The Latest Breaking News from Border Patrol

Border Patrol Sued for 'Lawless Sweeps, Indiscriminate Arrests' During Three-Day Raid in California

A complaint describes aggressive enforcement tactics, including agents allegedly smashing car windows, slashing tires, and detaining individuals without explanation

Latin Times · Feb 27, 2025

Wristbands Abandoned At The Border Show Human Smuggling Continues During Trump Admin Even If Crossings Are Down

The objects are proof that while border crossings have dropped, cartel activity remains ongoing, a new report suggests.

Latin Times · Feb 27, 2025

Six People Arrested In Texas After Border Patrol Agents Find More Than 500 Pounds of Cocaine in Three Vehicles

Since the start of Fiscal Year 2025, CBP agents have already seized more than a third of the total cocaine seized during FY2024

Latin Times · Feb 27, 2025

Border Crossings Are Down More Than 90% Due To Trump's Actions, Top Official Says

Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks said agents have apprehended fewer than 300 migrants per day in average over the past week, compared to 4,800 during the same time last year

Latin Times · Feb 21, 2025

Border Patrol Agents To Resume Using Body Cameras Following Concerns Over Hacking

CBP had sent a memo last week saying cameras were a "potential security risk" and directed agents not to use them "pending completion of investigation and risk mitigation."

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

CBP Aircraft Targeted By Laser While From Mexican Side Of The Border While Conducting Security Operation

It was the sixth such incident in the past four months

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Border Patrol Says Agents Will Stop Using Body Cameras Because They Put Them At Risk

Social media posts claim body cams located from at least 100 yards away can trigger improvised explosive device attacks

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Hundreds Of Troops Are In Texas To Prevent Border Crossings, But They Hardly See Any Attempts

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio sector and the nearby city of Eagle Pass have been apprehending fewer than 50 people per day since late January

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump's immigration policies

U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico plunged 39% in January, an early gauge of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

A timeline of activities of a cultlike group tied to the killing of a Border Patrol agent

Here’s a look at the timeline of events in a series of killings that culminated in a Jan. 20 highways shootout that killed a Border Patrol officer in Vermont

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025