Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it would implement its Migrant Protection Protocols in Brownsville, Texas, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico.
Posted on · About 104,000 migrants were taken into custody after crossing the Southwest border — a 28% drop from May. The hot-weather drop "outpaces last year's decline by 11 percent," DHS said.
Posted on · 23 Members of Congress have asked HUD Secretary Ben Carson to withdraw his proposal to change The Housing and Community Development Act of 1980.
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security has expanded its border detention facilities in Texas with the opening of two new tent-like structures, which were completed this week.
Posted on · A day after resigning as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen said she still shares Trump's goal of securing the Mexican border.
Posted on · The immigration system is "overwhelmed," says Manuel Padilla, director of Joint Task Force-West in San Antonio. Since October, there has been a 90 percent jump in the number of people apprehended.
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to provide additional active-duty troops on the Southern border. They will upgrade or add 160 miles of fencing in Arizona and California.
Posted on · “The documents reveal mistreatment that is neglectful at best and intentionally cruel at worst.”
Posted on · The ACLU began publishing the government documents online Wednesday and plans to post material, including audio recordings. Customs and Border Protection strongly denied the claims.
Posted on · A large group of Central Americans who say they face persecution in their home countries has reached the U.S.-Mexico border
Posted on · The three-day exercise involves more than 1,000 participants from state and federal agencies. The goal of this simulation is collaboration in the face of a common, large-scale threat
Posted on · Many Haitians in the U.S. have been protected from deportation since a 2010 earthquake, but the DHS says Haiti has improved enough for their return. The NAACP says the decision is racially motivated
Posted on · “If you have a shutdown unified government that is basically the cherry on the dysfunctional sundae that is Washington politics” – Brandon Rottinghaus, co-host of Party Politics, on the battle in Congress to pass a budget bill.
Posted on · Godfrey Garza, the former general manager of Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1, made more than $3.5 million in commissions on a South Texas border fence project that was largely bankrolled by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Posted on · Elaine Duke says hurricane Irma won't affect the federal government’s response in Texas.