:07

People smuggling rings resort to paid online advertising to entice pregnant women and mothers of young children to unlawfully enter the United States. Human traffickers linked to cartels in Mexico and Central America have sponsored Facebook ads, and used WhatsApp commercial accounts, to recruit new migrant customers. Vice News reported smugglers recently ...

Central America 07/11/21, 21:31

Illegal migrants arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on the Fourth of July weekend include those with serious criminal histories. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) confirmed patrol agents detained five men in Del Rio, Texas. These detainees allegedly have disturbing criminal records including child molesting and attempted murder. "While we remain busy ...

Texas 06/27/21, 21:09

One of America's most talked about presidents accused his successor of being weak on immigration and justice. Donald Trump used his Ohio rally to rebuke President Joe Biden's open border policies and helping foreign countries to clear-out their prison populations. Trump accused the Biden administration of making illegal immigration as easy as ...

Central America 06/27/21, 20:22

A Democrat from California used her first visit to the U.S.–Mexico border to criticize the previous president. On her inaugural trip to the southern border Vice President Kamala Harris took a swipe at Donald Trump's "disastrous" policies that still have immigration flow-on "effects" despite the new Biden administration coming into power. "It ...

Central America 06/25/21, 19:15

The Border Patrol chief announced his departure on Wednesday after less than two years in a post at the center of a contentious political debate. Rodney Scott has been transferred, according to a letter he sent to his agents. “I will continue working hard to support you over the next several ...

Texas 06/22/21, 17:56

In mid-June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to strengthen the state's border in an effort to deter ongoing drug and people smuggling, citing a 21-year peak in illegal immigration at the 1,950-mile southern border. As he seeks a third term, Abbott's vow to finish former President Donald Trump's border wall in ...

Central America 04/15/21, 01:25

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) is so tired of Vice President Kamala Harris postponing her visit to the U.S.-Mexico border that he paid for a missing person advertisement.  The ad appeared on a carton of ultra-pasteurized skim milk that is touted to be a source of "vitamins A and D." ...

U.S. 02/11/21, 18:17

Despite ongoing threats of caravans with millions of migrants seeking to enter the United States illegally across the southern border, President Biden on Thursday, Feb. 11, withdrew the national border emergency declaration. Former President Trump established the emergency declaration in 2019 to reduce migration and redirect federal funds for border ...

U.S. 02/05/21, 15:46

After 11 Iranian illegal immigrants were detained, former Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf noted that the Mexican border has become "very dangerous."  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that the illegal group, comprised of five women and six men, was apprehended by Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector, Arizona, ...

China 09/15/20, 02:59

A federal border control authority is banning products that appear to be made from forced labor. A variety of fabric, clothing, hair products, and computer parts will be prohibited because there are reasonable grounds to suspect they originated from state-sponsored forced labor camps in mainland China. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ...

U.S. 07/28/20, 02:13

Additional federal reinforcements will be sent to Oregon in a bid to ease civil unrest that has continued for months. The U.S. Marshals Service is deploying a further 100 deputy marshals to downtown Portland, as local authorities continue to struggle with extreme "anarchist" protests since Minnesotan George Floyd died in custody ...

D.C. 04/22/20, 04:58

One of the nation's most controversial perimeters will be easier to monitor after new security technology goes live shortly. The Trump administration has confirmed an internet-connected surveillance camera will soon be fully operational at U.S.-Mexico border wall. The new "wall cam" is expected to start streaming live images from the border within ...

Central America 01/31/20, 07:04

Mexican authorities helped California officials restore order after powerful winds brought down part of the border wall between the United States and Mexico on Jan. 29. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed a section of border fencing, which was still under construction, collapsed after being hit by strong winds at ...