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Border Patrol Deploys New Water Rescue Devices on Rio Grande Photo: U.S. Border Patrol/Del Rio Sector 29 Apr 2021 Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents deployed new watercraft on the Rio Grande to help with the rescue of the increasing number of migrants crossing from Mexico. Del Rio Sector agents are now patrolling with Shallow Water Rescue Craft to cut into the increasing number of migrant drownings this year, according to a tweet from Chief Patrol Agent Austin Skero. “This vessel can be quickly deployed in any water depth, improving our agents’ abilities to conduct rescues or aid agents ...

04/27/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/27/2021 11:38 DHS Announces Operation to Target Criminal Smuggling Organizations WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced a new counter-network targeting operation focused on transnational criminal organizations affiliated with the smuggling of migrants. 'Transnational criminal organizations put profit over human life, with devastating consequences,' said Secretary Mayorkas. 'With the help of our federal and foreign partners, we aim to cut off access to that profit by denying these criminals the...

Border Patrol Confirms Illegal Alien Surge After Biden Executive Order   WASHINGTON, D.C.  — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Thursday released operational statistics for March 2021, which can be viewed here. The documents confirm in detail the surge of illegal alien border crossings under the Biden Executive Orders.  “CBP has experienced an increase in encounters and arrests. This is not new. Encounters have continued to increase since April 2020, and our past experiences have helped us be better prepared for the challenges we face this year,” said CBP Senior Official Perfo...

Data: The number of migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border in March is highest in 15 years Unaccompanied minors hits all-time high in March, records show Published:  Tags:  . (Henry Keller/KSAT) In March, Border Patrol agents encountered more migrants in a single month than they have since 2006, according to the latest numbers provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. According to the latest data available from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Border Patrol agents logged 172,331 apprehensions in March along the U.S.-Mexico border. That’s a 71% increase from February...

On April 8, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released the latest apprehension numbers at the Southwest border for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The data show that border officials apprehended 172,231 migrants last month – a 71 percent increase from the 101,028 arrests made in February. The March numbers at the southern border are the highest total for that month since FY 2000. The number of unaccompanied alien minors apprehended by immigration officials reached 18,890 last month – a 100 percent increase from February, another record-breaking figure for a single month. The main countries...