Customs, Border and Immigration News
Breaking news, updates and stories from the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Over $2.5 Million in Hard Narcotics
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized methamphetamine that…
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Christmas meth smuggling attempt foiled by Border Patrol canine
YUMA, Ariz. – An attempt to smuggle 25 pounds of methamphetamine through the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 78 near…
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Illegal Immigrants In Virginia Can Apply For Driver Privilege Cards Starting Jan. 1
Illegal immigrants will be able to apply for driver privilege cards in Virginia starting Jan. 1, 2020, according to the…
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DACA Supporters Ask Judge To Wait Until Biden Inauguration To Make Ruling
Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program asked a federal judge Tuesday to wait until President-elect Joe Biden…
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How Will The Incoming Biden Administration Approach Immigration Policies? Here’s What 2 Experts Say
The Biden campaign promised to end for-profit detention centers, saying businesses shouldn’t profit from refugees or asylum seekers, but a…
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ICE launches billboards in Asheville featuring at-large public safety threats
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a billboard campaign today in Asheville, North Carolina, to alert…
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U.S. Agents Make Colossal $37 Million Methamphetamine Bust
PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility struck a…
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Supreme Court Rules Against Counting Illegal Immigrants For Congressional Redistricting
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to not include illegal immigrants living in the…
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Chicago Mayor Wants To Prevent Cops From Assisting ICE
Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday introduced a plan to disallow police from assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).…
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Ossoff Says Feds Should Ensure Illegal Immigrants Aren’t Paid ‘Less Than Minimum Wage’
Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff in a Monday campaign video called on federal immigration authorities to ensure illegal aliens…
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Immigration Surge Poses Significant Challenge To Biden Administration
A surge in illegal immigration due to COVID-19 and economic hardship is expected to be the first major challenge of…
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California Releases Convicted Child Murderer, Despite ICE Detainer
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer on a Salvadoran national serving time for…
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Border Official: Biden’s ‘Open Borders’ Stance Will Increase Smuggling
Illegal immigration continued to increase through November largely due to smugglers fuelling perceptions that U.S. borders will be open under…
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New Phone Scam Seeks to Con People Out of Banking Info
DULUTH, Minn — A new type of telephone scam is targeting Duluth residents in an attempt to gain banking information…
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Another Migrant Caravan Is Headed To The U.S. How Will An Incoming Biden Administration Handle It?
A caravan of hundreds of migrants from Honduras is making its way to the U.S. after widespread damage caused by…
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