Manuel Padilla Jr., the Border Patrol chief for the Rio Grande Valley, on Monday said in response to a question about the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” border policy that he agrees ...

Manuel Padilla, chief of the Rio Grande Valley Sector of Customs and Border Protection, is responsible for the busiest area of illegal crossings in the country and for implementing the Trump ...

Actually, it's overwhelmed," said Manuel Padilla, a veteran Border Patrol agent who's now director of Joint Task Force-West in San Antonio, part of the Department of Homeland Security. Loading ...

This is the heated environment in which Manuel Padilla now finds himself. Considered one of the Border Patrol’s star commanders, Padilla left Tucson in late 2015 to take over the Rio Grande ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has tapped Manuel Padilla, a 30-year Border Patrol veteran, as the head of a new, temporary front that will serve as the coordinator of the department ...

The number of migrant families being separated upon crossing into the U.S. along the Southern border could double, according to a Border Patrol chief for the Rio Grande Valley. Manuel Padilla Jr ...

according to Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Manuel Padilla Jr. Padilla also noted during a recent briefing that assaults on agents have also increased as migrants become more ...

Chief Patrol Agent Manuel Padilla, Jr. will take the reins at ... patrol agent of the Tucson Sector in April 2013. The Border Patrol's Tucson Sector includes about 4,400 personnel working ...

“The entire system right now is at full capacity,” agent Manuel Padilla said. “Actually, it’s overwhelmed.” Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 66,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexican ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Manuel Padilla Jr. is a Director for ... the first appearance was a 2019 Senate Committee. The head of U.S. Border Patrol and other immigration officials testified at ...

International line "is the most secure it has ever been," says local Border Patrol chief. Border apprehensions at 'unheard of' lows Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Nielsen announced her decision to temporarily re-assign Manuel “Manny” Padilla as the lead official to coordinate DHS and interagency support to the border crisis response effort. Manny is a 30-year ...