Border Patrol Agents Find Support Through Chaplaincy Program Border Patrol agents receive emotional support through an expanded chaplaincy program to address the challenges of enforcing immigration policies. Top News · Nov 27, 2024
Border Patrol Agents Train As Chaplains To Support Peers Border Patrol chaplains offer vital emotional support to agents facing distressing situations and personal challenges in the line of duty. Top News · Nov 27, 2024
Who are the Border Patrol chaplains? And why does the agency need more of them now? Border Patrol agents are tasked with enforcing hotly contested immigration policies as many Americans at both ends of the political spectrum look askance at the border — and the agents The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
Border Patrol trains more chaplains as the job and polarizing immigration debate rattle agents The Border Patrol has been quickly growing its ranks of chaplains to help with mounting distress The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2024
Trump’s new tariffs: How many migrants cross illegally into US from Canada? Trump border czar calls northern border ‘extreme national security vulnerability’ and says it ‘can’t be a gateway to terrorists coming to the United States’ The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2024
Biden Administration on Track to Hand Trump Quietest Southern Border in Years Unauthorized border crossings are down in November, setting a new record-breaking low for the Biden administration as it transitions into a new Trump era. Latin Times · Nov 25, 2024
As Trump touts plans for immigrant roundup, militias are standing back, but standing by President-elect Donald Trump has reaffirmed that once he takes office he plans to declare a national emergency and use the military on American streets to accomplish his promises to round up and deport millions of undocumented migrants. The Conversation · Nov 25, 2024
Inconsistent Data Highlights Challenges in Tracking Migrant Deaths at Border, New Report Finds The exact number of migrant deaths across the southern border remains a source of mystery and worry for activists, as the numbers remain inconsistent. Latin Times · Nov 23, 2024
Venezuelan Migrant Accused Of Sexual Assault In Colorado Venezuelan migrant accused of sexually assaulting a minor in Colorado, highlighting challenges of illegal immigration. Top News · Nov 22, 2024
Border Patrol Officers in South Texas Make Cocaine and Weapons Seizures Worth More Than $1.4 Million During the month of October, CBP seized nearly 20,500 pounds of illicit drugs only in the Southwest border region Latin Times · Nov 21, 2024
Potential Candidates For Key Immigration Positions In Trump Administration President-elect Trump appoints key officials for immigration and border security roles, focusing on experienced candidates and effective policies. Top News · Nov 16, 2024
Militia Members Convicted Of Attempted Murder Of Federal Agents As They Sought To Reach The Border And Shoot Undocumented Migrants The two men were arrested in late 2022 and were indicted last year by a grand jury in Missouri Latin Times · Nov 13, 2024
Border Patrol Union Congratulates Trump on Election Victory: 'A Victory for the Entire Country' The union, which represents 16,000 border agents, had endorsed the Republican in October, warning that if Harris won "this great country is going to go to hell" Latin Times · Nov 6, 2024
Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity With U.S. voters across the political spectrum strongly concerned about border security, presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been trying to one-up each other on who can reduce migration at the nation’s southern border fastest and most effectively. The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024
Latin Times · Oct 30, 2024 Border Agents Rescue Children Abandoned on Inflatable Raft in Rio Grande River Thousands of migrant children make the dangerous journey to the U.S. border every year. Some are entrusted to smugglers by their parents.
Top News · Oct 30, 2024 Vice President Harris Commits To Addressing Border Crisis Vice President Kamala Harris addresses cognitive testing, illegal immigration, and border security in potential administration.
Latin Times · Oct 28, 2024 Two Migrants Dead After Being Ejected From Car While Escaping From Law Enforcement One of the migrants ejected during the crash was declared dead at the scene; the other died at a local hospital hours later
The Texas Tribune · Oct 24, 2024 If it survives in court, Texas’ immigration law could upend immigration enforcement nationwide Texas challenged federal supremacy by creating a state crime for illegal entry into the U.S. The courts will decide whether it’s constitutional — and whether other states can follow Texas’ lead.
Reason · Oct 23, 2024 One-Third of Expensive Border Surveillance Towers Don't Work Decades of border surveillance programs have spent billions of dollars but achieved little.
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024 Trump insists Border Patrol union told him they like him more than Abe Lincoln because he’s ‘tougher on the border’ Former president suggests Civil War should have been ‘settled’ as he compares himself to 16th commander-in-chief
Texas Observer · Oct 22, 2024 Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.
Latin Times · Oct 21, 2024 Unlawful Border Crossings Have Dropped to the Lowest Since Joe Biden Took Office There were almost 54,000 encounters in September, according to the CBP commissioner
Latin Times · Oct 20, 2024 Border Patrol Apprehends 21 Migrants Entering U.S. "Via Storm Drain" in El Paso CBP data shows that migration at the border remains at its lowest level since the fall of 2020.
Latin Times · Oct 20, 2024 CBP Has Seized Enough Fentanyl to Kill 2 Million People in the Last Two Years, Top Official Says Troy Miller also addressed the broader connection between smuggling networks that facilitate both human migration and drug trafficking
Latin Times · Oct 17, 2024 Former Border Patrol Chief Alleges Biden Administration Pressured Him to Hide Migrants from Public Scrutiny Aaron Heitke alleges pressure from the Biden administration to relocate migrants from public view amid controversial asylum policy changes.