Homeland Security’s inspector general has decided not to investigate horse-mounted Border Patrol agents who were seen in viral images blocking Haitian migrants from entering Del Rio, Texas.
The record number of fentanyl crossing the border is having deadly consequences: Overdose deaths have hit a new high this year.
Border Patrol agents are becoming exceedingly “downtrodden” as illegal immigration increases and resources remain scant, a spokesman for the agency’s union said.
Federal agents and Mexican authorities discovered a large and “sophisticated” tunnel near the U.S.-Mexico border that was outfitted with electricity, ventilation , a rail system with a cart and an electronic hoist, ICE announced earlier this month.
Border Patrol Chief Paul Ortiz said his agency won’t be deterred by a spate of attacks targeting agents at the border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more fentanyl in the first few months of 2021 than in all of 2020.
President Biden is nominating Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas clashed with Republicans Wednesday on how the Biden administration is handling the boarder amid an influx of migrants.
