Politics Dec 20 4 things to know about Texas’ new law letting police arrest migrants who illegally enter the U.S. A new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott this week will allow police to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally and give local judges the authority to order them to leave the country.
Politics Dec 01 Court orders Texas to move floating barrier that drew backlash from Mexico The decision Friday comes months after the Biden administration sued Abbott for installing the roughly 1,000-foot linked and anchored buoy barrier in the river straddled by Mexico on one side and Texas on the other.
Politics Oct 18 U.S. resumes deportation flights to Venezuela A flight of Venezuelan migrants deported from the U.S. under new measures by the Biden administration has landed outside the South American country's capital.
Politics Oct 05 Biden administration waives federal laws to allow building of border wall in South Texas The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas.
World Aug 23 Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes.
Politics Jul 24 Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants The lawsuit filed Monday asks a court to force Texas to remove a line of bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys that the Biden administration says raises humanitarian and environmental concerns.
Politics Jul 24 Texas uses disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire to stop migration on border Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. The Republican is pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldoze border islands…
Politics Jun 26 DeSantis details aggressive immigration and border security plan that faces long odds Much of DeSantis' plan faces tall odds, requiring reversal of legal precedents, approval from other countries or a constitutional amendment.
Nation Jun 02 Border Patrol failed to review medical file of detained girl with heart condition before she died An internal investigation finds that Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she died on her ninth day in custody. The Panamanian child's parents…
Politics May 18 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas as agency struggles with overcrowding Her death comes a week after a 17-year-old Honduran boy, Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, who was traveling alone, died in U.S. Health and Human Services Department custody.