Jurors hear ex-Border Patrol agent’s confession in killings
December 4, 2022 GMTSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jurors in the capital murder trial of a former U.S.
Ex-Border Patrol agent accused of killing 4 goes on trial
November 28, 2022 GMTSAN ANTONIO (AP) — The capital murder trial began Monday of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in South Texas, telling investigators he wanted to “clean up the streets” of his border hometown.
Pepper balls launched at group crossing US-Mexico border
November 1, 2022 GMTEL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents launched pepper balls at a group of migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande in El Paso after the agency said one person threw a rock at one agent and another was assaulted with a flagpole.
US Border Patrol sends migrants places where no help waits
October 27, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — When Wilfredo Molina arrived in the U.S. from his native Venezuela, he told border agents he wanted to go to Miami but didn't have an address. They directed him to what he thought was a shelter in midtown Manhattan but turned out to be a gray office building.
Man facing prison for Border Patrol agent attack in Arizona
October 24, 2022 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Mexican man is facing up to nine years in prison for attacking a U.S. Border Patrol agent in southern Arizona in January, federal authorities said Monday.
Prosecutors said 22-year-old Rey David Marquez-Jimenez pleaded guilty last week to one count of attempted murder of a federal officer.
12 migrants arrested, accused of illegal entering US in MN
October 10, 2022 GMTROSEAU, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says 12 migrants from Ireland and Great Britain were arrested after illegally entering the United States in northern Minnesota.
Border Patrol agents, with the help of local law enforcement, intercepted the human smuggling attempt over the span of two days in late September, the agency said over the weekend.
Mexican man killed in shooting at US Border Patrol station
October 5, 2022 GMTEL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Mexican citizen was fatally shot at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Texas in the second deadly shooting along the U.S.-Mexico border in less than a week.
The man was in custody at the Ysleta Border Patrol Station in El Paso on Tuesday when he was shot, U.S.
Last defendant sentenced in US Border Patrol agent’s death
September 22, 2022 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The seventh and final defendant has been sentenced for the 2010 fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent, a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious."
Border Patrol halts tweets from agency’s West Texas region
September 11, 2022 GMTEL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deactivated the agency's Twitter account for the West Texas region after it retweeted posts criticizing President Joe Biden's border policies and liked posts that made gay slurs against U.S.
Border patrol: 9 migrants die crossing swift Texas river
September 4, 2022 GMTOfficials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border searched for more victims Saturday after at least nine migrants died while trying to cross the rain-swollen Rio Grande, a dangerous border-crossing attempt in an area where the river level had risen by more than 2 feet in a single day.
Border Patrol: 8 migrants found dead in Rio Grande at Texas
September 3, 2022 GMTAt least eight migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican officials made the discovery Thursday while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of heavy rains that had resulted in particularly swift currents.
Colorado woman arrested in alleged kidnapping of Canadian
August 31, 2022 GMTPLENTYWOOD, Mont. (AP) — A Colorado woman faces numerous felony charges after she was caught allegedly trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border illegally with a person she had kidnapped and assaulted, federal authorities said.
US pauses plans for new border walls at oceanfront park
August 5, 2022 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday agreed to pause plans for a double border wall that critics say would effectively destroy a 51-year-old oceanfront park that symbolizes friendship between the United States and Mexico.
Texas state police launch internal review of Uvalde response
July 19, 2022 GMTUVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two months after the Uvalde school massacre, Texas state police on Monday announced an internal review into the actions of dozens of troopers who were at Robb Elementary during 73 minutes of bewildering inaction by law enforcement as a gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers.
Report finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande
July 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in “unnecessary use of force” against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn't whip any with their reins “intentionally or otherwise," according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall that sparked widespread condemnation.
Border Patrol paroles migrants to avoid massive overcrowding
June 23, 2022 GMTEAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — The warehouse on a busy but unremarkable strip of auto repair shops and convenience stores draws little attention from passersby.
Inside, hundreds of migrants are eating, charging phones and using temporary bathrooms and showers.
High court limits suing officials over rights violations
June 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited when people can sue federal officials for a violation of their rights, siding with the government in a case involving the owner of a notorious inn on the U.S.-Canada border.
Students who survived Texas school attack describe scene
May 27, 2022 GMTUVALDE, Texas (AP) — A young survivor of the massacre at a Texas elementary school said she covered herself with a friend's blood and pretended to be dead while she waited for help to arrive.
Miah Cerrillo, 11, told CNN that she and a friend called 911 from her dead teacher's phone Tuesday and waited for what felt like, to her, three hours for officers to arrive at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
Border agency plans vehicle pursuit policy to raise safety
May 24, 2022 GMTDONNA, Texas (AP) — The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday that he is developing a new policy for vehicle pursuits with an eye toward increasing safety after a spate of deaths.
