CBP Reports 10-Fold Increase in Fentanyl Seized in South Texas
CBP reported a more than ten-fold increase in fentanyl seizures in south Texas during fiscal year 2021.
south Texas
Read More
Border Patrol Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Late Grandmother’s Social Security Benefits
A Border Patrol supervisor in South Texas pleaded guilty Tuesday to theft of government property after stealing his late grandmother’s Social Security benefits.
FBI Director James Comey Plays Down Terrorism Threats at Southern Border
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For the first time as director of the FBI, James Comey visited the agency’s field office in South Texas and tried to ease concerns about terrorists using the southern border. “I do not see any indication of terrorists using the southwest border to cross with the assistance of the cartels or…
US Sees Fewer Undocumented Central American Children Crossing Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S. border in South Texas has declined over the past 10 days, authorities said. That’s good news for an agency that has become overwhelmed by a surge of children entering the country without their parents, Fox New reports. Since October, federal authorities have arrested more…
Border Patrol Reports Alarming Number of Sex Offenders Apprehended in South Texas
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An alarming number of immigrants who are sex offenders are captured in South Texas. Since October 2013, Border Patrol has apprehended nearly 180 immigrants who have prior convictions for sex offenses, KZTV Action 10 reports. A majority of the offenders sexually assaulted children in the U.S. Just this weekend, Border Patrol arrested…
Border Patrol Flies Immigrants to El Paso Because of Influx Causing Long Delays And Bus Drives
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com So many immigrants crossed into South Texas illegally recently that Border Patrol flew many of them across the state for processing in El Paso Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. More than 100 detainees were flown from Brownsville in an effort to speed up processing following an average of 1,000 arrests a day…
Border Patrol Experiences Spike in Immigrant Deaths and Rescues in South Texas
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents have rescued 14 undocumented immigrants and found the bodies of seven more in South Texas during a hot past week, the Associated Press reports. The AP said the immigrants were dehydrated and exposed to harsh weather. The Border Patrol’s Rio Grand Valley Sector is reporting a spike in immigrant…