U.S.-Mexico border

Number of kids alone at border hit all-time high in March

By Elliot Spagat, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for President Joe Biden as he reverses many of his predecessor's…

WATCH: Biden discusses how the U.S. is addressing migrant children at the border

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden says he’s committed to making progress on overhauling the U.S. immigration system, bolstering gun laws and strengthening voting rights.

White House officials, lawmakers to tour border facility

By Jonathan Lemire, Nomaan Merchant, Josh Boak, Associated Press

The visit to a facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, comes as the Biden administration faces a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.

U.S. officials to hold talks in Mexico on migration

By Associated Press

Mexico's top diplomat for North America said the talks will focus on the two countries "joint efforts for secure, safe and regulated migration."…

With increased migrant arrivals, confusion reigns over Biden policies

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

A new migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, shows how confusion has undercut the message from U.S. President Joe Biden that it's not the time to come to the United States.

Child border crossings surging, straining U.S. facilities

By Ben Fox, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

An official says U.S. authorities encountered nearly double the number children traveling alone across the Mexican border in one day this week than on an average day last month.

Homeland Security chief defends U.S. handling of border crossings

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The Biden administration's head of Homeland Security is defending a policy of allowing unaccompanied children crossing the southwest border to remain in the U.S.

U.S. reports surge of children at southwest border, a challenge for Biden

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The number of kids crossing by themselves has risen 60 percent to more than 9,400, forcing the government to look for new places to hold them amid the pandemic.

Police say 13 killed when semitruck hit SUV carrying 25 people

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

Authorities don't know yet if the SUV had stopped at a stop sign before crossing into the path of the big rig. Authorities are working with the Mexican consulate to identify the victims.

U.S. reopens Texas tent facility to hold immigrant teenagers

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied by a parent, a sign of growing worries about how children are treated in government custody.