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Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector, including aBorder Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) team, saved the Mexican national. The man was struggling to maintain consciousness when agents found him.

The foreign national called 911 and told dispatchers he was lost in the desert, according to information obtained by Breitbart Texas from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.

The Pima County-Ajo Dispatch notified Border Patrol agents after officials determined that the 911 caller was in a remote area west of Sells, Arizona. Sells is in Pima County. The remote community is located in teh Tohono OOdham Nation Reservation which borders the state of Sonora, Mexico. The caller provided enough information to dispatchers for them to determine his general location.

Border Patrol agents found the man struggling for his life. BORSTAR agents responded with their emergency medical training, giving him immediate help. Agents called a Life Flight evacuation helicopter for transport. Life Flight flew the illegal migrant flown to a Tuscon hospital for treatment.

A statement obtained by Breitbart Texas from CBP officials said the Mexican national would be processed for immigration-related violations after being released from the hospital.

The release from CBP notes:

Unscrupulous smugglers often abandon migrants in the desert who fall behind. As a result, many perish every year. Border Patrol officials encourage anyone in distress to call 911 or activate a rescue beacon before becoming a casualty. In the fiscal year 2016 Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents rescued over 1,400 persons with many of those rescues conducted in the western Arizona region.

Breitbart Texas follows the plight of those left to die by human smugglers, including children.

In mid-March, this writer reportedBorder Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector found a four-year-old girl who had been abandoned by smugglers. The agents observed a group of illegal immigrants trying to cross the International Border illegally near Mount Signal. One of the individuals fled back into Mexico, and another jumped into a vehicle and absconded leaving the little girl alone. Officials later determined that the four-year-old to be a Guatemalan citizen.

Parents who turn their children over to callous cartel-connected human smugglers are risking the lives of their children, agents with CBP have warned. In order to escape, these traffickers will frequently abandon a child in a dangerous place to distract Border Patrol agents.

If a person being smuggled falls behind for any reason, such as dehydration, injury, or exhaustion, the coyotes will simply leave them behind to die in the desert.

Often times, the deaths of these migrants place financial hardship on small border counties near and along the U.S.-Mexico border. These communities often bear the cost of having to dispose of human remains of illegal immigrants left by these callous human smugglers. Breitbart Texasreported that Brooks County, Texas, saw an increase in 2016 in the numbers of deaths of these aliens.

Finding the remains of 55 humans in this county of about 15,000 people is overwhelming for a sheriffs office with seven deputies, then Sheriff-elect Benny Martinez told Breitbart Texas. When a deceased immigrant is found, our office is tasked with recovering the remains, identifying the victim, and burying the remains. With our very limited resources, this is a daunting set of tasks.

By years end, officials in the county had recovered the remains of 61 human smuggling victims. The area 80 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border has become known as the Brooks County killing fields.

Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior political news contributor for Breitbart Texas. He is a founding member of the Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter@BobPriceBBTXandFacebook.

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Illegal Migrant Abandoned in Desert Calls 911 for Help - Breitbart News

The Homeland Security Department launched an office for American victims of immigrant crime Wednesday. The Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement, or VOICE, is intended to keep victims informed of the immigration proceedings of suspects. (April 26) AP

The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington.(Photo: Susan Walsh, AP)

WASHINGTON Official-looking fliers warning residents of a Washington sanctuary city neighborhood to avoid harboring unlawful immigrants and to report illegal aliens to immigration authorities were not issued or sanctioned by the Department of Homeland Security, officials said Thursday.

The blue and white fliers with the logoof department began appearing in southwest Washington Thursday, providing an apparently legitimate 800-number where callers can leave messages about alien fugitives and smuggling, among other options.

The fliers were not issued of sanctioned by ICE, said DHS press secretary Jenny L. Burke at Thursdays regular weekly press briefing, using the abbreviation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser had reached the same conclusion earlier, tweeting, Please know that these are not real, and notifying residents they will be taken down.

