Thousands of fake driver's licenses seized at Cincinnati-area port

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers inspecting cargo at the Cincinnati Port have seized 2,233 counterfeit driver's licenses so far in 2020.

Remains of endangered primate found in shipment bound for New York

Agriculture specialists inspecting bags of dried chili peppers imported from Thailand also found dried frogs, dried insects, and turtle bones.

Judge to order US to stop detaining migrant kids in hotels

A federal judge said Friday that she would order the Trump administration to stop detaining immigrant children in hotels before expelling them from the United States, a policy enacted during the coronavirus pandemic.

ICE operations nab more than 2,000 illegal immigrants, many with criminal charges, convictions

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday announced that it had arrested more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from 20 countries in a series of operations in July and August  -- with the vast majority of those arrested having criminal charges or convictions.

U.S. extends border restrictions with Canada and Mexico

The United States, Canada, and Mexico have agreed to extend the border restrictions on non-essential travel between the nations through September 21.

Border Patrol seizes $2 million in narcotics hidden inside bus

When agents from the U.S. Border Patrol inspected a commercial passenger bus arriving from Mexico, they found nearly 200 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine hidden inside the vehicle.

Biden says border wall construction will stop if he is elected

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that while he won’t tear down President Trump’s much-touted wall along the United States’ southern border with Mexico, he also won’t continue construction of the barrier if he’s elected president in November.

Border tunnel appears to be 'most sophisticated' in U.S. history

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Arizona to Mexico appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said.

Taiwanese man in ICE custody for 6 months dies

A 51-year-old man who had been in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since January died this week.

Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall

A number of groups, including the ACLU and Sierra Club, had asked the high court to get involved again after the justices last year cleared the way for the administration to use military funds for construction while the case played out in the courts.

Cuomo slams Homeland Security chief for 'illegal' Global Entry ejection

Cuomo on Friday called it an illegal act of political abuse by Trump administration officials. Cuomo called for investigations by Attorney General William Barr and congressional Democrats.

Two teens busted trying to smuggle nearly two dozen people into U.S.

A pair of teenagers were arrested Wednesday for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly two dozen illegal aliens into the U.S. in a semi-tractor-trailer.

Mexican state eyes closing US border as COVID-19 cases rise in Arizona

Reacting to a spike in virus cases reported in Arizona, the top health official in the Mexican state of Sonora is asking Mexico’s federal government to temporarily close the border to non-essential visits from the U.S.

Border patrol using surveillance towers to secure U.S. border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that it is buying dozens of new, autonomous surveillance towers designed to help keep America’s borders secure.

Animal skulls, bones, skin found in 'clothing' shipment from Africa

Agriculture specialists examined a shipment, which came from Nigeria, and found a bunch of prohibited animal and plant products.