‘Remain in Mexico’: Federal judge blocks Biden bid to end Trump-era policy
Under former President Donald Trump, about 70,000 asylum-seekers were forced to wait in Mexico for U.S. hearings under the policy introduced in January 2019, which President Joe Biden suspended on his first day in office.
Border Patrol agent killed in high-speed chase of group entering US illegally
The 38-year-old agent leaves behind two children, but has not been identified.
Judge delays end of migrant asylum restrictions to late December
Migrants have been expelled from the United States more than 2.4 million times since the Trump-era, COVID-19 rule took effect in March 2020.
New DACA program can continue for now, judge rules
The current version of DACA, which the Biden administration created to improve its chances of surviving legal scrutiny, is set to take effect Oct. 31.
Documents: Florida migrant transport planning began in July
The flight has spawned an investigation by a Texas sheriff and two lawsuits amid criticism that the program was a political stunt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to appeal to his conservative base.
Migrants sue Gov. Ron DeSantis over Martha's Vineyard relocation 'scheme'
Venezuelan migrants flown from San Antonio to the upscale Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard have sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his transportation secretary for engaging in a “fraudulent and discriminatory scheme” to relocate them.
U.S. border crossings rise among Venezuelans, officials say
Nearly 7 of every 10 stops of Venezuelans crossing illegally into the country in August occurred at sectors of the Texas border. Officials said migrants were stopped over 200,000 times last month.
9 migrants found dead in Texas river, Border Patrol says
Officials made the discovery while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of heavy rains.
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.
Death toll rises to 51 after migrants found in abandoned tractor-trailer in Texas
Dozens of people were found dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer on a remote road in San Antonio. Sixteen others were hospitalized, including four children.
Stampede kills at least 20 at Moroccan-Spanish enclave border fence
Moroccan authorities said the individuals died as a result of a “stampede” of people who attempted Friday to climb the iron fence.
Summit of the Americas: Biden lauds democratic unity despite no-shows
President Joe Biden says democracy is an “essential ingredient” for the Western Hemisphere's future, an implicit rebuttal to leaders from around the world who boycotted the Summit of the Americas because authoritarians were not invited.
US-bound migrant caravan with up to 5K people sets out in southern Mexico
It was estimated to include 4,000 to 5,000 migrants, mostly from Central America, Venezuela and Haiti. It is the largest migrant caravan to attempt to leave southern Mexico this year.
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.
Texas National Guard soldier missing after mission to rescue migrants from river: sources
A Texas soldier is missing after a mission to rescue migrants in the Rio Grande, state officials say.
Border Patrol stopped 23 people on terrorist database at southern border in 2021: CBP data
Border Patrol apprehended at least 23 people coming across the southern border whose names are on the terror watchlist in 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data obtained by Fox News.
Agents rescue smuggled woman from duffel bag in burning car
Shocking new footage shows the moment Texas troopers and Border Patrol agents rescued a woman who had been smuggled across the border, and was trapped in a duffel bag, from a burning car.
DOJ in talks to pay around $450K per person to families separated at border
The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child and parent who was separated under a Trump-era practice of splitting families at the border.
Mayorkas: Border Patrol horseback photos 'horrified' him
DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas said images of what appeared to be Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up migrants trying to cross the border “horrified” him.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border under control despite surge in migrants
A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive, with the head of Homeland Security acknowledging the depth of the problem Tuesday but insisting it’s under control and saying he won’t revive a Trump-era practice of immediately expelling teens and children.