Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors released video of a Border Patrol agent accused of beating a Mexican immigrant while in custody, CBS 8 in San Diego reports. The agent in the video was found not guilty by a jury last month on excessive force charges. The video shows Agent Luis Fonseca repeatedly choking and kicking…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the U.S. Border Patrol told senators Tuesday that rules of engagement are too constraining and making it difficult to combat armed drug cartel spotters while atop U.S. mountains, the Washington Times reports. Cartels traditionally send out spotters on U.S. territory to inspect border protection. Border Patrol Chief Michael J….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government has no way to determine whether foreign exchange students are in the U.S. legally, New York Congressman Peter King told CNN. CNN reports that Border Patrol and ICE monitor different parts of the visa – one confirms a student has a visa, the other checks to see whether the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was a long, fruitful day for Border Patrol Monday. The Action 4 News reports that agents criss-crossed the Rio Grange Valley, raiding houses where 230 immigrants were found in about a half day. Border Patrol was tipped off of a suspected human smuggling operations by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Agents…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Manuel Padilla Jr., a native of southern Arizona and long-time federal authority, has been appointed chief of the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Padilla, who has worked with Border Patrol for 26 years, was serving as the acting chief at the office since October 2012; before that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A van being pursued by the Border Patrol this weekend flipped over and killed five people in southern Arizona, the Associated Press reports. Authorities found 22 people in the van Saturday between Tucson and Benson, Ariz., the AP reported. The remaining 17 were rushed to a hospital for a variety of injuries….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents are willing to give up increased overtime pay in exchange for not being furloughed as part of the mandated federal spending cuts, the Washington Post reports. “The reform I have just proposed saves tax dollars, reduces overtime pay and brings about financial certainty to both the Border Patrol…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New unmanned spy aircraft that flies over remote stretches of desert shows the U.S.-Mexico border isn’t as secure as the agency has claimed, the Center for Investigative Reporting reports. Records show more than 7,000 border crossers were detected by drones, but only 410 people were apprehended. Of those, 52 led to arrests,…
