Nearly four years after Donald Trump pledged to build a wall along the 1,954-mile U.S.-Mexico border, how many miles of new barriers have been completed? It depends on the definition of “new.” In common parlance, “new” refers to wall segments built whe…
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Earlier this month, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden stated, during an interview, that while he would not tear down the elements of the border wall system updated or constructed under President Trump, he would not build “another fo…
This year is already the deadliest on record for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel, due to COVID-19 and illegal aliens. The McAllen (Texas) Monitor reported this month that 10 CBP officers have died since March as a result of contracti…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) this month awarded a contract to build a 17-mile section of border wall in Laredo, Texas, where there are virtually no barriers beyond the city’s bustling port of entry. The $290 million project follows announce…
Presidential aspirant Joe Biden promised the nation that while he will not tear down any of the existing border wall now in place, he will not build one more foot of border wall and instead focus enforcement efforts on high-tech security and ports of e…
Arrivals at America’s southern border are rising, despite the continued ban on “non-essential” travel. At the rate northbound traffic is increasing, crossings will soon be back to pre-COVID-19 levels. An interactive government database shows pedestrian…
Illegal alien apprehensions along America’s southwest border continue to climb for the second month in a row, with June apprehensions exceeding 32,000, more than double those of April. While this is a concerning trend, these levels are well below those…
Despite COVID-19 shutting down most of the country, illegal crossings, drug and human smuggling attempts are still daily occurrences for Customs and Border Patrol agents. In just over a week, Laredo Customs and Border Patrol Agents (Texas) seized: 164 …
It has often been said, in particular by critics of border closures and travel restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, that “viruses don’t respect borders.” While there may be some validity to that assertion, in the most literal sense, it is d…
The coronavirus outbreak has spurred reckless calls from members of Congress to release detainees from Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) custody over concerns of spreading the virus. Now, a case in California is making it increasingly…