The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction barring unauthorized drones along the US-Mexico border up to 400 feet above ground, extending one nautical mile north of the border. The action addresses concerns about illegal drug shipments and cartel drone activity.
Federal Aviation Administration, Issued temporary flight restriction; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Stated military will shoot down cartel drones; Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Said restrictions will counter cartel drone threats and 1 more
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer struck Miguel Parra-Hernandez with an SUV in a west Houston parking lot on Saturday during an ICE enforcement operation targeting a different man. Parra-Hernandez suffered a broken leg in three places and was hospitalized and placed in ICE custody.
Miguel Parra-Hernandez, Houston resident struck by ICE vehicle; Lina Hidalgo, Harris County Judge who released statement; Harris County Sheriff's Office, Investigating the incident and 3 more
About 125 Indiana National Guard members from Plymouth deployed to southern Texas for nearly a year to support immigration enforcement at the U.S. border with Mexico as part of Operation Arden Vanguard, replacing another mobilization.
Indiana National Guard members from Plymouth, Deployed personnel; Capt. Jakob Young, Commander of the 381st Military Police Company; Maj. Gen. Justin Mann, Commanding general of 81st Troop Command and 1 more
Tomás Michael Carvallo, senior intelligence analyst for Global Guardian, discussed Mexican cartel violence and security risks on a Border Report Live episode filmed in Harlingen, Texas. He described Sinaloa as an extreme risk due to cartel turf wars and explained how the Jalisco New Generation Cartel remained stable after its boss's killing.
Tomás Michael Carvallo, Senior intelligence analyst for Global Guardian; Sandra Sanchez, Host of Border Report Live; Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Criminal organization discussed
The Trump administration is building a border wall in Texas' Big Bend region as part of a $46 billion project. A federal judge temporarily barred construction in the Big Bend area after plaintiffs argued the administration overstepped its authority. Landowners have opposed the project through protests and court challenges.
$$46 billion for border wall project budget
Trump administration, undertaking border wall project; Federal judge, issued temporary order pausing construction; David Keller, landowner suing to stop Big Bend border projects and 7 more
About 125 Indiana National Guard soldiers from the 381st Military Police Company deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border for a mission expected to last nearly a year. They will support U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of Operation Ardent Vanguard to combat illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and human smuggling.
381st Military Police Company, Indiana National Guard unit deployed to border; Captain Jakob Young, Commander of the 381st Military Police Company; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal agency receiving support from deployed soldiers and 1 more
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent struck a 48-year-old man with a vehicle during an enforcement operation in west Houston on Saturday morning. The man was hospitalized with a suspected broken leg and remains in ICE custody.
ICE agents, Struck man with vehicle during enforcement operation; Miguel Parra-Hernandez, Man struck by ICE vehicle; Jose Mendoza-Cervantes, Suspect with active warrant ICE was pursuing and 3 more
Chihuahua authorities reported seizing 5.7 million fentanyl doses over 61 months. Texas Department of Public Safety launched its One Pill Kills educational campaign in October, and federal authorities established an Overdose Task Force in San Antonio.
$5.7 million doses for fentanyl doses seized (cumulative)
Chihuahua Deputy Public Safety Secretary Luis Angel Aguirre, Presented enforcement totals; Texas Department of Public Safety, Shares educational videos and offers presentations about fentanyl risks; Gov. Greg Abbott, Launched One Pill Kills campaign in 2022 and 3 more
San Antonio City Council voted 9-2 to have city utilities conduct impact studies on a proposed ICE processing facility on the East Side. City officials are also considering legal action against ICE and the federal government over the facility.
$$66.1 million for purchase price of warehouse for proposed ICE facility
Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor of San Antonio; Andy Segovia, City Attorney of San Antonio; Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, San Antonio City Councilman, District 2 and 7 more
The Trump administration is moving forward with a $46 billion border wall project, including plans to spend $7.5 billion in the Big Bend region of West Texas. Landowners in the region are resisting the project through legal action, refusing to cooperate with government surveyors, and protesting at county meetings.
