Less Than Half of U.S.-Mexico Border Is Under ‘Operational Control,’ Agents Say

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Think the Mexico-U.S. border is safer. Think again. So says Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, who told Congress Wednesday that only 40% of the border is under “operational control,” The Washington Times reports.  Judd also said that 20% of illegal immigrants who were captured had criminals records….

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Government Lawyer: Don’t Discipline Border Patrol for Erasing Videotapes

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The lawyer for federal government acknowledged that Border Patrol erased videotapes that captured allegedly deplorable conditions at several Arizona detention centers but urged a judge not to discipline the agency, the Arizona Capitol Times reports.  Assistant Attorney General Sarah Fabian said the agency was under no obligation to save the recordings…

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