30% of the cameras in Border Patrol's main surveillance ... - NBC News
By Julia Ainsley. Nearly one-third of the cameras in the Border Patrol’s primary surveillance system along the southern U.S. border are not working, according to an internal agency memo sent in...
Texas refuses to comply with Biden administration's cease-and …
Jan 18, 2024 · The Biden administration has threatened to refer the matter to the Justice Department if Texas denies Border Patrol agents full access to the area.
The U.S. set a new record in Border Patrol apprehensions : NPR
Oct 24, 2022 · Migrant deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high, in part due to drownings. The agency's 2022 fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30, was also the deadliest 12 months for...
Border Patrol reports arrests down 25% since ... - Associated Press News
Jun 20, 2024 · Preliminary federal government figures show the number of people arrested by Border Patrol agents fell by 25% since President Joe Biden announced new rules restricting asylum access two weeks ago.
U.S. Border Patrol chief calls southern border a "national ... - CBS News
Mar 24, 2024 · Washington — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens called the situation at the southern border a "national security threat," expressing concern about...
Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has …
Nov 5, 2024 · Created in 1924 to enforce draconian new immigration quotas, Border Patrol recruited its first agents from the Texas Rangers militia, giving it a kind of rogue, cowboy culture that persists today.
Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most …
Dec 30, 2023 · Border authorities encountered more than 225,000 migrants along the US-Mexico border this month, marking the highest monthly total recorded since 2000, according to preliminary Homeland...
Border agents released more than 6,400 migrants without ... - NBC News
The Border Patrol has processed and released more than 6,413 migrants into the U.S. without court dates or the ability to track them since early Thursday, and 2,576 of those were released...
Border arrests fall more than 40% after Biden's halt to asylum ...
Jun 26, 2024 · The figures announced Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security show that the Border Patrol’s average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400, down more than 40% from before Biden’s proclamation took effect June 5.
Tom Homan: How will the 'border tsar' approach immigration?
3 days ago · Homan, 62, started his career as a police officer in New York state before serving as a border patrol agent - a role he often references. “I was a border patrol agent. I wore the uniform,” he ...