More than 130 pounds of marijuana was seized on Wednesday morning when U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Laredo South Sector discovered a vehicle leaving a known smuggling area along the Rio Grande River. The driver led agents on a short chase and crashed back into the river in what is described as a “splashdown” event. Breitbart Texas has learned this is a new technique for smugglers in the Laredo sector.
U.S. Border Patrol Agents discovered more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana in a tractor-trailer at the inland border checkpoint located on I-35 between San Antonio and Laredo. Agents were alerted to the possibility of drugs by a K-9 assigned to the checkpoint.
One of 20 suspected illegal aliens died Thursday when a boat believed to be smuggling the group collided with a U.S. Border Patrol vessel off the coast of north San Diego County.
In two separate incidents Sunday night and Monday morning, five Mexican nationals crossed illegally into the United States over the southern border with Mexico–with two smuggled in the trunk of a U.S. citizen woman. In the early hours of Monday morning, San
The Polish government has built six unmanned watchtowers overlooking the frontier along the Russia-Poland border.
Border Patrol agents twice this week tracked down the illegal aliens that human smugglers on jet skis dropped on the shores of California beaches.
On Tuesday’s “On the Record,” host Greta van Susteren interviewed Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Chaffetz discussed an incident involving a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter coming under gunfire and confirmed an earlier Breitbart
Early Friday morning, Border Patrol agents arrested a man as he attempted to illegally force his way into the United States over the southern border near the Calexico Port of Entry. Upon a records search, it was discovered that he was convicted of sex offenses in Utah and is a citizen of Mexico.
Border Patrol agents spotted a man who appeared to be carrying a shotgun north of the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday morning.
On May 13, dozens of members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on the U.S. side of the Santa Fe Street border bridge in El Paso, Texas were handing out pamphlets to people they refer to as “international commuters” from Mexico, listing their rights under American law.
Persistent criminal and sex offender Joseph Anthony Dominguez was discovered attempting to transport three Mexican citizens illegally present in the United States when they passed through a border patrol checkpoint earlier this week.
On May 18, Administration officials announced President Obama will ban the federal provision of some types of military-style equipment to local police departments. His across-the-board peace-making slash isn’t taking account of the cartel war faced by local police departments on the southwest border every day.
A federal appeals court has ruled that the family of a Mexican national shot dead across the U.S.-Mexico border cannot sue the U.S. Border Patrol agent who pulled the trigger.
A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates spotty radio coverage and inadequate training are challenging the agency’s ability to secure the southwest border and negatively affect agent safety. Aside from a firearm, a handheld radio is a Border Patrol agent’s best friend. Often finding themselves in remote areas of the border with untold armed drug and human smugglers nearby, agents need to be able to communicate with each other quickly and clearly.
Border Patrol agents raided a stash house near West Mile 7 Road and North Bentsen Palm Drive [Mission, Texas, near Mexican Border] on Tuesday afternoon, when the apprehended 72 immigrants.
Turns out it is not a good idea to steal the identity of a Border Patrol agent — especially if you are an illegal immigrant trying to use that identity to lie to Border Patrol officers.
An MS-13 gang member attempted to sneak into the United States from Mexico near the Calexico, California Port of Entry on Friday. Border Patrol Agents saw the El Salvadorian national before apprehending the individual as he crossed illegally into the U.S.
A suspected underage human smuggler with 14 illegal aliens in a stolen truck threw road spikes at U.S. Border Patrol agents during a chase near the Texas border. The teenage driver was fleeing in an effort to elude capture. The spikes disabled two of the Border Patrol’s SUVs.
WASHINGTON, DC — A U.S. Border Patrol agent from the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas told lawmakers today that his fellow agents are punished for reporting illegal alien groups of more than 20. “Agents who repeatedly report groups larger than 20 face retribution. Management will either take them out of the field and assign them to processing detainees at the station or assign them to a fixed position in low volume areas as punishment,” Border Patrol agent Chris Cabrera told a Senate panel. “Needless to say Agents got the message and now stay below this 20 person threshold no matter the actual size of the group.”
WASHINGTON, DC — A Border Patrol agent, while testifying before a Senate panel today, indicated that nearly 6 out of every 10 aliens who attempt to infiltrate the United States through the U.S.-Mexico border are not apprehended. The agent accused the Obama administration of misleading the American people by manipulating illegal cross-border activity statistics.
Border Patrol agents operating in Brooks County (Falfurrias) rescued a pregnant woman and a man who were lost in the brush. In a separate incident, agents at the Falfurrias checkpoint rescued 36 undocumented aliens who were being smuggled in a refrigerated trailer. The discovery of the shivering immigrants was made after a Border Patrol K-9 alerted agents.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol officers—along with their families—are living in fear and uncertainty every day under President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Monday night.
Border Patrol agents in San Diego have expressed relief over the installation of requested sewer pipe grates along the border. It’s a measurable victory for agents who had requested the grates to help them prevent illegal crossings.
Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border apprehended 39-year-old “Sureno” gang member Alejandro Sanchez after he illegally entered the U.S., only to discover that he was a previously deported violent felon who had served prison time as a sex offender. The arrest occurred in the early morning hours of March 1st at a border patrol checkpoint in Southern California.
The President of Mexico has announced a plan to allow some foreign customs and immigration agents to carry firearms inside Mexico. This comes as a dramatic change to Mexico’s current policy of prohibiting any foreign nationals from possessing a firearm inside
