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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
Three hundred miles apart, President Joe Biden and likely Republican challenger Donald Trump walked along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas Thursday, in dueling trips underscoring how important immigration has become for the 2024 election and how much each man wants to use it to his advantage.
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Biden, Trump to make dueling trips to the Texas-Mexico border on Thursday
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the Mexican border in Texas on Thursday.
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Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow federal agents to cut razor wire installed on the Texas-Mexico border, while lawsuit continues.
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Texas wants the power to arrest and order migrants to leave the US. Can it do that?
Texas wants to let police arrest migrants who enter the country illegally and give judges the ability to order them back across the border.
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Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing
A federal judge has ordered Border Patrol agents not to interfere with razor wire installed by the state of Texas at a busy crossing for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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2-month-old baby found abandoned on the Texas-Mexico border
Border patrol agents found a 2-month-old baby abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, according to Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez.
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Gov. Abbot says Texas will appeal judge's order to move border buoys
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande after protests from the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest tactic to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border.
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Texas' floating barrier to stop migrants draws recurring concerns from Mexican govt., US official says
A federal judge on Tuesday will consider whether Texas can keep a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border as both the Biden administration and Mexico push to remove Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest hardline measure to deter migrants from crossing.
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Child, 3, riding on a migrant bus from Texas to Chicago dies
A 3-year-old child riding one of Texas’ migrant buses died while on the way to Chicago, officials said Friday.
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2 bodies recovered from Rio Grande, one near the floating barrier installed by Gov. Abbott
Mexican authorities are trying to identify two bodies found in the Rio Grande this week, including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
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DOJ files injunction in Texas buoy case, asks judge to order them removed
The DOJ filed a preliminary injunction Wednesday in their case against Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas over buoys installed in the Rio Grande.
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Feds file lawsuit against Texas over Rio Grande barriers meant to stop migrants
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division argue Texas is violating the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. A lawsuit was filed against Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas on Monday.
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Razor wire at Texas border is illegal and must be removed, Justice Dept. tells governor
The Justice Department has warned Gov. Greg Abbott that Texas’ use of razor wire and floating barriers to deter illegal migration across the Rio Grande is illegal.
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String of large buoys to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande into Texas
Texas will spend about $1 million to deploy a long string of buoys in the Rio Grande River to deter migrants from crossing the border near Eagle Pass.
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8-Year-Old Girl Dies in Border Patrol Custody After a ‘Medical Emergency' in Texas
U.S. authorities say an 8-year-old girl died Wednesday in Border Patrol custody, a rare occurrence that comes as the agency struggles with overcrowding.
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Number of Migrants at Southern Border Fell 50% After Immigration Changes: US Officials
The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50% during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of Title 42 U.S. officials said Monday.
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Driver Who Plowed SUV Into Crowd Outside Texas Migrant Center Charged With Manslaughter
Police say the driver in a deadly crash that killed 8 people in Brownsville, Texas, has been charged with manslaughter.