Son of Illegal Immigrants Became a Border Patrol Official to ‘Humanize’ Experience
Oscar Hagelsieb has a unique perspective of life on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.
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Border Patrol Finds 9 Immigrants in Back of U-Haul Truck at Arizona Checkpoint
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents in Arizona found nine immigrants locked inside the cargo area of a U-Haul, AzFamily.com reports. Agent searched the trucks after becoming suspicious of the driver and passenger at a checkpoint near Amado. Inside were eight adults and one juvenile who had no fresh air or ability to escape. An…
Under Gov. Perry, Texas Creates Own Version of Border Patrol with Game Wardens
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The primary responsibility of Texas game wardens used to be pretty routine – crack down on drunken boaters and investigate fishing tournament cheaters. Now a team of them is patrolling the Rio Grande in search of suspected smugglers and undocumented immigrants, trading in their white cowboy hats for camouflage, the New York…
Two Suspects in Shooting Death of Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Were Illegal Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two illegal immigrants from Mexico have been charged in the shooting death of an off-duty Border Patrol agent while he was on vacation with his family in Texas, Fox News reports. The defendants have been arrested and deported several times in the past. They are Gustavo Tijerina, 30, and Ismael Hernandez, 40….
Armed Militia Leader Urges Americans Citizens in Video to Confront, Intimidate Illegal Immigrants
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…
Homeland Security Chief Defends Handling of Growing Crisis Involving Central American Children
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is defending the agency’s handling of tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrants from Central America who were photographed in squalid, overcrowded conditions. The McClatchy Washington Bureau reports that Johnson also rejected Republican demands for the National Guard to respond to the crisis. Johnson unveiled a plan to…
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Foresees ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’ Over Surge in Children Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the dramatic spike in the number of immigrants being arrested has created an “untenable situation” at a Border Patrol facility in southern Texas, the Associated Press reports. Perry visited the facility following reports of overcrowding and squalid conditions at a Border Patrol facility housing primarily children immigrants….
Border Patrol Demolishing Houses? It’s All About Keeping South Texas Safe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol might not be in the business of demolishing homes, but it is in the business of protecting Americans from smugglers and illegal immigrants. So the federal agency is teaming up the South Texas City of Laredo and the Texas National Guard to help raze abandoned buildings and homes that…