Border

An 18-year-old Venezuelan was among the first set free from Texas’ new jail for migrants. No one knew what to do with him.

The 18-year-old was one of the first arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s new “catch-and-jail” policy to lock up migrants on state criminal…

3 years ago

Brownsville CBP officers seize $182K in fentanyl

In secondary, with the aid of a non-intrusive imaging system (NII), CBP officers discovered five packages that...

3 years ago

Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete barrier amid Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for a state-funded border wall

The Texas Department of Transportation is set to pay nearly $25 million for the construction of a nearly 2-mile concrete…

3 years ago

The first migrants arrested in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdown have served their time. Federal officials will decide what happens next.

“A plea of guilty or nolo contendere for the defense charged may result in deportation, the exclusion from admission to…

3 years ago

More than 1 million people entered U.S. illegally in first six months of 2021

More than 1.1 million people entered the U.S. illegally who were processed by Border Patrol from January through July...

3 years ago

CBP officers seize $1.5 million in methamphetamine at Anzalduas International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge intercepted $1,577,000...

3 years ago

Audio released detailing complaints of abuse of unaccompanied minors at migrant facility

At the time, roughly 1,370 minors were being held in the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio...

3 years ago

Federal judge temporarily blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to pull over vehicles with migrants, which drew racial profiling concerns

According to court documents, an average of over 1,100 migrants are transferred every day from Customs and Border Protection custody…

3 years ago

U.S. attorney general blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border directive and threatens a legal battle

Garland said the Department of Justice “intends to pursue all appropriate legal remedies to ensure that Texas does not interfere…

3 years ago

Abbott orders Texas National Guard to assist TxDPS in making arrests related to border crisis

"To respond to this disaster and secure the rule of law at our Southern border, more manpower is needed..."

3 years ago

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