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Border Report Live: New weekly livestream examines life on the …
WEBAug 30, 2024 — EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Border Report is excited to announce a new way to provide readers with local stories about people living, working and migrating along the U.S.- Mexico border.. Starting on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, Border Report will launch a new livestream, featuring our correspondents along the border and host Chip Brewster, of WGN in Chicago.
ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data ...
WEBSep 27, 2024 — McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Texas border lawmaker this week that 435,000 undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency to cities around the United States. ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent …
Border Patrol union endorses Cruz | Border Report
WEBAug 22, 2024 — EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) — The union representing the U.S. Border Patrol on Wednesday endorsed Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who came to this South Texas border town as he rallies support for his reelection campaign for a third term. Texas Senate race zeroes in on border, Hispanic voters. Cruz gave a 30 minute feisty speech before ...
Migrant encounters in RGV Sector plummeted in July, CBP reports
WEBAug 19, 2024 — The agency reports there were 5,040 migrant encounters by Border Patrol agents in the RGV Sector in July; that’s down 16% from 5,981 in June, according to CBP data released Friday. Encounters in the RGV Sector are down 58% from February when there were 11,951 encounters, the agency reports. So far in Fiscal Year 2024, the RGV Sector is ranked ...
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WEBSacred Heart Chuch is located in the heart of El Paso's Segundo Barrio. It was founded in 1893 and has been welcoming refugees from Mexico since the 1920s. Hundreds of migrants who are part of a recent influx are currently camping out outside the church. More border cams. El Paso International Bridges.
CBP seizes over $700K in meth, heroin at South Texas port of entry
WEBSep 4, 2024 — CBP seizes over $700K in meth, heroin at South Texas port of entry. Posted: Sep 4, 2024 / 02:40 PM CDT. Updated: Sep 4, 2024 / 02:46 PM CDT. McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they seized $701,000 in illegal drugs during the search of one van at an international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Overtime pay increase for Border Patrol agents approved
WEBJan 3, 2024 — President Joe Biden signed the act into law on Dec. 22, which allows Border Patrol agents to receive time and a half pay for overtime hours that they work. Border Report’s Top 10 stories of 2023. This applies to agents at the government rank of GS-12 and above, according to the new law. Border Patrol officials say it is long overdue.
Non-traditional art exhibit depicts life while crossing border
WEBSep 5, 2024 — SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Marcos “Erre” Ramirez, a world-renowned artist from the Tijuana-San Diego region, is opening an art exhibit called “Mirage, The Order of Factors and Risks of Illusion” in the border community of San Ysidro, California.The centerpiece of the exhibition is a three-story tall tower that symbolizes migrants’ strata and socio-economic background when crossing ...