Nov 17 After weekend's Border Patrol surge in Charlotte, North Carolina governor says effort is 'stoking fear' By Sophia Tareen, Brian Witte, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says they've seen agents in paramilitary gear targeting citizens based on their skin color and picking up random people off sidewalks. Stein called on residents to stay peaceful. Continue reading
Nov 16 Border Patrol commander says immigration raids lead to dozens of arrests in North Carolina By Sophia Tareen, Brian Witte, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement surge it says will combat crime. That's despite fierce objections from local leaders and down trending crime rates. Continue reading
Oct 29 Appeals court blocks judge's order requiring daily briefings on Chicago immigration sweeps By Christine Fernando, Associated Press An appeals court intervened Wednesday and suddenly blocked an order that required Greg Bovino, a senior Border Patrol official, to give unprecedented daily briefings to a judge about immigration sweeps in Chicago. Continue reading
Oct 15 Protesters on Chicago's South Side are teargassed after high-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest By Christine Fernando, Associated Press As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said. Continue reading
Jan 22 Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says By Kathy McCormack, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 04 Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 5:00 Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Shrai Popat 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… Continue watching
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