U.S.-Mexico border

A former Customs & Border Protection officer, Jesse Garcia, was sentenced to nine years in federal court for allowing drug smugglers from the Sinaloa Cartel through the U.S.-Mexico border. Garcia admitted that he provided duty schedules and lane assignments connected to the cartel between 2021 and 2024. He received payment for each drug-laden vehicle allowed into the country.

Protesters in Arizona are staging a 'tree sit' to prevent the destruction of ancient cottonwood trees by federal contractors building a border wall. Contractors from Fisher Sand and Gravel crushed three trees with excavators on July 27.

The Trump administration ordered border wall contractors in drought-stricken New Mexico to stop drilling wells after ranchers raised concerns that groundwater extraction for construction could threaten livestock. Contractors Caddell Construction Co. and Fisher Industries are involved, and the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer reported eight unauthorized wells drilled along the border.

New estimates show the U.S. undocumented immigrant population increased from 11 million in the 2010s to 14.6–15.8 million by mid-2024, driven by border arrivals and humanitarian parole programs. The Migration Policy Institute and the Center for Migration Studies of New York provided these figures, with California having the largest undocumented population at 2.6 million.

New estimates show the U.S. undocumented immigrant population rose from 11 million in the 2010s to 15.8 million by mid-2024, driven by border arrivals and humanitarian parole programs. The Migration Policy Institute and Center for Migration Studies provided conflicting figures, with the latter citing state-level breakdowns showing California as the largest hub at 2.6 million.

The unauthorized U.S. immigrant population reached 15.8 million in 2024, driven by high southern border migration and Biden administration policies like humanitarian parole programs and the CBP One app. The report attributes growth to post-pandemic economic recovery and displacement in the Americas, with Central and South American migrants now comprising a larger share than Mexicans.

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a civil lawsuit against the state's Children, Youth and Families Department, alleging it violated the constitutional rights of a 15-year-old U.S. citizen by abandoning him at the U.S.-Mexico border.

A 13-year-old daughter of a '90 Day Fiancé' star is hospitalized again amid chaos at the US-Mexico border as her father fought to see her.

Raw sewage from the Tijuana River is spreading across the US-Mexico border, polluting beaches and communities in San Diego. The crisis has worsened, with a stomach-churning video highlighting the issue.

A small West Texas town, Presidio, is opposing President Trump's border wall plan. U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build the wall in this remote border region despite local resistance.

The Mexico-born population in the U.S. declined to 11.1 million in 2024, down from a peak of 11.7 million in 2007, according to the Migration Policy Institute. The decline is attributed to increased immigration enforcement and a 55-year low in unauthorized border crossings, with Mexicans representing 47% of such encounters in 2025.

Over a dozen keel-billed toucans smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border have been rehabilitated at the Bronx Zoo.

Toxic sewage gas from the Tijuana River, flowing across the U.S.-Mexico border, continues to pollute Southern California despite cleanup efforts. The issue worsens as the gas persists in the region.

Tom Homan, White House border czar, warned of an impending ICE surge in New York City, citing the Trump administration's determination to enforce immigration policies despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani's advocacy for the city's sanctuary status. Mamdani expressed pride in New York City's refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, while Homan emphasized the need for deportation of individuals who entered the U.S. illegally.

A 90 Day Fiancé star faced a shock twist while trying to reach his daughter in the ICU after being denied entry at the US-Mexico border.

A '90 Day Fiancé' favorite was denied entry at the US-Mexico border while attempting to reach his 14-year-old daughter in an Arizona ICU following a medical emergency.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an investigation into Mission Regional Medical Center after it advertised 'Birth Packages in South Texas' on billboards in Mexico, promoting childbirth services to pregnant foreign nationals. The hospital confirmed the campaign, which included billboards near the U.S.-Mexico border and a now-removed website, and stated the materials were discontinued due to 'unintended misunderstanding.' Abbott criticized 'birth tourism' as illegal and pledged to strengthen state laws against it.

A Mexican national was sentenced to five years in federal prison for participating in a child smuggling operation that used THC-laced candy to sedate children as young as 5 before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The defendant pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including conspiracy to transport aliens and lying to immigration officials by presenting fake U.S. identification documents for the children.

