Deported military veterans push for pardons, get help from …
Dec 19, 2024 · SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — When Alex Murillo returned to the U.S. two years ago, he had been in what he calls “exile in Mexico” for 11 years.After getting north of the border through the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, the Gulf War veteran went back home to Phoenix where he grew up and where he had enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school.
DHS rolls out new rules for skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas
Dec 17, 2024 · The new rules will “modernize and improve the efficiency of the H-1B program, add benefits and flexibilities, and improve integrity measures,” according to the final rule posted in the Federal Register. “American businesses rely on the H-1B visa program for the recruitment of highly-skilled talent, benefitting communities across …
Abbott unveils new border security initiatives | Border Report Live
Dec 19, 2024 · EAGLE PASS, Texas (Border Report) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, unveiled a billboard campaign to deal with illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.. Speaking from a remote ranch on Thursday just north of Eagle Pass, Abbott was joined by Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, Department of Public Safety Director Freeman Martin, Adjutant General of Texas Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer, and Rose Luna ...
Border authorities refute GOP allegations of 'rape trees' rampant …
Sep 28, 2022 · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Republican lawmakers and candidates have been espousing the notion that “rape trees” — spots where migrants are sexually assaulted, their undergarments are hung as “trophies” — are prevalent on the South Texas border.But during interviews with Border Report, several border sheriffs and federal officials said they have found no evidence that ...
'Don't turn your back on us,' asylum-seekers tell Trump on eve of ...
2 days ago · JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – The day ends at 10 a.m. for all practical purposes at Hope Center migrant shelter in Juarez.. That’s when men and women from all over the Western Hemisphere put their phones down and give up on the American dream for another day. U.S. Customs and Border Protection rarely sends asylum appointment notices after noon Eastern Time, the migrants say.
Tijuana River boom ready to keep tons of Mexican trash out of ...
Dec 18, 2024 · SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Several local, state and federal agencies cut the ribbon on a 450-foot-long trash boom in the Tijuana River Valley on Tuesday morning.The boom is made up of 150 individual sections that are tied together and anchored by 20 tons of concrete on both sides. It was installed on the riverbed just inside U.S. territory.
Border wall bollards not up for auction in South Texas, CBP says
Dec 17, 2024 · Stacks of rusted border wall bollards sit in a yard in Pharr, Texas, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report) President-elect Trump campaigned promising tougher border security and it is expected that he will …
Horse patrol keeps watch over ‘roughest patch’ of U.S.-Mexico …
Dec 16, 2024 · LORDSBURG, New Mexico (Border Report) – Agency lore states that when Congress founded the U.S. Border Patrol in 1924, there were two requisites to join: Grab your gun and bring a horse. Although things really were a little more complicated, the fact is that a century later, border agents are still patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border […]
Explainer: How immigrants end up on ICE’s non-detained docket
Oct 1, 2024 · Recent reports that over 435,000 convicted criminals are on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's non-detained docket (NDD) -- meaning they are not detained by the agency while they await immigration proceedings -- has spurred much criticism and confusion. Border Report spoke with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, as well as reached out to the ...
McDonald's massacre near the border is hardly remembered
Feb 25, 2023 · DISCLAIMER: The content you are about to see contains graphic images some readers might find disturbing. SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Like Uvalde, Texas, this week, all eyes were on San Ysidro, California, some 38 years ago when a lone gunman shot dozens of people inside a McDonald’s in the small community about a mile from the border.Armed with several weapons, including an Uzi and a ...