March 19, 2024

Illegal border crossings drop after Mexico steps up security and migrant deportations

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Daniel Bermudez’s family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the US to seek asylum when the freight train they were riding through Mexico was stopped by immigration officials. His wife tried to explain that her family had permission to go to the US. Instead, they flew her to Mexico’s southern […]

Latest increase in illegal migrant crossings undercuts Biden admin claims of progress on border crisis

The Biden administration has repeatedly pointed to a decrease in crossings at the southern border in May and June as a key indicator that its latest post-Title 42 border policies are working – but now that narrative is being undercut as the numbers are surging back up. The Washington Post reported this week that initial […]

Photos: Migrant Border Crossings Continue Unabated in Texas as New Fiscal Year Begins

Eagle Pass, Texas — As the federal government begins a new fiscal year, migrant border crossings and apprehensions immediately began to climb. As Breitbart Texas watched, border crossings in the nation’s busiest sector continued unabated. Within a few short hours Saturday morning, nearly 300 migrants had already been apprehended near Eagle Pass, Texas. Shortly after

Pre-Schooler, Toddler, Infant Drown in Two Texas Border River Crossings

EAGLE PASS, Texas — An infant migrant died Thursday after Border Patrol agents pulled his lifeless body from the Rio Grande on Monday. His drowning death adds to the deaths of his three-year-old brother and a five-year-old girl in separate incidents on Monday. A source operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection…

Five MS-13 Members Arrested in Texas After Illegal Border Crossings.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested five MS-13 members and other criminal aliens after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico during the past week. Agents also arrested a convicted killer and a child sex offender each with previous deportations. Agents assigned to the McAllen Station arrested a Salvadoran national who […]

Report: Illegal Immigrant Border Crossings Declined By 93 Percent.

A new report shows that the number of illegal immigrants caught crossing the border has dropped by a stunning 93 percent since December. According to new numbers provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), around 16,000 people were apprehended illegally crossing the border in December, but only a little more than 1,100 were caught in March. DHS is crediting President Donald […]

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