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ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data ...
Sep 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 a letter Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R ...
Advocates decry Texas lawsuit to stop Biden's 'Parole in Place' for ...
Aug 23, 2024 · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Migrant advocacy groups denounced a lawsuit filed Friday by Texas and a coalition of other states to try to stop a new federal program that allows the undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for parole without leaving the country.The Department of Homeland Security on Monday opened applications for the Parole in Place program.
Cartels abduct more than 1,200 migrants, police chief says
Aug 13, 2024 · EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Chihuahua, Mexico, say they have freed 1,245 migrants from criminal gangs in the past seven months. The kidnapping, extortion and violence inflicted on the foreign nationals who come to the border looking for a way into the United States is rising even though overall migrant traffic has dropped ...
Judge rules in favor of Catholic Charities RGV in State of Texas ...
Jul 24, 2024 · (This story has been updated with reaction from the Catholic Charities RGV) EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) – A state judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, which pushed back against an investigation being brought by the State of Texas against the nonprofit organization that helps migrants.It was the second ruling this month in favor of a faith ...
New aerostat to watch over deadly migrant smuggling corridor
Aug 12, 2024 · SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (Border Report) – More than 140 migrants have died since Oct. 1 in the El Paso Sector of the Border Patrol, many unable to survive the hot southern New Mexico desert.. That’s one reason why U.S. Customs and Border Protection is about to deploy a high-tech surveillance blimp just west of the Santa Teresa (New Mexico) Port of Entry, two federal lawmakers said.
‘Uninhabitable’: Man whose home is among 90 crumbling in …
Updated: Aug 21, 2024 / 08:04 PM CDT. SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Arturo Ramos refuses to go. His home of 44 years is on a hillside that is collapsing on the east side of Tijuana. It began sliding off its foundation a few months ago and now has massive cracks inside and out. The two-story house is one of 90 along Montes Escandinavos Street ...
Explainer: How immigrants end up on ICE’s non-detained docket
Oct 1, 2024 · Recent reports that over 435,000 convicted criminals are on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's non-detained docket (NDD) -- meaning they are not detained by the agency while they await immigration proceedings -- has spurred much criticism and confusion. Border Report spoke with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, as well as reached out to the ...
Border Report Live: Where illegal immigration is trending up
Sep 27, 2024 · EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The number of arrests for illegal border crossings has fallen from an all-time high to some of the Biden administration’s lowest this fiscal year alone. Yet some areas of the border are seeing encounters going up. In this week’s episode of “Border Report Live” (Fridays at 11 a.m. ET), host Chip Brewster and Border Report correspondents Sandra Sanchez ...
CBP One appointments 'difficult to get,' migrant who waited 8 …
Aug 14, 2024 · SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Monise Sainneus said she stopped working as a street vendor selling food items when her hometown in Haiti became violent, making it almost impossible to earn a living.In October, she decided to leave Haiti for Mexico. Sainneus, pronounced Sen-A’s, said immediately after arriving, she started going online hoping to secure an appointment on the CBP One app to get ...