Border Patrol agents in South Texas uncovered a harrowing smuggling attempt Wednesday after discovering seven illegal aliens sealed into a hidden compartment beneath a flatbed trailer. The discovery occurred after the truck’s driver, attempting to evade law enforcement, crashed into a ranch fence near Laredo and fled on foot.
Governor Katie Hobbs signed a $17.6 billion bipartisan budget Friday, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown and marking another year of steady spending increases under her administration. The new fiscal package includes funding increases for K-12 education, Medicaid, border security, and public safety—features that align closely with Hobbs’ original proposal but reflect bipartisan compromises with a Republican-led legislature.
President Donald Trump’s return to border enforcement has led to a historic drop in illegal immigration, reversing the crisis that peaked under Joe Biden’s administration. Federal data shows a 90% reduction in illegal alien “got-aways” in June compared to the same month last year. These are individuals who evade U.S. Border Patrol entirely—many with criminal histories.
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) issued a stark warning about the consequences of former President Joe Biden’s lax immigration policies following the murder of a South Carolina woman allegedly committed by six illegal aliens. Norman emphasized that the threat posed by unchecked illegal immigration now reaches into every community across the country.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) special agents, working alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), seized more than $2.4 million worth of methamphetamine at the Pharr Port of Entry this week. The bust resulted in the arrest of a Mexican national attempting to smuggle nearly 400 bundles of the narcotic into the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released border data for the month of May, revealing that zero illegal immigrants were permitted into the country's interior throughout the period.
White House border czar Tom Homan stated Monday that Joe Biden is the first president in U.S. history to intentionally leave the southern border unsecured.
The White House placed lawn signs of 100 of the "worst illegal immigrant criminals" to tout those arrested during President Trump's first 100 days of his second term.
