U.S.-Mexico border

Between late January and early February, the U.S. conducted at least surveillance flights along the U.S.-Mexico border

Between 200,000 to half a million U.S. firearms are smuggled into Mexico every year, "60 Minutes" reported last December.

The surge in smuggling costs coincides with broader U.S. and Mexican efforts to dismantle transnational criminal networks

Saucedo Huipio's is also linked to Ofelia Hernández Salas, AKA "Doña Lupe," who pleaded guilty in December to leading a transnational human smuggling operation

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller issued a safety warning for the Rio Grande Valley. The victim's son described the incident as a "terrorist attack."

Authorities allege that the organization not only smuggled large numbers of individuals but also kidnapped migrants and extorted their families for money

According to court records, the driver told investigators that he was transporting the ammunition to an individual who would then smuggle it into Mexico

Former and current military officials believe gathered intelligence can be used to build a body of evidence for further foreign terrorist designations

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon will plead guilty to fraud charges in a deal with New York prosecutors to avoid jail time, resolving allegations tied to a fundraising scheme for a private border wall.

Casa del Migrante, is operating beyond its capacity as asylum seekers and deported nationals find themselves stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border, volunteers tell The Latin Times

Despite taxes being put on hold for thirty days, business leaders in Ciudad Juárez report declining investment, with some factories halting production

"This is an unprecedented power grab that will put countless lives in danger," said Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project

Border Patrol reports increased violence, with smugglers using improvised spikes to damage vehicles and disrupt operations near Otay Mesa, raising security concerns.

"We are ready and coordinated to receive our compatriots with warmth and humanity," said Mexico's Secretary of the Interior Rosa Icela Rodríguez

His fake "confidential" tips allowed his co-conspirators to sell their drugs uninterrupted.

Cartel infighting often leads to purges, with members being executed over accusations of betrayal or theft

The drone followed the group of armed men as they tried to cross the Rio Grande River.

The current immigration scenario has the potential to empower smugglers, increase dangerous crossings, and exacerbate instability at the U.S.-Mexico border

Greg Abbott sent letters to Congress, urging federal support to cover Texas' multibillion-dollar Operation Lone Star expenditures.

"If someone is at the border, especially in cold conditions, we'll act in a humanitarian way," she said. "But it's better for them to return to their country"

Eric Brown told The Latin Times he expects further actions like "tighter cooperation with the DHS and wider use of surveillance or technology"

Although actions span everything from energy policy, deregulation, and federal workforce reforms, a significant portion of the orders focuses on immigration

The U..S Attorney's Office revealed on Monday that the Tucson Sector Border Patrol and Yuma Border Patrol made 3,141 arrests during the last trimester of 2024

Federal officials plan to use the property to help out with Trump's mass deportation plans

A representative from the International Pollutants Elimination Network for Latin America and the Caribbean called the waste dump "a kind of colonialism"

Critics of the bill question its basic privacy protections and raise concerns about what happens to sensitive genetic information once it's collected

El Paso County Commissioners passes resolution aiming to improve data collection of deaths across the border and collaboration with organizations.

Almost three in four firearms used by Mexican cartels are trafficked illegally from the United States

The cameras were strategically placed on these poles to facilitate the extortion and kidnapping of migrants; all 30 cameras were deactivated.

The gang members were part of a larger group of migrants, including unaffiliated individuals and families.