Southern Border Livestock Ports Closed After New World Screwworm Case Detected originally appeared on Paulick Report.

Illegal border crossings between Mexico and the U.S. have dropped precipitously, yet left-behind items still linger. One property owner sees border security through the objects left on his property.

Annexed militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest people who cross the border illegally.

A San Ysidro man was charged Wednesday in San Diego federal court with attempting to smuggle 14 exotic toucans across the U.S.-Mexico border after the protected birds were found bound and hidden in his car’s dashboard. The driver, 35, was charged with smuggling merchandise and importation contrary to law, according to federal prosecutors.

The U.S Department of Agriculture shut down animal imports through ports along the southern border due to a growing outbreak of New World Screwworms. It’s a deadly parasitic fly that’s spreading in Mexico and nearby countries.

Annexed militarized zones on public land will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest people who cross the border illegally and facilitating new criminal trespassing charges.

The ruling was a win for immigrant advocacy groups that sued over the president's order, which they say put thousands of lives at risk.