Thursdays briefing by Department of Homeland Security press secretary David Lapan announced a new program that permits foreign visitors concerned about overstaying their visas to determine their status online.

Lapan also explained that DHS Secretary John Kellys decision last week to extend for six months the temporary protected status of 60,000 Haitians who fled the 2010 earthquake. Lapan said Kelly's decision placed an emphasis on the programs temporary character. Lapan said Kelly is not inclined to extend the program, which would have expired in July, beyond January.

Asked if a laptop fire on a JetBlue airliner that made an emergency landing Tuesday night had changed Kellys thinking about not for now limiting laptops as carry-on baggage from flights arriving from Europe, Lapan said the latest incident doesnt change the calibration.

Laptop ban: U.S., Europe differ over aviation security

Kelly announced in March that passengers arriving at U.S. airports directly from ten Middle Eastern countries would have to check electronic devices larger than smart phones. A decision on extending the ban is still under consideration as Kellys views continue to evolve, Lapan said.

Asked about illegal immigrants married to U.S. citizens who have been detained when seeking to clarify their status, Lapan said the law is clear. He likened the situation to a car owner seeking to register a car previously cited for parking violations.

He met with federal agents to discuss a path to citizenship. They arrested him instead.

Its our duty to enforce the laws as they are written, he said.

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Homeland Security disavows DC illegal immigration fliers - USA TODAY

Opponents of Senate Bill 4, the measure intended to keep Texas communities from shielding unauthorized immigrants from deportation, demonstrated during Texas House proceedings May 29, 2017 (screenshot from Texas House video).

Just after protesters in the Texas House shouted objections to a pending state law targeting unauthorized immigrants, state Rep. Matt Rinaldi approached Latino colleagues on the House floor and said hed reacted by alerting federal immigration authorities.

As the 2017 regular legislative session came to a close on Memorial Day, the Irving Republican followed up theraucous moment recapped in news stories here, here, here and here with a Facebook post stating in part: "I called ICE on several illegal immigrants who held signs in the gallery which said I am illegal and here to stay." ICE refers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

His post:

That night, a reader asked us to check if such signs were waved by the red-shirted objectors to Senate Bill 4 who jammed the multi-rowed gallery looking down on the House floor.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed that proposal, intended to keep local governments from shielding immigrants from deportation, into law on May 7, 2017. It takes effect Sept. 1, 2017.

Rinaldi offers no backup

Seeking factual elaboration on the signs Rinaldi described, we repeatedly reached out to him, not hearing back.

Ultimately, our reviews of photos and videos taken inside the House chamber, by the House and others, didnt uncover any signs with the described declaration though, we concluded, that didn't prove no such signs were flashed. After we posted this story, too, we learned that Rinaldi gave interviews three days after putting up hisFacebook post in which he said he saw signs causing him to call ICE before he entered the House chamber that day. See more on those interviews here.

Legislators with different recollections

At the outset, our probe of what Rinaldi said in his Facebook post led us to interview a couple legislators about Rinaldis claim--one who affirmed what Rinaldi said, the other having no recollection of such signs.

Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, told us by phone he and a few other members saw a poster-board sign with the message described by Rinaldi. "It all happened pretty fast," Stickland said. "There were a number of us talking about it as we saw it" and, Stickland said, those observations occurred before Rinaldi called an ICE tip line.

A Democratic House member, Diego Bernal of San Antonio, said by phone that he didnt recall seeing the signs Rinaldi cited. Bernal said he did see large signs that referenced SB 4 directly that were held up by several people. Bernal also said that when Rinaldi explained to colleagues that hed called ICE, he didnt say it was because he saw people holding signs that said they were "illegal and here to stay."

Searching photos and video

Next, we scoured for photo evidence of signs shown in the House gallery during the demonstrations.

Around 48 minutes into the days session, according to House video of the days proceedings, House leadership called on officers to clear the gallery. A look at the House video didnt uncover any such sign though we recognized too that none of the materials had a 360-degree view of the entire protest--so it seems possible Rinaldi saw signs not captured on camera.

