Texas officials bracing for expected record border crossings as Title 42 set to end Thursday
Border Patrol is reporting a record number of apprehensions, and those numbers are expected to climb even higher starting Thursday.
Proposed bill would study commercial traffic at Texas-Mexico border to improve security
Some state lawmakers want the Texas Department of Transportation to conduct a study on commercial traffic at points of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.
Border Patrol seizes $900K in meth disguised as candy, food
More than 100 pounds of methamphetamines were seized at the U.S.-Mexico border after authorities found the drugs disguised as candy and hidden in canned food.
Texas police: Migrants found 'suffocating' in train; 2 dead
Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Texans testify before Senate committee on frustrations over illegal border crossings
Texans who live along the southern border testified before the Senate Committee on Border Security to say illegal border crossings are out of control.
Gov. Abbott calls for 10-year prison sentences for Texans who help migrants cross border illegally
Gov. Abbott says lawmakers are pushing to spend nearly $5 billion on border security.
New rule would impose 'severe limitations' on asylum-seekers at US southern border
President Donald Trump pursued a similar ban in 2019 but a federal appeals court prevented it from taking effect.
Illegal U.S.-Mexico border crossings surge to highest levels since Biden took office
U.S. authorities stopped migrants 251,487 times along the Mexican border in December.
Midlothian state rep introduces bill to keep Title 42 until COVID-19 federal mandates are lifted
State Representative Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) has filed legislation that would use state health authority to require immediate expulsion of illegal immigrants back to their countries of origin.
CBP seizes more than $4 million worth of cocaine concealed in decorative rocks in San Diego
CBP officers extracted approximately 256 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated value of approximately $4.1 million.
Fort Worth men accused of smuggling illegal immigrants arrested near Mexico border
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested three men from Fort Worth near the Mexico border who were reportedly trying to smuggle illegal immigrants in their trunk.
Biden visits US-Mexico border as migrant crisis spirals
The president walked a muddy stretch of the border and inspected a busy port of entry, but he did not appear to meet with migrants.
Migrants entering into US stunned to hear of new asylum limits
About 200 migrants walked for about an hour early Friday to surrender to border agents in Yuma, Arizona.
Biden intends to make his first visit to US-Mexico border
The Biden administration has yet to lay out any systemic changes to manage an expected surge of migrants should the restrictions end.
Migrant surge leads to overcrowded shelters in El Paso
Hundreds of asylum seekers who came to the United States hoping for a better life are now living in crowded shelters or on the streets near the southern border.
Supreme Court to keep Title 42 in place indefinitely
The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality.
Arctic blast posing safety concerns for those crossing southern border in Texas
The city of El Paso is working quickly to shelter migrants who've been on the streets, and more are still crossing the border.
Bus of migrants arrive in Dallas, more expected Wednesday
A bus of migrants arrived in Dallas on Tuesday morning, and another is expected to arrive on Wednesday. This comes as the Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court for a little more time before lifting restrictions on asylum seekers.
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to delay end of Title 42
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but requested a delay until at least after Christmas.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks order to end Title 42
The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers.