By Cassandra Fairbanks At least ten guards and four inmates are dead after a riot at one of the most notorious facilities in Mexico on Sunday. At least 24 inmates have also escaped and are on the loose. The incident began when gunmen arrived in armored vehicles and attacked the Cereso state prison in Ciudad Juarez — which is...
click here for moreMexico protests Texas National Guard troops on US border Mexico’s foreign ministry late Friday protested Texas Governor Rick Perry’s deployment of National Guard troops to the southern US border to halt the surge of child migrants. Mexico “reiterates, in a firm and categorical way, its rejection of this measure,” read a statement from the foreign ministry. “No circumstance at all or change in border security exists that justifies this measure taken by the state.” The troop deployment “does not contribute in any way to solving the immigration problem,” and is inconsistent with US-Mexico talks aimed at “building a modern, prosperous… View Article
click here for moreCalifornia Gov. Brown Signs Bill Giving Illegal Immigrants Licenses LOS ANGELES Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill adding California to a growing list of states that will grant driver licenses to immigrants in the country illegally. Brown signed the legislation at a Los Angeles City Hall ceremony Thursday morning. Immigrant advocates have long lobbied for the change in California so immigrants in the country illegally can drive without fear of being pulled over for a ticket, which could wind up getting them deported. The new licenses will not… View Article
click here for moreBorder Patrol Claims Agents Being Ordered to Stand Down The National Border Patrol Council has come forward to reveal to the American public once again management practices that could be risking the lives of Americans — and the lives of illegal immigrants. Shawn Moran, Vice President of the National Border Patrol Council, spoke exclusively with Breitbart News and claimed that Border Patrol management has begun the practice of ordering Border Patrol Agents to stand down and cease pursuing drug smugglers, human smugglers and traffickers, and illegal aliens. He also… View Article
click here for moreIllegal Aliens from Mexico Increasing Assaults on Border Patrol Agents The U.S. Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector was declared a “High Risk Enforcement Area (HREA)” due to an alarming increase in the number of assaults on our Border Patrol agents. The declaration came in March of 2013, but the numbers have continued to rise, according to Stu Harris, Vice-President Local 1929 of the National Border Patrol Council. The Local 1929 serves BP agents in the El Paso Sector, which covers the entire state of New Mexico and the two western most counties in Texas, totaling 125,500 square miles, 121,000 square… View Article
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