Youths from Three African Countries Made Up 75 Per Cent of Underage Migrant Arrests i
Youths from Three African Countries Made Up 75 Per Cent of
Underage Migrant Arrests in Paris: Report
13 Mar 2021
2:59
In 2019 and 2020, following the easing of lockdown restrictions, asylum seekers from three North African countries made up 75 per cent of the minor migrants arrested in Paris.
Earlier this week, French politicians Jean-François Eliaou and Antoine Savignat presented a report on the status of
unaccompanied minor migrants (MNAs), revealing that the vast majority of criminal MNAs came from three Muslim-majority countries in North Africa, namely Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Van Horn Agents Make Large Apprehensions
Van Horn Agents Make Large Apprehensions
Release Date: March 3, 2021
MARFA, Texas
Greg L. Davis, Big Bend Sector Public Affairs, 202-839-1817, Gregory.L.Davis@cbp.dhs.gov
The number of apprehensions continue to climb throughout Big Bend Sector. Yesterday, agents apprehended large groups near Van Horn, Texas and seized over 200 pounds of marijuana.
Agents from the Van Horn Border Patrol Station were successful in making apprehensions across their area of responsibility which added to the increasing number of apprehensions across Big Bend Sector. Disrupting human smuggling events, both large and small, was accomplished by Border Patrol agents due to their knowledge of the land, use of technology and their partnerships with local and state law-enforcement agencies.
In spite of warnings, migrants keep showing up at border campsite in Tijuana
In spite of warnings, migrants keep showing up at border campsite in Tijuana
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 / 07:19 PM GMT-0600 / Updated: Feb 26, 2021 / 07:31 PM GMT-0600
Two unidentified young girls are part of a group numbering 300 who are residing on a makeshift campsite just south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry. (Jorge Nieto/Special to Border Report)
TIJUANA (Border Report) The number of asylum-seekers and migrants at an impromptu campsite just south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry is now an estimated 300 people.
Folks began camping out late last week in anticipation of asylum-seekers finally being allowed to enter the United States back on Feb. 19.
USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants
USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants
Release Date: February 19, 2021
Dulzura, Calif. U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents rescued three abandoned migrants on Otay Mountain late Tuesday night.
Tuesday, at approximately 11:30 p.m., agents assigned to the USBP Foreign Operations Branch (FOB) were notified by Mexican government officials that a group of illegal border crossers were abandoned by their smuggler while they slept.
The lost migrants were exposed to near freezing temperatures coupled with high winds and minimal food or water. Members of USBP’s Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) coordinated with FOB to determine an approximate location of the group. BORSTAR members rapidly deployed to the area on foot, with cold-weather equipment.
Mexican president to visit border city, discuss security
Mexican president to visit border city, discuss security
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. (Getty Images)
TIJUANA (Border Report) Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will visit Tijuana on Saturday to discuss security in this corner of Mexico where more than 2,000 murders were recorded last year.
López Obrador, referred to by many in Mexico as AMLO, will also cut the ribbon and inaugurate a National Guard armory in Tijuana.
“He has been touring cities with security problems, aside from that, there will be intense meetings on other subjects,” said Alejandro Ruíz Uribe, a federal delegate from Baja California.