Border Report Live: Members of Trump's Cabinet visit South Texas border
Two members of President Trump's Cabinet visited Texas' Rio Grande Valley this week.
View ArticleTire dump catches fire again in Juárez; officials suspect arson
A massive tire storage site in Juárez caught fire again early Tuesday, just three weeks after a previous blaze scorched the same area, sending thick black smoke that could be seen from El Paso.
View ArticleBorder Patrol says 'border is closed' as prosecutors announce 250 new...
The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is reinforcing its message that "the border is closed" with a new social media video highlighting aerial surveillance along the Southwest border.
View Article11 charged in Texas rail container deaths
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people in connection with a human smuggling operation that left seven migrants, including a minor, dead inside a sealed shipping container aboard a freight train in...
View ArticleFlood concerns prompt calls for CBP, military to remove concertina wire in...
Officials in the Big Bend region are asking U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Joint Task Force Southern Border to remove concertina wire that has been put along the Rio Grande in a floodplain in...
View ArticleImmigration enforcement deals between feds and local agencies accumulating
New data shows the number of 287g agreements between local law enforcement and federal officials to help with immigration enforcement are increasing, but the program remains controversial.
View ArticleWATCH: 20 migrants found inside truck as driver flees
The Texas Department of Public Safety says it discovered 20 migrants, including four children, hidden inside a tractor truck just outside Laredo, Texas.
View ArticleDemocrats add Pulido's South Texas race to 'Red to Blue' list
Latin Grammy winning singer Bobby Pulido, who is the democratic candidate for Texas' 15th Congressional District, is among races nationally targeted for a win by the Democratic Congressional Campaign...
View ArticleDrones guiding smugglers from across the border
From Quemado, Texas, to Menagers, Arizona, migrant smugglers are using commercial drones to try getting past a gauntlet of cameras and U.S. Border Patrol agents.
View ArticleWorld Cup visas for US in high demand
Thomas E. Reott, the U.S. Consul General in Tijuana, announced that his office is now welcoming individuals interested in attending the World Cup who do not currently hold a valid visa to travel north...
View Article'Real estate cartel' leaders taken down in Tijuana
Both suspects have been identified as leaders of a group dedicated to the "commandeering of properties" and are being accused of aggravated extortion, unlawful dispossession and criminal association.
View Article14 Baja state police officers suspended for allegedly stealing 180 kilos of...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Fourteen Baja California state police officers have been relieved of their duties and are under investigation for their alleged connection to the theft of 180 kilos of...
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US sanctions companies allegedly supplying precursor chemicals to Sinaloa cartel
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The U.S. government on Monday identified eight individuals and a dozen companies allegedly supplying the Sinaloa cartel the illicit precursor chemicals they need to...
View ArticleRedistricting hearing in El Paso could determine control of US House
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Hispanics accounted for nearly half of Texas’ population growth in the decade ending 2020 and 2 out of 5 state residents now identify as Hispanic or Latino, according...
View ArticleICE arrests alleged fugitive sex offender barricaded inside home
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Immigration officials say they arrested an alleged sex offender after he barricaded himself inside a home in Vado, New Mexico. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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2 state police officers overdose on fentanyl during drug seizure
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two state police officers in Chihuahua, Mexico, are recovering in a hospital after becoming ill while conducting a drug seizure. The two unnamed officers entered a...
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Migrant encounters creep up, but still within historic lows
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Apprehensions of migrants between ports of entry in the Southwest border crept up in August but federal officials emphasize those 6,321 encounters reflect only 4...
View ArticleCalifornia city to consider preventing police force from assisting ICE
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The Oceanside City Council will consider a resolution Wednesday night to prevent its police officers and other city employees from participating or helping with federal...
View ArticlePorts of entry to briefly shut down for 9/11 commemoration ceremonies
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border will briefly cease operations during ceremonies to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on Thursday morning. The U.S....
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Watch: Coast Guard takes to the skies over Gulf looking for cartel activity,...
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Border Report) -- A U.S. Coast Guard twin-engine turboprop plane takes off on its nightly patrol over the Gulf looking for human and drug smugglers from Mexico, as well as...
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