Southern Border

Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua continues to be a top facilitator of unlawful migration at the southern border, according to Mexico's police chief

Border agents in Texas brought down a migrant who got stuck in the concertina wire at the top of the southern border wall, according to a report.

A former Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to more than six years in prison for taking bribes from cartel operatives.

A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for letting cars filled with methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl into the U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began the process to allocate $100 million to locate and destroy cross-border tunnels typically used to smuggle goods and people

Two ranchers are facing federal charges after being caught trying to smuggle almost 24 pounds of cocaine into the U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were shot at twice while patrolling the southern border, according to a new report. The development comes after another report detailing that cartels were offering $10,000 bounties to people shooting at agents

The report from Migration Policy Institute also found that the share of detainees with criminal convictions declined from 65% in October 2024 to 35% in September 2025

Mexican National Guard officials found what they described as a "suspicious underground structure" leading to the banks of the Rio Grande, according to a new report

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) warned agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector that cartels are offering $10,000 to people who shoot at them in the southern border.

Cartels are offering $10,000 to people who shoot at border patrol agents at the southern border, according to a new report

Unlawful border crossings have climbed by 33% in September compared to the prior month, according to new figures. However, despite the increase, they still remain close to historical lows.

The Department of Homeland Security is set to spend $100 million to locate cross-border tunnels, many of which are used with smuggling purposes

The Trump administration is sending hundreds of convicted Cubans to Mexico as the Trump administration continues to carry out its crackdown on migrants, according to a new report.

A drone attack targeted the prosecutor's office in Tijuana, located in the border with California

The mayor of Nogales, a town bordering the United States, has begun taking down migrant shelters erected at the beginning of the Trump administration as crossings plummet due to the administration's crackdown

"Organized crime groups evolve, adapt, and respond to market dynamics," said an expert consulted by InSight Crime

A former Customs and Border Protection officer has been slapped with several charges, including bribery, human smuggling and drug-trafficking

A migrant died and others have been injured after being abandoned in a storm drain this week, El Paso Sector Interim Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar confirmed

Unauthorized crossings at the U.S.–Mexico border have fallen to their lowest level in more than 50 years

Agents working at the Nogales port of entry in Arizona have seized almost a million fentanyl pills in a month, according to a new report

An alleged member of the Sinaloa Cartel said the Trump administration's crackdown at the border has made operations more difficult

Border agents say the rescued a migrant stuck at the top of the border wall after being abandoned there by smugglers

Four people were charged for taking part in a smuggling ring that sought to take children from Mexico into the use, including by using drug-laced candy, according to a new report

A Mexican man was detained while attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of meth into the U.S. inside a cooler

Two men have been charged in Texas after attempting to breach a storm drain near the Rio Grande to smuggle migrants

A 16-year-old teen was arrested after getting caught while trying to smuggle four migrants through the southern border

A migrant woman died at the southern border earlier this month after being ran over by at least two vehicles while attempting to cross a highway, according to a new report

The Defense Department has established the Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM) to recognize U.S. service members deployed to the southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

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