A smuggler pleaded guilty in a $30 million scheme to move immigrants. Soldiers on a military ATV were patrolling near the US-Mexico border in Texas.

The US Supreme Court has supported Trump's immigration policies by ending humanitarian protections for people from Haiti and Syria, blocking asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, and granting border officials discretion to deport lawful permanent residents. The rulings align with Trump's campaign against immigrants fleeing violence and disaster.

The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, enabling the revival of a policy that prevents migrants from entering US soil to claim asylum. The ruling reshapes the US asylum system by permitting federal agents to stop migrants at the border.

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the federal government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border when officials determine crossings are overburdened. The decision overturned a lower court’s finding that the policy violated federal law, with Justice Samuel Alito arguing that asylum seekers stopped in Mexico have not yet 'arrived in the United States.' The ruling allows the 'metering' policy to potentially resume, separate from another ongoing legal challenge to a different border entry policy.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that asylum-seekers must fully cross into the United States to apply for asylum, rejecting the argument that appearing at a U.S.-Mexico border port of entry while in Mexico qualifies as 'arriving in the United States.' Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, calling the decision a violation of Congress’ refugee law.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that asylum-seekers must cross into the United States to apply for asylum, rejecting the argument that standing at a U.S.-Mexico border port of entry while in Mexico constitutes arrival in the U.S. The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, emphasized that the phrase 'arrives in the United States' requires physical entry, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing the decision violates refugee protections.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that asylum-seekers must fully cross into the United States to apply for asylum, siding with the Trump administration's policy. The decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, states that standing on Mexico’s side of the border does not constitute 'arriving in the United States' under the Immigration Nationality Act. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing the ruling allows the executive branch to block asylum seekers fleeing persecution.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy that previously turned back asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to potentially reinstate an immigration policy previously used to deny asylum seekers entry at the U.S.-Mexico border. The policy aimed to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the border.

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, allowed the Trump administration to revive an immigration policy that limits daily asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border. The policy, previously used under Obama and expanded by Trump, was rescinded in 2021 but is now potentially reinstatable. The ruling permits authorities to meter asylum seekers, arguing it addresses border surges, while advocates highlight humanitarian concerns.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to revive a policy limiting daily asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border, overturning a lower court's block. The 6-3 decision upheld the practice, with the majority arguing migrants knocking on the border door are not yet 'arrived,' while dissenters highlighted humanitarian concerns. The policy, previously used under Obama and expanded under Trump, was rescinded in 2021 but remains a contentious issue.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can potentially revive an immigration policy to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to block asylum seekers from entering the US at the US-Mexico border, enabling the resumption of a practice that denies migrants the right to claim asylum. The decision reshapes the US asylum system and concludes a multi-administration legal battle.

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can potentially revive an immigration policy to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision allows the administration to re-implement a policy previously used for this purpose.

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy that previously turned back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to revive an immigration policy that limited daily asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border, overturning a lower court's block. The 6-3 decision upheld the practice of 'metering,' used under Obama and expanded by Trump, which caused long waits for asylum seekers. Advocates criticized it as a humanitarian crisis, while the administration argued it was necessary to manage border crossings.

The Governor of Texas has expanded an emergency declaration to address the New World screwworm threat after a flesh-eating parasite was detected in a calf near La Pryor. This marks the first confirmed case on the Texas side of the U.S.-Mexico border in about six decades, prompting collaboration between state and federal officials to contain the outbreak.

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families a second time, despite a legal settlement meant to prevent such separations. Eleven-year-old Ederson Galicia Alva was separated from his mother in 2018 and again in 2022, later reuniting in Florida after a federal judge ruled the government's actions illegal.

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families a second time, despite a legal settlement meant to prevent such separations. Ederson Galicia Alva, a child separated from his mother twice, was reunited with her in Florida after a federal judge ruled the government's actions illegal. Current policies under Trump's second term involve detaining and deporting parents, leading to renewed family separations.

The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of children from their families, including Ederson Galicia Alva, who was separated twice from his mother despite legal protections. A federal judge ruled the government acted illegally, and an ACLU attorney criticized the re-traumatization of children affected by prior family separation policies.