December 8, 2019 Border apprehensions dropped in November for 6th consecutive month, per DHS data Law enforcement apprehended or turned away 42,649 migrants at the southern border in November, according to preliminary data reviewed by ӣƵ -- a sixth month of declines that the administration is hailing as proof that the set of policies and initiatives to combat the border crisis is working.
December 7, 2019 Trump will 'temporarily hold off' designating Mexican cartels as terror groups President Trump announced Friday that he will hold off on officially declaring Mexican cartels terrorist organizations while he works with the Mexican president "to deal decisively" with the issue.
December 3, 2019 Colorado attack victim believes illegal immigrant suspect should have been deported, report says A man in Colorado who allegedly was attacked at his home last month is now saying that one of the suspects – an illegal immigrant from Cuba whom ICE had placed a detainer on – should have been deported before the incident could happen.
December 2, 2019 Tom Homan: Latest cartel violence shows Mexico needs help from US forces Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan said Monday that it may be time for the United States to more substantially help Mexican forces against powerful drug cartels.
November 30, 2019 The impact of designating Mexican cartels a 'foreign terrorist organization' President Trump has said efforts to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) are moving ahead – prompting both praise and criticism. But what impact would such a title have and would it work in dismantling such networks who burn, behead, smuggle and instill fear?
November 27, 2019 DEA agent who caught El Chapo: Trump labeling Mexican cartels 'terrorists' would be 'game-changer' The former head of the Chicago DEA, who spent years fighting the Mexican drug cartels and brought down the infamous drug lord "El Chapo," said he "applauds" President Donald Trump for pushing to designate the cartels as terrorist organizations.
November 26, 2019 Telemundo TV actor Alejandro Sandí rescued, 'in good health' after being abducted in Mexico A French citizen and a Mexican actor who played secondary roles in the Telemundo TV narco series “El Senor de los Cielos” were let go by their abductors Monday, a day after robbers snatched them and stole the SUV they were driving in near a popular mountain peak west of Mexico City.
November 20, 2019 Mexican families of El Paso shooting victims sue Walmart Mexican citizens whose relatives were victims in the Aug. 3 mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, have filed a lawsuit against the store chain.
November 18, 2019 DHS defends policy keeping asylum-seeking migrants at Mexico border Although many migrants who made it to the United States to ask for asylum have been kept in limbo at the border of Mexico, the U.S. Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) have remained “one of the most effective tools the United States has to address the crisis at the southwest border,” a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman told ӣƵ on Monday.
November 17, 2019 Many migrants stuck in lawless Mexican border state after trying to enter US The United States has warned its citizens to stay away from the lawless border state of Tamaulipas, assigning the area in Mexico the same alert level given to war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Syria.