Immigration Crisis: The Fight for the Southern Border

Sheriff Thadeus Cleveland has the 10th largest county on the US-Mexico border. Up until a few months ago he only had 3 deputies. His jail can only house 7 inmates and all have to be of one gender since they cannot co-mingle.

The Venezuelan prison gang “Tren de Aragua” was mostly in Ecuador and Chile but with the migration pattern to the US now they are being seen here in the US.

They are working a ridiculous amount of hours, but now they will be able to collect overtime pay. We speak with Congressman Henry Cuellar.

We speak with Valeria Wheeler, the Executive Director of the migrant processing center Mission Border Hope.

We speak with retired Homeland Security Investigations Agent in-charge Ari Jimenez as to how this has been allowed to happen.

As the cartels diversify their money flow from drugs to human smuggling, they are also said to be using bombs and other weapons left behind in Afghanistan.

An exclusive ride-a-long with the Texas DPS Brush Unit. Lt. Noe Fernandez is our guide as they search for migrants that have entered under the radar, instead of presenting themselves to authorities seeking asylum.

There are recent reports of Lebanese, Syrians, and Iranians showing up at the border.

State Representative Eddie Morales speaks about the difficulties trying to find a solution to protect our border.

The surge is on and State Representative Eddie Morales, whose district goes from Eagle Pass, the epicenter for the immigration crisis, to El Paso, says Texas needs to think out of the box to deal with the problem.