
Two Border Inspectors Charged in Bribery Scheme at San Ysidro Port
Two CBP officers in Southern California are accused of taking bribes to allow undocumented immigrants into the country without inspection, according to federal prosecutors.
Two CBP officers in Southern California are accused of taking bribes to allow undocumented immigrants into the country without inspection, according to federal prosecutors.
The Trump administration is considering a plan for the Pentagon to take control of a buffer zone along parts of the southern border and allow active-duty U.S. troops to temporarily hold migrants who enter the country illegally.
A CBP helicopter crashed Monday morning near Potrero, a remote area in southeastern San Diego County close to the U.S.-Mexico border, killing the pilot, CBP officials confirmed.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Border Patrol agents are barred from cutting razor wire placed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, escalating tensions between the state and the federal government over immigration enforcement.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will serve as the “border czar” in his upcoming administration.
Border Patrol agents in western Texas have been warned of potential gunfire from members of the Sinaloa Cartel following the July arrest of two of its high-profile leaders, according to an internal memo.
Several months after he played a key role in blocking a bipartisan bill that would have increased staff at the border, former President Trump announced Sunday that, if re-elected, he would push Congress to pass legislation aimed at increasing the number of border patrol agents.
Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector has experienced a “significant rise” in attacks on agents by migrants, prompting officials to warn of the legal consequences of assaulting a federal officer.