Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico border
Read full article: Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Border Patrol agents near US-Mexico borderAuthorities say a man who was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter.
From frigid quiet to outraged sorrow, a few hours on Minneapolis street where agents killed man
Read full article: From frigid quiet to outraged sorrow, a few hours on Minneapolis street where agents killed manThe morning started frigid and quiet on Minneapolis’ “Eat Street,” a stretch of road south of downtown famous for its small coffee shops and restaurants ranging from New American to Vietnamese.
Protesters move to end their lawsuit over immigration officers' tactics in the Chicago area
Read full article: Protesters move to end their lawsuit over immigration officers' tactics in the Chicago areaProtesters, journalists and faith leaders who sued over the aggressive tactics of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area are seeking to end their legal challenge.
Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown
Read full article: Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdownA federal appeals court is temporarily halting an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.”.
Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown
Read full article: Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdownThe Trump administration has a name for its immigration sweep in North Carolina’s largest city.
Border Patrol official behind Chicago immigration crackdown defends tactics as Trump cheers
Read full article: Border Patrol official behind Chicago immigration crackdown defends tactics as Trump cheersThe Border Patrol leader who’s behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents’ use of force and aggressive tactics.
Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in Chicago
Read full article: Border Patrol agent who led immigration crackdown in Los Angeles arrives in ChicagoThe Border Patrol agent who has led an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles has arrived in Chicago, possibly signaling a new phase in an enforcement surge announced last week.
Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents, California official says
Read full article: Man struck and killed on freeway after fleeing immigration agents, California official saysA man fleeing immigration authorities outside a Home Depot store in Southern California was struck and killed by an SUV when he ran across a nearby freeway.
Driver charged after brake-checking Border Patrol cars carrying detainees, flipping off agents
Read full article: Driver charged after brake-checking Border Patrol cars carrying detainees, flipping off agentsA man is facing a federal charge after he flipped off Border Patrol agents transporting detainees on I-96 and brake-checked their cars, according to court documents.
A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm
Read full article: A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarmU.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.
Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth
Read full article: Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growthImmigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 10,000 employees over five years, echoing a Border Patrol expansion in the 2000s.
Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in Texas
Read full article: Man with an assault rifle killed after shooting at a Border Patrol facility in TexasAuthorities say a 27-year-old man was killed after opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas.
Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent's killing
Read full article: Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent's killingA woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent has appeared in Vermont federal court in one of multiple criminal cases linked to a cultlike group known as Zizians.
Boat believed to be carrying migrants capsizes off California coast, leaving 3 dead and 7 missing
Read full article: Boat believed to be carrying migrants capsizes off California coast, leaving 3 dead and 7 missingOfficials say a small boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off San Diego's Pacific coast, leaving three people dead, four injured and seven others missing.
Judge skeptical of Trump administration argument that federal courts can't review border declaration
Read full article: Judge skeptical of Trump administration argument that federal courts can't review border declarationA federal judge expressed skepticism over the Trump administration’s assertions that its decision to declare an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border and suspend asylum access was not something courts had the authority to review.
US judge bars Border Patrol from some warrantless arrests of suspected undocumented residents
Read full article: US judge bars Border Patrol from some warrantless arrests of suspected undocumented residentsA federal judge in California has barred Border Patrol agents from arresting someone suspected of living in the U.S. illegally unless they have a warrant or a reason to believe the person might flee before a warrant can be obtained.
Military officials identify 2 Marines killed in crash during border deployment
Read full article: Military officials identify 2 Marines killed in crash during border deploymentMilitary officials have identified the two Marines from California who were killed when their vehicle crashed as a convoy was traveling along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border walls
Read full article: Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border wallsA waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California.
Border Patrol agent whose death is tied to cultlike Zizians is buried with military honors
Read full article: Border Patrol agent whose death is tied to cultlike Zizians is buried with military honorsA U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed during a traffic stop in Vermont has been buried with full military honors at a national cemetery in Minneapolis.
Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont
Read full article: Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in VermontA 21-year-old Washington state woman faces two weapons charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.
Michigan border patrol agents on snowmobiles save trapped motorist from drowning
Read full article: Michigan border patrol agents on snowmobiles save trapped motorist from drowningU.S. Border Patrol agents who were patrolling on snowmobiles rescued a motorist who got trapped inside a vehicle after a rollover crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation
Read full article: Judge strikes down Biden administration program shielding immigrant spouses from deportationA federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.
How, when to watch Investigator Karen Drew’s live ride-along with Border Patrol agents
Read full article: How, when to watch Investigator Karen Drew’s live ride-along with Border Patrol agentsLocal 4 Investigator Karen Drew will be live with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they patrol the border on Thursday morning.
Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry
Read full article: Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industryThe U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments amid complaints by licensed cannabis suppliers that shipments worth more than $300,000 have been confiscated in recent months at Border Patrol checkpoints in southern New Mexico.
How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border security
Read full article: How a small Texas city landed in the spotlight during the state-federal clash over border securityA Texas border city has gained an unsolicited spotlight in an extraordinary showdown between the state's Republican governor and Democratic White House over border security.
Arizona's governor is sending the state's National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influx
Read full article: Arizona's governor is sending the state's National Guard to the border to help with a migrant influxArizona’s governor has ordered the state’s National Guard to send troops to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants.
Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
Read full article: Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agentsThe U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona.
US, Canada end loophole that let asylum-seekers cross border
Read full article: US, Canada end loophole that let asylum-seekers cross borderThe immigration deal announced by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to shut down a process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between the countries and pursue asylum cases without going through an official border crossing.
Northern border immigrant death highlights crossing spike
Read full article: Northern border immigrant death highlights crossing spikeOfficials say the death of a Mexican immigrant who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting a spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec, Vermont and portions of upstate New York.
US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits end
Read full article: US plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits endThe Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week.
Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas border
Read full article: Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas borderA large pecan farm in Eagle Pass, Texas, is the site of the latest dispute between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over an unprecedented challenge to how the federal government polices the U.S. border with Mexico.
Report finds 'unnecessary' force by agents at Rio Grande
Read full article: Report finds 'unnecessary' force by agents at Rio GrandeBorder Patrol agents on horseback engaged in “unnecessary use of force” against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn’t whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall.
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US Border Patrol hires civilians to free up agents for field
Read full article: US Border Patrol hires civilians to free up agents for fieldThe U.S. Border Patrol hopes to free up agents to go back into the field by hiring civilians to perform tasks like checking holding cells and collecting information for immigration court papers.
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US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heat
Read full article: US border encounters of migrant families rise despite heatU.S. officials say the number of migrant families they encountered at the border in June increased by 25% from the previous month even as summer temperatures rise in the deserts and mountain terrain of the southwestern borderlands.
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Arizona border deaths hit 10-year high after record heat
Read full article: Arizona border deaths hit 10-year high after record heatThe previous annual high mapped by the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office in Tucson and the nonprofit Humane Borders was 224 migrant deaths in 2010. Despite the increase in deaths, U.S. Border Patrol apprehension figures suggest that the number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in Arizona has actually fallen by almost 50% over 10 years. From January to September 2020, the Border Patrol listed 43 deaths in the Arizona border area. Arizona is not the only place with fluctuations in border deaths over the years. The Brooks County sheriff's office said this week that migrant deaths in its jurisdiction fell to 34 last year from 45 in 2019.

