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
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
Both France and the U.K. agree that tougher action is needed following the concerning rise in incidents over the summer months. More than 1,000 people have attempted to cross the English Channel from France in small boats this year, with at least 270 in August alone. Keep Reading
Approximately 3,027 Haitian migrants have attempted to illegally enter the U.S. via the maritime environment in fiscal year 2019 compared to 2,727 Haitian migrants in fiscal year 2018. Keep Reading
There have been calls for fresh scrutiny of aviation security as efforts continue to identify a man whose frozen body fell into a garden in London from the landing gear of a Kenya Airways plane. Keep Reading
The pair from El Salvador drowned Sunday in the Rio Grande as they were crossing from Mexico into Texas near Brownsville. They actually had made it to the Texas side initially, and Martinez placed his child there before turning around to get his wife. Keep Reading
Earlier this month, the European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, detected a suspicious fishing trawler towing a smaller boat. The boat was empty, but something caught the attention of the agency’s experts. Keep Reading
The Organized Crime Group was composed mainly of Romanian truck drivers, intermediaries and leaders. Smuggled migrants were mostly from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Palestine. The migrants were transferred to transit sites in northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Keep Reading
By June 15 all Venezuelan migrants must have valid visas and passports. On Thursday alone, 5,849 Venezuelans entered Peru at Tumbes, compared to a daily average of around 1,500-2,000 in recent months. Keep Reading
Most of the Venezuelans who have fled are being hosted in Latin America: more than half are in Colombia and Peru, followed by Chile, Ecuador, Argentina and Brazil. Keep Reading
