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US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidency
Read full article: US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden's presidencyU.S. arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico during July have plummeted to a new low for Joe Biden’s presidency, raising prospects a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon.
Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists
Read full article: Texas' floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persistsA floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court has ruled.
Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
Read full article: Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrantsThe Supreme Court has extended its block, for now, on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out.
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
Read full article: Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrantsTexas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration.
Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
Read full article: Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visitsPresidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism, starting with the choice of location.
News 6 takes on viewer reactions to Florida Highway Patrol at the Texas border
Read full article: News 6 takes on viewer reactions to Florida Highway Patrol at the Texas borderSince News 6 released the footage from an investigation at the border earlier this month, viewer comments flooded in to share their thoughts on the story.
What’s Florida Highway Patrol doing at the Mexico border? Here’s what we saw
Read full article: What’s Florida Highway Patrol doing at the Mexico border? Here’s what we sawNews 6 just returned from the Mexico border, where troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol were seen taking part in Operation Lone Star, an initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2021 to combat illegal immigration.
Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
Read full article: Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle PassTexas is expanding its grasp of a border city that has become the focus of a political struggle between the state and federal government.
GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossings
Read full article: GOP governors back at Texas border to keep pressure on Biden over migrant crossingsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lull
Read full article: Illegal border crossings from Mexico reach highest on record in December before January lullU.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December since monthly numbers have been released, exposing a growing vulnerability for President Joe Biden in his campaign for a second term.
Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key park
Read full article: Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border Patrol to access a key parkThe Biden administration is renewing demands for Texas to give Border Patrol access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S. A letter sent Tuesday to Texas officials continues a clash between the state and the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.
Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border
Read full article: Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico borderA divided Supreme Court is allowing Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border while a lawsuit over the wire continues.
Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme Court
Read full article: Texas is blocking US border agents from patrols, Biden administration tells Supreme CourtThe Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to order Texas to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border where large numbers of migrants have crossed in recent months.
Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegally
Read full article: Justice Department sues Texas over law that would let police arrest migrants who enter US illegallyThe Justice Department is suing Texas over a new law that would allow police in the state to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally.
Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
Read full article: Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit as Ukraine aid hangs in the balanceU.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has led about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit to the Mexican border.
Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?
Read full article: Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade.
Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
Read full article: Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from MexicoA federal appeals court has ruled that Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico.
Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrier
Read full article: Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrierA judge for now isn't stopping Border Patrol agents from cutting razor wire that Texas has put on the U.S.-Mexico border to deter migrants.
US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries
Read full article: US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entriesU.S. authorities say they are closing a Texas border crossing to vehicles and limiting traffic at an Arizona crossing to shift more resources to illegal entries.
Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increases
Read full article: Illegal border crossings into the US drop in October after a 3-month streak of increasesU.S. authorities say illegal border crossings from Mexico fell 14% in October from a month earlier, following three months of big increases.
Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing
Read full article: Judge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossingA 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.
Texas sues Biden administration seeking to stop federal agents from cutting razor wire on border
Read full article: Texas sues Biden administration seeking to stop federal agents from cutting razor wire on borderThe Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit over the breach of the state's controversial razor wire, strung along the border in key areas to deter immigration.
After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agents
Read full article: After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to US immigration changes and again overwhelm border agentsAfter a dip in illegal crossings that followed policy changes in May, the Biden administration is again on its heels as more asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border from Mexico.
A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and Mexico
Read full article: A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and MexicoA federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15.
Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last year
Read full article: Illegal crossings on the US-Mexico border rose in July but were still down from last yearU.S. border authorities stopped migrants entering the country illegally more than 33% more often in July than in June, suggesting lower numbers that followed the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictions may have bottomed out.
Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border move
Read full article: Texas separates migrant families, detaining fathers on trespassing charges in latest border moveTexas officials say state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal agencies.
Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, including one near floating barrier installed by Texas
Read full article: Mexico recovers 2 bodies from the Rio Grande, including one near floating barrier installed by TexasMexican authorities are working to identify two bodies recovered from the Rio Grande, one of them along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed in the river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Body seen along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says
Read full article: Body seen along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico saysThe Mexican government has reported for the first time that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants
Read full article: Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrantsThe Justice Department is suing Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier that the state placed on the Rio Grande to stop migrants from entering the U.S. The lawsuit filed Monday asks a court to force Texas to remove a line of bright orange, wrecking ball-sized buoys that the Biden administration says raises humanitarian and environmental concerns.
Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas' floating barrier plan on Rio Grande
Read full article: Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas' floating barrier plan on Rio GrandeMexico's top diplomat says her country has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. government expressing concern that Texas' plan to deploy floating barriers on the Rio Grande may violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water.
Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings
Read full article: Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossingsTexas has started rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande.
Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico
Read full article: Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with MexicoA federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants entering the United States from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities.
UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhoused
Read full article: UN: 75% of 6 million Venezuelan migrants go unfed, unhousedThe United Nations says almost three-quarters of the 6 million Venezuelan migrants currently in Latin America lack adequate food, shelter, employment or medical care.
Border patrol: 9 migrants die crossing swift Texas river
Read full article: Border patrol: 9 migrants die crossing swift Texas riverOfficials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are searching for more victims after at least nine migrants died while attempting a hazardous crossing of the rain-swollen Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas.
Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas border
Read full article: Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas borderA large pecan farm in Eagle Pass, Texas, is the site of the latest dispute between Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over an unprecedented challenge to how the federal government polices the U.S. border with Mexico.
Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month
Read full article: Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight monthU.S. border authorities stopped migrants more often on the southern border for a fourth straight month in May, apparently unaffected by expectations that pandemic-era limits on asylum may be lifted.