Nation Jul 07 Man killed after using assault rifle to shoot at a Texas Border Patrol facility By Valerie Gonzalez, Sara Cline, Associated Press
Nation Jan 20 U.S. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in Vermont south of border, authorities say In a statement, the FBI said that in addition to the agent, a suspect in the shooting was killed and a second suspect was injured and taken into custody during the encounter on Interstate 91 in Coventry, about 20 miles… By Associated Press
Nation Jan 14 Texas blocked border agents attempting to save 3 migrants who drowned, U.S. officials say The U.S. Homeland Security Department said Saturday that Texas denied federal agents access to a stretch of border when they were trying to rescue three migrants who drowned. By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press
Politics Jan 08 Biden meets border officials in El Paso on first stop of visit to U.S.-Mexico border President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by the fraught politics of immigration… By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Politics Sep 21 In shift, DHS head says images from border ‘horrified’ him While a day earlier he seemingly sought to explain away the action, Mayorkas said Tuesday he was "horrified" by photos that have spread widely on social media. By Alexandra Jaffe, Ben Fox, Associated Press
Jun 04 Watch 8:28 U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly dropping off migrants in rural areas lacking resources By Dan Lieberman, Lena I. Jackson, David Coles A surge in crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months has led U.S. Border agents to drop some migrants off at sites in rural American towns, to begin their wait for court hearings. But these towns often lack the… Continue watching
Mar 22 Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecy By Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Associated Press The new images show immigrant teenagers sleeping on mats in crowded conditions, separated in groups by plastic partitions. Continue reading
Mar 16 Hundreds of children have been held by Border Patrol for more than 10 days. The legal limit is 72 hours By Amna Nawaz The sudden surge is leading to conditions reminiscent of those seen during previous increases in crossings in 2018-2019, during which six migrant children died in U.S. government custody. Continue reading
Mar 05 U.S. to open more beds for detained immigrant children By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press A memo issued Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tells service providers to "temporarily increase capacity to full licensed capacity ... while implementing and adhering to strict COVID-19 mitigation measures."… Continue reading
Nov 18 Judge orders U.S. to stop deporting children who cross border alone By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan issued a preliminary injunction sought by legal groups suing on behalf of children whom the government sought to expel before they could request protections. Continue reading