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Cuellar, Cornyn hold round table discussion with Laredo leaders as they anticipate another surge in migration
March 13, 2021
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Rep. Henry Cuellar, joined by Sen. John Cornyn, speaks about immigration Friday, March 12 after discussing concerns of local leaders during a round table at the TAMIU Student Center Ballroom.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times
Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Henry Cuellar toured a detention facility for migrant children in Carrizo Springs on Friday morning. Capacity there was meant to be limited to 40% due to COVID-19, but they are now operating at 100% capacity as the number of unaccompanied migrant children has surged in the last month, Cornyn said.
Covert Biden Admin Border Tour Continues with No Media Allowed
13 Mar 2021
Law enforcement sources report the acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue his southern border tour in the Del Rio Sector on Saturday. Officials denied an interview request from Breitbart Texas, calling the event a “no-media visit.”
CBP denied a formal request from Breitbart Texas to speak with CBP Senior Officials Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, Troy Miller, about what his observations during his border tour have been and what plans the administration has to address them. CBP officials sharply responded, “Sorry but this is strictly a no-media visit” when asked if the Acting Commissioner would allow for a media visit and answer questions. As sources previously reported, the Biden administration is tightly controlling the messaging on an ever-growing immigration crisis
Laredo Sector Border Patrol assists Texas DPS with rollover crash
Courtesy of the U.S. Border Patrol
March 12, 2021
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The driver of this vehicle allegedly lost control and rolled over. Authorities said this was a human smuggling attempt. The driver was not located.Courtesy /U.S. Border Patrol
Laredo Sector Border Patrol assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety with a vehicle accident involving a possible human smuggler.
The incident occurred on the night of March 11 when agents assigned to the Laredo South Station responded to call for assistance from DPS with a single vehicle accident east of the intersection of Mangana-Hein Road and U.S. 83 south of Laredo.
11 Mar 2021
Border Patrol agents assigned to the five Texas-based sectors apprehended nearly 64,000 migrants in February. This represents an increase of more than 27 percent from the previous month.
Agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Del Rio, Big Bend, and El Paso Sectors apprehended 63,734 migrants in February, according to the Southwest Border Land Encounters Report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday. This represents an increase of 13,619 migrants over the January report. Note: The El Paso Sector includes apprehensions in New Mexico.
The Texas sectors account for 65 percent of all migrant border apprehensions, the report indicates.