Heres what we came up with:

Video from United We Dream, which helped organize the demonstrations. At the 1:25 mark, a chant began of "Here to Stay."

A photo within an online album emailed to us by a United We Dream communications staffer, Chris Valdez, of a woman holding a sign stating: "Daughter of Immigrants - Unapologetic and Here to Stay." From the photo, it looked to us like she wasnt in the House gallery.

Another photo in the same album sent by Valdez of a woman, perhaps standing in the Rotunda, holding a sign that read: "We are here to stay," with cartoon drawings of five different people.

Another photo of a red sign that read: "No Hate, Texas Immigrants are Here to Stay."

Video from CBS Austin, which at the 4:48 mark shows a black-on-white hand-lettered sign held aloft in the Rotunda, stating: "Im Here to Stay."

Video from the Texas Observer. Around the 26:01 mark, a sign in the background in the Rotunda, stating (possibly in part): "Here to Stay."

Organizer describes banners

Among individuals we reached who said they were at the Capitol during the protests, Sheridan Aguirre, communications coordinator for United We Dream, said by email that there were "no signs that said I am illegal and here to stay."

Aguirre said the group otherwise had banners including these messages:

See you in court See you at the polls Here To Stay in TX and USA (Outline of Texas) Here To Stay

Aguirre said participants red shirts said: "Fight Back, No SB4."

No confirmation from newspaper photographer

We also emailed Nar Dorrycott, chief of staff for Rep. Ina Minjarez, whose video of the scuffle on the House floor was linked in a Texas Tribune article, but didnt hear back.

San Antonio Express-News photographer Jerry Lara looked through his photos from that day and only recalled seeing signs that said "Here to Stay." We also checked with three other photographers present that day but didnt hear back.

No Truth-O-Meter ruling

Summing up: Rinaldi said he called ICE after seeing "several illegal immigrants" holding signs in the gallery stating, "I am illegal and here to stay."

Signs saying "Here to Stay" were present, we find, but we didnt confirm that anyone held a sign calling himself or herself an illegal or unauthorized immigrant.

Because the absence of photo evidence doesnt mean there wasnt such a sign, however, were not rating the accuracy of Rinaldi's statement.

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Did Texas House protesters hold signs declaring 'selves illegal immigrants? - PolitiFact

Fake fliers purporting to be from Immigration and Customs Enforcement notifying people of how they can report an illegal immigrant were distributed around Washington, D.C., this week.

The fliers contained the logo from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and included details about the offenses related to harboring, encouraging or inducing and aiding or abetting illegal immigrants.

The posters also directed people to a phone number to call if they would like to report an illegal immigrant.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the fliers were not from the agency.

"Notices circulating in #Washington #DC are NOT from @ICEgov," Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on its Twitter account.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser also said the fliers were fake.

"We have been alerted to flyers regarding US Immigration and Customs Enforcement please know that these are not real. We have been in contact with @DCPoliceDept and @DCDPW to have them removed. And a reminder that we respect all DC residents no matter their immigration status. Washington, DC remains a sanctuary city #DCvalues," Bowser said in a series of three tweets.

In a tweet from her personal account, Bowser encouraged people who see the posters to tear them down.

"Tear it down! DC is a sanctuary city. Clearly the flyer is meant to scare and divide our residents. We won't stand for it. #DCValues," she said.

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Fake ICE fliers in DC tell people how to report illegal immigrants - Washington Examiner

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Posted: Jun 01, 2017 12:01 AM

Samuel Johnson, the witty grammarian, dictionary compiler, and literary critic could put down the worst offenses with lightning fast rapier wit. One comes to mind in connection with the latest push for amnesty in Congress: Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Meaning? Every man lacking moral fiber will justify his plunge to unseen depths of depravity by waving the flag of his nation: I broke the law for the sake of my country! The more subtle criminalsincluding ambitious politicianswill pull out the patriotism card to get elected or to explain away bad votes. In the final calculation, they push to give themselves a personal advantage, often at the expense of the very country which they claim to champion: Look at all the flags on my website! Vote for me!

