
One of the fathers traveling with the Muslim family banned from entering the U.S. this week has denied any alleged links to Islamist extremism after a Facebook page set up at his home address was discovered, praising al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
by Liam Deacon24 Dec 2015, 4:20 AM PST0

Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) fired shots at a vehicle driving recklessly towards the inspection station of an international bridge between Texas and Mexico on Thursday.
by Bob Price18 Dec 2015, 8:29 AM PST0

A two-month border surge has brought nearly 11,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) across the border into the United States from Mexico. The numbers of children crossing without parents is double that of the same period from 2014.
by Bob Price13 Dec 2015, 8:21 AM PST0

A South Korean girl band made waves this week when its management team said band members were detained and denied entry at Los Angeles International Airport because authorities believed they were prostitutes — but a federal official has since denied the claims, saying the group did not possess the proper visas to enter the United States.
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Dec 2015, 6:47 AM PST0

On November 13, a traveler from China en route to the United States was caught at U.S. Customs preclearance with an illegal pork product hidden inside baby formula and milk powder containers.
by Michelle Moons21 Nov 2015, 11:28 AM PST0

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized and destroyed 450 illegal pork tamales from an airline passenger arriving at LAX from Mexico on November 2. The passenger was also caught lying about the contents of his luggage.
by Michelle Moons19 Nov 2015, 12:45 PM PST0

Federal officers in this border city saved a baby’s life during an unexpected delivery on the international bridge that connects this border city with the Mexican city of Reynosa. The child was not breathing at first, but the quick reaction of the officers and bridge employees helped save the baby’s life.
by Ildefonso Ortiz11 Nov 2015, 5:22 AM PST0

Texas Senator John Cornyn took to the floor of the U.S. Senate last week to join in the call to have the murder of Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega classified as a line-of-duty death. The move, if approved, would bring additional benefits to the family left behind after this agent was gunned down during a robbery attempt.
by Bob Price8 Nov 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

News reports indicate an attorney who worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may have been terminated from his job after leaving an international bridge inspection point before being released. The attorney was arrested on the U.S. side of the bridge by local police.
by Bob Price26 Oct 2015, 12:23 PM PST0

An Afghan military officer, who deserted last month while participating in a U.S.-based training program, was apprehended by federal authorities on an Amtrak train en route to Washington state, according to U.S. Border Patrol.
by Edwin Mora16 Oct 2015, 8:35 PM PST0

A Mexican drug cartel had a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer working for them at an international port of entry in this border city. That U.S. federal officer will be spending six and a half years in prison for using his badge to help cartel drug smugglers get their loads into America.
by Ildefonso Ortiz9 Oct 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

MISSION, Texas – A suspected drug trafficker assaulted federal officers with his vehicle this week at the international bridge that connects this border city with Mexico. On Tuesday, Manuel Tamez, drove his Nissan Rogue to an inspection booth at the Anzalduas-Reynosa International Bridge, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Oct 2015, 7:13 AM PST0

Authorities on the Texas border continue to see smuggling attempts by criminals trying to get drugs into the U.S. and the profit of narcotics sales into Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz23 Sep 2015, 8:34 AM PST0

A Syrian woman seeking asylum has been accused of using a fake passport to enter the U.S. through the Texas border. Her American citizen brother-in-law has also been charged in connection with the failed smuggling attempt.
by Ildefonso Ortiz21 Sep 2015, 4:35 PM PST0

Federal authorities have seized a private airplane full of illegal immigrants. The aircraft was being used in an attempt to smuggle seven illegal immigrants from the Texas border into the interior U.S. to avoid immigration checkpoints.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Sep 2015, 1:50 PM PST0

An illegal alien suspected in a stabbing fled to Mexico following the incident. He then returned and surrendered to U.S. authorities.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Aug 2015, 8:25 AM PST0

A federal officer of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency was carjacked, kidnapped and beaten with a pistol while vacationing in Orlando, Florida. Local media reports four teenagers are in custody in connection with the kidnapping and assault.
by Bob Price15 Aug 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

U.S. Navy and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials found a small “narco-submarine” with eight tons of cocaine and four people aboard off the coast of El Salvador on July 18.
by William Bigelow2 Aug 2015, 2:53 PM PST0

An officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection faces federal charges for allegedly helping a previously convicted felon and other illegal immigrants enter the country through his post at one of the international bridges in El Paso.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Jul 2015, 2:50 AM PST0

Monday morning, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended fourteen suspected illegal aliens hidden in the bed of a truck that was masquerading as an Imperial Irrigation District (IID) vehicle and the truck’s driver, a U.S. citizen suspected of smuggling the foreign nationals.
by Michelle Moons30 Jun 2015, 4:58 PM PST0

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.
by Bob Price19 Jun 2015, 8:23 AM PST0

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.
by Michelle Moons19 Jun 2015, 6:19 AM PST0

The announcement of two armored helicopters being sent to the Texas border just days after Mexican drug traffickers shot down a government helicopter, coupled with the signing of a new bill strengthening security in Texas, have sparked controversy in Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz12 Jun 2015, 4:56 AM PST0

Just days after Mexican drug traffickers shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Helicopter on the Texas border, Breitbart Texas has learned that the agency will now send two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to continue surveillance operations in the area.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Jun 2015, 4:25 PM PST0

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer in Laredo is facing federal charges that accuse him of collecting $40,000 in overtime that he did not work.
by Ildefonso Ortiz16 May 2015, 8:04 AM PST0