We couldn’t believe how many illegal immigrants and drugs are being intercepted every day at our Caribbean Southern border: the US territory of Puerto Rico.
Border Patrol
WATCH: Cuccinelli on the daily fight against illegal immigration
The following is a transcript of my story about key immigration battles leading into Campaign 2020, shown on "Full Measure." Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page. Illegal immigration continues to be among the top list of concerns for many Americans. Today, we hear from the head of the […]
WATCH: Mexican cartels recruit teens to "mule" drugs
The following is a transcript of my cover story investigation on "Full Measure." Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page. We begin with an important border issue you probably don’t know much about. Under longstanding federal policy, when underage kids are caught smuggling drugs from Mexico into the U.S., […]
Border control... without help from the feds (PODCAST)
Sharyl and investigative producer Daniel Steinberger talk about their trip to the Southern border where they found one county in Arizona taking care of business without federal funds or federal agents.
Border control without the feds, big money or high tech
Nearly every move President Trump has tried to make to tighten up the southern U.S. border has been met with opposition and legal challenges. So some border towns have been left to find their own way to protect their communities. And it turns out necessity is the mother of invention! During my most recent reporting […]
"Border Patrol Overwhelmed"
Fast and Furious conviction: victim's family makes case for "The Wall"
A conviction in the murder of a US Border Patrol agent is focusing additional attention on the debate over a border wall. On Tuesday, Heracio Osorio Arellanes was convicted in federal court in Tucson, Arizona of first degree murder for the 2010 shooting of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Terry was ambushed and killed by […]
U.S. soldiers plead guilty in military human smuggling ring
Two U.S. Army soldiers caught with two illegal immigrants in their vehicle last June have reportedly plead guilty to human smuggling. Marco Antonio Nava, Jr. and Joseph Cleveland were arrested last June. They told authorities it wasn't the first time they'd smuggled illegal aliens into the U.S. for payments of $1,000 or $1,500. They named other military […]
