American voters do not trust border patrol agents, poll shows
A new national poll says there is some distrust of the nation’s largest law enforcement agency: Customs and Border Protection.
Texas Operation Lone Star taking mental toll on service members, top generals say
Complaints about poor living conditions for Operation Lone Star got the attention of state lawmakers. They heard on Wednesday what's being done about it.
Operation Lone Star border security mission may run out of funds, Senate committee says
While the surge of border-crossers continues, Republicans and Democrats on the State Senate's finance committee are wondering how long they can continue spending billions of dollars on the problem. Abbott has made border security his top priority during his re-election bid. He and the legislature approved about $4 billion for border security.
Court rules against Biden administration's criminal immigration deportation priorities
A court ruling told the Biden administration it cannot selectively choose which illegal immigrants convicted of crimes deserve immediate deportation.
Gov. Abbott orders border authorities to send migrants back to port of entry
Governor Greg Abbott ordered the National Guard and DPS to detain and deliver illegal border crossers back to ports of entry. However, his executive order did not declare an invasion along the Mexican border.
Some Texas leaders want border surge declared an 'invasion'
Gov. Greg Abbott has made the record number of border-crossers from Mexico and criticism of the federal government's response the cornerstone of his administration. But now, some local leaders in Texas border counties want the migrant surge declared an "invasion.” They think that would trigger a constitutional mandate for the White House to send more resources.
Border Patrol agents in Texas discover migrants smuggled inside toolboxes at checkpoint
A Border Patrol agent said the migrants were being smuggled in extreme summer heat.
Texas officials criticize ruling allowing Biden to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy
In the immigration case, Biden v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to the Biden administration.
Texas police: 4 migrants killed in smuggling attempt
Four migrants and three other people were injured in a Texas highway crash, in what authorities are calling yet another deadly human smuggling attempt.
Texas DPS to increase truck inspections as death toll of migrants found dead in 18-wheeler at 53
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the Texas Department of Public Safety will create additional checkpoints and increase truck inspections.
Gov. Abbott gets border security briefing as illegal crossings reach record high
Texas Governor Greg Abbott was on the border as crews gear up for a large influx of migrants at the state's border with Mexico.
Agents find 23 pounds of cocaine in North Carolina passenger's wheelchair
The 22-year-old man was returning to the U.S. from the Dominican Republic when officers found packages of a white, powdery substance concealed in an electric wheelchair.
Gov. Abbott touts plan to handle Texas border surge had Title 42 been lifted
Governor Greg Abbott revealed how prepared Texas would have been to handle a surge of asylum seekers and illegal immigrants if a border policy was lifted on Monday as President Joe Biden wanted.
Title 42: Federal judge rules COVID-19 asylum restrictions must continue on southern US border
A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border.
CBP: Woman tried to cross border with condom filled with fentanyl pills in her vaginal cavity
A woman was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 0.006 pounds of fentanyl that was wrapped inside a condom the woman placed inside her vaginal cavity.
Dan Patrick wants to force legal showdown with feds over right to protect Texas border
The lieutenant governor said the ongoing busing of migrants to D.C. and the enhanced inspection of trucks coming over the southern border into Texas last month, which clogged checkpoints for days and delayed deliveries, are efforts to get the federal government to sue Texas. “I want to force a showdown with the federal government."
Texas National Guard members discouraged from saving drowning migrant's following Arlington guardsman's death
The commander of the Texas National Guard says they are taking action to keep any more soldiers from drowning during Operation Lone Star.
Funeral held in Arlington for guardsman who drowned on Texas border
The Texas National Guard member who died trying to save two migrants in the Rio Grande was laid to rest Saturday.
Guardsman who drowned on Texas border had no float device
A Texas National Guard member who drowned on the U.S.-Mexico border while on duty was not equipped with a flotation device when he jumped in the Rio Grande to help a migrant who was struggling to swim across.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Biden can toss Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday morning on whether the Biden administration can scrap a Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico as their cases make their way through U.S. immigration courts.