Border / Cartel Chronicles

A Texas mother gave birth to a hospital-record-setting baby boy who weighed in at nearly 15 pounds.

At least five Oregon media outlets reported on the sentencing hearing on December 12 of a man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend to death. Not one of the articles found on a search mentioned the killer’s status as an illegal alien.

Brian Kolfage, the triple-amputee military veteran who has raised more than $17 million to pay for a wall on the U.S. southern border with Mexico through a GoFundMe campaign is telling supporters on social media that he will make a “huge announcement” next week.

Authorities arrested seven Mexican customs agents as part of an investigation into the smuggling of thousands of ammunition magazines from Texas into Mexico.

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – Siete agentes de aduanas mexicanos han sido arrestados como parte de una investigación sobre el contrabando de armas y partes de armas desde Texas a México.

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) predicted that the government shutdown will last until mid-January and a figure around $1.6 billion for border security will be settled on. Flake said that the shutdown is “a

Three garbage bags containing human remains from at least two victims were discovered dumped in the western section of Cancun on Wednesday morning.

A team of cartel gunmen stormed a funeral home in the state of Veracruz, gunning down the father and brother-in-law of a male homicide victim who was being mourned by his friends and family. The attack occurred on Wednesday night at approximately 11 pm in Pánuco.

A Texas man, lured by the promise of fast money and a free car, faces federal prison on drug smuggling charges after answering a Facebook ad that sought drivers to travel between the United States and Mexico.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Oficiales de la policía estatal mataron a dos sicarios en una balacera en esta ciudad fronteriza. El enfrentamiento se produce poco después de que un equipo de sicarios lograra matar a un oficial de policía en una emboscada donde también mataron a una víctima inocente.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – State police officers killed two cartel gunmen following a rolling gun battle in this border city. The clash follows an ambush which killed an officer and an innocent bystander.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – Un oficial de policía elite murió en ataque tipo emboscada por parte de un grupo de sicarios. En el tiroteo un abogado local murió en el fuego cruzado.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Coahuila – A law enforcement officer who was part of a cartel hunting task force died in a local ambush. The fierce shootout also killed a city official who was caught in the initial crossfire.

Ronil Singh, the Newman, California, police officer who was killed on Dec. 26 by an alleged illegal alien, was himself an immigrant — a legal immigrant.

As long as he holds firm on the policy priorities most important to his base — especially border security — Trump will have flexibility to negotiate on other issues.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Ryan Costello (R-PA) stated that he doesn’t envision a situation “where Democrats are willing to give any more additional border security money beyond 1.3 billion.” Costello said, “I think it will be weeks,

Democrats are said to be confident that they will win the shutdown over border security — that President Donald Trump will cave to their demands and sign a spending bill to re-open all federal government departments without receiving any funding for his border wall.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) said the “vast majority” of House Republicans understand there might be a compromise on the amount of border wall funding, and “a number of Republican members”

The family of the young boy who died in a New Mexico hospital days after they illegally crossed the border says they brought him based on rumors of easy entry with a child in tow. His son died after being treated twice at a hospital for flu-like symptoms.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Las autoridades mexicanas mataron a cuatro presuntos sicarios del Cartel del Golfo en una reciente balacera en esta ciudad fronteriza. Tras el enfrentamiento, las autoridades rescataron a tres víctimas de secuestro que supuestamente tenían vínculos con una organización criminal rival.

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas – Mexican authorities killed four Gulf Cartel gunmen during a recent shootout in this border city. In the aftermath, officials freed three kidnapping victims with alleged ties to a rival criminal organization.

Following the death of a second migrant child in federal immigration custody in the past month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says systems for dealing with border security and migrants are being pushed to the “breaking point.”

A Mexican national received more than 16 years in federal prison for his role in masterminding the smuggling of more than 26 kilograms of methamphetamine from northern Mexico into the United States through a Texas port of entry, according to unsealed court documents.

A young couple in the border state of Sonora were gunned down in their parked truck at a Walmart on Christmas Eve.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas – Un equipo de sicarios irrumpió en una celebración navideña en esta ciudad abriendo fuego en contra de quienes disfrutaban de una posada matando a tres personas e hiriendo a dos víctimas más. El tiroteo masivo sigue una serie de ataques y amenazas donde dos cárteles rivales reavivan su lucha por el control de la región.

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas – A team of cartel gunmen crashed a local Christmas party with gunfire on unsuspecting revelers, killing three and injuring two more. The mass shooting follows a series of attacks and threats as rival cartel factions reignite their fight for regional control of the border abutting Texas.

After the death of a second minor in CBP custody in one month, U.S. officials released a timeline leading up to the tragic death of an 8-year-old Guatemalan migrant in New Mexico.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered Overtime,” Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) stated that negotiations to end the government shutdown are stuck in place. Because House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) bid to be speaker is in jeopardy and “her

ASSOCIATED PRESS — An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, said U.S. immigration authorities, marking the second death of an immigrant child in detention this month.

A Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agent risked his life to rescue a drowning migrant.