Thousands of migrants leave southern Mexico for the U.S.
A group of about 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday hoping to reach the country's north and ultimately the United States. The development comes weeks before the U.S. presidential election, in which immigration has been a key issue.Some migrants, like Venezuelan Joel Zambrano, believe a new administration in the U.S. could put an end to asylum appointments through an online system called CBP One. "That is what makes us fearful. They say this could change because they could both close the CBP One appointment and all the services that are helping migrants," he said.Both the lack of jobs in...
Nearly one-third of Border Patrol’s cameras along the US-Mexico border ‘don’t work’
Nearly one third of surveillance cameras along the US-Mexico border are not working, according to an internal memo from Border Patrol.Roughly 150 of the 500 cameras on watchtowers along the border have been affected, causing “significant impacts” on operations according to the memo obtained by NBC.The issue is reportedly due to “several technical problems,” and officials, who spoke to NBC on the condition of anonymity, blamed outdated equipment and outstanding repair issues. It is understood that the problems have persisted for some time.The camera systems, known as Remote Video Surveillance Systems, have been used since 2011 to “survey large...
Texas Border: Migrants Use Tunnels to Avoid Border Patrol Capture
Migrants are using an extensive maze of tunnels after illegally crossing into West Texas from Mexico to avoid apprehension by Border Patrol Agents. This known cartel human smuggling route is a dangerous one that sometimes ends in death.