Immigration Crisis: The Fight for the Southern Border

The new Biden executive order is sending back thousands a day to Mexico. For many of those, the option is now to pay coyotes to sneak them into the US in dangerous situations.  We spoke to the Sheriff of Bexar County, which includes the city of San Antonio, about a recent trafficking incident that could have gone wrong. We also spoke to Craig Larrabee, the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland...

The immigration crisis at the Texas border will again be front and center in the news. One of the remote areas along the border that is extremely treacherous and has seen a number of migrants cross through it is Tarrell County. We spoke with the Sheriff of Tarrell County to get a better picture of what he has seen the last couple of months. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Sheriff Thadeus Cleveland has the 10th largest county on the US-Mexico border. Up until a few months ago he only had 3 deputies. His jail can only house 7 inmates and all have to be of one gender since they cannot co-mingle. Cleveland tells us about the new Texas law that is now the hot potato making the rounds in the legal system to the Supreme Court and how it will affect his coun...

They are called “Tren de Aragua” a gang that is known throughout Latin America. The Venezuelan prison gang was mostly in Ecuador and Chile but with the migration pattern to the US now they are being seen here in the US. Who are they and just how violent can they be? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

They are working a ridiculous amount of hours, but now they will be able to collect overtime pay. We speak with Congressman Henry Cuellar. And more money for border bridges to keep the flow of commerce coming into the US.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

How has Eagle Pass, population 35,000, handled hundreds of thousands of migrants being released in their city? We speak with Valeria Wheeler, the Executive Director of the migrant processing center Mission Border Hope. The non-profit continues to move migrants out of the border town with the help of the state of Texas busses. Wheeler also manages to feed migrants three meals a day during their sta...

A report shows there are more than 170,000 migrants whom the US has no idea where they are. We speak with retired Homeland Security Investigations Agent in-charge Ari Jimenez as to how this has been allowed to happen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

As the cartels diversify their money flow from drugs to human smuggling, they are also said to be using bombs and other weapons left behind in Afghanistan. We speak to the former head of Homeland Security Investigations Ari Jimenez about the new explosive situation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

An exclusive ride-a-long with the Texas DPS Brush Unit. Lt. Noe Fernandez is our guide as they search for migrants that have entered under the radar, instead of presenting themselves to authorities seeking asylum. During the night we not only see the hard work, but we also see the emotional side of helping save migrants from the hands of gun-wielding Coyotes or smugglers. See Privacy Policy at htt...

We sit down and have a very honest conversation with the retired Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in South Texas, Ari “Harry” Jimenez. Jimenez shares with us the reality that while there are recent reports of Lebanese, Syrians, and Iranians showing up at the border, this has been going on for years. Jimenez is also frank when we asked how concerned he is that there will...

The special session called by Governor Greg Abbott now includes border security issues. Among those who will be at the special session will be State Representative Eddie Morales, who represents the district that runs from Eagle Pass to El Paso. Morales speaks about the difficulties trying to find a solution to protect our border. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

The surge is on and State Representative Eddie Morales, whose district goes from Eagle Pass, the epicenter for the immigration crisis, to El Paso, says Texas needs to think out of the box to deal with the problem. What’s his solution? Charge them $2,000.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

He has a $78 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, yet he can’t get a visa for his Venezuelan parents to come see him play. His attorney explains why her client's case is now being used as an example of why the Biden Administration’s humanitarian parole is needed for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans and Nicaraguans. This while 21 states say this program is putting the responsibility of paying for...

Around 1,500 National Guard troops from Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Oklahoma are helping support Operation Lone Star in Texas. So the governors of those states were invited by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to see firsthand what their guard members have been doing. We caught up with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Oklahoma’s Governor Kevin Stitt during their tour in Eagle Pass, Texas. See Privacy...

We speak with the first Democrat delegation to travel to Eagle Pass, Texas to see firsthand the governor’s actions to protect the border. Many Republican delegations have traveled to this area of the border in the past, so the trip by Democrats, led by San Antonio Representative Joaquin Castro, was long overdue according to some. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

The Battle of President Biden against Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the farm has the sovereign right of the state to protect itself from this immigration wave at the border. But for Magaly Urbina, who owns the property with her husband, this is her land that has been illegally taken over by the governor because both Democrats and Republicans can’t work with each other for a solution.  See P...

Amidst reports of a DPS trooper’s email alleging that superiors ordered them not to give water to migrants and to push them back in the Rio Grande, we go to Eagle Pass and speak to migrants at Mission Border Hope. But the allegations are ones that DPS is vehemently denying this week. They tell us what the orders are for all troopers.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Dangerous heat, scamming coyotes, and sexual assault. And now a warning from border patrol. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The expectations for the end of the policy “Title 42” left a lot of fear for some in the US. Others were left with the duty to take care of the migrants who are legally allowed to remain in the US while their asylum cases make their way through the court system.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

“It will be a wave not seen before,” according to retired Special Agent in-charge of Homeland Security Ari Jimenez. Title 42 is due to end in May, so what is being done along the border to prepare? And how are Republicans and Democrats using immigration to fire up their bases?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

More than 30 sheriffs descended on the Texas Rio Grande Valley to plan and hear from them what may come when Title 42 is lifted on May 11th. See why Idaho Sheriff Kieran Donahue considers himself a border sheriff. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Valeria Wheeler is used to having to help thousands of immigrants a week in a tiny 8,000 square foot space. Now Wheeler is preparing for the numbers Border Patrol is expecting to be as high as 5,000 to 6,000 a day when Title 42 ends in May. She tells us how she plans to take care of so many in the new shelter Mission Border Hope will open soon.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Small Non-Profit on the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas is getting ready for what the end of the policy known as Title 42 will mean for them. Mission Border Hope in 2022 helped 144,000 asylum seekers after they were processed by Custom and Border Protection. The Executive Director Valeria Wheeler talks about the changes and what she type of help she needs.  See Privacy Policy at https://art1...

They went to Mexico for a friend’s cosmetic procedure and ended up losing their lives. What former Homeland Security agents say will happen after four Americans were kidnapped and two ended up losing their lives.  Will the call from legislators to declare cartels Foreign Terrorist Organizations pass in Washington DC? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic...

It’s a 1200-acre ranch about an hour south of San Antonio. The ranch has been run by this family since 1949. But with the increase of human smugglers coming through the Texas border, this family ranch is seeing an increase in trucks crashing through their fences, letting livestock out, and leaving them with a sense of not being secure in their own property.  See Privacy Policy at https://art1...