Court ruling extends uneven treatment for asylum-seekers
May 23, 2022 GMTEAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — As the sun set over the Rio Grande, about 120 Cubans, Colombians and Venezuelans who waded through waist-deep water stepped into Border Patrol vehicles, soon to be released in the United States to pursue their immigration cases.
Border Patrol agent charged in assault of juvenile in Texas
May 6, 2022 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Southwest Texas has been arrested and charged with assaulting and mistreating a juvenile in custody, the agency said Friday.
The agent based in the Del Rio area, along the border with Mexico, was arrested Monday by Texas Rangers, CBP said in a statement.
A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers
April 28, 2022 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Russia's relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated.
Florida Keys celebrate 40th anniversary of Conch Republic
April 16, 2022 GMTKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The 40th anniversary celebration of the Florida Keys’ symbolic secession from the United States, motivated by a 1982 U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint established on the only road connecting the Keys with mainland Florida, has begun in Key West.
In ad, South Carolina’s Mace presses finish for border wall
April 14, 2022 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In her primary race against an opponent backed by former President Donald Trump, U.S.
Border crossings rise as US nears decision on asylum limits
March 29, 2022 GMTSAN ANTONIO (AP) — About 7,100 migrants are being stopped crossing the border daily from Mexico, U.S. authorities said Tuesday, signaling they are preparing for even more increases as the Biden administration nears a decision on whether to end sweeping asylum restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Border patrol agent convicted of using excessive force
March 10, 2022 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who threw a driver to the ground at a crossing from Mexico into Southern California was convicted Wednesday of using unreasonable force and lying on his report, authorities said.
Agency: Migrant fatally shot being detained after escape bid
February 23, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Customs and Border Protection officials say a migrant who died of gunshot wounds after a weekend encounter with a Border Patrol agent was shot while being detained following an escape attempt.
US border agent kills man on rugged trail in Arizona
February 21, 2022 GMTDOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Federal and local authorities are investigating the death of a man who was shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent late Saturday a few miles north of the Mexico border near of the Arizona town of Douglas.
Border agency chief faces challenges from within and outside
February 18, 2022 GMTYUMA, Ariz. (AP) — One agent protested that he didn't join the Border Patrol to look after children in custody. Another asked why a policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for court hearings wasn't being used more.
Police: Off-duty Border Patrol agent fatally shoots relative
February 18, 2022 GMTSIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at a Sierra Vista home by an off-duty Border Patrol agent, police said.
Officers were called around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday for a reported accidental discharge of a firearm, said Sierra Vista police.
Working conditions for Border Patrol getting more attention
February 9, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration after tense meetings between senior officials and the rank and file while the agency deals with one of the largest spikes in migration along the U.S.-Mexico border in decades.
Man charged with assaulting Border Patrol agent near Naco
January 29, 2022 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man who had illegally entered Arizona from Mexico has been charged with assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was trying to detain another person who also had entered the county illegally, the FBI announced Friday
FBI investigating assault on Border Patrol agent near Naco
January 27, 2022 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The FBI reportedly is investigating the assault of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in southern Arizona.
Tucson TV station KOLD said the assault occurred Wednesday near Naco, which is along Arizona’s border with Mexico.
Texas DPS officer dies after traffic accident near border
January 23, 2022 GMTEAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — A Texas Department of Public Safety officer has died after being involved in a single vehicle traffic accident near the U.S.-Mexico border while working with the U.S. Border Patrol.
Venezuelan girl drowns in Rio Grande amid migration to US
January 21, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Just days before Mexico began requiring visas for Venezuelan visitors in an attempt to slow their migration to the U.S. border, Mayerlin Mayor left her native Maracaibo with her 7-year-old daughter Victoria.
Man from Mexico dies in federal custody at US border
January 15, 2022 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — A 38-year-old man from Mexico died in federal custody in San Diego on Wednesday after he was detained on an accusation of crossing the border illegally. Authorities are investigating his death.
Arizona lawmakers urge Ducey to use war power at border
January 13, 2022 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A group of Republican state lawmakers and two former Trump administration officials called Wednesday on Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to use war powers to repel what they call an “invasion" of migrants at the southern border.
Mexico charges 7 in ‘Fast and Furious’ weapons trafficking
January 9, 2022 GMTMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors said Sunday they have charged seven people, including former top officials, in the “Fast and Furious” weapons trafficking scandal.
The December 2010 murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry exposed the bungled “Fast and Furious” investigation, in which agents from the U.S.
