Politics Oct 29 Appeals court blocks judge’s order requiring daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps By Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Nation Oct 15 Protesters on Chicago’s South Side are teargassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said. By Christine Fernando, Associated Press
Nation Jan 22 Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed. By Kathy McCormack, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Politics Apr 04 Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says A judge has ruled that migrant children in makeshift camps along the U.S.-Mexico border waiting to be processed by Border Patrol are in the agency's custody. That means the federal government must quickly place them in safe facilities. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
World Jan 25 Watch 5:00 Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling This week, the Supreme Court sided with federal agents to remove razor wire put in place by Texas along the Rio Grande. The state is using wire and state agents to block Border Patrol from accessing a section of the… By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat
Jan 15 Watch 7:05 Rep. Cuellar on border dispute between Texas, federal officials after migrant deaths By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz Following the death of a woman and two children in the Rio Grande along the southern border, a dispute between Texas and federal officials has intensified. The migrants drowned while attempting to cross into Eagle Pass at a section of… Continue watching
Jan 12 Texas is blocking U.S. border agents from patrolling, Biden administration tells Supreme Court By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The request Friday sets up another showdown between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Dec 19 Border crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh tougher restrictions By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The numbers have nudged negotiators for the White House and congressional Democrats to consider major limits to asylum as part of a deal for Ukraine aid. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals By Anita Snow, Associated Press The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will temporarily close south and northbound traffic to vehicle and pedestrians at the remote Lukeville, Arizona border crossing with Mexico. Continue reading
Oct 13 Arizona tribe is protesting the decision not to prosecute Border Patrol agents for fatal shooting By Associated Press The tribe's executive office called the decision not to file charges "a travesty of justice." Raymond Mattia was shot the night of May 18 outside a home in the reservation's Menagers Dam community near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading