Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a sharp drop in apprehensions along the southern border since the new administration started.
New head of Border Patrol to swear in National Guard, DPS who can arrest immigrants
The new head of the Border Patrol is in the Valley Friday. Mike Banks is in Edinburg where he will be swearing in 300 National Guard and Texas Department of ...
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US Border Patrol, Mexican troops come under fire along Rio Grande on El Paso-Juárez border
U.S. Border Patrol agents returned fire after shots were fired at them from Mexico along the Rio Grande in the San Elizario area southeast of El Paso, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official ...
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Additional Texas National Guard troops arrive at border
Greg Abbott on Monday announced that he had deployed the troops from bases in Fort Worth and Houston to work on the ground assisting U.S. Border Patrol agents in South Texas. He also was sending ...
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Border Patrol Exchanges Fire With Suspected Cartel Members As Group Tried To Cross Into Texas
Unidentified cartel gunmen exchanged gunfire with U.S. Border Patrol agents in the southern border near Texas as the men tried to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the U.S. on Monday afternoon.
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No one injured after Border Patrol, cartel shootout in Texas
U.S. Border Patrol was involved in a shootout with cartel members in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas Department of Public Safety says. The tense moments unfolded Monday in Fronton, Texas. At ...
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Suspected cartel members open fire on Texas Border Patrol agents
Texas Public Safety Department Lt. Chris Olivarez breaks down the shooting between suspected Mexican cartel members and Border Patrol agents on ‘America’s Newsroom.’ Donald Trump offers ...
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Border Patrol reports shots fired at agents in Fronton on Monday
FRONTON, Texas — Border Patrol agents reportedly were shot at by members of cartel in Mexico on Monday while patrolling the border, officials say. The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m ...
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Border agents shot at in South Texas
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents were fired upon Monday in the remote town of Fronton in western Starr County, Texas. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. CST, when agents ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 additional National Guard troops to Texas' southern border
"To support that mission, today, I deployed the Texas Tactical Border Force, comprised of hundreds of troops, to work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to stop illegal immigrants from ...
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With President Trump’s backing, Gov. Abbott expands Texas border security efforts
“To support that mission, today, I deployed the Texas Tactical Border Force, comprised of hundreds of troops, to work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to stop illegal immigrants from ...
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Abbott sends state troops to U.S.-Mexico border to work with Border Patrol
The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans ...