U.S. Border Patrol begins collection of DNA samples
The U.S. Border Patrol has started collecting DNA samples of people in custody at the border.
Judge greenlights suit challenging ICE arrests at NY courts
A New York judge denied the U.S. government's request Thursday to toss out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in New York courthouses.
What crackdown? Migrant smuggling business adapts, thrives
The heavy-set man swept through a curtain into the reserved area of a nightclub as his bodyguard stood nearby. In the darkness, he agreed to talk about his business: handling the income from smuggling migrants across a 375-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Three babies born at U.S. border in New Mexico
In an unusual turn of events, three women gave birth within a matter of hours at the Columbus New Mexico Port of Entry near the U.S. border early Thursday morning.
Border agents find another underground cross-border tunnel
U.S. and Mexican authorities closely examining the ground along the border fence in Arizona found yet another cross-border tunnel.
Report: Guatemalan teen who died in US custody was unresponsive for hours
A flu-ridden 16-year-old boy from Guatemala was unresponsive for hours before he was found dead, according to video footage released Thursday.
Border patrol finds 1/2 pound of meth in woman's vagina
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found more than a half-pound of methamphetamine in a woman's vaginal cavity.
Border Patrol finds underground cross-border tunnel
The U.S. Border Patrol and Mexican police uncovered an incomplete cross-border tunnel running underneath the streets of Nogales, Arizona.
Group of undocumented immigrants rescued from sewage tunnel near U.S.-Mexico border
Ten undocumented immigrants were hospitalized for hypothermia after a large group was rescued from storm waters inside a drain near the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
Teen uses remote-controlled car to smuggle meth over border
U.S. Border Patrol agents in California arrested a 16-year-old who they say was using a remote-controlled car to transport methamphetamine across the border from Mexico.
Feds: NY company illegally sold Chinese surveillance equipment to U.S. military, others
A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military, by falsely claiming it was made in America, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
How drones are catching criminals
The Air and Marine Operations may be a small group but their work with the high tech drones is changing the way law enforcement goes after wanted criminals.
CBP: 32 people found inside refrigerated semi-truck at Nogales border
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol found dozens of people locked in a trailer trying to cross the border at Nogales, and it was a K-9 that first tipped off agents.
British couple, infant son detained by ICE after accidentally driving over US border on vacation
A British family says they have been “traumatized” by detention conditions after they accidentally crossed the United States-Canada border into the state of Washington during a family vacation and were promptly arrested by U.S. authorities before being moved to a detention facility.
Trump: Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security
President Donald Trump says Kevin McAleenan is out as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and says he will be announcing a new acting secretary in the next week.
Tarrant County Sheriff: Illegal immigrant repeat offenders are ‘drunks’ who ‘will run over your children’
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn is taking some heat for comments he made at the White House.
Trump administration to expand DNA collection at border
The Trump administration is planning to expand the collection of DNA from migrants who cross U.S. borders, and to include the information in a massive criminal database operated by the FBI.
Contracts awarded for 65 miles of new border wall
Three contracts have been awarded to build about 65 miles of new border wall in Texas.
Border Patrol discovers 53 migrants hidden in trailer
Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas discovered 53 migrants hiding inside of a trailer in Texas.