U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a refrigerated commercial trailer north of Laredo, Texas. Keep Reading
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 21% in the first nine months of this year to 72,500*, largely because of a drop in arrivals in the Eastern and Western Mediterranean. Keep Reading
OIG found that CBP’s use of tear gas during the incidents appeared to be within its use of force policy. However, U.S. Border Patrol did not fully comply with CBP policies related to obtaining an acoustic device with an “alert tone” mode, as well as required less-lethal device training and certification. Keep Reading