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A massive group of hundreds of illegal immigrants entered across the U.S. border on Thursday and turned themselves over to Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas.

Two Cuban illegals immigrants were caught on Saturday after flying into the Key West International Airport on a powered hang glider

Border Patrol agents at the southern border have encountered more than 1 million illegal immigrants at the southern border this fiscal year, the latest crisis milestone.

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A Hondruan man was arrested Thursday following a scuffle he had with a Border Patrol agent which involved the man grabbing the agent’s genitals, according to a criminal complaint. At around 6 p.m., a Border Patrol agent identified as “J.T.” began his shift at the McAllen Station but later responded to Bensten State Park in Mission following a drawbridge activation alongside other agents. “During the struggle, Quintanilla grabbed (Border Patrol agent) J.T. “(Border Patrol agent) J.T. Quintanilla later provided a Mexican permanent resident card which revealed his nationality to be Hondruan and he was then determined to be illegally present in the United States.

The number of people on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database encountered between ports of entry at the southern border is on pace to eclipse last year's numbers.

According to a criminal complaint, Border Patrol agents encountered the two friends at around 3:10 p.m. “When asked if the vehicle belonged to Watts, he stuttered, opened his eyes wide and stated the vehicle was his,” the complaint said. Watts told investigators that he and Gutierrez were hanging out at a friend’s place that morning and claimed the vehicle to be that friend’s. “Gutierrez stated he wasn’t doing it for the money, he was doing it because he wanted to help the people,” the complaint said. Gutierrez was set to also appear before Neurock the same day but his hearing was canceled, according to court records.

Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said at a House hearing Wednesday that he disagrees with President Biden's decision to end border wall construction in early 2021,

Jorge Christopher Perez was arrested Monday at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint after agents discovered six people illegally present in the country hiding inside a fiberglass swimming pool being hauled by Perez. According to the criminal complaint, agents encountered Perez around 4:45 a.m. in a black Ford F-350 hauling a flatbed trailer that was loaded with the pool. Perez told agents he was heading to Alice to drop off the pool as his dad had sold it to someone living in the city. “Perez also stated that he did not know about anything or anyone that might have been in the pool,” the complaint said. Perez is set to appear before U.S Magistrate Judge Mitchel Neurock In Corpus Christi federal court Thursday morning for his detention hearing.

Border officials react to the El Paso rush of 1,000 migrants, fueled by false social media posts by cartels about the border being open.

Border Patrol is heard wondering if Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly was "crazy" when calling about alleged drug traffickers before a Mexican national was found shot on his property.

Border Patrol is heard wondering if Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly was "crazy" when calling about alleged drug traffickers before a Mexican national was found shot on his property.

Border Patrol apprehended over 40 people illegally present in the United States in two separate incidents within a 24-hour timespan at the Falfurrias checkpoint this week. On Sunday, agents encountered two men, Abel Jimenez and Guadalupe Salazar, at about 10:45 p.m. towing a gooseneck trailer using a white Ford F-250. When questioned, Jimenez said he was heading to the city to buy food for his horses but after a K-9 unit alerted its handler to the trailer, Jimenez was referred to a secondary inspection. “(Border Patrol agents) discovered a total of 25 subjects concealed inside of the trailer,” the criminal complaint said. Material witness statements indicate that Rios did help the smuggled individuals into the trailer, according to the complaint.

Border Patrol agents arrested 26 people illegally present in the United States last Thursday in the ranchlands after sensor activity tipped authorities off to the smuggling event.

A United States man who was hauling tomatoes was arrested last Wednesday at the Falfurrias checkpoint after Border Patrol agents found more than just tomatoes in his reefer trailer. Roberto Carreon-Lopez was charged with attempting to smuggle 31 people illegally present in the U.S. who were hiding on top of boxes of tomatoes inside his trailer. According to a criminal complaint, Carreon approached the primary inspection lane at the Falfurrias U.S. Border Patrol Checkpoint at around 10:40 p.m. in his blue Freightliner tractor truck hauling a white Token reefer trailer. “Among the [31] individuals was a minor traveling by himself,” the complaint said. Carreon is set to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Julie K. Hampton Thursday morning in Corpus Christi federal court for a detention hearing.

