The State of Texas has commenced border wall construction in Starr County as part of its response to illegal immigration.
In another case, a Guatemalan illegal alien abandoned her son on the American side of the Rio Grande and went back to Mexico.
The number of border apprehensions decreased for a third month in a row in October.
An Ohio man allegedly crashed into oncoming traffic and killed eight people after a Texas state trooper tried to stop him near Del Rio.
The federal Customs and Border Protection agency reported an average of nearly 96,000 monthly apprehensions in Texas border patrol sectors.
If found guilty, the former deputy sheriff could be sentenced to up to 40 years in federal prison for two counts of wire fraud.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported record-setting numbers of illegal crossings in Fiscal Year 2021.
About 192,000 foreign individuals were apprehended in September, capping off an extraordinary year of illegal immigration.
Tens of thousands of foreign individuals have been given a special designation by immigration officials allowing them to stay.
A GOP county commissioner said it is “inexcusable” that Congress has failed to enact a permanent immigration solution.
Former Sector Chief Rudy Karisch called it a “rash decision” that could adversely impact border security operations.
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