Border Patrol in Yuma, Arizona, is spending over $1.2 million on supplies for illegal immigrants in custody, according to the sector’s Border Patrol Chief, Anthony Porvaznik.

McAllen, Texas—On the U.S.-Mexico border, illegal immigrants are paying smugglers anywhere up to $20,000 to take them across the border and onto U.S. soil. Two main groups of illegal immigrants come across the Rio Grande in Texas: those trying to run away from Border Patrol; and those actively looking for agents, to turn themselves in. […]

A family of Honduran migrants attacked a Mexican couple at their fruit stand in Chiapas, Mexico, as revenge for allegedly collecting signatures to remove them from the neighborhood where they had been living and causing problems for months, according to El Universal. In the disturbing video, the Honduran man beats the Mexican fruit vendor as […]

Dozens of African migrants rioted and vandalized a federal immigration facility on Mexico’s southern border, demanding documentation to freely travel through the country to reach the U.S. border, according to Mexican media reports. The migrants, mostly from Congo, Angola, and Camaroon, threw several chairs at the facility in Tapachula, Chiapas on April 2, breaking the […]

A caravan migrant from Honduras who went viral last year for complaining about the food she had been given along her journey to the U.S. border has been arrested for attacking her roommate with the butt of a knife handle in Dallas, Texas, county jail records show. Mirian Zelaya Gómez, 38, and her sister, Mirna Zelaya […]

SAN DIEGO—A group of migrants set fire to a mattress, sheets, and blankets in a riot inside an immigration facility in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 1. Fifty-one people were evacuated and six—including two children 2 and 4 years old—had to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to reports. Two young men from Guatemala, another two […]

New York City plans to give public defenders representing illegal immigrants facing deportation an additional $1.6 million, saying illegal aliens are at a disadvantage without the help of an attorney, the New York Daily News reported. The move to increase funding comes following a deal between New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council […]

The Danish government will refuse to allow children born overseas to Danish ISIS members to claim citizenship and a passport, broadcaster DR reported on March 28. The government announced the new policy after reaching a deal with right-wing populist Danish People’s Party (DF) where it will be voted on and is expected to pass, ending […]

SAN DIEGO—A new migrant caravan of 20,000 people is forming in Central America with plans to head towards the United States southern border, Mexico’s Interior Secretary Olga Sanchez Cordero said on March. 27, without elaborating further on when it will start its journey north, according to media reports.  Sanchez Cordero said the criminal organizations behind […]

The man accused of killing the Gambino crime boss reportedly attempted to make a citizen’s arrest of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio a few months before the slaying. Anthony Comello, 24, appeared outside City Hall several months before fatally shooting Francesco “Franky Boy” Cali to protest the mayor. He said he wanted “Hizzoner”—slang for […]

SAN DIEGO—A group of approximately 60 migrants rushed the U.S.-Mexico border in California, after breaking through the metal fence with a knife—a process that took less 10 minutes. Authorities have only arrested 52 so far. A video taken by YouTuber MexicanAndy on the Mexican side of the fence shows a man nodding yes when he asks […]

A Virginia mother said she poisoned her 5-year-old son with her own blood while he was in the hospital, because she wanted hospital staff to give him more attention, according to NBC Washington. Elizabeth Malone, 29, was captured on a surveillance camera in the hospital room using a syringe to inject her blood into her […]

A Manhattan woman is suing her nanny for $10,000 in damages for feeding her newborn baby formula instead of waking her up to breastfeed the infant. Lynn Wojton, 37, prefers to breastfeed her newborn daughter, believing it to be the healthiest approach, according to Daily Mail. She is the owner of a cosmetic practice and […]

A group of approximately 400 migrants, mostly from Central America, arrived via train to the border city of Mexicali, across from Calexico, California. and taken on buses to local shelters on March 6, reported Mexican media. The group is made up of 223 men, 96 women, and a total of 38 children, many of whom are unaccompanied minors. […]

Mexico’s Interior Secretary, Olga Sanchez Cordero, said caravans may be a new phenomena now, but will soon become normal. She said if the situation in their countries of origin does not change, the number of migrants entering Mexico and heading north could reach 700,000 per year within the next five years. “The new safest model […]

SAN DIEGO—The U.S. government demolished the eight border wall prototypes on Feb. 27 to make way for the construction of a new 30-foot secondary wall between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. The Trump administration says that as the elements of the prototypes that President Donald Trump visited last year have been melded into the current […]

