US Military Prepares for New Southwest Border Rules of Engagement with Migrants
The Department of Defense (DoD) is preparing to loosen rules that prohibit troops from interacting with migrants entering the United States.
Migrants Dropped Off in New Mexico; City Asks for Donations
Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico's second most populous city for the second day in a row Saturday, prompting Las Cruces city officials to appeal for donations of food and personal hygiene items and a state medical program to seek volunteers to provide health assessments of migrants.
US Expands 'Catch and Release' Amid Surge in Migrants
The surge of migrant families arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice President Donald Trump has long mocked as "catch and release."
Trump Includes $12.2B Request for Border Wall Funding in 2020 Budget
President Donald Trump has renewed his fight for border wall funding as the White House submitted its 2020 budget proposal to Congress on March 11.
U.S. Border Officers Make Largest-Ever Fentanyl Bust: 254 Pounds Hidden Under Cucumbers
The fentanyl load was enough for more than 100 million lethal doses of the drug, a synthetic opioid that has fueled an epidemic of U.S. overdose deaths.
The History Of U.S. Border Apprehensions
Figures released by DHS show nationwide apprehensions of migrants entering the country without authorization are at some of their lowest numbers in decades.
Border Clash Leaves Caravan Migrants Dejected, Worried
Migrants hoping to apply for asylum in the US must put their names on a waiting list that already had 3,000-plus people on it before the caravan arrived.
US Agents Fire Tear Gas As Some Migrants Try To Breach Fence
U.S. border agents fired tear gas on hundreds of migrants protesting near the border with Mexico after some of them attempted to breach the fencing.
U.S. Adds More Barriers, Razor Wire At Mexico Border Amid Fears Of A Crowd Surge
US Customs officials closed the entire San Ysidro crossing for several hours before dawn, installing additional layers of razor wire and concrete barriers.
The Border Is Tougher To Cross Than Ever. But There’s Still One Way Into America.
The quickest path into the United States is not through mountains or canyons but through the front gates of the country's immigration bureaucracy.