Border Patrol

Helicopter crash at the southern border kills three

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LA GRULLA, TX – A tragic helicopter crash occurred near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Friday, resulting in the death of at least three individuals, including National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent. The crash took place in La Grulla, a border town situated near the Rio Grande in Starr County. The county’s highest-ranking local official, Starr County Judge Eloy Vera, confirmed the devastating news and added that the fourth individual involved in …

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Two migrants found dead in Rio Grande

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EAGLE PASS, TX – This week, Texas authorities recovered the bodies of two migrants, one of them a 3-year-old child, who are suspected to have drowned while trying to cross the U.S. southern border. The border has recently seen a surge in illegal crossings, reaching nearly record-breaking numbers. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety found a 3-year-old migrant boy in the Rio Grande, close to the border town of Eagle Pass. The department …

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Former Border Patrol Agent Guilty Of Murdering Multiple Women

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Following hearing recordings in which he admitted he wanted to “clean up the streets” of his town, a former Border Patrol agent was convicted of capital murder Wednesday in the 2018 deaths of four sex workers. During his arrest, Juan David Ortiz, 39, a Border Patrol intelligence supervisor, was found guilty of killing Melissa Ramirez, 29, Claudine Anne Luera, 42, Guiselda Alicia Cantu, 35, and Janelle Ortiz, 28. In September 2018, their bodies were discovered …

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Border Patrol Agents Shot In Shootout With Drug Smugglers

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On Thursday, several Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were shot while boarding a suspected smuggling vessel. There have been no details provided regarding the conditions of the agents involved in the incident. CBP has yet to identify any of the victims. Three CBP Marine Interdiction Agents were involved in a gunfight with individuals on board a suspected smuggling vessel when they approached 14 miles off the coast of Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico on Nov. …

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