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CBP Repeatedly Fails to Provide Transportation for Migrants Leaving Them and Agents Exposed for Hours

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Illegal migrants are repeatedly held outside overnight, sometimes in the rain and cold, without cover for them or law enforcement officials working to process them after they arrive in the Rio Grande Valley sector of southern Texas.

The Daily Caller News Foundation saw hundreds of illegal migrants held overnight where a handful of law enforcement officials, including a few Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents worked on gathering biographical data while waiting hours for transportation near La Joya, Texas, on March 24 and March 27. CBP officials repeatedly refused to confirm or deny the situation in the Rio Grande Valley.

Over 172,000 Migrants Encountered at the Southern Border in March

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

More than 172,000 migrants were encountered at the southern border in March, according to Customs and Border Protection.

Officials apprehended nearly 19,000 unaccompanied migrant minors, around 53,600 family units and over 99,000 single adults, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Encounters were up 71% in March from February.

Ilhan Omar Blasts Biden After Reports of Continued Construction on Border Wall

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 Peter D'Abrosca

After reports surfaced Tuesday that the Biden administration was planning to continue construction on former president Donald Trump’s border wall, a Minnesota congresswoman took to Twitter to voice her displeasure.

“It’s shameful and unacceptable for [President Biden] to continue the construction of Trump’s xenophobic and racist wall,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) said.

CBP Won’t Say How Many Illegal Migrants Are Released Without Scheduled Court Dates

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Border officials won’t say how many illegal immigrants are caught and released without set court dates, though nearly 25,000 were issued Notices to Appear in immigration court in the first two months of 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection.

Border officials issued 24,726 Notices to Appear to migrants encountered in January and February, of those a10,028 migrants were released and 14,698 migrants were detained, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). It’s unclear how many illegal migrants were encountered and released without court dates.

Like a ‘Drunk Tank’ — CBP Union Official Describes Migrant Detention Facility with Concrete Benches and Limited Resources

March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

RIO GRANDE VALLEY — The overcrowded Customs and Border Protection facility holding migrants in Donna, Texas, was not designed for long-term detention, National Border Patrol Council spokesman Chris Cabrera told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is holding migrants in overcrowded cells constructed from clear plastic curtains that contain a toilet, a water fountain and concrete benches, Cabrera told the DCNF on an exclusive tour near the border. Migrants are being held for long periods of time in a facility that was intended for short-term detention, Cabrera added.

CBP Detaining as Many as 9,000 Migrants Daily, Around Half of Them Are Unaccompanied Minors and Families

March 27, 2021March 26, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Customs and Border Protection is detaining as many as 9,000 migrants daily and over half of them are unaccompanied minors and families, a senior U.S. Border Patrol official said Friday.

Around 6,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended Thursday including 1,900 unaccompanied migrant minors and families who were processed under Title 8, according to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) senior official. Title 42 is still used to expel most single migrant adults and U.S. officials are working with other countries to identify the migrants coming into the U.S., the official said.

Biden Team Ignored Warnings from Career Immigration Officials That Their Actions Could Cause a Border Crisis

March 25, 2021March 24, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Biden administration ignored career immigration officials’ warnings of an impending surge in the number of migrants arriving at the southern border, The Washington Post reported.

The administration has repeatedly refused to refer to the situation as a crisis, despite a seeming inability to curb the increasing flow of migrants, the Post reported. The administration’s mixed messaging, which often appeals to liberal activists, has hampered efforts to halt the influx of migrants at the southern border, according to the Post.

Biden Admin Customs and Border Protection Admits to Releasing Illegal Alien Families Without Setting Court Dates

March 24, 2021March 23, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Under the administration of Joe Biden, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun releasing entire families of illegal aliens back into the U.S. from their custody without setting a date for them to appear before an immigration court, as reported by Breitbart.

Breitbart’s Randy Clark, himself a veteran of the Border Patrol, said that CBP has sent notices to border patrol agents and other immigration enforcement authorities that families are to be released without a formal “Notice to Appear.” Two anonymous officials seemed to confirm Clark’s account.

“This is insane,” one official said. “It is another pull factor that will overwhelm us. We are creating an entirely different class of aliens we will have to deal with years from now. We will never find most of these aliens once they are released.”

Four Suspects on the FBI’s Terror Watchlist Arrested at the Border Since October

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Since October, four terrorists who are on the FBI’s terror watchlist have been arrested trying to sneak across the southern border, as reported by Fox News.

