Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal investigation into claims that a Border Patrol agent drew his gun on an Iowa Boy Scout has found no evidence of wrongdoing, Homeland Security announced Monday. During the investigation, which cost the inspector general’s office $19,000, feds reviewed surveillance video and interviewed children and adults, the Washington Post reports. “All…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents have tried to alter details of at least seven “highly suspect” deaths since 2010, a former internal affairs official for CBP told the Center for Investigative Reporting. “In nearly every instance, there was an effort by Border Patrol leadership to make a case to justify the shooting versus doing…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than 10 militia groups are patrolling the Texas-Mexico border despite objection from the federal government, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The newspaper obtained more than 30 photos showing the armed militia members in camouflage, tactical gear and masks. CBP responded that it does not “endorse or support any private group or…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republicans are complaining that environmental laws intended to protect land and wildlife are hampering efforts to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, The Hill reports. About 800 miles along the Mexico-U.S. border – or 40% of the land – is controlled and protected by the Interior Department. The federal land protections are restricting…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP plans to hire 2,000 new agents thanks to funding provided in the 2014 budget, KTAR reports. The hiring of agents to secure the air, land and sea ports has nothing to do with the current immigration crisis involving unaccompanied Central American children, officials said. “This was in the pipeline,” said CBP…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com “La Bestia” is a hit song in Central America. Turns out, the song, which chronicles the dangers of Mexican freight trains, was reportedly written by Customs and Border Protection as propaganda to discourage immigration to the U.S., the Washington Times reports. “Migrants from everywhere, entrenched along the rail ties/Far away from where…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An armed militia leader drew criticism for urging U.S. residents in a video to confront and intimidate illegal immigrants who come across the border. The Los Angeles Times reports that Chris Davis has since removed the 21-minute YouTube video. “You see an illegal. You point your gun dead at him, right between…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Central American immigrants illegally crossing the border at alarming rates do not present a danger to Americans and can be handled by the CBP, the agency’s commissioner, Gil Kerlikowske, said Sunday, according to ABC News. “These are family members, these are not gang members, these are not dangerous individuals,” Kerlikowske told…
