Tag: U.S.-Mexico Border

Guest Editorial: The Border Mess is Endangering Police Nationwide

More than 140,000 migrants have gotten away from the Border Patrol in less than 12 months. Some of them are very dangerous people.

April 9, 2024

Report: DHS Secretary Knew Mounted Border Agents Did Not Whip Migrants Before He Told Press They Did

Photographer Paul Ratje had told an interviewer that he did not witness the agents harming the migrants, but Mayorkas did not contradict Biden’s false narrative as he stood next to him at the White House podium.

October 13, 2022

Border Patrol Horse Killed in Duty Accident

“While on patrol near Carrizo Springs, Jayce accidentally came in contact with a downed power line."

September 15, 2022

U.S. Border Patrol horse Jayce was killed when he stepped on a downed power line. (Photo: USBP/Facebook)

Louisiana Law Mandates Increased Training for Human Trafficking Enforcement

Louisiana Senate Bill 63—which was passed by a 40-14 vote (with one abstention) in late June and was signed by Governor John Bel Edwards soon thereafter—amends Children's Code Act 601 relative to mandatory reporting of child abuse and reporting of sex trafficking.

August 12, 2022

Opinion: CDC Endangers Border Patrol Safety

Terminating Title 42 will lead to an estimated 18,000 illegal aliens per day coming over the border. This will expose Border Patrol agents to greater risk of disease and physical assault.

May 12, 2022

FL Governor Sending Officers to Mexico Border

“It is both a disaster and an emergency,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “Where the federal government has failed, the states are stepping up.”

June 17, 2021

Texas DPS, Border Patrol Officers Save Infant Thrown into Rio Grande by Smugglers

While crossing the river, the 6-month-old baby was thrown out of the raft by the smugglers, Texas DPS said on Facebook.

April 1, 2021

Texas DPS and Border Patrol officers rescued a baby girl from the Rio Grande after she was thrown into the river by smugglers. (Photo: Texas DPS/Facebook)

Gunman Sentenced to Life in Murder of Border Agent Terry

A man convicted of first-degree murder for shooting U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry nine years ago in a case that exposed the federal gun operation known as "Fast and Furious" has been sentenced to life in prison.

January 10, 2020

Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed on duty in 2010. His death became a political flashpoint after it was discovered he was shot with a gun smuggled into Mexico under an ATF operation.

Border Patrol K-9 Killed Trying to Detain Suspect in Texas

Border Patrol K-9 Bulder was shot and killed while trying to detain a suspect in El Paso, TX.

December 18, 2019

Bulder, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, was shot to death while executing a search warrant.

Mexico Authorities Invite FBI to Aid in Investigation of Murders of 9 American Mormons

The Mexican government on Sunday invited the FBI to send investigators to help in the investigation of the murder of nine U.S. citizens—six children, including 8-month-old twins, and three women—living in a Mormon community about 100 miles south of the border in the state of Sonora.

November 11, 2019

Border Patrol Agent Shot, Wounded at Traffic Stop in Texas

An agent with the United States Border Patrol was reportedly shot and wounded during a traffic stop near Del Rio, Texas, over the weekend.

September 16, 2019

Cartel Leader El Chapo Gets Life in Federal Prison

“Why did we go to trial?” Guzmán asked rhetorically. “Why didn’t you sentence me on day one?” Sentencing judge Brian Cogan provided the answer in handing down the maximum sentence, citing the “mountain” of evidence presented against Guzman.

July 17, 2019

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