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed the news to Congress on Tuesday, revealing that three of the detained terrorists were from Yemen, while the fourth is from Serbia. This is down slightly from the fiscal year 2018, where six members on the terror watchlist, from Yemen and Bangladesh, were arrested at the border.

Eleven Iranian Migrants Caught Illegally Crossing the Border

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Eleven Iranian migrants were arrested on Monday after crossing the border illegally from Mexico into Arizona, as reported by Breitbart.

The group of illegals, confirmed to consist of six men and five women, was stopped in Yuma County, Arizona by the Yuma Sector Border Patrol. After being confirmed as Iranian citizens, they were taken to the Yuma Station for processing and questioning. The group included five adult women, two young boys, and four adult men.

Border Patrol Seized 470,000 Pounds of Drugs in 2020 Using New Screening Tech

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Customs and Border Protection seized nearly half a million pounds of illegal narcotics at the border in 2020 using new screening technology, agency officials announced Thursday.

Over half of the narcotics found last year, or around 470,000 pounds, were discovered through so-called non-intrusive inspection technology, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The agency seized a total of 808,522 pounds of illegal narcotics in 2020.

Multiple Agencies Will Participate in Inauguration Security Including the FBI and CBP

January 16, 2021January 15, 2021 Minnesota Sun Staff

Several agencies are participating in the U.S. Secret Service’s security protections around the inauguration in Washington, D.C., including the FBI and Customs and Border Protection.

The Metropolitan Police Department and the National Guard will join the FBI and Customs and Border Protection to participate in security efforts surrounding President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. FBI officials are investigating a substantial number of “concerning” comments online about potential events on and leading up to inauguration day, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a briefing on Thursday.

Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $37 Million Worth of Meth, 800 Pounds of Weed, and 14 Pounds of Fentanyl

December 26, 2020December 25, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Officials announced the seizure of liquid methamphetamine hidden in a gas tank, more than 800 pounds of marijuana, nearly 15 pounds of fentanyl and over $37 million worth of methamphetamine at the southern border over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection announced Monday.

CBP Program to Collect DNA from Illegal Immigrant Detainees in ‘Full Force’ by the End of the Year

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

A pilot program to collect DNA samples from individuals in Customs and Border Protection custody will be fully implemented on Dec. 31, officials announced Thursday.

The pilot program began in January of this year and was given three years to meet the legal requirements to implement national collection, according to CBP. The program was expanded in monthly phases and is on track to reach nationwide operation capacity by the end of this year.

Multiple Illegal Immigrants with Previous Deportations and Serious Crime Convictions Found in Texas by CBP

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Over 20 illegal immigrants, including some with prior deportations, criminal histories, and gang affiliations, were arrested within a 24-hour period near Laredo, Texas, officials announced Thursday.

The arrests were part of a “troubling trend” of agents detaining large groups of illegal immigrants, including finding detainees with significant criminal histories, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Over the past 10 days, three illegal immigrants with prior sexual offense convictions were apprehended, the CBP said.

Over 100 Illegal Immigrants Detained by CBP in Texas Over One Week

November 6, 2020November 5, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Over 100 illegal immigrants were found at three separate stash houses and detained over the span of a week near Laredo, Texas, border officials announced.

The illegal immigrants received medical screenings before they were processed as none were wearing personal protective equipment when officials searched the residences, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

Border Agents Arrest Two Illegal Immigrants Traveling with $16,000 Cash, Guns and Ammo

August 23, 2020August 22, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

A makeshift wooden vessel carrying two men from the Dominican Republic was spotted and intercepted three miles off the coast of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents Thursday morning.

The men were traveling in a “yola” type vessel with a “significant amount of weapons and ammo,” a CBP spokesman told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Two men were arrested and the vessel was seized.

Trump Admin Indefinitely Extends Authority That Allows Immediate Return of Illegal Aliens

May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Trump administration is extending an authority that allows immigration officers to immediately return illegal entrants along the U.S.-Mexico border for as long as it deems fit.

While the White House has chosen to renew an international agreement which blocks all non-essential traffic on its northern and southern borders, it has chosen to allow a specific health order to remain in place until the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decides the COVID-19 crisis has waned.

Border Patrol Arrests Illegal Migrant Who Tested Positive for Coronavirus

April 29, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

An Indian national apprehended by a Border Patrol agent on Thursday was soon discovered to be the first individual in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody to carry the novel coronavirus.

CBP Chief: Imagine the Coronavirus Pandemic If the Border Crisis Was Never Addressed

April 13, 2020April 12, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) credited President Donald Trump for addressing 2019’s border crisis, an action he said has helped mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among the agency and the United States.

