Border

Gov. Greg Abbott draws criticism for ordering state troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants, saying it will stem COVID-19 risk

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers on Wednesday to begin pulling over vehicles whose drivers are transporting migrants who...

3 years ago

Abbott signs bill enhancing criminal penalties for fentanyl-related crimes

Mexican transnational criminal organizations continue to supply most of the fentanyl (as well as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin) smuggled into...

3 years ago

Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps up

The Val Verde County sheriff’s office said the Briscoe detainees had been arrested on accusations of criminal trespassing...

3 years ago

DHS to cancel Laredo sector border barrier contracts

Last week, the DHS announced that CBP is terminating two border barrier contracts in the Laredo Sector that they refer…

3 years ago

DeSantis, Abbott address border security efforts

“It is inhumane that liberal policies are allowing the smuggling, it is inhumane to have people cross the border illegally…

3 years ago

Biden administration loses public support on immigration policies

A new Harvard/Harris poll found the overwhelming majority of voters say immigration is a serious issue that has gotten worse under the…

3 years ago

CBP officers seize $1.4 million in hard narcotics including 23 pounds of fentanyl at Laredo Port of Entry

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in four separate, unrelated…

3 years ago

Members of Congressional delegation visiting Texas call on state to shut border

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, tweeted a photo of herself with migrant children at the border Tuesday night, saying, “If…

3 years ago

Former President Trump joins Gov. Abbott, law enforcement, at border security briefing

“President Trump has done more than any other president has ever done to secure our border...”

3 years ago

New Border Patrol chief: Convicted criminals most likely to evade capture

“There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t read a paper or a report from my agents that…

3 years ago

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