Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A woman trying to reach the U.S. by swimming across a canal bordering Arizona and Mexico was rescued by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the Yuma Sun reports. The woman and two others who said they were Mexican nationals were trying to swim across the Sanchez Canal late Friday. But as the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mexican leaders are hoping to pressure the U.S. to extradite one of it border patrol agents to Mexico after a fatal border shooting, reports Reuters. The Mexican Senate urged President Felipe Calderon’s administration to pressure the extradition. The Sept. 3 fatal shooting is the second in as many months that has incensed…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Border Patrol acknowledged Thursday that an agent shot a Mexican citizen along the border. The patrol’s Laredo sector said in a statement that the shooting occurred after rocks were thrown at agents. “A weapon was discharged by Border Patrol. All appropriate authorities were notified and the shooting is under…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With the meth problem growing, DEA’s top boss Michele M. Leonhart announced Thursday the signing of a new memorandum of cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico “to aggressively address the continuing problem” of production. In a press release, the DEA said the U.S. and Mexican officials enjoy a strong cooperative relationship…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It was the end of the line Friday for two former U.S. Border Patrol agents who fled to Mexico while under investigation for smuggling hundreds of illegal immigrants. The Los Angeles Times reports that two, who are brothers, were convicted in federal court in San Diego of multiple counts of conspiracy,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A veteran Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who refused to release an illegal immigrant because he was not considered a priority target faces suspension and potential termination, Fox News reports. “They’re punishing law enforcement officers who are just trying to uphold U.S. law” Chris Crane, president of the National ICE Council, told…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than a dozen foreign nationals in Milwaukee have been arrested for alleged ties to the Mexican Posse gang, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The suspects – 13 from Mexico, one from the Dominican Republic – are in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is cracking down on…
