“Amid a heated debate over legislation passed earlier this year in Arizona aimed at identifying, prosecuting, and deporting illegal immigrants, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will be increasing the number of unmanned drones used to patrol the U.S. Mexican border, hunting for drugs and illegal immigrants.

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted the DHS permission to launch missions from along the border, including Texas, and along the Gulf Coast region. The Customs and Border Protection department will maintain a drone at the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station in Texas. That drone will likely be used to hunt down groups of people crossing the border illegal, alerting authorities to apprehend them.”

(Source: DailyTech – Homeland Security Department to Use Drones on Mexican Borders)