A security guard at a county park on the Texas border is facing human smuggling charges. His arrest followed an investigation by federal authorities claiming he held a female migrant against her will and demanded money for her release.
A suspected human smuggler and four migrants are clinging to life following a police pursuit near the border in South Texas that ended in a rollover crash. The driver allegedly attempted to flee from Texas Department of Public Safety troopers by driving at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. All four migrants riding in the vehicle were ejected as the vehicle lost control and overturned along U.S. Highway 57 in Zavala County, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon.
Prison authorities in the border state of Tamaulipas covered up the murder in prison of a founding member of Los Zetas. That long-time cartel operator had been a former member of Mexico’s military and had special forces training.
Las autoridades en el estado fronterizo de Tamaulipas trataron de ocultar el asesinato dentro de la prisión en Nuevo Laredo de un miembro de Los Zetas originales. Ese narco-líder había sido un miembro del ejército de México y tenía entrenamiento de fuerzas especiales.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol officials warned the increasing number of migrants crossing the border of the dangers they face as desert temperatures approach 100 degrees. The sector reports a large increase in the number of migrant apprehensions this year, including a near-400 percent increase in migrant families.
Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 650,000 migrants during the first six months of the current fiscal year in the five Texas-based sectors. This is up from the record-shattering pace set last year when agents apprehended nearly 627,000 migrants who crossed the border between ports of entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, for the very first time, released body-worn camera footage of a shooting incident from March 14, 2023. In the video, a Border Patrol agent is observed attempting to detain a suspected human smuggler at the conclusion of a high-speed pursuit that took place north of Sasabe, Arizona. The shooting highlights the potential for deadly consequences in the daily struggle to stop migrant smuggling along the southwest border.
A group of Mexican National Guardsmen is being accused of firing nearly 90 rounds into a vehicle being driven by an innocent family killing three victims including a pregnant woman and her unborn child.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador harshly criticized the U.S. government over an ongoing investigation into the Sinaloa Cartel. The president stated U.S. authorities not only sent informants into the criminal organization but also tapped the communications of military forces and their response to cartels.
Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 162,000 migrants in March who crossed the southwest border with Mexico between ports of entry. This brought the year-to-date apprehension numbers up to nearly 1.06 million migrants during the first six months of FY23.
Texas sheriff’s deputies found a group of 25 migrants locked inside a horse trailer following a police pursuit early Monday morning. The pursuit took place in Zavala County near the Texas border with Mexico. Zavala County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted
A group of cartel gunmen stormed a waterpark in central Mexico and began shooting. The gunmen killed seven victims including a seven-year-old girl. The murder comes at a time when the state of Guanajuato continues to be a hotspot for cartel violence.
A woman from South Texas who traveled to Mexico to visit relatives during Easter became the latest victim of murder in the border state of Nuevo Leon. After being missing for several days, authorities confirmed the discovery of her body on a ranch in that border state.
El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 10,000 migrants who crossed the border between ports of entry during the past week. The spike follows a short downturn in migrant crossings as border officials prepare for the end of Title 42.
Cartel killings and kidnappings continue to plague Cancun and the surrounding areas as cartel criminal organizations continue to battle. The groups tied to factions of the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco New Generation are fighting for control of the region’s lucrative drug distribution and other businesses catering to tourists.
A Mexican man, illegally present in the United States, pleaded guilty in federal court to smuggling other Mexican migrants from Canada into New York. He also pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a series of indictments targeting key leaders of the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. The indictments include three of the cartel’s Chinese fentanyl suppliers.
Lawyers for Army Sergeant Daniel Perry accused Travis County District Attorney José Garza of tampering and retaliation against a detective witness. They say the district attorney prevented the detective from presenting evidence to the grand jury supporting Perry’s self-defense claim in the alleged murder of a protester in Austin.
A store security video captured the moment that two gunmen shot and killed a Mexican businessman at a coffee shop in the tourist hotspot of Tulum, Quintana Roo. Authorities placed the blame on gangs of Colombian and Venezuelan migrants who are focusing on stealing high-end watches.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested a Houston-area man after allegedly finding him with a carload of migrants illegally present in the United States. Officials say human smuggling organizations recruited the man with an advertisement on Craigslist.
Defense attorneys in the Daniel Perry murder trial state that jurors were subjected to outside influence during the deliberation that led to the Army sergeant’s eventual conviction for murder last week. Court documents filed this week reveal that a juror allegedly did his own legal research outside of the jury room and then used that research to influence other jurors.
