/tags/border-patrol Border Patrol en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:31:15 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/ted-cruz-colin-allred-face-off-in-fiery-debate-days-before-early-voting-begins-in-texas The only debate between Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who is running for his third term, and Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred was fiery from the jump and didn’t cool down. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 04:31:15 GMT /politics/2024-10-15/ted-cruz-colin-allred-face-off-in-fiery-debate-days-before-early-voting-begins-in-texas Blaise Gainey /texas/2022-05-20/federal-judge-rules-policy-that-allows-for-rapid-expulsions-at-the-border-must-stay-in-place The ruling from the Louisiana-based judge comes less than three days before the Biden administration was scheduled to lift the policy, known as Title 42. It was originally put in place at the beginning of the pandemic by the Trump administration. Fri, 20 May 2022 22:23:49 GMT /texas/2022-05-20/federal-judge-rules-policy-that-allows-for-rapid-expulsions-at-the-border-must-stay-in-place Julián Aguilar /2021-10-23/border-patrol-apprehensions-hit-a-record-high-but-thats-only-part-of-the-story The Border Patrol recorded nearly 1.7 million apprehensions last year, eclipsing the record set in 2000. Still, the number of migrants crossing illegally is likely far below the all-time high. Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:27:46 GMT /2021-10-23/border-patrol-apprehensions-hit-a-record-high-but-thats-only-part-of-the-story Joel Rose /news/2021-03-16/young-migrants-held-by-border-patrol-far-longer-than-allowed-document-shows The unaccompanied minors are spending an average of 117 hours in detention facilities, beyond the 72 hours allowed, according to a Department of Homeland Security document. Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:02:22 GMT /news/2021-03-16/young-migrants-held-by-border-patrol-far-longer-than-allowed-document-shows Franco Ordoñez, Dana Farrington /politics/2021-03-15/house-gop-leader-heads-to-southern-border-as-democrats-ready-immigration-bills Kevin McCarthy's trip comes amid a jump in the number of migrants showing up at the border, especially unaccompanied children. Democrats say the GOP lawmakers' visit was a political stunt. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:18:02 GMT /politics/2021-03-15/house-gop-leader-heads-to-southern-border-as-democrats-ready-immigration-bills Barbara Sprunt /2019-07-18/homeland-security-chief-agency-has-made-significant-strides-on-border-migrants Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan appeared before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday, where Chairman Elijah Cummings said he's wondering "whether there is an empathy deficit." Thu, 18 Jul 2019 09:00:07 GMT /2019-07-18/homeland-security-chief-agency-has-made-significant-strides-on-border-migrants Claudia Grisales, Brian Naylor /crime-justice/2019-07-15/62-border-patrol-employees-under-investigation-for-posts-in-facebook-group U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday that 62 current and eight former Border Patrol employees are under internal investigation� Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:57:36 GMT /crime-justice/2019-07-15/62-border-patrol-employees-under-investigation-for-posts-in-facebook-group Colleen Long | The Associated Press /texas/2019-07-02/homeland-security-report-tensions-rising-in-overcrowded-migrant-detention-facilities The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General released a report on Tuesday detailing severe overcrowding and escalating tensions� Tue, 02 Jul 2019 22:38:30 GMT /texas/2019-07-02/homeland-security-report-tensions-rising-in-overcrowded-migrant-detention-facilities Riane Roldan /2019-07-02/lawmakers-respond-to-vile-secret-facebook-group-created-by-border-patrol-agents Among the group's most offensive posts were discussions of recent migrant deaths, jokes about throwing burritos at lawmakers and illustrations depicting sexually aggressive acts. Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:07:40 GMT /2019-07-02/lawmakers-respond-to-vile-secret-facebook-group-created-by-border-patrol-agents Vanessa Romo /news/2019-07-01/border-patrol-chief-calls-derogatory-posts-in-closed-facebook-group-inappropriate The head of the U.S. Border Patrol says sexist posts and comments mocking migrant deaths in a closed Facebook group for agents and employees are� Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:55:29 GMT /news/2019-07-01/border-patrol-chief-calls-derogatory-posts-in-closed-facebook-group-inappropriate The Associated Press