The Town Talk – To complement the 651 miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexican border, Customs and Border Protection deploys drones, tethered radar blimps, P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft, thermal-imaging devices, towers with day and night video cameras, ground surveillance radar and much more. But many pieces of that technology are flawed: Some produce frequent false […]
DHS Can’t Locate 266 Illegal Overstays that Pose National Security Risks
CNS News – According to testimony from Rebecca Gambler, director of the Homeland Security and Justice for GAO, on May 21, 2013 before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, DHS identified 1,901 illegal overstays of concern in 2011. As of March 2013, 14 percent remain missing. The 1,901 cases were reprioritized for further […]
Cartels Extort Immigrants, Pose Challenge for Reform
ABC News | AP – Just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, stands a dormitory-style shelter filled with people recently deported from the U.S. and other migrants waiting to cross the border. The long rows of bunk beds offer immigrants a place to rest on their long journey. But the shelter is no safe […]
Homeland Security Has Its Mind Made Up On Border Security
The Hill – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said pending immigration reform legislation does nothing to force Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to secure the border before giving legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. “If Las Vegas oddsmakers were laying odds of the probability of the Department of Homeland Security concluding at whatever time it […]
ICE Pushed Pro Amnesty Policies During 2012 Election
The Daily Caller – The head of the immigration enforcement officers union harshly criticized both Congress and the Obama administration over the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. National ICE Council president Chris Crane said the massive bill places little value on the opinions of experienced immigration law enforcement professionals. In a six-part interview, Crane explains […]
FBI Says Mexican Cartel Actively Recruiting Americans Since 2010
ABC-Univision – The Mexican Cartel, Los Zetas, has been vigorously expanding its U.S. connections and influence since at least 2010, a confidential FBI document shows. The recently leaked FBI bulletin was published by the equal information advocacy website Public Intelligence. It says U.S. gangs formed by both Mexican and non-Mexican Americans are actively collaborating with […]