Authorities find massive drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and San Diego
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said.
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DHS Secretary defends border policies under intense grilling from GOP lawmakers
One GOP lawmaker vowed to impeach Mayorkas if Republicans retake the House in November.
Search continues for missing Texas National Guard soldier
Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing in Eagle Pass, Texas, while assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Face the Nation" explores food insecurity, border crisis
For Easter, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" explores the global food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and how a Catholic charity is helping migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Migrant arrivals at U.S. border soared to 221,000 in March, highest tally since 2000
The increase in border arrivals comes as the U.S. prepares to wind down the Title 42 pandemic-era rule, which allows authorities to swiftly expel migrants.
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Senator Chris Coons, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and more appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
Woman dies after getting entangled upside down on U.S.-Mexico border wall
The local sheriff's office said the woman was a 32-year-old who was attempting to cross the wall Monday night near Douglas, Arizona.
Abbott defies pressure over new border policy that's gridlocking trucks
To curb human and drug trafficking Abbott announced that trucks crossing southern border into Texas must undergo extra inspections.
DHS chief denies double standard at the southern border for Ukrainian refugees
Ukrainian refugees have been an exception to the Trump-era policy that led to the quick deportations of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Central America during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. preparing for potential spike in arrivals at southern border
The Biden administration is building migrant holding facilities, soliciting contracts for transportation services and deploying additional immigration agents.
U.S. expands COVID vaccinations of migrants in border custody
The policy change comes as officials wait for a CDC announcement on the future of Title 42, which has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants during the pandemic.
U.S. launches deportation operation to Colombia using Title 42 border rule
The expulsions have been carried out under Title 42, a pandemic border restriction first implemented by the Trump administration.
U.S. to start asylum overhaul plan in the late spring
The administration hopes the changes will drastically reduce the amount of time asylum-seekers wait for their claims to be decided while cutting down the backlog of cases.
CDC revokes U.S. authority to expel migrant children
A federal court last week had ruled that the administration could not exempt unaccompanied children from a Trump-era border restriction.
Biden faces intensifying Democratic pressure to end border expulsions
A Ukrainian mother and her children fleeing the Russian invasion were turned back at the U.S. border by officials who cited a Trump-era restriction, according to the family's lawyer.
U.S. can't exempt migrant children from border deportation policy, judge rules
It's unclear if the administration will start to expel unaccompanied minors in light of Friday's court order.
Court curbs U.S. authority to expel migrant families to some countries
Both the Trump and Biden administrations have said the Title 42 border policy is necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 inside migrant holding facilities.
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on "Remain in Mexico" border policy
President Biden has denounced the Trump-era border policy as draconian and inhumane.
Rare Texas plant vital to bees and butterflies could be endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed moving the prostrate milkweed to endangered status.
5 journalists now murdered in Mexico in the first 6 weeks of the year
The latest victim, Heber López, director of the online news site NoticiasWeb, was fatally shot in the state of Oaxaca.
U.S. increases border deportations, prosecutions amid migrant surge
The efforts mark a new, more stringent chapter in the Biden administration's border policy.
U.S. to continue migrant expulsion policy indefinitely
By citing a public health law, U.S. officials at the southern border have been able to expel migrants to Mexico or their home countries without allowing them to apply for humanitarian refuge.
Migrant minors describe poor conditions at makeshift U.S. shelters
Migrant children housed at an Army base reported having to wear soiled clothes and limited access to showers. Some said other minors talked about self-harm.
Five children, including infant, discovered near U.S.-Mexico border
"It is heartbreaking to find such small children fending for themselves in the middle of nowhere," a Border Patrol official said.
Families recount their harrowing journeys across the border
"We're not here to cause trouble. We're here because there's no hope left for us back home. The situation in Honduras is worse for us than the risks we faced by undertaking this journey. It hasn't been easy. But we'd do anything for our child."
DOJ calls Alaska Senate allegations "troubling," asks to segregate ballots
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