An internal audit by inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security has found that expanding the use of drones for surveillance on the Southern border would be a waste of resources: The report released Tuesday by John Roth, inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, said that the nine Predator B drones currently […]
Border chief claims captures up 50%
January 7, 2015 by 5 Comments
The Washington Examiner — The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday estimated that his agency is capturing “78 percent to 79 percent” of all illegals entering into the United States, an unusually high rate immediately called into question when he couldn’t say exactly how many try to cross. That is more than 50 percent […]
State of Texas to Pull Back National Guard from Border
November 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Breitbart — The State of Texas is set to pull back the Texas National Guard from the Mexican border with claims of replacing them with state troopers and technology. Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst announced the move on Wednesday. Addressing the media in a press conference at the Texas Capitol, Dewhurst said while the surge under […]
Border Patrol Stripping Agents Of Their Rifles
November 11, 2014 by 6 Comments
KVOA News — The News 4 Tucson Investigators have uncovered that some U.S. Border Patrol agents have lost a key part of their arsenal. And that has agents who patrol along the border here, extremely worried. We learned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Offices of Border Patrol and Training and Development are inspecting the […]
Border stat posted, and then removed
November 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
Washington Post — Most of the people the Border Patrol stopped from sneaking into the country last year were from countries other than Mexico, according to agency statistics, a shift that might have provided fodder for politicians leading up to Tuesday’s election. But they didn’t get much of a chance. The Border Patrol’s annual statistics […]
Minutewoman Sponsors Protest to Shut Down All U.S. Ports of Entry Along U.S.-Mexico Border on November 1
October 28, 2014 by 6 Comments
On November 1st, 2014, American citizens will join together to SHUT DOWN ALL PORTS. shutdownallports.com is the creation of Stasyi Barth, a proud Minutewoman. On November 1, 2014 @ 8:00am PDT… We are a representation of Americans who are unsettled and deeply concerned (aka: PISSED OFF) with our current Administration, in all branches of Federal and State […]
