Images of Border Patrol agents on horseback went viral in September 2021. Some who viewed the images accused the agents of whipping migrants who were crossing the Del Rio sector of the border. After a 10-month investigation by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the accusations were proven false. The narrative of…

A ransomware attack compromised sensitive U.S. Marshals data; the White House has ordered all government agencies to purge TikTok from federal devices; and an American citizen is killed in the West Bank as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rages on. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Sensitive U.S. Marshals data…

Illegal immigration dropped 42% in January compared to December. According to new numbers from CBP, Border Patrol agents encountered 128,410 migrants in between official ports of entry compared to 221,675 the month before. Breaking it down by demographic, 108,573 were single adults, 38,087 were family units, and 9,393 were unaccompanied children. As per deportation proceedings, 64,499…

This week the head of the United Nations warned the war in Ukraine has a good chance of spilling over into other countries. Poland has been preparing for that possibility for months. Poland sits to the west of Ukraine and is one of its staunchest supporters. The Polish government led the charge to give Ukraine main…

The U.S.-Mexico border crisis continues to produce record-breaking statistics. Last year, more than two million migrant encounters unfolded at the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the most encounters ever recorded by the United States Customs and Border Protection. More migrants than ever are also relying on federal agents to rescue them as they attempt to cross dangerous terrain and…

Two Border Patrol chiefs appeared before the House Oversight Committee and described the extraordinary challenges the agency is facing on the southern border. They said cartels are going to great lengths to avoid apprehension, that includes using drones and camouflage. In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, cartels are using drones to pinpoint agents’ locations, hoping it…

New York City officials continue to try out new iterations of migrant relief centers as they grapple with, what Mayor Eric Adams calls, a “crisis.” This week, the city moved single migrant men out of the Watson Hotel and into the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. City officials said the move was because the hotel space was…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is grabbing a lot of headlines these days. He’s contested COVID-era lockdowns and sent immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Now he’s trying to ban an AP course in Black history and beefing up a culture-war parenting bill. And it seems to be paying off. In an average of head-to-head polls taken since…

A winter storm continues to slam parts of the U.S., lawmakers say the COVID pandemic is “over,” and Tyre Nichols is being laid to rest. These stories and more highlight the daily morning rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.  Winter storm continues to bring ice, rain Winter storm Mara continues to bring freezing rain and…

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, appointed Texas’ first ever border czar Monday. The position is tasked with coordinating with state and federal agencies to manage the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Abbott selected Mike Banks, a longtime U.S. Border Patrol agent who had recently retired, to fill the role. He will be based about five miles north of…