Immigration

Chicago's Democrat mayor called Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategy “racist and xenophobic.” Abbott's office said if Chicago has a problem with it, they should take it up with President Joe Biden.

H.R. 2920 would allow judges to issue citizenship to spouses without criminal records.

At least 1,000 migrants will enter the school system next month.

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.

The mayor of Washington D.C. is asking for National Guard help to deal with an influx of asylum seekers who were bussed to the nation’s capital by the governors of Texas and Arizona.

A new national poll says there is some distrust of the nation’s largest law enforcement agency: Customs and Border Protection.

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.

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.

A court ruling told the Biden administration it cannot selectively choose which illegal immigrants convicted of crimes deserve immediate deportation.

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.

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.

In the immigration case, Biden v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to the Biden administration.