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Migrants say Border Patrol is keeping them between the border walls for days without food or shelter

SAN DIEGO — When a 33-year-old man from Afghanistan who had worked for the U.S. Army as a translator crossed onto U.S. soil from Tijuana, he thought he'd finally made it to a place where he would be safe.

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COUNTERPOINT: Of course there's a border crisis

Suppose that over a month or two, prices doubled. Would that be a crisis? Would it be a crisis if the number of people out of work doubled? Or the number of drug overdoses doubled, or car crashes, or burglaries?

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POINT: Perpetual ‘border crisis’ echoes through American history

Don’t feel dismayed if you have no idea what’s going on at our southern border.

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Immigrant rights advocates waited over 9 hours to testify against a proposed Border Protection Unit to “deter and repel” migrants

House Bill 20 introduced by Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would create a unit whose officers can “arrest, apprehend, or detain persons crossing the Texas-Mexico border unlawfully,” and deter those attempting to cross the border.

The Texas Tribune

Border Patrol: Armed bandits robbed 3 migrant groups in Otay Mountain wilderness

SAN DIEGO — Armed bandits have robbed and assaulted groups of migrant border-crossers at least three times in recent weeks near the Otay Mountain wilderness area, Border Patrol officials said Thursday.

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US official sees no link between Chinese migrants at border and fentanyl

A top U.S. law enforcement official on Wednesday said he sees no link between a rise in Chinese migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and illicit fentanyl entering the United States, in response to questioning by a Republican lawmaker.

Reuters

The Government Is Turning Border Surveillance on Everyday Americans

As the government sets its sights on migrants crossing the border, native-born Americans have also come under its watchful eye.

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Texas Police: Migrants Found 'Suffocating' in Train, 2 Dead

Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling near the US-Mexico border. The Uvalde Police Department said Border Patrol was informed of the phone call and able to stop…

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Two dead, several injured after migrants were found “suffocating” inside locked train car

Uvalde officials said U.S. Border Patrol responded to a 911 call alerting them about a group of people who were trapped for hours inside of a shipping container.

The Texas Tribune

House GOP leaders question discipline for Border Patrol agents

WASHINGTON — A trio of House Republican leaders raised concerns Friday that border agents would be unfairly disciplined for their treatment of Haitian migrants while on horseback after an incident in 2021 got widespread attention.

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House GOP leaders question discipline for Border Patrol agents - Roll Call

House Republican leaders raised concerns Friday about the discipline process for border agents related to a 2021 incident on horseback.

Roll Call

Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15

Police told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle

Salon

“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15

In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour.

The Texas Tribune

Marjorie Taylor Greene explains why she claimed dirt-filled bag found on border was a bomb

Controversial Georgia congresswoman suggested that the ‘bomb’ was an attempt to harm Americans, which was later denied by US Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz

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Border chief asks House panel to boost migrant processing

WASHINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told House Republicans on Wednesday that his agency needs more technology and resources, as the number of migrants arriving at the southwest border “places tremendous strain” on the system.

Roll Call

Border chief asks House panel to boost migrant processing - Roll Call

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told House Republicans on Wednesday that his agency needs more technology and resources.

The Independent UK

Watch live as US Border Patrol chief testifies on border security

Watch live as US Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee during a field hearing on Wednesday (15 March).

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Consulate: 7 of 8 victims in San Diego migrant boat disaster presumed to be Mexican

SAN DIEGO — Seven of the eight people who died late Saturday night when two suspected human smuggling boats capsized near Black’s Beach are presumed to be citizens of Mexico, officials from the foreign consulate said Monday.

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Maritime smuggling is not new, but attempts have surged, as have deaths

SAN DIEGO — Just after midnight one Friday in late October 2021, the captain of a fishing boat sailing nearly 100 miles off the San Diego coastline spotted a faint light in the distance. In what a Coast Guard pilot later described as a miracle, the captain had spotted the…

The New Daily

Smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego, killing several

Several people have been killed after a suspected smuggling boat overturned off the coast San Diego - crews are searching for more

The Independent UK

Eight dead and seven missing as smuggling boat capsizes off coast of San Diego

Crews continue search for missing people

The Independent UK

8 dead, 7 missing after boat capsizes off San Diego coast

Authorities say eight people were killed when a suspected smuggling boat overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews were searching for at least seven additional victims

The Texas Tribune

House unveils bill giving state authority to “repel” and return migrants crossing from Mexico

House Bill 20 by state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would test the boundaries of the state’s ability to enforce immigration law, which courts have historically ruled falls under federal purview.

The Independent UK

Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants entering the United States from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities

Miami Herald

2 boats, carrying 48 Cuban migrants, make landing on Dry Tortugas in Florida Keys

MIAMI — A boat with rust- and green-colored lettering reading “Solo Dios Sabe” (Only God Knows) was one of two boats that may have carried a group of 48 Cuban migrants to shore at the Dry Tortugas National Park Saturday morning.

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