CBP: Duo caught transporting 32 migrants in semi-trailer across border
Read full article: CBP: Duo caught transporting 32 migrants in semi-trailer across borderAlex Edelman/Getty ImagesTUSCON, Ariz. - Two U.S. citizens were caught and charged for allegedly trying to smuggle 32 migrants across the United States border near Tucson in a refrigerated semi-trailer. An X-Ray image of the trailer was taken, "showing numerous people locked in the rear of the trailer," CBP wrote. A tweet from the White House revealed the migrants were transported in a refrigerated trailer that was 47 degrees inside. "The individuals were also ill prepared to be in 47 degree refrigerated trailer as most were wearing short sleeve t-shirts," CBP wrote. The two American citizens who allegedly transported the migrants are facing federal charges for attempting human smuggling.

6-month-old girl in critical condition after Texas border crossing
Read full article: 6-month-old girl in critical condition after Texas border crossingA U.S. Border Patrol boat moves along the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border. (CNN) - A 6-month-old girl was in critical condition after crossing the US-Mexico border with her father in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, US Customs and Border Protection said Saturday. The girl was among a group of 21 people apprehended about 1:30 a.m. Thursday near the Roma Port of Entry Thursday after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, according to a CBP statement. The baby and her father were transported to the Rio Grande Valley Sector's Central Processing Center, where medical staff at 9:20 a.m. determined that she needed hospital treatment, the statement said. She was taken with her father at 9:40 a.m. to Edinburg Regional Children's Hospital in Edinburg, Texas, and later transferred by helicopter to Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas.

US Border Patrol boat shot at on Rio Grande
Read full article: US Border Patrol boat shot at on Rio GrandeA U.S. Border Patrol boat moves along the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border. (CNN) - A US Border Patrol boat patrolling the Rio Grande was shot at early Friday morning from the riverbank on the Mexican side, US Customs and Border Protection reported. Shots rang out while the agents were patrolling near Fronton, Texas, the Rio Grande City Station Marine Unit reported. The Rio Grande City station's area of responsibility encompasses about 1,220 square miles of Starr County, Texas, including 68 miles of international border, the agency's website explains. Three ports of entry -- Rio Grande City, Roma and Falcon Dam -- are located in the territory.

ICE ramps up DNA testing for migrant families along border
Read full article: ICE ramps up DNA testing for migrant families along border(CNN) - Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun using DNA testing at seven locations along the southern border to identify individuals who pose as families, the agency said Monday. The DNA testing, in particular, takes direct aim at individuals posing as families amid the increase in families at the border. The information collected in the DNA test is not stored or shared, ICE says. As of December 21, 215,000 families apprehended at the southern border have been released by ICE into the US, according to the agency. In June, nearly 95,000 migrants were apprehended at the southern border, including more than 57,000 families, according to CBP data.
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