CBP: Border apprehensions fall for third consecutive month
Customs and Border Protection officials recently released their total enforcement actions from the start of the 2019 fiscal year through August 31st.
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CBP agents say new border wall in ‘smuggler’s gulch’ makes a difference
According to California Border Patrol (CBP) agents, new infrastructure in an area known as “smuggler’s gulch” is making a difference. On Thursday, the agent in charge — Justin De La Torre — stated a steep, open canyon between Tijuana and San Diego has been used for decades by immigrants attempting to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Mexico.
Tethered balloons aid in effort to secure border
It looks like a giant white blimp hanging lazily in the air, but what appears to be nothing more than a simple balloon is part of America’s ongoing fight to keep its borders secure. It’s called the Tethered Aerostat Radar System, or TARS.
WATCH: Democrats change tactics in push for open borders
Congressional Democrats are changing the tone of their attacks on immigration officials after CBP explained what conditions are like at migrant detention centers. One America’s Kristian Rouz has the latest on the battle at the southern border.
MS-13 gang member uses child with chickenpox to try to enter U.S.
CBP agents recently reported an MS-13 gang member used a toddler with chickenpox in an attempt to make a fraudulent migrant family claim. One America’s Emily Finn explains how migrant families are using children as a “passport for migration.”