5 charged in ‘smuggling scheme’ after fatal crash in Texas

For some, agents said, processing comes not with one of the 10 permanent processing agents but with virtual ones – video chats with agents in El Paso, En Centro or Corpus Christi – an effort to provide support for a system they say is understaffed. “They said it’s not inaccurate, but they’re very uncomfortable with using the word ‘cages’. She’s a child. How can they treat her this way?” “A lot of people looking at that don’t entirely see the distinction”.

The agent stopped one vehicle and another agent stopped the other, where multiple arrests were made from both.

The dog kennel: That’s how the Border Patrol processing facility in McAllen is known, because of the chain-link fencing penning more than a thousand migrants inside.

“My mommy says I’ll go with my aunt, and that she’ll come pick me up there as quickly as possible, so I can go with her”, the child says.

The McAllen facility holds more than 1,100 people and is divided into sections for unaccompanied children, parents with children and adults who are on their own, the AP reports.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has cited passages from the Bible in an attempt to establish religious justification. First, we don’t get to hear much from the people carrying out the policies, and Padilla’s perspective adds considerable nuance to what has been cast, ridiculously so, as the equivalent of concentration camps.

After dismissing details about the policy as “misreporting” on Sunday and claiming that DHS does not have such a policy at all, Nielsen backtracked on Monday, defending the policy and suggesting that her team is simply doing their “job” at the border and enforcing the law. “We are doing none of those things”.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told NPR last month that family separation “could be a tough deterrent” for others considering immigrating illegally.

Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the Trump administration’s practice of taking undocumented immigrant children from their families and putting them in government facilities on USA borders, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

Undocumented mothers, fathers and children who spoke to KPRC in April said they expected to be allowed to stay together in Houston or some other city while awaiting their asylum request. The group announced Monday that a national protest will take place on June 30 at the White House and other USA cities.

Most of the 14 occupants crammed inside the Chevy Suburban were ejected from the vehicle when the driver lost control during the pursuit.

The U.S. Border Patrol confirmed on Friday that the agency is cooperating with a tribal investigation, which also includes the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

“It is the Democrats fault for being weak and ineffective with Boarder Security and Crime”. Some immigrant advocates told the Arizona Republic that the backlog could exacerbate illegal crossings.