Border patrol officers intercept cocaine-filled cheese at Presidio Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working in Texas intercepted nearly 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside large wheels of cheese.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working in Texas intercepted nearly 18 pounds of cocaine hidden inside large wheels of cheese.
Rep. Tony Gonzales said the tactics used to deter illegal entry to the U.S. are "not acceptable," but stopped short of criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
A recent letter from the U.S. Department of Justice sent to Governor Greg Abbott states it intends to file legal actions in order to stop what they consider unlawful activities in the Rio Grande.
After asking the soldiers for water, one of the women said, "They told us that they couldn't give us water because it was not their responsibility."
This week Jack dives into border outrage, a gag order in the impeachment trial of AG Ken Paxton and Mayor Eric Johnson's property tax relief idea.
The suspect is accused of killing Barbara Villarreal, who was found dead on Nov. 7, 1986, in Garland, about 20 miles from Dallas.
In it, the trooper voices concern over alleged orders that were given when handling migrants at the border.
A trooper-medic expressed concerns to a supervisor over the "in humane [sic]" treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents thwarted a human smuggling attempt to hide 13 migrants crossing the border unlawfully hidden inside hay bales.
Funding will come from $5.1 billion approved by the state legislature to secure the border.
Another plane carrying migrants arrived in Sacramento on Monday, marking the second flight in recent days that California officials allege was coordinated by Florida.
Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who suffered from sickle cell anemia and heart disease, died after she and her family spent over a week in Border Patrol custody.
U.S. officials are preparing to distribute 1,250 appointments each day to migrants in Mexico so they can present themselves at ports of entry for an opportunity to be allowed to seek asylum.
Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez, 8, died on May 17 after spending more than a week in Border Patrol custody alongside her parents and siblings.
The mother of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody says agents repeatedly ignored pleas to hospitalize her medically fragile daughter as she felt pain in her bones, struggled to breathe and was unable to walk.
The girl's death marks the first known death of a migrant child in Border Patrol custody since the Trump administration, when several minors died.
On Friday, the first day since March 2020 in which the U.S. could no longer cite Title 42 to expel migrants, Border Patrol apprehended 6,300 migrants, a sharp drop from earlier in the week.
During a news conference just after sunrise Monday, the Governor held a news conference with military aircraft as the backdrop. "We are deploying a new National Guard unit. It's called Texas Tactical Border Force."
The rule represents a major pivot by President Biden, a Democrat who campaigned on restoring access to the U.S. asylum system.
The program, which will initially apply to migrant families heading to four U.S. cities, is part of a larger Biden administration effort to deter migrants from crossing into the U.S. illegally.
Seven people were killed and up to six were injured Sunday after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a city bus stop outside of a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville.
The Biden administration announced a new plan Thursday that it hopes will reduce the numbers of people coming across the southern border.
The U.S. will set up migrant processing centers in Latin America, increase deportations and expand legal migration pathways to reduce the number of unlawful border crossings.
At a time of intense controversy over immigration, Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas tells Sharyn Alfonsi why he won't call the situation at the southern border a crisis.
The fire broke out overnight in the facility in Ciudad Juárez, right on the U.S. border. Most of the dead were Guatemalan nationals.