Video Univision News anchor Jorge Ramos was detained, along with his news crew, and equipment confiscated after he showed a video to Venezuela’s socialist dictator, Nicolás Maduro, during an interview. The video shows a man digging through garbage saying “I want him to leave the country because he is worthless,” and “we’ve had 20 years of […]

SAN DIEGO—Approximately 90 feet of secondary border wall has been built to replace an old fence in San Diego, California. It’s an update agents said was desperately needed, in part, to keep up with modern tools designed to take them down. The new secondary 30-foot-high steel wall will replace a 16-foot stamp-steel mesh fence, which […]

Two young brothers were found dead in a river near their home hours after an AMBER Alert was issued on Feb. 25, according to local media reports. Their mother documented the desperate search in social media posts leading up to their discovery of their bodies. Barak Eatts, 5, and Jhulio Eatts, 3, were found dead in […]

SAN DIEGO—Robert (Bob) Maupin, a 79-year-old retired mechanic and self-proclaimed vigilante, has spent decades and thousands of dollars protecting the U.S.-Mexico border from his own backyard. He built his own fence along the border just footsteps north of the U.S. government fence because he said the existing fence was inadequate. Maupin lives in Boulevard in east […]

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego Border Patrol union representative says morale among agents took a hit during the government shutdown. But they’re still calling on Congress to fund the wall. San Diego’s National Border Patrol Council Vice President, Joshua Wilson, admits working without pay during the 35-day government shutdown was troubling for many San Diego border […]

A young woman surrendered healthy newborn twins to a San Bernardino Fire Station in California on Jan. 28—no questions asked. She told firefighters at the station she had just given birth to twins and wanted to leave the babies at Fire Station 302, a safe-haven site, under the California Baby Safe Haven Law, according to a […]

An American anarchist who went by the name John Galton was shot dead at his home in the Mexican resort of Acapulco after at least six armed individuals stormed the residence and opened fire on Galton and two more Americans while they were eating, Mexico’s police told the local media. A woman describing herself as […]

The United States has returned the first group of asylum seekers to Mexico, where they will wait out their cases, after the start of a new Trump administration immigration policy. A man named Carlos from Honduras arrived in Tijuana on January 29 under the new policy, called the Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP). He is the […]

TIJUANA, Mexico—The Trump administration launched an effort to discourage thousands of migrants from seeking asylum and subsequently disappearing into the United States—by sending them to Mexico to wait out their cases. On Jan. 28, the first one was returned to Tijuana. The migrant-heavy border city was not happy about it. The Mexican federal government, however, […]

A Purdue University student was found dead on the morning of Jan. 24 in what appears to be a suicide, the West Lafayette Police Department said, according to The Exponent. Tavon Fields, a 21-year-old junior, was found in a parking lot less than 10 miles southeast of the university, near South Ninth Street and Veterans Memorial […]

Plastic bottles are frequently bemoaned as being a modern problem for the environment. Watch the video and discover 4 life hacks for reusing plastic bottles so we can extend their use beyond temporary refreshment. Perhaps if everyone made better use of such plastic bottles, we environmental impact wouldn’t be as negative, people would be more creative and […]

When you were a kid did you ever try jumping while inside an elevator? What would happen if the elevator suddenly fell – could you survive it? Elevators have a lot of safety features built in to keep this from happening. Most elevators are traction elevators, where the elevator car is balanced on a rope […]

Wow! This waffle ice cream gives a whole new meaning to Taco Tuesday! 10 Below Ice Cream is a New York City shop that offers a unique take on the sweet treat. They use a waffle cone in the shape of a taco to create an easily edible and delicious treat. They start by rolling […]

Collin Hartman, a senior forward for the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team proposed to his girlfriend Hayley Daniel on senior night. His Hoosiers beat the Northwestern Wildcats on senior night, which is the final regular season home game where the university and fans honor the seniors. He was giving a speech to his family, teammates, and […]

Meet the Crested Black Macaques – they can be found on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia and are considered to be critically endangered. They are 1 of 7 Macaque species that face the challenges of illegal logging in the area. Because they are known to devastate crops and fields, these monkeys are considered pests are still […]

