ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Border Patrol is taking the unusual step of shutting down its checkpoints across New Mexico and a swath of West Texas as officials scramble to respond to a surge in families ...

Officials revealed that an alleged human smuggling operation involving over a dozen individuals has been uncovered inside a Texas home. Authorities with the Texas Department of Public Safety and ...

From El Paso to Boca Chica, the border is quiet. Illegal crossings have plunged. The editorial board outlines what long-overdue reforms should look like.

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McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Federal forces are installing hundreds of miles of concertina wire along the Southwest border with Mexico in a “historic” and major large scale operation announced ...