A man accused of raping a 14-year-old Nebraska girl is finally behind bars after he posted a low bond and fled the country. Deputy U.S. Marshals delivered the fugitive from justice to the Montgomery County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office jail where he awaits extradition to Nebraska.
Mexican authorities believe gunmen from Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) killed at least 14 people who refused to work for them. The claim follows the discovery of a mass grave with 68 bags of human remains in the central region of the country.
Mexican authorities continue finding vehicles reported stolen in Texas; many from Brownsville.
Las autoridades mexicanas continúan encontrando vehículos que previamente habían sido reportados como robados en Texas, algunos de ellos sustraídos de la ciudad fronteriza de Brownsville.
Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen and the Houston SPCA filed a lawsuit to remove an abused dog from its owner. A video shows the woman reported to be the dog’s owner beating and carrying the dog by its ears.
A large cargo vessel spotted a tiny makeshift raft floating in the Gulf of Mexico with eight Cuban migrants on board. The ship’s crew made the discovery approximately 400 miles at sea from Mobile, Alabama.
Mexican authorities have managed to arrest or kill at least 20 of the 30 cartel-connected inmates who escaped from a state prison in Ciudad Juarez where they killed 12 guards. As part of a series of ongoing raids into the prison facility, authorities found contraband including, large TVs, alcohol, a jacuzzi, and even a mechanical bull.
A 15-year-old Mexican national is under arrest for human smuggling and evading arrest following a high-speed pursuit, according to Texas Department of Public Safety officials. The smuggler allegedly drove with seven migrants who were also apprehended.
Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) denounced the kidnapping of one of their staff in the border city of Matamoros which occurred earlier this month. However, relatives revealed to Breitbart Texas that officials have done little to get him back.
Mexico’s top diplomats are openly fighting and calling each other liars over who flinched before their U.S. counterparts during the Trump era. The issue centers around “secret” meetings that led to the Remain in Mexico policy which effectively forced the country to stem the flow of migrants.
CBP Air and Marine Operations agents responded to a reported migrant landing in Tavernier Key, Florida, and encountered a large group of migrants who arrived by sea. The migrants utilized a small sailing to make the journey from Haiti.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended dozens of camouflage-wearing migrants attempting to sneak into the U.S. interior after crossing the border from Mexico. The arrests took place in multiple human smuggling incidents interdicted by agents near the border in Arizona.
A Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agent reportedly shot at a suspected human smuggler after the suspect allegedly attempted to strike the agent with the vehicle. The incident took place along the Texas border with Mexico near Eagle Pass.
Border Patrol agents assigned to the five Texas-based border sectors apprehended nearly 485,000 migrants who crossed the border from Mexico into this border region since October 1, 2022. This represents nearly 64 percent of all migrant crossings along the southwest border with Mexico.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) praised President Joe Biden’s soft approach to immigration Tuesday, adding that his government plans to press American voters to not support candidates promising increased border security investments.
Swanton Sector Border Patrol officials report that migrant apprehensions on this part of the U.S.-Canada Border this year hit “historic highs.” During the first four months of FY23, Swanton Sector agents experienced an 846 percent increase over the same period last year.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two alleged human smugglers after they reportedly hid six migrants in a pickup truck. The migrants included a small child.
The largest sheriff’s associations in the country called for the eradication of Mexican drug cartels and for the public to pressure their elected officials to do something about it. The groups called for action to start against the two most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico. The call for action by the sheriffs comes follows 21 state attorneys general called for cartels to be designated as terrorist organizations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than two tons of methamphetamine hidden in pallets of radishes at a California border crossing. It is the second time in two days that such a discovery was made at California border crossings from Mexico.
A Florida man is now accused of human smuggling after leading Texas cops on a wild high-speed pursuit near the southern border with Mexico on February 7. The driver drove off the road and into oncoming traffic while racing at speeds exceeding 100 mph.
Migrant apprehensions along the Florida coastline during the first four months of Fiscal Year 23 exceeded the count for the entire Fiscal Year 22. Agents in the Miami Sector apprehended 4,681 migrants since October 1, 2022.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection rushed out this month’s border apprehensions report amid the sudden decrease in migrant apprehensions. Migrant apprehensions by Border Patrol agents along the southwest border dropped 42 percent from December to January. However, the numbers are still 70 percent higher than in January 2021 — the month Joe Biden became president.
A former Mexican federal agent and two other business owners pleaded guilty to selling and using hacking software to politicians and private entities this week. The software was used against a mayoral candidate in the state of Morelos.
Smugglers tried to hide cocaine within a shipment of 33 tons of charcoal through one of Mexico’s coastal states, according to recent disclosures from the Naval Secretariat.
Cartel gunmen ran away from Mexican soldiers in the border city of Nogales after their vehicle was forced to stop by a pit maneuver this week.
A 73-year-old Arizona rancher remains in the Santa Cruz County jail on a $1 million bond after being charged with murdering a migrant on his ranch. GoFundMe booted fundraising pages for supporters attempting to raise money for George Allen Kelly’s bond and legal defense.
The Biden Administration announced this week it is reducing the number of tactical aerial surveillance crafts being used along the U.S.-Mexico Border. The vehicles are used to interdict human and drug smuggling and is also a source of data for migrant got-aways.
El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of migrants attempting to sneak into Texas via dangerous storm drain tunnels.
La policía mexicana arrestó a uno de los hermanos de un importante narcotraficante mexicano buscado en Estados Unidos por el asesinato de un agente de la DEA en 1984. Si bien no se cree que el hermano menor esté relacionado con el asesinato, la relación familiar ha generado mucha controversia en la ciudad de México.
Mexican cops arrested one of the brothers of a top drug lord wanted in the U.S. for the murder of a DEA agent in 1984. While the younger brother is not believed to be tied to the homicide, the familial connection sparked controversy in Mexico City.
News outlets sounded the alarm this week about Mexican cartels flooding Montana with drugs and violence. The publications fail to mention that law enforcement since the Obama administration were aware of cartels in the state since 2009.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrested two people for allegedly smuggling migrants in Edwards County. The four migrants included an infant.
Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents continue to see a spike in border crossings despite temperatures falling to minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit during the past week. Recently, agents apprehended 105 migrants from eight different nations during a week-long stretch.
After a search of a ranch near Quemado, Texas, 20 miles north of Eagle Pass, law enforcement discovered the body of 24-year-old Evelyn Guardado who had been missing since January 31. Texas Rangers and local police announced the search result on Tuesday. The discovery was made shortly after the search began.
An elderly Arizona border rancher faces murder charges following the shooting death of a Mexican national on the rancher’s property. The alleged shooting took place around sunset on January 30.
According to a source within CBP, the Biden Administration will begin flying Honduran migrants home pursuant to Title 42. The source says the flights begin this week and could further reduce migrant crossings at the southwestern border.
A former Mexican president allegedly told law enforcement leaders to side with El Chapo during a turf war, according to a witness in the U.S. trial of that country’s former top cop. The proceedings also alleged one of Mexico’s top newspapers, El Universal, took bribes for favorable coverage.
A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent rescued an injured migrant by carrying him down the side of a mountain near the Arizona-Mexico border. The migrant was unable to walk after becoming lost in the Baboquivari Mountains.
Ocho policías de la Ciudad de México enfrentan cargos de secuestro en relación con un operativo que supuestamente usaron para detener a unas víctima y exigir una tarifa de extorsión para no entregarlos ante fiscales bajo cargos falsos.
Eight police officers in Mexico City face kidnapping charges in connection with a fake raid that they used to allegedly kidnap a victim and demand an extortion fee last week.