By H.G. Reza Hemmed in by three freeways and backed up against the border and port of entry, San Ysidro residents are exposed to an unceasing stream of air pollution from millions of vehicles passing through the community that is the busiest gateway to Mexico. Continue reading

  By Eric Katz Lawmakers chided Customs and Border Protection officials at a congressional hearing Tuesday, saying the agency has failed to boost its staffing levels despite a specific mandate from Congress to do so. Continue reading

  By Cali Nash One day, three cities, five people. The trip from Douglas to Naco to Nogales is a classic look into the American Southwest. Continue reading

  By Perla Trevizo U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner The largest law enforcement agency in the country has made progress in sharing information after use-of-force incidents but there’s still work to be done, the head of Customs and Border Protection said. Continue reading

  By Michel Marizco A U.S. Border Patrol agent is on administrative leave after he fired at a man the agency says threw rocks at him, Tuesday. This is the fourth agent-involved shooting in Arizona since October. Continue reading

  Pete Gallego’s going green in a bid to reclaim the purple district for Democrats. Last year, freshman U.S. Representative Will Hurd cosponsored a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to build close to 200 miles of road in the Big Bend region, giving Border Patrol agents unfettered authority to chop up large swaths of desert wilderness. Continue reading

  By Agencia EFE Tucson (AZ), 18 abr (EFEUSA).- Activistas de organizaciones fronterizas del sur del país realizaron la pasada semana una visita de tres días a la frontera de Texas por donde están cruzando la mayor cantidad de menores sin acompañante y familias.   Continue reading

  By Astrid Dominguez Last month, the National Border Patrol Council — the union representing 16,500 of the Border Patrol’s 21,000 agents — issued a full-throatedendorsement of presidential candidate Donald Trump, who notched another primary victory last night in my fellow border state, New York. So I thought this was as good of a time as any to break down why several statements in NBPC’s endorsement exemplify the agency’s reputation as the nation’s most “out-of-control” law-enforcement agency. Continue reading

  By Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Susan Martinez is expressing fundamental differences with presidential candidate Donald Trump on his proposal to build a bigger wall along the southern U.S. border and make Mexico pay for it. Continue reading

  Es imposible olvidar los gritos de un hombre indefenso que imploraba auxilio. Fue una noche tibia de mayo de 2010, cuando al menos una docena de agentes fronterizos sometían a puntapiés, macanazos y descargas eléctricas a Anastasio Hernández Rojas. El violento incidente sucedió a escasos metros de la antigua salida peatonal de la garita internacional de San Ysidro, ante la mirada atónita de cientos de personas que observaban horrorizadas como los uniformados acababan con la vida de un ser humano. Continue reading