Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued 32 migrants from circumstances where human smugglers placed them in life-endangering situations. In one incident, smugglers packed migrants into the cargo area of a box truck. In another, they locked the migrants in an aut0-transport rail car.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents happened upon two migrants struggling in the Rio Grande as they attempted to illegally cross beneath the Laredo Port of Entry #1.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents moved quickly to rescue a group of five migrants who were struggling with the swiftly moving currents of the Rio Grande. One agent jumped into the water to save a woman having trouble staying afloat in the river that separates Texas and Mexico.
The number of migrant bodies recovered from the Rio Grande from Thursday’s border crossing in Eagle Pass, Texas, climbed to nine on Saturday. Border Patrol officials confirmed the recovery of another drowned migrant on the U.S. side of the river.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Migrants crossing the rain-swollen Rio Grande report that several members of their group were swept away during an attempted crossing Thursday. Border Patrol agents are performing a search and rescue operation.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two separate groups of migrants from the desert. Both groups wore camouflage in an attempt to avoid detection.
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two migrants in separate incidents who were left behind in the desert by human smugglers. The rescues, which required helicopter airlift, took place in the Otay Mountain Wilderness Area.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued an infant and a toddler after human smugglers abandoned them in the desert. Authorities said the smugglers left the babies in the desert to die.
The death toll in Eagle Pass, Texas, continues to climb after Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents recovered the body of a three-year-old boy from the Rio Grande. Agents also rescued a two-month-old boy who is listed in critical condition after a near drowning.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 3,500 migrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Texas over the weekend. Nearly 1,200 of these crossed in six large groups. More than 500 more are reported as got-aways.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant woman who lost a foot while jumping from a train in South Texas.
Unofficial U.S. Customs and Border Protection records reviewed by Breitbart Texas reveal that at least 670 migrants died in “horrific” conditions while or after crossing the U.S.-Mexico Border. The record-setting number comes as New York City Mayor Eric Adams referred to the transportation of migrants on air-conditioned buses a “horrific” act by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
San Diego Sector agents rescued a migrant woman who human smugglers abandoned after she became lodged between two bollards of a border wall.
Tucson Sector agents rescued a migrant woman who became lost in the mountains near the Arizona border with Mexico. Elsewhere in the sector, agents apprehended two human smugglers and four migrants following a pursuit.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents made multiple water rescues, saving the lives of seven adult migrants and an infant. Agents also rescued migrants locked in a dangerously hot rail car near Eagle Pass, Texas.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant with a leg injury. Human smugglers abandoned the migrant after his injury.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant struggling to stay afloat as he illegally crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas. The marine unit agents pulled the migrant to safety before he became a casualty.
Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents continue to find migrants near death from heat exposure. Agents put their own lives in danger to carry out rescues of migrants who illegally cross the border into the desolate region.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three migrants from drowning in the border river that separates Texas and Mexico. Agents in this sector rescued more than 1,000 migrants so far this fiscal year, officials report.
The Del Rio Sector chief patrol agent warned migrants of the heat-related dangers related to crossing the border from Mexico. Border Patrol agents are making record numbers of rescues — already exceeding the total for the last fiscal year.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents saved the life of a migrant who got lost sneaking around an immigration checkpoint in Brooks County, Texas. Sheriff’s office officials report the deaths of more than 55 other migrants in that county located 80 miles north of the Mexican border.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents saved the life of a migrant suffering heat distress on a ranch in West Texas. EMT-trained agents provided life-saving assistance and revived the nearly unconscious man.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol officials report that two migrants died over the weekend while attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Agents also apprehended nearly 3,000 migrants while more than 1,000 more avoided apprehension.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant with a severe leg injury in southeastern Arizona. This is one of a record number of migrant rescues carried out by Border Patrol agents along the entire southwest border with Mexico.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents saved the lives of 18 migrants who nearly drowned while crossing the Rio Grande. The rescues took place in two locations along the Texas border.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant woman who became stranded atop a border wall gate. The migrant woman became trapped after attempting to illegally climb over the wall.
A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter aircrew assisted in the rescue of a migrant man and woman who had been abandoned in the Big Bend region desert near Sierra Blanca. The aircrew responded to the area after hearing radio traffic regarding the lost migrants.
Border security surveillance systems captured video of a human smuggler dropping a migrant woman from the top of a 30-foot wall in California. El Centro Sector agents responded and treated the woman for a severe ankle injury.
Border Patrol agents in multiple sectors rescued several migrants in desert regions along the southwest border with Mexico.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents recovered the remains of 10 migrants over the Memorial Day weekend. At least eight drowned in the Rio Grande on Saturday and Sunday.
Eagle Pass Border Patrol agents rescued a two-year-old migrant after someone abandoned him on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande. The agents rescued the child and returned him sometime later to his family who had crossed into Texas.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents recovered the bodies of at least eight migrants who drowned in the Texas border river on Saturday and part of Sunday. Riverine unit agents also carried out multiple rescues of migrants in danger of drowning.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued an injured migrant woman after she was abandoned in the rugged Arizona mountains near the border with Mexico.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol officials report that more than 4,700 migrants illegally crossed into Texas over the past weekend and, of those, at least 1,600 “got away” without being apprehended.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued seven migrants who were swept away by strong currents in the Rio Grande. The rescues occurred in a single night crossing of the border river between Texas and Mexico.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol officials honored five agents who put their own lives in danger to rescue two migrants locked inside the trunk of a burning vehicle. The vehicle caught fire as a human smuggler attempted to flee and avoid apprehension.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents rescued two migrants who became lost in the Arizona desert after illegally crossing the border. Border Patrol teams responded to a 911 call and provided emergency medical assistance.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 2,600 migrants during the Mother’s Day Weekend. Agents also interdicted 16 human smuggling loads, rescued 12 migrants, and recovered the remains of eight deceased migrants.
Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents joined local law enforcement and first responders to rescue a group of Indian nationals crossing the Saint Regis River from Canada into New York. Their overloaded craft began to sink into near-freezing water.
Mexican authorities found the body of an Angolan migrant child who went missing on May 2 during an illegal border crossing near the Del Rio International Bridge. The young boy disappeared after being swept away along with his brother. The parents survived the crossing.
