“Our entire southern border is being dismantled by the cartels. While mass migrant caravans pull CBP personnel off the front lines, multiple Border Patrol checkpoints have been shut down--allowing contraband and criminals to flow in without resistance. Trade is slowly coming to a standstill, and our law enforcement officers are exhausted ahead of a demoralizing holiday season that will keep them working overtime. "If there were ever a time to sound the alarm, this would be it. For the sake of our national security, Washington must put politics aside and...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO – MAY 10: Immigrants climb down from a freight train en route to the U.S.-Mexico border on May 10, 2023 near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Many migrants make the cheap yet dangerous ride north through Mexico on a network of freight trains, known as La Bestia (the Beast). A surge of immigrants is expected with the end of the U.S. government’s Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is temporarily suspending freight train railway crossings at border bridges in El Paso and Eagle Pass in order to shift staffing due to a surging numbers of migrants, CBP said on Sunday. The CBP will temporarily suspend operations at the international railway crossings starting at 8 a.m. (local time) on Monday, Dec. 18, at border bridges in El Paso and in Eagle Pass in South Texas. CBP said that staff is being redirected to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with taking migrants into custody and...

CBP said the suspension is temporary. Here's why CBP says they are making the move. Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 EL PASO, Texas — Operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso will be suspended beginning Dec. 18, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a news release. The agency said the closure is in response to increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border and the need to safely process them. "After observing a...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will suspend operations at international railway crossing bridges in two Texas cities along the southern border in response to the recent resurgence of smuggling organizations using freight trains to move migrants through Mexico to the U.S. border. In a statement released on Sunday, CBP officials said beginning at 8 a.m. on Dec. 18, the agency’s Office of Field Operations will suspend operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas in order to redirect personnel to assist U.S. Border...