Video Blog: Haitian Migration
According to the U.S. Border Patrol, agents have been overwhelmed for some time now. And a recent emigration from Haiti makes circumstances all the…
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Local Border Patrol Council Member shares thoughts on border crisis in Texas
Anthony Maielli, President of the El Centro sector, said the agents in Texas are in a tough situation.…
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Border Patrol sought extra resources in Del Rio as far back as June, union emails show
By Geneva Sands, CNN As far back as June, Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, Texas, began asking management for additional resources to more rapidly…
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Yuma residents demonstrate outside migrant housing
After roughly 50 protestors stood outside the Best Western Plus Yuma Foothills Inn & Suites, the community is talking.…
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Texas governor approves miles-long steel barrier of police vehicles to deter the more than 8,000 migrants in Del Rio
With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday officials are using “unprecedented” methods…
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White House says it’s seeking more information on ‘horrific’ footage of Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian immigrants
By Jason Hoffman, Priscilla Alvarez, Geneva Sands, Paul LeBlanc and Paul P. Murphy, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the…
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Border Patrol captures nearly 2,500 migrants over weekend
The U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector announces Monday the capture of over 2,400 migrants throughout the…
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Texas DPS to effectively shut down access to and from Mexico
Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano announced Friday the city and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers will close toll booths at the Port of Entry…
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Thousands of migrants held in squalor under Texas bridge
By Rosa Flores and Ray Sanchez, CNN Roselini Villasmil broke down Friday as she recalled the squalid conditions under a bridge in the Texas border…
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Efforts to limit immigration arrests can continue
A judge’s order that would have defeated the Biden Administration’s efforts to limit immigration arrests, has been halted by a federal appellate…
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Border Patrol rescues six migrants near Plaster City
The U.S. Border Patrol reports it rescued six undocumented individuals early Tuesday morning near Plaster…
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Woman rescued in Jacumba wilderness
El Centro Sector agents say the Jacumba and Octillo areas are some of the most dangerous paths for illegally crossing the US-Mexico border.…
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BP: Familiar face driving unfamiliar car exposes human smuggling attempt
The U.S. Border Patrol recently caught a 40-year-old woman attempting to smuggle a 39-year-old Mexican national.…
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BP: More than 2,500 migrants caught over Labor Day weekend
The U.S. Border Patrol announces Tuesday morning they apprehended over 2,500 migrants, whom attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally,…
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BP: Yuma agents catch more than 2,700 migrants within a couple of days
The U.S. Border Patrol reports agent have caught over 2,700 undocumented migrants within a matter of four…
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A mother and her four daughters were separated at the border in 2018. This is what they lost
US authorities separated Casandra and her three older sisters from their mom, Juana, that day. Casandra sobbed and said she didn’t want to leave…
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Migrants from 42 different countries apprehended at the southern border
Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector reports that migrants are now coming from at least 42 different countries.…
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Shelters in Mexicali want federal help amid heat-related migrant deaths
Migrant shelters in Mexicali are asking for federal help after learning that most of this year’s heat-related deaths have been tied to undocumented…
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ACLU files complaint against ICE and contractors
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundations of Northern California and of San Diego and Imperial Counties on Thursday filed a complaint…
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Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
By AMY TAXIN and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Some immigrant teens say they’ve waited weeks or months in massive facilities and don’t…
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