Two kayakers were in Forth Estuary, which is a part of the North Sea near Edinburgh, Scotland. The grey seal took the kayakers by surprise and was caught on camera after following the two for roughly a mile. The grey seal is found on both coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. They typically grow between 1.6 […]

The Jungle Book won the Academy Award for best visual effects in 2017 for its incredible visuals throughout. The movie grossed a whopping $966 million in less than a year after being released. The film is based on the 1967 Disney movie of the same name. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film had a budget […]

The Siberian tiger, also known as the Amur tiger, is listed as an endangered species. These tigers are among the larger cats of the world. According to the video, there are fewer than 400 of these animals in the wild today, mostly due to the demand for tiger parts on the black market. Watch as […]

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” So says the phrase that is so often said amongst peers as they try to see each other through hard times. Sometimes when we give it seems like others want more in return or don’t appreciate the effort that we put in to help them out. But in […]

This dashboard camera captured an incredible moment on a street in Russia. The camera picks up a busy road lined with traffic. Just as the car making the recording stops, a tiny kitten crosses the street and tries to hide under another stopped car. In a heart-stopping moment, the kitten very nearly gets run over, […]

What would you do for some bacon? A video from Russia shows this very nimble tabby cat scaling a tree to get at a makeshift bird feeder hanging in the branches. The cat edges out onto a tiny branch and reaches for the feeder. It just manages to get its head inside when it slips […]

Welcome to Oliver’s Science Lab! This video features Oliver as he shows us how to create a tornado in a jar. All you need is vinegar, water, a teaspoon, a cup, a jar, dish wash liquid, and food coloring. Fill the jar ¾ full with water, add a teaspoon of vinegar, a teaspoon of dish […]

This video was taken February 10, 2017, when an underwater photographer came upon this battle between a red octopus and a swimmer crab. The animals battle it out for several minutes as the octopus chases the crab, but then things take a surprising turn… Spoilers below this point: The harbor seal that interrupted the battle […]

A company named Avenue Trucks made this amazing skateboard from glass. Is it possible to skate on a glass board? These guys want to find out. They carefully unpack the glass board and put it together with the trucks and wheels, very carefully. Finally, one of them gingerly gets on the board to start skating. […]

This is Luke Aikins, an American skydiver. He’s 42, and went down in the history books as the first person to complete a jump from 25,000 feet without a parachute. The jump was completed in Simi Valley, California. The video shows him falling for a heart stopping minute before he flips onto his back and […]

Sometimes we have too much or just enough. When times get tough, we tend to forget about others who don’t even have the basics, those things that help get us through our day and back home at the end of it. This boy finds the courage to help someone who has more than he does […]

Mrs. Andrews, a math teacher at Joshua High School in Texas, lost her beloved cat when it passed away after 16 years. Her thoughtful students knew that she was mourning, and two days later, they decided to surprise their teacher with two new kittens. They walked into the room to bring the teacher flowers and […]

Pandas are some of the most recognizable and loved animals on the planet. It’s no wonder that they are taken care of all over the world. They are very fragile and small when they are born and often look nothing like their adult versions.   When a newborn is at high risk there are extra […]

Sometimes we forget to share or ignore telling people how we really feel about them. Or we convince ourselves that the moment has passed and it’s too late. This guy felt that way. And he decided to do something about it. He chose five people and delivered them each a unique customized message. First, it […]

Just another day of fun? Hardly. This young couple were out on a date. When she suggested having some impromptu fun in the photo booth, he had no clue that his wife was about to reveal a BIG secret! Click! Flash! Smile! Repeat. Won’t these be fun to share! And then…the big reveal! Yep! She got […]

These two-year-old twin brothers will have an adventurous and heartwarming story to tell for the rest of their lives. Brock and Bowdy were caught on their family’s nanny cam doing what toddlers do – being curious, playing, and climbing on things. While looking for a way to scale to the top of their dresser, they quickly discover […]

Your wedding day is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary experiences of your life. The goal of every bride and groom is to pull everything off without a hitch and make it as memorable as possible. So when the big day arrived for Addie and her husband, they started the day off by going down their checklist: […]

Surfers get the seal of approval from none other than a friendly water pup Experienced surfers know the rules when it comes to seals: 1. Avoid contact with them because of diseases they might be carrying and the possibility of running into some overprotective momma seals. 2. Seals, for the most part, don’t eat people. But sharks eat […]