Caption: “Great visit with the Agents of Yuma Sector! In addition to a sharp increase in illegal border crossings, rescues, and unaccompanied minors, Yuma agents regularly contend with some of the highest temperatures in the country.”
The Dolph Briscoe Unit, a state prison in Southern Texas, was recently emptied of over 1,000 prisoners to make room for migrants facing, but not convicted of, state charges. The empty prison is currently being staffed by nearly 150 guards, despite Texas’ prison system being dangerously understaffed. Texas Governor Gregg Abbott has not made much clear in terms of when or how the facility will be fashioned into a migrant jail, and the prison is currently in a state of “maintenance mode” while officers become trained as jailers and state agencies what changes need to be made in order to house a non-prison population. This project seems to be a part of Abbott’s larger push to address what he has deemed a migration crisis, seeking alternative detention possibilities outside of federal jurisdiction.
The US is on track for 2 million encounters with migrants on the border by the end of the 2020 fiscal year (a record high), according to internal government estimates.
CBP confirmed to Congress that 4 individuals arrested on the southern border since October 1 match names on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database, including 3 Yemenis and a Serbian.
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
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Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
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Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
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Last updated December 17, 2020. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border.
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Published by WOLA on October 16, 2020.
As the Homeland Security Department completes its 2020 fiscal year, a walk through some of the prominent findings from the year-end data.
Caption: “Brutal bailout: #Laredo Sector #USBP agents attempted to pull over a truck with a livestock trailer that evaded checkpoint inspection on Hwy. 359. The driver later bailed out, leaving 37 aliens locked in the trailer.”
Caption: “Laredo Sector #USBP agents, working together w/ @webb_county sheriff’s office apprehended 26 aliens in deplorable conditions at a stash house in East Laredo.”