Southern Border

Customs and Border Protection officers fired at a man who sought to flee from inspection at a California border crossing

The Trump administration has established a new National Defense Area in Arizona. Such territories now cover more than a third of the southern border

U.S. ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson said cartels are going "bankrupt" as a result of increased fentanyl seizures

Most arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the first five months of President Trump's second term occurred in Southern and border states, according to a new report

Two CBP officers pleaded guilty to allowing vehicles filled with drugs through their inspection lanes

A 21-year old Texas man has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of smuggling more than 100 migrants into the U.S.

A man who missed his freeway exit and accidentally crossed into Mexico will be deported to El Salvador after he was unable to pay a bribe allegedly demanded by CPB.

Locals have spotted a blimp over Texas this week. They are operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations

A group of 18 heavily-armed Mexican soldiers reportedly crossed into U.S. territory near Hachita, New Mexico, earlier this week while pursuing suspected traffickers

A former National Guard member faces up to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring to smuggle migrants into the country

A Texas man who admitted to being part of a ring that smuggled thousands of migrants into the U.S. has been sentenced to 10 years in prison

A truck driver is facing smuggling charges after being found carrying 13 migrants

One third of the southern border is now covered by military zones allowing troops to detain migrants

Unlawful border crossings reached a historical monthly low in June with just over 6,000 apprehensions

Three people were taken down from the border fence after getting stuck while trying to cross into the U.S.

DHS authorities say border crossings are on track to continue decreasing in June, with a little over 5,400 apprehensions recorded so far this month

The Department of Defense announced it is setting up two new military buffer zones along the southern border, which allow troops to detain migrants attempting to cross into the U.S.

Juan Francisco Gim Nogales, mayor of the Mexican border city of Nogales, Sonora, expressed support for the Trump administration's deportation strategy

Border agents seized over a dozen pounds of fentanyl after finding the substance concealed inside a crock-pot filled with meat

A man was reportedly killed in Juarez, Mexico, while trying to protect her daughter from smugglers, according to a new report

Border Patrol agents disabled a large tunnel used to smuggle drugs across the border

Texas is reportedly defunding its program to build its own border wall with less than 10% completed

Nine members of a migrant smuggling ring have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in Texas and New Mexico

A woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a failed attempt to flee border agents ended up with a dead migrant

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.