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Email: Border Agents Forced Migrant to Walk with ‘I like men’ Sign

allan4 years ago4 years ago02 mins

Customs and Border Protection agents are accused of trying to humiliate a migrant by forcing him to walk around wearing a sign that read, “I like men,” in Spanish

Agents Fear Riots Because of Deplorable Conditions at Border Station

allan4 years ago4 years ago02 mins

The conditions were so deplorable at an El Paso border station that agents were beginning to arm themselves because they feared a riot, according to an internal report by the Homeland Security’s Inspector General.

Border Patrol, ICE Criticized for Handling of Surge in Migrants Crossing Border

allan4 years ago03 mins

Detention facilities are overflowing with migrants because of the surge in people, many of them children, crossing the southern border illegally, and Border Patrol is struggling to handle the crisis.

Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent May Have Acted in Self-Defense in Fatal Shooting

allan5 years ago01 mins

An off-duty Border Patrol agent suspected of fatally shooting a 33-year-old man over the weekend in El Paso, Texas, may have been acting in self-defense, a spokesman told the El Paso Times on Thursday.

Departing DEA Leader in El Paso Warns of Cartels Smuggling Heroin, Meth to U.S.

allan6 years ago02 mins

As the leader of the DEA in El Paso prepares to leave his job for a promotion to lead the Houston Division, he warned that heroin and meth trafficking are continuing to expand by Mexican drug cartels.