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.
Jocelyn Nungaray murder: Texas lawmakers respond to 12-year-old girl's death with immigration bill
One month following the assault and murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray which sparked national headlines, Texas lawmakers have taken legislative action that could lead to significant changes in immigration enforcement.
Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests
The Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a proposal asking voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry, sending the measure to the Nov. 5 ballot.
Texas’ floating barrier between US, Mexico can stay for now, court rules in reversal
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's floating border barrier will remain in place in the Rio Grande for now. A majority of the 17 justices who make up 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have agreed to hear the buoy barrier case.
Border Security: Texas bill signed into law allowing state to arrest migrants, challenging federal authority
Senate Bill 4 allows state and local law enforcement officers to arrest people who enter Texas illegally. The law, which is expected to be challenged, could put immigration in front of the Supreme Court's new conservative majority.
Mexico 'rejects' Texas’ proposal to allow state police to deport undocumented immigrants
Mexico said Texas’ Senate Bill 4 will violate the human rights of Mexican immigrants living in Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said he plans to sign the proposal into law.
Border Security: Texas House passes $1.5B for border barrier, security
A bill that would provide over a billion dollars to help secure the southern border got the green light from the state House on Tuesday. Lawmakers are also reviewing a bill that would make entering Texas illegally a state crime.
U.S. to resume deportations for Venezuelan illegal immigrants after recent surge
The Biden Administration announced it will now resume deportations of illegal immigrants from Venezuela.
Biden administration moves to restart construction of border wall in Texas despite saying wall doesn't work
President Joe Biden and his Homeland Security secretary are contradicting each other on whether a border wall helps deter illegal immigration.
Judge panel hears arguments on Texas' floating border wall
There is another border control controversy, as the floating barrier installed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott went before a panel of judges Thursday.
Texas border: Judge orders Texas to remove floating barrier from waters of US-Mexico border
A judge has ordered the state of Texas to move floating barrier from the waters of the US-Mexico border and onto a riverbank.
Texas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil
Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil.
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.
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.
US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma, Arizona
The Biden administration authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma that has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.
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.
Mexican woman dies tangled in Arizona border wall after using climbing harness
The Cochise County Sheriff’s office said the migrant woman hung upside down at the border wall for “a significant amount of time.”
Texas will charter buses of migrants to DC, Gov. Abbott says
Governor Greg Abbott has been critical of President Joe Biden's border policies. Now, the governor says new security initiatives include a plan to bus or fly asylum seekers to Washington, D.C. But the fine print in the directive means the migrants would not be forced to go.
Mexico finds hundreds of migrants in truck trailers near border
Mexican authorities have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants in trailers near the United States border.
Former President Trump tours southern border with Gov. Abbott to discuss border security
Former President Trump's visit to the Texas border comes two weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott promised to finish the border wall in Texas using state funds and private donations. Critics call it a political stunt.