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August 26, 2021

Border Patrol in Texas find 68 illegal immigrants in railcars, some covered in ‘white powdery substance’

Border Patrol agents in Texas rescued dozens of illegal immigrants hiding in railcars in two separate human smuggling attempts this week, finding some migrants covered in a "white powdery substance," officials said.

August 26, 2021

Texas police: 'Remain in Mexico' policy could lead to spike in runners at the border

Immigrants asking for asylum in the U.S. must once again wait for their court hearings in Mexico.

August 25, 2021

Remain-in-Mexico SCOTUS ruling: Missouri AG declares decision a 'huge victory for border security'

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday said the Supreme Court ruling to reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) is a "huge victory" for border security.

August 25, 2021

'Remain in Mexico' SCOTUS ruling: Texas AG Paxton vows to hold Biden admin accountable after win

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday said his state would continue to hold the Biden administration accountable, a day after the Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy in response to a lawsuit from Texas and Missouri.

August 25, 2021

Texas Gov. Abbott steps up border security efforts

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he has authorized state National Guard members to arrest people who illegally cross the Texas-Mexico border.

August 25, 2021

Border Patrol nabs 42 Haitians arriving in Florida in alleged smuggling operation

Dozens of Haitians were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol officials near Key Biscayne, Florida, on Tuesday afternoon after the group came ashore in an alleged human smuggling operation, officials said. 

August 24, 2021

Phony Border Patrol vehicle stopped in Arizona, foiling human smuggling attempt, US authorities say

Smugglers recently used a phony Border Patrol vehicle and a driver in a fake uniform during a smuggling attempt at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. immigration authorities say.

August 24, 2021

Supreme Court reinstates Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a court order requiring the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era immigration move known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

August 24, 2021

Arizona AG warns of potential border threat from terrorists freed by Taliban in Afghanistan

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich – the latest Republican to link the border crisis to the situation in Afghanistan – is warning of a potential terrorist threat via the southern border from prisoners being freed by the Taliban.

August 23, 2021

Top New York ICE official speaks out after resignation: Biden 'endangering the public'

The now-former Immigration & Customs Enforcement official in charge of illegal alien removal operations in New York State recently resigned after decades serving his country because he did not want to be part and parcel to President Joe Biden “endangering the American public” by refusing to allow agents to enforce federal law.