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.
Posted on · San Antonio's fire chief said they found 38 people, including eight dead, in the back of a truck in a Walmart parking lot. "We're looking at a human trafficking crime here," the police chief said.
Posted on · The FBI says at this time there are no credible threats connected to the event.
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security wants to keep using private prison contractors for immigrant detention. The Department’s advisory council made that recommendation in a draft report released Thursday.
Posted on · Immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, often fleeing violence, are put in detention centers. That was the best way to handle the influx at the time, says one Homeland official. Now, rules are changing.
Posted on · On Tuesday (Dec. 15 2015), Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas National Guard troops would remain at the Mexico border. Their nearly 18-month mission — prompted by an influx of unaccompanied children pouring into the country — was supposed to end this month, but it will now continue amid another wave of arrivals. Of course, it’s not just […]