U.S. Border Patrol agents made a surprising discovery last weekend when they arrested a migrant carrying a backpack filled with seven spider monkeys, federal authorities said. Agents found the monkeys on Sunday when a Mexican juvenile was apprehended in Brownsville, Texas, which is on the U.S....
The Border Patrol has been under heavy scrutiny for its use of force, particularly in response to rock attacks. The Border Patrol has long maintained that rocks are deadly weapons. Two other people in the U.S. illegally were arrested, the Border Patrol said. Kelly Thornton, a spokeswoman for...
HIDALGO, Texas (AP) — A man trying to enter the United States illegally at the Mexican border with Texas was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The agent was investigating reports of people entering the U.S. illegally near the Hidalg...
Analysis: Iraqi refugee files lawsuit against two US Border Patrol agents, claiming he was arrested without probable causeMICHELE NORRIS
He was arrested by Border Patrol agents on Thursday, Oct. 28. "Our streets are safer with the criminal off the streets and out of our community," said Acting Chief Patrol Agent Robert B. Simon. "I am extremely proud of the fast and professional work these Agents completed in a small ti...
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Thursday that they made the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history over the weekend, seizing hundreds of pounds of the drug along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officers at the Port of Nogales in Arizona arrested Juan Antonio Torres-Barraza and charged...
Justia Opinion Summary: Hermilo Cantu Silva sustained a gunshot wound when a Border Patrol Agent attempted to apprehend him for suspected illegal entry into the United States. Silva sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act… Welsh v. Cammack Date: August 5, 2024 Docket Numbe...
Army Special Forces counterintelligence agent Peter Scott is farming to help food-insecure veterans in the D.C. region. 3 months ago Honoring military on Veterans Day ABC News’ Bob Woodruff and philanthropist Craig Newmark share a preview of the Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for ...
Landrum, acting chief patrol agent with the Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector. Homeland Security Investigations started excavating around the tunnel in late July after someone reported a sinkhole near the border wall. HSI already had reports of potential tunnel activity in that area already, and the ...
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