Southern Border

In a first, U.S: troops have begun carrying out what they describe as temporary detention of migrants

A Mexican man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after getting caught attempting to smuggle meth inside cabbage heads

Roughly 70% of migrants who encountered the closed U.S.-Mexico border after Trump was sworn in on January 20 are now choosing to remain in Mexico, the IOM said

The Trump administration is sending over 1,000 additional troops to the southern border as part of its plan to crack down on unlawful crossings

Dozens more migrants have been convicted of trespassing after entering a newly-declared military zone along the border. A federal judge recently dismissed such charges for other migrants

President Trump suspended the asylum system in his first day in office. Now migrants are being turned away at the border, facing confusing rules and being sent to unfamiliar countries.

A federal judge in New Mexico has dismissed trespassing charges against nearly 100 migrants who were arrested for entering a newly declared military zone along the U.S.-Mexico border

The deployment of troops and equipment to the southern border has cost the Trump administration over $500 million so far, a new report detailed

A report has revealed escalating tensions between CBP agents and aid workers assisting migrants in California's rugged borderlands.

The amount of Mexican migrants who have died while attempting to cross into the United States unlawfully has doubled since Donald Trump returned to the White House

Authorities tased a man who refused to comply with orders at the Bridge of the Americas. He was found to have 4,000 rounds of ammunition on him

The news follows the recent disclosure that ICE is building a $30 million platform designed to enable near real-time tracking and analysis of undocumented migrants

CBP agents seized close to $200,000 from a couple trying to cross into Mexico

The Pentagon has established a second National Defense Area (NDA) along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a broader military initiative to monitor and deter illegal crossings

At least 28 migrants were charged this week with after entering a 170-mile-long National Defense Area in southern New Mexico

According to analysts, the reasons behind the decrease are growing fears of deportation and increased scrutiny on money transfers at the U.S.-Mexico border

U.S. troops have been authorized to temporarily detain and search migrants within a designated area of New Mexico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of chayote squash

Four Mexicans were detained after kidnapping U.S. citizens and migrants to hold them for ransom, authorities said

U.S. Customs and Border Protection found $14 million worth of meth hidden in a shipment that claimed to have peppers and cucumbers

U.S. troops could detain migrants after being given control of land along the southern border, a new report claims

The U.S. Navy deployed a guided-missile destroyer to patrol the southern border region on Friday. It's the second such vessel to be deployed to the area in less than a month

"This sends a clear and unequivocal message to the criminal organizations operating on either side of the border that we will not tolerate illegal incursions" said a Border Patrol spokesman

Earlier this month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informed Congress that it is facing a nearly $2 billion budget shortfall for the fiscal year

The Pentagon has authorized a significant expansion of military support at the U.S.-Mexico border, with 9,000 U.S. troops now stationed there

A member of the Cartel Del Noreste was sentenced to five years in prison for stockpiling ammunition at the border. He intended to then smuggle it into Mexico.

Juan Ciscomani, John McGuire and other lawmakers are giving 30 days to top officials to address their concerns on drones used by cartels at the border

In the last 10 years, data from the IOM and the Missing Migrants Project reveals that at least 11,038 people have died along migration routes across the Americas

A U.S. warship has been deployed to help "to restore territorial integrity at the U.S. southern border," according to the U.S. Northern Command.

The Trump administration is considering the possibility of using a stretch of land set aside by Teddy Roosevelt for border security to have the military hold migrants