Law enforcement officers in Zavala County, Texas, had their hands full with high-speed pursuits, vehicle crashes, and the associated private property damage resulting from migrant smuggling activities during the first ten days of April. The small sheriff’s department in the county located 30 miles from the Rio Grande was involved in twenty-four such cases in the first ten days of the month.
Mexican authorities began a criminal investigation targeting the head of Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) in connection with the deadly detention center fire that killed 40 migrants in Ciudad Juarez.
Report: Child Sex Trade is Flourishing in Southern Mexican State
While Mexico’s president continues to claim that his country does not produce fentanyl, the Mexican military revealed they raided a lab in Sinaloa being used to manufacture fentanyl and methamphetamines.
The various cartels operating in central and western Mexico continue to carry out numerous kidnappings as a way to exert their control over key highways that connect Mexico City with border cities.
Los diversos cárteles que operan en el centro y occidente de México continúan realizando numerosos secuestros como una forma de ejercer su control sobre las principales carreteras que conectan a la Ciudad de México con las ciudades fronterizas.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and other law enforcement officers arrested a Louisiana man wanted for murder and attempted murder near the Texas border with Mexico. The arrest followed a wreckless high-speed pursuit as the man and a partner allegedly attempted to smuggle migrants into the U.S. interior.
A source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed to Breitbart Texas that the number of “special interest” migrants encountered by Border Patrol agents during Fiscal Year 2023 is rapidly rising. Records show migrant apprehensions this year of those from countries designated as “special interest” countries more than doubled when compared to the previous year.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in San Antonio suspended a married 911 dispatcher and two deputies after the woman reportedly sent illicit text messages to seven deputies. The trio faces possible termination of employment as the investigation into others continues.
Federal authorities arrested a Texas man 0n a series of charges including extortion, theft, and bribery. The man previously served as the county attorney for a county located on the Texas-Mexico border.
A Houston Independent School District teacher is facing multiple felony charges related to an incident near the Texas border where police say he attempted to smuggle four migrants into the U.S. interior. Police in Kinney County say they stopped Brandon Alexis Gracia for a traffic violation near Eagle Pass, Texas, early last week and found migrants attempting to hide inside the vehicle.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Saturday that he plans to pardon Army Sergeant Daniel Perry who was convicted on Friday for shooting a man who allegedly pointed an AK-47 at him. The announcement followed a statement by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who sharply criticized Travis County District Attorney José Garza who he described as a “Soros-backed” prosecutor.
Authorities in Mexico confirmed the kidnapping of two separate groups of travelers who were making their way from Central Mexico to a border state in passenger vans. The two mass kidnapping cases come almost at the same time as one of Mexico’s busiest tourist seasons. To enhance safety, government officials announced the deployment of thousands of police officers and troops to patrol the nation’s highways.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blasted Travis County District Attorney José Garza who he described as a “Soros-backed” prosecutor. The attack on the district attorney followed the conviction by a local jury of Army Sergeant Daniel Perry in connection to the shooting death of a Black Lives Matter armed protester in July 2020. Sgt. Perry claimed self-defense in the case.
“We’re basically babysitters,” Border Patrol agents told 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor said during an interview on Breitbart News Saturday where she detailed her recent experience on the southern border.
Border Patrol agents received instructions from Biden administration officials to stop using the CDC Emergency COVID-19 Title 42 authority on Venezuelans apprehended along the border in some of Texas’ busiest sectors. According to a source within Customs and Border Protection, Mexico informed the Biden administration they will no longer accept Venezuelan migrants expelled under the Title 42 authority in the Del Rio and El Paso Sectors.
China’s government publicly claimed that it has no illicit Fentanyl trade with Mexico and it is up to the U.S. to stop its current opioid crisis. The statement from China comes days after Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made international headlines by claiming that his country was not a producer of Fentanyl and it was up to the U.S. and not him to stop the flow from other countries.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew spotted a sailing vessel in the Caribbean headed to the United States. with a large group of migrants onboard. The aircrew directed U.S. Coast Guard crews to intercept the vessel headed to the United States with more than 200 migrants on the severely overloaded boat.
Mexican immigration officials at a detention center that went up in flames last month in Ciudad Juarez had a running extortion scheme. The scheme involved demanding money from migrants in exchange for being released. Those who were unable to pay were locked inside and eventually deported.
