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Animals

7 spider monkeys found hidden inside backpack by South Texas border patrol agents

At The Border

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire installed by Texas on US-Mexico border

A lower court ruling forced federal agents to stop cutting the concertina wire that the state has installed along roughly 30 miles of the Rio Grande.
At The Border

'Opens the door to racial profiling' | Civil rights groups push back on new Texas immigration law

El Paso County has joined civil rights groups in a lawsuit against the State of Texas. Legal experts expect the federal government will also sue over SB 4.
At The Border

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest anyone suspected of entering the US illegally

Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility. But Texas Republicans have increasingly blurred those boundaries under President Joe Biden.
At The Border

Biden administration presses forward with border wall plans in Texas, angering allies

Even as the president says the barriers don’t work, his administration says it will waive environmental laws to build them quickly.
Crime

Suspect arrested in 1986 murder after he crossed the border to celebrate birthday

Barbara Villarreal was found dead on Nov. 7, 1986 in Garland, Texas. She had been repeatedly stabbed and a large kitchen knife was found nearby.
At The Border

All migrants are gone from Texas border camp, Del Rio mayor says

This comes just days after nearly 15,000 migrants gathered under the bridge that connects Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.
At The Border

Border Patrol agents find, rescue two small children abandoned in Rio Grande

The toddler girl and infant boy were siblings, according to a note left in the infant's baby carrier. No other people were found in the area.
At The Border

Flying cars by 2025 in Texas? Meet the man trying to make it happen.

“I'm envisioning a future where transportation works, where we don't have to fight with congested traffic."
At The Border

9 steel gates of Arizona's border wall ripped off by monsoon storms, 5 completely missing

Monsoon floods have ripped off parts of the new, $15 billion border wall near Douglas. Twisted metal, missing gates and flood debris entangle the wall.
At The Border

Foster parents are desperately needed to care for immigrant children at the border

Up to 85% of children have a relative in the U.S., so at least 15% of children will need a foster parent in order to be released from federal immigration facilities.
National

Video captures suspected smugglers drop two young girls over 14-foot fence into US

The girls -- ages 3 and 5 -- were left alone miles from the nearest home.