Border Patrol Announces January’s Youth of the Month Honorees
The program is designed to honor and promote academic excellence throughout the area high schools in Laredo.
CBP Officers Seize Over $8.1 Million in Hard Narcotics
CBP officers discovered a total of nearly 890 pounds of alleged methamphetamine within the commodity.
Texas Orders State Police to Help Federal Agents with Immigration Enforcement
According to the governor, 5,400 illegal immigrants in Texas have a warrant for their arrest.
CBP Officers Seize $1.4 Million Worth of Cocaine in Two Seizures
CBP officers seized the narcotics along with the vehicles.
Abbott Sends State troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.
Multi Authorities Search for Illegal Immigrants in Austin and San Antonio
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives collaborated on “enhanced targeted operations” in both cities, an ICE spokesperson said.
DPS Arrest Two Smugglers from Kingsville
Before the pursuit, a Trooper had observed four occupants bailing out of the vehicle and running toward the brush.
Texas Seeks $11 Billion for Border Security
In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.
Bill to Detain Illegal Immigrants Passes in Texas
The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.
CBP Officers Seize $158K in Heroin
While in the secondary inspection area, with the aid of a canine unit and a non-intrusive inspection system CBP officers discovered .31 pounds of alleged brown heroin and 9.06 pounds of alleged black tar heroin.
Trump Promises to Militarize Border and Build Wall
President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency, send troops to the southern border, deport undocumented immigrants en masse and reinstate a policy requiring asylum seekers to wait their cases in Mexico.
Endangered Spider Monkeys Found at Javier Vega Jr. Checkpoint
The monkeys were discovered hidden inside a vehicle trying to pass through the checkpoint on Highway 77.
CBP Officers Apprehend Previously Removed Honduran Citizen
CBP officers discovered a 29-year-old male Honduran citizen with no valid entry documents within the railcar.
CBP Apprehend 61-year-old Juan Carlos Avila for Sexual Assault on a Child
61-year-old Juan Carlos Avila, a male U.S. citizen living in Campeche, Mexico, wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for aggravated sexual assault on a child.
BORSTAR Agents Rescue Hiker
U.S. Border Patrol BORSTAR team from El Paso on a search and rescue for a lost hiker in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Man-Made Tunnel discovered on the Texas Border
In conjunction with Homeland Security Investigations, Border Patrol Agents discovered a man-made cross-border tunnel coming from Mexico.
New Court Order Preventing Auctioning Off Border Wall Materials
According to the new court order, the Biden Administration “shall not dispose of any border wall materials—including bollard wall panels, gates, or drainage materials—to non-federal government entities until February 1, 2025.”
Some Texas Businesses are Apprehensive About Illegal Migrant Deportations
A number of Texas business leaders describe a wait-and-see apprehension about the pledged to remove illegal migrants.
CBP Officers Seize Over $6.3 Million in Narcotics
The second seizure occurred on Saturday, Dec. 28 at the World Trade Bridge.