U.S.-Mexico border

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)

With fewer migrants reaching the U.S., criminal groups have lost a key source of income, as they previously made millions annually from smuggling, extortion, and kidnapping.

Border cities analyzed by Axios had an average violent crime rate of 356.5 incidents per 100,000 residents in 2024, slightly below the national average of 359.1, according to FBI data.

Local law enforcement agencies along the U.S.-Mexico border are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence-powered drones to track drug traffickers and migrants, while Mexican cartels are flying their own drones into U.S. territory

The lawsuit challenging the ban was originally filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other groups which claimed it placed vulnerable migrants at risk

A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official has called on Mexico to step up the pace of cartel extraditions

Mexican authorities say they have solid leads in the murders of 20-year-old Alan Valenzuela and a 17-year-old girl who was kidnapped and believed to be killed by a criminal gang

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 report found that of 361 systems installed since 2019, 166 (46%) were inoperable at some point, sometimes for as long as 344 days, resulting in more than 400,000 hours of downtime

Three people were taken down from the border fence after getting stuck while trying 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

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

Firearm seizures along the U.S.-Mexico border dropped nearly 61% through April this fiscal year compared to the same period in 2024, according to CBP data

CBP data collected by Project On Government Oversight (POGO) revealed that the majority of drug seizures involved U.S. citizens—83% in fiscal year 2024, 80% in 2023 and 83% in 2022

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

While illegal border crossings have declined, narcotics seizures have climbed in recent months—methamphetamine seizures alone rose 30% in April compared to March

Bianca de la Garza's transition from local news to becoming a nationally recognized voice in conservative media has given her a front-row seat to the shifting political climate seen in the last decade

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that she rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer of troops to help combat drug trafficking in her country.

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

Between 2013 and 2023, 22% of the total victims killed by police officers — or approximately 2,776 people — were Latino

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

Once the couple showed the soldiers a GPS locator proving they were in U.S. soil, they turned their vehicles around and headed back south

"Mexico's transformation, from a place people flee from to one they settle in, presents an opportunity," wrote Lydia Polgreen in a sprawling essay

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

Activists allege the militarization of the border and constant arrests by immigration authorities in the area have instilled fear among families of mixed immigration status

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

Nearly 200 days after being inaugurated, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration has helped reduce fentanyl trafficking by almost two thirds

Trump said that drug cartels have "made a fortune" for years, but said that activity has been "cut back a lot because of the border"