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Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August, hinting 5-month drop may have bottomed out

U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, likely ending a five straight months of declines

The Independent UK

U.S. fails to get dismissal of lawsuit for mismanagement and abuse of Haitian asylum seekers

District Judge Jia Cobb has requested further written arguments from both sides before making a decision

Latin Times

Border Patrol agents ordered to stop discarding migrant's belongings after hundreds of complaints

The Government Accountability Office issued a report in April documenting instances of migrants losing birth certificates, cash and clothing

Latin Times

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15 migrants rescued from overcrowded stash house in New Mexico, Border Patrol says

The group was found in a stash house in New Mexico

Latin Times

Border Patrol agent accused of ordering women to expose themselves during official process

The New York agent allegedly told three women to do so over a web camera while processing their applications to enter the country

Latin Times

Deadline passes for US Border Patrol to hand over any communications with Kamala Harris to House Republicans

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer had given the body one week to provide the documents

Latin Times

Progressive Democrat's ad decrying "chaos" on the border riles up her South Texas supporters

Michelle Vallejo, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz, put out a political ad decrying the “chaos” on the border.

The Texas Tribune

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In El Paso, a Migrant Death Crisis Emerges amid Extreme Heat

As an emergency physician, I see the cost of climate change and border militarization first-hand—ice-filled body bags and all.

Texas Observer

U.S. Attorney's Office and Monroe Sheriff Office clash over migrant smuggling operation in Florida Keys

"If they won't do their jobs, we'll do ours", said the county's Sheriff upon the U.S. Attorney's Office refusal to file alleged smugglers with charges

Latin Times

$5m of meth disguised as watermelons seized at border

A week before the bust, border agents found another meth shipment hidden in a truck filled with celery

The Independent UK

Migrant deaths in El Paso region are already 10% higher than in all of fiscal year 2023

164 bodies were found so far this fiscal year, compared to 149 in FY 2023

Latin Times

U.S. to speed up asylum process at Canadian border in response to increase in migrant crossings

So far in fiscal year 2024, Border Patrol agents have taken into custody 16,500 migrants who crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally

Latin Times

Surveillance Blimp Set To Monitor New Mexico Border Amid Migrant Deaths

Since Oct. 1, over 140 migrants have died in the El Paso Sector of the Border Patrol, many succumbing to the extreme heat in the southern New Mexico desert. The new aerostat is being deployed to address the same issue.

Latin Times

Assaults on Border Patrol agents have seen a 'significant rise', CBP data shows

66 El Paso Sector Border Patrol agents have been assaulted in the 2023-2024 fiscal year so far

Latin Times

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The Independent UK

Sentence overturned in border agent's killing that exposed 'Fast and Furious' sting

A federal appeals court has overturned a murder conviction in the killing a U_S_ Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious.”

Latin Times

Sexual misconduct at a New Mexico Border Patrol Academy soared as hiring standards decreased

CBP leaders estimated a corruption rate of 20% or higher among their employees

The Independent UK

Teachers fired for dressing up as Border Patrol agents at school ‘cantina’ event

‘I am appalled by the images shared by educated professionals, but I am more disappointed that someone thought that this tasteless display was representative of Mexican culture,’ said local Democratic party chair

Texas Observer

A Rancher Who Leads a Paramilitary-Style Group Sues Biden over Border Policies

The rancher is joined by a rural Texas sheriff, who has collaborated with vigilantes, in the legal challenge to federal immigration policies.

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Latin Times

El Paso Man Sentenced To 19 Years For Attempted Murder Of Border Patrol Agent

After serving his prison sentence, Roberto Esquivel will have three years of supervised release.

Latin Times

Good Samaritan turns in $1 million worth of cocaine found on Florida beach in aftermath of Hurricane Debby

U.S. Border Patrol acting chief patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II said 25 packages of the drug were found on a beach in the Florida Keys

Latin Times

Son of a fallen Border Patrol agent is representing the United States at this year's Paris Olympics

James Epling died in the line of duty more than 20 years ago near the town of Andrade, on the California side of the Colorado River.

Latin Times

Texas congressman Gonzáles claims more than 10,000 foreign criminals have slipped through the border

The Republican lawmaker said several of them have committed serious crimes either after arriving to the U.S. or in their home countries

Latin Times

17 migrants rescued from a locked trailer near the Texan city of Laredo

Border Patrol agents found the group at night near Encinal, Texas

Latin Times

Border Patrol warns relatives of migrants to not send them funds to make the journey as deaths soar

A border sector in El Paso, largely used by smugglers, has already seen 140 deaths nine months into this fiscal year. It compares to 149 in all of FY 2023

Latin Times

Border patrol discovers dozens of ladders to get migrants over wall in dumpster near Tijuana

The ladders were used by smugglers and made with rebar and other materials, sources told Border Report

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