ICE may have lost track of thousands of unaccompanied minors who entered the country, raising concerns about both the children’s safety and the integrity of the immigration system, according to a report from an internal watchdog.
Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico fell by 33% in July, reaching their lowest level since September 2020, authorities announced Friday.
Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector has experienced a “significant rise” in attacks on agents by migrants, prompting officials to warn of the legal consequences of assaulting a federal officer.
From baby formula and medicine to cell phones and clothes, Border Patrol agents are throwing away many of the belongings of unauthorized migrants who are sent back to Mexico.
Homeland Security is touting a steep decline in illegal border crossings since President Biden announced broad restrictions on asylum claims.
President Biden plans to implement executive measures that would enable him to close the U.S.-Mexico border when migrant crossings hit 4,000 per day.
A Border Patrol agent was shot at by a person in Mexico on Thursday during a “use of force” incident in Texas.
Migrant apprehensions along the southern border dropped in March, which American officials attribute to an immigration crackdown by the Mexican government.
