DHS launches program to help migrants out of custody
The Department of Homeland Security has a new program for migrants released into the U.S., helping them get important legal information.
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USBP: Apprehensions down for first time since October
The daily average of migrant apprehensions is down from 620 to approximately 500. It’s the first downward trend since October 2020.
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Border Patrol prevents convicted sex offenders from reentering the U.S.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents say they have once again stopped some convicted criminals from getting back into the U.S. illegally. This time agents say they stopped two convicted sex offenders.
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ICE to avoid arresting migrants who are victims
Under a new policy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with very few exceptions, will avoid arresting or deporting undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime.
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6-year-old found by agents, “scared and crying,” crossing the border alone
A six-year-old boy is led across the border, then sent into the United States by himself Monday morning. The Guatemalan child appeared to be afraid and in tears when Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents approached him.
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Migrant kids claim poor conditions at Texas facility
According to recently filed court documents, unaccompanied migrant children are reporting poor conditions at a temporary facility in Pecos, Texas.
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Yuma Sector Border Patrol facilities at max capacity
Border Patrol agents are working around the clock to accommodate the influx of people crossing the border illegally, and now, they say there is no more room.
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Border Patrol rescues 11 migrants over the weekend
U.S. Border Patrol were quite busy over the weekend, rescuing 11 undocumented individuals in separate events throughout the Jacumba Wilderness region.
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Border Patrol struggling to keep up with high number of migrants crossing border
Yuma Sector border apprehensions skyrocket to 620 daily average, up 100 from last week. Patrol agents are working around the clock to maintain the rising number of people crossing the border each day.
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Border wall contractors attacked while making repairs
Contractors working on the border wall say a group of people attacked them while they made repairs to the border wall.
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U.S. Border Agents begin using body cameras
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have started using body cameras after years of testing.
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Texas crash kills a number of migrants
A crash in Texas conjures up members of a similar tragedy in the Imperial Valley.
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Drug tunnel found by Mexicali Police near U.S.-Mexico border
Mexicali Police recently discovered a drug tunnel just a few feet from the U.S.-Mexico border close to the Gran Plaza outlets in Calexico.
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Migrants in custody reach record high in Yuma Sector, BP Chief says
As of Monday, Aug. 2 more than 2,500 migrants were in custody at the Yuma Sector station YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (CBS 13) – Since Friday, July 30 agents assigned to the Yuma Sector have encountered and apprehended 1,921 migrants accused of entering the United States illegally, according to Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem.
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Yuma Sector investigating aircraft crash near Yuma Road
Yuma Sector Border Patrol is investigating an ultralight aircraft crash after agents found it in a field near Yuma Road and Witerhaven Drive off Interstate 8 Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingMigrants from all over the world attempt to cross through Yuma Sector
New numbers from Yuma Sector Border Patrol, showing the top 10 countries, migrants are coming from. Brazil is #1, with 20,000 apprehensions just since October.
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Border Patrol detains multiple aggravated felons
Border Patrol apprehended two previously-convicted felons early Saturday morning in separate incidents.
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Migrant apprehensions at the border continue to soar
High temperatures usually cause a decrease in activity at the U.S. – Mexico border. This year, the number of migrants making their way to our country is sky-rocketing.
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Border Patrol prevents convicted killer from re-entering the U.S.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents on Wednesday prevented a convicted murder from re-entering the United State
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Border Patrol stops another convicted sex offender from entering U.S.
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents say once again they prevented a convicted sex offender from re-entering the United States
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