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.
Politics May 12 Migrants face new border reality as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire The U.S. entered a new immigration enforcement era Friday, ending a three-year-old asylum restriction and enacting a set of strict new rules to push migrants to apply for protections where they are, skipping the dangerous journey north.
Politics May 11 Migrants rush across U.S. border in final hours before Title 42 asylum restrictions are lifted Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted.
Politics May 08 More migrants cross border as U.S. to end Title 42 restrictions A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a coronavirus pandemic-era policy that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.
Nation May 07 8 dead after SUV driver hits pedestrians at bus stop in Texas border city Police say they are investigating whether the crash was accidental or intentional and whether the driver was intoxicated.