Feb 24 U.S. tries to expedite release of migrant children amid surge By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press With its long-term facilities for immigrant children nearly full, the Biden administration is working to expedite the release of children to their relatives in the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 17 Border agency fires 4, suspends 38 for inappropriate social media posts By Associated Press The announcement comes one year after revelations of a secret Facebook group that mocked members of Congress and migrants. Customs and Border Protection said another 33 employees were disciplined with reprimands or counseling. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court rules parents of slain Mexican teenager cannot sue border agent By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court's five conservative justices held that the parents could not use American courts to sue Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr., who killed their unarmed 15-year-old son in 2010. Continue reading
Feb 21 Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks without a warrant By Gene Johnson, Associated Press In an emailed statement, the company said it would notify the Department of Homeland Security that it does not consent to unwarranted searches on its buses or in areas of terminals that are not open to the general public. Continue reading
Feb 19 U.S. judge sides with migrants in case against Border Patrol By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press A U.S. judge in Arizona has issued a permanent order requiring the Border Patrol to provide clean mats and thin blankets to migrants within 12 hours of arriving at a detention facility. Continue reading
Jan 13 Trial opens over Border Patrol detention conditions By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in 2015 applies to eight Border Patrol facilities where attorneys say migrants are for long stretches of time in squalid and freezing cells. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 6:53 Life in a town with more Border Patrol agents than residents By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green The number of U.S. Border Patrol agents stood at over 1,700 in 1975, but today nearly 20,000 agents are on patrol as one of the largest and most well-funded enforcement agencies in the country. A new documentary called "Undeterred," sheds… Continue watching
Nov 12 Supreme Court weighs whether family of slain Mexican teen can sue in U.S. By Colleen Long, Associated Press The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a 2010 case where Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr. fired into Mexico, killing Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca. The unarmed boy was playing a game with friends. Continue reading
Jul 24 Border Patrol boss defends her membership in controversial Facebook group By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said she immediately reported her involvement in a Facebook group, whose members mocked migrants and lawmakers, to an oversight division. Continue reading
Jul 13 Pence tour of migrant center shows men crowded in cages By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots. Continue reading