Editorial credit: Vic Hinterlang / Shutterstock.com By Michelle Lapointe | Immigration Impact The U.S. Border Patrol turned 100 years old on May 28. Its troubled origins and history form the backdrop ...
Internal Investigation Shows Appalling Carelessness from Border Patrol Led to Death of 8-Year-Old
By Dara Lind, Immigration Impact An internal investigation into the death of a medically vulnerable eight-year-old girl after over a week in Border Patrol custody continues to reveal shocking negligen...
Border Patrol Agents on Horseback Used “Unnecessary” Force Against Haitian Migrants Last Year, Investigators Find
Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 05-12-2021 – Haitian migrant family crosses the Rio Grande in Ciudad Juárez to surrender to the border patrol in the United States with the intention of requesting a...
Mayorkas Calls for New Immigration Law Amid Renewed Scrutiny, Tragedy at the Border
New York, NY – September 10, 2021: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during 911 security briefing at One Police Plaza. (Shutterstock) By ABC News Congress “must pass” new...
The Border Patrol is Going to Eliminate its Secretive Critical Incident Teams
By Katy Murdza U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced in a May 6 memorandum that it would eliminate its Border Patrol Critical Incident Teams (BPCITs). The teams have faced criticism for their...
Leaked Photos Reveal Inhumane Conditions in Border Processing Centers
Migrants from Colombia wait to be processed after turning themselves over to authorities at the United States and Mexico border May 12, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Katy Murdza, Immigratio...
Substance Abuse, Criminal Charges, and Death: National Guard Border Deployments Plagued by Problems
By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact National Guard troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border face a grim reality, with their deployments plagued by substance abuse problems and discontent. E...