Border Arrests Reach Record Numbers in 2021 Fiscal Year
A record number of migrants have been arrested along the Mexico border with more than 1.7 million detainments along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year.
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CBP Temporarily Closes Del Rio Border Crossing in Response to Influx of Migrants
U.S. customs and Border Protection has temporarily closed the Del Rio border crossing with Mexico as authorities grapple with a large influx of migrants who formed a makeshift campuses under a bridge.
Mexico President Open to Freeing Drug Lord Imprisoned for Murder of DEA Agent Camarena
Convicted drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, who was imprisoned for the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, may be a free man soon.
Border Patrol Agents Shot at for Second Time in 4 Days Along Mexican Border
The FBI is investigating after Border Patrol agents appear to have come under fire early Monday for the second time in four days along the Juárez-El Paso border.
CBP Seizes $4.3M Worth of Meth from Shipment of Cucumber Pickles
CBP officers found $4.3 million worth of methamphetamine in a shipment of cucumber pickles being hauled into Texas from Mexico.
HSI Returns Nearly 300 Pre-Columbia Artifacts to Mexican Officials
Homeland Security Investigations returned nearly 300 pre-Columbia artifacts to Mexican officials this week during a repatriation ceremony at the Mexican Consulate in Nogales.
Wife of ‘El Chapo’ Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges, Helping Husband Escape from Prison
The wife of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested Tuesday on charges of helping her husband run his cartel and aiding his 2015 escape from a Mexican prison.
Barr Struck Deal with Mexico to Release Ex-Defense Minister for Senior Cartel Leader
Mexican authorities agreed to arrest a senior cartel leader in exchange for Attorney General William Barr dismissing drug trafficking charges against former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.