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NOGALES, Arizona — On September 11, 2014, individuals or a group in Mexico hung a message to America over the U.S.-Mexico border wall condemning American support for Israel and declaring support for Palestine. U.S. federal agents discovered the banner draped

Early Wednesday morning, approximately 1,000 law enforcement officials raided Los Angeles businesses throughout the city’s Fashion District, resulting in nine arrests and what has now been determined to be over $100 million in cash seizures, according to Thom Mrozek, a

AUSTIN, Texas — Suriname, a tiny country on the northeast Atlantic coast of South America, just north of Brazil, has gained notoriety in global anti-terrorism circles in recent years, as new evidence continues to be revealed about the depths of

Smashed windows marked one of many scenes where about 1,000 federal agents raided Los Angeles Fashion District businesses, seizing roughly $65 million in cash and arresting nine suspects in an alleged money laundering scheme involving Mexican drug cartels. Raids were

MCALLEN, Texas – An apparent alliance by four different cartels could mean a shift in power in the ongoing violent struggle that has led to Mexico becoming one of the most violent countries in the world. According to Mexican media

HOUSTON, Texas — In an effort to curb drug smuggling, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Laredo Sector recently announced a new method for citizens to anonymously report suspicious activity. Members of the public who witness or learn

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Public Policy Foundation organized a panel discussion at the Texas Capitol to address the crisis along the Texas border. The speakers painted a picture far different from how the situation is portrayed by most of

Former CIA covert operations officer Mike Baker said that he believes there is “a lot of communication” between ISIS and Mexican drug cartels given past efforts by al Qaeda to do likewise on Thursday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.”  “We’ve had good

Wednesday on Newsmax TV’s “America’s Forum,” Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) was asked if there is any current interaction between ISIS and Mexican drug cartels he said “yes” and added they are “talking to each other.” The member of the House

MCALLEN, Texas — The government of Honduras is using the current immigration crisis as a learning experience to improve the overall situation inside its own borders in order to keep people from wanting to leave officials said. Breitbart Texas spoke

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — State officials in the Mexican border state of Reynosa, Tamaulipas continue to not acknowledge the regular shootouts involving drug cartel members and at times the Mexican military that continue to plague the area just south of the

McAllen, Texas – Border Patrol agents have made many enemies along the way, anything from cartels, human smugglers, rock throwers, and in some cases the media; however in one station in the El Paso sector agents have come under fire

HOUSTON, Texas — More than 1,700 pounds of marijuana were seized by Border Patrol agents in Texas’ Del Rio Sector in just one week–the drugs have a street value of $1.3 million. The massive bust comes amid the continuing border

SAN DIEGO — Two men were found dead in the trunk of an orange Dodge Challenger as the driver attempted to cross into the U.S. from Mexico through California’s San Ysidro port of entry Tuesday afternoon. Both men found dead

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Governor Rick Perry addressed a small group of about 100 soldiers of the Texas National Guard who are undergoing training at Camp Swift prior to being deployed to the Texas/Mexico Border. Gov. Perry had asked for

Texas Border Patrol Agent and President of the National Border Patrol Council Local 2509 Lee Smith reported that “cartels are using these family units, these women, these children, as shields to push other things aside from family units into the

MCALLEN, Texas — A new law passed in the Mexican State of Sinaloa appears to be a step closer to making Mexico a totalitarian regime with absolute control of the media. Journalists, academics, and the general public in Mexico are

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) reported that drug cartels call the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol their “UPS” because “we’re their logistics.”  On Thursday’s broadcast of “The Sean Hannity Show,” Gohmert told guest host Col. Oliver North that

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety held a public meeting yesterday, and one of the key topics addressed was the deployment of National Guard troops to the Texas border, as well

Friday evening, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) declared that America’s lax border security and President Barack Obama’s lawlessness on illegal immigration have lured illegal immigrants from at least 144 nations to enter America this year. “Third world countries protect their borders

In the past two weeks, President Obama was in both Texas and California, ignoring his constitutional duties in order to play pool, drink beer in a bar and visiting a deli pretending to be for the little guy before heading

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — In a city overrun by drug cartels, shootouts, kidnappings, extortion, and executions, a group of citizen journalists continues to shed light into what local media will not report and on what Mexican officials continue to deny: the

This month I have been down to the Texas-Mexico border three different weekends. My nights patrolling the border, talking in depth with Border Patrol, DPS, Texas Rangers, ICE agents, and people in the area have helped bring a few things

David Dewhurst, the lieutenant governor of Texas, said that he believes officials in Mexico’s government are helping children illegally immigrate to the United States.   He said, “Kids that are six-years old, 10-years old, can’t make it 1,600 miles from Honduras

One of the nation’s top experts on illegal immigration believes the Obama administration is aiding and abetting smugglers and gangsters by declaring its intention to grant more executive amnesty and work permits to up to eight million illegal immigrants. Rosemary

Between 6PM Friday and late Sunday night, 22 Chicagoans were wounded, among them a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured. A 13-year-old boy was also killed over night on Friday. As Friday turned to Saturday 12 people were shot in

As a Member of Congress from a state on our southern border, I see firsthand the realities of illegal immigration. In fact, much of the recent public outcry originated from busloads of illegal immigrants dumped in Arizona a few short

MCALLEN, Texas — A recent rash of gunfights just south of the Texas border points to an internal conflict within factions of the Gulf Cartel over control of lucrative riverside real estate. Mexican authorities have not released information on the

On Thursday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) pushed for “Opportunity Grants” to streamline funding for welfare and social services to give states more flexibility to combat poverty. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C., Ryan said the federal government

LA JOYA, Texas–Yellow police tape still hung from fences as Texas rangers walked through the scene where just a day earlier a gang member had gone down in a hail of gunfire in an hours-long shootout with authorities that left

Wednesday on “The Mike Gallagher Show,” Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) charged President Obama with “heartlessly” causing “more and more little boys and little girls to be physically assaulted, to be sexually assaulted” by refusing to act on the humanitarian crisis of

Scammers representing fake charities are preying on the families of the thousands of illegal immigrant children who are coming across the U.S.-Mexico border from Central America. According to Reuters, an FBI investigation uncovered numerous instances in which scammers have tried

MCALLEN, Texas-The drug trafficking trial of a pee wee football coach, who is accused of helping lead a drug empire that even had police protection, provided great insight into how drugs are smuggled into the U.S. and about the world