$$46 billion for border wall project budget
President Donald Trump, Administration head pursuing border wall project; David Keller, Landowner suing to stop Big Bend border plans; Yolanda Alvarado, Fifth-generation cattle rancher and regional director for Conserve Big Bend: No Big Bend Wall and 5 more
A 28-year-old Corpus Christi resident was found guilty of transporting eight undocumented aliens in a cattle trailer at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Falfurrias on July 2. He claimed a friend asked him to move cattle and that he did not know who owned the trailer.
$$250,000 for maximum fine
Jose Manuel Gomez, 28-year-old convicted defendant; U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos, Presiding judge; Border Patrol, Investigating agency and 2 more
Hundreds of federal military troops have been repositioned to the Rio Grande Valley from other border posts and are actively patrolling. The operation, called Operation Unified Resolve, began Friday through the Joint Task Force-Southern Border. The surge follows a Coast Guard encounter with gunfire from Mexico in Starr County.
Becky Farmer, U.S. Northern Command spokesperson; U.S. Coast Guard, Federal agency; Joint Task Force-Southern Border, Military command operating Operation Unified Resolve and 1 more
An internal Department of Homeland Security alert obtained by media sources warns that a cartel is threatening to kidnap federal agents and officers at the Texas southern border. The alert says a known alien smuggler plans to bring migrants from Colombia and Venezuela into the United States, possibly targeting U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel in the Presidio and El Paso areas.
Department of Homeland Security, issued alert; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, personnel potentially targeted; agency responding
Border Report Live, broadcast from Harlingen, Texas, featured international business consultant Luis Lozano discussing how Mexican fuel thefts are affecting Mexico's economy and the status of stalled U.S.-Mexico trade negotiations. Lozano said failed USMCA talks have led to parallel bilateral agreements being negotiated between the United States and Mexico, and discussed rare-earth minerals found in West Texas.
Luis Lozano, International business consultant, former CEO of Toyota in Mexico City, founder of Odysseus Business Intelligence; Sandra Sanchez, Host of Border Report Live; Aracely Lazcano, El Paso correspondent for Border Report and 3 more
Chihuahua state police rescued 12 migrants and arrested three suspected human smugglers after intercepting two vehicles on Sept. 30 near Juárez. The operation was part of Mirror Operations, coordinated patrols between Mexican and U.S. authorities along the border.
$$52,860 for U.S. currency seized during Mirror Operations
Chihuahua Public Safety Department (SSPE), Conducted police operation; Gilberto Loya, Chihuahua Public Safety Secretary; Fredinson Miguel P.P., Arrested on suspicion of human smuggling and 2 more
On September 26, Coast Guard personnel conducting joint interdiction operations near Garceno in Starr County came under fire from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. U.S. forces returned fire with no reported injuries or damage. In response, U.S. Northern Command announced deployment of approximately 500 soldiers to the Rio Grande Valley as part of Operation Unified Resolve, launched October 2.
U.S. Northern Command, Announced military deployment; Joint Task Force - Southern Border (JTF-SB), Conducting Operation Unified Resolve; U.S. Coast Guard, Personnel targeted in shooting and 2 more
Roughly 500 troops deployed to Texas' Rio Grande Valley this week following a shooting incident in which Coast Guard personnel came under gunfire from suspected cartel members near Garceno, Texas on Saturday. The deployment includes troops dropped onto islands from Chinook helicopters as part of stepped-up federal border operations.
Coast Guard, Encountered gunfire and returned fire; works with federal partners on border security; U.S. Border Patrol, Works with Coast Guard on joint border operations; Department of War, Federal partner in border operations and 3 more
A federal court in Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region on Friday. The ruling covers Big Bend National Park and the 500-mile-long Big Bend sector, which accounts for about a quarter of the southern border with Mexico.
$$46 billion for border wall and infrastructure project budget
Judge Kathleen Cardone, Federal judge who issued the ruling; Trump administration, Party blocked from building border wall infrastructure; Landowners, businesses and environmentalists, Plaintiffs who opposed the project and 4 more