Nearly 1 Million Migrants Apprehended This Year, Most in 12 Years
Nearly 1 million migrants were apprehended along the southern U.S. border during the government’s fiscal year that ended Sept. 31, an 88% increase over 2018.
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Eyes in the Sky: How CBP Combats Drug Smuggling with Blimps
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Blimps hovering 10,000 feet above the U.S. border are helping combat drug smuggling operations. Customs and Border Protection is using eight unmanned, unarmed blimps as eyes in the sky as part of the agency’s Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS). “TARS is the most cost-efficient capability that we own,” Richard Booth, director…
Border Patrol Agents Take Over Screening Migrant Families from Asylum Officers
The fate of migrant families seeking protection in the U.S. will now be determined by Border Patrol agents, instead of the highly trained asylum officers who are highly trained in refugee laws.
Border Apprehensions Sharply Decline in August. Officials Credit Beefed Up Enforcement
Border Patrol saw a significant decline in apprehensions in August, a rare decrease for the month.
CBP Seizes 28 Counterfeit NBA Rings at Los Angeles International Airport
The value of the rings, if genuine, is estimated at $560,000.
CBP Agent Accused of Fatally Shooting Husband in Florida
A Customs and Border Protection agent Palm Beach County, Fla., has been arrested in the fatal shooting of her husband at the couple’s home.
Acting CBP Commissioner Says ICE Raids in Mississippi Weren’t ‘Raids’
Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan insisted Sunday that the arrests of about 680 people during raids at Mississippi workplaces last week were not “raids.”
El Paso’s Border Patrol Chief Being Sent to Detroit Amid Blistering Report
Aaron Hull, the controversial chief of the Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector, is being sent to Detroit following reports of unsafe and unsanitary conditions in border stations in El Paso.