The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector, has named Aaron Heitke as its newest Chief Patrol Agent (CPA). 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced the seizure of more than 176,000 counterfeit sports-related items, worth an estimated $123 million, ahead of this year's Super Bowl.

DHS Secretary Nielsen has temporarily re-assigned Manuel “Manny” Padilla to coordinate DHS and interagency support for the US border response effort.

Mark Morgan, who currently serves as the Assistant Director of the FBI, was named the new chief of the US Border Patrol. 

Both the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol departments of Homeland Security could run out of funding by the fall if emergency funds are not approved by Congress. 

The museum’s exhibits guide visitors along an interactive walk that reveals the unique influences and challenges that shaped George Bush’s life and presidency. Visitors can explore and learn about the most important events of the 20th century, from World War II through the Persian Gulf War.

The U.S. Border Patrol told its agents Friday that when they confront suspected illegal immigrants crossing the frontier who throw rocks a them, they should try to take cover or move away instead of immediately opening fire.

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are increasingly borrowing border-patrol drones for domestic surveillance operations, according to flight logs recently released in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil-liberties group.

Nearly half of terrorists crossing into the U.S. to perform violent acts or escaping from the country were American citizens. 

Citing recent murders, raids and car chases, Gov. Jan Brewer refused the U.S. Government's claims that the border is the safest it has been in years.