Tag: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday apprehended a 47-year-old man on an outstanding murder warrant when he arrived at the Hidalgo International Bridge.

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody said Friday that agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk.

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks.

Though the number of people crossing the Southwest border was slightly higher last month compared to March, on the whole, fewer migrants attempted to enter the country in April 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

A 19-year-old murder suspect was apprehended Sunday after Customs and Border Protection officers found him concealed in the trunk of his sister’s vehicle after allegedly fleeing to Mexico, according to a news release.

A man illegally present in the country assaulted a female Border Patrol agent early Friday morning after he attempted to conceal himself when agents located a group of people near the Falfurrias checkpoint.

Border Patrol agents arrested two women after discovering five people who were illegally in the country inside a plastic bin, where one person told authorities they felt like they were "suffocating" and was "afraid for his life," according to a criminal complaint.

On Thursday afternoon, several hours before the official end of Title 42 at 10:59 p.m. Central Standard Time, no one seemed to know quite what to expect with the policy’s end, this despite many predictions of a massive surge of migrants poised to overwhelm authorities at the Brownsville port-of-entry and other crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border.

On Thursday afternoon, several hours before the official end of Title 42 at 10:59 p.m. Central Standard Time, no one seemed to know quite what to expect with the policy’s end, this despite many predictions of a massive surge of migrants poised to overwhelm authorities at the Brownsville port-of-entry and other crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A 22-year-old man is facing up to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to transport people illegally in the country, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas.