Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday, indicating it was investigating the case as possible human smuggling. “We will continue to address the serious public safety threat posed by human smuggling organizations and their reckless disregard for […]
The driver of a grain hauler was arrested in Texas this week after being accused of human smuggling, according to authorities, who say a trooper recovered 18 illegal immigrants hidden inside the truck’s trailer. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the driver, identified as Osvaldo Garzo Saavedra, was stopped for a traffic violation […]
A Texas man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly smuggling 84 illegal aliens across the U.S.-Mexico border in the cargo area of a dump truck, officials say. Robert Flores Jr., of Poteet, Texas, was arrested and charged with 84 counts of human smuggling on Oct. 25 after being stopped for a commercial motor vehicle inspection […]
A National Guardsman reportedly died by suicide at Texas’s border with Mexico on Tuesday. Retired ICE special agent Victor Avila told NTD that Mexican cartels have been changing their human-smuggling tactics, and it’s leading to increased violence in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas.
Texas law enforcement officers working through Operation Lone Star continue to thwart criminal activity at the Texas-Mexico border, including interdicting human smugglers and kidnappers. Since Gov. Greg Abbott launched Texas’ border security initiative last March, state law enforcement officers have apprehended more than 308,700 illegal foreign nationals, made more than 20,200 criminal arrests, including more […]
At least five people have died and over 60 were rescued as Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a human smuggling boat off the coast of Puerto Rico. It is the latest of a string of deadly incidents in the north Caribbean. It includes mostly Haitian migrants fleeing their country amid political and economic unrest […]
The California Oak Fire is now one of the largest fires of the year. The blaze is forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and threatens ancient Sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park.
At least 17 Haitian migrants are dead after a boat capsized in the Bahamas on Sunday. Two people are in custody over the suspected human smuggling operation.
A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is warning Americans about the possible threat of DNA targeting. Representative Jason Crow says data collected through DNA testing services could be used to create bioweapons targeting individuals or groups.
Two active-duty soldiers with the U.S. Army stationed at the Fort Hood base in Texas were ordered to federal prison on Friday for “conspiring to transport” undocumented immigrants within the state, U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery said in a statement The soldiers, Isaiah Gore, 21, and Denerio Williams, 22, pleaded guilty in December 2021. They […]
Another van packed with suspected illegal immigrants has crashed in Texas. Tragically, there were a lot of injuries, and about a third of the passengers died. Warning: some viewers may find the following footage disturbing due to its graphic nature.
Officials in Texas say the discovery of 90 people in a house there could be a human smuggling case, President Joe Biden says railroad company Amtrak could be in for a large 50th anniversary gift, and Andrew Giuliani tells NTD what he thinks about his father’s investigation.
Houston police discovered a house with more than 90 people packed inside, in what appears to be an alleged human smuggling case, according to authorities on Friday. At a press conference, Houston Police Assistant Chief Daryn Edwards said the Houston Police Department responded to a kidnapping call at a separate location on Thursday night. They […]
The United States on Tuesday announced a new operation focused on combating human smuggling, with an emphasis on taking down criminal organizations that smuggle kids, women, and men into the United States from Mexico and Canada.
President Joe Biden is imposing new sanctions on Russia and expelling ten Russian diplomats, human smugglers armed with AR-15’s are crossing through ranchers’ properties in Texas, and NTD speaks to a former law enforcement officer on what may have happened in the Daunte Wright case.
The United States charged a Pakistani national with smuggling migrants into the United States. Over the course of five years, he allegedly smuggled clients from the Middle East, through South and Central America, and then across the U.S.–Mexico border.
Two toddlers who were dropped over a border barrier late Tuesday in the middle of the New Mexico desert have been rescued by U.S. Border Patrol. A camera operator at the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, port of entry witnessed the incident over security camera of the area, which was in a remote location. In the […]
McALLEN, Texas—Illegal border crossers are coming into the United States wearing wristbands that relate to the smuggling organization or cartel that they paid to cross the river, according to new reports and confirmation by Border Patrol agents. The wristbands have been spotted on illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, as well […]
HOLTVILLE, Calif.—Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest border crashes on record were among more than 40 illegal immigrants who entered the United States through a hole cut into Southern California’s border fence with Mexico, the Border Patrol said Wednesday. Surveillance video showed a Ford Expedition and Chevrolet Suburban drive through the opening early […]
Dozens of people were rescued from a house in Houston, Texas, on Thursday after a man was found running down a street looking for help, authorities say. Houston Police Department (HPD) officials received a report of a man only wearing underwear while running down the street, “yelling that he had been kidnapped,” according to a […]