Border Patrol agents at the southern border have seized over 800lbs of fentanyl since the beginning of the fiscal year, a federal source told Fox News this week.

Border Patrol agents in the San Diego Sector seized 232 pounds of fentanyl with a street value of about $3 million from a single vehicle, officials announced on Monday.

Officials say the death of a Mexican immigrant who had just entered the United States from Canada illegally is highlighting a spike in illegal crossings along the border between Quebec, Vermont and parts of upstate New York.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Tuesday criticized the Border Patrol for disrupting daily life on the U.S.-Mexico border and urged federal, state and local governments to spend more on programs and infrastructure that meet the needs of border communities.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Tuesday criticized the Border Patrol for disrupting daily life on the U.S.-Mexico border and urged federal, state and local governments to spend more on programs and infrastructure that meet the needs of border communities.

Border Patrol agents arrested a United States man after they found multiple people concealed in his tractor-trailer who were “sweating profusely,” of which one person told authorities she feared for her life, according to a criminal complaint.

Border Patrol leadership are looking more volunteers to help out at the northern border, where one sector has seen an over 800% surge in encounters coming across.

EDINBURG — The former off-duty Border Patrol agent who fatally struck a man with his vehicle and fled the scene two years ago appeared before a judge on Tuesday morning. Francisco Javier Vallejo, 48, and his attorney, Ricardo Rodriguez Jr., the former district attorney, went before state District Roberto ‘Bobby’ Flores to face an indictment charging him with accident involving death. According to the probable cause affidavit, Vallejo fled the scene, leaving behind Torres’ mutilated body and mangled bicycle. An indictment formally charged Vallejo on Dec. 6, 2022, when Rodriguez, the former district attorney and Vallejo’s counsel, was still in office. “The law is clear that I have to have a substantial involvement in the case, and there’s also case law as to what is substantial involvement,” Rodriguez told The Monitor after the hearing.

A Democratic strategist who promoted the false narrative that border agents whipped migrants is now facing backlash for attacking Christian ads that aired during the Super Bowl.

Border Patrol agents arrested two illegal immigrants and a human smuggler after the driver attempted to abandon a damaged SUV with a flat tire and fled on foot.

The Border Patrol Friday held a Change of Command Ceremony officially transferring the authority and responsibility of the RGV Sector of the Border Patrol to Gloria I. Chavez.

Border Patrol agents are encountering 800% more Chinese nationals that the same period last fiscal year, Fox News is told by a Customs and Border Protection source.

Border Patrol agents in one border sector nabbed three child sex offenders in two days, fueling concerns about the "gotaways" slipping past overwhelmed agents.

Rep. Katie Porter hailed the significant rise in fentanyl seizures at the southern border in recent years as a "success," during a House Oversight Committee hearing.

A man suspected of smuggling seven illegal immigrants into the US under hay bales tried to evade Border Patrol agents by taking off on horseback, authorities say.

GOP lawmakers have incorrectly blamed the spike in fentanyl overdoses on migrants, whom they blame for bringing the drugs across the border.

Former El Paso City Councilwoman Claudia Rodriguez responds to a Texas Democrat judge saying it's racist to describe the migrant crisis as an invasion.

The Border Patrol union argued on Tuesday's that CBP's new pursuit policy incentivizes human smugglers to drive recklessly and handcuffs the agents tasked with stopping them.

The House Oversight Committee says Chief Border Patrol officials will testify before Congress next week after GOP Rep. James Comer threatened DHS with a subpoena.

Mike Banks, a retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to illegal border crossings.

Nearly 300,000 illegal immigrant "gotaways" have escaped Border Patrol agents in fiscal 2023 so far, according to Customs and Border Protection sources.

A man was arrested Thursday after Border Patrol agents found a little over 12 pounds of cocaine inside his vehicle, which he says he bought from his friend and is still making payments on, according to a criminal complaint.

Border Patrol has struggled with recruitment for years. But the union says plenty of prospective agents are applying, they just can't pass the mandatory polygraph.

A Border Patrol Union official says that agents would likely support the impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas due to the ongoing situation at the southern border.

Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz introduced a bipartisan bill Friday to rename a United States Postal Service facility after the Border Patrol agent who died in the line of duty last month.

Yuma, Ariz. farmer Alex Muller shares how record numbers of migrant crossings are upending his business and his ability to procure produce on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'

Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee announced that it will hold a hearing next month with Biden administration career border officials.

Riding the success of his historic congressional session last year where he helped pass the first gun safety bill signed into law in a generation, Cornyn is hopeful that his ability to strike deals across the aisle will help Congress achieve another elusive legislative goal: an immigration deal.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed a retired Border Patrol agent from Harlingen to take over a vacated seat within the Texas Workforce Commission.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed a retired Border Patrol agent from Harlingen to take over a vacated seat within the Texas Workforce Commission.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed a retired Border Patrol agent from Harlingen to take over a vacated seat within the Texas Workforce Commission. Abbott announced the appointment of Albert Treviño on Monday to the position of commissioner representing labor, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. He has an Associate Degree in criminal justice from Texas Southmost College and a combined 33 years serving in law enforcement and Border Patrol. When he worked for the police department in Harlingen, Treviño held positions ranging from a police instructor, to a background investigator and a patrol officer. Treviño’s resume also includes working to represent his colleagues as treasurer for the National Border Patrol Council and, previously, as the executive vice president for the Local 3307 of the National Border Patrol Council, the Border Patrol union in the Valley.

Border Patrol agents nabbed three convicted sex offenders in four days in just one part of the border, Customs and Border Protection anncounced this week.

President Joe Biden plans to see border enforcement operations in El Paso Sunday after announcing a new parole process that includes turning away Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, Cubans, and Haitians who illegally cross the border from Mexico.

Customs and Border Protection said its Office of Professional Responsibility was "reviewing the incident."

A Border Patrol agent wearing body armor was struck by gunfire but avoided serious injury Thursday while confronting the occupants of a vehicle suspected of migrant smuggling in New Mexico, federal authorities said. Six people were taken into custody after the vehicle later crashed, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The agency added that the agent was shot in the chest multiple times and was released after a medical examination.

Cuban migrants are still arriving by boat in the Florida Keys even as the Biden administration promises a crackdown.

Border Patrol agents in Rio Grande City foiled a scheme last week where the local hospital was being used as a staging area for smuggling people into the country illegally. “The concerned citizens indicated that a foot trail was being used to get onto the premises,” the complaint stated. Minutes later, Border Patrol agents stopped the Chrysler and arrested its driver, Lazaro Barrera, after finding five people in the country illegally who were inside the vehicle, according to the complaint. He also disclosed that Rio Grande City police had previously arrested him for the same charges. Barrera is charged with transporting people in the country illegally and is scheduled to make an initial appearance in McAllen federal court Tuesday in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Juan F. Alanis.

Border Patrol last week arrested an armed man who led agents on a high-speed chase after picking up people in the country illegally at the rest stop north of the Falfurrias checkpoint.

A Texas ranch owner has filmed the attempted break-in of her home, 50 mile from the besieged southern border, as officials deal with a surge in "gotaways."

Five people believed to be armed and dangerous are on the run after leaving a vehicle involved in a pursuit on Highway 131, according to the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office.

The Biden administration attempted to end Title 42 earlier this year before a federal judge blocked the move. A different federal court has now ordered that the federal health order be lifted.

The Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin is speaking about the lawsuit filed against the district attorney Christina Mitchell nearly one week ago.

For the first time in the capital murder trial of an ex-Border Patrol agent, Juan David Ortiz showed some emotion.

A juror in the capital murder trial of an ex-Border Patrol agent was dismissed Monday after fainting while graphic autopsy photos were shown to the jury.

After two days of interrogation video of an ex-Border Patrol supervisor being shown to the jury, his confession and motive were finally heard on Friday.

A prostitute whose terrifying encounter with a Border Patrol agent led to his arrest in the deaths of four women near Laredo testified against him Monday in a Bexar County courtroom.

The trial of Juan David Ortiz, a former Border Patrol agent accused of murdering four women near Laredo in 2018, is being tried in Bexar County after a change of venue was granted.

KSAT Reporter Erica Hernandez recaps the events that led up to his arrest and also a look at what we can expect from the upcoming trial.

