Texas AG refuses to grant federal agents full access to border park
Texas National Guard soldiers took control of a park in Eagle Pass earlier this month, and have since prevented Border Patrol agents from processing migrants in the area.
Senate immigration talks continue as GOP divisions threaten to sink deal
Republican leaders are also trying to gauge how much GOP support for a border security agreement with Democrats has shifted after former President Donald Trump's victory in New Hampshire.
Supreme Court says U.S. can remove razor wire installed by Texas along border
Texas has assembled razor wire along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border to try to deter migrants from entering the country illegally.
U.S. has admitted more than 1 million migrants using parole under Biden
Since President Biden took office in 2021, his administration has used immigration parole at a historic scale.
Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown
"Because the facts and law side with Texas, the State will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory," Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote.
Biden admin. demands Texas allow Border Patrol agents access to border area
The Biden administration said it would refer the case to the Justice Department if Texas state soldiers do not stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a park in Eagle Pass.
3 migrants drowned near area Texas blocked federal agents from entering
Last week, Texas National Guard soldiers abruptly seized control of a public park in Eagle Pass that Border Patrol had been using to hold migrants
Texas blocks federal border agents from processing migrants in public park
After seizing control of Shelby Park, Texas National Guard units deployed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott have prevented Border Patrol agents from entering the area.
Senate border talks now include Afghan evacuees, migrant work permits
While all sides have signaled progress in recent weeks, the White House and Senate negotiators have not reached a final deal on overhauling U.S. border policy.
White House weighs tough concession in border talks with Congress
The White House and a bipartisan Senate group could soon strike a deal to enact stricter asylum and border laws.
U.S. reopening 4 entry points at southern border after migrant crossings drop
All 4 were closed recently due to record levels of migrant crossings but those levels have dropped dramatically in recent days.
U.S. border officials on track to process over 300,000 migrants in December, the highest monthly tally on record
Never before has U.S. Border Patrol processed that many migrants in one month, according to monthly tallies going back to fiscal year 2000.
Migrant crossings at U.S. southern border reach record monthly high
U.S. Border Patrol agents processed more than 225,000 migrants in the first 27 days of December, a tally that eclipses the previous monthly record.
Biden admin. threatens lawsuit if Texas enforces state immigration law
SB4 would allow Texas officials to arrest, jail and prosecute migrants on state criminal charges if they are suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.
Migrants cross U.S. border in record numbers
In the past week, migrant crossings surpassed or neared 10,000 each day, overwhelming U.S. border agents in Arizona and Texas.