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Migrants Slowly Return to Eagle Pass, Avoid Texas-Seized Park

EAGLE PASS, Texas — After a sharp decline in migrant traffic in January, migrants are slowly returning to the small border city of Eagle Pass. In Mexico, despite increased law enforcement efforts aimed at clearing border areas to move migrants into southern and central Mexico, some migrants are evading the operation and entering Eagle Pass. […]

Migrant family rescued after near-drowning at Eagle Pass

EAGLE PASS, Texas — An immigrant couple and their baby nearly drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas early Monday morning, The Post has learned. National Guard officials said the mother and child were rescued shortly before 7 a.m. after they were “nearly swept away” while trying to cross “rapid water” in […]

Montana man sentenced for gun violations related to illegal eagle killing

Harvey Hugues, a felon from Montana, was sentenced to three years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Susan Watters in Billings. Hugs pleaded guilty in September to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced for firearms-related offenses. Prosecutors allege that Huggs spent more than a year shooting federally protected eagles […]

Celebrity bald eagle makes triumphant return to Central Park

It's the buzz of the town. On Monday, for the first time in nearly two years, a local celebrity, the bald eagle Rover, was spotted flying over the Central Park Reservoir. “Immediately after passing the exam, [Park’s] At 3:50 p.m., an adult bald eagle was seen at North Gatehouse flying low and circling repeatedly over […]

Texas begins arresting illegal migrants in Eagle Pass

Texas authorities have begun arresting immigrants who illegally crossed the Rio Grande into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas. The conflict escalated as state law enforcement took over the city's Shelby Park and armed officers prevented people, including federal Border Patrol agents, from entering. Police officers announced Wednesday that they had begun arresting immigrants […]

Texas seizes riverfront park in Eagle Pass to curb onslaught of illegal aliens

Texas took control of a 47-acre municipal park in Eagle Pass on Wednesday evening under a state of emergency declared by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to stem the flow of illegal aliens into the state. Shelby Park, which was previously privatized as part of Operation Lone Star, is adjacent to a high-traffic section of the […]