Jul 02 Rep. Castro secretly recorded a migrant facility in Texas. Here’s what he found By Tess Conciatori U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facilities are under-resourced and overcrowded, Castro said, arguing that the problems were exacerbated by the prolonged detention of asylum seekers in the U.S. under President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 02 Investigation launched into secret Border Patrol Facebook group By A.C. Thompson, Dara Lind, ProPublica The investigation comes after a ProPublica report exposing the secret three-year-old Facebook group, which is called “I’m 10-15” and has some 9,500 members. Continue reading
Jun 25 Acting Customs and Border Protection chief resigns amid migrant detention outrage By Associated Press Lawyers who visited CBP facilities last week described squalid conditions: inadequate food, lack of medical care, and children trying to care for toddlers. Continue reading
Jun 24 Hundreds of migrant children transferred from Texas facility with ‘inhumane’ conditions By William Brangham Hundreds of migrant children on Monday were reported to have been transferred out of a Texas facility following uproar over their treatment. But on Tuesday, 100 children were moved back to the facility in Clint, Texas, which was described as… Continue reading
Jun 21 Federal officials seize 35,000 pounds of cocaine at Philadelphia port By Associated Press Federal authorities said the seizure, which they value at $1.1 billion, is the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs. Continue reading
May 20 5th migrant child dies after being detained by Border Patrol By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December. Continue reading
May 16 4th migrant child dies in U.S. custody since December By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A 2½-year-old Guatemalan child has died after crossing the border, raising new alarms about the treatment of migrant families seeking asylum in the United States. Continue reading
May 02 16-year-old migrant boy dies in government custody in Texas By Colleen Long, Associated Press Guatemalan officials said the boy had a severe infection in his brain and had emergency surgery, but never stabilized and died Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 16 Trump administration wants to build 2 new migrant tent camps By Nomaan Merchant, Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a notice to potential contractors that it wants to house 500 people in each camp in El Paso, Texas, and in the South Texas city of Donna. Continue reading
Apr 08 Who is Kevin McAleenan, acting head of Homeland Security? By Gretchen Frazee U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan will take over for Kirstjen Nielsen when she steps down from her post Wednesday. Continue reading