Off-Roading Human Smuggler Crashes into Tree near Border in Texas
A suspected human smuggler led Texas Department of Public Safety troopers on a wild chase that ended with the driver crashing into a tree. Video shows at least six migrants getting out of the stolen pickup truck after the crash. Officers arrested a Lockhart, Texas, man and charged him with multiple felonies after a pursuit […]
Terrorist watch list apprehensions at northern border continue to break records
(The Center Square) – The number of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) apprehended at the northern border in the first six months of fiscal 2024 continue to outpace those apprehended at the southwest border. There have been 143 KSTs apprehended at the northern border through the first six months of this fiscal year compared to […]
Poland Vows to Increase Border Security with Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the authoritarian state’s border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s outer border, on Saturday and vowed to do more to strengthen security across its eastern border. . Tusk accused Russia’s ally Belarus of intensifying what he called a “hybrid war” against the West […]
Border Patrol mobile app for migrants seeking entry into US controversial on both sides of immigration debate
The government’s mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border has become controversial on both sides of the immigration debate. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says on its website that the CBP One app, which allows people to book appointments at points of entry into the U.S., will help “immigrate migrants while […]
‘Arizona Border Invasion Act’ Passes State Senate, Hobbs Plans To Veto
A bill targeting illegal immigration in Arizona has passed the Arizona State Senate along party lines. Republican Sen. Janae Shamp’s legislation dubbed the “Arizona Border Invasion Act” would criminalize crossing into Arizona under state law unless it is through a legal port of entry at the United States-Mexico border. In addition, Senate Bill 1231 would give […]
Border Patrol Agent Sentenced for Offering to Smuggle Migrant Female in El Paso
A U.S. Border Patrol agent will serve a year and a half in prison for trying to smuggle a female migrant from El Salvador to Texas. This week, 42-year-old Fernando Castillo appeared before a federal district judge in El Paso and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Castillo pleaded guilty in February to one […]
Democrats look to flip the script on border security as Republicans decry ‘political’ stunt
Border security is a topic congressional Democrats once shied away from. Now, they’re embracing the politically charged subject as a winning election-year issue. Democrats see an opening to score goodwill with voters on a policy that’s top of mind in polls, but that has been a political nightmare for the party due to a surge […]
‘No one is coming to protect you’: Border Patrol agent gives dire warning about the ongoing crisis
Border Patrol agents who spoke to NewsNation explained how serious the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border really is, and to make matters worse, the situation won’t get better soon. The agent was interviewed anonymously, and NewsNation shadowed him and changed his voice to protect his identity from being punished for speaking out by the Department […]
Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Produced, Distributed Child Pornography
An Arizona grand jury on Tuesday indicted a U.S. Customs and Border Protection border agent on charges of producing and distributing child pornography and illegally possessing a firearm, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Nereo Mejia Gomez Jr., 41, of Yuma, is charged with one count of manufacturing child pornography, multiple counts of distribution and possession of […]
Biden ‘Listened to These Idiot Left-Wingers’ on the Border
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Democratic strategist James Carville said President Joe Biden “listened to this stupid leftist when he took office” on the border and said he wants to slow down on the issue. However, he said the problem could still be resolved. Moderator Chris Cuomo asked, “What do you think about Mr. […]