LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Will Racke A Democratic congressman from Texas said Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security may be coming around to his idea of outfitting Border Patrol agents with body cameras in order to prevent alleged civil rights abuses. Rep. Joaquin Castro and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus…
By JP Carroll Two Mexican cartel smugglers were caught jumping the border wall on live TV by Mexican reporters doing a story on Arizona side, a video posted Wednesday shows. The smugglers were only in Nogales, Arisona, U.S.A. for 90 seconds when they realized they were being filmed by Azteca Noticias. Rather than keep going into the…
Up to 120 Children Cross the Border Every Day Last year the LA Times reported that up to 120 children try to cross the border every day. The numbers of Mexican children fleeing has held steady, while there has been a dramatic surge in the number of children leaving Central American countries Guatemala, Honduras, and…
Border Insecurity Follow TLR on Google+ The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is already known for using questionable tactics to carry out its duties. Yet a new report has shown a disturbing trend. Agents have been purposefully stepping in front of vehicles, or claiming that moving vehicles were an imminent threat, in order to come…