Immigration and Border Security: Harris vs. Trump

Immigration remains a central issue for voters ahead of the November election. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are addressing immigration on the campaign trail, offering starkly different approaches.

Texas’ floating barrier in the Rio Grande can stay for now, appeals court says

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that the floating barrier Texas deployed in the Rio Grande last year to deter illegal migration could remain. The fight over the barrier is one of many broader, hard-fought legal and political battles over the state’s authority to control the flow of migrants at the border.

Texas National Guard members move into new Eagle Pass base 

The base aims to consolidate state troops who have been fanned out among base camps and in hotel rooms across the border region. State officials say it will improve the quality of life for soldiers and be more efficient.