Southwestern Ranchers Say Border Patrol Won’t Protect Them from Smugglers, Others
Southwester ranchers are complaining that Border Patrol isn’t doing enough to protect them from smugglers and others who illegally cross the Mexican border.
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Less Than Half of U.S.-Mexico Border Is Under ‘Operational Control,
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….
Partnership Between Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Leads to Arrests for Human Trafficking
A partnership between a sheriff’s office in Texas and Homeland Security has paid off so far.
Mother Sues Border Patrol After Son Fatally Shot in Back of Head
A mother is suing Border Patrol after an agent killed her son south of Tucson last year.
Border Patrol Agents: Government Making It Impossible to Nab Drug Dealers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents said the federal government is making it impossible to make drug busts, a move that has contributed to a “morale crisis,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “We lack the political will to enforce the law and allow our agency to be effective,” said National Border Patrol Council spokesman…
Homeland Security’s Jeh Johnson: Illegal Immigration Drops to Lowest in Decades
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A year after a surge in illegal immigrant children and their families trying to cross the U.S. border, illegal immigration is on pace to be the lowest this year than any year since 1972, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday, the Washington Times reports. Johnson stopped short of saying whether…
Border Remains Open Despite Border Patrol’s Best Efforts
Bob Casimiro of Bridgton is former executive director of Massachusetts Citizens for Immigration Reform. By Bob Casimiro Bangor Daily News. It’s a cat-and-mouse game, and the mouse is still winning. In spite of the best efforts of our Border Patrol agents, drugs and humans keep coming across our border with Mexico. I recently returned from my…
FBI Director James Comey Plays Down Terrorism Threats at Southern Border
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For the first time as director of the FBI, James Comey visited the agency’s field office in South Texas and tried to ease concerns about terrorists using the southern border. “I do not see any indication of terrorists using the southwest border to cross with the assistance of the cartels or…