The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not Stopping Border Wall Construction

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Progress on the border wall between the United States and Mexico has continued unabated, despite a worldwide pandemic that has halted most other functions of daily life.

Smugglers Posed as Border Wall Construction Workers, Shootout Ensued: Report

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Migrant smugglers reportedly posed as border wall construction employees, and one of them shot at a Border Patrol agent following a high-speed chase.

Smugglers on Wednesday entered the U.S. with vehicles, designed to look like pickup trucks involved with border wall construction, carrying numerous illegal aliens, according to a report from the Washington Times. A dangerous encounter took place after Border Patrol agents became suspicious of the pickup trucks and began to follow them.

Border Patrol Catches Child Sex Offender Attempting to Illegally Enter the US

April 6, 2020April 5, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Border Patrol agents on Thursday apprehended a 29-year-old Honduran national after he unlawfully entered United States territory via the Arizona-Mexico border.

Rudy Chirinos-Hernandez was arrested by agents patrolling the desert near Sells, Arizona, according to a press release by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Following his apprehension, agents conducted a records check and discovered that Hernandez had been convicted of sexual assault against a minor — a felony offense — in 2012 in Dallas, Texas.

Chinese Biologist Carrying Suspected SARS and MERS Samples Attempted to Enter the US Through Detroit Metro Airport

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials prevented a Chinese national from sneaking undeclared biological materials into the United States in late 2018, roughly one year before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan.

An unnamed Chinese biologist carrying suspected vials of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) arrived at the Detroit Metro Airport in November 2018, according to an FBI tactical intelligence report obtained by Yahoo News.

Trump Administration Includes Unaccompanied Minors in Border Closure Order

March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that underage minors who unlawfully enter the United States without any parents or guardians are subject to immediate deportation, the latest action in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Trump administration, under orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), earlier in March declared that the northern and southern borders would be sealed off to all non-essential traffic as a way to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. While nearly all illegal aliens would be immediately repatriated under the order, CBP originally made an exception for unaccompanied minors.

Illegal Border Crossings Drop by Half Under Coronavirus Shutdown

March 24, 2020May 21, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Since the Trump administration ordered a shutdown of the U.S.-Mexico border, government officials are reporting a roughly 50% drop in illegal alien apprehensions.

Under orders from the Centers for Disease Control, the Trump administration on Friday declared a lockdown of the southern and northern borders, permitting only the flow of “essential” travel. In that short time, border officials have revealed that they are seeing a huge drop in the flow of illegal aliens.

‘We’re Taking an Overabundance of Caution’: Border Patrol Braces for Spread of Coronavirus

March 14, 2020March 13, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said its agency, including Border Patrol agents, is following all the necessary steps to combat the coronavirus outbreak in a conference call with reporters Friday.

Border Apprehensions Rose Slightly, Ending Eight Straight Months of Decline

March 8, 2020March 7, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

While enforcement actions along the U.S. southern border rose for the first time in nine months, the increase is much smaller than the historical average, a consequence that is being attributed to the administration’s immigration policies.

Few Asylum Seekers Have Legitimate Claims, Latest Data Indicate

February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

The majority of asylum applications are being denied in the U.S. immigration court system, supporting a narrative by border hawks that most asylum seekers are lodging bogus claims.

As Trump Extends Emergency at Border Arrests of Migrants Are Dropping

February 15, 2020February 14, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

While President Donald Trump extends his declaration of a national emergency to use Defense Department money to build the southern border wall, illegal immigration in January dropped by almost three-quarters from the peak of the border crisis last May.

Border Apprehensions Continue to Decline as Smugglers Try New Tactics, CBP Says

February 12, 2020February 11, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Customs and Border Protection confirmed that apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen for the eighth straight month, a consequence the agency directly attributed to “successful” administration policies.

More Than 30 Migrants Found Inside Hidden Compartment of Dump Truck in Texas

February 6, 2020February 11, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Thirty-six migrants were found trapped in a hidden compartment inside a dump truck in Texas near the Mexican border last week.

Ellison Joins Lawsuit Against ICE Over Practice of Arresting Illegals in Courthouses

January 20, 2020January 19, 2020 Anthony Gockowski

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced his support last week for a lawsuit that would halt the federal immigration arrests of illegal immigrants in and around state courthouses across the country.

