Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from U.S.-Mexico border mission
The Pentagon is pulling 1,100 active duty troops from the U.S.-Mexico border it deployed earlier this year as the government prepared for the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.
Department of Justice sues Texas over floating border barrier in the Rio Grande
Governor Greg Abbott told President Joe Biden in a letter Monday that Texas will not remove the floating border barrier in the Rio Grande. Now, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas.
5th bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
A new bus carrying asylum-seeking migrants arrived in Los Angeles Saturday morning, making it the third bus to arrive from Texas in the last 10 days.
Department of Justice plans to sue Texas over floating border wall
The Department of Justice plans to sue the state of Texas over newly installed floating barriers at the border.
Justice Department tells Texas that floating barrier on Rio Grande raises humanitarian concerns
The Justice Department has told Texas that a floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys the state put on the Rio Grande violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.
Operation Lone Star faces new scrutiny after trooper's claim of 'inhumane' orders at the border
There continues to be backlash following claims DPS troopers were allegedly told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande.
Texas' floating border wall in portion of Rio Grande nearing completion
The installation of the floating barrier wall in a portion of the Rio Grande is expected to be complete by the end of this week.
2nd bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
The asylum seekers came from Cuba, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
Supreme Court rejects lawsuit from Texas, Louisiana demanding Biden administration boost deportations
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge by Texas and Louisiana to the Biden Administration’s policy on deporting certain immigrants.
US halts online asylum appointments at Texas crossing after extortion warnings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection gave no explanation for its decision to stop scheduling new appointments via the CBP One app for the crossing in Laredo, Texas.
Militia members wanted to ‘start a war’ at the border, murder migrants and Border Patrol agents: Prosecutors
The pair planned to murder any Border Patrol agents who attempted to stop them.
Texas to use mobile, floating border wall in effort to prevent illegal crossings
The first 1,000 feet of the new “water-based barrier" will be deployed in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Texas Senate committee OKs bill letting state arrest illegal border crossings
Legal experts believe if the bill is passed and signed into law it will likely face court challenges.
Congressman Dan Crenshaw advocates military strike, calling cartels 'clear and present' threat
Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) a decorated Navy SEAL officer who has represented Texas' 2nd district since 2019, explained how he's leading a special house task force focused on countering Mexico's drug cartels.
Texas, federal officials taking credit for drop in border crossings since Title 42
As Title 42 was set to expire, the state was anticipating a massive surge of migrants at the southern border, but that didn't happen. Both the state and federal government are taking credit for the drastic drop in border crossings.
Texas: The Issue Is - Lifting of Title 42 intensifies concerns on border crisis
As thousands of the "uninvited" push across the Southern border into Texas, outrage aimed at the President over lifting the Title 42 restraint has been continual and ferocious.
Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic-related asylum bans
After Title 42 rules were lifted, migrants and officials were still evaluating the change and the new policy adopted by the Biden administration to stabilize the border.
Title 42 immigration restrictions lifted, confusion remains at U.S.-Mexico border
There are a lot of uncertainties at the southern border as the pandemic-era restrictions on migrants known as Title 42 are removed.
House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends
House Republicans have passed a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers.
Texas DPS 'preparing for the worst' at U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 set to expire
Border agents and state troopers are trying to maintain order at the southern ports of entry as a major policy change for asylum seekers takes effect Thursday at midnight.