DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visits U.S.-Mexico border during Arizona trip

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in southern Arizona on Wednesday where she will visit the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trump's plans for border security: List of steps

Trump signed a series of executive orders on border security following his inauguration Monday, fulfilling his political promise to crack down on immigration.

Texas puts up billboards in Mexico, Central America to warn migrants about trip to U.S.

Abbott announced that dozens of billboards will be put up in Mexico and Central America to warn migrants about the danger involved in crossing the border. Here's what they say.

Border Security: Texas bill signed into law allowing state to arrest migrants, challenging federal authority

Senate Bill 4 allows state and local law enforcement officers to arrest people who enter Texas illegally. The law, which is expected to be challenged, could put immigration in front of the Supreme Court's new conservative majority.

US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said on Tuesday it's seeing “increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration."

Justice Department tells Texas that floating barrier on Rio Grande raises humanitarian concerns

The Justice Department has told Texas that a floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys the state put on the Rio Grande violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.

Suspense grows at border over future of US asylum rules

Migrants have been denied rights to seek asylum under U.S. and international law since March 2020 related to preventing the spread of COVID-19 under a public-health rule called Title 42.

Arizona sheriff plans to stop shipping containers at border wall

Sheriff David Hathaway says he plans to arrest construction crews and security personnel if they reach Santa Cruz County, calling the makeshift barrier "illegal dumping."

46 people found dead, 16 hospitalized after tractor-trailer containing migrants found in Texas

Officials said 46 people have been found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio.

Autopsy: Woman migrant found entangled on border wall choked to death

The Pima County Medical Examiner’s report conducted for the Cochise County Sheriff’s office said Griselda Anais Verduzco Armenta, 31, was found suspended from the border wall.

Mexico finds hundreds of migrants in truck trailers near border

Mexican authorities have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants in trailers near the United States border.

Former President Trump tours southern border with Gov. Abbott to discuss border security

Former President Trump's visit to the Texas border comes two weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott promised to finish the border wall in Texas using state funds and private donations. Critics call it a political stunt.