Vance says Trump hopes to build the entire southern border wall by 2029
Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited the southern border on Wednesday.
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Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited the southern border on Wednesday.
"I can tell you this: anyone that has crossed the border between the ports of entry since this administration has taken office has not been released," Border Patrol chief Mike Banks told CBS News.
Gov. Abbott returned to Washington for the second week in a row to urge Congress to reimburse Texas billions of dollars.
With billions of dollars on the line, Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington, D.C. for the second straight week.
Gov. Greg Abbott and President Trump are increasing efforts to boost border security. The Governor traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with the President in the Oval Office to discuss new ways they can jointly prevent illegal immigration.
The indictment and court testimony highlighted beatings, kidnappings and fatal shootings that were part of the conspiracy
The new authority is a shift for the Guard and the military broadly, which has been limited to a supporting role for the Border Patrol.
The governor met with the president in the Oval Office Wednesday afternoon and called this a "very productive day."
A few weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump has issued dozens of executive orders.
Abbott is set to discuss border security with President Trump Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced early Wednesday morning.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott explained why he agreed when the Trump administration asked Texas to join their new plan.
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas the state will do whatever it takes to secure the southern border. His comments follow a number of Executive Orders issued by Governor Greg Abbott for state agencies to cooperate with the Trump administration.
More than 400 additional Texas National Guard troops arrived at the Texas-Mexico border Monday.
Gov. Abbott deployed 400 troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country.
The arrangement, known as a "Safe Third Country" agreement, would empower U.S. immigration officials to deport non-Salvadoran migrants to El Salvador.
The Republican governor wants Congress to reimburse Texas for more than $11 billion spent on border security.
This is the latest development after President Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and ordered the Defense Department to provide troops.
Sylvia DeLeon and Gissel Lorenzo work at the same Bishop Arts taco place. They are also friends whose parents worry about deportation.
"The federal government has been derelict in its duty because immigration people say it's a federal issue."
The far-reaching move empowers federal immigration agencies to target a population of migrants who came to the U.S. with the government's permission.
Many Texas law enforcement officials say they are feeling positive as Donald Trump re-enters the White House for a second term.
The speech underscored President Trump's continued focus on immigration, which he called the nation's "number one issue."
The CBP One app allows migrants in certain parts of Mexico to request a time to be processed by American immigration officials at legal border entry points, also known as ports of entry.
The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with the Texas city of El Paso.
Two faith leaders view border politics through different lenses.
