Border Patrol K9 Finds 90 People Smuggled in Trailer
Border Patrol agents have intercepted a large human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 Checkpoint. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Repatriates Illegal Migrants Following Interdictions Near Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
Five of the interdicted migrants face possible federal prosecution in Puerto Rico. Keep Reading
Increase in Migrant Fatalities Across Americas in 2019
More than 800 people died last year crossing deserts, rivers and remote lands while migrating across the Americas, making 2019 one of deadliest years on record, the UN migration agency announced on January 28. Keep Reading
Border Patrol Agents Discover 37 People Inside Tractor Trailers
Three failed illegal alien smuggling attempts have lead to the discovery of 37 people inside semi-tractor trailers. Keep Reading
Phoenix Man Sentenced to Prison for Human Smuggling Resulting in Death
A Phoenix man was sentenced January 14, to 80 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for alien smuggling resulting in a death in a probe spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations assisted by the United States Border Patrol. Keep Reading
Human Trafficking Month
Joint Action Dismantles Network That Smuggled People from Middle East to U.K.
The criminal network is suspected of having facilitated the transportation of around 10,000 Afghan, Iranian, Iraqi-Kurdish and Syrian migrants from the French areas of Le Mans and Poitiers to the United Kingdom. Keep Reading
Irregular Migration into European Union at Lowest Level Since 2013
The number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union’s external borders last year fell to the lowest level since 2013 due to a drop in people reaching European shores via the Central and Western Mediterranean routes. Keep Reading
Honduran National Arrested While Attempting to Arrange Travel for a Minor
Illegal aliens attempt to enter the U.S. by arriving with a child in order to be deemed a family unit and avoid detention. After securing entry into the U.S. they subsequently return the child back to their native countries where they are frequently used again by other adults to enter the U.S. Keep Reading
CBP Enforcement Actions Up 68 Percent in FY 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection took more than 1.1 million enforcement actions nationwide in Fiscal Year 2019, a 68 percent increase over the preceding year. The surge in enforcement actions was driven largely by activity on the southwest border. Keep Reading
DHS Working to Improve Estimates on Number of Foreign Individuals Unlawfully Residing in U.S.
The Government Accountability Office recently reviewed DHS’s March 2019 report which listed various approaches that could improve its annual estimates, such as using more precise mortality estimates for foreign-born populations rather than standard demographic tables. Keep Reading