How does this unpatriotic play for patriotism connect with illegal immigration? A lighter form of amnesty is floating around, this time from Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA). His ENLIST Act (H.R. 60) seems like a common-sense proposal. If illegal aliens meet key requirements and serve in the United States military, they can receive legal status. Sounds goodat first. If men and women put their lives on the line for the United States, why not reward their self-sacrifice with citizenship?

Historical references are crucial to explain why this proposal should be court-martialed and sent to the firing squad. During the waning era of the Western Roman Empire, the Romans recruited mercenaries from Germanic and Gallic tribes to restore their armed ranks. The allegiance of these outsider-soldiers sided with the commanding officers, not the Roman Emperor and Empire. The same barbarians recruited for their adopted homeland would eventually turn on their own neighbors and nation. This threat of internal dissension and demise cannot be ignored or overlooked. Citizenship is about embracing values, not just defeating foreign invaders.

Despite these serious concerns, Congressman Denham (R-Turlock) has introduced this measure repeatedly, and now fellow California Congressman Darrell Issa (whos giving conservatives more reasons not to support him in the upcoming election) has signed on. These and other Republicans (especially in California) are paying attention to Democratic talking points rather than fired-up Re-TRUMP-licanswho are fed up with amnesty and politicians who ignore the needs of American citizens.

Since these pro-illegal policies pushed by these politicians would endanger our country, why do they push this narrative? Why are these scoundrels in Washington targeting illegal alien veterans? They are banking on the idea that this small measure will temper criticism from angry constituents. In Santa Ana, California, a liberal sanctuary city right in the heart of conservative Orange County, California, Congressman Lou Correa hosted a town hall for illegal aliens (another one shut down by feckless liberals in the face of raging Trump supporters demanding the rule of law). Correa started off about the fear imposed on immigrant (read, illegal alien) communities. He then switched over to his upcoming visit to Tijuana to visit with deported veterans. They had green cards, but they broke the law (They got into trouble, according to Correa), and thus they were deported.

One woman attending Correas town hall denounced the illegal aliens whom Correa was championing. When he had mentioned their previous service in our military, her criticism dampened somewhat. Whos going to speak against military service for the United States, right? These amnesty panderers think that mentioning the word veteran will excuse crimes of the past. Wrong, I say! Military service is not a Get Out of Jail Free card. Every veteran should be thanked for their service, but it doesnt mean they can commit crimes or limit the rights of everyday citizens.

Many times this year alone, liberal veterans have tried to silence my criticism: Are you a veteran? Have you fought for this country? My retort: You fought for my right to speak. Are you now undermining your own efforts by telling me that I cannot be here?

Veterans who commit crimes should be tried, convicted and sentenced, just like the rest of us. They fought for the rule of law overseas, and they are called to abide by those standards here. Read up on Randy Duke Cunningham, a Republican congressman who once represented San Diego County. He was convicted of bribery and corruption charges in 2005. During the sentencing hearing, his defense attorney pled for clemency because of his military service. No deal, said the judge.

This rule of law thing seems to escape amnesty panderers like Correa, however. The illegals who served in our military should have never enrolled in the first place. They should not have been in our country! Lets have true standards, please! Besides, if the ENLIST Act becomes law, EXPECT more illegals rushing into our country to enlist for legal status. No deal. Its time to put aside the memes and patronizing half-measures of our politicians. They want to play the patriotism card to sell their constituents on partial amnesty, and I am having none of it. Once again, I will share with you the list of 200yes, that manycosponsors for Denhams ENLIST Act. Tell them No Way.

The next time your Congressman pushes this Amnesty for illegal alien veterans card, just give them a sample of Samuel Johnsons wit: Patriotism is the last resort of a politician er, scoundrel!

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