Latest "U.S. Mexico border" stories

Birds rest on concertina wire, or razor wire, along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, July 6, 2023.

Judge orders feds to stop cutting C-wire Texas Guard put up on border

State troopers and National Guard members placed concertina wire on the Texas-Mexico border in Eagle Pass. Border Patrol agents have cut through it.

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune

4 weeks ago

US troops arrive at border as migration curbs set to end

About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected increase of migrants.

By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP

7 months ago

Agency finds private border wall violates Rio Grande treaty

“If the Rio Grande sees significant flooding, this wall will be uprooted, its bollards slammed into homes, businesses, and the dam downstream,” said one activist.

4 years ago

Despite health concerns, border wall construction goes on

The federal government is proceeding with plans for a border wall even as communities where construction is ongoing protest the presence of workers, according to court documents.

4 years ago

Trump order to bar new green cards, not temporary visas

The president said Tuesday he would put a 60-day pause on the issuance of green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.

By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Homeland Security secretary expected to leave

President Donald Trump has soured on Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and she is expected to leave her job, perhaps as soon as this week, according to two people with knowledge of the issue.

By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press

5 years ago