Migrants Cross Border Into El Paso
Margelis Tinoco, 48, of Colombia, cries after finding out her 1 p.m. appointment was no longer valid via the CBP One appointment. Tinoco was to be processed by Customs and Border Protection at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in El Paso, Texas on Jan. 20, 2025.
According to CBP, officers working at the Paso Del Norte international border in downtown El Paso seized 41.6 pounds of cocaine. The seizure was made just before 6 a.m.
The suspects were identified as Arturo Ramirez Manzano, 27, also known as Tadeo, Mario Ivan Ramirez, 21, and Corina Hernandez, 30, all from El Paso. Officers seized two rifles and nearly one kilogram of cocaine during the operation.
U.S. CBP intercepted 41.6 pounds of cocaine in a car at El Paso's border; the 21-year-old driver faces charges.
President Trump wasted no time in cracking down on immigration across the country during his first 24 hours in office.
Hours after Trump’s inauguration, his administration canceled appointments allowing migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum, leaving many of them stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in El Paso seized 41.6 pounds of cocaine and arrested a U.S. citizen in an alleged smuggling attempt on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the Paso Del Norte port of entry.
Since CBP One app was fully rolled out in January 2023, more than half a million immigrants have been admitted into the United States.
Mexico on Tuesday continued to prepare for President Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations by setting up the first of nine migrant attention centers on the border.
The Trump administration’s postinauguration move canceling appointments for asylum requests left many migrants stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.