U.S. Marshals Find Man Dead After He Fatally Shot 8 People in Illinois
An Illinois man wanted in the fatal shootings of eight people died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a confrontation with U.S. Marshals in Texas
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Texas Defies Homeland Security’s Demands to Stop Blocking Border Patrol Agents
Texas’ attorney general defied the Biden administration’s demands to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from accessing a public park along the southern border, setting up a legal standoff over the country’s immigration policies.
DOJ Filing: Migrants Drowned Before Border Patrol Alerted Texas
A woman and two children had already drowned in the Rio Grande when Border Patrol agents sought access to the river but were denied by Texas National Guardsman last week, the Justice Department acknowledged in a recent court filing.
Homeland Security Orders Texas to Stop Blocking Border Patrol Agents’ Access to Border
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding that Texas authorities stop preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing sections of the U.S. border with Mexico.
Border Patrol Agents Blocked from Rescuing 3 Migrants in Texas, Biden Administration Says
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande in Texas on Friday after state officials denied Border Patrol agents access to the river, the Biden administration said, calling the state’s actions “cruel, inhumane, and dangerous.”
ATF’s Houston Field Office Gets New Leader
By Steve Neavling The ATF has chosen a new special agent to head up the agency’s Houston Field Office. Michael Weddel, who has been the regional country attaché for the ATF Central America Regional Office in El Salvador, will begin his new role in February, the Houston Chronicle reports. “I look forward to partnering with…
DOJ Asks Supreme Court for Permission to Remove Razor Wire in Texas
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire that the state of Texas strung up along the Rio Grande River to curtail migrant crossings.
DOJ Threatens to Sue Texas over State’s New Immigration Law
The Justice Department is threatening to sue Texas over a new state law that gives local and state police permission to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. from Mexico without authorization.