Illegal Alien and Registered Sex Offender Caught Crossing Border Near School Campus

January 4, 2020January 3, 2020 Admin

Border Patrol agents apprehended a foreign national and registered sex offender after he illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border Patrol Agents Open Up Tractor Trailer, Find Over 70 Illegal Aliens Inside

December 19, 2019December 18, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Border Patrol agents busted a major illegal immigration operation, uncovering a tractor-trailer at the Texas-Mexico border carrying more than 70 illegal aliens.

DHS Reports Border Apprehensions Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month: ‘Catch and Release Is Over’

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Enforcement actions at the U.S.-Mexico border fell again in November, marking six consecutive months of declining apprehensions.

Illegal Border Apprehensions Drop 73 Percent in Five Months

November 19, 2019November 18, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The number of migrants arrested for illegally crossing the southern border from Mexico significantly dropped 73 percent in October for a fifth consecutive month, down from nearly 133,000 arrests in May to just over 35,000 in October.

CBP Chief Says ‘No Immigration System in the World’ Can Handle What the US Experienced in 2019

November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Department of Homeland Security leaders broke down the numbers of the past year’s illegal immigration crisis and revealed the stress it put on government agencies during a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.

Obama Judge Rules Border Officials Need Reasonable Suspicion Before Searching Electronic Devices

November 14, 2019November 13, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Border Patrol agents need “reasonable suspicion” before they can search international travelers’ electronic devices at airports or other U.S. ports of entry, delivering a big win to civil rights activists.

Hector Garza, Vice President of the National Border Patrol Talks with Leahy About Growing Up on the Souther Border and What it’s Like to Be a Border Patrol Agent in America

September 28, 2019September 27, 2019 Julie Carr

On Thursday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – host Leahy welcomed Vice President of the National Border Patrol Council, Hector Garza to the show on radio row to talk about what kinds of problems border patrol agents face.

CBP Seizes $2.9 Million Worth of Crystal Meth in Texas, Officials Say

September 3, 2019September 2, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stationed in Laredo, Texas, seized $2.9 million of alleged crystal meth from a vehicle Thursday.

Report: Trump Administration Could Begin DNA Testing ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Illegal Aliens

August 31, 2019August 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Homeland Security officials are reportedly preparing to expand DNA testing of illegal aliens in their custody, an effort to clamp down on rampant immigration fraud at the southern border.

Commentary: Ending ‘Catch and Release’

August 26, 2019August 25, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

As Congress persists in serially ignoring anything having to do with the border crisis, the Trump Administration continues to release regulations aimed at fixing the problem of illegal immigration.

More Than 600 Google Employees Won’t Be ‘Complicit’ in Working With CBP

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

More than 600 Google employees said they “refuse” to be “complicit” in potential cloud computing work for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to a petition.

CBP Chief Mark Morgan Defends Record-Breaking Illegal Immigration Raid

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection defended the decision to conduct a recording-breaking operation, and he made clear that his agency’s crackdown of illegal immigration is not solely focused on violent criminals.

Chuck Schumer Calls for CBP Chief to Resign Before He’s Even Started the Job

July 6, 2019July 5, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Jason Hopkins Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on “Acting CBP Commissioner Morgan” to be fired from his position, but Mark Morgan is not yet leading the agency. “Schumer Calls For Acting CBP Commissioner Morgan And Other Top Leadership At Agency To Be Fired And For New, Untainted…

Inconsistencies Emerge After Ocasio-Cortez Said Migrants Were Told to Drink Water Out of Toilets

July 3, 2019July 2, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Jason Hopkins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said migrant women held in a Customs and Border Protection facility were told to drink water out of toilets, but an agent has directly refuted the allegation and she has yet to clarify if she actually saw such an action occur. “Officers were…

Hundreds Of Illegal Migrants Carry Criminal Histories, DHS Investigation Finds

June 21, 2019June 20, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Jason Hopkins Hundreds of migrants who were part of U.S.-bound caravans carried serious criminal convictions, an internal investigation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), two agencies under DHS, conducted an investigation into two different caravans…

US Opens Mass Shelter in Texas for Migrant Children

June 8, 2019June 7, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

The federal government is opening a new mass facility to hold migrant children in Texas and considering detaining hundreds of more youths on three military bases around the country, adding a total of 3,000 new beds to the overtaxed system. The new emergency facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, will…

Southern Border Arrests Soar, Officials Declare a ‘Full-Blown Emergency’

June 7, 2019June 6, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Fred Lucas The surge of illegal immigrants coming across the southern border in May increased by about one-third from a month before. The Central American migration boom that has been overwhelming Border Patrol agents for almost a year, but they took 144,278 illegal border crossers were apprehended according…