Posted on · The head of the U.S. Border Patrol said her agents are spending more and more of their time dealing with families with children who need food and medical care.
Posted on · It was the third death in government custody since December, as the U.S. deals with a surge of unaccompanied children and Central American families arriving at the southern border.
Posted on · The world-renowned cellist brought his Bach Project to the sister cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on Saturday.
Posted on · Since the start of this fiscal year, Health and Human Services has received some 32,000 unaccompanied minors. If numbers stay consistent, the agency is on track to shelter the largest number of migrant children in the program's history.
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 · As recent arrivals to the U.S. are released from detention with health problems ranging from diarrhea to gaping wounds, doctors who are trying to help, with little federal support, feel the strain.
Posted on · President Trump is pushing Mexico to stem the flow of migrants and drugs into the United States. After a year, he said, he will consider tariffs on cars or a border shutdown.
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · A decade ago, dozens of Texas landowners fought the federal government's efforts to build a wall on their land. Those battles are beginning again as new walls are planned for the Rio Grande Valley.
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 · "This tent city should never have stood in the first place," U.S. Rep. Will Hurd said Friday on Twitter.
Posted on · Their call comes as President Trump headed to Texas to visit officials at the Southern border.
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 · Jeronimo Cortina from the University of Houston explains the conditions and circumstances in Central America that lead many families to make the arduous journey to the United States.