Children coming from border get attention in governor’s race
December 30, 2021 GMTHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lou Barletta, an illegal-immigration hawk and former congressman running for governor, said Wednesday he would take a harder line against the federal government's yearslong practice of bringing unaccompanied minors found by the Border Patrol to various facilities in Pennsylvania and other states.
Border agency authorized to clean up wall construction sites
December 22, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been authorized to start cleaning up construction sites and close small gaps in the southern border wall nearly a year after President Joe Biden took office and ordered building to stop.
2021 Notebook: Children stream in through the Mexico border
December 17, 2021 GMTTHE BACKGROUND: 2021 was expected to be busy on the Mexican border. President Joe Biden, who took office in January, had said he was going to be a more welcoming president than his predecessor, President Donald Trump, and that alone was enough to encourage migrants to try to come to the United States.
Mexican woman shot in head by US Border Patrol files claim
December 15, 2021 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys for a Mexican woman who was shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent and survived announced Wednesday that they filed a claim against the U.S government as a precursor to a federal lawsuit.
Man indicted on charges he assaulted Border Patrol agent
December 2, 2021 GMTBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Massachusetts man is facing charges he assaulted a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Vermont town of North Troy, federal prosecutors said.
A grand jury on Thursday returned a three-count federal indictment alleging that the 30-year-old defendant, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pointed a loaded handgun at an agent at the conclusion of a pursuit that began in Newport on Nov.
Border Patrol agent dies in ‘line of duty’ death
November 12, 2021 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Border Patrol officials say a supervisory agent from the agency's Tucson sector has died in what is being described as a “line of duty” death.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said this week that Anibal “Tony” A.
How Biden’s border plans went from hopeful to chaotic
November 3, 2021 GMTMcALLEN, Texas (AP) — For about four months before President Joe Biden took office, advisers engaged in intense internal debate about how quickly they should undo his predecessor’s hardline border policies.
1 dead, 13 captured swimming across US border in San Diego
October 31, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — One person died and another 13 people were pulled from the Pacific Ocean after a large group attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border by swimming around a barrier in San Diego, government officials said.
German security officials warn of far-right border patrols
October 28, 2021 GMTBERLIN (AP) — German security officials are warning far-right groups not to carry out vigilante patrols along the country's eastern border with Poland, amid a rise in the number of migrants crossing the frontier illegally in recent weeks.
2 border agents are fired for offensive Facebook posts
October 25, 2021 GMTTwo Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers, investigators said Monday in the most detailed public account yet of an episode that tarnished the agency's reputation.
Tucson police probe shooting by off-duty Border Patrol agent
October 12, 2021 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The death of a man who allegedly was shot by an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent in Tucson last weekend is being investigated by city police.
Officers received an emergency call from the agent Saturday night, police said.
Border Patrol arrests 4 crossing into NW WA from Canada
October 8, 2021 GMTBLAINE, Wash. (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol agents from the Blaine Sector arrested four people Monday who they say were trying to illegally cross from Canada into northwestern Washington.
Faith groups aid Haitian migrants, denounce mistreatment
September 27, 2021 GMTFaith-based groups — many of them longtime advocates for a more welcoming immigration policy -- have been scrambling to keep up with fast-paced developments in the Haitian migrant crisis, trying to assist those in need while assailing the harsh Border Patrol tactics employed against them.
Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
September 24, 2021 GMTThe images — men on horseback with long reins, corralling Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico — provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they're merely confirmation of a deeply held belief:
Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US
September 22, 2021 GMTDEL RIO, Texas (AP) — Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, undercutting the Biden administration's public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion.
White House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants
September 22, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is facing sharp condemnation from Democrats for its handling of the influx of Haitian migrants at the U.S. southern border, after images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback using aggressive tactics went viral this week.
White House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants
September 22, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is facing sharp condemnation from Democrats for its handling of the influx of Haitian migrants at the U.S. southern border, after images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback using aggressive tactics went viral this week.
US Border Patrol hires civilians to free up agents for field
September 18, 2021 GMTSAN DIEGO (AP) — Dozens, even hundreds, of asylum-seeking migrants often wait hours to surrender to U.S. Border Patrol agents, but the thousands of Haitians gathered at a bridge in the small Texas border town of Del Rio may be unprecedented and point to a glaring problem with the federal police agency's staffing.
Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
September 3, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — It took just a few days for Monica Muquinche to reach New York after leaving Ecuador’s Andean highlands with her 10-year-old son.
Man wearing fake Border Patrol uniform arrested in Arizona
August 25, 2021 GMTTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man wearing a fake U.S. Border Patrol uniform and driving a bogus patrol vehicle has been arrested in southern Arizona after attempting to smuggle migrants into the country, authorities said.