“What’s clear, as we have often told many lawmakers in the U.S. Congress, is that the Second Amendment was not designed to arm criminal groups overseas, as is in fact occurring,” Medina said, referring to the amendment in the U.S. Constitution on the right to bear arms.
Congress approved a shift of $400 million from technology accounts to construction of the U.S. border fence despite a Customs and Border Protection admission that it cannot be completed by year’s end, officials said Monday. The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Homeland Security agreed to a CBP proposal to transfer funds from other accounts to build the remainder of the 670 miles of border fence. Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster, chairman of the Texas Border Coalition, voiced disappointment over Congress’ decision to continue to fund “the border wall.” “It won’t work. It is lethal to people and wildlife and eventually will ….Read More
EL PASO — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction banning Otero County NM sheriff’s deputies from making unlawful stops, intimidation and other unlawful actions targeting undocumented immigrants in Chaparral NM. The decision was issued Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Martha Vázquez of the New Mexico district. The ruling was a victory for the Border Network for Human Rights represented by the Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project, which filed a lawsuit in October alleging civil rights violations committed by deputies in the semi-rural community north of El Paso. The injunction was requested in March. “This is an ….Read More
Border Patrol agents seized more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana over the weekend in four separate busts, according to Laredo Sector Border Patrol The most recent seizure occurred Monday at Texas 16 traffic checkpoint. Hebbronville agents observed a white pickup truck heading northbound make an abrupt U-turn prior to reaching the checkpoint. Agents observed the driver of the vehicle pull onto the south side of the road and exit the vehicle. The driver quickly jumped over a barbed wire fence and fled into the brush. Agents saw several bundles of marijuana wrapped in cellophane in plain view inside the passenger ….Read More
Tunnel Found In Mexicali Two Blocks South Of The Border Police arrested eight men Monday afternoon, who are believed to be involved with digging a tunnel that was headed towards Calexico, Ca. The men were found on a corner house located on 134 Callejon Madero, just 2 blocks south of the border. Currently, they are being detained at the local police department in Mexicali, Mexico. At about 2 p.m. police says a concerned citizen called police and said there was suspicious active in the home. Minutes later police moved in to find 8 men digging a tunnel which was headed ….Read More
Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol seized more than two and a half tons of marijuana Wednesday. The drugs have a street value of more than $4 million. Agents at the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station responded to suspicious activity Wednesday afternoon near Escobares in western Starr County. When agents came upon what appeared to be a narcotics packaging operation inside a corrugated metal building, two men attempted to flee the area, but were caught. Agents discovered several large bundles and an overwhelming marijuana odor that saturated the surrounding area. Further investigation revealed hundreds more bundles and packaging materials ….Read More
During a routine inspection of an American bus entering Mexico, Army units discovered a person trying to smuggle guns into Mexico illegally. The bus, Omnibuses Mexicanos of Houston Texas. The location, Bridge number 2 at the foot of I-35. Confiscated was a 12 gauge shotgun, a .22 caliber rifle with scope and a .380 semi auto pistol from Luis Estrada Carrizal, 62 years old. All passengers were detained for a period of time at the Palacio Federal by agents of Mexican Customs and the Attorney General’s investigators. All with the exception of Mr. Carrizel were allowed to continue their journey ….Read More
Phoenix’s branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said on Friday it took 18 automatic weapons bound for Mexico off Arizona streets before they got south of the border. The guns were heading to drug cartels in Mexico from the U.S., said William Newell, special agent in charge, ATF, Phoenix field division. Newell said agents found five of them strapped underneath a truck heading for the border two weeks ago. Then they found 13 more two days later. Agents said a women made a straw purchase of 13 in Phoenix, meaning she lied, saying the guns were ….Read More
An interesting and neutral article regarding the renewed attempts to free convicted felons Ramos and Compean appeared in todays San Antonio Express News The article confirms what I have said all along here about the involvement of Ignacio Ramos’ father in law in successfully having this case tried in the court of public opinion which did nothing to help the cause of justice and quit possibly pissed the Federal Court off enough where the jurors and the Court had little sympathy for these two criminals.