Southwest U.S. border

Brittany M. Hughes | July 7, 2017
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, only 16,089 illegal aliens were apprehended crossing the U.S. border unlawfully in the month of…
Brittany M. Hughes | April 5, 2017
The number of illegal alien apprehensions at the Southwest U.S. border hit a 17-year low in March under President Donald Trump, according to the…
Brittany M. Hughes | April 3, 2017
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins just laid it down when it comes to the dangers United States border agents face on the field every day at the Southwest U…
Brittany M. Hughes | March 22, 2017
Assaults against border agents are up 179 percent over this time last year, according to recently released data from Customs and Border Protection.…
Brittany M. Hughes | March 15, 2017
To anyone still under the delusion that miles of wide open border is in any way a good thing, here’s yet another cautionary tale. On Sunday, U.S.…
Brittany M. Hughes | March 7, 2017
About 211 per day – that’s how many unaccompanied alien children the federal government released to relatives and friends throughout American…
Brittany M. Hughes | February 28, 2017
Illegal alien apprehensions at the Southwest U.S. border plummeted 27 percent in January, the same month President Donald Trump took office after…
Brittany M. Hughes | February 13, 2017
Immigration officials busted a Texas stash house used to smuggle illegal aliens on Friday, ultimately arresting 11 people who had come into the…
Brittany M. Hughes | February 7, 2017
A California border agent was injured last weekend after he and his vehicle were pelted by rocks thrown across the U.S. Mexico border while on duty…
Brittany M. Hughes | November 21, 2016
Immigration officials at the U.S. Mexico border have been forced to open a new temporary facility in Texas to accommodate a recent surge of illegal…
Brittany M. Hughes | November 1, 2016
Two border agents working the Calexico border station in California were assaulted within a week of each other, as the number of assaults against U.S…
Brittany M. Hughes | October 25, 2016
A border agent was struck in the shoulder by a block of concrete while trying to apprehend an illegal alien on Monday, U.S. Customs and Border…