A report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicates that the number of illegal immigrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border in November represented a significant increase over previous months. This recent surge in illegal border crossings has … Continue reading →

Carla Provost was recently named as the Deputy Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol by U.S. Border Patrol Chief, Mark Morgan. Provost said she was extremely honored to be named to the position despite never deliberately aiming for it. “I’ve … Continue reading →

Customs and Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona made several major busts on Halloween 2016. Nogales. Officers stopped a 34-year old man trying to travel through the Dennis DeConcini crossing at the Port of Nogales. Fortunately, they ordered a secondary … Continue reading →

An internal, unpublished report by the Department of Homeland Security found that 54% of people illegally entering the United States from Mexico were caught by immigration authorities in 2015. The success rate is considerably lower than the 81% rate the … Continue reading →

At just 5-foot-2, Agent Lorena Apodaca prepares for her shift with US Customs and Border Protection. The 37-year-old was one of only two females to pass the agency’s grueling academy this year. Of the roughly 21,000 border patrol agents, only … Continue reading →

A woman left to die was found by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the small community of Havana, Texas which is just miles from the Mexican border. The agents who are part of the Rio Grande Valley Sector discovered the … Continue reading →

Mark Morgan, a former FBI official, was recently appointed the new head of the Border Patrol Agency, despite hopes that the new leader would be promoted from within. Morgan replaces Michael J. Fisher, who held the position since 2010 and … Continue reading →

Typically, border patrolling is thought of as an effort to keep people on the proper side of the border. However, it also entails illegal objects, such as dinosaur fossils stolen from Mongolia over the years. A black market has formed … Continue reading →

Students attending MiraCosta College felt threatened by the presence of United States Border Patrol recruiters visiting their Oceanside campus. In retaliation, students involved in the college’s Latino student club MEChA, the Black Student Union, and a Mexican-American history class staged … Continue reading →

Border patrol agents from the El Centro Sector Customs and Border Protection station in Southern California made headlines on the weekend of March 11th when they made two major drug busts and arrested a member of a prominent Mexican gang … Continue reading →