Ofelia Hernández Salas, who sources believe has links to the Sinaloa Cartel, facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants into the U.S.

The news come just weeks after El Paso County announced the impending closure of its Migrant Support Services Center at the end of the year

"Venezuela and other countries didn't behave very well during my first term. In 24 hours, they will behave very well," the president-elect said.

Experts say that increased enforcement does little to address the conditions driving migration, such as economic crises and political repression

From fuel tanks to pepper shipments, CBP officers intercept heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine worth millions in early December enforcement operations.

Budget cuts and systemic failures have left Mexico's immigration agencies struggling, worsening the vulnerability of migrants and refugees amid rising pressures ahead of the Trump administration, according to journalist León Krauze

State leaders have continued pushing for stricter immigration policies.

In November, The National Border Patrol Council called Trump's election "not just a victory for himself, but a victory for the entire country"

U.S. authorities say cartels are becoming desperate ahead of potential new regulations at the border in Trump's second term

The country's plan includes input from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Welfare, and Urban Development, as well as the National Migration Institute

The drug trafficking ring recruited drivers to move the drugs across the country.

A new migrant caravan made up of around 1,500 people set out this week from the southern border of Mexico in hopes of arriving before Trump's inauguration

Almost one million migrants were reported to be in Mexico between Jan-Aug. of this year, a 130% increase compared to 2023

During the month of October, CBP seized nearly 20,500 pounds of illicit drugs only in the Southwest border region

"Coordination failed in the last year, in great part because the previous president did not want to receive help from the United States" said Ken Salazar

The two men were arrested in late 2022 and were indicted last year by a grand jury in Missouri

Customs officers in Texas intercepted 2,155 pounds of meth, preventing a major drug delivery

President Joe Biden is actually set to surpass the number of deportations that Donald Trump had during his first term as president.

Mexico was at risk of breaching an 80-year old treaty with the U.S. through which it must deliver 1,750,000 acre-feet of water every five years

Gaetz said that non-profits "should focus on doing genuine charity for genuine Americans, not illegal aliens"

Civil rights advocates say Texas' border policies push migrants to riskier routes and increase high-speed chases, thus increasing the amount of fatalities among those seeking to enter the country

Thousands of migrant children make the dangerous journey to the U.S. border every year. Some are entrusted to smugglers by their parents.

Hospitals face a substantial financial burden from this, with care charges totaling $151 million in 2023 and 2024, as well as significant unpaid costs.

The seizure is one of the largest prosecuted in South Texas and happens amid a drop in both street drug availability and overdose deaths nationwide.

CBP data shows that migration at the border remains at its lowest level since the fall of 2020.

The Santa Teresa, New Mexico, station remains one of the busiest in the El Paso sector and nationwide for smuggling activity.

The migrants were moving north, trying to get ahead of Trump's plan to close the U.S. border to illegal immigration if he became president again.

Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño said in an interview that about 40% of the pipes are over their shelf life

Certain sectors of the US.-Mexico border, such as El Paso, saw record number of deaths reported during Fiscal Year 2024

Officials say that the devices being used by the "Cartel del Noreste" can detect nearby unmanned aircraft systems.