Border Patrol uses drones to arrest 26 people in one day
The U.S. Border Patrol agents used drones to help to make 26 arrests in a single day.
Demonstrators arrested at Times Square protest against ICE, NYPD
Demonstrators were arrested Saturday in Times Square while protesting federal immigration officials and the NYPD, authorities said.
'I want to be with my family': Central American refugees delayed by Trump, then by COVID-19 pandemic
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, only about 338 of the 2,700 Central Americans approved to come to the U.S. through a small refugee program have been able to travel.
Roughly 8,800 unaccompanied children expelled at US border under pandemic-related measure
The Trump administration has also expelled more than 7,600 people who came in families since the public health emergency order took effect in March.
Feds seize thousands of knock-off Apple AirPods at JFK
Every year, CBP confiscates tens of thousands of shipments of counterfeit brand-name products coming into the United States.
Thousands of fake driver's licenses seized at Cincinnati-area port
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspecting cargo at the Cincinnati Port have seized 2,233 counterfeit driver's licenses so far in 2020.
Remains of endangered primate found in shipment bound for New York
Agriculture specialists inspecting bags of dried chili peppers imported from Thailand also found dried frogs, dried insects, and turtle bones.
Judge to order US to stop detaining migrant kids in hotels
A federal judge said Friday that she would order the Trump administration to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the United States, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.
ICE operations nab more than 2,000 illegal immigrants, many with criminal charges, convictions
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced that it had arrested more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from 20 countries in a series of operations in July and August -- with the vast majority of those arrested having criminal charges or convictions.
U.S. extends border restrictions with Canada and Mexico
The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to extend the border restrictions on non-essential travel between the nations through September 21.
Border Patrol seizes $2 million in narcotics hidden inside bus
When agents from the U.S. Border Patrol inspected a commercial passenger bus arriving from Mexico, they found nearly 200 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine hidden inside the vehicle.
Shipments of nearly 20,000 fake driver's licenses seized at Chicago airport
Most of the shipments came from Hong Kong and mainland China, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Border Patrol seizes nearly $1 million in cash hidden inside SUV
Agents found 65 plastic-wrapped bundles of cash inside a vehicle.
Biden says border wall construction will stop if he is elected
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.
Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated' in U.S. history
An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said.
Taiwanese man in ICE custody for 6 months dies
A 51-year-old man who had been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since January died this week.
Border Patrol finds dozens of migrants in stolen pickup truck in Arizona
The agents found 30 Mexican nationals, including children, crammed onto the Ford F-250 truck.
Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall
A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the justices last year cleared the way for the administration to use military funds for construction while the case played out in the courts.
Cuomo slams Homeland Security chief for 'illegal' Global Entry ejection
Cuomo on Friday called it an illegal act of political abuse by Trump administration officials. Cuomo called for investigations by Attorney General William Barr and congressional Democrats.
Two teens busted trying to smuggle nearly two dozen people into U.S.
A pair of teenagers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly two dozen illegal aliens into the U.S. in a semi-tractor-trailer.