Arizona is refusing the federal government’s demand to take down double-stacked shipping containers it placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying it won’t do so until the U.S. moves to construct a permanent barrier.

State Senator Roland Gutierrez, is calling for resignation of Department of Public Safety Director

Families of the victims killed in the May 24 Robb Elementary School massacre say a New York Times investigation is further proof that more people need to be held accountable for failing to protect their children that day.

The United Nations says almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America lack adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care.

The Biden administration has agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia’s invasion.

Washington D.C., New York City, Chicago, San Antonio seek advice from director of Catholic Charities RGV for migrant response.

Three people have been arrested and accused of trying to transport smuggled migrants into interior of the United States by air, bypassing Border Patrol checkpoints.

A three-vehicle crash in Uvalde left two people dead and 10 others injured and hospitalized, according to Uvalde police.

The uncoordinated movement of migrants to new locations could jeopardize their asylum case case.

U.S. authorities say the number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August.

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the eight suspects coordinated the transportation of the migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to other parts of the country.

The Border Patrol is seeing a dramatic shift in the type of migrants who come across the busiest places on the U.S.-Mexico.

At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday.

At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday.

Juan David Ortiz is charged with capital murder of multiple persons.

The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

It’s an operation that Brooks County sheriffs deputies say knows no time and has no bounds. Smuggling of migrants can happen in backroads or in high traffic areas. Reporter Alicia Barrera and photojournalist Sal Salazar take you to areas where migrants are often loaded up to be smuggled across the nation.

Rescue simulations at border aimed at providing better understanding of dangers as crossings of migrants don't slow down. Over the weekend, Border Patrol Del Rio apprehended more than 2,500 migrants.

Operation Lone Star has helped fund the miles of concertina wire and militarization along the U.S. border. But how are funds invested in communities more than 80 miles north of the border? Reporter Alicia Barrera and photojournalist Sal Salazar visit Brooks County for a closer look.

Less than 24 hours after opening new processing facility in Eagle Pass, Border Patrol agents say its almost at capacity.

Minutes before Governor Greg Abbott arrived to Eagle Pass’ International Bridge II Wednesday, a group of undocumented immigrants defied Operation Lone Star efforts and crossed the Rio Grande River into the U.S.

Border Patrol hosts security event Tuesday morning in the Rio Grande Valley. The event is aimed to cast a light on dangers undocumented immigrants face when entering the US.

The Border Patrol paroled more than 207,000 migrants who crossed from Mexico from August through May.

Juan David Ortiz's crimes targeted people in a marginalized community, using his authority to gain trust and evade suspicion.

The conservative, predominantly Hispanic town has long supported law enforcement. But some wonder how — or if — the heavily criticized response to the shooting will change that.

The images show a hole in the top of a baseball cap and a blurred image of a head wound that had been repaired with staples.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says an agent in Texas has been arrested and charged with assaulting and mistreating a juvenile in custody.

A multi-county chase ended with a crash, a driver hospitalized and four migrants being detained on the South Side, according to San Antonio police.

The City of Carrizo Springs is still determining a plan of action for migrants after they’re released by Border Patrol. Now, a faith-based ministry says they’re standing by to help but need donations.

A traffic stop near Uvalde on Wednesday led to the discovery of 46 immigrants in the back of a tractor-trailer belly-dump rig.

Influx at the Eagle Pass Border Patrol facility leads to release of undocumented immigrants in Carrizo Springs.

Unaccompanied child migrants trying to enter the United States will no longer be denied a chance to seek asylum under new guidance announced by U.S. health authorities.

A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration.

A Texas man who transported two men from Mexico in a U.S. flag-draped coffin has pleaded guilty to human smuggling.

An internal review has been launched into the actions of a special Customs and Border Protection unit that used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including an Associated Press reporter.

From October 2020 through September 2021, agents encountered roughly 1,733,652 million migrants, surpassing fiscal year 2000, when 1,643,679 border encounters were logged.

State officials have implemented a new plan to secure the Texas-Mexico border under the order of Gov. Greg Abbott -- install nearly 20 shipping containers to create a steel wall.