Politics May 03 U.S. prepares to house more immigrants in tents at the southern border The newest tent cities — in El Paso and in the Rio Grande Valley — will hold 1,000 parents and families.
Nation Apr 16 Trump administration wants to build 2 new migrant tent camps U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a notice to potential contractors that it wants to house 500 people in each camp in El Paso, Texas, and in the South Texas city of Donna.
Nation Mar 29 Migrant child who died in U.S. custody had infection, autopsy shows An autopsy has found that a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of migrant families detained at the southern U.S.
Nation Mar 29 Trump threatens to close border with Mexico next week President Donald Trump threatened to close America's southern border or large sections of it if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration "immediately."…
Politics Feb 21 Advocates say U.S. still separates migrant families needlessly Months after the Trump administration announced an end to its widescale separation of migrant parents and children, the policy remains a heated issue in the courts and at the border as critics contend the government is still needlessly breaking up…
Nation Feb 04 U.S. prepares to start building more border walls in Texas Heavy equipment was expected to arrive starting Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The construction was expected on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge property.
Nation Jan 10 Texas landowners prepare for border wall fight The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month.
Nation Dec 25 Another Guatemalan child has died in immigration custody, officials say The boy showed "signs of potential illness" on Monday and was taken with his father to a hospital, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. He was diagnosed with a cold and a fever, was given prescriptions and released Monday afternoon.
Politics Dec 19 What’s the status of Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border wall? President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers are in a standoff over funding the government, and the main sticking point is Trump’s demand for $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a look at where things stand…
Nation Dec 11 Former Baylor frat president accused of rape gets no jail time Jacob Walter Anderson, 23, was charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old fellow Baylor student outside a 2016 fraternity party.